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/ â-  \ >* arm (Pop Queries â-  .^^.LV'/'Mi, Conducted by Professor Henry G, Bell. aersJJ^^ object of this department is to place at the i.Hn.H "L"""" '^'â- '" readers the advice of an acknowl- crops. '"**'°'''*y °" a" subjects pertaining to soils and Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, in care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To- ronto, and answers will appear In this column in the order in which they are received. As space is limited "i IS advisable where immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer will be mailed direct. r:*\-'^ ';5iiJ!??j.»>!.;i;\«n: r"^V CONTROLUNG POTATO DISEASES The Exercise of a Little Care Will Prevent Enormous Los,ses From Scab and Blight â€" Simple Preventative Measures. By Henry G. Bell, Agronomist. Henry G. Bell. Question â€" G. L. L. lik,. ♦.. !»»,„ , liMi . "/^- ^,*'""W[ weather is rather hot and the walls hink" . !v h ^ "''?"* "" "''r- ^ i ''^^^ '^"^'l °"t considerably, it would lie" and wohIh r,k"? r""" '"^'^'•^1^^ ^est to sprinkle them, so that they ho« r an t M^ " '^ """• ^'«*! P^i" be moist when the cement is put ho« the ^ras trouble is overcome, and on. As it is desirable to have th'- There are two grave periods in the life of the potato crop from the disease control standpoint. This first is be- fore the crop is planted; the second is about the time the plants are mak- ing a good growth and extends up un- til maturity. Enormouli losses are suffered by the potato growers, all of which are easily avoided by the ex- ercising of a little care and time. It is so easy to treat all potato seeds that most men fail to do it properly be- cause the method looks so simple. Potato scab, for instance, is very widely distributed. It may easily be controlled by using the formalin method or the corrosive sublimate treatment. Formalin may be pur- how^the digging and pla»,tering are] cement three-quarters of an inch to chased at any drug store and shoulc [ °"* •"''h thick on the walls it would he useS at the rate of one pint of (2) Have we not been cautioned to j Perhaps require three coats to do this, formalin to 30 gallons of water. Place provide drainage for the inside of the ; as not more than one-quarter of an the potatoes in a gunny sack and soak silo to prevent actual accumulation of j inch can be put on at a time after the in the formalin solution for two hours liquid. How can this be done in a water-tight pit? (3) Is there Jny simple way of re- moving the silage from a pit silo. Answer: â€" (1) Lowering a light into the silo will soon discover the pres- ence of gas, since if it is present the light will go out immediately. The gas is heavier than air; hence, if you throw in a couple of feet of coarse, blocks or rocks there will be room for the»ga.s to settle at the bottom of the silo and not occupy the volume where the silage rests. As to the digging and plastering, in digging a pit silo the dirt can be throw out to a depth of six or eight feet, but it is best to throw it out to a depth of about five feet and then true up and plaster the walls. Otherwise it first coat. After the first coat has then spread the seed out on the floor been put on, it will probably be pos- to dry before cutting. All sacks, ma- yoz/^ Comduded 6y J^^ J(eCs/n Jjllut and costs so little that no one can af- ford not to dip the potatoes . Blight. Potatoes in many sections also suf- fer from both early and late blight, which frequently kills the vines and causes the tubers to rot. These dis- eases very frequently cuuso heavy benefit to children. Not only is the losses but they can be controlled by ^ork healthful for the body, but it is spraying with Bordeaux mixture. It ^ ,,^^j character builder and mental requires, how-ever, that the spraynig Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to vwrlte to this department. Initials only will be published with each question and its answer as a means of identification, taut full name and address must be given in each letter. Write on one side of paper only. AnsvKers will be mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed. Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 23S Woodbine Ave., Toronto. be started early. The first spraying should be done when the plants are <j U.K.: â€" Gardening is of the greatest low Into a crack player who has tha courage to lose a match rather than' lose his respect fur himself by accept- ing a mistaken tU'cision of the umpire.' A. J. B.:â€" The Boston fern, like all of its tribe, should not get too much sun, but plenty of light. The secret of fern success is in watering. Do not water from the top, but put the pot in a basin or tub of water reaching" trainer. There is hardly one of the moral virtues which is not inculcated to 8 inches high . Spraying must be '^^ ga'-demng. We learn faith as we used as a precautionary or insurance Pla"t the ciny seeds in the confidence measure. If it is not begun until f*^"* God will give the increase; we after the blight has attacked the crop 'e"'" that we must do our share when j half way up over night. D„ this only partial control can be expected. "^'^ ^^'^'^'"â- . P''""^ a"" ^^'ee«: ^^'^ see the twice a week. Also wash the leaves In mixing up the Bordeaux mixture advantage of generosity as we note ; ..ff weekly with a little weak soap wa- use four pounds of copper .sulphate that the more we cut the (lowers the ! ter. (blue vitrol) and four pounds of stone '"'""'^ '""â- '"y they bloom; we learn , j. h. L.:-A very hot oven is usually lime to 50 gallons of water. In mix- Patience and perseverance in working I ,-e(!uire<l for pastry. To test it place ing up the solution the copper sulphate should be dissolved in hot water and for a harvest that is worth while. a spoonful of flour in the oven. This sible to follow with the second coat, : chinery, baskets, knives and whatever ' enough water added to make 2.") gal Ions. In the same way the lime should be dissolved separately in a small quantity of water and enough added to make up 2-5 gallons. This diluted lime solution should be strain- since the first sets rapidly, but the else touches the seed should always be second coat will require time to set. i disinfected. (2) There are two ways of getting' However, I prefer the com .=ive sub- rid of the moisture in the bottom of Hmate treatment, as this not only con- the pit silo. The first is to run a pipe' trols scab but also controls the disease from the bottom of the silo up to the commonly called Rhizoctonia, which jed through chuese cloth or a fine wire ground level, and have it connected has become quite prevalent in many strainer after which the two solutions with a smaJl pump. If moisture Potato growing sections. This treat- 1 should be mixed together by pouring '^'^''^" the tiniest bed is its very own to gathers in the bottom of the silo it can nient is quite simple and inexpensive, j into a large barrel or tank the spray. be pumped out at intervals. The Four ounces of corrosive sublimate, \ For best results it Is a good idea to second means of procuring good drain- (which can be purchased at any drug have a half barrel in which to mix the age is to arrange for a small drain' store) should be dissolved in two gal-)li'Tie solutions and another for mixing pipe to run from the lowest point in: '""s of hut water, after which enough the copper sulphate. The mixture the pit silo and connect with some out- ' water should be added to bring the ' should be thoroughly stirred or agitat- side drain. Before it is time to put' mixture up to .30 gallons. This ma- ' ed while being sprayed. The Bonicaux the silage in, open this drain pipe and terial^hould be placed in wooden ves-' solution .should be used as soon as allow the water to drain out. After I *els as it will destroy iron or tin. Low- made. It depreciates very rapidly will be necessary to build a s â-  ff Id' I '^'^ ''''° '^ thoroughly drained close er the potatoes into the vessel before when standing for any length of time. inside the silo Caru ^h ! l*^ h ° ./"^ | 'he pipe by driving a close fitting plug cutting and allow them to remain for Great care should be used in applying not to di«r out t f snouia De taKen ;„ jj,e end of it. This will prevent one and one-half hours. This mix- the spray so as to thoroughly cover the sport is admitted by every one who there for at least thirty minulc!>. If will be holes ir unp'"^' ^°\ "''\ th^JJ"® the entrance of air. I ture should only be used four times leaves, both on top and on the under has had anything to do with training the milk is pasteurized in a bctiU- or walls of the silo iT? h r^t '? '"" "^^^ ''°'*' '''h'^'h was erected for after which it should be thrown away|side. This may be accomplished by, ^oy^- There is no cleaner .-iport than other container which ha.s been piacc.l is Dest to leave getting out the lirt when building the' and a new lot made up. It may be having a sprayer with three nozzles,: tennis. It puts a player on his honor, in a kettle of water, heat ihe water to silo can be used for taking out silage.^ advisable to gradually lengthen the one suspended over the top of the row Its etiquette requires that the oppon- llo-U.S degrees, so that the m^Ik will A box with a capacity of about 10 time that each lot remains in the mi.x- and one on each side, .spraying both ' ent should always have the benefit of be at 14;; degrees at least. Rolling bushels of silage is sometimes u-sed. ! ture, after the first. Corrossive sub- the side and beneafh the leaves. The the doubt. For the boy you mention temperature is ^20 degree?. I. .A. This box is provided with two 8-inch i ''mate is a poison an<l should not be "Potato Bug'' may be controlled by 't would be especially valuable. Tennis, p< rsi.n is most susceptible to ..•ol,l» Then, too, the study of the plants' i should brown in one minute's time, growth teaches us the great secrets of: jf. D.:-!. Long hot baths are de- life, while the artistic sen.se is awak- pieting. Mot baths for tonic effect ened and trained by observation of the j should be short and always followed lines, colors and forms of , vegetation, j i,y a ^old l)ath. A short hot bath .\nolher advantage of ganiening is the | lasting half a minute or a minute may sense of responsibility which it en- , be taken every morning without in- gender.s together with the joy of; jury. The best time to take a sweat- achievement, for the child, feeling that ing bath is before retiring at night, even the tiniest bed is its very own to ' !„ guch cases the bath .diould be fol- be tilled and planted and cherLshed, [ [y^ed by a neutral bath at 92 to 95 takes a special pride and pleasure in degrees F. for hfteen minutes. 2. It the toil. That reminds up that grown- j,., ^^t harmful lo eai fruit a half hour ups are not playing fair when they let : before breakfast if one likes it that the little farmer fret and plan an.l ; ,vav. Tlie ccmliinations you mention work, and then calmly gather the re- „f a^.ja and sweet fruits, such a« suits of hi.s labor without even the courtesy of asking permisbion, much less offering any thanks or compensa- tion. E. R. .S. : â€" The moral value of clean oranges and stewed prunes or figs, are wholesome. o. fo pasteurize milk for a thiUl i'. is not necessary to boil it, but merely to heat it to i. tempera/- ture of 142-14.^ degrees and keep it three or four inches at east to be re- mo veci when the walls are finally trued . After you have excavated .^bout five or six feet and have the walls trued, wheels under one end, and the other placed where children or animals can adding one pound "of Paris Green or 2 ^ »"! told, has developed one littie fe!- when t.^ed they should be plastered with a good end has handles, so that it is possible tfet hold of it or drink the mixture, to .'! pounds of Arsenate of Lead to the cement mortar, yhe first coat can be to use thi.^s in the same way that a\'^'^ 'atter treatment will absolutely I Bordeaux solution and both applied at ''il:' ij u / ^ '•â- '^ "^''"'*' ""^h^heelbarrow is used. After the silaire ^^^ontrol potato scab and Rhizoctonia the same time. should be made of one part cement and is used down to some distance, a ho- ' â-  â€" three parts clean sand, and plastered right on the dirt walls. If the or a gasoline engine can be used as a source of power to run this hoist. BANISH THE FAMILY TOWEL led/me Soms 1 on his bed he saw my great-great grandfather, or some other spider, try- : Cleanliness Makes Health Possible. Therefore Let Us ing to swing to and fro and patch up | dividual Towels. its web, and finally the spider did * make a successful swing and did patch I the web, and the man was so encour- ' ^'o more industrious spreader of dividuals suffering from one L'se In- ~, April's Way. ine symptom.s of nng-bone are gen- erally irregular lameness followed bv. ^*''' "^P*"" P'nned a violet INTER.NATIO.NAL LESSO.N MAY 6. Lesson VI. â€" Jesus The Servant of .\II â€"John 13. 1-17. Golden Test .Murk 10. 44. Verse 3. The knowledge that he was Lord of all prompted Jesus only to act as servant of all. The knowl- edge that he was in this world only on his way from God to God makes menial work majestic: what are this world's standards to him! 4. Garments, not only the upper one. In Indian language, he adopts collie costume to do coolie work; the towel serves as his dhoti. One has to visit the East to realize how in- tensely degraded a man feels when made to do the work of a caste below him. The Son of God does a slave's work, to show that a man cannot be degraded by the work he does; then he ' dies a slave's death and shows a man j , .„..„ ..„ „ ,„„, cannot be degraded by what is done to ers for the horses to pick at if they f>. Cometh â€" .Apparently not first. ' L'pon her dress of green, -â- ^nd stepped out bravely in the sun So that she mig'ht be seen. 1 constant lameness with a bony en- largement, partially or completely sur- j rounding the coronet o/pastern. j The best treatment is rest, then blister with 2 drams each of biniodide of mercury and cantharides mixi-d with 2 ounces vaseline, repeat in about two weeks . If this fails to cure have joint fired and blistered. i „,. . *i. . a i i, . , . I There is a way that April has As the heavy spring work conies on,' Of smiling through her tears; the work teams should be fed and car- ' And alwavs when she smiles the aun ed for in the most careful way. I Up In the skv appears. Xo increase the efficiency of the' farm team means dollars in the pocket She knows that rain and sun i.re both of the farmer. She was a very charming sight, Foretelling summer hours; .\nd when the raindrops pattered down We called them April showers. or mor© of these diseases are sure to be pres- ent and use the washing accommoda- tions. The gravest dangers that lurk in the hand lowel that is u.sed indiscriminate- ly are .syphilis and tuberculosis. -Many victims i.ii the former disease are unaware that they have it but the germs can be passed on to the bluud of anoiher through surface abrasions, cuts, light scratches, chafed skin. The .Japanese are. as a clars. a far clearer people in iheir habits than we. The best way to feed for efl'iciency is to cut the hay, sprinkle it with wa- ter and mix the jrround grain ration with it. This ration is to be fed in the morn- ing; at noon, feed whole grain; at night, give the cut hay and ground ra- tion, and a little long hay in the mang- he horses to pick at if tl want it . Verse 24 suggests that Peter was sit- ting some distance away. It would be just like Judas to take the place next Jesus, and receive this washing first. We can picture the others ac- cepting It in utter bewilderment, too ashamed to speak. That was not Peter's way. Every word of his sharp out-cry carries all the emphasis Peter was capable of: thou hast most. 7. I and the first thou are both emphatic. 8. Peter finds the promise too vague, and it does not grip him: all he The hay can be soaked from one feed- ing to the next if desired. For old horses this is a good plan. Docking or cutting off the tails Spring's welcome guests, and so She drops a tear chased by a smile To make the flowers grow. The Happy Spidter. "Swing high, swing low, High hee, high ho! Never despair, Just swing, in the air. It's all in a spider's life." "Won't you please make a little less noise?" asked Mr. Elephant, as he The hen may be a machine, but few towel be used by some one else. But iof us ever learn how to run it right. I 'f a person afTlicted with eczema, ring- , , , , , . , ' Never hold duck eggs long. Thev worm or any of the parasitic diseases I ooked up to see who was making such ' i,.,„.„ : ,. . :„ , v!l â-  n" , ' ..„, . , . ..^ ,, depreciate in quality more rapidlv of a racket. "Oh, its you, is it, Mrs. , ^han hens' eirirH " horses IS a cruelty that lasts through Spider? I didn't know you could be j y„, ^^^^ ^^^ .^^^^^, ,,,.^^,j^^^ j^ onei'-tion h '\" Tf^' ''.r^'" "^'^ ''â- ""' I '^.^''^f •^'^''^•'':' , „ , j that you can put' two in one house and opeiation, bru.sh oflf the flies and mos- ! Disagreeable? Im not disagree' aged by this little tiny act that he, too, â- '''" diseases and other contagious I kept on trying and finally conquered?" complaints exists than the common "I don't know of anything I want to hand towel. Hung up in schools and conquer," replied Mr. Elephant. public places and even in the home I "Ah, my dear sir! Vou may not kitchen, it is a constant menace to .have a web to weave and you may not health and its use is a filthy custom I have an army to command; but there that should be abandoned. j is always something in thi.s world to : -'^ microscopic «tudy of towels used conquerâ€" bad habits, for instance." '" Jfocery stores, hospital wards and "Haven't any, " Mr. Elephant replied house kitchens was recently made. curtlv. with startling results. The number "Then start in to conquer vour ter- "'' bacteria developed was beyond be- Irific temper," suggested Mrs. Spider.' ''ef «'"' the worst of it was that moat i "Well, that's growing bette,," said of the microbes were of iha spore The poorest of them lakes a daily bath , Mr. Elephant. i order and therefore the most difficult for the entire bodv and our custom of 1 "If you can't think of anything else to destroy. These spore bacteria are carrying a soiled handkerchief to conquer, conquer yourself." replied known to live through boiling and to to them an abimiiriatioi!, Fo .Mrs. Spider softly. ' "That would be ''evive after the towel has been ' a great victory for you!" among the clean linen. use again such tilthv articles is from The mucous membrances and skin their point of view incn:iiro)e nasti- of the normal body harbor alv.ays a ness. certain number of bacteria. .Vftcr the use of water on the body, succeed ed by vigorous towel rubbing, a large number of these bacteria are transfci - In poultry raising the farmer has red to the towel. If the individual an advantage over others in the wide using the towel is healthy, the bacteria tion is incalculable. .\s tor towels range he can give his fowls. ] may do no harm, even through the those who learn the cleanly comfort of a roll of absorbent paper towelling in- stalled in the kitchen fur general hand and face wipi:,g, wili never nguiii be without it. ist-ema lowel.^. aund- napkin* and han.ikerciiief" thev use ered. continuing their deadly work p„per which is bu-ncd. I'o wash and I .A supply of ihin absorbent paper napkins kept on hand for u.sf in case of "colds" is a c!cbin!y precaution and a work saver as well, while the in- creased safety in burning up the infec- quitoes that make their life every sum- mer a torment. .At Dominion E.xperiment Farms the cost of feeding colts rising one year old was found to average 10. (i uses a towel in common with other persons, every one who touches it is liable to infection. This bacterial population on the towel is increased by each one who uses it in turn and every pair of hands wiped on it plants , , , . . , . thev won't light, able. I was singing, not making a ; Karly chicks will not thrive in a cold noise ^ . /ou.ha^e no ear for music, i ^pp,, ^„„p. j, j^ .^„ impossibility, so do a new colony of germs. As the towe .Mrs. t.pider simply had to laugh . , „q^ experiment any further with it. stays damp from frequent use it be. Elephant , -phe .second brood of goslings usually comes a genuine pesthouse where en- If there was one thing Mr could not "stand it was being laughed need more care and more feed than the can think of is the utter shame of j '^'^"'^ Pe^ ''ay, for colts coming two "*- »" fe took a good look at his ear, : ^^st ones, as the grass is apt to be so flapped it once or twice and said: I "Oh, ho! The very is the king of beasts with her spinning, singing the while. "Swing high, swing low." If sows are fat when pigs are far-! "Pear me! Didn't 1 ask you to rowed keep down the grain ration for! '^^'^ ' '^'''"^'' ^''- E'«Phant. the first two weeks. I "Cease? You mu.st never ask a letting his idolized Master do such a! years old 9.33 cents., and for coming thing for him! No partâ€" Compare , three-year-olds 6.08 c^nts. The tetal Act.s 8. 21. No share with him in his ! cost up to three years old was .$71 96 work and his glory, unless he has j v-.^yi. cleansed him first. The very sug- i ♦ ^ gestion sends Peter into the other ex- treme. 10. A banqueter starts his prepara- tions at home with a bath. In the dirty streets on his way to the host's house he gets his feet and calves bad- ly splashed. So on entering the house, a slave removes his sandals (Matt. 3. 11â€" so read),, and another brings water and washes his feet (Luke 7. 44). So he proceeds to the meal. 11. This is parenthetic. Judas had received the washing, but it did not cleanse him any more than the parable of heavenly bread and wine gave him eternal life. 12. Know â€" Rather understand: it is so rendered in verse 7. i c ui ^ .„, 13. Teacherâ€" The English Revised '^'^"sible, too. The streak of Version Master gives the note of | ""*^ht to be a good thick one. authority ''ett^er and comes nearer to^ How much does it cost you to get may I learn from you?' the original Kabbi. LortI â€" .Author- a nound of norli ? v;.,^,..« .u T i ..a i i r ^l .••.., â-  Itv over mind and heart (compare the mtZ t ,*iii^. ' *^ " ^'^ '*^''" ^'â- "'" ^^^ *'""*^ ^*""^'' Indian guru), and royal rights over] ' " ^''^^ • I so you, too. may learn from me. I the whole life, are the notes of thei Not one farmer out of a thousand learn from the ant to be industrious. .,,,,, . ,, . , „ , tough by the time they are hatched What s the matter with my ear? I ; that is is hard for them to bite it off. really can t see why I, the king of i Goslings do not need feed until they beasts, should be worried by a spider." j g,.^ .^4 t„ 3,; hours old, when thev idea! The Lion ! should be fed Every kind of king has a jester, so you must be the Lion's jester." Mrs. Spider went on ough microbes are bred to infect a county. Soap is a great aid to cleanliness be- If for any reason, a faniiiy cannot have clean, inoividual towels, nt the very least they should be changed fre- quently ai'd everyone should use plenty .if soiip and thoroujjrhly rinse the hands before drying. Then all towels and han<)kerchiefs should be Soaked over night and then thoroughly rinsed. The one who does the work should avoid putting the hards in the water. A gtx.d disinfectant should any of the mashes re- times regarded as a luxury. Jo some commended for chickens or ducklings, ' Perrons the use of the hand towel is or a mash or dough of two-thirds simply to remove dirt that has been shorts (middlings) and one-third corn- 1 loosened by a splash of cold water. If meal, which can be made equal parts everyone using the hand towel brought shorts and cornmeal, and five per cent. ; clean hands to wipe dry on it, the of beef scrap added after six weeks. I danger would be less, but even then cause most bacteria do not thrive in be used when they are boiled the alkali and other chemicals which All linen that is soiled with excreta It contains. But .soap, alas! is some- fr„m the body should be boiled hard. There are various methods of disin- A humid atmosphere in the egg the common use of the towel w ouUl If kept right, hogs are not apt to have much the matter with them. Good ^^^^ ^, , , , .• ^ . feed, a dry, warm place to stav, an-' - ' '^^^ ^^^ "'"''^' °^ Pat'e"'-'e and pains fecting articles that may carry dis- ease germs. Tubpreulous and most other bacteria are destroyer! by boil- ing, a process that is within the reach of all families. But many form.s of spore germs, especially skin bacteria, a?c not destroyed even by boiling. These must be treated to a boiling in kind the even if I wanted to. Don't be dis- couraged; you might learn something. master, and yoi may leave hog medicine down at the store. There is not so much call for very ' even7rom VsVider:-' fat pork as there was a few years ago. j .-ifs very kind of you to want to lean teach me," said Mr. Elephant, svc.ing- ing his huge body to and fro. "What it cost you to get Fiinire on tVinf a I little; it vt\\\ pay. chamber of the incubator is one of 1 be unwise, spider to cea.se. Through all the , the first essentials to the hatching of i Consider the roller towel that hangs which something absolutely ^erm-kill- since time began, a spider has ' strong, healthy chickens. j on many a kitchen door to be used by ing is nsed. Carbolic acid is best but .After the breeding season is over, 'every member of the family. If there it is now very expensive and is a dang- taking work. I simply can't stop, | roosters are worse than a useless en- 1 are children, it is in constant use. One erous poison to have about two titles. When love is strong, It never tarries to take heed. Or know if its return exceeds Its gift; in its sweet haste no greed, No strifes belong. â€" Helen Hunt Jackson. ever puts his hog on the scales until From you, to be cross and fault-find a,fter he has ceased to be a hog and 'ng^ " becomes cold pork. That is why so i "That will be enough about me," in- few really know how much it costs to' terrupted the big fellow, make pork. But it would pay to' Mrs. Spider went right on. "Do weigh or measure feed and let the you know that a man wa« once so dis- cumbrance. They are a positive in- jury to the quality of the eggs. Chicks should be left in incubators for 48 hours after hatching. You cannot expect clean eggs ."rom unclean nests: and clean eggs bring a premium. Clean drinking water and plenty of it is one of the prime essentials to success in poultry. The artificial incubation of eggs i dates back to the early Elgyptians, who used ovens heated with ferment- I ing manure. I Rgga all of one color are preferred to those of mi.xed colors. Uniform- scales set you right on matters of cost couraged that he was ready to slop hi", ity in si '.e is also a matter of import- of production. , work stop everythingâ€" and as he lay iuice in marketing. child wipes his half-washed hands and of mercury is also efi'icacioua but ... another his jam-smeared face; the deadly poison ami very dangerous fo baby gets a hasty dab that leaves a de- ' ' " " posit of milk curd; and the hired man takes his turn at it as he comes from the cow-stable . It no one of the family i.s diseased, the towel is nothing worse than a filthy and repulsive thing but if any a _ _ , r household use because the tablet form in which it comes is like other tablet medicines. Kornialin is a good solu- tion; a tenspoonful to a gallon of wa- ter is the right mixture. The hands must not come in contact with it un- til the clothes are rinsed, as it acts member of the household is afflicted badly on the skin. with ringworm, for instance, that be-] Stern in^i^tenc^ on clean hand^ for ing a peculiarly persisler.t fungus ; all the persons on the place will do geim. It may stay in that towel in more th.nn any other one thing to keen spiteofsuccessivewa.shingsamliron-.disea.se germs awaj from the farm ings and spread infections weeks after ho,:re. The first and last word in It has been in use. Skin disea.se, af- health is cleanliness. Hands face fections of the eyes and graver â- ' ihing and entire body muat be kept maladies are a constant xW>- us i;i- tl£.';i.