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Earthwormns De you rea!ize that the worm is far more important to the world thani man ? If humian if e su-ddenly left th i v(-orld (jit %woul 1d stili be a fertile speck in thie Universe, and a million years. later visitors f rom anothe(r [pIlrit od filid it stili rich and fertile-. BuLt \ wj!thîwrmns tsnew o rd would be as da and as unproduc- tive as tbhe Sahara [)eserî.Wthu worms the earth would bcome nc more thanj a bai]lcil baked dust and nman wýould ceajse to e:ist. Practîcally thle whiole of ur food is grownin thei top *welve u ches of soi] md el i i in this spacethat the wormi works. àt "mks oi] by eýating leaves, twigs, and other vegetable maiter. and leve eind itl maniure. Darwîni said that in an average acre ot land there were approxiite- ly 5,3,000 wormns. This numbiiler, mul- ipjlitrdby iîh rc nluberofcuiltivated 'c in Egland, nmakes, in the course of one year, 300030tn of rich si. Accor-ding to modem fig'ures uan acre of aver age soi] otan 500,000 wortms, and in the same amount 0of rich soit there -uareIO00 om So if Drcns siaeof tie soiu prlod[lCed by 53,000 o \rmis is Cor- mdc, the amount actuailly ad" tsing the e igis is f rom 3,- 0,0000tons ici i.000,100,000 tonls evecry yaru New Top Soil Worms break downibe bu ard soit! Surface b)y eatinig al sorts of veget- abe atter anid soul; then excreîe ;à richecsi soýi in t1e vwoild adnil ain cvestllcrwbole coutryside to a depth llof treinchies neery ifteen years. This is easy %%ork comipared to mhat wormns do ini parts of -Africa, Bobby Sox /~ "But I can't go out with Alvin tonight! He doesn't go with this outfit !" wherie, bel'ngý so numperous, they bring to the surface every scrap of soil to a depthi of twofet every twenity-seven years, s£0 Ihat ww'ihont plouighing--and isuge areas of Af rica hiave neyer yet knowni the plough-thie soi] ifs kept sweet and ricb. Next lime yoCu visit any ruins, not- icc how the base of the walls anld 1h" aides of thec masonry are partly cov- ered over by soi. This is the wvork of the -worins, who, if left alonie, would continue until the whole of the rins were hidden bnah the ground. Thiere is the case of a Romnancrity in Shropshire, lost for ceýntur-ies. One day a scienttist noticed a pattch of land which un 'ulated queerly, and ~particulLrly where the crops were More thausualbev.lie started excavations and found tfl[ot ônl the ruins of thie iissing city but the skeletonis of several rien who bad faL'Lenwh1 defending their homes, The wormis lhad raisedJ the srface of the soil Moreta ee f eet above the top of the hiighiest w,ýll. Nile Valley Secret The Nle Vle is another examp of wormns' wor-k. Sine the begiton- ing of recorded tinie fthe' Nue Valley Las. been f amed for ts rich and pro- ductive soul. Scientists now know the secret. Wienin B flood thec water-s wash diwn from the higli altitudes ïmniise quantitlies of decaying,ý or- ganie mater. Worims breed iin counit- less millions adong the banks, wailing for the store of food lefI Ibere wben the wýaters 7cecede-, This thecy eat and the final 1-cg4tlt Ïs somne of the rich- le lu take \worms rt, tibat vast dead îerted CI arabl ime. Uniforlu,ýnale- birive in bot, dry leme is iimipractic- Artist and Woodwarker Combined-Wood carving--combin- ig îutilitY with beau i-, of design and finiish-isjul ne of the mailny types of mdmcraftsmnip dea)(!ý,lt wiilîbilanintere-st- ing Ntionl Fmi oad icture "Crftninat\Workz", It s il ot o0imany lyears tîgo t Ifhat iandicrafîsl- t er-e regar-dd as a dy-ing art, andpsd oiy .in renotepars f th c0o.tr 1 But,- I îimfsare on1 the upswîng 10- day, iand miec t îs so tc; schools are estabisl;ng courses of instruction in the very arts and crafîs wbiçh we iZnored or laugb- edi ati nol so ong a.o Rccenîly produced is a c' titled "Craftsmien at \ok o being shown on the Natioi;,l Filim Board's rural film programis in Ont- arin. Pemhaps the i,ts nteresting tea- turc of the fl is the sequence de- voted 10oneii of the newv Crafts Centre s", \xvhere Nova Scotia stud- culs bave theoprtnt each som- mer ofatedn four week courses inbnrfinnsrcin: let ',e of coregvnpoie oetrea- sonis for thiecoiuigppay anld bigh îadpdsofcafna- Buit band(iclrat in lin~ as little men-It if theme are no opportuni.- !ies- for t!e( ar;i 1 0 dios: ,pLay bIis wairc. Therefre the ilm JIiitakes in a "rfse at Work Exhibitionji" where t1 1e iproduets of imany types ot skiil are on display, includinig pottery', waigand carving. The comenttorpoints out hovw the landscapec birds, and marine lufe bave becn coîi)mbined, itb fmodernmtie to produce thein :spirations for the: The film toms b lere 10th le pro- cesseq by which the hlanicra(Fýfts are turned outL. Oe very interesting scerie shows h1)ark being coilected and b Ioed10yield a raturai -dye for hmspnwool. Finall,ter are vew, of chiild- ren whc are t raininig ini their spare fin-e to become wood car-vers. Their fir;t wr is donie i0 soaip, and, I!en hey bve become poii euit ili i thi typeof mlodlling, tbley "pa s"- into te rfesonlclass w feretu.eyare alowed t10luse their bammer and cisels on iwood. .THE GR CEE N ITiIUM B Py Gor don L. S-mith __________ Onle u Ible satisfyiing itings at-ou1 gardenin-g is that oneca spend as Ile en1crgy or money as one wishes. There is - scope for the mnost elabomate p 1 a n ning and desigus, for an imimense amount of exer- cise 'if one feets that way. On the -iother band,if time !NM2or health are limi- S. t , ted, or if one feels luke loafinig, thenl one can have a garden to suit that mood, 100. One cannot say thiat a small flower gartden is lessheautiful than a laýrge one. EÈven 1tbougb youirgadn i planted to sbuber iad peren- nliaIs, Ia sectioentirelyvoted1 annua-mlsis ebul It sbiould be plann]-ed witb thie same came you give 10 your perennliiat beds and il must be sunny a good shame of the d ay, for "iost annuials love sunshine. Yor annuial gardeni migbt be made 10 dividet the.lawn from the ve-gelable garden, perbaps followv- inig the border of the backyard where clothes are, bung out 10 dry. Gay annual borders' are sometimes mad(e along a walk îbrourgb tbe ve- g table garden, or even flank the food garden on both sides.' Planling Plan Wîîb >your plantinig plan sketch- ed on paper, studyl out by nieans * tyour geed catalogue wbere each favorite is to go. You are painting a pficlure witbi flowers and foliage. Doni't ]et yoursi-elf fal for those "surprise packets", of annulal seeds whereyo broadca--st the seecd and *gel a hiodgepodge of o-dnt ko-w'at. Tbey are aIl righti for an adventure, but have no place in a wl designecd garden. Bi, k mb our plans somne low- grow?ýing annuasin .,front, taîl Cnes in the rear-oýr ;f your patllia rgo on booth îide of a, plot, the tail opte go !p. the ceniter e1nd Icw on ec "fçt"Ha\ *-1g made a Estsitofa15- heilhî, notice ftehabits êfqtow$;h. Sonie are uprighit, like dahlias and giant zinniias. Othecrs are spread- ing and bushiy like most of the Frencl igds the , etunias, and the por-tulacas. Color Masses Tall plants 'on single stemis that miay need stakfing should be Phet- tered by bushy plants that h'lp bide the stakes. Coarse cfoliaýge ough to be relieved by miore fern- like foliaige. (A skill wîitb this kiýnd of arranigemient cornes with exýperi- ence id cannôt be acbiieved eni- tirely- by a tusdy of Che catallogules, but shiould be soughit in planniiing.) vinally, your planting plan shouldjl enable you 10 block in youir colors as you 'ant themi. In genieral, work with mase-thiat is, several planiýts of the carne kind in a group, rathier than one 'plant of oekind nx to Onle plant ýIof aohr 'Nou.gh Said She (Lrndinig a quaarre]) : "i sec- floN w:iy a womna- isoftenciialleýd a hi- , - Ile (smiartly): "Yes, because they- are always on the look out for cru- ). She (quïetty): "No, becanise of the wormns they pick up." Pop's Suitcraiy looked its Seveni years d Croopeýdoncis, tai$ i]j! for-, makin-g im lj ookI older thanl bis 59 years. His wife ptther arms15 arau 'd his necklik a girl,"No don't you worry about a younger man taking your job5"she sasd. "Tbere's always ans opening for a good advertising salesman, dear." Pop paîted ber checkeknAdkissed ber. H-e for-ced bis muost cilerfiul manner, but somehowv he kliew he wasn'î fooling be. "AIl these youing upstarts use tihe sprme approacb onivryoy Back-1 slapping and betarty handicsiaaks] Not one of them bhas arelko- edge of hesie selliug. Not one of them bas a deep appreciation for the pscbloi al ake-up of anin- dividual be happens 10 be facing."^ POP left the bus, as l'suai, several blocks before bie reacheri Ihýe office and walked îblrougb ibe pprk wiîbj anl agilily thiat proved hle was Moref tban strong enough bt be an active-'- s..lesm-ani. But bis brow, was fur- rowed. Hec'd have a terrible tirnel fîncing iany job anweeatbi agel lie was alreadly breakinig under tbe ravages of tbe pace he'dse forshim-self -- a pace to aulstrip ail = thi oihe r Salesinenl, èpca Brown, who was looked uip t10 aS the best despite 'bisbakspig "Good m iorninig, Pop," _amne a fam-ilfiar voice. "Hello,Rckes" Pop called tc, 'lhe younigster. "Loithis dive- bomnber] Made it inyself.", Thecir talk about dive bomberDCis stopped wheni Reckless fixd bs books iunder his- rls and glanced arounid, "aPp, b lere cornles Dad!" Wýhen the boy's father cane ulp, he was greceldwlithl,"Dd This îs Pop. He hielped me whxlen I fei] off rnyv bicycle." Theile nicompleted threinîdr' lion and shiookbuds, Duriop thre nezI few momentils, Pop sized Upq the 1man.Vrysen1sitive, At the officethe bossde-Mivered a pep tailk 1o his sales force. "ev been lryinig for the betteýr part of two 'year's 10 gel the eHereford ac cott. So far !)One of you bas ever gol inlside bhis office. Browni, you were top iman lasI mon1th by a\vwide mrargini. And Pop, yauL've had ore, exeier. C than anly five comrbinied. 1 wanl you, and Brown ta see what Y eari do about the account. Youi knlow what 11iSwill nmean ta',0thie man whvIo bringa àild! ,,or an hbour Pop hiad beeni pati- C-ntly wvailisrg, along wtha lozen or mlore persans, 10 see Hlereford. ", eneily the ouler door openeýd and in barged Brown wiîh a package under bis arrm. Inislead,- of taking his place in 1une n wiin he strvuttecl righcteta e girl at the desk. "Wýýith mry com,ýpliments, and I hope îbey're as deliclo.)us as you look," SmilÏing, B3rown handed ber a box of candy. "By the way, I w,ýonder if I niighl seceAMr. Hereford for a minute?" "Go rigbî in,Mr Brown," she said, wrinkling ber nase at hlmn. Pop's C' in was resting îr bis cuipped hands as lie wonideredi about hià, future and he didni'l see Browp leaving rather briskly, Pop, cold ýïal- ready see Brown wlth the contract. Suddenly, 10 bis srplrise hëe heard bis namne called, Entering. Here- ford's office, Pop thojughîé he bad neyer seen a more irr.itable-looldnig man, "Well V" H e refo rd bark-ed. Then ble recognized Pop. Thiis was one ime Pop lhgt I, best flot to take the initiative, but enicouraged Hereford to talk. I UIO>BEATIO LL * RIr UHF lt u IaS SbowT ao $1.5h0n IHOTEL METROPOLE 1 NIAGARA tFALLS 6kP. -C.NR. STATION Sjust heât OD. rbi 1NARDS, and .le the ~ ick relief you get. reslafast.dryinlg, no ýtrong or unplcasant odor. --A RG E Get a botule todry; kecp EOOI it haridy. sIZE 65C mý;e cf a -serieu (f avetsee tin tri bute Io those Ganaianci;s in tiseservice üof the Publi'c T7-