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Of flowers and of winds that seek, i : Wisdom My heart has learned of shadowings, The loveliness of little things, And all the wisdom that I know Is wisdom of the stars, the snow, And tiny lives that do not speak. A deeper speech there is than word, A sweeter sound in sounds unheard. And thoughts beyond the reach of art, I find, and never can impart, The swift, dim laughter of the brooks Cannot be copied into books-- A butterfly that swerves and sways, Lifts up my heart in secret ways; And in the tremor of a leaf And in the song, so far, so brief, Of birds at twilight, dwells a tone Beyond all octaves ever known. _ Shadows that tremble, clouds Yat pass Reflections in a broken glass. These mould our lives. Reality Begins and ends in mystery. --May Dixon Thayor. The "Old Hen" Is Not Tough If Properly Cooked We often hear the expression "It's as tough as an old hen," and to many the old hen doe: not make an attrac- tive dish because very frequently it is not cooked properly. But it can be cooked to make a most tempting din- ner for the family. Next time you intend. to have a two-year-old chicken try steaming it a couple of hours instead of boiling it in a large quan- tity of water. It you have not a regu- lar steamer put it on the rack in the roasting pan, all stuffed and ready, add about an inch of water'and cover closely, or put the fowl in a collander and set in a kettle with water in the bottom, cover closely and allow to steam. After that, if it was not stuffed before, you can do so now. Then roast it desired, basting it frequently with the liquor it has been steamed in, browning it quickly, then cooking gently over a low heat until tender. Another way to prepare it is to steam it, then cut the fowl into pieces, flour each piece and brown in some of the chicken fat in a frying pan, Cover with the water it has been steamed in, add seasoning and bake or cook gently on stove, till tender. The gravy can be varied by using in it tomatoes, green or red peppers, chopped fine, browned onions, celery seed or celery salt or mushrooms, TWILIGHT HOUR STORY "About Chicks and Other Little Friends" Chapter 22 Billy had been back home from his holiday to the city for a long time now and he was pleased because the chicks all remembered him again. So did Topsy and the barn cat's kitties, Billy just stayed around their box very quietly in the barn for a long time the next morning and this is what they did. Pretty soon one little black puss who looked just like his mother peak- ed out from behind a door, and as soon as it saw he was still there back it popped out of sight. It looked so cute, but he could not get a good look at it for it was gone so quickly. Billy thought, I'll get you, you little rascal," so he took a long straw and walked over to the door then ran the end of the straw over the floor where he knew the kitten could see it. Back and forth he ran it, back and forth, back and forth. Then all at once out popped a little black paw to grab it. But back it went again as quickly as could be to hide. However, Billy just kept on and soon out came the paw and part of his funny black head, and this time tt got the straw from Billy, for he wasn't holding it very tight, and before he could grab that piece of straw back again the little black kitty had run off with it in its mouth. Oh, it looked so funny. But it didn't keep it very long, for it soon found the straw wouldn't move be- cause there was no Billy to make it go. Well, first thing Billy knew it was back again and, just think, this time it was so near he could put his hand on it and wasn't it a dear, soft little thing? He picked it up so very carefully, 1 guess all at once it re: membered who Billy was and when he picked it up he could feel and hear it purring. So they played there for a long time. I said "they" because all the others came out, too, as soon as they saw Blacky was having a good time, and it wasn't long before they were on his shoulder and biting his fingers with their little teeth which, of course, didn't hurt a bit, and doing all sorts of things, then when they had played so hard that they got pretty tired, all at once they cuddled up to- gether in their box anl in two winks they were sound asleep. That didn't take long, did it? When he came in the house he told Mamma what a good time he. had been having, and talking about kittens made him think of Fluffy, the house cat persian, whose cushion was empty on her old chair in the corner. "Do you know, Mamma, I haven't seen Fluffy for a long time, have you? I haven't seen her all day." "No, now that you speak of it, dear I haven't seen her around either. Perh-_; you better call her and hunt aroun! to see where she is." and called but Fluffy didn't come. 1 wonder where she is. Perhaps you might find ut next time if we can hunt her. I believe I know where she is. Billy called A Synthetic Use for Wheat Calgary Herald: Just as aniline | dyes and different medicinal prepara- | tions have been secured from coal] tar and fine rayon- fabrics from wood | pulp, so is it possible that wheat might * produce equal surprises. | Among those suggested are a non- | intoxicating beverage, a new fuel} element to improve 'the quality of gasoline, ahd a cross with some other grain to form a new product. The vigorous National Research Council in Ottawa might devote its attention to the suggestion. marl emt et Faithful Even in Death For 18 years "Luck,' a large Mack dog, was the cons'ant companion. of Victoria, Queen of Sweden, The queen and the big dog walking be- side her became familiar figures in many European capitals. During the queen's last illness in Rome the faithful dog seemed to sense that the end of his mistress was near and he refused to leave the sick chamber. After the queen's death "Luck" refused to eat, became Ill and soon died. EON TM THe MUTT AND JEFF-- --By BUD Static Forecasts Storms One use of the radio which materi- ally aids the farmer consists in listen- ing to its static; for he has learned that he can tell-more quick'y and ac- | curately of approaching storms by it than by any other means. Judging the volume and intervals of static on his set, he discovers whether storms | are approaching or travelling in an opposite direction, and he plans ac- cordingly. « ee Son I have seen the cloud of fire where the eagle's eyes Were lighted; I have shadows on The wild glades where the grasses lurched and swayed In wind from the flight of the dawn, seen its I have seen the glade of molten moonlight where The fawn's eyes joined the stars in 4 hidden pool-- When the cloud of fire was ashes and the wind On the eagle's eyes was cool. --Glenn Ward Dresbach, in "The Wind in the Cedars, FISHER. Census IN pr CICERD 1Luwoist f Sunday School Lesson "lyune 7. Lesson X--Jesus Crucified-- Luke 23: 33-44. Golden Text--He was wounded for our transgres- sions, he was bruised for our ini: quities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.--lsaiah 53: 5. I. JESUS CRUCIFIED, 23: 33.. II. A PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS, 23: %4. 111. THE LOVE OF CHRIST, 23: 35-45. IV. FAITH IN THE FATHER, 23: 46. I. JESUS CRUCIFIED, 23: 33. 5 Regarded simply as a crucifixion, the death of Jesus did not differ from hundreds of other crucifixions in Pal- estine and elsewhere. That which makes the death of Jesus unique was the spirit in which he died and the consequent, results of his death. The Evangelist here has a double task to perform; he has to tell us what hap- pened, but, in so doing, he has also to make us feel the inwardness, the real meaning of the story. He has to make us feel that this was not only a crucifixion; it was Jesus who was crucified. This was something alto- gether different from the crucifixion of ordinary wrongdoers, as one of them himself recognized, vs. 40-42. We are to understand further that the malice of man reached the uttermost limits in the taunting of Jesus as he hung upon the Cross, vs. 35-38. Jesus himself was unchanged through it all; his love to man never failed (v. 34), nor his faith in God, v. 46. The scene is brought into relation with ancient prophecy and with the eternal pur- poses of God by clear references to the twenty-second psalm, v. 34f. The eternal or cosmic significance of Jesus' death is brought out by the assertion that when he was dying, the sun swooned in the sky and conld give no light, and that at his death the Temple curtain was split in two. II. A PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS, 23: 24 Strictly, it would seem, the Roman soldiers rather than the Jews are intended in the prayer, but that Jesus did "forgive" the Jews is plain from many sides. This indeed was his great victory that their changing atti-|, tude to him could not change his atti- tude to them; that not even treach- ery, repudiation, scorn, hatred and the worst that malice could do, could make him cease to love. The Cross is the supreme illustration and proof: of a divine love that nothing can change. If sin abounds, grace yet more abounds. When people have "glor- ied" or "boasted" in the cross of Christ, we understand them to mean that through the death of Jesus, God has brought home .o their hearts his love whic all their sin and shame had neither dimmed nor diminished. ™ 111. THE LOVE OF CHRIST, 23: 35-45. V. 351. These taunts may have been shallow and thoughtless, yet they pre- sent a real problem to thoughtful minds. Jesus had proclaimed the love and sovereign care of God for all his children. God numbers the very hairs of our leads; not a sparrow falls to the ground without his cognizance. How much moz» will be care for his children? He who feeds the ravens and clothes the lily may surely be trusted to provide for his children. This, then, was the God in who Jesus had trusted, and with what re- sult? He hung upon he Cross, help- less, deserted, mocked. Did not his fate contradict his teaching? But the care and Providence )f God that watch over his children do not mean that he will keep them from all suffer- ing and all painful experiences. The Christian must always "rust utterly to God---even though God call 7m to "take up his Cross." The Christian must not ask to be saved from all suffering, but by faith to be made triumphant over all suffering. We are to be saved, nct from the world, Lut in the midst of the worst the world can do V. 45. the curtain that screcned off the Holy of Holins. Only oa one day in the year, the great Day of Atonement. cid the High Priest enter the Holy of Tolies----and alone. The effect of the death of Jesus was to throw open the way of access into the most holy pres- ence of God to all who came to him through Jesus. The rending of the veil is, therefors, in all probability to be taken symbolically. It is a splendia picture or image of the gos- pel of Jesus. It corresponds with the 1.nging that the Temple should be "a hous. of prayer for lievers from all nations, even the simplest and huwublest, have now t'ol.. ss to enter into 'he holiest by "The veil of the Temple" is | | nations." Be- What New York Is Wearing BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON Hlustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur- nished With Every Pattern. Maay a liitle girl sighs for a bolero dress, such as her elder sister wears. And kere's her lesire fulfilled. A dress with a. separate bolero that is the cutest ever. The neckline finishes with a collar caught with a tab at the centrefront. Modish pleating trims the edge of the bolero, sleeves and skirt. 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Enclose 20¢ in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address\your order to Wilson Pattern Service,*73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. i the blood of Jesus, by a new and liv- ing way which he hath consecrated for us, through ae veil, that is "o say, his flesh," Heb. 10: 19, 20. IV. FAITH IN THE FATHER, 23: 46. . 46. Jesus dies with the word "Father" and a quotation from Psalm 31: 5 upon his lips. The Cross has not alienated his love for man nor his utter faith in God. This was the vie- tory whereby he overcame the world, even his faith, win re 00 "Truth and beauty are a hard quest, but what else is worth seeking?"-- John Galsworthy. ' | "Don't you think Shakespeare Smith, the poet, has an inlerest- ingly mournful expression?" "Sure: I wonder if it is caused by dyspepsia due to over eating or anaemia due to lack of fodd." --- fully kept of parks. underbrush nor slashings, the cleanswept lawns. . . . of spring; evergreens, and flocks tain bluebirds. 80 ethereal is it, so bodyless does ter Country." --e tl en Too Many Names They protested--but there is like "Mafeking" or the number of Christian names. one case, which was a woman was Hypatia Inez Jane Kate one name for each alphabet.--"Answers." term Tokyo.--On the summit of a complete said, in giving information plane pilots. observatory, Snowbound most none of the present are located more than 9840 feet in altitude. Snow covers the year.--Tha Christian Monitor. WHAT IS A MARSUPIAL? under its belly, can marsupial.--Animal Life. sils, etme imei to. read, Josef Stalin, i ELS ey CE ness man's Hays. GOVERNMENT TO DEPORT Him! Woods and Birds The «"y was clear--amazingly clear, The sun struck and splintered upop every mountain head and shoulder, but gathered into shimmering pools at the bottoms of the high valleys which | swung between the crests, the thrilling light, unspeakably translucent, darken- ing the pine and cedar forests to a ~ "Ibronzy black against the snow. These wooded areas were native for- ests, but they left you feeling that you were riding through the most beauti- The low bushy trees stood on plotted slopes that were constantly mowed by the scythe of the sun, and so raked by the winds that, where the snow had melted and left the bare ground free, you saw neither but only broken rock and boulders strewn about And here for the first time on the journey we had a warm day and signs patches of tender green close against the sun-touched boul- ders, spicy, resinous odors" from the of birds-- juncos, stellar jays, and Rocky Moun- Only those who have seen the blue of this bluebird can con- ceive of it as belonging to the earth, seem to float along. Had this been my first vision of the bird (I had seen him the winter before in the California desert), our trip for the day had ended where that little flock crossed our trail--Dallas Lore Sharp, in "The Bet- When an English child was born in Paris recently the parents were sur- prised to learn that its name had to be chosen from an official list of strong case for a censorship of names, as many unfortunates realise, Their parents had more enthusiasm than consideration, and gave them names "Mesopotamia." There might also be some limit to In | close of the war, revealed at Somerset House a few months ago, named Ann Bertha Cecilia Diana Bmily Fanny Gertrude Louisa Maud Nort Ophelia Quince Rebecca Starkey Teresa Ulysses Venus Wini- fred Xenophon Yetta Zenus Pepper-- letter of the Observatory to Help Pilots Mt. Fuji, Japan's most sacred mountain, meteorological observa- tory will be constructed this summer, which will be of special value. it is to alr- During the last win- ter a small staff of natural scientists remained on the peak In a temporary of | results from time to time with a view the time, they received fresh food and' mail dropped from airplanes. As observatories feet above sea level, the one on Mt. Fuji will be the highest in Japan, 12,345 * the mountain for almost ten months of | Science A marsupial is a species of mammal which carries its young in a pouch The kangaroos are the leading members of this family. The opossum is the only North Ameri- Deore Metal salved from the wreck of the R 101 is being taken to Sheffield to be meited down and re-used, probably for domestic cutlery and household uten- "When 1 take a rest and have time I opreler Shakespeare."-- "If intelligent friendship between nations is impossible, then civiliza- tion is doomed.'--Sir Philip Gibbs, "No apology is needed for a busi- civilization,"--Will H. The First Law, Of Nature Wes Hoviy RA, Fight Against Headway Has Been Made Against These Diseases, Doctor Says Need for continued public education a review of the struggle against these diseases during the past eleven years is presented by Dr. Gordon Bates in an editorial in the Canadian Public Health Journal current issue, That which has been accomplished is indicated, the doctor believes, by figures of surveys conducted in To- ronto and Winnipeg. "The incidence shown in these two cities is lower than that in any American city sur- veyed as yet. In addition we have a record of standard venereal disease control legislation on the statute books of every province except Quebec, which has a law in this regard pecu- liar to the province. Venereal Dis- ease clinics, one hundred and two altogéther, have been established in all of the provinces and several hundred thousands persons have been reported as having been brought under treat- ment. In addition a great deal of it | public education has been carried on by means of the lecturer, the moving picture, the pamphlet and last but not least the active venereal disease clinic, It is extremely difficult in the ab- sence of periodic surveys to arrive at an opinion as to what all of this has been accomplished. The general opin- ion ig that little has resulted in so far as the control of gonorrhoea is con- cerned but that syphilis is decreasing. The annual report of the standing com- mittee on veneral diseases of the Canadian Social Hygiene Council bears out this opinion. General par- "permitted" Christian names, and | alysis of the insane which previously that names outside ti {st were | increased after all wars, since the banned. Great War has decreased in incidence a |in our asylums. Routine Wasserman reports, where they are available, show a steady decrease in the inci- dence of hospitalized syphilis. One cannot but conjecture that in the absence of the co-ordinated plan which came into being immediately at the conditions would have been much worse. "There are gaps in the present scheme. For example, venereal dis- ease in rural areas and some urban areas as well is not properly dealt with largely because of the lack of adequate general health machinery. The development of the County Health Unit program may be relied upon to correct this situation to a degree. The routine Wasserman test is not applied as generally as it should be either in hospital, in general practice or in the inspection of immigrants. The control of gonorrhoea, both in Canada and in other countries, seems to be as diffi- cult as ever. The solution of this problem seems to lie largely in public education. "While satisfactory progress has been made in dealing with the situa- tion, we should continue to check our to constantly improving our methods. Toronto is arranging for another sur- vey in May of this year. The lessons learned from such periodic investiga- tions should be invaluable." "Do you believe in the recall of judges?" "You bet, after losing a horse race by a rank decision." -- - At last he had got a speaking part: when the tragedian uttered the words, "It is the end," he had to say in a hollow voice, "It is." He practised his part assiduously, until he could throw into it the utmost feeling. Then the night arrived, and everything was going fine; he heard the words, "It Is the end," and took up his cue. "Is it?" he said, V. D. Menace in the control of Venereal Disease and ? Women of All Ages Sought Hair Charm Art Allied to Nature in Quest For Ringlets, Waves and Other Devices From Grecian queens to movie queens and from Broadway to far- off Africa, women of all ages and colors have used ringlets, curls and plaits to heighten their charm. The made-to-order wave is by no means a modern beauty device, according to a recent bulletin of the National Geographic Society, for even in an- clent times curled hair was consid- ered more attractive than straight, and if nature did not provide waves art supplied them. "The fair Poppea Sabina, Empress of Roms (A.D. 65), and domineer- ing influence over the boy king Nero, had her hair made into a mass of small ringlets, plastered close to her head by the use of salves, ungents and often a kind of mud," the bul letin sa "Observe almost any statuary of women in the Greek style and you will find this stonelike wave predominant, "Crude curling irons, combs that resemble stiff paint brushes, crush- ed henna leaves and other herbs for dyeing were the accessories used. Long hairpins and brilliantine in the form of oils and ointments usually completed the coiffure. Coiffure for Six Months . "Hair and hairdressing is also 'woman's crowning glory' among the uncivilized women of African tribes, who subject themselves to endless suffering to - perfect their dresses. In the Belgian Congo & beauty spends several days arrang- ing a coiffure which lasts six months or more, Literally hundreds of tight, small plaits resembling the everyday dust-mop fall from the cen- tre of the head. "Another tribe starts in infancy to change the shape of the skull by binding it with bands of giraffe hide and hair, These are tightened from year to year as the head grows larger and longer, enabling the wo- men to make an unusual and strik- ing headdress. A sort of wouden framework of circular bands is placed on the back of the head, and the long woolly - hair is closely woven and bound around the frame. The result is an inverted basket which flares at the edge. "Most picturesque of all is a black Psyche who combs her (frizzes straight up, then parts them in the middle and works them into two horn-shaped projections. The effect is of long, stiff rabbit ears. "Decorating the hair with feathers, flowers and ribbons has been a cus- tom followed through the centuries, In the French courts such favorites as Isabella of Bavaria, LaDuthe and the Countess of Artois stripped the ostrich and killed the shellfish to supply plumes and pearls for their hair. It took a headful of ringlets and curls to anchor the large plume- bedecked cartwheel hat worn by Gainsborough's famous 'Duchess of Devonshire." Marie Antoinette's Curls "Phe celebrated queea of world tragedy, Marie Antoinette of France, wore a curled-allover hairdress, with ingenue shoulder curls. And for originality the English poet and | novelist, Letitia Landon, parted her ! dark tresses and tied them in a bow for a topknot. "Fearful and wonderful were the coiffures of the gay nineties. They reached the extreme in their profu- sion of puffs and area of softly wav- ing surface, made possible by con- cealed 'rats, "Women have worn their hair long because they have always been taught to believe that the hair is the 'crowning glory' of their appear- ance. In the past the bobbing fad was popular at the court of Louis the Fourteenth and the 'Dutch Cut' at the court of James the First. But the bob of today which originated in war-time is hardly a fad. Women declare they retained it as a custom of comfort and convenience and as a symbol of freedom. Masculine taste in Biblical times dictated the asser- tion: 'If a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her!' But twentieth century women defiantly established leaders of the bob with the shapely shingle, the difficult long bob, the free windblown style and the still freer boyish bob." il DUTY Count no duty too little, no round of life too small, no work too low, it it comes in thy way, since God thinks so much of it as to send his angels to guard thee in it.--Mark Guy Pearson. -- ee lp ---- DO CHIPMUNKS CLIMB TREES? Unlike squirrels, the chipmunks do not climb to the tops of trees or high up in the branches." They merely climb up the trunks 10 or 15 feet.-- Animal Life, ee Jp es "But doesn't your husband have any hobby? "Oh, yes; he's always trying to comb his haif over the bald spot." * me ms me 8 mm cm: It that thous seekest, thou findest not within thee, thou wilt never And it without thee.--From the Arabian. -- ---- mr cemen "The only objective that all hu- man beings seem to have la. wom- mon is breeding."--Sir James . 20ns. head- - -