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I?)l5rm Notes IM Crtam â-  Nutritious Food Ice cream Is consumed In largef >nd larKer quantities a» tha year* pais. Apart altogether from the tc» cream made In the home* the produc- tion In 192«. •ccordlng to the Do minion Bureau of Statistics, totalled nearly seven million Rallona worth more than nine million dollars. Thlt figures up to a por caplU consump- tion of B.« pints In tha year. The manufacture of this product Is being more and more standardised and re- gulated. It must contain not less than ten per cent, milk fat and no ottipr fat siiall be used in its manu- facture. According to a new bulletin, No. 102. of the Department of Agricul- ture at Ottawa, there has in recent ypar.s boon a steady Improvement In the quality of Ice cream, which Is now being considered a highly nutritious article of food rather than as a pleas- ant luxury Indulged In for special portions appears to meet the needs' of the strawberry plant satlsfaetoiily i and on soils of good tilth would con- stitute au acre application. Ou poor- er soils slmplr Increase the quantity of each fertiliser in proportion. This may be applied by broadcast- las between the rows and. it a good dry day is selected, may even be broadcasted over the plants, provid- Inc that Immediately after applying a heavy canvas or some other mate- rial la dragged over the foliage to dis- lodge any fertlltcer that may have ad- hered to it It this is done the amount ot tolia«o Injury Is practically neigllgble. Where Dry is Really Dry The Production of Ripe Tomatoes Earllness !s a prime factor in the production ot ripe tomatoes In most paru of Eastern Canada. Few varie- ties. If allowed to ripen naturally, will mature all their fruit before frost. In fact, no amount ot pruning or fertilizing will overcome the tardi- ness of some varieties to ripen. Choosing a variety Is then one ot the essentials to successful tomato growing. The Alacrity Is one ot the earliest varieties and Is usually very occa-slons. This bulletin, written by | p^^j^j^j,^^ ^^^^ J^^^^ unfortunately, A. H. WMta of the Dairy and Cold ,g inclined to be rough. Bonny Best, though not quite so early, is much ... ^ °° i smoottier and ot better quality. The by the more advanced dairy com- , jj^^^^^j strains of Earllana are also panles throughout Canada. p^p^,^^ ^^j^ „^„y ^^.^^^ gardeners. ( oramercla Ire cream as pointed t,j, character ot the plants sot In In the bulletin Is divided Into three ' ^^ main classes â€" plain Ice cream, made Storage Branch, covers the manufac- ture of Ice -cream as It Is carried Held Is also an Important factor , . . I in determining earllness of maturity from cream, sugar and flavoring, w th | ^^^ completeness of ripening before or without condensed milk or stablll ter; cooked Ice cream, often known as French or Neapolltian, made from cream, sugar, eggs and flavoring, and sometimes containing flour and corn starch, and sherbets and lees, made from water, milk, sugar, egg albumen, and a stabilizer, and flavored with fruit Juices or other natural flavor- ings. These three general classifications are subdivided Into three or more sub- classes according to the Ingredients used. A better knowledge of the food va!ut» of lee cream has given this frost. The type of plant depends not only upon tha dales of sowing and transplanting, but upon expert man- agement ot all the other details ot plant growing. To produce sturdy, desirable plants, the seed should be sown In flats early In March. Transplanting begins after the Drat true leaves have form- ed, usually about three weeks after the seed Is sown. The second trans- planting begins when tha plants have reached a fair size In tha box this being about two weeks later. Twenty- four plants to a flat is the usual number. The third transplanting IT NEVER SNOWS HERE, AND IT SELDOM RAINS In Lima, Peru, It last rained In February, 1925. The scarcity of moisture Is due to the fact that Lima lies on the wrong side ot the Andes mountains. Thoughts While Plowing Timely Hints About Peaches On a slice ot angel food or sponge cake lay a ball of ice cream; press halt a peach at opposite sides ot the ball, pour over the dish a little sweet- ened whipped cream and sprinkle it with nut meats. Serve at once. Pie da Luxe With a baked pie shell at hand, a fresh peach pie may be quickly put together. Pill the shell with the sliced fruit, sprinkle with a little sugar and top with whipped cream. Ice cream over the trult, with whip- ped cream on top makes a most wel- come surprise whether the weather la hot or cold. Peach Snow Peach snow is stlSy-whipped whites ot eggs to which are added peaches forced through a sieve and drained from the juice. Sweeten to taste and dessert a place In the regular diet of | ^^'kg^-piaca'us'ually' about two weeks many people. With the growth of the lci» cream business there has been a ste.'idy Improvement In tha quality, demanding Improved mach'nory and a better knowledge In tha operation of the Icp rream plants. Tb" making of Ice cream Is re- cognized as an Important adjunct of the dairying Industry and regarding It ss such the Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner has had prepared a bul- letin on Its manufacture. Mr. A. R. White, the author, has reviewed the opinions and practices of many ot the leading makers and has Incorporated these as a safe guide for tho maker of fine Ice cream. Ice cream of tho present day Is something mora than frozen sweetened cream. In addition to the fats and solids of milk Ice cream contains, gelatin, and such stabilizers and fillers as vegetable gums, starch • nd egg yolk powder, and other wholesome products that have been foiin<l to Improve thu quality and pala- tlbiilty of ir, cream. Various flavor- ing materials are used and nuts and fruits arc pommon ingredients. This bulletin. No. 102, of tho De- partinpnt of Agriculture at Ottawa, fresh from the Government press, is distributed by the Publications Branch of tho Department. Blanching Early Celery For early crop celery blanching with bo.nrds stood on edge each side of thp row has proved a satlHfactory mptliod \t the Charlottntown Rr- prrlmfnlal Station celery has for sev- eral "pars been handled In a num- ber of differpiit ways to determine th bpBt iiiPaiii of blanrhlng for table use In his rnport for 1927 published by the Dopartineiit of Agriculture at Ottawa, the Supi>rlntcndent of tha Station stales that when planted on the IpvpI with plants six Inche.s apart earh way in the bed there was a beavy yield, but the plants were small, poorly blanched and consequ- ently of iK)or quality. When planted «n tlin level six Inches apart In rows Ave feet apart and earthed up, tho quality was flne. Double rows five feet apart planted on tha level and blanrliod with roofing paper, prod- uced a fair quality only. The best quality was produced when tha plant- ing was done in trenches Ave feet apart and earth up. Fertilizer Application for Straw- berries Most strawberry fields will profit by an application of fertilizer as soon as a good stand of runners has been obtained. From about the middle ot August until well Into October the Eswly formed strawberry plants aro Lying down their trult buds for next ••aaon's crop, BVom fleplembor 1 to IS appears to be tho most active period of fruit bud formation for oast- trn Canada and field trials have gtvan us our greatest results at this Bine when fertilizers have been used, ' J^ appUtatlon ot fertilizer, made to • plantaton about September 1, will • tnaply repaid in Increased produc- tion next season. As research work later. This may be made into pots or Hats. For the first two weeks the tem- perature should be maintained at about 70 deg. F. About the time of the third transplanting it should be allowed to go below 50 dega. F., so as to harden taa plants. The ventila- tion should also be Increased at this time. At no time during their growth should the plants be given more water than Is necessary; in tact, they should be allowed to wilt slightly be- fore water Is given. This induces In- creased hardiness. Tomatoes require a moderately rich soil. The addition ot superphosphate will usually stimulate the production of ripe fruit. The plants should not be set in the field until all danger of frost Is past. In average years, this Is about June 10. They should ho set In rows four feet apart, and about eighteen Inches apart In the rows for staking. When grown on the flat they may be plant- ed tour by tour feet apart. Experi- ments conducted at the Charlotte- town Experimental Station show that the largest amount of rlpa trult Is ob- tained from plants that are pruned to one stem and tied to either stakes or wire. â€" Issued by the Director ot Pub- licity, Dom. Oept. ot Agriculture, Ot- tawa. â€" ^> Kitchen Beauty Kitchens are no longer an Important Item in the decorative scheme of the home. To-day the old idea that It doesn't matter what the workshop ot the house looks like so long as what comes out ot It Is nice no longer pro- valla. Today housowlvos believe that an attractive kitchen not only makes work easier and a better impression on friends, but also improves the foods that aro prepared there. "Is your kitchen," asks the "Suc- cessful Farming" writer, "ot tho dark and dingy dull brown variety with dark-finished walls and woodworlij a ' dull brown linoleum, black i.iOvp, I sink, pots and pans, with never a spark ot color to relieve the monot- ' ony? Or baa It advanved one step into the hospital variety with white walls and woodwork, white sink, tables, pots, pans and curtains, which most certainly suggest the operating room? Or has your kitchen caught the spirit of the new age and taken unto Itself a rainbow of charming colors, relieving all signs of monotony and suggesting anything but drudg- ery? Tho kitchen, as any other room, to have a well-balanced color scheme, must employ three or mora colors, and must have various and correct proportions ot red, yellow and blue, but In combinations. Of course, one color should predominate and be used In greater proportions than the other colors. This predominating color should bo restful rather than too stim- ulating, as soft groan, blue-green, yel- low, warm gray, buff or Ivory." A young farmer was plowing his Peach Melba field one summer morning. The sun shone, the grass sparkled with dew, and the air was so light and bracing that no words can describe It. Tha horses were frisky from the morning air, and pulled the plow along as it in play. They were going at a pace quite dllferent from their usual gait; the man had fairly to run to keep up with them. The earth, as It was turned by the plow, lay black, and shone with moisture and fatness, and the man at the plow was happy in the thought ot soon being able to sow his rye. . . . A long and rather broad valley, with stretches of green and yellow grain fields, with mowed clover mea- dows, potato patches In flower, and little fields of flax with their tiny blue flowers, above which fluttered great swarms ot white butterflies â€" this was the setting. At the very heart | gerve ice cold, of the valley, as If to complete tha picture, lay a big old-fashioned farm- stead, with many gray outhouses and a large red dwelling-house. At the gables stood two tall, spreading pear trees; at the gate were a couple ot young birches; In the grass-covered yard were great piles ot fire-wood; and behind the barn were several huge haystacks. Tha farmhouse ris- ing above the low fields was as pretty a sight as a ship, with masts and sails, towering above the broad sur- face of the sea. . . . Thinking is never so easy as when one follows a plow up a furrow and down a furrow. You are quite alone, and there is nothing to distract you but the crows hopping about picking up worms come to the man as readily as If some- one had whispered them Into his ear. Only on rare occasions bad be been able to think as quickly and clearly as on that day, and the thought ot it gladdened and encouraged him. . . . The plowman walked along, his lips moving all the while. He actually imagined that he saw before him tha face ot bis father. "I shall have to lay the whole case before the old man, frankly and clearly," he re Marshmallow Hearts Peach halves, whether fresh or canned, with toasted marshmallows in the cavities and whipped cream around each mound is another sipiple and delicious dessert. By Aid of the Pitter The use ot the peach stoner, whether for canning or tor the prep- aration ot fruit tor the table, enables one to get unusual results. After blanching to remove the skin, put tha peach Into the pitter. The device forces the stone out through a very small opening so the trult may be canned whole. Or, tha peach may be served by filling In the aperture with powdered sugar or stuffing It with The thoughts seemed to ' part ot another peach or some other I trult Set it in a glass dish and sur- round it with other trult or whipped cream. Some like the cream sprinkled I with the chopped bitter meats re- moved from the pits, others use nut- meats ot more mild flavor. Sirup From Peelings Tho nicest sirup tor canning peaches is made from the peelings. Scald the fruit, dip In cold water to preserve the color, then discard any bruised or decayed spots. Put tha marked to himself, "so ho can advise peelings into a kettle, and any stones mo-" • • I to which fruit clings It tha flavor ot "I have often wondered why It Is the pits Is liked. As tha trult Is peel- that we Ingmars have been allowed ed, drop It Into a kettle ot water to to remain on our farm for hundreds prevent discoloration. When there is of years, while the other farms have j a sufllclent amount ot peelings, cover all changed hands. And the thought with water and boll until the liquor comes to ma that it may be because ' looks rich. Strain and use the liquid the Ingmars have always tried to ; Instead ot water In making the sirup. walk In the ways of Ood. We Ing- mars need not tear man; we have only to walk in God's ways." . Smiling, he followet! the plow, which was now moving along very slowly. . . . When ho came to the end of the furrow he pulled up the plow and rested. He had become very serious. "Strange, when you ask anyone's advice you sea yourself what is right. Even while you are asking, you dis- cover all at once what you hadn't been able to find out In three whole years. Now it shall be as God wills." â€" Selma I>agerlot, In "Jerusalem," translated from the Swedi.sh by Velma Swanston Howard. gins to set, drop Into It a few nut- meats and soma marshmallows cut Into pieces with tho kitchen shears. Serve in cubes on beds ot lettuce, boiled salad dressing diluted with whipped cream poured over each mound. If there is not enough ot the Jelly to go round, any other kind of trult may be cut into pieces and mixed with the cubes. As even so small an amount as a cupful ot juice may be utilized in this way, none need go to waste. Peaeti Kernela When canning peaches, save part ot the stones and let the children ex- tract the kernels. Into a saucepan, put 1 cupful of sugar and 2-3 of a cupful ot water for every cupful ot the meats. When the sirup bolls, add the kernels and boil gently tor 16 minutes. Seal in small jars. This makes a specimen addition to any fruit saUid, because it gives a delight- ful and onusuai peach flavor. Handling Clingstones Small clingstones peaches are un- usually delicious when canned, and It is such a nuisance to remove the pits that most women can them whole. However, clingstone peaches can be halved. Out In the west, where clingstones are used almost exclusive- ly tor canning purposes because they keep their shape better and have a much finer flavor than tha freestones, this method is used: Cut the peach around, being sure to cut through to the stone at every point. Hold the peach tightly In the left hand, and with the right give a firm, quick twist. The two halves will come apart with surprising ease and precision. With tha point ot tha knife, cut the stone from the one side, then peal the fruit. ^ Stoning tha fruit In this manner en- ables one to get almost twice the number ot peaches into each can. Boiling Away From Stove When making preserves or canning anything that needs to be kept boil- ing, remove the stove cover to a table in a cool place, setting it on an asbes- tos mat. The preserves will keep boiling as long as they stand on the hot cover, but the cook will not feel tha heat nearly as much as when working over a hot stove. The hot radiator ot tha fireless cooker may be used Instead of a stove cover by the woman who possesses that conveni- ence. Using the Washer Many women who have electric washers with the gas attachment tor heating the water are now doing their canning in this machine. It accom- modates about two dosen jars at a time and, taken altogether. It saves one from one to two hours a day during the canning season. After the canning season Is done and the jars have been wrapped In newspaper to keep out the light, let the children mark them by pasting on each a picture ot the fruit contain- ed therein. Magazines abound with such Illustrations and tha cutting out will help the baby to wile away many a quiet hour while waiting for tho other children to return from school. « St. Lawrence Navigation Prof. L. W. Lyde In the National Review (London): The really re- markable thing about the whole prob- lem Is the neglect of obvious means ot extending seasonal navigation. The conditions are quite comparable with those on the inner waters of tho Baltic, and ice-breakers could un- questionably keep tho lower river open for at least two months longer than It Is open at present. It Is even possible that a cuanncl might be open on the International section ot the river by deepening the channel, Sunday School Lesson Finish tho canning in the usual man- ner. The water Into which tha peaches were dropped should be used In making fresh supplies ot the sirup. Uses for Juice One cannot have too much ot this canned fruit juice left over. It may be made Into most attractive jelly I e.g., above Proscott (Ont.) ; for the by following the directions that come I depth ot Lake Ontario makes It a with commercial pectin. Or, just reservoir ot heat which delays the thickened with cornstarch and slightly formation of Ice for soma weeks I sweetened. It makes a delicious des- after the freezing up of 'shallower, I sort to be served with whipped cream. . bodies ot water In the neighborhood. In cold drinks It Is very well liked. I e.g.. even tha Ottawa River. Pre- For fruit salads, thicken the juice { sumably railway Interests are too with gelatine according to directions strong for this to be seriously consld- on the package, and pour It out Into ered, but Canada would gain by It a thin sheet to harden. When It be- ! far more than the United States. Memory of August 8th, 1918, Recalled -H^- -^• Safety in the Air New York Sun: In contrast to the ^ Ottawa I. domonstraling the value rising death rate from automobile ^ proportions between tho mineral | uccidents la tha decreasing number •lements of the soil and nitrogen, It , of fatalities In aviation accidents towM appear advisable to use a com- jn 1920 thero were IK deaths In alr- l^te fertilizer rather than nitrogen' pUne and balloon accidents- In 1926 SSloae, unless It Is known for certain when the nunibor of those flying had at the soil Is well stocked with tho | mcreaHed enormously ihBro were 170 llMral elements. Such a complete denlhs. Tho ratio of deaths to miles ' fsrUlteer may consist of tho follow- fl„wn was In thi- first year one to Ing: 200 pounds nitrate of soda, or Its 97,587; In 1926 It wag one to 1,387 964 equivalent In some other equally; _ _<> suitable nitrogenous fertilizer, 100 "Are yez an Amnrlcan citizen. Pat?" pounds acid phosphate and 50 pounds "FaXh 01 nni that! Ol was horn In Biu:!.,ir' of potash. The above pro- TIpperary, but ou Iho Foorfh av July." j 'n half a day's fighting August 12. Lesson VII â€" The Council at Jerusalem. Acts 15: 1-11. Golden Textâ€" If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free In. deed. â€" John 8: 36. ANALYSIS I. TBB POINT OF ISSUE, 1-3. II. THE ASSEMBLY AT JERUSALEM, 4-11. Introduction â€" No body of thought- ful men and women can unite their forces in service and worship without sooner or later experiencing som« shades of difference in opinion and conduct. Human nature is very var- ied. There are minds that are natur- ally conservative and cleave to old traditions. Others are eager for change, and see the golden age ahead, and are impatienj with those who can- not see with them. Nor is this neces.- sarily an evil, since difference of opinion and discussion are not perils unless we exercise them in an unlov- ing spirit of rivalry. In the story of the first council we have an instruc- tive instance of this fact, while we also have a model by which the church may, in every age, try to settle the diflferencee which break out among us. 1. the point at issue, 1-3. V. I. The difficulty arose out of tha forward step taken when the offer of the gospel was made to the Gentiles. It haid already been decided that mem- bership in the church was open to all those who came in faith. But the method in which this was to be done had not yet been settled. Some claimed that tha Gentiles should receive cir- cumcision and observe all the laws of the Jewish people. This was the atti- tude of the Pharisaic party, who evi- dently had sent down their represen- tatives to the church at Antioch. A further question was, Whether the Gentile convert could enter into full social communion with the Jew? Thus the issue was very real, affecting the social and religious rights of the new converts. If the narrower view pre- vailed, this became a denial of the uni- versal mission of Jesus. V. 2. The teaching of these emis- saries came like a thunderbolt to the new church at Antioch and created a great confusion. Paul and Barnabas evidently were leaders in the discus- sion, and they denied the principla which these Jews pioclaimed. The claim was so impossible that Paul felt impelled to use all his power in op- posing it. The only course to follow was to appeal to the church from which these leaders pretended to come, and it was decided to send a large and important delegation, Paul and Bar- nabas and certain others. If the pas- sage in Galatians 2 describes this visit we may notice that Paul says definite- ly that he had also received direct commandment from God to attend. "It was in consequence of a revelation that I went up at all." We do not know the other members of the depu- tation, but Titub was apparently with them. V. 3. The entire church was evident- ly greatly concerned in this matter and they all Jaccompanied the mem- bers for some distance, probably to Seleucia the port. As the apostles joumeved to Jerusalem they visited the cities of Phoenicia and told of their reat work among the Gentiles, to the great joy of the brethren. II. the assembly at jekusalem, 4-11. V. 4. The brethren are cordially welcomed at the mother church, and Paul and Barnabas publicly tell of the work which they had done among the Gentiles. V. 5. The sect of the Pharisees like- ly consisted in this instance of those who had gone to .Antioch and who now repeated their demand that circumci- sion was essential to salvation. V. 6. It is not very easy to follow the procedure, but. if we may use Gal. 2, it is possible that after the first eneral meeting there were several private conferences when the matters were carefully thrashed out in com- mittee. This is the usual method in all councils and is the only way by which any harmonious settlement can be gained. V. 7. Then the entire church was called together and the first speech is given by Peter. His impulsive and generous nature led him to make a very definite contribution to the idis- cussion. His speech is summarized in vs. 7-U. V. 8. He refers to his own exper- ience when he was sent to baptize Cornelius. Then God had given the Holy Ghost to these Gemtiles thus showing that their hearts were fit to receive such a grace and that there was no difference in God's sight. V. 10. Peter confesses that in the early days before his conversion he had felt the yoke of the law and he now pleads with the church to ac- knowledge that salvation comes by faith alone. Peter was followed by Paul and Barnabas, who gave a re- hearsal of their work, and uien James made a statement supporting th* views of Peter and adding a quota- tion from Amos, predicting the return of the Gentiles to the true faith. The decision was then reached and it was in favor of the policy of freedom. Cir- cumcision was not to be regarded aa essential to salvation but the Gentil* converts wers to observe certain of the laws of the Jews. . •! THOUGH WONOrWFUL FIQHTINQ MA'HIN'.ia 7ANK3 HAVE DRAWBACKS Tho above picture of a lank In Iroublo nt the recent iiiniy niiaioervcrs In Knglaiid brlng.H back motnorlei ot that second waek In August win n Canadians saw over t'lltty irnl.s «-lit>d rut on i-mt ur.all frnu' iioar Quenllle Home Hints "To remove stains from wallpaper rub with block ot magnesia until well covered, liet It stay on a day or ao, then rub off with a clean cloth, Tha soiled spot will have disappeared, "When your small grass rugs look faded and dirty, paint them , They may be stenolled with designs ts match your draperies, sofa pillows, •toi "When there are several children In the family mother will find It a good pla nto make their napkins ot different colors. Let each child choose hta own by Its color whtm sitting down to meals."