The Brussels Post, 1949-3-16, Page 3The Young
Old Folks
By
Matthew P. Christopher
'Tit •e!' Dave said. "The e ceiling's
finished.. Now, you've got hely
stairs, tune walls in the livit,g room
and bedr001s, and a new porch."
Ile 1if ed his chin defiantly, and
something like a cold glint entered
Itis bit wn eyes as he gazed down
at his }nutter. "Anything else you
gong o dui"
Dru.illa glanced at Riot scarily,
clutclud his amts. "Dave!" Site
Sounded so weak, lice a chill.
His mother sc,'ed up to hint
with a• holt flame hurtling in her
cheeses, She was so shot., thought
Drnsiila, so small against iter son,
"Why? trliat'': the matter: Lead
and 1 --eve were laikie!;• about put-
ting in a new kitchen floor. too.'
Dave .hook his head, "There you
go! Ever since yam bough thin,
place that', all )....11 and Dad have
been doing --fixing and fixing. For
a couple of old people you're
ecrtainly throwing youe money
around."
"l'tn only Lily liv ; _.:lid his
father solemnly, puffing quie";' nu
an old, black -howled Moo.
1.
Dave lauhed drily, "Well?
Don't you think that': g'•ttiug
along?"
.After lunch he ten's a nap, and
Drusilla snel,cd quictiy out of the
kitchen dour and .o rted, back
across the field to .\looter and Dad
Parsell's. •
"I didn't hove anything to do,"
she eepi:tined, "so t thought I'd
come hack and visit awhile. Dave's
sleeping, 'Mother said you're going
to put in a new kitchen floor. What
kind? Oak?"
"1)h, no, Mother did not mean
that \\'e just an to sand the old -
floor, then put on inlaid linoleum.
She loft soon, for fear Dave
would got up and not find her there.
When he 'woke there was still
time for supper, and Drusilla sug-
gested a tittle ride through the
country
"The road down toward the lake,"
site said "\Ve haven't seen the
Ackling. so Tong! And Jlrs Ack-
ling has Leen so sweet to ate!"
"Oh, Drusilla — and Davel 1ts
so good tr. sec you! Come around
the house, Coln is back there, work-
ing on the terrace."
They followed !ter. Drusilla stop-
ped and stared suprisedly at the
vari-colored flagstones that made up
the terrace. At one corner, which
was not quite finished, a white -
hatred figure dabbled with a trowel,
He
hy,kol up, his red face crinkled
11, :, .r'!!.. "Well!" be exclaimed.
Dave had hurt them. She
cou'd see that in the soft tears
in their eyes, and their mouths
that hung, limply, at the cor-
ners,"
"Look who's here! [low are you,
Drusilla? Dave? lly, you're both
looking so young you make Inc feel
old! How's the folks, Dave?"
"Good, ;11r Ack ling, thanks."
"Doing any utas on that house
of theirs?"
"Some. just finished—"
"1!t•s..\ckIMg1" Drusilla exclaim-
ed. "What s that down below herb?
A flower her!? Oh, it's beautiful!
Dare, look!"
After work the next day she saw
Dave drive past the hoose, and
from the bac!: door she saw him
stop at his mother's. She waited
for the sound of the car's motor
to start up again, for lie should
be coating house to eat. Minutes
went by, What was Dave doing'
She heard the motor, She stared
at the car, trailing for- it to stove.
Suddenly, rhe realized it wasn't the
car. \ then, hurriedly, she ripped
off a sheet of war: napes', covered
the food on the table, and started
running across the field .to ..other .
and Dad Pitmen's.
When she peered through the
door of the kitchen the noise that
came from thin" was so loud site
could barely thin.. But site could
see Mbthef• Parsell sweeping one
side of the old floor that was slowly
changed to new, her round., rosy
cheeks puffed up in a smile. And
Dad Parselk his mild eonteuted
faee in the center of his own smoke
fog, holding an electric cord, so
that Dave unnldn'1 run it over with
the sander.
A11 Ready To Sign The Newfoundland Union Bill --Viscount Alexander of Tunis, Governor
General of Canada (seated) prepares to receive and sign the much discussed bill relating to
terms of Union with Newfoundland. Attending the ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa are
seen, left to right, Dr, Arthur Beauchesne, Clerk of the -House of Commons; Senator Wishart
Robertson, Government Leader in the Senate; Prince Minister Louis St. Laurent; His
Excellency Viscount Alexander; Dr, Gaspard Fauteux, Speaker of the House; Senator J. H.
King', Speaker of the Senate; Major General H. F, G. Letson; L. C. Moyer, Clerk of the House.
Now I don't really know if this
information will be of use to any of
you, but I'm passing It along just
on'tlte off chance. A Canadian firm
that manufactures a brand of 2-4-D
hasputout a movie flim hie
which
sounds—from the word I've re-
ceived about it—as though it might
be both interesting and instructive,
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Filmed in full natural color, and
with sound, it's an authentic pres-
entation of what weeds cost the
fanner in terms of yield, dockage,
and cash. It shows how the weeds
suck the land dry of moisture, nour-
ishment and fertility, and how they
choke to death the grasses which
hold the soil in place, The Location
shots, by the way, were made in the
fields of western Canadian grain
farmers during last spring, summer
and fall.
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After showing Trow those weed
losses have cost Canadian fanners
more than rust, grasshoppers and
all other pests and diseases corn;,
bitted, the flim goes on to show
holy—under the impetus of World
War Toro—tile research facilities
of all Government and commercial
agencies were stimulated to find the
answer to the problem,
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The film — it's title is "Tire
Triumph of 2,4-D"—is described as
being of vital importance to every
Canadian fanner and his family. It
was produced only for 16mm sound
projectors, and runs for a little over
half an hour. And it is available—
without charge—to farm organiza-
tions and other interested groups,
Ano if FOU happen to be inter-
ested, just write to BENOGRAPH,
100 Adelaide St. West, in Toronto.
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Now for a little assorted informa-
tion about this, that, and the other.
Around about this time of year
what is known as "ringworm" can
give your livestock a lot of trouble.
It shows up as small -bad spots
covered with lifeless, wrinkled grey
scabs.
* * *
A ctually "ringworm" •isn't
worm at all. It's a fungus wind,
grows best n animals e w to at r n s are in
damp, dark barns or stables. There
are two things you can do to knock'
out this fungus. One is to keep
your stock where there's plenty of
light, ventilation and clean bedding.
The other is to treat the disease if
it develops.
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Once the fungus starts, you can
whip it by washing the dry scabs
with a mild soap and a medium
stiff brush. (This softens the
covering which protects the fungus.)
Then use tincture of iodine, or phe-
morol, lime sulphur dip or Whit-
field ointment for a few days. When
the scabs are unusually thick it's
best to use an oil antiseptic, as the
oil will help to loosen tip the scabs.
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And as "ringworm" is very con-
tagious, be sure and separate the
infected animals frons the rest, also
he careful not to touch, with your
harp !rands, any diseased areas.
Now here's something that might
be worth the attention of hog
raisers. Specialists at a big Ameri-
can university have just proved, by
a carefully conducted test, just how
important good legumes can be in
a sow's ration, and what an effect
they have on the size of litters.
• > * * *
These experts have just finished
feeding two groups of gilts from
the time they were 57 pounds weight
right through their first litters. One
group was given alfalfa, either as
pasture, or as alfalfa meal on dry -
lot,. The other group was on dry -
lot and got no alfalfa.
5 5 5
The balance of the ration in both
cases was tirade up of grain, soy-
bean oil "teal, mineral and concen-
trated cod liver oil, Five of the
New Type
Chick Hatch-
ery—As Harold
Duggan lay in a
hospital, bored
with life and
weighted down
with a heater
for his injured
foot, a 'visitor
remarked that
the contraption
looked like a
chicken Itrooct-
el-, So Duggan
decided to
breed chickens.
For 3 weeks he
kept some eggs
next his foot
and foto' chick-
ens were hatch-
ed The chicles
were doing' very
well too, 'until
the, doctors re-
ftised• to let
C)ttggan keep
lllem longer,
thirteen gilts that got no alfalfa lost
ALL their pigs within a few days
after farrowing. Altogether this
group weaned only thirt-nine pigs.
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On the other hand, the group that
got alfalfa weaned seven pigs
apiece! The moral would seem to
be that if your sows aren't getting
plenty of Legumes, you're tossing
away a lot of potential profits.
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And when - I start pointing out
morals, it's a sign that it's abort
time to pipe down for the week.
ITEMIZ 1D!
An artist who was employed to
renovate and retouch the great oil
paintings in an old church in Bel-
gium rendered a bill of $67.30 for
his services. The church warden,
however, required an itemized ac-
count and the following was duly
presented;
For correcting the "Ten
Commandments" $ 5.12
For renewing heaven and ad-
justing the stars 7.14
For touching up purgatory
and restoring lost souls .., 3.116
For brightening up the flames
of hell, putting new tail on
the devil and doing odd jobs
for the damned 7.17
For putting new stone in Da-
vid's sling, enlarging head
of Goliath 6.13
For mending shirt of prodigal
son and cleaning hie ear( ,. 3.39
For embellishing Pontius Pi-
late and putting new ribbon
on his bonnet 3.02
For putting new tail and
comb on St. Peter's rooster 2.20
For repluming and regilding
left wing of the Guardian
Angel . 5.15
For washing the servant of
high priest 5.02
For taking the spots off the
son of Tobias 10.30
For putting earrings in Sar-
ah's ears . 5.26
For decorating Noah's ark
and new head on Silent .. 4,31
TOTAL $67,30'
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GARDEN NOTES
TIM15 TO PLAN
The experienced ger -truer doesn't
wait until the sun and sail are wart e
before starting to get ready for
planting. No "tatter what the weath-
er is like outside planning can
commence anytime, and there is fun
and value in this planning, too.
A good Canadian seed catalogue
and a Government bulletin or two
will prove invaluable. Despite all
the time -worn jokes about the seed
catalogue, these publications are
packed with real and vital informa-
tion, D,'ith the bulletins, they will
tell you when the various flowers
bloom, the colors, and whether they
are hardy or tender and safe to
plant in your neighborhood. Heights
are also given and the type of
growth. Only with such information
can one go albad and plan real
borders and other layouts, can be
sure there is something in bloom
right through until Fall, and that
the little things wfd not be hidden
by the tali.
With the vegetables, the cata-
logues and bulletins will help in
the planning and also ir. getting sat-
isfaction when the garden starts to
yield. One will learn from the des-
criptions whether certain varieties
are hardy, half-hardy or tender, and
how many days from planting to
maturity. All this is vital informa-
tion. One will also read about brand-
new discoveries in the vegetable
line, improvements in old stand-
bys.
NOT TOO CLOSE
Commonest mistake of moor gard-
eners is to plant too close together.
This is- not only a waste of seed
or nursery stock, but it alsoen-
courages weak or poor growth.
With shrubbery and trees, the re-
sult is a jungle with far too "such
shade about the house and weak
growth that is liable to fall a prey
to heavy storms. With annual
flowers and vegetables, proper de-
velopment is impossible, tate vege-
tables are liable to be •stringy and
tough, the flowers bunched so
closely together that they will not
bloom properly.
Generally speaking, all plants re-
quire at least half as much space
between them as they are high at
maturity, With big trees this means
20 to 40 feet, with carrots it "leans
only about 2 inches, with corn or
staked tomatoes 18 inches, On the
seed packet will be given the pro-
per spacing.,
With bigger seed like beans, peas,
cont, etc„ spacing will be easy, but
it is much more difficult with the
fine seeds of carrot, lettuce or alys-
sum. Such things can be spread
more evenly by mixing with a little
dry sand and sowing the mixture,
In any case, no matter how care-
fully we sow some later thinningg as
the plant* develop will be advis-
able.
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FIRST JOBS
There are some outdoor jobs that
can be started almost as soon as
the ground is bare. One of the first
will be lawn repairs or the starting
of new ones. Grass seed makes its
best growth in cool weather, Sweet
peas also must go in early for best
results. They need to develop their
deep growth before the soil gets
warm,
Qrouude for Divorce
A classified all appe;:'r1 in the
Fairmount (Minn.) Dail, Sentinel:
"Notice—1 will no longer be res-
ponsible for any debts contracted
by my wife, (Signed) L. B."
Just below it appeared a rebut-
tal ad: "Mr, L. B. does not have to
be responsible for any debts I may
incur , , , Ile can't even pay hiss
own. (igned) Mrs. L. B.
A. supposedly happily married
Kentucky wife sued her husband for
divorce because—"X didn't tike the
way he treated his mother."
A divorce was granted a hus-
band by a sympathetic court in
Virginia, when ha testified that his
wife had used prize specimens from
his butterfly collection to trim her
spring bonnet.
In suing his wife for divorce, to
Dbtroit, Michigan, matt obtained a
temporary injunction restraining her
from: striking him; attempting to
take his life; hiding the silverware
so ire couldn't eat; hiding his ash
trays; destroying his clothes; for-
bidding him to listen to baseball
broadcasts; barring his friends from
their home.
to People Really
Call file Crabby?"
Do you sometimes feel that people are
beginning to think you are high-strung
—always tense and nervous—so that
you fly off the handle easily?
Your Nerves Can Play
Many women find It hard to realize
their nerves are "bad". Yet it's not
unusual for a high-strung woman's
delicate nervous system to get
off balance—especially during the
functional changes she faces In
girlhood, young motherhood and
middle life. That's when a
tonic like Dr, Chase's Nerve b
can do you so much good by helpin
to restore your nervous energy.
It will help you feel better, look
better, rest
better at night.
During the last fifty years, thou-
sands of Canadian women of all
ages have gone safety and happily
Strange Tricks on You
through the most.trying periods of
life—by taking this tare -tested
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Dr. Chase's Nerve Food a chaaoe
to help you, too when you fees -,
upset or a bundle of nerves. Get
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name t'Dr, Chase" Is yourassuraa
—Dr. Chase'si
NERVE FOOD
14 -YEAR-OLD BOY STEERS
RUNAWAY BUS TO SAFETY,
WINS
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DONALD USIINIIK
OP PORT ARTHUR, ONT.
guider vehicle through traffic
A PASSENGER bus had stalled
on a grade. While the driver wa#
phoning, the emergency brake
gave way and the bus started
rolling down the street. 14 -year=
old Donald Usenik tried the foot
brake but couldn't make it work.
As none of the male passenger*
offered to help, Donald grabbed
the wheel and started to steer.
After some narrow escapes in
heavy traffic,the youngster swung
the bus around a corner onto
an incline, His courage won hint
The Dow Award for bravery.
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1. As the bus started to roll down the busy main
street, Donald ran to the front and tried to work
the foot brake. It failed and he grasped the wheel.
2. Several times, as the speed of the bus increased,
Donald had to swerve suddenly—once narrowly
missing a line of parked taxis.
3. The gallant boy, who had bad no driving
experience, finally managed to bring the bus
to a halt on a slight upgrade, No one was hurt,
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NATIONAL aseweRIEs LIANTE0
THE DOW AWARD iso citation presented for acts of outstanding
herol,,p and Includes a $100 Canada Savings Bond, The boo
Award Committee, a group of editors of leading Canadian daily
newspapers, selects tot/morn from reeonunendatfons made by ,,
nationally /mown news organi:anon.
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