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Zurich Herald, 1923-07-19, Page 6• cr yieyYMeti'iiT • os.rs I Made dying and War : owns of My Open Porches By Nell B. Nichols' My dream -house had a fireplace, Many books, and, o most • important of s for every occasion. I a11 averandah , emerged from my dreams with three ordinary verandahs --which isn't so I bad—a fireplace, and enough reading, material so that I , can. refresh my mind with a story or two every clay. And because I so thoroughly enjoy liv- ing on my verandahs in the summer, l I'm going to tell you about these little 1 rooms. In the beginning they were three small structures, none of them or the least t bit 'b eltl $' glass -enclosed unusual. carried to the vera My back verandah is my summerl I cook in the kitchen workshop. The first improvement I are flee for serving raadc in it was to apply some paint. I Frequently they co tackled the floor first, giving it a e couple of coats ' of paint in a. battle the expensiveness of barnyard ma- ��UI-0T�� �• � tears the grower, especially r - i in the It seems to be the general opinical speeialized fruit distriets, must rely ,h e on cover crepe. 'Cultivation that mites and lice (probably" S� lar!; 13 worst enemies of poultry) are one P 1 should bo stopped and one of these the same thing. Stroh, however, is pot crops sown; froth the lst to the Lath the case. Mites are entirely' differeet of July, depending on the district,, in habits and modes o living, Rye and Hairy Vetch make .an ideal }. must be destroyed by different meth eembieetion; rape is good or buck - to be we.si:ed, if pos-, ods. Both lice and mites reduce' the wheat for poor land, etb t the main 13 can number of dishes 1 y thing is to g Bible, duringthe hot weather. . vita lit of the fowl to s c idan E)ateatI a ois t under; so aoeop of weeds is lig tb e' a s with piping hot bis- that it easily succumbs b pl. Bacon and cog better than nothing. An overwinter-� cults and, strawberry jam taste mighty The louse is a. very small insect of fine out en the verandah summer a creamy color, has six legs and, con-,'ing crop should not be allowed to growm if one watches trary to opinion, can not suck blood. for long in the springs it will then the sem c. especially The birds. give a It lives on the body of the fowl, feed -':,compete with the trees' for feed and the sun ert up. T .nloiature at a time when they urged -boy,"L like to, ba free context at this Hour: Of course, ing on the filth, dried blood scales the '� wind drives us to from the feathers and scurf of the -,.both most acutely, Po ea dotvsn ring tudkeli ihejust ethe s is. I'll `admit that themeals, but not skin. Lice breathe through pores' in , cover crop in the fall ory P the house for some me . , ver- .sides of their bodies, " Almost, any, Before it has made much growth—II saw to . it After that, the mother every day.. And this living work v the 11 kill them. b 11 Dept f Horticulture On- that the biggest boa got a bedtime it andahs saves me considerable ease les b ec+ ho • iner of t anr leeon c , one g in 'e provided box is p rout. Potato Pesti. : acs f. inside re dusted1rel�d eels' that can be insect o When. hens a •Re~ I try to eerve ndah easily, since with powder, the dusting must! The leaves of the potato vine must Casserole dishes be renewed ,in• from ten to fourteen be kept green and healthy if a maxi- meals. in. order to destroy the young t be obtained. Both in- verandah mea days, mum crop is to atv contain both moat which may have hatched out during- mum and diseases should and can be hearty portion of that time. Lice do not live in c known 'and thoroughly tested preven- tives and remedies are used, says Mr. W. T. Macoun, .Dominion Horticultur- ist, in his bulletin on "The Potato' in i Home Education ".The Child's First; School :Is tete Family"--r`raabel. Children Need a Lot of Loving. BY MRS, LYDIA LION ROBEftTS. "Why don't you go to bed .:with friend to another s she enter is ed the res?,, objected the nine-year-old boy, ehlovome,g s"be au else." "you go up with Kenneth every wayse are eo busy and try so bard to night:" is be efficient and successful. that some,' "But he younger and goes to hed times wo forget that ' earlier," the mother explained.. Yon �� need a lot of loving every are a 'big boy: now." Folks minute "That doesn't make any difference," b The sympathy of others and their senile ! _ Till life's end from the moment they begin it. Folks need a lot of loving, all the while." nsiderable in insect powder or dust will c em• .'Rima , ep a Horticulture, hu and a few minute's quiet lack s dirt is tracked Hens will dust themselves, if a dust tarso AgriculturalCollege. g ship -gray color, the kind which does not show dirt and dust easily. t Teen, with little assistance, i thedishes an screened. to the verandah t bl th h M' teawagon is a fore spraying will. nodo good. in • n epee in , d food used are 'carried color when gorged with blood, for it racks fought" and. conquered if the well and vege a es, the dinner, and they can b©. carried and crevices of the house, and out there - great env dis Ys v for on it The mite is a spider and is red in convenience serving wig a s and back to the kit- has the sucking mouth parts (the Canada.". Spraying for the Colorado Oh,no; not two tri s. louse has biting mouth parts) and t beetle should not be delayed until the With wire screening?seen in one or w P yet. I had to convince skeptical men- On hod, still days, when canning feeds on the blood of the fowl: The I vines "axe badly injured, but prepara- tions should be made to spray as soon folks that this verandah, which had vegetables or fruit, I hay© moved the mite has eight sthe�house, un bugs hatch: served as an appendage to the house kerosene stove on the verandah, so all cracks and as the larvae oryo g can I ih but, as where they reproduce and go to .the Fortunately tl xe are good remedies d an e , done ere, pans b e coal milk rk d m wo on which the P brooms and mops, overshoes and boots the there are too many breezes to birds only at night. Therefore, spray -.1 fox this insect in Paris green, arsenate Other duties ing is with her, and was more particular to show him affection.' From the little toddler to the over- er- grown, awkward school child, . children are hungry for affection. Our children know that we love them, but they like to hear'us say so. ..They know we think -more of them than any thing else in the world, but they want you too,dear. Whitt happy us to show it. Few children want °a. feel about tde have together!" sentimental, gushing • sort of love; Put time's we shall need and . appreciate constant, The mother was laying a ,foundation they trusiyo evidences of our affection. for. the col-fiden:ces,and trust of o future unobtrusive years whet, she would wish p• Love can often •cure an irritable temper, • and soothe delicate nerves. Hite mother had this experience, and said, "When my little girl's face grew flushed and her voice rose high and little legs rune fit hen ongintouwed,` work, put my arm little pink pp , wo , stoppedmy e Iav s we h sharp,then wt and slippers, sl i x •ding, tender dP toP ie d ina low, e and .tel her a. ridloving.' uuse rn. time for a tone about her games and. dolls.. X had taken more the only way to destroy thein, of lead, and other insecticides. The to and treatin the hen does no good. A len er the spraying d the had been stored, could be converted make this satisfactory. into a useful room. I had to' prove h I found can be attended g • Iron-, thorough spraying with a that the dust would not blow to by the bucketfuls every day of the week. The first year inexpensive mosquito netting was used to keep out the flies, and mosquitoes, but wire screening was added the next year. With this verandah, like any other room, one of the first problems was to tat have good coal on the back verandah are these. ron- s the bread, churning, tar product, or' with kerosene, is effec-. ins, kneading should akin fruit and vegetables ready dual. Every part of the house m g for canning, shelling peas, stringing be soaked, after it has been cleaned, •t to s and other-vege and a second spraying should be given beans, paring po a e tables and fruits, stemming' berries in about twelve days to destroy the To wait until the foliage is partly and raisins, mending, sewing, and young which may have hatched in the eaten is too late. By the time the poi - darning. I meantime. Then there is the front verandah--- J d and g in is delaye greater the loss will -be. If cheap help can be obtained, it is advisable no spray the vines when they are quite small, or to `pick off the old beetles before they have deposited their eggs. son takes effect the vines are badly Dxawm regi- .r: in urs • the future crop is much find furniture for it g merits of rockers out'on the verandah I my summer -living room. It has not Csbltl�atio and Cover Crops" lessened. Paris green should be ap- to sway in a few hours, and then drag- been screened yet because the flies and in the Orchard. plied in the -proportion of eight (lances ging them back in the house again,, mosquitoes do not bother ' us there:i or morelto forty gallons of water, (lances never did appeal to me. It is such al On it is a comfortable porch swing,' The handling ofabout four ounces of lime to neutralize clean,.cultivated. Moreover, if a ver- L a ' mighty commendable outgrowth orchards calls for careful, lrle quent the, effect: of free arsenic on the' fol- .. waste of energy. I -age,` If `a plied 'd • , a goodproper_ and,ah is worth having it is worth; ee the. barrel -stave hammock that workingand in practically was neither .comfortable to lie in nor a system of cover -cropping. or green;I tion is one pound of Paris green to furnishing, oven though cast-offs from e.are used. I attractive to the eye, a few comfort-, manuring would be of benefit The' fifty pounds of slaked lime, land the hots_ verandah: or any perfectly dry powder. furniture for my ve able chairs, and a small table. These land should be worked up in the spring should be applied Tho rteThe dry mixture pP workshop Insists of an old but strong! and the floor are painted a dullcogoredhereafter cultivation needs to be fr`e-I when the vines are wet. Wet mix- dining -room table painted green, 1 The cushions are of gayly of 1 tures'enay be put on at any time when kitchen chairs, a small table to be used, red and white and covering fig of black mulch enoughorloose 1 yer ofnso on top 1 the weather is fine. Arsenate of lead eo abuilet or serving table, and a big, tonne, the table enough to eomiy rocking chair painted to match• oilcloth bound with scarlet bias tape, the ground and only deep paste used in the proportion of two to e -man happens to have a and the long cushion -like pad on the formthismulch. I three pounds to forty gallons of water, little your .-_.._ay Ppe or powdered arsenate of lead, at the little spare time, perhaps you can coax', wall seat is of black oilcloth, which is The amount of rain which falls i rate of one to oneand'a half pounds, him to build you a table and benches not injured by rain. Thihasba lid that nch seat is rihg at beste rarely sufficient season entitoOntariY:; adheres better to the foliage than which you can paint.Or if you prefer is in reality a box. It ;Paris green and is a good. poison to to buy verandah furniture—and I I opens. In it I place the cretonne- the needs of the'tree and crop t do see there are • covered cushions, the magazines, and must be carefully conserved. By early I use. It- does not; however, appear to envy you m you can tlieset" other verandah furnishings.- ,which cultivation -loss -of water stored .ten �11 quite: so ,2luiekly as Paris graven, some charming sets in the shopsoth during the spring, as o and a seed inlxtine to use is, eight days. I would not withstandflowershine rthe ain sconmmnl ducedrtona'sniniinitm and cultivat u ounces of Paris green and one"and a If the. verandah is to be enjoyed, it A bouquet of with furnishings earthenware.pickle jar of a' small size; often,, enough�'thereafternt er surface of half pounds of paste arsenate of lead must be "equipped wtto forty gallons of w about tviich one need not worry`when ..sits on the table. I painted this green! crust from forming the serve this there is rain or a heavy dew. The blues to match the pore I water and in addition will make the and white checked gingham cushionsd f w A rosy-cheeked,• curly-haired little girl came dancing into the room where her mother' was •working and throw- ing her arms around her mother said, "Oh, muvver, I love yon so much 1, don't know what to do!" The. mother returned the caresses and smiled, "That is just the way 1 ever near"'her daughter's heart and guide her life. kl lain Children grow up so quit y, P pI could feel the little forin.relax and see the' tense, vivid face grow calm and happy as she felt my love flowing snit to her.,, "I like to visit her," , langhe t one who has done a lot of loving. est and off their hands one may see) As they grow older a reserve comes to children as their armor against the careless world, but this will gladly be laid aside when alone with the mother he to a titer. h b x in which flow- the soil will further con I Keep the Weeds Down. An apiary in a weed patch is bound be ers and erns grow. in s :may be used to protect themost of the rain which may fall dor- _.` in my rocking chair launder beau tifully, and for added protection from verandah from the sun, buttsI prefer to,ke cultivations summer. er. he growing o in because to.fail. Bees must have air when season sin the feather ticking-: is' covered e use vines for this dare al feeding roots grow near they; are flying freely. If weeds grow rroses• . -and honeysuckle ,1 many small f g with materproof sheeting. There are climbingthe surface and.would be destroyed by high, theycannot properly ventilate y g P p Y two small linoleumwould rugs on ell #]ooh— I gourd, or anyoo woodbine,the the vines fest deeper working. These roots will their hives. Combs melt and the whole rag ones-wo is do as well—land a gourd, any nettin about two! probably die during the winter or be , colony may be practically ruined. small gray pickle jar for flowacs.tooned along wire g Porch, . blossoms- lilacs feet wide. On the sleeping p ,�°broken in plowing, still they are veryI I: know one case where a few hives. ick! formed again and give the were kept in the shade of orchard 1 THE CHILDREN'S HOUR. J OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS— THE CROW. BY LEREINE BALLANTYNE The crows have been flapping over tion, but this is not the case of the the woods and fields these nice warm ordinary blaek crow. days, preparing to build their large. Despite all said against it, it doe nests of sticks. They build in the deep a lot of good, for the food it likes best shadowy branches of tall trees in for is rodents,,reptiles and insects. est or grove, and their nest is any- thing but a work of art ' Unlike rmany y of our birds; they are only p migrant, a large number of them stay- ing here all. winter, and it is very pleasant to • hear their' "Caw, caw, caw," resounding; through the hills. when the snow begins to`'dsappear. Handsome as they look in their ;fine black coats, they are not a very popu- lar ; bird with the farmer. You see, when one gets a reputation for steal- ing, no- matter how much good one does, it is very hard to live down that reputation. So it is, with the crow: He was not satisfied to eat field mice,. rodents, reptiles, etc., which he likes and .does, eat, but he foolishly reap himself to the young corn and sprout- ing grain peeping through the ground, and new no matter how many field mice or cutworms Mr. Crow eats dur- ing a season, he gets very httle credit,- An. ordinary spray and with all his faults he is not such- the leaves of cabbage and so a sticker: must be. added. One of the' best, cheap- est and most easy to procure is soap,' Add enough so that the spray liquid is slightly soapy and the poison. will stick much better. It lessens the sur. n them at their games.. They play -hide' and seek, and other, contests, just as intelligently as you or I would play them. The crow is so well known, descrip- tion is unnecessary, for it is found all over this country and thrives in the midst of civilization. The raven, which belongs to the same family, has de- creased with the advance of civilize - There are apple , daisies and all the other varieties , of course, canvas curtiinss are dte t enyour vela - qtr y hih., No ends with asters, tial to keep out the ran tree a wider and better feeding ar .1 honey where he eever ds grew. The bees gntil the season Further discussion of the many goldenrod, and. autumn leaves. if yore' decide to try out fair trial. c benefits accruing from cultica-sent out two or three sinal-. swarms g cotton and linen; as rooms, give them, a direct Instead of- uting , furniture of ion are unnecessary here. However, each season. Sometimes. the whole tablecloths on the vehandah tablehat That own, angive colo them o downy cush- it is desirable to call attention to a i colony would desert the hives. The eagime I have a white oilcloth coy- their that fit and l event arisingfrom clean cultiva , owners thought a' hole for the bees m , eying—one of.the inexpensive decor -lions Into the hollows that ev l condition best regulated chairs have. If you tion which has seriously injured some; to get„ in and out ,was all that was ated kind with a painted blue ands the g.. certain at the start how' orchards in British Columbia and, needed: Nothing will induce swarm- orange border. This is cleansed byI aren't quite c a the outdoor Oregon while there ' good reason to ing quicker than lack of air. Swarm - !being wiped with a damp cloth. Paper ria kips are used many meals, and on P exceptionally hot evenings paper plates take the place of the china ones. My rule is to avoid all unnecessary by cons laundry work and.to decrease the home—a vital Part—if given a chalice. I ultterial ivation r without inom tile any ways re -1 and ywhen ea colony has been very much you willenj oy ems move slowly -that is, buy newt believe that numbers of orchards in, ing will always reduce the honey crop. rooms, gradually or use old.. In I Ontario are.likewise suffering. The I I have kept my bees - in open space,. equipment g Y the end I think you will agree with, condition referred to is the burning shaded from midday sun, and then me that a verandah can be part of the' out of the humus or decaying 'plant,' given extra ventilation in summer. I t f it pin for entrance is Often Assisted 'Does gasoline. run title automobiles alone?” "No, it's often assisted by fools." Sour milk fed chickens is said to cut down cannibalism. It furnishes animal protein which.poultry seek in devouring one another. ontrol of Potato Blight Warm, humid weather appears to placing it. The mechanical form of the strong I have often placed blocks an favor the spread of late.ig • . Under s Cb]ht U d oil suffers it bakes easily, is unreten- I 'inch thick under the corners of the Dealing with the early blight or leaf t disease and the late blight or rot' of the potato. plant, Mr. W. T. Macoun, Dominion Horticulturist, points out in his bulletin "The Potato • in Canada," that, while much of the premature killing of potato vines is due to the early blight, which is frequently mis- taken for the late blight, the latter is by far the more serious disease, as it.spreads with much greater rapidity and, in addition to the killing of the tops, causes the rotting of the tubers. The late .blight usually appears be- tween the middle of July and the first of August—sometimes earlier or later, depending on the season and the part of Canada. Although it is too late to • get the best results after the disease -.--which makes itself known by a dis- agreeable odor—has begun to spread rapidly, it may some=times be checked by thorough spraying. Keep. Ken 1 i 1'g alwtiye in the barn. A strained muscle, a sprung tendon, a jolt or a knock demands immediate attention. A few holm' delay will resole in a long lameness—perhaps in tea loss of the horse. ]Cendall`s Spavin Treatment blas saved more horseflesh than ail tie other known remedies. Under the name of KCendall's Spavin Cure it le the Cortyyear-mid standby of horsemen, fanners 6.14Veterinarians. Cat a ;bottle of Kondalro Wag, title, too, fit l) i F Rook ut wile/oil to A 1tq�..i KBNIIA L COMPAN II J.,d'4Y .. Y leOtatlftet VAli t S, Vt., U.S.A. i sig Ne. a bad fellow. There is one very interesting bit of history connected with the crow fly. If one is fortunate enough to . such conditions, myriads o spores j i d f tive of plant food or water and finally hive, so air could: enter all around the weeds down all around, so there will be a free sweep of air about the hives. —A. H. germinate, a to nd the disease spreads becomes•dead, or burned out. OrehardS' hive. Above all things .I aim to keep i rapidly destroys them. ,Spraying with healthy foliage and make little or no a Bordeaux mixture, consisting of , growth, even with the best of culti- four to six pounds' of copper sulphate ,vation. Formerly barnyard manure (bluesto no) and four pounds of .un -1 was easily and cheaply had so there slaked lime,. in forty Il ( b 1)1 was not much trouble rectifying the through the issues of the leaves and under such conditions have yellow, un - Most of the luxuries in England are taxed three or fur•otimes as much gallons a erre of water, will protect the leaves' bye lack of humus. Now, however, due to , as before the war. ; hide and remain very quiet. in a field at autumn ° time -when the crows gather t face tension . of the water so that it in large crowds for their holiday sea- .will form a film instead of gathering son after the young are all out of . the in drops.—Don B. Whelan. • killing' the 'germinated spores. Mr. Macoun testifies that, in a three-year experiment at the Central Experimen- tal Farm in controlling late blight, there was an average difference of 94 bushels per acre of marketable pota- toes in favor of the sprayed. Directions for making the Bordeaux mixture are: dissolve the copper sul- phate by suspending it in a wooden or earthen vessel containing four or mote gallons of water, warm water pre- ferred to cold; slake the lime in an. other vessel; if when slaked the lime, is lumpy or granular, strain through! .coarse sacking or a fine sieve; pour l the copper sulphate solution into e barrel; half fill the barrel with water; I add the • slaked" Ilene; fill the'barred with water 'arid • stir thoroughly. Be, sure not to mixt thelime water befodl the sulphate of copper diluting, and carefully note the quan-i titles. A stock solution of the copper sulphate and lime wash may be pre -I pared and kept in separate covered, barrels throughout the spraying season. 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