Zurich Herald, 1924-06-12, Page 6i
Address communications. to Aerenomist, 73 Adelaide St. Wena, Toronto
PROTECTING THE HARNESS. companied by .a brief' caption, will
che
the harness where the bri•a que m most rty farm
Flanging journangl. Newspapersfroand magaaIn
Horses passing back and forth willare always in the market for pictes
ztot brush against it, and where none of something unusual .or noteworthy.
of the dangling straps will trail upon
One day my neighbor's boys caught
the neer necessitates the placing of a woodchuck that certainly must have
hooks upon the wall far above one's
head. But the difficulty experienced
by the boys in removing and replacing
the harness, where such precautions
had been taken, caused a certain con-
siderate farmer to employ a novel ex-
tension handle,
A three-foot length of four -inch
board was dressed to provide a handle
at one end and a strapof band iron
was nailed upon the other end to make
a wide loop. Upon this board the
harness hook was fastened and heavy
spikes were driven partially into the
wall at heights of four and seven feet,
respectively.
With this arrangement, when a har-
ness is to be placed upon the hook, the
board is • suspended from the lower
spike where the heavy pieces may be
been the great grand -dad of all his
tribe. One of his lower tushes was one of the easiest way
over two inches in length. It • pro-. All soiled dressings, exc
truded from theside of his mouth, ex- from wounds and contagi
tending above his nose where it miry- tious diseases,•should be
ed at the end like the horn of a Rocky, 1To Fumigate a Room—
Mountain goat. ; One is apt to run pleteiy. Arrange all furniture so duet
across these freaks of nature either, surface is exposed to fumes. Open
in forest growth, the animal world or all drawers. Mattresses should be
geographical formations; and there thrown over foot of bed Lire 1 pint
is a wide market for good pictures of of formadehyde to. 1,000 cubic feet.
that kind. • Allow room to stay closed 12 hours.'
An Antiseptic'• is a substance that
From the sentimental standpointms but:does
the piotures of your family early at-
prevents growth of ger
tain an almost priceless value. The not kill. Listerine and boracic acid
careless "easy poise assumed among are antiseptics. To make boracic acid
home surroundings, is a great deal solution, add as many crystals' as the
more natural than the stiff, stilted water will dissolve. This is a mild,
attitude assumed before the photo= unirritating- solution, `and is need in
arranged upon it with ease. It is grapher. Then the family gatherings.
then raised by means of the extension I Then there was "Old Nell," the kind-
handle to the second spike, where it est, gentlest horse that ever lived, who
is supported safe from accidental dis- seemed to be always trying to ac
turbance and ready to be lowered quaint herself with your every wish
again without difficulty. that she ;might render to you fault-
less service. I always left the lines
A. ONE -MINUTE MILK STOOL. tied to the harness when cultivating
corn with her.
We have tried many milk stools but The reverse was "Prince," in the
none that we like better than our.picture I can detect that same roguish
present one which will stand so much
knocking around.
The construction is simplicity itself.
Take a piece of one -inch board and
cut to a square about eight inches an
a side. Smooth and round the edges I to acquaint himself if one single hill (alfalfa, red clover, green), rape an
and corners. Fasten this to the bo had escaped his devastating feet. Un- roots. The bacon hog must be grown
first, then finished. Heavy feeds too
early in life tend to round the rib,
shorten the side and lay excess fat
on the back and ham as well as snake
for a flabby jowl and a wasteful mid-
dle. Many well bred hogs of good
type are spoiled by early pushing
with the wrong kinds of .feed; Mid-
dlings, oats, niil'k, whey, tankage, and
the clovers are high in .protein, and
so build bone and muscle rather than
fat. Exercise helps to build muscle
also, and should be frely'given to
flannel underwear* for' applying hot
fonientations.
For H'orneemede Dfedie ase •Chest---
Clive oil, eastae oil, a. laxative' of some
DAIRY
After twenty-six :years' experience
Candling a dairy herd on iny.,farm of.
145 acres under varied conditions, I
+r
Home Education
"The Child's First $chpol Is the Fa mily"y°'-Feeehol
kind, glycerine, vaseline, , turp+erd nate, am fixstatly convinced that:it pays top
borax mustard ginger; oxide ell, zine- 11 ncedu ho t the e to Baby'T'alk-�•By Florence Bascon1-�Philli s.
grain cows re g
ointment,
boracic acid and peroxide 71 i cl Early spring and Th
hit tell ible "Baby talk" It was Budde's sister, Edith, a bright
smmulittle thing with a clear voice aitd mad`
feetant is a substance that kill 'fall tinct enunciation, who had explained'
Houseold Disin ectc nts—k14 °c° yin mx c rig pare, e a intern
igi
t h' hl succu
ter. pas ores are ig y. little Ruddy learned sounded cute to
coixtaining a large amount of
lent, germs that have power `'infef or
Water and a loci. amount of dry mat- his mothee. She . taught it to him,
c use disease.
There ar�� } c' - i _g flow of •herself,with angle •speeches as ..the
a i ,,, ter, Cows producing a heavy w : , v`'i
ky.
t one chemilis of disinnaturts,, a1 >a milk cannot consume enough
Pasture following: '
chemical. The natural •a nevi' ai l '?e ount f r ,, ' '' le snook-ookums
and heat, and the chemic ul— .ta ,supply the essential am. P d Y Does muzzer s itt
.s , mattes, ' want.a d'ink of wawa?. Sure him do.
phut; formaldehyde, etc.. st eQ rte xs , In past years, when my farm. I3'ess his 'ittle heart." "Baby see ze
the' best of all. It hits p . aAtE,,t„,,,,,‘
cl. An, ,`'�, grown supply of grain was exhausted, fifty. tat." "Him wants 'a nice eggie,
germs in a t o ^ k thou ht I could economise by net to eat, don't him? Yes him, do."
tuberculosis c.i
necessary for cleanliness
boiling of clothing, ate
Fresh air is needed, soap g u h had escaped her
ick h� � `'�'•uraining lily colds. while an, pasture, When he began to taw he combated.
ltt lii'he 11v during the early spring little lisp °of his own with the er- brother's predicament.
1 :i ins, trying the matter out I am Convinced
are capab g
ht b \ "te:, : that it is unprofitable economy:
oiir, Slee Eves dairyman knows when the
or .'" y
�• 4 •a"w • co�,vs go to pasture in. the spring the
•
-
the matter to me. The members of
the , family were then beginning to
realize the harm that had been done
but were too. indolent to make more
than spasmodic efforts to correct it.
Edith was: less than a year old when
Buddywas born, ,and since then, had
Spent most of her time with her
grandmother so she h a h
nig especia a i e
of th:, is ;;tonths. However, after thoroughly roneous pronunciation -and construe- All parents are not :educated, and
loge coin - •. nilk flow for a short tilde increases.
x
This inay continue for a month or
two, then a gradual falling off be-
comes' apparent. Not infrequently be-
fore this decline is checked a heavy
foss develops. Pasture does not con-
tain sufficient concentrates ter sustain
heavy -milking cows for any length of •an d when
glint of eye that was characteristic of
him as'he used to look back over his of promoting growth. rather ;than. fin -
shoulder when he had reached the end ish. The best growing feeds are mid -
of the corn row, seemingly searehing dlings, shorts, finely ground oats,
the side of the freshly turned earth skunmilk, buttermilk, whey :tankage
eye treatment' and surgical dressings.
Freezing cannot be depended on to
kill germs.
HOGS
"In •the making of bacon it`ntust be
remembered that the right type of pig
may be ruined by heavy feeding on
barley, corn and 'other heating and
fattening feeds just after .'weaning
and before he is properly grown. Ra-
tions should be made up with the. idea
tom of an old bucket of the desired
height,using wood screws.
WHY MY CAMERA HAS BEEN
OF VALUE TO ME.
My camera has been of value to me
both from a gainful and a sentimental
standpoint. I find that a sharp, clear
picture of some prize-winning member
of the farm yard, or some member of
the poultry yard that has established
a noteworthy egg -laying record, ac-
doubtedly in the event of there being
any survivors he was fully as much
surprised as I was. Then the faithful
dog, and the cat who, back in 1900,
was named "Century." When the
years pass, and the subjects of these
pictures have passed away, as many
already have, these pictures will be
of unparalleled value, for there is no-
thing that will go as far as they hi
bringing back the happiest days of
my life.—G. E.
"Oh, What Shall I Do ?
Everyone Should Learn - What Can Be Done in Case of
Accidents.
ef
BY MARY K. GREGG.
These condensed directions and Poisoning—Remove unabsorbed poi -
suggestions for first -aid -in -the -home son as quickly as possible by, giving
can be clipped out, pasted on (lard- emetic such as (1) tepid water, 2 to
board and tacked up near the medi- 4 glasses, or add as much salt as
tine or emergency chest, where all water will dissolve. (2) Aluin, ee tea -
who pass by can read them and learn spoon for child or 1 teaspoon for adult
in withhoneyor syrup. ' 3
Mus-
easein of need. tard can be used; eh to 1 teaspoon for
Wounds—lst, check bleeding; 2nd, child; double dose for adult, in one
cleanse wound; Brd, keep wound at
rest; 4th, protect wound from dirt or
dust. Do not touch wound with dirty
hands. Never apply cobwebs, tea
young pigs
tion
which he had been taught, and it
sounded so -irresistibly cute that.no
effort was made at home -to correct it.
Later however, when he entered
h best
few
le of tieing t es
English, but all can and should use
the most correct, English ;they know
especially in speaking to their chil-
Id
school, it ceased to be cute and be- dren. "First
truthfulnes
P s of • th
came a problem. • When he was seven adage, First impressions are lasting,"
or eight years old I :taught him. He is proven in nothing more than In
could read as rapidly as the usual be- speech.i e
ginner, but there was scarcely an in- I remember a classmate of mine
to g
'lli ible word to'. be heard. I tried who could not overcome the occasional
in vain to teach him to speak plainly, use of such colloquialisms as "yourn"r
I left the school he still and."hisin,' even after finishing he
time. For this reason I find it un- h abituall. lased into' his baby lisp normal course. Her parents were very
profitable to depend upon • pasture andpronounced his words and chose ignorant, .I even catch myself saying
lone even for a: few weeks during his constructions irrespective of any•"ain't," from home usage, though my
early spring. rules ever written. parents knew better. Let as have
Some good dairymen I know think How unnecessary for a child to "good .:English; homes" instead of,
it does not pay to grain cows on' pas start his . school life . so handicapped! `good English weeks."'
tune as the increased milk flow is not
POULTRY.
sufficient: to offset the cost of the
grain ration. This in a measure may
be true if taken alone d?roin .the stand-.' During the heat of summer I find THE CHIILDREN'S
point of immediate increase in milk HOURproduction. But there Is something keep up th b t d
more important. I endeavor to .`en -
that the
hens with a shady range
their appetites a es an
lay more :summer eggs. When the
hens dust they select cool moist soil OH, BOY1
in a shady place rather thaai hot dry
dust in an exposed position. Young Make the most of your school, Boy
stocklike the rest during the heat of Study as hard as you caul
the day. I note that hens with a cool School days will soon be over
slimmer range seem less apt to stop And soon you will be a man!
egg production and start a summer
moult. Then comes the world of business,
Fine shade can be provided every The work of life and the care—
year with corn and sunflowers. After Learn• what you, can each day, y,
the plants are up a few inches they 'Twill count up a lot in a year!
grow so fast that very little injury
will be done to the foliage by the hens Tackle, the hard job first, Boy,
Fruit trees make a fine permanent Oh, don't be afraid to work! .,
shade on the range. My plum and The lazy ones may laugh, Boy,
cherry trees inthe poultry yards are But never you try to shirk!
ing to Dominion Live Stock Branchl seldom troubled with curculio al -
returns, totalled 224,873 against 211,- though it has not been necessary to Hold out a helping hand, Boy,
085 in the corresponding four"months) use much spraying to control that . To your mates on Knowledge Hill!
of last year; of calves 78,284 againsti nest.
Pull together—it's fun, Boy,
e .
67,151; of hogs 442,095 against 860,-P Evergreens like Norway spruce are To work and play with a will!
496, and of sheep 50,129 against 69,- good for shade and windbreaks. I have —E. H. Glover.
courage a heavy uniform milk' flow
throughout the entire milking period.
Graining on pasture keeps the cows
in proper physical balance. The cows
keep in better flesh, give less trouble
handling about the stable, and pro-
duce a more 'profitable flow of milk
throughout the year. They store up
surplus nutrients in the body which
later become available for the : pro-
duction of milk.
The Live Stock Market.
Up to the end of April this year
the sales of cattle at the five prin-
cipal markets of the country, accord -
182.. In addition there were billed noticed that a etnll warm day does
through this year, in the four months, not retard the hens fr"bm ranging like BENNIE FOX FINDS THAT IT
44,211 cattle against 41,6.21; 31,777 a hot windy day. The wind blows the DOESN'T PAY TO CHEAT.
feathers away from the hen's warm "Oh, Bennie, we are just choosing
body and makes ranging uncomfort- sides for game of a choosing
said
able. A windbreak on the range in- little Jackie Rabbit, running into the
creases the number of days each sum- schoolroom. "Come out and Play,w*ith
n 89 select ho a mer that the hens will continue. for-1us. I want you on my side.
a, good. finishing i�+xr be veal: calves $8.5(► �,8. , g aging• (You -remember Jackie Rabbit was
,,,, cued of two-thirds barley, and $8.06 to.$1119, andgood.lambs $13.:41 Colony houses for young• stock can Roll Rabbit's little ,nephew.) `
"Generally speaking, it "is • well to hogs against 61,583, and 5,279 Sheep
grow the pigs until they are four -and- against 16,985. Top prices for but -
one -half to `five months ,old "and then cher steers. averaged on May 1 this
finish them as as .possible by year, compared with the` same date
quicklylast year,$7.41 to $7,18 perhundred,
radually adding barley iii place of
one-third finely ground oats. If skim- to $12. In computing these prices the be raised on skids providing a cool - Well, now Bennie Fox knew that he'
not available,tankage '.0 to .markets at Toronto, Montreal, Winni- shady place beneath where the pool didn't have but one of his arithmetic
milk is
g, P
8 or 10 per cent. in the ration will peg, Calgary and Edmonton are aver- try can dust and rest during the heat: problems for his lesson that day and
prove profitable, particularly in win -. ,aged. of the day. In furnishing artificial: that he should finish them before he
ter feeding. The:plan should be tott shade with boarda or canvas be sure, `sent out to play. But pull-away was
grow the pig before he is finished. -Soldering Irons for Putty. they are •well built or sudden storms,
favorite game. He liked to play it
The all too prevalent idea that pigs When removing a broken window may blow' the shelter down en the, more than any other game ho knew.
melee cheaper gains -when around' 200 pane from an old sash where the putty poultry and cause a serious loss. , "Sandy Squirrel has all his prob-
lbs is eronneous. Pigs, like all other• has' weather -dried. and baked to the
SHEEP
animals, make most economical •gains hardness of brick, it is usually a-diffi-
glass of warm water. If patient can when young. It does not pay to hold cult matter to scrape the putty away,
them over the market; weight, either and bruised and torn fingers often re -
not swallow, give a stimulating injec-, in gains or in market price "—Ontario, `suit: There is an easy way to get
- - - . If a .soldering iron is heated and I harsh; the skin, which should be a
leets worked," he thought to himself:
. "I'll just look on his paper." So he
-The presence of worms in _ a flock skipped out to play pull-away, and
(left his lessons undone.
is indicated by the lambs becoming They played and played, but the:. '
time seemed short when the bell called
them back to their lessons.
Bennie sat right beside Sandy
tion into the rectum. To remove the Government Pamphlet, around this. dull. and listless, the wool dry and
pain, and • irritation, give milk, white h dr
ion at O.A. drawn over the putty; ' will be
The average egg production •of the ened to' such an extent that it can be
one thousand pullets that were trap- removed almost instantly. Any' heated
nested for the ;year was 168 eggs iron will do the trick.
each. We are trying to improve the Spitting Carburetors.
strain in size of body, size of ,egg
and color, rather than increasing the Aside from worn mechanism, spit -
number of eggs. ting or back -firing in a carburetor can
Five pens of ten •"Pullets each were very often be traced to a. little water:
placed in laying competitions. The that has collected in the gasoline. The
fifty birds averaged slightly above 190 water is usually the result of conden-
eggs each. The high bird of these in sation of moisture within the gasoline
the contests was 263. eggs, and the tank, something that cannot be
high bird of those on the plant was• avoided.
296 eggs, so says_Prof. W. R. Graham, Again the trouble may be due to a
leaves or any such substance to check of egg and milk, flaxseed tea, or any
bleeding. If impossible to cleanse gruel. These to be given internally.
panda before rendering first aid, cover Ptomaine Poisoning Symptoms:
wound with piece of clean old linen
soaked in solution made by dissolving
1 teaspoon table salt in a pint of
boiling water.
To Check Bleeding -1st, apply
water as hot as can be borne, or clean
ice-cold water, or direct pressure with
bit of clean cotton. A tourniquet may
be iniprovised from a bandage or
handkerchief. If in arm or leg) ele-
vete injured part. Do not give stim&
lents. They tend to increase bleed-
ing. Gauze or linen soaked in Friar's
Balsam tends to prevent infection and
acute inflammation of stomach and
bowels, pain, cold, sweats, and some-
times chills. Remedy: first get the
offending substance out of system.
Give castor oil; wash the stomach,
see doctor.
Poisoning from Inhaling Gas—Re-
move from poison air as soon as pos-
sible. Use artificial respiration; give
stimulation and an injection of salt
solution.
Drowning — Artificial respiration.
Draw arms away from sides and up-
wards so as to meet over the head;
promotes healing. then brought down to the sides, the
Burns—Use gauze, cotton, or linen
soaked in solution made by dissolving
1 teaspoon baking soda to' a cup of
elbows made to come almost together
over the chest. This roveinent con-
tinued at rate of about 16 per minute.
water. Cover burn. Olive oil is good . Friction and warm blankets are need -
to corer burl, • Burns from carbolic ed when breathing has started.
byapplying corn- Points to Reenerbe�'--To keep a
acid will be relieved Pp Y g
mon vinegar. Alcohol is the best anti- wound clean is one of the most im-
dote, and either alcohol or vinegar portant duties, Direct pressure is the
may be used externally or -.internally most effective method to check bleed
for this purpose. Canon oil may be ing. A tourniquet bandage should not
used, which is equal parts of lieseedibe left on too long or serious results
fill and lime water. Keep air away may follow. Best to remove after
from burned starts. two hours, even if you have to re-
Sprains—If
e
Sprains If aria, support with , apply it. Stimulants tend to increase
sling; if leg, apply splint and keep bleeding. The dirt that is• under the
slightly elevated. To relieve the pain,!finger finger nails may cause blood poisoning
apply a hot fomentation or an ice' if it gets into a wound.
poultice. • I Every home nurse. should know the
Hemorrhage /roe?, ,Vose --Keep Per- substance which can be used to quick -
son sitting up; never .1,t11e'ii;: head `held ly empty the stomaeliand be quick to
Over basin. Give fresh ati stretch nee it:when .rteeessity anises. In all
arms upward above aitd behind 'the' forms of poisoning,' cholera morbus,
head.: Pinch nose below - bridge be-' etc,, the first end • most important.
tweet thuiiib and `Forefinger. For ex- t thing is to get'rid of the offending
' trestle cases; .spray nostrils with alu it' substance as quickly as possible. Even
solution, 1 to 2 teaspoons to a lint if diarrhoea• is present, a dose of cas--
of water, I for oil should be given, to quickly
Foreign, Betties %st 1y -1f under clear the food tract.
upper lid, invert lid by drawing it 1 Thongs to Have for Sickness
down; hold, : it toothpick or stat'+h I X4 oantain syringe, • bed pan, rubber
across it, and roll lid back. Take a sheet, box af bandages 1 inch wide;
twist of absorbent., cotton or cleltn also 2 to 24rz inch.
linen and remove foreign body. Ili Some Improvised :4pplianees---A
lime should get in the eye, wash thor- ,shawl or blanket pinned to clothes -bat
oughiy with warns water and oil, sueh 1 makes a good screen to protect pa -
lie olive .oil. . 1 tient from -draught. Roller towel
Fractures—Send for cinder at once, i makes good abdominal bandage.
While waiting, support injured parta pricks and d tt••irons wrapped . in
If patient has to be moved, bandlige a newspapers are good when artificial
pillow around rhe fracturo With two hent it needed. Save old table linen,
or three pieces of board outside the ,sheets, handkot•chicfs, etc., for band-
;pliicey to Oct al splints. ( ages, poultices, etc. Old blankets and
Egg Products C soft- bright pink, becomes pale, and the
h•
The guns aboard the U. S. battle-
ship Colorado can fire a one -ton shell
a distance of nearly nineteen miles.
eyelids when turned back show t e Squirrel, so he copied all the prob-
membranes to be clear instead of a lams and slipped ,the paper back in
net work of blood vessels. In the last Sandy's desk.
stages, a dropsical swelling appears At class, Teacher Rabbit called on.
under the jaws. When. worms are •
Bennie, first.'
present,. the lambs should be drenched
"What is your anew(( for the first
with some vermifuge and changed to problem?" she asked.
fresh pasture. Copper sulphate, cone -
Bennie gave the answer, which
monly known as blue vitrol, is an ex ha ened to be 15.
cellent remedy, but one that must be "Correct, Bennie. Please put your
used - with extreme' care owing to its problem on the beard so the rest may
poisonous nature. see. Sandy you may put on the next
Sheep to be treated should be kept one," said the teacher.
Meanie went to the board with a
quaking heart.. Oh, how he wished he
knew how to do that problem, In a
few minutes Sandy had his problem
neatly done' and was back in hi$ s tat.•
But still Bennie "stood et the hoard
off feed and water for eighteen hours
clogged high-speed spray nozzle, which before treating. Just before treating
has a very small hole that can easily dissolve one ounce of copper sulphate
g
clo . A careful cleaning is the rein -l in three quarts of water and adminis-
edy for both the above-mentioned ter the doses as follows: For a three
troubles.-•�•Ed. Henry. , months old lamb, one ounce of the so-
,
w�
MR. WRIGLEY'S I�
�
calf
EN
(s•rom London Opinion.]
44i relieve I've got America. - I he
t peril/Sent chewing' zeolite,"
lution; for a six months old lamb, two
unable to do even the first part of his'"
ounces; fora yearling, three ounces 'problem.
and for a mature sheep, four ounces.' 'Bennie, I do not see how you knew
Any of the solution left over should ilio answer if you can't work the prob:
lie destroyed, as it is not safe to useloin," said Teacher Rabbit.
unless fresh. A solution can best be; 'I bet he copied his problems." said
obtained by suspending the ounce of little Jackie Rabbit
copper sulphate in a cloth and lower-) And then how Bennie did • feel..'
ing it in the water only,far enough to Everyone in the school knew that he
submerge the copper sulphate. In had cheated. 1 -le hung his head and '
measuring out the doses, the, size and went back to his desk. "
strength of the lamb should regulate- But he thought he had learned a
the amount, rather than the age. A!
good lesson, :even better than his daily
weak lamb, somewhat small for its, arit;mietic lesson, for he resolved that
age, should not receive as large a dose' no natter lieu poor' his lessons would
as indicated '.above.
be, he would never cheat:agein.
Hancly Storage
In most laying-bous e a storage Will The number of eggs set to get.; a
for scratch grain can be built out, mature pallet is possilily the .meet -iil-
froni the sills, without taking up any, efficietit pa•tof the': poultry':bnsinos.
of the floor space. Such a bin can' Tho ;hatching power of eggs is known
hold` at least six or eight hundred to be an inherited character, yet the
pounds. `oe grain. It ',should have ':z hatohing power ,of eggs is, very seri-
Smooth slanting,roof so the hens can-ously affected by nutrition . and gen-
note roost on it. eral caro and management. The De -
The • storage bili saves carrying partment of Poultry Husbandry, 0.
grain every day and enables the care' A. College, has been conducting some
taker ta feed the hens quickly in the experiments along these•lines, lint re -
evening when other work requires at- sults to far would riot warrant any
tentlon. The farmer who will carry conclusions being offered. The prone to the hen hoose
with the leant le
conclusions
complicated and will take some
and keep the bin filled will find that trine to work our•, so says Pali. W. R.
Ills wife can care for the hens with- Graham, 0.A.0 _ ,
out carrying heavy pails of scratch --r-••— - e-
feed. In snowy and rainy weather, It is :fortunate that na Dile in real
the Bandy grain supply inay insure life is quite so wicked as sotae et the
r care for the hens. characters its fiction,
belle ,