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C'(rndueted by ProfesSor Henry G. Bell
The object of this department le to place at the sere
vice of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged
authority on ail subjects pertaining to soils and crops.
Addrees all questions to Professor Henry G, Bell, in,
care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toronto,'
and answers will appear in this column In the order In
which they are received. As space is limited it Is advis.
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when the answer will be mailed direct.
W, tin ---What results might I ex -1 Answer: --In preparing your seed
pect front -mixing flax with my oat
seed when sowing it in the spring?
Can I put the flax seed in the drill
with the oats or will it have to be sow- to 6 incheps deep in various parts of
ed broadcast after the oats has been the field t1'iile the soil is clamp. Bury
drilled? Alen, will it mature with the a small piece of blue litmus paper in
oats or not? Any advice concerning each hole and leave it there for
the benefit of sowing this seed will twenty minutes to half an hour. When
be gladly received, you dig it up if the paper has turned
Answer: --.Speaking generally, mix- pink this indicates sourness of soil. I£
ing Mix with oats has not been found you find such to be the case, apply at
to be highly satisfactory. Professor least a ton of ground limestone or
Zavitz found that by mixing oats and half a ton of air-alaked burnt lime to
barley in proportions of approxim- the acre. This could be scattered
ately a bushel of each and by adding evenly on the plowed ground or work -
28 pounds of flax to the acre he Ow ed into the soil by harrowing, a cone',
tainted 2511 pounds of grain per acre'ple of weeks before you are ready to
in comparison of 2609 pounds per acre' seed the crop,
from the oats and barley without the! When it conies to seedin the algal -
flax. Flax straw can be fed to cat -I fa precede the sowing of It by manor-.
tie without injurious results, but it is'
ing the land with 4 to 6 lona of well
not highly nutritious and its use rotted manure to the acre. This should
should be delayed until supplies of be distributed as evenly as possible
oat, barley and wheat straw have been and worked into the soil by harrowing
exhausted. Flax seed should mature and disking. If you do not have n
approximately with only oats. In sufficient supply of manure excellent,
sowing flax the seed is small and results can be obtained I apply
comparatively heavy. If sown in a ing 200 to 300 pounds of fertilizer,
mixture with barley and oats it will
tend to run through the seed tubes carrying from r to 4 per cont, aid
too quickly. For best results then, monis, 0 to a per oent, phosphoric acid
the seed will have to be sown separ- acrd 1 per cent. potash. This ferthe
ately ..fter the oats have been drilled. zee should be distributed ninth the
soma as lime and worked into the
As a rule when
1r alfnita I would at you to
test the soil for acidity or sourness.
You can do this by digging a hole 4
grown for lead per. seed bed in similar way. Do not put
poses ten or force pecks of seed it on at the same time as
should he used per acre. When grown you apply.
for fibre it is sown thicker, 0110 and a bine, since fresh lime will tend to
mak
half to two bushels of seed should be e sum e of the plantfoo of the
sown to rbc ace.. fertilizer unavailable. Following the
J. C.:-1th have five acres which have above preparation of soil, drill in the
alfalfa seed carefully, with a bushel
been sod land for twelve to fifteen
years. flus held has Ueen plowed. to n bushel and a half of barley to the
Two crops of good corn have been acre as nurse crop. having the bar-'
groin, then summer followed end ley mut gives the alfalfa good chance'
sown to wheat. The piece was top-' to make growth in preparation for the,
coming winter, unless it has made a
dressed with manure, 200 pounds of i
phosphate put on per acre wdth the very heavy top -growth by autumn;
w•heate: A fine piece of wheat was liar do not cut it. The extra thprotection'
will do
of a medium heavy top -growth will do'
CARE OF HORSES DURING BUSY SEASON
fly T. j, tigthews,
tin eve, y rat m alter e Loren e fler,h
le the motive power, there ie one proin i
hem that econea once. a year, etanely„
trim preparation of the teams :" ihet
they cap stand the hard work of
spring and summer without a hlemish
resulting., t•ueh that the value of the.
holm. is not. greatly rlerreased and
the ease of waking it greatly in-
cre ttsed, One, of the first teams I
ever drove bad in it an ugly horse and
his disposition had been thug re -ar-
ranged because snmehody had some-
time erred in not having him properly
hardened when he started In with the
spring work. This horse was a big
fallow, abundantly able to work, but
the moment the least break in the
skin came on either one of his ihoul-
der:•s, the only way he could be put
into the collar was to buckle it and
slip it on over his head. Even at
that he would do considerable jolting
about when the harness was put on
him and of all the unpleasant beasts
to work, this horse heat everything
I ever tried. Ile never would take
hold until the other horse started the
load, and all this might have been
averted by a little judicious care in
handling. I know this to be a fact be-
cause neighbors who knew the condi-
tions said so.
Then there are hundreds of horses
that have shoulders that will never be
fit to work until there has been an op-
eration performed and part of the
sear tissue cut away. Every time a
shoulder is sore, in healing up there is
bound to be some sear tissue formed
and the more the shoulder is affected,
the more scar tissue is formed and in
the end we have a great ill-shapen
portion of flesh and hide that it is
practically impossible for the horse
to use in handling and a sore shoo!.
der is pretty likely to cause one or the
other; a poor hauler or a poor disposi-
tion.
This condition can, in most cures,
be greatly relieved by hardening a
horse into the work. Usually one of
first 1
the t jobs the team is t put at is the
J p t
of hauling manure and if there is any
heavier job than hauling a manure
spreader in the early spring, I have it
yet to see. The fact that -the heavy
hauling lasts for only a short while
does not particularly alter the ques-
tion. Blisters may be put on tender
hands in ten minutes while if the same
work was spread over two hours it
would have no affect whatever, so in
hardening the horses into work it is
better t7 t ii'o tlirnl Bight w„r{i 1'or
}ung periwig ratherthan severe work •
for short periods. Liglit
oww91'
suet,•hed ver a week or ten clays
will usually put the teams in good
rendition for their spring's work. If
this duces not seem to harden the mite-
/dee rapidly eteattrit the ehouldery
may be bathed every night in tan
bark ten when: hemlock bark ma
be had. Cuoti strong table tea wil
also do the same thing, or an alum
water solution le often of value.
The collar that fits a horee is ti
most. imperative of all. No amount
of washing or hardening will make a
misfltting collar fit. The collar should
he of. the right size and adjusted sn
that the point of draft will be. just.
a little above the ehoulder point. Pada
en collars usually do but little good
When a rough plow handle blister
our hands we do not usually put on
canvas gloves. Rather, we get out
the draw shave and some sandpaper
'and make the handles smoother, In
this connection I have used the solid
stove blacking to rub onto the wear-
ing surfaces of the collars every
morning to make them smoother.
Seldom as it is done, harnesses are
made so. they can be adjusted to the
horse. It is easy to adjust the har-
ness to the horse, but it is much more
difficult to adjust the horse to the
harness as is so often tried. There is
no excuse for the top of the head be-
coming sore through too tight a
bridle. This often leads to poll evil.
Neither is there any excuse. for the
cropper being so tight as to cause the
horse to rise up behind in righteous
indignation. The hames should also
be adjusted so that the part where
the hauling is done should be at or a
trifle above the shoulder point.
Not only does it conduce to the
pleasure of driving a team to have
them free from sores and blemishes,
but it also keeps them more valuable
in case a sale is to be made. If the
harnese is gone over carefully each
spring to make sure that it. fits the
particular horse on which it will be
used all summer, there is but little ex-
cuse for sore shoulders and sore
necks.
Harden off the shoulders by light "I have such a peculiar feelings'
work for a time asci if this ds not sof- sighed Patty in a somewhat peculiar
Relent, bathe them once a day with tone
some good muscle toughener. In addi- That was queer, for you see she was
tion to this, careful driving and close tucked snugly in bed, as she always
watching will keep the team in A-1 was at nighC, and had nothing to du
condition, to the mutual profit of but to sleep. If she had been
everybody concerned. scramblin alon the foot rail
our
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COMPENSATIONS
rel
It must. be terribly depressing ti,
reach middle life and never to }rave.
done any of the things you planned to
do. when you started out fre the why,
just yesterday, wasn't it? I imagine
It gives one a terrible sinking ensu-
then to awake with a start on sone
birthday with the thought,
1 "Why, here I'm half through, and I
1 Itiicther of I'vur: ....A carrel»andent the barn where there, is nothing Co haven't yet oven got nicely started on
the work I meant. to do.”
sends in the following wtte, may' break. When we play Blind hell in' Wet. I believe that's the experience
e help to solve, your problem: the living room the pleyers have to of an but a very small per sent, of
Ipromise to do their part to rearrange folks, basing my belief on actual
I have taught my f,nu liths pec• the furniture which is pushed out of
ple to play the simple game of Roost- conversat.iona with men and women
, th way.
er, who have pawed the half-wa pest
• Mrs. Brown: --In reply to your' 3
If we ran play out of doors, and query the following :male may acme- For no matter eras. our friends may
that le mueh better for them, the draw y think of our seeress, we measure it
a circle shout ten fret in cliameter,;what surprise you. It shows that ourseh°s by the things we means: to
despite Canadahi natural advantages' ,i,,. And who of us, eveu the one who
s ring Roosters
oowitterse players
step
mtt,t•the;of soil, Gorman farmers harvest be- 'seem; most trifling, but started out
kept folded wile the are in the ring,, tween one-half and two-thirds more; with the highest amhrtiens? Tr, mo
p y bushels per erre than do the C'nuuidiuti it is one of the best attributes of Int-
IF is child grows excited asci unfolds farmer..
Int -
his arms then he is '"out." The ob `man nature, that we keep right on
Germany C:aneda
jest of the game is for these Roosters Bushels per Itushels per
to shove each other out of the ring,f acre acre
hopping only on one foot and not us- Wheat ..,... ee,1 21.04
ing their arms. I always give a prize, 1 Rye 3(1 4 19,28
We have a silver cup that belonged to; Barley 41.3 L0.9r,
the first baby in the family and we' Oats 01.1 8$.78
call that the Trophy Cup. If we de -!potatoes .235.8 1ti5.88
tide to have a week's Rooster rousse- I would have sworn never had an idea
meat the cup belongs for twenty-four I Farmers Wife: --The boys of in her life bigger than seeing a movie,
Canada are responding magltificently or a desire that couldn't be satisfied
, and rhe usually s to the winner
it to tohdrinkt out of t gameto flies call from the farms. The S,O• with a box of chocolates or a pair of
at meals and taunt the losers! S has nut been in vam. They era lin- silk hose. Yet she had. I found that
ing up in all the Provinces and it is out when she showed me her greatest
I kava a way of slipping out games expected that the original estimate treasure one day, an old violin, of un -
which I find described in magazines of 25,000 will. be far surpassed. In questioned worth, on which she plays
and now and then when the children i several towns and cities in Ontario a few wimple melodies. All her life
begin to get fussy among themselves 100 per cent. of the eligible students see has wanted to study violin. Iles
• because they are tired of the old in the high se oels and collegiate in- father might have paid for lessons,
games, I spring a new one on them.' stitutes are reported as having en-
. but he didn't believe in "nn such tom -
Blind Bell is simple. Wo all blnd-'rolled. The farmer and his wife foolery fur girls." In fact, he didn't
, fold except one who has a little bell' need no fear of lacking help se, long
believe much in girls, anyway, and
' and it is our job to catch her if we as all those eager young boys with when ehe was thirteen he•decidod ehe
can. We do this in our big living, their vitality and their enthusiasm rues old enough to earn her own liv-
room sometimes but have more fun in are on hand. ing. She married at. twenty, a man
smilingly and hopefully, even after we
know of a surety that, our shames for
realizing our Fondest ambitiene have
vaniehed.
I am continually stumbling upon
these little human life tragedies.
There's one woman, in particular, that
I`
edlig
SionfLos
who, while he'd like to give her her.
seven Letters. "You left out C, who's chance, has never been able. There
always been in the family. And you are two children who take all the
let in this fellow Q in his place." money whiclt might have gone for
t
"But isn't that right?" asked Patty. music.. So the violin Inas stood un -
With that, Q pushed C backward off used until this winter when her boy
the foot rail and settled himself in the began to study. New she is watch-
,' andte. twisted toseven get aw�ayters wriggled from the ing to see if her ambition will be
in-
truder with the little curly font. until
the row looked like this:
P Q L It
E U IA
The next minute C' came climbing
back. He caught Q by his beautiful
or!curly foot and pulled him out of the
:row.
d I "Oh, I wish you wouldn't gaarrnl!"
°t said Patty. "Everybody seems to pre- of destinies, and will not be content to
g ger C so if Q would stay cut, per- give up and accept what life offers ic-
e haps—" stead of what they crate. They aro
As she spoke, the seven Letters the one Who try to force sons and
t, straightened themselves, with C in daughters into careers against their
the space. And the row looked like nature, because that is the thing the
t this: father or the mother wanted to do.
PECULIAR
Happy indeed is the parent, whose
"How do we kink. now?" cried the child follows out the thwarted desire
- eight Letters. of the older life. But wise is the
"Not any particular xray," said parent who, if the child's nature
" " points otherwise, lets the younger
life develop true to form.
It's a sad thing to reach middle life
with unrealized ambitions. But
after all, middle age has its compensa-
tions. If you have lost your en•
thusiasms and illusions, at least you
have learned your limitations, which "
is a consummation devoutly to be de-
sired. Doubtless the things you
wanted to do, you couldn't have done
anyway, even if fate had vouchsafed
you a chance to try. Just because
you have a sweet parlor voice, is no
reason to think you might have be-
come a prima donna if. you'd had the
money to cultivate your voice. And
when you get to be forty and your
voice breaks, you begin to see that.
You may be ahle to write a good
paper for the club, too, but that's no
reason to think you might become a
second George Eliot if someone also
would wash the dishes and do the -
cooking and leave you free to write.
I've always had a feeling that very,
"chance"
very few of us miss our real enhance
in life. That what we consider our vo-
cation is usually only a dream, and
that we are actually engaged in do-
ing is the thing for which we are best
fitted, or at least the thing which is
most needed by the world. We may
feel that we should be waiting learned
magazine articles, or thrilling audi-
ences evith our velem, or taking the
part of great tragedy queens, or
heading important committees, but if
we are, instead, in the kitchen or
bringing up children, that is because
the world needs more cooks and moth-
ers and fewer public characters.
Middle life usually brings us this
clearer vision. So if our physical eyes
fail us the thing is balanced by our
brighter spiritual, sight.-•-D.H,
Patty Spells "Peculiar"
realized do him. For herself, it is
simply a dream, a thing she planned
tondo, back there in youth, but now
has given up forever.
She has talcen it in good part, as
one of the things that had to be, and
must not be allowed to spoil her life.
But there are others who take their
disappointments differently. Women,
and men, too, who rail at. the arbiter
vested this past summer. I plowed a great deal to help it through the I balancin on the bedposts, ,
the stubble in the fall. Now, I wish g P sts, it wool
to seed this ground to alfalfa. V1'ill ,first winter,
you direct me to the proper manner of I do not know the "Worthy" oat,
seeding? Also had I best test the soil hence cannot pass any: intelligent
inion on i
for acid condition? Can I take the op t. There are so many ex-
cellent varieties recommended that I
house and get a satisfactory test? In would hesitate to use any but those
regard to the oats, I am anticipating which have been established as good
sowing the Worthy brand of oats as; varieties both through experience at
they have been recommended to me. Guelph and tests throughout the pro -
Would you recommend them for my vine. Professor Zavitz at the 1917
ground which. is of the moderate clay • meeting of Experimental Union re-
ported the following varieties as most
loam soil, which is very fertile? Also
the proper place to get them. I have I productive in tests throughout On-
a neighbor who has the same which
On -
Aerie: O.A.C. No. 72, and O. A. C.
yielded only 30 bushels per acre this l No. B. These are specially selected
past season. Would it be wise to oats of superior merit developed on
use his seed? the College Experimental ground.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
APRIL 21.
Lesson Ill. Jesus Transfigured --
Mark J. 2-10. Golden
Text, Mark 9. 7.
Verse 2• After six days—Luke says
"about eight days after," Peter, and
James, and John --The same inner cir-
cle of friends who accompanied him
into the death chamber in the house of
Iairus, and who at the last went with
him into Gethsemane. The deepest
secrets of his person and his work he
will share with them. A high moun-
tain—Some have said the Mount of
Olives, others have concluded that
Mount Tabor in Galilee is the place.
The best scholars now conclude in
favor of Mount Hermon, which rises
nine thousand feet, a few hours from
Caesarea Philippi. Transfigured --
Luke tells us that the change came
over him when he was praying. It is
described in Matthew and Mark as a
transformation. Luke says the fas-
hion of his countenance was altered.
All of which tells that upon his face
was an unusual "glory", an indication
of supreme exaltation of spirit. ..
8. His garments became glistering
"Dazzling" says Luke. Exceeding
white•• -"As snow" says the King
James Version. Nothing can exceed.
the dazzling brilliancy of, the snow on
Hermon in the sunlight.
4. There appeared unto them Elijah
with Moses—Rapresenting the pro-
phets and the law. The two earlier
dispensations bearhig witness to tho
Messiah. Talking with Jesus•—Lake
states that they tallied with him "of
his decease which he was about to ac•
complish at Jerusalem." Jesus had
only recently begun to speak about his
euiferinge and death.
5. Peter alsweroth--Always the
first. to speak, Peter proposes that
they remain, just when Moses and
Elijah are withdrawing,*, Rabbi, it
good for us to be here ---Peter uses
the Arnmate word for teacher. Ho is
filled with n sense of the eon/Wien
of the moment and is willing to abide
there, `Phree, tabernacles --Booths
Marie by the intertwining of branches,
eueh me the natives of Caesarea
Philippi or Banias construct to -day on
the tops of their flat -roofed houses,
in the warmest weather.
0. He knew not what to answer—
Here was something entirely outside
of his experience. He was dazed with
the unusual glory and mystery.
7. There carne a cloud—Even while
he was speaking (Matthew) the cloud';
overshadowed them all. "They fear -I
ed as they entered the cloud" (Luke).,
We recall that the cloud in the Old
Testament appears in connection with I
special manifestations of God, as in
the Wilderness (Exod. 10. 10; 19. 9,
16; 24. 15) and at the dedication of
the temple (1 Kings 8. 10), A voice
out of the cloud—At the baptism of
Jesus there was heard also a voice. All
throe of the synoptists report the
same, with the "hear ye him." As
much as to say, ye have heard Moses
and the prophets, their dispensations
have passed, now has come the new
dispensation, that of the Christ, who
is the inaugurator of the new era of
the kingdom of God. According to
Matthew, when they heard the voice
the three disciples fell w1 their faces
through fear, and Jesus touched them
them and said, "Arise, and be not
afraid."
8. Suddenly looking round about,
they, saw no one any more save Jesus
only—The manifestation vanished as
suddenly as it had appeared and now
they were alone, as before, with
Jesus.
Attempts have been made to ex-
plain away this account as a fraud,
as an imaginative version of merely
natural phenomena, as a myth, but
here we have the united testimony of
three accounts, each of which has its
own marks of independence, and one
of them is the recollection of an eye-
witness (Peter).
Blessings.
Well -blest is he who counts among
his store
Health, and the condor': of a steadfast
friend,
A cheerful home, rr heart of deep con-
tent,
A sunny garden spat to dig and tend.
Moro blest. is he who adds to those the
Joy
Of work t.het, trade him to his Heart's
Desire,
A little child to prattle at his gate,
A dear gray head to crown hits even-
ing tire.
The shnpleet. nay to prevent the ac-
cumulation of dirt is to make it easier
to be clean than to be silty,
To get the maximum number o
.eggs the hens are capable of laying
not only requiree good judgment, bu
• careful observation of the reaults of
feeding, The flock must be stale
and rho feeds varied, Variety in th
laying rations will invariably twin
• out better resulte than any single ra
on fed constantly. Even a hen th
its not laying requires a certah
amount of food to maintain her phy
sical condition properly. The layin
hen must have this much and mor
mash. Each supply needed food nu-
trients required in the production of
eggs. Unlimited quantities of sour
f milk should always be available for
the poultry, but if sour milk is not to
be had, then commercial beef scrap
t. may be substituted. However, just
• because the hens have access to sour
milk, is no good reason for depriving
° them of adequate fresh water drink -
g ing facilities. Her drinking trough
- should be kept clean, and in freezing
G winter weather the chill should be
t, taken off the water, Icy water
furnished laying hens in the winter
g time not only chills their bodies and
o wastes their energy in providing suf-
ficient body warmth to overcome such
tloss, but discourages the consumption
t of adequate quantities of water to
supply the body needs. The supply of
grit and oyster shell should always be
kept replenished.
Efficient feeding not only means
ample feeding, but the supplying of
the various nutritive elements in the
ration to bring out the maximum egg
producing' results. To skimp in the
rations, brings a loss in the produc-
tion of eggs. The laying hen must
not only have the nutritive elements
required to keep her body in first-class
physical trim, but she requires a coni-
petent surplus for the purpose of
producing eggs. Good feeding, keen
'observation and the exercise of com-
petent judgment solves the egg -laying
I problem and unloeks the secret of
I succors.
too, if she rs to p
of eggs, Her appetite should be Ice.
and eating encouraged. Rations tha
whet her appetite induce her to ge
I into the scratching litter earlier in the
morning and rustle for feed until late
m the evening with the result that she
feed which ehe utilizes in the produc-
consumes an increased qutntity of
tion of eggs. This can best be accom-
plished by giving her such a mixture
of feeds as will keep her digestive
tract in good order and appeal to her
appetite,
The element of green feed in the
hen's ration should never be left out.
This can be provided in numerous
ways. Roots, ensilage, sprouted oats,
cabbage, vegetable scraps, alfalfa and
clover leaves all supply a valuable ele-
ment that aids efficient digestion,
Some whole grain should be fed in the
idtter, as well as ground grain in the
Every farmer and breeder should
keep a record of the date on which
each sow was bred to boar and make
a correct calculation that sixteen
weeks from the day a litter of pigs
may be expected, At least a week
or ten days before the day when the
pigs are expected the sow should be
supplied with a pen by herself that is
not very large, but is warm and free
from cold draughts of air. The reason
we say beforehand is because it will
take at least a week for the sow to
become wonted to her new quarters
and feel at home, a matter of comicl-
erablo • importance, as the home -like
feeling will prevent restlessuese,
which is a dangerous difficulty at this
critical time.
Bo sure and attend to giving the
ane the proper feed to put her system
in the right condition. Do not feed
her heavily, but give just what may be
termed a moderato amount of feed
made up of a variety of food m"c-'
serials. The feed should not be entire-
ly of heavy feed, like corn, but should'
(-ottani some light feed like wheat
bran and middlings, which will put the.
bowele in a laxative condition. A
small amount of vegetable., like'
mange') beets or small potatoee, say
two nr three pornde nett day, will he
of great benefit in several ways, Ii;
will cool the system and encourage
the secretion of milk at the right time.
The bedding should not be too plen-
tiful or coarse, as little pigs soon
after they arrive are liable to get en-
tangled with coarse litter and get dis-
couraged about getting to the udder.
if the bedding is abundant the pigs
often work under it and gel; laid. on,
While the sow should have a moder-
ate amount of feed before farrowing,
all feeds should be kept away "from
her at this time. Remember that she
is eick and her system is not in condi-
tion to digest food. Do not feed her
any heavy feeds at this time and do
not feed lightly for at least twelve
hours after farrowing, After her
sickness has disappeared.a little slop-
py drink can be given. When she
gets up and manifests a desire for
food begin by giving a small quantity
of light feed, largely sloppy feed, and
increase gradually as ehe seems to de-
sire. Do not atempt to get her on to
full feed antler a week's time, Bad
results are sure to follow if heavy
feeds are given soon after the arrival
of the pigs, If the Fluty is not seem-
ingly injured by heavy feeds at this
time tiro pigs will be. I have known
cases where sows were fed n full neral
of heavy feeds, of their dying inside
of twelve hours. It is sure to produce.
a fevered condition if it does not kill
them, and the pigs partake of the
sane cud do not thrive for some time.
li is not safe to take any chances in
this respect.
have been different. There cans
be anything peculiar about just bein
in bed.
The room was very still. Only th
Street Lamp peeped in at the window
to see if Patty were not asleep ye
And nothing moved—except—
I thought I heard a sound, didn'
you?
Goodness! Something was scrambl
ing along the foot rail, and more
Somethings were balancing on the
bedposts, Such queer sorts of Some-
things! No wonder that Patty felt
peculiar!
What is it?" cried Patty, and
pulled up the covers, all ready to hide
her head.
The Somethings kept right on
scrambling and balancing, and paid no
attention to Patty.
"They—they aren't mice?" Patty
asked the Street Lamp.
The Street Lamp was much amused.
He threw a strong light over the
Somethings, so that Patty might see
for herself.
"Not mice," said Patty. "But
they're so little—and stiff—Why, I
do believe they're Letters!"
The Letters stopped serambimg
along the foot rail. You see, they
had come to the middle of it. And
they arranged themselves in a row.
That is, seven of them did. Two
more were shoving each other and
quarreling, so that there was a row
with a hole in it. No, it was not a
doughnut straightened out, as per-
haps you might think, for it looked
like this;
P E U L I A R
"What axe you?" cried Patty.
"We used to be a word," the seven
Letters said sternly. "And now look
at us!"
"You look," said Patty, "you look
sort of—peeuliar."
"Only `sort of'!" cried the seven
Letters indignantly. "And it's all
your fault, Miss Patty,"
"Mine?" cried Patty.
She saw now that the other two
Letters were a C and a Q. Both
wanted to get into the space left in
the row, And each was trying to
keep the other out.
"X wish you wouldn't quarrel," said
Patty, "There's plenty of room for
both of you."
As she spoke, the two Letters
crowded together into the space, just
as close an they could sterns, so that
the row looked like this:
PE CQL?LIAR
"Nitwit you know about it!" shouted
the seven Lettere. "We're n word of
eight Letters, not nine, And we were
always happy till to -day."
"What happened to -day Patty
asked.
"Tire t caber told you to spell us,"
:aid the smelt Letter... "hid you
spelled us wrong."
Patty fell dreadfully ashamed, elle
tinned so red that (Welt the :street
Lamp noticed it,
"T didn't de it on purpo,w," she
slnnimered.
"What's that to us?" said the
Patty. Just peculiar.
"Right!" said the eight Letters,
with satisfaction.
"But what about me?" cried Q.
"Can't I be in Peculiar tory more?"
"I'm afraid not," said Patty. "But
they'd love to have you in Queer."
"How do they spell it?" asked Q.
"You come first," Patty told him,
"with a U and two E's and an R."
Sure enough, more Letters came
scrambling up the bedposts. Q ran
to join them as they settled upon the
foot rail. So now the ruw looked
like this:
PECULIAR QUEER
"You're different," Patty said
thoughtfully. "Yet some way you
seem alike."
"How peculiar!" seid the eight Let-
ters.
"How queer!" said the five Letters.
"Don't mix us up again," said all
the Letters together. "Now mind,
Patty!"
"I shall mind my C's and Q's," said
Patty.
A Knitting .long.
Over and under, up and through,
Stitch upon stick in the lengthen-
ing rows,
Yarn of khaki or yarn of blue,
Day after clay the knitting grows.
Who is the one shall wear my work?
Lad of Canada, Iad of France?
Pray he be young with eyes of blue
And the eagle's look in his stonily
glance,
Into the stitches I will weave
Prayers of a 'woman's tenderness,
Whispers of hope and high desire,
Holy thoughts that shall guard and
bless
Till they shall :fold hien and shield
Trim from harms
Like the loving clasp of a mother's Buttermilk a Good Spring Toile.
arms,
Over and under, hopes and :fears,
We weave our hearts with the yarn
of gray. 1
Love and sacrifice, triumph and tears,
Row upon row the livelong day.
Who is the one shall wear tiny work? i
Soldier of Englund or Italy's strand ?
Pray he be steady tend strong of soul, i
Lost in the mists of no man's land.
fray he he gentle with ntaiclens all
For the sake of her who i t knitting
here.
Bill as he must, but nut in hate,
Battling• with prong till the right
Buttermilk is a dairy by-product
the food valine of which is often un-
der -estimated. Buttermilk produced
,y the manufacture of good butter
from a good quality of well -ripened
cream is one of the most healthful
Foods obtainnble. Its healthfulness
s derived from the lactic acid present.
This is formed when ft certain type of
meteria, called the "bacterium lactic
midi," converts the mills sugar into
lactic. acid. 'Phew bacteria are al-
ways present in normal milk and
cream, and this process of forming
lactie acid is the natural souring of
milk, and is known as cream ripening.
Buttermilk is an excellent hog feed,
and probably most of it is being used
fur this purpose; but it should be
more nniversalty used as a human
appear.
Stiiches of mine, weave holy charms
To guard hien body and soul from
harms!
—Grace Atherton Dennon food,