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Zurich Herald, 1926-03-25, Page 3SHORTENED OUR WORK BY W. C..SMITH, 'water toting Wee to lay a. few hu- dred feet of iron pipe from the lower pump outlet to the houees, It was not even necessary to bury it below freezing depth, for the grade was suf- ficient to keep the pipe drained, oand so far it has given oto trouble. At the outlet a 'half-antreel w•aa eat in the flour of the house. This has a hinged lid and is provided with an overflow pipe so the fowls cannot gest into it and there is no surplus water, Pauls aro urenafor the colony houses and uv,e filnded from this half -barrel. Had it; not been for the neterai grade we .would have buried the pipes below freezing depth and forced the water. However, that would have been a wonderful improvement over carry- ing the doily supply in pails. Pipe was bought mend -hand and this simple lout efficient system cost less than a five -dollar bill. Some extra mash hoppers were built and the feeding troughs of the old ones widened slightly. This gives a two -weeks mash supply and less feed is wasted by the birds. Each hen oan feed without being crowded. More eggs have resulted. At one house an outside grain bin was built from used lumber. This, supplemented ' by sortie heavy oak barrels and bought at the grocery fora dollar each and fitted with tightly hinged lids; hold a two - weeks. supply of grain. Each two weeks a supply of mash and grain is loaded onto a one-horse sled or wagon and the houses supplied. Where there was need, wall; nests took the p' -ace of boxes. These are niiere'ly shelves with partitions. The wall of the house makes the rear of the nests.. They are swung at the top so they can easily be removed for renovation. In the first class the hair may fall Altogether we •spent $15 for im out all at once or It may fall atif In provements. It formerly took at least patches. In such cases in which the thirty minutes night and morning to lose of hair seems• to nave some vague feed, with en extra trip or two during nervous origin it seldom In permanent the day to refill the water vessels. and• the hair sooner or Iater grows Now fifteen minutes is ample time for back again. After a severe fever there feeding and there is no water to' carry. is a tendency for the hair to fall out. This usually takes place, about three should be increased next day. Two or months after the time that the fever was at its highest. It takes a hair about six weeks to kidneys, which is normally pure white, grow an inch, and cutting the hair appears yellow, though the droppings does not improve its growing qualities. are solid, and the bird appears per- The hair is not a hollow tube. This fectly healthy, look out for bowel trou- fact will surprise those who are in- bles. When the discharges are streak dined to have the hair singed oc- ed with. blood, it le time to give pre- casionally. Singeing the hairis often ventives for diarrhoea. Greenish dis-• recommended to overcome splitting of charges, turning to frothy white, are the ends and to prevent falling of the a symptom of cholera. ' hair. According to the beauty spe For severe dysentery, a tablespoon- cialists, "it closes the tube and keeps ful of common baking soda, mixed in the fluid in the hair." But 'the hair water (using plenty of it) is, excellent, has no sap. The long Bair of a woman Repeat three times a day until the .has a tendency to split at the ends .and fowl recovers. This is especially re- the singeing of the tips substitutes a commended when the bowels indicate charred blunt point for one that is a cholera condition. cut clean. Greasing 'the hair lightly. Th general causes of diarrhoea are will .supply nil, the lack of which indigestible food, a chill, coarse or causes the hair to split. . half -cooked feed, too much bran, The hair is nourished by the blood scarcity of grit, exposure to heavy that comes to the hair roots. In order_ rains,, irregular and 'improper feeding, to prevent the hair from falling out, a filthy water, and too much fat. certain amount of time each day must Diarrhoea maty also be produced by be devoted to head hygiene. Keep the keeping the fowls a. Iong while on scalp clean. Wash the hair once in hard, dry feed, and then giving a lib- two weeks, using a good soap. After eral supply of green feed. Deprived of lathering the hair well it is important green feed for any length of time, to rinse repeatedly with warm water, fowls eat so greedily that they become to make sure that all the soap is re- gorged', and the result generally is moved from the Bair and the scalp, In R We have been paid in teal money. as well as in brae anti steps to re- arrange he interior of our poultry house, j: investigator for a large lend concern told us once that he had visited refit of the larger poultry fiocka of several stater and that in his honest opdniom• at least two-thirds o4 the arrangements were not more than 50 per cent. efficient for housing and feeding, In grouping his specific rea- sons for this condition we found it largely due to the following causes; Poorly arrange;, inadequate, un- 'handy n-'handy water supply. Lack of mash hopper capacity and wasteful hoppers. Feed rooms, usually the barn or granary, located too far from the poultry buildings. Floors cluttered up with unneces- sary ,appliances, wasting room needed for the birds and making extra work. Lack of dropping boards and nests made of boxes, old "pails and odds and ends, Making the house difficult to keep in a sanitary condition and add- ing extra work in cleaning. We found that, without being con- scious of it, we had been wasting time and efficiency through some of these things and set about to correct them. Our first imiprovement was in the water and feed supplies. Our main houses are 16x48 feet, holding approximately 275 birds. In addition to these, two or three 9x12 - foot colony houses are used for breed- ers, surplus cockerels and other needs which ,arise from time to time. The first step was to group these colony houses where they could be passed without extra steps on our way to the main buildings. Water bothered• considerably. It is ho small task to esupply 400 or 500 hens where water must be carried a hundred yards. We had no water sys- tem exeept a pump that could be oper- ated either with the gasoline engine pr by hand, and no supply tank of any sort except the stack tank. AU that was. necessary to do away with the 1 Got fid of dc Grass • I have completely eradicated: quack grass from my farm, and I believe you would• like to know how I did it. Commence any time in the year that 'YOU can get at it, but be sure that you ..can remain right with the job faith- fully until completed. If a firm• sod, you •sleauld use a breaking plow with a jointer instead of a coulter. Thus, you can turn the sod completely over and leave it smooth and .fiat. Plow six inches deep, or deeper if possible. This will give a few inches • of soil on the eurface, which the disk, set at as steep an angle as possible, .witl pulverize. At the same time the disk wil cut the root -stalks and throw them to the surface. Always lay the disk half -way; by so doing the surface is always kept smooth and level. Now disk crosswise in th•e•saime manner and continue until you have formed a perfect dust mulch all over the field. This dust mulch will prevent evaporation of moisture. As soon as the green biacles begin to show, commence disking again, and keep going until every spear of green has been destroyed. Do not bother to rake up the root -stalks and haul them off and burn them. Leave then; right there for tl ;y. will add humus to. the eon -- a ;nighty important factor. Whore these roots are the thickest, there you find the best growth of corn. When this, work is`oomnmenced after harvest, continue the disking till May • 24 and plant to corn, or a cultivated orop. One plowing of quack is enough if properly dome. The dust mulch will- hold the moistures and the roots be- • low said mulch must either grow or deoay. Tour contiuuous, disking pre- ventsi the roots from getting a green 3eaf on the surfaoe, consequently the mats mast .die and decay. Have the disks good and sharp; so they will shave the 'root right off. Sten on. •the gas,, so as to give motion enough to throw th•e roots• out to the surface. Remember --no raking and hauling off the roots, no second .plow- ing. Do this work in a workmanlike : manner and you will have satisfactory results. ----A, A. I3, Bowel Troubles in Fowls. Olive oil (the dose is a tablespoon- ful) has been ouccesefully used fon bowel troubles in fowls. Castor-oil is u,iso valuable in casae, of diarrhoea. dose will reprove het tent matter from the intestines, and cool the bowels. Some poultrymen use castor -ell and follow with a close of olive -oil Other yeAommend ed treatments for diar- rhoe4t are: 1. A few drops of spirits el camphor in the drinking Slater. 2. A half -teaspoonful of paregoric• per fowl daily. 3. A teaspoonful of soda water (made by adding three teaspoonfuls ' of bicarbonate of soda to a pint of water). 4, Finely ground charcoal added to the nosh food, 5. A. tablespoonful of lime water in mach pint of drinking water, 6. Ten drops of tincture of unix vomica for every half-pint et Waking water. There aro some who elai,in this, will check bowel disease when all other r;medley fall. 7, plica boiled -to a gummy mass, and fed; by itself fa # •a few days-, 1`ei . 8. n drops of Iauidauum in a tea- Speenful or water. If ilia -dose doed not 'correct the iaf. ,eheee, the ''dose ry THE "13UL.L OF RASNAN" IN CANADA Field Manshal Sir Edmund Allenby, the conqueror of Palestine and the deliverer of the Holy Land from the Turk and the inodera Crustader who has achieved what had not been done since the Orasades, landed at Victoria re - from the S.S. &omegi, which has corn from Seance', New Smith Wales, and touched Honolulu en route. His Lardshtp is known because of his thrust- ing hrusting offensive in the wax as the "Bull of Basilian," will make a trip across the Dominion. ?hotc ;raph shows Lord Allenby with Lady Allenby. Care of the Hair. The number of hairs on the scalp of a full-grown. adult is nupposedto be about 100„000, but. the ,average scalp seldom has, that number. An expert says that cases of falling hale are divided into two classes. One class is idiopathic, which means that no- body knows any real reason why the hair falls out, It just falls out and that's the end of it The other big class includes 'all those.castes, in which the hair falls out as the result ofsome disease. three doses generally effect a cure. When the excrement secreted by the diarrhoea. When. diarrhoea starts the drying the hair It is n.ot necessary to feathers become soiled around the vent. rub vigorously but rather to pat it en - with warm Turkish towels. After dry -1 Looseness of the bowels is an indica ing the scalp, start a vigorous circula-, tion of indigestion, or derangement of tion of the blood by rubbing with the the digestive •organs. Fowls, that are ends of the fingers. Avoid scratching; in good health seldom suffer from the scalp. If it seems dry, a small bowel trouble. amount of pure olive -oil may be rub -1 bed in. Part the hair and rub the oil into the scarp. If warmed, the oil will' penetrate the scalp more readily. • ` Oily hair is usually caused by some I disorder of the digestive organs, and , frequent shampooing will stimulate the oil glands and increase the ails- • To Prevent Morns on Calves. Dehorn your cows when they are calves from one to two weeks old., Here is how:(; lip the hair away from the little, horn button aid rub the but- ton utton with caustic potash. Rub until a spot•about the size of a dime appears reds but not bleeding. Put caustic on the l niton" only. Don't teem the Calf aut in the rainim- mediately after putting the caustic on, tor this will wash the cauistte into the calf's eyes. .You can get eaustic at the drug store for a few cents. Do not handle caustic•. with the bare hands; use an old glove. Caustic must be kept iii an air -tight container to ine- serve ite strengths—W. F..11. "Keeps Ply Feet Dry." "It leee.ps my feet dry," said tho hired man. He cut from -an o=d inner tube a piece of rubber a trifle larger than the sole of his aline. In resoling his shoes he placed this piece of rub- ber between the shoe and the ne:wJ sole, after which he nal:gad firmly and trimmed..—d. L. 13. Well-plececl windows in a hog house that runs esat And w•cst. will admit nearly twice the amount cf Bight that would enter a• •similar house cXienliug north and south. Sunlight is a neces- sity in keeping the bog House dry, waren, ana sruitit.ary. When the farmhouse ined'icine cab- inet contains only the simplest of first- aid remedies and when the doctor is called in to prescribe for all illnuc§s, the health of the rural family will he much improved. Donn feed 'lire sow for the first teveaify-four hours after 'farrowing. She should;., however, have nil tite ld.lto'warun wat er bet the cbasiidri, One should gradually ';`;crease her ration of light Ueda of bran enc; ground grains, so that.. In ten days or two weeks silo viii bo ,receiving a al. i noriu Ned. nose. Once a month is -often enough for the •soap -and -water ehampoo. Be- tweea timeG9, the dry shampoo will cleanse the hair and improve its ap- Pearance, For the (ley shampoo, use powdered orris, rout:, dusted evenly over the hair (n•ot the 'scalp). aallove to •remain two Tours, then brush out. Oornmeal is also good. Talotun powder may be used. In an •eanergency, bat is likely , to sift into the notes of the scalp, and that is what you want to .avoid. The beaten, white of an egg will cleanse the hair quickly and easily. Allow the egg to remain in the hair until it is {ley as powder, then brush oust. This does not clog the pores, but 11 will straighten out artificial curls and waves. 't'i'oaring a tight. hat does not cause the hair to fall out, so much as wear- ing the hat for long hours at a time and a lack of open air exercise. The scalp must not only be kept elean, but it trust have air and sunshine. In fact, modern life has brought about many changes, and the fact that we no longer depend upon a heavy head of hair for protection bas had a serious effect upon the scalp. Aluminum Paint Checks the Heat. If the steam or hot-water radiators In your home are painted with alumi- num paint their radiation effectiveness is reduced about 15 or 20 per cent. This means they are giving off that much leas heat than they would were they covered with a more effective paint. In other words, all conditions being equal, larger radiators are re- quired to heat your room in cold weather. These are facts, proven by government tests, However, on steam or hot-water pipes leading to radiators ' or storage tanks, the aluminum paint is an advantage as it helpe keep the heat in. The tests elso show that where aluminum paint is applied to the under side of thin metal roofs•, it reduces by half the amount of heat radiated underneath, as compared with under surfaces of corroded metal or those covered with ordinary paints. It i`s• not neoessary to remove the old Paint before. applying the • aluminum. Nor is it necessary to remove it front radiators to increase their effective- ness by applying another kind. This is due to the fact, paradoxical as it may seem, that in radiation it ie the character of the surface that is fm - portant, and the effectiveness of aluminum paint in suppressing reale- tion, or of non-metallic paints in pro- moting it, is not affected by what they cover DIFFERENT WAYS OF PREPARING VEAL A Oars Head triad make several exceiteaat meals. SpCit the head open, remora the brains and tie them in a thin c1ath, Chop off the jaws and dis- eand then),, along with the ey'e's. Wash the head and, put to boil in water to Over. When partly done drop in the tlzsains. Boal slowly until the meat w, .•1 Ioa•vo the bones, them chop it fire y along with a mice of fi+isd ham. Sea- son with:sats andcayenne-Peeper, stir in a beaten egg, a few bread-oru•mbs, and the brains (unless you save them for making croquettes) and put in a baking-dnh. Sprinkle broad -crumbs over the top and dot with butter, Add enough liquor to half -cover the mix- ture unci bake in a moderate oven for one4iai-f hour, Strain the bones from the ret of the liquor, season with salt, a dash of cayenne pepper, e felt drops of lemon juice, and eller a hard-boiled egg over the top and serve hot. Bread out into di•oe and fried in butter may be dropped; into this soup when served. The tongue can be boiled for another meal. Mock Birds are nioe for a company dinner. To make wee vefzl cutlets, one-half inch thick. Divide each cut- let into pieces about 2x4 or 2x5 inches, dust each piece with salt, pep- rer and poult y seasoning, roll and fasten with wooden toothpicks or tie with string. Brown the i,: =e the fat from the cutlets or other dripping, then add one-half cupful of water or enough to oover the bottom of cooking utensil, hover orosely and simmer very slowly until tender, adding more water if this cooks away. At serving time, remove fastenings and lift care- fuw.y to platter and cover with a gravy made by -adding flour to the ;fat, blending until smooth and then adding milk to make sauce the con- sistency of thick cream. ' Veal Pot -Pie: Cut meat into small pieces, drop into boiling water and cook until tender. Then add twelve Honey for the Table. My fondness for honey led me to con- sider keeping a few bees some years ago, although I had no tiine to spend as a bee keeper. By chance I happen- ed to hear of a simple way to have my own honey. The plan, which I adopt- ed, is as follows: , I keep my bees in a •cupboard, the dimensions of which ars 2 x 2 x 4 feet. In this cupboard are two shelve,, with an equal space between each shelf and the top and bottom of the cupboard. A space is left between the shelves and the sides so as to let the bees cir- euiete freely, the shelves resting on brackets nailed: to the back of the cup- board. This improvised "hive" is placed in a corner of my barn. A runaway ex- tends from the bottom of the cup- board out through a holo cut in the side of the barn, acting as, an entrance and exit for the bees. The door is the saute size as the face of the cupboard, 2 x 4 feat. It is equipped with a window so that the activity of the been can be watched occasionally. This window is shutter- ed so that the light is excl.ucied at all other times. I have never been tronbled by swarming, duo to the fact, I imagine, that the bees have plenty of room, Neither have I been troubled with millers. I do not even bother with boxes, as the bees use the shelves for their hooey. T remove the honey on frosty mornings. Professional bee-1:copsrs' may laugh at my plan. Personally I ant willing to admit that I know nothing of the technical points of bee culture. Tho one thing that I do know is that this plan has worked fine for me. My table is always supplied with houey—at the least possible effort on niy part. Throwing mud at a good man soils your own bands. No DETAILS GIVEN The unmet secrete has boon observed regarding the conetrucilo•tal design of the naw fl,.t;;sdi crnifi.er, r ,eThe .• sac; ic; i , feel htiffolit, the recent lrtulndahing of wiiici, the ether day at Portsiitouttli, is sli;iwii above• t•c..,c, ., .lu li., , of five cruisers of the county class now ander construeLiop, potatoes, alae sinmld onions an4 trio carrots (quartered). When the leg tabu aro tender, thicken the gravy, put eels in a baking-disl'h and cover with strips of pastry iu •1attioe -fa- Sidon. Rake for one-half hour in a hot oven. For Mock -Turtle Soup, clean and scrape a ealf'e head, discard the oyes, out off and throw away the jaws. Cover with water and boil until the meat is tender, then cut the best pieces from the bones and set aside. Reborn the bones to the broth, and add some chicken bones to flavor, if you have them, Add two sliced, on- ions, a sliced turnip, some sticks of oelery acid a few sprigs of parsley. Add a piece of stick cinnamon, ane c eve, Me or two a.Yspice, a gratings of nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste. Cook one .and one-half hours, then strain through a sieve and thicken with a little browned flour stirred smooth in cold water, Then add the veal cut into dice, a little chicken meat, if you have it, and same mer 20 minutes. Dish into hot plates' and drop a slice of lemon in each to. improve the flavor. Roast Veal is improved by a stuff- ing of mashed potatoes seasoned with a finely minced onion and chopped parsley. Make a pocket for the stuff- ing by removing the bones. If the bones are well cracked' and rice or barley added, they will make a fine broth. Brown gravy for veal (or lamb) is particularly good if a little tart jelly is added to it. Veal Loaf is nice for luncheon or supper. It requires three pounds of, uncooked veal, one-fourth pound of salt pork or ham (both finely chop- ped), one cupful of rolled crackers, three eggs (weld beaten), one tea- spoonful of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of salt, one-half teaspoonful of pep- per. Form into a loaf and bake two, hours. Slice cold. THE OVERSKIRT FIGURES IN • AFTERNOON MODES. A note of chic simplicity is a fea- ture of this satin frock, which has its graceful overskirt curved to form a - deep V in the front and back. Long full sleeves of contrasting -color satin are trimmed with bands of embroidery, and gathered into tight little bands at' the wrists. The diagram shows just how the dress is put together, and pattern No. 12613 is in sizes 16, 18 and 20 years (or 34, i6 and 38 inches bust only). Size 18 years (36 bust) requires 5% yards.36-inch, or 3 yards 54 -inch material, with 1% yards trim. mini; -braid for the sleeves. Price 20e. ):very woman's d•n ire is to achieve that smart diti'orc•at appearance which draws favoeab'e continent ;Tont the ob- servote public. The designs ilius- t.rated iii our new Fashion Hook are originated in the heart of the style eenttes and will hell, you to acquire that much desired air'. individuality. Price of the book 10 r:p:1.t the copy. HOW TO ORDER P.a I.' FERNS. Write your Immo ;nal address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns 58 you 17ant. Unclose 20' in stamps or rain (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Y`ea'rn Dept., WI•son Publishing Co., 73 Wisest Aci+'- laide St•., Toronto. Pat Lenz sent by return maid. Making Medicine Palatable • It is always an uu:p:easant task to givo a small child :u isas of medicine which it dis-:ilc -s. When I had to give nay small daughter daily doses of ono of the mineral ors so moo's used now, I tried putting just a few cf the chow- tato sprinkle;, or :.hot., which are used to dc.eorutc ears: icin„ s on top of the , fnediciro, Now she tskes it eneer:y. Finely cut chnco:ato would work as w ell...R. 13. G. )' have always thought tho actiotia interpreters. of t:teai the hest of their ihouglus, i,00loo.