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Thl, Staff of Lif e By Hiazel Deani ranid on the Cpautry. Bet ter poPI the ik and sîlce dhe bread, M\other, befoe your hunigry hord descends 011nthle ùtidykitchenl. Still, its ancs a bitlths <Natte-seho l sack of bread 'I' 2an'y yeaýs 01d.,,A midafeon suice el bread probably Comi1for1tcd ( zzally a hunigry sho boy of Ro'( mlan ims.tibus ( ausai himiself was apatsdpanti r ridr-auid many yasafier hlu,t Ithecas Hlic Migbtly Cacsa , howevcel He aote n surprised makiinýlg a pte da 11-tp to the Llarderfor aI silce eolrradandcheeseý, wbîch he muchd cceulyback in bhed w le"th ofs et he housýehold siel. 1H1oweicr lui baek thie "bread anmd bultter" habýl!it e û1dsjte oucir his- tory, iti S well kiox thalt biead it'-elfi s ,oIrl o1(1( 'aud imelst iîbl anitf 'o'.lTe crusy, l ra v, loa ves dlsplay.eod iby bakers ýtoday ha hhidthexu a tr-adition 'l at The Stene Age mew ll kîîw thre Inutritive Value et àthe Staif il Lif , according t acaelgit wbe diceverd bavs"etbread ii tire t10,000 ear lold rulns et the SwîssLapeDwelers. 0f course. the bread bake d ri the Stoýne A\ge ovens bore littie tes- emrblanue 10Ithe fine-graineed, whole- sonÈie produet produccd ii 2tl Cenitury aeievH eethe Stone cAge lm's -original bread( mîixtlire iprve trough Ilthe yea'rs. One dy, probably by acci' du some cprimitilve baker let Iis d ough Stand loniger thlanuLslual be- fore bakin]g and fermenitation t ook place. 'LThus va s leýavecd or "rased" bcadintroduced mb othe ordscookbok '!h[e St-ic Ag inan discevered thLe Staýff of Life, but il took, the efficient Egyptian teorg-,anize the baking indilSutry. Each village had ils own public bakeýry, pivýate oveucis beinig a royal privilege enljoyed onily ivy the nobility. By the tilime ofthre PIlara1ohsý, fte gyptian bakiig im- dnastry lhad progressed to a Point whecre the 11em1e-mlakeceuld get Lw(, kinids et breard froiniher baker lea-vened, mae witbi terlmetlted yast - andm lavneas caten -eremenliiom sIl Y ythe anicient le- bre-ws dunriug Passov er weekcj. Fhe Phenecian traders minro- due read (bo the Eanly vBriain,, wblo traded it for till. Thle aucOient isLauders sooncollce'ived thre idea that "Britain Cani Make It," but nsed rye f1lur iniscad et wheat in produ(ILciuig Bntish ba(ves. Rye bread iras onimonc) inii Eniglaniid In act, d1ark bnead iývas theL staple Of sl et ilinFeuldal Euiropýe. Tbe fiehrite brcd e buly fnom Our bakertda ws sed thenjly jjv lu *hrch serices. One day, witbe the 'Clergy blad seme unlconsecrated White breaýd lcft ever, some iras sold te certain mnembers of the ne- bility 'telitnobles enijoyed this white bread se muitch thait tbey re- finscd te rturn lte the darkerloaf. Th'Iese rebellions goulrmets tee mponl couifiscated thie recipes, o7vens aMdci ple suîfrom tir eicgbl- ouigcouivenits allid m1onastenies whiere the clergy hiad donc a1h their bakig. Other nole f ailies enl- dosdthe idlea and before long alI --es irere ewncd by thre lord et thle sanlor who ,3Llrervisedl I]ebk igfor bis entire est: te, ;n , u heMiddle 2Ages, thec typeet beadserved ;indicà!ted a fans1ily's social stand1liing. The u pper- cla-sses e2joyd tebe(ýa andthe Peasaujts were left, te 'ogel ailng on the (lark Long afler FBiîau's bkeyovens escaped Fendalcains, ibowevcr, Britishers contlnmed tleconlsider thlcir "master bakers">, wï'it the uit- bbcl7tbCentury an apprenitice baker Wbo speke saucily to bis master %was pishe'iId by being cul, off frosu blis mecat ration for a But wby sbioul2d he crle? Th'Iey lefihlh is daily bread! Any fat maýïy be used Lin making soap, but h most im.portant of îîmal o)is ,ed are btllow and grefer toet Soap; vegetable oil, etanseesi ai!coconnî tfor an'iîue sap; paL.n and castor 'for transparent oap: aund olive oil for t0iilta- -1 textile Soap. Low grade SoDapS Iwzown) arcinade from bpne Fat, kitcien grease andiloir grade tallow. Ra,Ra.m Go Away-Mr. Abererom-bie and Mr. 5tanley arrived iii Chcaoromn their home on the Afrîcan coast and xvere- greeted h'i v adownpotir tliat tlîreatened tu xvinIdel their furmal attire2. So Jini, Roclhc, hostess on the plane tliat flew them frmNex York, gailantly suppiied an unimbrella. Tliepengulins xiii live i lteincolPark Zoo. etcuS.I h ie tya v'izi e planting, neli ecie; ractors, f rogs and -okinsrthe ime et iwhich peets sng- ýwen yung malis fancy 1lighr', ly tomsl ogt of love. Te lme heni t is a;imercy thattha spingfeling, orsomle- thncis- thler cix oule te rake thet yard or,, podli hthe car, for thene is110eplc for themn in the home it he-inig aise, the lime 'or spring Ysae-teally we ail know what sprîng ieans Ide too - but yt, jut ew, 1 was tenîpted te fiîîd eu)t (1t deinition my Oxford die- tieuariiy g efor the word. The dIes- crlitin ai vryapt and applies te mnany acîivitics. "Spring ... jump from the -gnonnd" - yes, that id true et flowcring bulbs, wheat, clover and -rbubarb. "Sudd-en met ement from-l rest - bring sud- derdý nly maction or vicir."We noir, that surelv applies te bounse- cleanling nI ts býest - orrst. d- pen7ding on y1irpeint of view. Ceuld it be thlat Messrs. Fowleir aiF criree arried and spoke as mlen etexpeienc iren cern- pilioig thevir dictieniary? Men, nur- ally, wndthiiknk hosecleailog iras a '"suldci nmov-eent from re:st"i because thcy themnselves are inter- rupted and disturbed by il. ln wiuter, wiben routine work lu the bouse uns ïaloug smoothly; meals. appean on the t- bIc ircl prcpared and uicely servedl, tbat, te the mas- culine mind, iicates that very little wirk baýs been involved, and pleuty et, rest for the lady etf the bous-e bas therefore ,been possible. "Brrg sddeny lto ,action er view". Thait surely, ceuld have ne other meaning than what happens lu a home when tbe beusewif e gets busy. If il mere et for houseclean- iug many'lhings would b' perma- nently 1lest especialy wben there are people arounid ibe put thîngs away se catrefnlly tbey neyer kueir wvh(,c 10fînsi tbem afterwards. And theiir usîmber blegion - andi amrong theiir numbiiier is myseif. But stil], iblelst tbiings that are sud- deuly breughit imb vicir make sprîng a lime of excitemrent and anticipation. PUZZLE But oh d~,if \mC co l jut gel On~~ ivt h xokxithlout inïter- replions. Buit 1ne, just as sure 'as extra xverk i, ln progress therie are utilooked for hind1rances. A mnalter et busineýss that lias te bc attenýd te; in',itant ions for7 Ibis an 111th tl-at canuotvery iel be rcfu'1scd; phone1( cails and more phione calîs; anii the chanies arc that one et th, local erg 1anizations 10 which oe beonigs decides te caler for a ban- quet.-Yen f2e1 yen luit eanti'tspare Ilý-e ime 1cfor i util yen remiember C t i robalbly nineey-ninc per cent' et the memnbersfeel exaetly as yeu do. Se you pitch i inaod do your bit -- andi then its the endi et the ýweek and you look back, rea-izing how 11111e yen have accomýplished. But then, if yenu arc philîsophical, you look foîmard andi think - "ODh mi, îhtýere's anoîlser weekc] -oming - surelythere xill bc ne hioidrances ucxt week? I1 can't tbink of any- lhiog tbat's likely to comne np any- Ne, yen lmy 01 k o, etany- tinig - ne)w -- -but interrulptions will cemie, yen Cali be sure eft that. Au4 dif tbb e" do, waî then? Itl i't really theý hindrances tihat ceuint, is il, -- oully bow% we dual with them1, andi wibether wC luIthemgel us d&m .Wh try le do ahio ig in a given leuigth et timie or starl on a qtrennious job irben over-tired? The chances are a cat-uap, followed by a cup et tea,; weuld do, much te men, fnatzzled nerves and gîve yen a better start. After ai1l, lu Englansi, there is very little thiat a cup et tea cao'it cure! Who kaows, il maybhe thos-cups et tea, aI bbc righî lime and place, imade Il bbhe difference ilu belping Egaddo hem share linnio1mig the -,van. XVell, that's thatl Now l'Il gel thiq typed, andi afler Ihat a cup et bea, andi then M'Ilbe ready te wade loto 'a pot et paint. once more - uless, et course, there arc inter- ruptions! "My great big bansisome -busi- nesma ,"ecIaimesi tbe w:ýe as fiencid ïhusbaud started eff for the of fice. ',You tioucb mcme ith such sen:1ti- mient, da, replied the- husband. VW dll, frankly, I do neesi five -dlas"camie the sweet reply.. -S . 0f the mutb 30.R-od-buîldingP, j. Kitchien material ~0. Moreover 31. Dresa fabnie Il. Understand 32. Chains 19. Moved very 34. Front elevalleaâ slow]y 37. Clear 20. Inuriated 38. Sultan's decree 22. Salions' patron. 39. East Indian saint gatcway 24. Lair 40. Record ýt 26. Fragment 42. Time nuits y 21- ebrew 44. Twilled cloth meaTj(îsure 45. Ohio cellege )om M9. ,Athropold tome tion avnimal 47. Smali enehion Sorne Notes Frorn The Farm Front Itemns of lntercest to Our Rural Readers By John Russell In the Uniited States great concern is being shown regzarding the rapid falling off Win the nmber of lv stock, said te amount te someiting, like fifteen per cent in the past four years. This should be. of recal interest to Canadian stocký raisers as showing the modern treud. SomL department of Agriculture officiis south of thIe border are reported as wanIting ,to adiefa rmers to start rebui1lding. their breeding stock righit a-way, bunt are beld backfrm doing se byv "top policy" makers who iu,IlIwanît 10 put the emphasis on grain produ(tion.- However, severalî-oF the great State agricultural toiees-e already tell- ing farmecrs t,)han o to thecir breed- îng stock. Sorte timie next Fail apple groxv- ers are due toreee a lot of free, but still -very valuiabie publicity for their riroduct. Walt 1ie'bg feature picture "Melody Time" il star Johnny Appleseed, thie almost legendary character who wntabut the co)un- 1 planting apeseshere and there, and teo !m miiÏons of ape loyers oxve a decýp delt of gratituide. "«The Apple Sonig", sung by Dennis Day is exýpected to7,have folkýs not nly\1 mminiýg i thetune bt talso cravîn~ and hu iliore -aPPIes. block of 25 year-old, Northecrn Spy apple trees mas fouind te bring re- suits worth many times Ëthe cozts, in experiments conducted over a 7-year period. Starting the very ý'first year lthe muleli was applied, yieldsinrae by 6 buishels per tece, and have aver- aged that mncl uchicease each yvear: since. The hay not onlyi. saves mois- tûÎre but acts as, a fertlizer. In the experiment a qluarteru-tonï of hay wa s put around each tree týo start with, then added te as it decoýmposed. toe wct for profitable cuiltivation. About a quar-ter -tonievery thiree years is about the right anmount t bbe ad- ded. On the farms ofCa ada, andes- peciafly Easterui Caniada, ther-e are Are yoýu go ng Ë.h ough the fuctonal 'Middle age' pet-od pecuhair to women (38 to 52yr)Ds this make you suferý) from hot fLashes, fýee so aerus, hi gh- strung tred? Then ne try Lyda E Pmhmsvegetable Compound tb rebeve suchsmptome. Phnkham's Compaund ssbaIs what Doctors cail a stomachic tonice ffect! LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VOPOUND probably millions of acres that are Yet, property drained, such wet- lands ofteni yield huge crops. More than that, when put int production they belp "take the load" offý a f armi's poorer, steeper lands, ý. hich may, be allowed to lie fallow for a time, or plantedI with trees. But wbether the t-ile or open-cut niethod is uised, proper drainage is anl exýacting operation, requiring both knoxledge and skill, as it must leave sifficienit water on the land, but not eithier too much or tee uitIle. But as many have found ouI, wheu properly done it can reallypay. A qua rter century ago 120 eggs a year was considered pretty fair pro- duction' r a hieu. Today, with mod- ernmethods of breediug and feediug, the average throughout the >couutry is probal ly arouud tbree dozen eggs a year better than that., H-Ioxever, there is still plenty, of roomn for improvement before general egg production approaches the mark set by a heu called"Ms Massachus- etts', back, in 1944. SheC laid 351 eggs lu just 357 days; and wbat is more, each dozen of those eggs scored per- f ectly for size, wýei'ghliig 26 otlnc(s o'r better. B'ack in prewar dysthere weýre 38,000 Ontaijo acres Inisugar 1beets Because of labor and price control difficulties, totals dropped so greatlY, that the entire industry iii this Prov- ince was threatened. Býut at a mieet- ing held in Chàthain rceýntly, witl represeutatives oDf both thie growercs and manufacturers p)resent, it WalS decided to make pa real joinï-t effort to save it; anid withl more labor anid l;ýbor-saving machliuery vaabe the future should 1of fer fewer dlifficuit- ies for the Onitario beeýtgre. ANSWER-ý TO THIS WEEK'S PUZZLE p 'q CAN P R E D DY 1'A D ? D.A $ E E Il YJ Sure it's delicieus, -ben yeu make il with- Canada Cern Starch and il miii be a favourite with thec whele famuly. The quality of Canada Cern Sîarch * is the reason for ils populriny-wî heusemives from Ceast Ite'Coast. * When your recipe calls for Cernl Starchi be sure te use Canada Cern Starch, ils dependable quai- ity ensures excellent resuits. -- Also Menuifacturers of trowni Brand Corn Syrup ccs Ligkas aVeatherm Calme~ Double Action# TT'S TRIJE! Women everywhere are discovering that Calumet's double action assures gyeater bak'inug succes.s. Muiffins, finie-tcextured as cake ..ý. fluffy, melt-in-yeur-mouth biscuits. . feather-light cakes - Calumet's double aciion protects their lightness, ail the way. First -in. the mixing bowl, mwyriads of tiny, eveni-sii'd bubbles re formed when liquid is added. Then -- in the oven, new even-sizcd bubbles continue te raise the mixture, holding it high, light and even. 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