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The Brussels Post, 1921-9-1, Page 2The Kingdom of The Bihid By E. ,PHILLIPS OPPENBEIlli, thing about his appearance in the (Copya�hted); least terrifying. He seemed, in fact, 1 waterway from Burnham viilage. Quite n 1•arge boat can get down now at high tide,' They entered the 'house and Isabel gave a 'little gesture of dismay, She clutched for a moment at Granet's am. An elderly man, dressed in Eel -fibre black clothe* disgracefully dusty, eollaraess, with a masa of white hair 'blown ail over itis faco, was walk- ing up and down the hall with a great t cl clutch- ed n of born -rimmed s ec a es c t pairp tstopped shrtat ed n his hand,He at d o the sound of the open ng door and he Tied towards them. There was no - Synopsis of Later Chapters, they eolith just discern a corner of Captain Granot calls upon Monelour the clubhouse. They stood watching (Millet at the Milan Hotel; and gives it in silence. At five minutes pet ham" a document from the Kaiser qf- twelve, Granot abut his watch with Tering France a separate peace. The a click, plot is discovered. Conyers sinks two "Not to -night, then; he whispered. submaa'jnos. Granet is commissioned "Collins]" by his uncle, Sir Alfred Anselman, to "Wall?" destroy the new sub detector, made by "What is going an in that wooden Sir Mayville Worth of Norfolk. Dur- shanty?" !ng a call upon Isabel Worth he makes The little man dropped his voice. little progress. "Germany lost two submarines in ono day," he murmured. "The device CHAPTER XIX. which got them came from that little It was a very cheerful little party workahop of Worth's, The plans are dining that night at the Dormy House probably there or on the premises Club. There was Granet; Geoffrey somewhere. Anselman, his cousin, who played for Grime groaned,roof foot, I have been Cambridge and rowed two; Major within a few yards of the thing,"have b en Harrison, whose leave had been ex- sand. awas all fenced around with tended another three weeks; and the "Itmatch-was secretary s,f the club, who made up "Do you mean that you have Orem theBy quartette. "Do where were you this allowed on board the `Scorpion'?" afternoon, Captain Granet?" the lat Granet nodded. ter asked. "You left Anselman to I had the rottenest lack; he de - play our best ball. Jolly good hiding Glared. "I took Miss Conyers and her he gave us, too." friend down to see her brother, Cern- "Went out for a spin,'t Granet ex- mender Conyers. We were invited to plained, "and afterwards fail fastlunch on board. At the last moment asleep in my room. Wonderful air, we were turned off. Through some yours, you know," he went en. „ saw asses same workmen roof pull of t down i the "I dept like a top last night, match -boarding, but I couldn't make Major Harrison declared. The first out what the structure was." three nights I was home I never closed "I can give you an idea,' Collins my eyes:' renharked. "This fellow Worth has Granet leaned across the table to' got ].old of some system of concentric the Secretary.tense>, with extraordinary reflectors Dickens;' he remarked, "that's a which enable him to see distinctly at queer -looking fellow at the further' thirty feet under water. Then and of the room. Who is he they have a recording led. instrument, ac - The secretary glanced around and they to which they alter the grad - "You mean that little fellow with; tent of a new gun, with shells that the glasses and the stoop? He arrived; explode under water, Von Lowitz was last night and asked for a match this: on the track of something of this sort morning. You see what a miserable !last year, but he gave it up chiefly be - wizened -up looking creature heist Ijcause Krupps wouldn't guarantee him found him a twelve man and he wiped • a shell." the floor with me. Guess what his•"Krupps gave it up a little too soon, handicap is ?" f then, Granet muttered. Collins, if "No vlea," Granet replied. "Forty, I ; we can't smash up this little estab- should think."} lishment there'll be a dozen destroyers "Scratch at 'St. Andrews," Dickens i before long rigged up with this in - told them. "His name's Collins. Iifernal contrivance. don't know anything else about him.i The little man stood before the win - He's paid for a week and we're jollyidow and gazed steadfastly out sea - glad to get visitors at ? 11 these times.'! wa They'll be here this week," he said Bridge or billiards?" young Arae] -t confidently. "You'd better go now, m'L tseplayt billiards," Granet rug-!Granet. It's all over for tonight" gested. 'The stretching across the Granet nodded and ]eft the room table does me good." quietly. Every one in the Dormy "We'll have a snooker, then," Major House was sound asleep. He made his Harrison decided. way back to his own apartment with - They payed for some time. The; out difficulty. Only the little man re- wizened -looking little man came and; mined seated at the window, with his watched them benevolently, peering eyes fixed upon the bank of murky clouds Which lowered over the sea. every now and then through his spec- tacles, and applauding mildly any par- ticularly good stroke. At eleven o'clock they turned out the lights and CHAPTER XX. made their catty to their rooms. Short- Isabel Worth leaned back in the comfortable seat by Granet's side and i1 before midnight, Granet, in his breathed a little sigh of content. She ' dressing -gown, stole softly across the had enjoyed her luncheon party a !passage and opened, without knocking. deux, their stroll along the sands the door of a room opposite to him. afterwards, and she was full prepared i The wizened -looking little man was to enjoy this short drive homewards. seated upon the edge of the bed, half- "What a wonderful car yours ill" dressed. Granet turned the key in the she murmured. "But do tellme—what lock, stood for a moment listening and on earth have you got in behind?" awang slowly around. "It's just a little experimental in - "Well?" he exclaimed satftly. vention pf a friend of mine,' he ex - The tenant of the room nodded. He plained. "Some day we are going to Iliad taken off his glasses and their ab- tryit on one of these creeks. It's a sence revealed a face of strong indi- colapsible canvas boat." viduality. He spoke quietly but dis- "Don't try it anywhere near us," she tinetiy. laughed. "Two of the fishermen from "You have explored the house?" Wells sailed in a little too close to the "As far as I could," Granet replied. shed yesterday and the soldiers fired "The place is almost in a state of a volley at them." siege.' Granet made a grimace. "Proves that we are on the right "Do you know I am becoming most track, any way. What's that build- frightfully curious about your father's ing that seems to stand out in the work?" he observed. water?" "Areou really?" she replied care - "How do you know about it?' Gran- lessly. "For my part, I wouldn't even et demanded. take the trouble to climb up the ladder "I sailed out this evening, hired a into the workshop." boat et Brancaster Staithe. The fel- "But you must know something about what is going on there?" Gran - et persisted. "I really don't" she assured. him. "It's some wonderful invention, I be- lieve, but I can't help resenting any- thingcivil about it. Didn't want no strang- that makes us live like hermits, ers amoud these shores, told nee. suspect even the tradespeople, give up When I paid him for ths afternoonoldhe entertaining altogether, give up even was surlyabouthit and kept lookingseeing our friends. I hope you are not ep going to hurry away, Captain Granet. at my field -glasses: I haven't had a soul to speak to down Granet frowned heavily. here for months,' "It isn't going to be an easy mat- "I don't think I shall go just yet," ter," he confessed. "I bear the Ad- he answered. "I want first to accom- miralty are going to take over the plish what I came here for." whole thing within the next few days, She turned her head very slowly and and are sending Marines down. How's looked at him. There was quite a be - Me time? coming flush upon her cheeks. They glanced at their watches. It "What did you come for?" she ask - was five minutes before midnight. As though by common consent, they both stood looking out into the darleness, ' A slight wind was moving amongst the treetops, the night was clear but moonless. About half a mile away low wouldn't go anywhere near Mar- ket Burnham, though, and I'm rather sorry I tried to make him. They've got the scares here, right enough, Granet. I asked him to let me the boat for a w ,'sk and he wasn't even 44'41.4.4.1444m, 4e001441N10044" ISSUE No. 34-11, ed softly. He was silent for a moment. Al- ready his foot was on the brake of the car; they were drawing near the plain, five -barred gates. "Perhaps I am not quite sure about that myself," he whispered. They had come to a standstill, She descended reluctantly. "I hate to send you away," she sighed, "it seems so inhospitable. Will you cone in for a little time? The worst that can happen, if we .meet dad, is that he might be rather rude." "I'll risk it with pleasure," Granet r'eptied. "Can I see your collapsible boat?" she asked, peering in behind. He shook his head, "It isn't my secret" he said, "and besides, I don't thinly my friend has the patent for it yet," The sentry stood by and allowed them to pass, although he looked searchingly at Granet. They walked slowly up the scrubby avenue to the house. Once Granet paused to look down at the long arm of the sea on hie left. "You have quits, a river there," he remarked, She nodded, "That used to be the principal bubbling over with excited good- humor, "Isabel, my dear," be exclaimed, "it is wonderful! I..have succeeded! I have changed' the principles of a life- time, made the most brilliant optical experiment 'which any roan of science has ever ventured to essay, with the result -well, you shall see, I have wired to, the Admiraltyt' wired for more work -people. Captain Chalmers, is it not?" he went on, "You must tell your men to double and redouble their energies. This place is worth watching now. Come, I will show you something amazing." He turned and led them hastily to- wards the back door. Isabel gripped Granet's arm. "He thinks you are the officer in command of the platoon here," she whispered. "Better let him go on thinking so." Granet nodded. "Is he going to take us to the work- shop?" "I believe so," she assented. They had hard work to keep up with Sir Mayville as he led them has- tily down the little stretch of shining shingle to where a man was sitting in a boat. They all jumped in. The man with the oars looked doubtfully for a moment at Granet, but pulled off at once when ordered to do so. They rowed round to the front of tate queer little structure. A man from inside held out his hand and helped them up. Another young man, with books piled on the floor by his side, was making some calculations at a table. Almost the whole of the opening of the place was taken up by what seemed to be a queer medley of telescopes and lenses pointing different ways. Sir Meyville beamed upon them es he hastily turn- ed a handle. "Now," he promised, "you shall see what no one has ever seen before. See, I point the arrow at that spot, about fifty yards out. Now look through this one, Isabel." The girl stooped forward, was silent for a moment, then she gave a little cry of wonder. She clutched Granet's arm and made him take her place. He, too, called out softly. He saw the sandy bottom covered with shells, a rock with tentacles of seaweed's float- ing from it, several huge crabs, a mul- titude of small fishes. Everything was clear and distinct. He looked away with a little gasp. "Wonderful." he exclaimed. Sir Mey-villa's smile was beatific. "That is my share," he said. "Down in the other workshop my partners are hard at it, They, too, have met with success. You must tell your men, Cap- tain Chalmers, never to relax their vigil. This place must be watched by night and by day. My last inven- tion was a great step forward, but this is absolute success. For the next few months this is the most precious spot in Europe." (To be continued.) —z = A Village of Chess Players. If a visitor to the ancient village of Stroebeck near Halberstadt, in Sax- ony, should wander through the streets just atter breakfast, he would meet -little troops of boys and girls on their way to school carrying very strange school luggage. Every one of them would be burdened with a full set of chess -men, According to a writer in Blanco y Negro, Stroebeck is a veritable rook- ery of chess players. From the child- ren in primary grades to the dodder- ing ancients in the chimney corners all the inhabitants devote the greater part of their leisure to acquiring pro- ficiency in the fascinating game. Dur- ing one of the frequent wars between the Poles and the Germans in the Mid- dle Ages a Polish prince, the atony goes, fell Into the hands of the Ger- man army near Stroebeck, and for his own safety they shut him up in the castle that still dominates the village, To while away the tedious hours the prince, who like many of his country- men was an accomplished chess play- er, taught the game to his jailers. They became infatuated with it, and the passion spread until every man, woman and child to the village was neglecting his affairs in order to check- mate his neighbor. The devotion to NURSES The Toronto Hospital for incur, abler In afnllatien with Bellevue and Adlleel hospitals, New 'York Clty, offers a three ycare Bourse o1 Train. Mg to young women, hevtna' the re- quired education, and desirous of be- n ilea alhao coming ;moon, This pit ado ted the efgh torr 01 t1 a 'rho au Month!), 'allowance sand tltravvellinig' expenses to and from New York. Far further apply informative to the Superintendent. the game was transmitted from gene- ration to generation; even to -day uo111- Ing seems to dampen the ardor with which the Stroebeolclan pursues the.in- tricate moves of Iris beloved game. It la one of the prescribed subjects taught • in what we should call the grammar schools, Nor do the pupils, as soon as they leave school, try to forget what they Have learned. It is their lifelong pursuit, In offices, in stores, everywhere about the village, the traveller will encounter couples who have dropped their work to en- gage in a contest. Even the village blacksmith, placing hie board on his anvil, plays with the neighbor who has brought his horse to be shod. No bets. are made, no prizes, offered; the sole ambition of the players is to win. If defeated they console themselves with the refieotion that they have learned something that may help them to win the next game. Everywhere in the town are evidences of the cult. The mouldings of the schoolhouse door are ornamented with magnified figures of chessmen, in the public reading room are all the periodicals that treat of the game, and in the public buildings are portraits of many famous players. Somewhere. How can I cease to pray for thee? Somewhere in God's great universe thou art to -day; Can He not reach thee with His ten- der care? Can He not hear me when for thee I pray? What matters it to Him who holds within The hollow of His band all worlds, all space, That thou art done with earthly pain and sin? Somewhere within His ken thou hast a place. Somewhere thou livest and hast need of Him; Somewhere thy soul sees higher heights to climb: And somewhere still there may be valleys dim, That thou must pass to reach the hills sublime, Then all the more, because thou canst not hear, Poor, human words of blessing, will I pray, Oh! true, brave heart, God bless thee, wheresoe'r In His great universe thou art to- day. Marconi Develops New w Radio Receiver. Witham Marconi has retired to his yacht Electra, where he is making ex- periments with a new receiving appar- atus which he says, when perfected, will revolutionize wireless telegraphy, says •a London despatch, He Is com- municating with the powerful Fish - guard station, and is arranging long distance signals with American sta- tions, testing the elimination of atmos- pheric disturbances. He is taking ad- vantage of a long dry spell because he says that the atmospheric conditions aid him now. His new device is calculated to in- crease the range of the wireless con- siderably, and it Is hoped that it will also be applicable both to the tele- graph and telephone. The secrets of the new device are being closely guarded, and it will probably be sever- al months before it will be covered by patents enabling it to be applied to. commercial uses. Nancy Knew. Little Nancy—"Mother, I know what drawing le." Mother—"Well, my dear, what is it?" The Deaf Child. A child becomes deaf usually ace the he to e m injury a x salt. of thineo t delicate t mechanism of the middle ottr, moth rarelyas the resultof disease or of damage to the nerve that transmits the sound vibration to the brain, If a child eke'ws incipient deafness, the cause should be found out at once, for if the cause is known prompt and. appropriate treatment will often,offset a cure; otherwise the deafness is Moly to become permanent and irre- mediable and may even increase, Par- ents must be alert lest they .mistake a slight degree of deafness for in- attention and resort to discipline rather than to the doctor, Many at e?ightly deaf child has been regarded as stupid by his teachers and in con- sequence has had to endure much un- merited suffering. Teachers should always be on their guard against making that tragic mistake. A child rimy occasionally be deaf owing to wax in the outer ear; some- times he may be deaf because he has slipped a button or some other small object into his ear and then forgotten it. Again, he may be deaf because he basadenoids and enlarged tonsils, which have brought about a catarrhal condition in his throat and middle ear. Perhaps he is <leaf because some one has boxed his ears—a thing that no ono should ever do to a child. If a child has acute inflammation of the ear, whether catarrhal or suppurative, he will almost become permanently so if the inflammation is not properly treated. Such inflammation may come from an ordinary cold, especially if the child has adenoids, or from an. attack of measles, scarlet fever or diphtheria. If your child has any trouble with his ears, you should always and im- mediately consult; the physician. Especially never try yourself or let a nurse try to remove any foreign body from the outer ear of your child; if you do, you are most likely to do him an irreparable injury. Making Threshing Dinner Easy. I am a farmer's wife. Every year I have to get dinner for threshers. I used to think it a big job; now it's' easy. Here's my plan: My first point is to see that bread, cakes, and salad dressing are on hand the day before I must have threshers. Second., I' have my meal planned and supplies in the kitchen the evening before. Third, I plan to secure an early start on the day of threshing so as to provide a time for rest from 10 to 10.30 a.m. The menu I have found from ex- perience to be the most successful is the following: Roast Beef 'with Gravy Baked Beans Mashed Pc-tatcos Bread and Butter Cabbage -Peanut -and -Banana Salad Soft Top Pie Cake with Fresh Fruit Sauce or Gelatin Fruit Salad Iced Tea or Coffee I have noticed the harvesters will seldom pass any of these dishes by, while if I prepare string beans, green corn, sliced cucumbers, boiled cabbage, pickled beets or cooked tomatoes these dishes will, many times, scarcely be touched. In preparing the dinner I start early. While •getting breakfast I put the beans on to parboil. Immediately after breakfast I bake the pies, hav- ing them out of the oven at 8 a.m-, at Which time the meat must go in to roast. A tough roast will spoil an otherwise good dinner. At the same time the beaus should be put in to bake for the secret of good baked beans is hours of baking. From this time till 10 I arrange the rest of the regular day's work. About 10.30 my friend and neighbor arrives, who re- lieves me of the care of the at -ling room and leaves me free for oversee- ing the cooking. By eleven the po- tatoes are ready to start cooking, Then comes the real rush but, by pre - "Drawing is thinking, and thou draw- paring the meal in the proper order, ing round the think." hurry is avoided at the last minute. I3y 11.46 the meat is ready to bee formation m regard to the usefulness cut, the gravy made, potatoes mashed of airplanes for this work. The of - 'J Answer.—By placing a dishafar. slaked lame on the shelf. Bathe—to be Beautiful Have you girls ever thought how much regu'lar and right bathing has to do with a pretty, fresh -looking complexion? You know if your body isn't really clean, your face will show it, Tho Saturday -night bath as an in stitebion is a thing of the past, Every girl ebould.nmake a habit of the daily bath,. Lukewarm water is apt to he the, most agreeable, witha dash of cold at the end, A good pore soap and a bath brush are no longer the only requisites •ef a modern bath. Now there are .hath stilts of all kinds, meet INVADING HOSTS 0 DREADED LDGU AMAZING FACTS ABOUT DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS. • Grasshoppers Rank Among the World's Greatest Pests —Helped Allied Cause. Though the loeu*1s twine war Lon- don recently caused some alarm, th'oy are by no means the that neon in, Edg• land, and Freneb selentists, who Pre- dicted not long ago that age of the plagues of Egypt would be 'added to Britain �s .other post-war troubles, are not likely to be able to say, 'We told you a0," In semi -tropical countries, and even fascinating to look at and fragrant to in parts of Europe, the appearance of smell. Many of them give a real tonic a oour 1 of locusts may be at much quality to the bath, and also have the graver import, steep they may Drove melded advantage of softening hard to be the advance guard of an army of water. Those watch have the invigor- counties& millions. sting odor of balsam are specially A pair of the plats were ]lie , at nice for the girl away at school. Port St. Louis, near Marseilles, In There is also a new powder that you 181?. Three years later the whole ells• shako into the hath to soften the trlet was invaded by the yorocious in. water. There are all sorts n£ pore- sects, anti the inhabitants of ore ders to use after your bath• tial arelthan twenty communes abandoned not only good for the skin, but also their Perms, which had been stripped make your whole body feel fresh..el bare. Trues, vegetables, gash locusts reliably one, especially if your skin had glias. Usually, ]however, locusts y conte like thieves in the night, and it reddens and roughens easily, is a; would he thus that they would descend medicated odorless powder. And still upon us if they paid tis a visit al ad. another is alight powder which pre,1- � Locomotives Held Up. vents any,odor of perspiration, AI wonderful new bath oil comes which' A long, "dark cloud is seen tow on is fine to use after a salt rub, as it not' the horizon. Nearer and nearer it only softens and refines the skin, but E comes; and louder and louder grows" also takes all the pain out of the tired au ominous sound a sound which rho ,muscles. and aehing joints. that ?flan of the d3ible compared ,to that of "chariots of many horses run - i c u nnle lodia Ding info antro." So 1 ag t for Relishes. roe c es r Th Recipes 1 overhead, and a moment later the air Celery pickle.—Three pints ehoppadi is alive with buzzing, whirring insects, green tomatoes, three pints. chopped 1wlhich dash into people's faces, all ripe tomatoes, two and one-half pints! their houses, perish by myriads in chopped onions, two bunches of celery water troughs, and settle on every - chopped with leaves, two medium -11.11111g, sized red peppers, seeded and chopped.; Birds by the thousand dant among Do not peel tomatoes. Max all to them, for they have, been followed gether, add one-half cup salt, let stand from afar by flacks of bee -eaters and over night. Drain, and add two quarts, 10cuet-eaters, which in turn have been of vinegar, one quart sugar, one-half: Pursued byhawks, litter, and falcons. teaspoon cinnamon, one-half tea-f their natural enem'es do not tip spoon cloves, one-half cup mu hear to diminish Breit' nuunhera. tard seed, Coolc twenty minutes and The invading host may cover only seal in jars. f a comparatively small ares; but in Governor sauce. --One peck of green South Africa the pe=t, (tate descended tomatoes, throe onions, two red pep -t at once on nearly two tbeu. and ,quare pers. Slice tomatoes, sprinkle with mites cf territcry, nr:d fur',te•:1' 51 eaor• one cup salt, and let stand ever night.: mous a mass thee wh, i they were In the morning, drain well and rinse' driven to the sea their belies ul.tde a off salt,. Seed repliers, chop fine; add three t c,t bank alermg the »here fee tomatoes, onion sliced thin, one ant fifty nit one-half cups brown sugar, spice bag: Ag test aura an army even locomo- contarining'twelve whole cloven, one-", twee are powerless for 1•nure at a fourth cup celery send, one teaspooaistretch. Near the Vaal Biter, in South of black pepper, and a bay leaf; cover Africa, locusts once swarmed en to with vinegar and boil gently for three; the railway In such haste that' an r1 - hours. Seal in jars while lar. This, gine could not mak its way tlhm•ouglt recipe acmes from Jamaica. 1 ]hem, and during the plague from Tomato ketchup—One-half bushel] which park of Europe, are now suffor- r:pe tomatoes, one quart onions, three; ing, a train has been stopped at Sara• geese, the wheels skidding on Ill r peppers, one-fourth omit allg is millions ars ecip pp ,o p .p c g g buds, one-fourth pound whole clores,i of the pests. one quart sugar, one cup of salt, one i But the devastating effect on vegeta• quart of vinegar, one-fourth taaspoon: tion is alwaya the same. In a fete cayenne. I'ut tomatoes, skins and all, Itouia ibo ginned on which locusts in kettle and mash with woolen mash -I settle 131 s cleared eP every green thing. et. Remove seeds from peppers nodi Trees aro stripped of leaves and bark, add peppers and onions c!toppel tine.' awl if there Is any fruit on then, only Then add whole spices and cook until. the stones and stalks remain. tomatoes aro well done. Strain Regiment Saved from Disaster. through a sieve to remove skins and; In Canada tlhoy often work great scads. To this strained liquid add the havoc among the crops. For this rea-. sugar, salt, vinegar and cayenro. Boil! son grasshoppers rank among the rapidly until reduced one-third. Cool,! world's greatest pests. Yet often they bottle in sterilized bottle, dip corka in have booty of great aseistaneo to Bre melted paraffin- and seal j tsh arms, which they have helped materially to victory, Minard's Liniment •for Dandruff. During the South African War they a did Britain several good turns, notably Airplanes in Forest by saving the Household Cavalry Com- hroteCtion. I posite Regiment from disaster. While this unit was out one day it met an overwhelming force of Boors; but just By a co-operative arrangement be- tween the Air Board of Canada and at the right moment a cloud of lccustS Me Dominion and provincial forest appeared, and formed a screen behind services, airplanes are being tested which our troops were able to maks this ensue in live provinces in the their escape. work of forest surveying and forest Visiting Palestine and Syria hi the protection. The provinces in which early part of 1916, they devastated airplanes are operating aro Qaehec, the country, and hampered the move, Ontario, Adanitoba, Alberta, and Bri- meats of Turkish forces on the Egyp. tisli Columbia. The use of machines tlan front so greatly that lhoy were of different types, tested under differ- worth at feast a coulee of army corps etit conditions, will by the and of title to the Allied cause. season givo.nn innnense amount of In- formation n Mlnard's Liniment for Burns, etc. and salad mixed, The table is laid finers of tate Alr Bonrtl, the Dominion The World's Most Wonderful Gardens For eighty years Kew Gardens, in London, have been the Mecca not only of the world's horticulturists but of millions of admiring visitors, Kew Gardens do not exist solely or even primarily for the purpose of pre- viddng relaxation for jaded Londoners or wondering visitors from every land. Their chief object is the advancement of the study of plant llfe, combined with the introduction into Britain of new and rare foreign plants. The Gardens, which cover 288 :acres, oontain 26,000 different varieties of plants arranged systematically In hot- houses and In the open, The Palm House, which attracts more visitors than any other building, Is 302 ft, long and 66 ft. high. It Is warmed by huge mane, the Beat being conveyed through 17,500 ft, of pipes. One of the treasures of the; Gardens is the Victoria l:ogla, the queen of 1 water -Mies and the biggest flower known. Ile, loaves are so broad teat' they are capable of supper irg lime weight of a rl:ild cf five. 'Timis wen - derail plant, which has a arouse to lt- self, was discovered in 1801 by a Span- ish monk, who described in a report to his Government his astonishment at first seeing the glorious blooms. Thirty years later an English botan- ist found the plant floating on the Ber- blee River in British Gulnana, and his description created tremendous .in- terest. Soon afterwards it made its appearance at ICew, where the wonder plant has received the homage of hun- dreds of thousands of yisltore, Another source of attraction are the: pitcher 'planta. The Flytrap variety is almost uncanny. No 8000er does an insect relight on the Inside of its cup titan the lid shuts clown tightly, re- maining closed until the prisoner has been completely digested by the plant, But to catalogue the plant marvels of Kea would be to essay n gigantic task, just as to inspect the contents of the Gardens thoroughly would occupy marry Boys. For the vlsllor who is in- 101.08ted in Nature and who iris on eye for beauty, the pr.;,rlbi1l;1"a ai lrcw are fn^xhaust.blo. with the bread, calve and pigs. The bread and calve are wrapped with nap- kins if necessary to protect them from drying winds. The iced tea, butter and fruit "gelatine are prepared for the tido and on ice ready for imme- diate transfer, so when rile harvesters file into dinner after the noon whistle blows, the meal can be served in order without rush. Try this plan next time and I'm sure you will agree with me it's an easy task. Canning Questions Answered. Whatmakes pears discolor? Answer.—Mineral sulphur content of water; variety of pear; amount of air for oxmldatiott in jar, Is steam blanching best? Answer—Steam hlencbiitg is grow- ingin favor with all who know rho Vaue of the mineral eontent of vege- tables, so valuable What is "pectin"? Answer. Pure feed product obtain- ed mainly from apples now, which makes all jelly "jell." What shakes strawberries rise? Answer. --Overcooking, too stow cooling and too heavy syrup, How the we prevent pickles turd prosfr:el f'om melding? Forestry Branch, and the different pro- vinolal forestry departments aro fee - lowing the thereto of this sateen's operations with close intorest, tend will be guided by then in Inying out future work, In Poland, a new law has been pals- ied whereby juvenile criminals will ibe sentenced to trade schools instead of the penitentiere. Little Willie went with his mother to visit his sister who veers teaching in a neighboring town. He sat for awhi'a quietly listening to Itis sister ,as she talked to the pupils, then in a high, shrill voice •hs called out; "Jennie, you tallc too much." 00 k' SLE BREAKEY 50w• they ear barred of l talking about what that' are ilk.. USED AUTOS Ind ao1ua1ty In nlcok, Percy Breakey 4a YONGE TORONTi)ST, Mention dila taper. Census of Motor Cars, Dealing with the meter industry is 1920, the National Automobile Cltanp bur cd Commerce has publisher] stat istics showing that the united States possessed 9,211,296 ntotor vehicles. In groat Britain, by the latest return of the Ministry of Transport, 554,000 were in use in that year, About 8,000,000 of the United States total wero in use on farms. In passes• ger cars the number in use was 0,221.,- 107. Of these about 33 per cent. wero owned yy farmers, The tigti'L"o ehdw that 31 per cent: of the world's motor cars are in the United States. To continue the list: Canada with one ear to every 21 persona, New Zea- land with one to 41, Australia with one to 64, Cuba with one to 94 and Great Britain with one to 110 ole'ihe largeet users of motor cars In proportion to the population, while Liberia, with a ratio of ono car to 260,000 of' the pope• ]mien, is at the bottom, Sailor's Collar Once Useful The bluejacket's collar fa a Survival of the . clays when sailors wore pig- tails. The collar was to protect tifolt Jackets from the groans with whlok the pigtails were &OW& "w a .r -4