iieleorgetovn4erah -ebj- plants grow without soil plant grown by sand cattw method sever al ripe fruit woe picked se veral days before this photo was taken in this ease a small glass tube acta as a syphon and the chemical so lution drops slowly on the sand no attention needed except to refill glass jar when empty photo ot galdlolnfe taken at three weeks from planting tray has been removed from its tank for photo graphing and to show extensive rots gtadl oh and other hnlbaas plants respond very the sin of living behold thou de- the inward parte this is a photo of two 12 gallon tanks showing a wide variety of vegetables and flowers under test tray of one tank is filled to show root system a good deal of experimental wo k lms teen done recently on ihe sub ject of soilless plant growth to in vesttgate this new subject from he viewpoint of the average person wio is neither a plant physiologist nor a chemist the dominion seed house at georgetown ont is doing a lot of work on this question and the to lowing material is from a pamphlet they have prepared 4 to explain the basic prlncip es of growing plants by the soilless methods we must first consider that eatth grown plants derive their nourishment from three sources the sun thf air and the earth while the so llcss method is quite different we haw af ter all only substituted for one of the sources of the plants beneficial e- ments that is for the soil we have substituted a chemical solution there are two general methods the one is to proide the neccnsary solution in tanks jars bo ties etc and the pant is supported so tha its roots are immersed in the solution seeds bulbs and plants can be grown in this manner the sand culture method makes use of pure c can washed sand usually rather coarse which in itself supplies nothing for the plants growth but gives it an ex cellent support the chemical solu uon is supplied at internals much in the same way as a soil grown plant would be watered or the solution can be arranged to drop slanly and con tlnouslj there are any number of ingenious variations and the equ pment needd is inexpensive and alrcadj avaiiab e around the average home at this particular season of year one of jie features that interests a great many people is the fine manner in when the fall planting bulbs such as h 1 cratbs tulips etc respond to the soilless methods growing plants by the soilless method presents a remarkable oppor family to either study or experiment for either young or old and is of great interest to the boy and girl of school age for there is no other means by which the marvel of plant growth can be so clearly revealed and there is unlimited opportunity to experiment with the many factors affecting plant growth one of the first comments to be heard from people who are growing plants by either sand or liquid me thod is on the remarkable rate of growth as shown by the accompany log pictures not only is the growth rapid but the seedlings have rooted fast ard vigorously and being planted only in coarse sand they canjuansplantrd wtth practically no injury to the roots certain of the chemicals which are used are except for their purity the same as some common field fertilisers bat in soilless agriculture the puii y of the chemical is highly important in using a commercial or low prid grade there is the ever present dan ger of impurities being present wnlch will be harmful or poisonous to piant growth the natural question is why are these impurities poisonous by the soilless method if they are not pois anous to plants grown in soll the answer is that in soil nature provides a if of automate adjustments but in solution the impurities are placed immediately available for the plant to conaprnr r has bean repeatedly proven that sane hn present even to the stent of one or two parts in a mu tton of aohruon may he tnjurjoua and b it therefore folly to risk duap- wtth a nice phinttng for to after jfiljtm ehfikwli are nted tat oom- parovflxr small anoaats and except in very extensive plantings the cost of the chemicals men in the high grades is not a big consideration i farmers magazine wheat estimvtes lower thr present estimate of the otal wheat crop in 1938 in canada issued november 10 is 348 100 000 bushels or 10 333 000 b ishels less than the es 1 mate of 358 433 000 bushels made in september the fall wheat estimate is 223 000 bushels lower and the sprnt j cheat estimate is 10 110000 bushels less the latter decrease beinsr more than accounted for bj an llootkx bushel reduction in the spring vnrjt i estimate for saskatchewan decrea were also shown in the november tlmatcs compared with those made in september in the following oats 15 756 000 bushels bartej 6 184 000 bus hels rje 1250000 bushels and flix seed 222 100 bushels golds text slrest truth in psalm fit 6 lesson passage matthew 15 is 20 john 8 42 47 epneslans 4 25 time was i shrank from what was right from fear of what was wronr i would not brave the sacred ngnt because the foe was strong but now i cast that finer sense and sorer shame aside such dread of shi was indolence such aim at heaven was pride j h newman the tangled web 16 lying is deplorably prevalent ye it is the utmost insult to be called a nar why is the sin of- lying so de tested it is partly because of the results iri practice it breaks down confidence no one likes to be de oeived telling a lie may postpone trouble but usually it leans to greater trouble when the falsehood is covered it is particularly true about lying that our sins are sure to find us out it is always a humiliation to be detected even in a minor prevnri cation business relationships sire made difficult when people are not as good as their word the israe jtes in their journey through the wilder ncss discovered that good will ootid not be preserved if one person de famed another from a psychological point of view it is profoundly trie that deception lowers efficiency one falsehood leads to another memory has to be taedx to make a story hang together the source of falsehood 19 20 repeatedly christ traced sins of speech back from the lips to the heart our innermost natures reveal themselves in our words our de sires colour what we say the little rules of etiquette about which we are so fussy are trivial compared with mental integrity and purpose the only way to cure sins of speech is by a change of heart it is said of an old testament character that god gave htm a new heart peters speik ing was transformed through fellou ship with christ his heart was changed paul s vindictive speech was tempered by his discovery of the power of lme we are never ce tain of victory over falsehood just by de elding to tell the truth we must love the truth desire it above al lse then in an hour of sudden temuut uon we will stand by the truth even to our own hurt one of the outstand ing characteristics of the teaching 01 jeaus was the manner in which he stressed the inwardness of righteous sensitive to truth 42 43 the bib e has much to say about stupid people ihoe who are ab to hear but co not understand ccn stantly learning but never coming io the truth jesus made his teach ng cr s al clear vet many of his hearer did not understand him they were probably thinking of themselves even while he spoke ytt plritual e mtj ence can quicken the intelligence the conscience becomes sensitive when our hearts are touched by the spr t of god we are better able to appre elate and understand the lif of christ to many people the biblt 1 as been 1 closed book until ihey sur rendered their lives to qod and put their destinies in the keeping of le is christ then every page has word thit flash into the mind like a ord direct from god spiritual things are spiritually discerned a radio receiv ing set nnst tune in on the right wave length it requires long patient djsdplme to become factminded and to become permanently unwilling cer to shade the truth a ckued mind 4447 we underestimate oar power to learn a man bed ridden in a fishing village through arthritis has learned to read and write and has now a dis clpuned mind a woman reared in the backwoods learned to read und write at forty years of age in order to exchange letters with a younger brother attending college men and women past middle life have learned new languages and become proficient in more than one science simiar progress is possible in the life of the spirit goldwln smith said tha five hours study a day for five years would make anyone a scholar one hour of bible study meditation and prayer a day for five years will give a genuine knowledge of christian truths it is a delight to study the teaching of jesus if we are trying to live them as we study them the ideas and the experiences illuminate each otner there is small satisfaction in study ing religion in the same mood as one might study mathemaucp religion is something that is learned by beisg lived if we occupy our minds im the great truths of religion we soon rise above the petty temptation to tjl lies white or black 1 a social bond 25 i the ninth commandment is nea live forbidding lying the new teata ment teaching is positive setting us the much greater task of telling the truth it is not enough merely to speak truthfully to our friends o- o be honourable in business or to put out no dishonest advertising or be a party to no unworthy propoganda or condone the evasions of dlplomacv we must work constructively for truth through education scientific research the press the church h s tory is a search for truth about the past psychology is an effort to dis cover truths about ourselves the new testament offers us great 1 forming ideas to explore th ough faith and conduct it is thus tha oir social heritage of knowledge and skills is built up and preserved to be a truthfinder and a truth tel er is a high positive challenge whlrh will free us from many habitual ten dencies to falsehood questions for discussion 1 the greatest invention in all history is speech why 2 flattery is an attempt to chea how 3 does an actor on the stage break the ninth commandment 4 our own age has produced the telegraph telephone and radio how have they increased the range of human speech 5 does propaganda have to be asc what dobs todays young manwantt in a future marriage partner specifically what are some of the quauues the uptotwentynve young men are looking for in future mani age partners heres the answer in mrs gertrude chambers opinion they want a healthy wife they know continual doctor bills wreck any budget they want a wife who has enough personality to impress friends they want her to be attractive looking smartness gets as much at tention with todays young men as prettiness they want a wife who will share their enthusiasms they want a wife who can undr stand what they are talking abo it when they discuss business if- her ideas are good theyll even say thanks when they borrow them they want a wife who knows how or is capable of learning to stretch a dollar they want to marry a woman who wil make a go of the social side of marriage many of them from necessity want a wife who cap bring home a pay check for a while at least mrs chambers thinks a girl should not resent such demands for met ing them will keep the girl on her toes in fact she says this new a j tude is a healthy one all the way round it is better for the man bet ter for the girl and a good founda uon for marriage almost crippled with rheumatism improved greatly when he tried knucheii there has just come to our notice a case of grand relief from severe rheumatic pains the seriousness of the mans condition and the step that led to his ultimate recovery are des cribed in the following letter for several years i suffered from rheumatism i had all my teeth out and still suffered a year ago i lay in hospital for fourteen weeks almost crippled when i got home i continu ed to take medicine but began to go down again a friend of mine asked me to try kruschen salts and x am very pleased to be able to say i have been on the mend ever since jp two of the salts in kruschen are- the most effectual solvents of uric acid known to medical science tbey swiftly dun the sharp edges of the crystals the cause of pain and stiff ness and often convert them into a harmless solution which is then ex pelled through the natural channels turnips 5poikds wd qc table quill carrots 5 tsr qc w washed parsnips 9c pounds washed onions 4 pounds ax nice shte 7 onions 17c pounds ijkrge bananas 3 founds o 1 r cmdeo yednr g j lettuee 2 large bnnchr k hot house a4 c crisp j tomatoes 2 pounds eg r deudom w rc fbn ripe u9w grapefruit 8delldoi lv ibnta smiles fc medtam urn m grapes 3 better 1st fade mubro s cfuhemti special carrolls constructor does the foreman know that the trench has fallen in laborer well sir we re digs ng him out to tell him toa boute covers more than 3000 miles the flying distance covered by transcanada air lines planes be tween montreal and vancouver is 2 688 miles according to figures ob tained at tjca 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