The Brussels Post, 1921-1-6, Page 3Are You Sure Your Child is Growing U ,
to Be Strong and Healthy.
RcEf1/3y William Emerson, M.D.
The care of infants up to two years
of age hes been well worked out, but
when a child reaches the age of two
he is expected to "go it alone."r
This is a most important time for
the child's nutrition and ,growth, yet
very Y lI . til
e teaching in these matters
has been given. Food and health
habits which affect the child's whole.
development are made at this period;
yet during this change from infancy
to adolescence he is left largely to his
own devices, and it ds e hit and miss
chance whether he will conte through
with average suoeess. l
eThere are certain relatiomehips be-
tween a child's height and weight that
ere of great importance, and when a
child's height end weight are constant-
ly wrong it means faulty growth and
imperfect development. Records of.
our examination of thousands of Chil-
1
siren of school and.pre-school age show
that from 20 to 40 per cent, are habitu-
ally under weight for their height.
This conditions is found' alike in the
city stunts. and among the rich and
wellrto-do. It was also confirmed by
the percentage of young men rejected
in the draft se physically unfit. 1
It is to present a program to wipe
out, this discreditable tablecondition,
a
d
to remove malnutrition from OUR
childreu, that this series of articles' is,
written. 1'
The best test of a child's condition
is the relation between his height and
weight. We have prepared tables giv-
ing
iving in three columns the normal
weight at various heights, and the
figures for seven and ten per cent.'
underweight. The line marking off
sound condition from a state of health
showing clear symptoms of malnutri-
• tion lies at seven per cent. under-
weight for height.
There ,is a definite zone of health,
outside which are, onthe bre hand, the
comparatively few children who are
obese or overweight, and on the other,
those who are underweight and mal-
nourished, which we have found toin-
clude the large percentage mentioned
above.
In the case of these malnourished
children, careful examination has
brought out an average of more than
Kindness to Anima a Pays, I find that k ndness pale even with
1 Poultry, A flock f h hl nerv8us
It pays' me iia real dollars and cents ,l> y fi 1= o g y if the
to treat my animals with kinchtess.', Leghorns will enol fly or fuss y
Toot each minute I spend brushing my; are eared for properly and regularly
heifers, for every moment I spend pet -i by olio person.
ting my horses; handling my hogs ansa, There is almost no'limit to the ams
ahickeue, I save valuable time, This vont of kindness and patience which a
perhaps sounds a little far-fetched, man may profitably gave to his ani-
but it is nevertheless true, Mills; and, aside from the time saved,
Forinstance take m horses: In the one who is kind to animals lives a
niovning I take then out one ata pleasant, happy life-
time, book thein tip on each side, and
groom them. After I have thorough- rads About Turkeys.
Ty cleaned one, I step to the cupboard, A. two-year-old tom mated with hens
anti give it a lump of auger,or, if I more than one year old 'mekes the beat
Chalice to be out of sugar, T put sonic combination for producing vigorous
salt in the palm of my hand for the poults. The breeding stock should be
horse to lick, All of any horses know unrelated and it pays to frequently
that as soon as I unsnap them in obtain a new tom front a distant
their stalls they are going to be breeder, Inbreeding has been one of
groomed, and that they are to receive the factors' hn devitalizing turkey
something which they like. Conse- flocks.
<Iuentlythey eome out without hesita-I Old hens are not as satisfactory as
tion or fear; they stand quietly while the turkey mother for hatching and
grooming de in process; they allow tae, rearing young turkeys. It takes from
to handle theta without flinching or twenty-seven to twenty-nine days for
moving, and I am enabled to do my the turkeys to hatch and that is a long
work in the minimum amount of time. time for a hen to set, The old hen
How many farmers there arewho may tiro of protecting the poults when
have to keep a vigilant eyeconstantly they are too young to be weaned, but
on the lookout for a "nip" or a kick the turkey mother will often keep
-while currying their horses! And tihemwith her until the end of sum-
whilethat eye,, must watch for the mer. And in that time she leads them
horse's foot or mouth, ,it cannot apply through the fields and woodlands and
-itself wholly and without thought ,to helps them to take on plenty of turkey
the work of cleaning the horses. Time meat at a small expense to the owner.
saved by being kind? Yes, and clang Protection from pests and storms is
er avoided' also, i necessary, especially at night. Young
I have watched neighbors trying to turkeys should not go into deep wet
catch their horses in the pastures. It grass early in the morning. For this
is usually a long job, and by the time reason a wire yard is fine for the
the animal is captured it often tired :mother turkey and her brood at night.
and sweaty from running; its master By feeding at nightthe mother birds
is in the same condition, with added can be taug1lt'to come home -to roost.
discomfiture of mind. While this is Keep soap luniber piles and brush
taking place for a half-hour or so, I or stone heaps away from the turkey
can step quietly to my gate one yard 'as such' places harbor rats and
-whistle, and my horses will come di- weasels and make turkey raising .dif
'redly to rne, go into their stalls, and..neult,
he hitehed'and ready for work.whiile Nov niilk.seents to be good in the
the other fellow is still eliashng all g'reseth of young turkeys and after
over the lot. In this way alone T save they are about three weeks old it pays
at least fifteen minutes every brie i to keep plenty of sour milk before
avant to get my:horses from the pas- them at all times. Sour milk seems to
Hire, betides the perspiration and coo- act as a preventive of digestive
aiderable mental energy expended in troubles in all kinds of poultry and
saying mean things to the horse, `also help to keep down the blackhead
And because my horses have en-; which . is the disease that has put
the confidence in me -and a horse's turkey growers nearly out of business
confidence cannot be misplaced many: in some sections,
times without their remembering it-� The best turkey flocks which we
1 can drive them past any sort of a have known have enjoyed free range.
rontrivsnce, and I can back thein into Some •breeders have had success with BOYS
to -keys on alimited range hut we feel Aver
the smallest corner or near the noisiest ago 7 P.C, 10 P.C.
locenuitive that their cost of production must be
tinder -
do not belie without trouble, If you very large: And. there is also an in-
Height WeightegWeight
weight
believe that kindness pays clivi- g t for Height weight weight
lends, just try it, 'Cheese only one creased danger of the soil becoming Inches Pounds Pounds Pounds
horse at first, and see hula numb time contaminated, Turkeys on free rang° *21• 8.2 7.6 7,4
snd : labor and worry you may save gather many bugs and betties and f ns
c,28 9.7 9.0 8.7
yourself, often practically rid infested fields i ,11.1' 10.3 10.0
Kindness and `petting pay eouaTlq grasshoppers.- They also need plenty *24 12.5 11.6 11.8
well with as other classes af live- of tender bits of green food, On a 'en 13.9 12.9 12,5
stock. with
all o restricted range where it was neves- *26 16.3 142 18.8
give down their milk nary to furnish the bulk of the feed $.27 16.9 15.7 15.2
much more quickly to a man who has we can see cio profit in turkeys at the *28 18,5 17.2 ' 16.1
their trust than they will to ono whom present price of grain. *2 25.218.2
they fear. Calves will respond even Some farmers who have not raised '030 18.8 6
more readily than will their daces, once 21.7 20.2 20,9
turkeys on their Mand in ninny years fi31 232 21.6: 20,9
'they are won over to your side. I may find that the soil is clean and _ *32 24.5 22.8 22.1
One December day when. everything there -will be a good thence of success „ o
was frozen over and when loveless 3, 6,9 24.1 23,3.
g with vigorous 'unrelated breeding *34 27,3 • 25.4 24.6
'Elegers-would `become numb at only a ; stock. Even if very few turkeys are'
+35 S8.1 26.7 35.8
nuontents exposure, I had Huy cattle marketed it is alt great satisfaction to 'nal; 30.0 27.11 27.0
tuberculin -tested. I had two reactors raise enough for a few turkey dinners *87 31.6 29,4 28.4
-a seven-year-old cow and a yearling each year. Of eourse, there is a great 1,38 33,2 30.9 29.9
heifer. At this time I had no hired. similarity to chicken meat and 'yet a 39 313 38.8 32,7
.help ort the farm, and found myself big slice from a well -browned turkey 40 38.1 35.4 •34.3
obliged to take these animals t*.the surely tastes very ;appetizing during 41 39.8 37.0 35.8
train, load and ship them alone, I the winter and the home -raised tur- 42 41.7 88.8 37.5
let them. out of the barn, drove them Ikeyr tastes much better than cold stor 4
into the road, and walked quickly by age stock. 3 48.5 40.5 39.2
their sides a distance of three miles I Do not allow the turkeys to roost 44 45.4 42.2 40,92
to the stockyards. The gate' was 3hut,j in the oultr 'ho as this increases 45 47.1 938 42.4
and while I ren. ahead to open it the p y des 46 49.5 ,46.0 44.6
p p y. the danger front lice and the turkeys 47 ' ,. 51.4 , 47.8 46,3
followed'close by, walked in, and stood need even more fresh air than hens, e ' 48 53.0 49,8 47.7
While I again fastened it. After open-. Their natural environment 4s in the ee 55,4
ing the car door I stood 91t the top' trees and wild turkeys thrive under 50 50 55.5 59.6
of the ineline and•calied them directly; such conditions.' Turkeys do notthrive 51 .56 . 58.1 68.3
into the Gtr. No trouble, no thee, and under too much coddling. Place round 52 65,8 - 58.1 56.5
no temper lost. That one lesson «'es poles in an open -front shed and that 68.8 61.1 59.20
sufficient to teach me what it is worth Is all the protection from the weather 53 78'0 • 67.0 6'4.8
to have stock that are your friends. they will need. Keep the turkey house 54 75`4 67.0 64.8
56 75.4 '70,1 67.9
T might slate similar instances With glean and spray the roosts at frequent 56 ,"'79.2 733 71,3
hogs. All who have ever driven them intervals. It will also pay to. inspect 67 • 32.8 77,0
lcmoVe what stubborn, ignorant brutes the.tnrkeys occasionally at night to 78.3
50
they are when they are afraid and do see if they ere getting enough to eat . 01.1 , 80.9 78.3
50
not know what is wanted of them. 1 and•aro free from lice. , 91 ,1, $4.7
never have trouble In loading them or Seger barrels snake fine turkey 60 95.2
in driving them anywhere. Why? Be- nests. Ana if they are placed in 62
cause I' treat them kindly, and because seclured parts of the range the turkey, 63
I spend some time with them tvhen 1 mother is opt to find their and lay G4
am not pressed with work. They her eggs in a barrel where they can
have never had occasion to doubt tire, be watched and at least partially pro -
and because the have never been n tented from the weather n
a d pests.
harmed they 40 not
expect to a
yh. I: t t
Often turkeys iritic their eggs around
five important physical defeets, many
of which are directly associated with
thalnutrition, As the child begins to
gain and approach the normal weight
line, it IS interesting to watch the dis-
appearranee of some of these defects.
They lose their pallor and the lines
under the eyes, the muscles become
firm and strong, posture is improved,
shoulder blades and protruding abdo-
men are less prominent, and the whole
effect is sometimes a transformation.
At the same time the parents report
that the patient has become "a differ-
ent child:" Where he has been irrl-
table, forgetful, inattentive, losing his
temper over trifles, a worry to himself
and everyone else, he now gets on wail
with his associates and has sortie real
enjoyment in life.
You as a farmer are always inter-
ested in a horse trade, and when a
horse is brought out to be examined
the boys gather to hear his "points"
discussed, and learn to discover his
defects. I remember seeing a horse
driven up and down the street that I
thought had a fine style, 'a good gait,
and all the appearance ,of a splendid
animal.
So when asked what I thought he
worthwas Insured
a high ?trice.
more experienced observer then told
me he was worth only half that am-
ount, and pointed out that he traveled
with his mouth open and his tongue
out -defects which, unnoticed, would
cost the purchaser real loss. A horse
trade is really a game of wits, and the
farmer has found that it pays to know
the points of a good animal;
The problem of the malnourished
child in the average home can best be
presented by a series of questions sim-
ilar to those which you would ask
yourself regarding any growing ani -
Is my boy or girl growing properly?
What are the 'proper standards for
measuring growth?
Is my child up to the proper weight
for his !height?
Is he free from physical defects that
interfere with his proper growth?
Are his food and health habits con-
ducive to proper nutrition?
Is his physical development as near
to standard as it should be?
NUTRITION CLINICS FOR DELICATE CHILDREN
TABLE OF AVERAGE eiesIGHTS OF CHILDREN AT VARIOUS HEIGHTS
Also' Showing. Weights 7 and 10 Per Cent. Underweight for Height
.�� 13166ER & BETTE
USE
•
1 ; STOW ; .. 1.1141VED: .
1ta1O1DR5O1.1w ONTARIO
82.0
88.5 86.7
09.3 92,3 89.4 102.5
103.8 96.6 98.4 ' 110.4 102.7
108.0 100.4 97.2 118,0 109.7
114.7 106.7 • 103.2 123.0 114,4
05 121.8 118.3 109.6 130.0 120.0
66 127.8 118.9 ;1.15.0 137.0 127.4
67 132.6 128.13 119.3 143.0 133.0
68 138.0 129.2 125.0 146,0 136,6
*Without Clothing,
GIRLS
Average 7 P.G. 10 P:O,,
Weight Under- Under -
for height weight weight
Pounds - Pounds Pounds
7.9 7.3 7.1
9.4 8.7 8.5
11.0 10.2 . 9.9
12.5 11.6 11.8
14.0 13.0 12.6
15.6 14.4 14.0
17.2 16.0 15.5
18.8 17.5 16.9
19.1 18.5
20.6 19.8
21,8 21.1
23,1 22.8
24.2 23.4
26.4 • 24.6
26.6 25.7
27.9 27.0
29.3 28.4
80.4 29.4
33.2 32.1
84.8 33.7
36.6. 85.3
38.8 37.1
40.1 38.8
41.7 40.3
,43.1' 41.7
45.1 48.7 •
47,3 45.8
49.6 48.0
61.9 50.2
54.2 62.5
56.8 65.0
59.8 57.4
62,1 60.1
65.4 68.3
69.3 07.1
7'3.9 70.6
76,7 74.3
80.5 77.9
84.7 82.0
89,9 87.0
95.3 ' 92,2
90.4
106.2
110.7
117.0
123,3
128.7
132.2 '
20,5
22.0
23.4
24.8
26.0
27.3
28.6
80.0'
81.5
32,7
35.7
37.4
39.2
41:2
43.1
44,8
46.8
48.5
50.9
53,3
56,8
58.3
61.1
63.8
66.8
70.3
74,5
78.4
82.5
86.6
91.1
96.7
'brush piles aiid in .high „clumps of
weeds. Met if the- weather is cold
and rainy the ltatohability of the eggs
will be injured. A turkey mother can
look after a huge brood about as eas-
ily es a anion one and so the breeder
greatly desires good hatches. Some
breeders prase turkey eggs under hens
at the same tithe the mallet. turkey's
are setting, Then the '1roods came
of at the sante time told the sten-
hatched bird& aro given to the turlfey
mothers to brood,
Iron linens with the thread, never
diagonally.
Zinc covered setwing tabioeasi•o most
useful if lvonden embers are ettaehod;
they can be moved &tally to any part
of the kitchen.
Height
Inches
21*
22*
23*
24*
26*
26*
27*
28*
29*
30*.
31*
32*
33*
34*
35*
36*
37*
38*
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
"49
50
61
52
53
54
55
56
57
Does he show ability to think and
plan for himself according to the
standards of his age, or is he forget -
fad, backward, nervous, "finicky"?
If he is not what you think he ought
to be, do nut iblarne him or call him brother three times, Peter asked if It
a nnmskull, for there is always a cause should be unt!1 seven times? Tlie
for his condition. As a parent You answer of Jesus makes it praeticall
have no more Important job than to limitless, Compare the boundless p__
find out this cause and remove it. sloe for revenge in the sword song of
Lameeh, Gen, 4: 24, Forgiveness like
love is boundless, meesurgless,
"For the love of God is boundless.
As the measure of ma'n's mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
clothing. A man Who judges animals Is most wonderfully kind,'
-mows how much wound be hidden if ' 23-56. Parable of the Wicked Ser..
the animal were inspected when cov- want• The kingdom of heaven is hero
ered with a blanket. Yet this is the as always in thledGospel, the new order
ustnal way in which children are ex- of human brotherhood, the eonimon-
amined by a school physician, and wealth of kindly and loving hearts
manya child with a round, attractive which Jesus sought to establish in the
world. The meaning of the parable
face passes as well nourished when an is very elear. A pertain king would
examination without clothing would take account, that is (Id. V.) "make a
reveal, physical defects, reckoning," or "settle up accounts,
The child should lie weighed about with his servants, The defaulter, who
the same ltovr each week if ossible owed a tking'smininay have u It
P cite of. the king's ministers through
without clothing, but in any case under i whose hands taxes or customs duties
the same conditions, so that a consist- passed. Ten thousand talents of sil-
ent record may be made. A conven-1 ver, at the lowest reckoning, would be
fent method is to take the weight with- between eleven and twelve millions of
out shoes but with ordinary indoor dollars. The talent was equivalent to
clothing, If the shoes carnet be re-, 60 minas, and the mina to 100 denauii,
moved, weigh. them separately, or' The last mentioned coin, which r-
translated "penny" in our English ver-
make an estimated allowance of one, cion, was worth about 18 or 19 cents
and a half pounds, I of our money. Ill purchasing power,
When it conies to pleasuring, have however, the money of those days was
the child stand against the wall,.heels evorth proportionately very nub more
tdgether and against the baseboard,; than that of to -doll, His lord com-
manded him to be sold. It was rot a
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
JANUARY OTE
Jesus Teaching i"orgiveness-,c{t, Matt
18: 15-35. Golden Text, St.
Matt. 6: 14,
21-22, Peter's Question, Gompar
Luke 17; 3-4, The Jewish rabbis
taught that one must forgive one's
FATHER AND.
SoOKS
The four-year-old son of a 'friend of
mine was nee asked what he intender
• to be when be grew up. Ile was ellen
for a moment. Then looking up well
'great earnestness, he said, "Well, I.
a fink, when I'm grooved up, I'll hint
around and pick up •a Loth of thtleks
and build a house wiv 'em, and be a
farver."
Of course the little would-be "feth-
S' er" was greeted with peals of adult•
laughter. Yet what finer or more na-
tural ambition could he have voiced?
We de not laugh when our little
daughter talks of the day when she
will have a. house and children, Why
does it strike us as comic that our
small boy should also long for fetller-
hood ?
• One would almost suppose that
there was something shameful and un -
nuttily about fatherhood, so thoroughly
do we discourage the fatherly spirit in
cur boys. The tiny lad who loves to
take his battered old doll to bed with
him is teased and shamed out of his
allegiance. The youngster of eight
or ten who plays 'house" is frowned
upon, -he ought to prefer building a
fort and playing at soldiers. We are
far more afraid of making our boy a
"sissy" than of permitting him to be a
bully. Yet, if we study the grown
men about "sissy"
us, we find that the
is a pretty rare specimen, while the
coarse-grained, selfish, callous bully is
all too frequent. There is no great
danger of our boys developing into
cowards. There is the greatest data-
gerof their growing into business men
and moneyes akers rattier than fathers
n attd' home•anakers.
Perhaps the words "greatest den-
; ger" may seen: exaggerated, but let
us consider what the right sort o1
fatherhood means to men, to boys and
to the nation.
To a mala himself, being a good
father, -a wise father and an under-
standing One, -means the greatest pos-
. sible. happiness and satisfaction. It
means that he can watch the miracle
of an unfolding personality, that he.
can renew hie own youth in his ebii-
dren, and that he can :be a cu worker
with God in aiding, guiding andin-
spiring them.
Te a child, a goad eathcr.ie, next to
a good mother. the best of all herit-
ages. His father le his playmate, iris
chum, his ideal. His father's politi
cal opinions, business principles, and
ethical standards are accepted unques-
tionably by his admiring son. Some-
one has wisely said that through lov-
ing and admiring the father whom be
has seen, the child takes his first step
toward worship of the Father whom
he has net seen.
To the nation alai the future world,
good fatherhood means everything. It
:means that men shall henceforth think
not merely in terms of "big business"
' but of better human lives,, that they
shall strive not only to bequeath
wealth to their childrenafter death,
but shall devote their lives to giving
their diildr.en a treasure of sympathy,
love and guidance. It means that
through mutual understanding, fath-
ere shall be more progressive and cons
less anarchistic, -that the two genera..
tons shall work hand in hand for a
finer future world.
Therefore I would say to every
father, "Know your boy. Begin to -day
to play with him, hike with him, dies
cuss with him, camp out with him if
you possibly can. He needs you and
you certainly need him. Don't let his
mother have all -the responsibility and
all the joy of parenthood, -,gat some
of the joy yourself. For every boy's
sake, for your own sake, join the An-
cient and Honorable Order of Father-
hood!.,
The best time to start on thenew
program is at night, when both par-
ente can be present, and when the child
can most easily be examined without
Place a book edgewise on his head uncommon thing in Bible times, for e
and against the wall to determine the man to be sold, or members of his
point from which to begin the meas. family, into slavery for debt. The
urenlent. Take a tape measure and. slavery night be for a limited time or
read the height in inches. i for life. The law of . Exodus 20 ro-
Now, when you have the weight inE`vided that a Hebrew slave should go
pounds and: the height in inches, con -lout free at the end of six years. So
sult the table printed with this article.
'also Deut. 10 But a later law, pia -
Be sure to get the table for the right served in Leviticus 25, provides that a
sex, and look' down the line of heights Hebrew may not be held as a slave,
untilou find the number of inches but only as nofhired servant, and that
Yin the year of jubilee, that is every
corresponding to the measurement of fiftieth year, such persons serving for
your child. The next column will give debt shall be set free. e. The persalt}',
you, the average weight for that therefore, was, at the best, a very
height.heavy one, and in the ease presentee
Compare this figure with the weight) in 0115 parsh1e would probably have
of your child. If the latter figure 1st meant lifelong bondage f++t• l,ctlt the.
the same or larger, your child belongs; man and his fatitily.
to the fortunate two-thirds who are u ' But the servant's prayer move:] his
p lord to compassion, an,' he loosed hum
to or over the -standard weight line.! and forgave hint the debt. Jesus in -
You will notice that the next two col tends to show by this the greatness
umns give the figures for seven per; of God's forgiveness, Human sin had
cent. and ten per cent. underweight.i piled up a debt lmmanity never could
Thus, the table shows that the av-' pay. In answer to the prayer of peni-
emge weight of girls 54 inches in: mead.
God forgives it all, Compare
Exod. 34: 6-7, Psalm 103: 3-12, 1sa,
height is 70.3 pounds. If a girl of this,55. 6-7.
height weighs 65.4 pounds she is seven i The contrast between the ten thou -
per cent under weight for her height,! sand talents and the hundred pence is
and must gain five pounds before she i very great, For the latter paltry debt,
can .pass her normal weight line. If amounting
to eighteen or nineteen
she weighs 63.3 pounds, she .is 10 per dollars, he who had been forgiven Mil -
cent. below the standard, and has lions cast his fiche it into prison.
seven pounds to gain. He is rightly calledd a a wicked servant.
L and is justly punished for his intoler-
Reunember that these tables are able meanness and cruelty. The par-,
made from the measurements of tens' able, therefore, teaches that God's for -
of thousands of children, including; giving grace extends to us only if we
those below the standard. The aver -Ilio have the forgiving spirit. "Im-
ages are therefore low, and the iiguresl'agine a man," says a recent writer,
very conservative, lifting oband in prayer to God the
If you find that the weight of your! on Father of love, calling upon Him for
child is habitually seven per cent. be mercy, while his other hand tightens 'its unanereiful l ria on his brother's
low the average, he is retarded in
growth at least a year. This is a
serious condition which merits prompt
attention. In fact we'advise you to
look into every case that falls below
throat."
St. Paul writes of the Habit and dis-
position of the true Christian life in
the memorable words of Elite 4: 31-32,
"Let all bitterness and wrath, and
the average weight for height, evpil anger, and elamour, and railing, be
away front you, with all malice;
by two or three per- cent., and to dis- and be ye kind one to another, tender-
puttover what is needed to bring the hearted, forgiving each other, even as
child up to his normal standard. It is God also in Christ forgave you."
just such cases, with a shortage of With this parable may be compared
only a few per cent., which, under sod- the parable of tlto prodigal son, which
den strain or illness, will quietly lose sets forth the wealth of levo and
enough more to become seriously tenderness and forgiving grace which
is itt the heart of the heavenly Father,
ander weight habitually. The only lie not only forgives, but wen troSs
safe policy is: Have every child above oitnd ltelta?1't, ,Tlet Alder• son, who 1114
his normal weight line] not share his father's spirit, represents
A very common mistake is to con- the hard and unforgiving disposition
sider only the height of a child and to of some otherivise good and upright
excuse his thinness because he is "tall then. Such mets put justice over
for his age." Parents frequently against forgiveness, Thev craft jus -
boast that -a boy is two years beyond nice but forget psi justice itself is
the standard of his age, "At eight he not satisfied with rn!shment. Justice
wears a ten-year size suit." The im_ rs ref realized in hthe re welfare, and
:her ore ori} in the reclamation of
portant point. is not his height or the lost.
weight for his age, but whether he
68 has a body weight to support his
59 height, whatever his age may be, As
60 - he grows, every advance in inches calls
61 for still mere advance in pounds,
62 Note: -The second article in this
63 series will appear nett week. Parents
'64 will be able, right at home, to apply
65 the principles here set forth in bring -
66 Mg up to normal the boys and girls
67 who are underweight, and thus retard-
68 eti in their mental and physical de-
velopment. -The Editor.
odtrf
The, purchase of good breeding'cock-
erels is the cheapest way of improv-
ing the farm flock next to raising
their front good qualitybatehiug eggs.
One male influences a large nuntbmr
of eggs each year and he ean some-
times be mod to advantage for two or
three years. A buyer of a first -chess
cockerel need not swat his bird after
the first year's breeding operations
are over, Fide quality urate birds are
often: too v ttuuble to market as meet.
Some dairymen limy be eatisfled with
cull rno8tors though they own a fine
dairy hull. And possibly a hundred
of tlta!r hone compare very favorably
as profit producers with one or two
of their Cows.
More custom hatcheries should be
profitable in sections where there are
none at present. If the business can.
bo managed by some member of the
fatality not encumbered with too smith
field work ;he should be able to do
much hatching work icor' the commun-
ity •end sell many day-old chicks. This
chick business has come to stay and
people like to buy, them. When they
1180 ordinary common -senna in their
brooding methods they u511311y have
fair average' thick. A hatchery costa
money and prospeetive operators of
such a business s'hguh'startatn a small
scale rather than plunge heavily and
then have second-rate incubators for
stile in 4 eoupie oil yeare.
1)17, harsh hair is not a sign of
thriftiness in the stock,
Forgiveness alone is not enough,
but it must he accompanied by regen-
erating grace. There must be the de-
sire and the power to put away, and
as far as -possible make amends for,
the wrong, and to begin a new life.
There would be little use in forgiving
a thief who continues to steal, or a
slanderer who persists in slandering.
God's forgiveness is followed or ac-
cam3anted ;by the transforming power
of His Spirit. So also we would seek
through the same grace t0 help a
brother to {better things.
She Knew a Windfall.
hies. Youtigbrlde thonglit tine apples
the farmer had brought her were
rather dirty, but he explained that this
was because they had fallen off the
tree onto the ground-- iu short, they
were windfalls --•iso she bought them.
A. week later she smiled Elia farmer's
wit° 'up on the telephone. " 1 crdered
the best cucumbers' for pickling," she
said sharply. "and you've sent 1110
windfalis."
"Seat what?" gasped the farmer's
Wits.
"Windfall cucumbers! T c'an tell;
you needn't think 1 can't. There's dirt
on them."
Nothing would be a lesson to tis if
it did not come too late. --George
Itiliot.
Sunlight puts, vim, vigor and vital-
ity into little pigs and lambs.
Tie a spoonful of salt in a thin piece
of muslin and grease the griddle. This
saves fat and smoke.
On best regulated egg farms there
is no longer a rooster with the flock
during the late spring and atnnnrer
season. After the breeding season
closes all roosters are kept away fi nn
the 110115, for infertile eggs keep much
It will do the foal nu great harm
if it is obliged to "rough it" a little.
Nature provides the horse with a coat
of hair sufficient to withstand the
weather, and plenty of outdoor exer-
cise, even In winter, develops gond
bone and muscle, 'Give plenty of good,
wholesonle fried and provide dry ac-
commodation in u lox or shelter.
A rural high school trust be of a dim-
tinctivo type. The course of study
must be rooted in the agricultural
community, and all that belongs to it,
Instead of compelling a pupil to "plug"
dead languages and "oram" history,
classics and higher mathematics, in-
struct the 'boys in animal husbandry,
Heid husbandry, economics, sociology,
farm mechanics, and farm inenage-
ment; and instruct the .gbh* in do-
nnestio 51402108, home economics, home
nursing and all other phases of every-
day rural life. In other words, let
every municipal high school be a farm -
ell' collage 0n a small scale, modelled
Lo educatethe rural population in
rural districts, eight at home, so to
speak, where they will bo retained he
creditable citizens, an asset to the
community, instead of being alienated
from the farm n5 they are .by taking*
course in the city high schools to -day,