The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

4 a : times when ~ Ellen was the only . Plainly ONE LESSON ENOUGH t helps us to forge anending entertainment and x sorrows, losses,| disappointments, Tt Trin with | hands his Many people will tell habit > which is, to a certain extent, true. But it can be cultivated, just as che other desirable virtues. By If an individual possesses a love of nature and the habit of observation, he has within-himself a source of en- and stood looking at the shelves load= ed with crocks and jars and bottles and jelly glasses. Even if she could not fight in the trenches, those spring days when she had toiled in the gar- | den, and the summer days when she had stood over the preserving kettle, had not geen wasted. | 8" Ellen approached the houge' after bidding Arnold good-by, the' clamor of excited voices reached her ears. She opened the kitchen on a «cene of confusion. Mrs. Moran, a neighbor, stood in the middle of the room talking vehemently, while El! len's mother made an occasional in- effectual attempt to stem the tide. "I'm going to start in this after- noon and bury em!" cried Mrs. Mor- "Because I was just wishing that|an. "They've taken a part now, but! I could learn to run 'an automobile,| they'll come back for the rest." and the next minute you came along i my country needs," be-| to give me a lessen, It's like a fairy|gan Mrs. Dodge; but Mrs, Moran! story." would not let finish. | id "PART 1 x As Arnold came out from town in his 'automobile he saw Ellen Dodge walking ahead in the road, with a basket on her arm and her head flung back in the way that was Ellen's own. girl anywhere about who ever walked when she could ride. But although she was so 1 enjoying the walk, she promptly accepted Arnold's invitation and' scram up beside him in the out. "Pm awfully glad you came along," she said, Something in her manner kept him from taking her words as a compli- ment, "Why?" he asked. "Why do you want to learn?" ask-| "If only I'd paid attention to what my sister wrote me! She said some- body told her the government was just! getting folks to do all this canning, so as to have it to fall back on" | "Some women have given their sons!" cried Mrs. Dodge. "I'm not! going to grudge my country a ham| or two and a few jars--" i Ellen, who had stood unnoticed in| ed Arnold curiously. "YT want to fit myself to do some- thing useful. I'd like to drive an am- bulance, I believe. You don't know what helpless feeling it gives you, being a girl, while this war's going on. : ® The shadow that crossed his face made' Ellen - realize how tactless she bad been. She looked at him in some] the doorway, broke in. "Why, mother, | begin to gultivate this habit for her- | wholesome food will taste insipid and whats happened? + It was the overwrought Mrs. Mor- an who answered. "Plain stealing is] what has happened, government or! no government. When I think of the way I worked over that corn--" "We worked as hard as anybody, | but I don't grudge it!" cried Mrs, | Bodge. "A man came round just now, Ellen, to see if we had more put up; than we ought to have." "More than we ought," repeated distress, fully aware that it would only make a bad matter 'worse to say that she was sorry. . "I know it gives you a rather help- less feeling to be.a man that's no! good," he answered bitterly. "It makes me sick when I look at my ex- emption card." ¥llen's expression was compassion- ate. It did not occur to her to try to console him by belittling his griev- ance, for from her standpoint the hpysical delicacy that kept him from Ellen. "But they wanted us to put * wearing a uniform was the greatest up all we could." of misfortunes. _ "That was the trick!" Mrs. Moran "Well," Arnold said, trying to shake! interposed shrilly, "So there'd be! off his depression, "if you want a les-; more for them when they wanted it." | son, let's change places and start in.| Mrs. Dodge disregarded the inter- Tt isn't every girl I'd try to teach,' ruption. "He asked about the size of Ellen, but you're one of the kind that the family, and then he went down doesn't get rattled over every little to the storeroom, and he said we had thing. could drive an ambul- two more hams than the government ance or most anything else you had allows for a family of this size, and 2 mind to." . | he took them and a basket of canned The lesson was a long one, and stuff. I say it's littla enough to give ®llen confessed that she was some-| up for your country.'} what bewildered. "I can remember! "Mother!" Ellen ced. "How did what to do if I think long enough," you know the government sent him?" | joyment wherever he may go, in what- ever circumstances he may be placed. . The baby at an early age, can be taught to 'observe without taxing hig brain to any great extent. He can be shown the flowers, the birds, the trees, and gradually he can be direct- ed to observe the fields, the woods, and passing objects of interést. Soon he will begin to notice for himself, and his outings will be of more de- light to him and his mother. + Mothers will not find directing the child's powers of observation arduous, or tedious. It is most interesting to watch the development of his mind, and notice how his habit of observa- tion will increase from day te- day. He will first be attracted by the larg- est objects, horses, cow, and people coming in for the first/atfention, then smaller animals. 3 The wise mother in cultivating her child's powers of-observation will en- deavor to train him to sce the bright, and pleasant things first. If some mother hesitates to begin to teach her child to observe, because she lacks the habit of observing closely herself, let me urge her to self, "Practice it daily, everywhere you go--when with your child, or alone. Your efforts will reap a rich Strong, Healthy Feet. If we realized how much beauty of form depended on the héalth and beauty of the feet, perhaps there would be fewer cases of feet partly crippled by broken arches and other avoidable ailments. Sometimes an ailment of the foot you that the! of ration es oa hat the j drops: of strong solution of amie 20 drops of turpentire, 1 ourice linseed oil. SEIT ae AR This can be massaged into the and will soothe them and keep skin soft without being- too tender, 'The feet should be bathed in told 'bath is taken, spray the feet wit cold water afterward. lowing foot powders are helpful: 2 drams boric aci 4 drams starch, Another excellent foot powder can be made thus: 1% dram salicylic acid, 44 dram calamine, 1 dram boric acid, 1 dram fuller's-earth, 2 drams tale, 3 drams starch. " A This should be sprinkled inside the stockings each morning, and will pre- vent- tender feet from becoming un- pleasantly chafed during the day, Even if your feet give you no tron- ble they should be as carefully at- tended as the hands; for only as long as your feet feel hedlthy and ecom- fortable can you maintain beauty of carriage and grace. | Homely' Wrinkles. Children should not be given tastes "of "grown-up" food. Their plain, , unsatisfying after the highly season- able dishes. ! _ Loosen windows: that are hard to | reward, for your interest and joy in move by pouring a little melted lard 8° i cord and roller.. Rubbing the 'window | frame with 3 cake of soap which has not dried out Wil prevent the sash from sticking fast. Three scrubbing-brushes nailed in a box so the brushes will rub both sides ana the sole of the shoe when the foot is drawn through the contriv- ' ance; will be & worksaver for. the she explained; "but by that time I'd' have run over somebody or smashed up the ear." Arnold smiled. "This is only the first lesson. You don't expect to get very far in one lesson." But when they parted at her door, he abandoned the qualified approba-! tion of the teacher for the enthusias-| tic admiration of the fniend. "You're "8 wonder, Ellen. You've learned more in this little time than I did the first week." : "Have I really?" she asked, and] flushed with pleasure. * lease give me another lesson before I've, bad time to forget this one. It makes; me feel awfully good to get started on something that really counts." _ "I don't know why you talk that! way! 1'guess everyone knows how, you worked in the garden this sum-; mer and how much stuff you put up.! it 'was you" that got the other, girls in this valley started." Ellen was smiling as she turned away; for the storeroom off the cellar, was 'the pride of her heart. Some-, her feeling of helpless- d the bounds of endurance "Why, he said so, Ellen, and be- sides he had a badge--it was a but- ton on his lapel." "What sort of button was it?" El- len asked! : "I didn't look at it very closely," her mother replied. "It was red, white and blue, I think." "And did ybu let him have those things without anything to prove that he wasn't a common swindler, except a ved, white and blue button?" Mrs. Dodge only stared at her daughter. "A swindler," she repeat- ed helplessly. The ided was so new to her that she could not adjust her- self to it. Ellen's mind was working quickly. She remembered that during the sum- mer there had been indications of a definite attempt to discourage house-| Jeepers from canning and preserving ood. Rumors had gone about that] the government wi © commandeer those home supplies, and, although! the county newspaper. had pointed out the absurdity of the tales, they had | found many believers. The more she thought of it now the surer Ellen felt that the man with the patriotic but- ton was either acting in the interests ness 'passed } she went down the dark cellar stairs Sm---- * Fearful Ravages of Smallpox Who, up to date, may be properly called the greatest individual bene: factor of mankind? | Surely, Jenner, who discovered vac: eination as a peventative of smallpox. Of all the pestilences that afflict mankind, smallpox has by far the record ag a destroyer. Not much than a century ago it was reck- | that the two children of 'Caroline, Princess of Wales, were inoculated, making the practice popular. The treatment produced true small pox, usually in a mild form, but gome- times fatal, It was taken up in this country, and = Benjamin ' Franklin' caused his little son, four years old, to be inoculated, The child died. 'What finally caused the treatment to be abandoned was the discovery oculated patient ediate- ource from BS but requires immediate attention and one. is not noticed because there is. no farm woman these days--if she can pain until the trouble reaches an ad-| get the men folks to 'use it when vanced stage, and also, too, perhaps; they come in from outidoors. because of the fact that women have! When hot fomentations are accustomed themselves to the pain!in sickness, "wring a flannel cloth of wearing tight, uncomfortable but! from hot water and apply. Then lay fashionable shoes, and are inclined to! against it a bottle or a rubber bag let slip any irritation of the feet. | filled with hot water to keep the cloth However, no woman can have a| warm. graceful carriage unless she is sup- | An exira hot fire should be watch- ported by feet that are strong and in; ed, making sure that there is no ex- perfect, healthy. condition. Shoes too: posed wood work about the chimney tight or too loose make for all sorts| or near the stove. Look around and of irritations, and the tiredness of | sniff for, smoke before you go to bed. the feet that comes to the busy Never neglect the faintest smell of housewife who stands most of the smoke, but investigate at once and day is not a small temporary matter,' let the investigation be a thorough --- of the propaganda to discourage con- servation another year, or else was an ordinary swindler. "Did you say he came in an auto- mobile? What was the number? Ms. Dodge shook her head dismally; she had not noticed. But Ellen's thoughts had taken a new turn. J "He came to Mrs. Moran's and then here. Probably he'll go straight to the Outiersl Ti going to se Lean, Use "Diamond Dyes," guaranteed to 8¢ ors {0 stop_her rom} give a new, rich, fadeless color to any giving him everything in the house." | "You want to be careful, Ellen," fabric, whether it be wool, silk, linen, warned Mrs. Dodge. "If it should be cotton or mixed goods -- dresses, somebody the government had sent blouses, stockings, skirts, children's out--" ! = ? coats, feathers, draperies, coverings, "It isn't. T'm sure it isn't, The, --everything! > more I think about it the plainer it| "~The Direction Book with each pack- 18 age tells how to diamond dye over any color, * > To match any material, haye dedler show you {Diamond Dye" Color Card. hte Modern Eskimos to Have . Igloos of Concrete. It is a matter of governmental re- cognition that thé Eskimo Indians of the Pribilof Islands ure rapidly gain- OLD LIKE NEW "Diamond Dyes" Make Faded Shabby Apparel so Fresh and Stylish. SHE DYES HER . GARMENTS Don't worry about perfect results. Ellen ran through the yard to the barn, bastily sa Toby, the fat, d horse, and swung herself upon his back, Toby, still chewing a wisp of" hay, snorted with surprise when liens riding whip stung across his ank. : Mrs. Cutler was washing out some things for the baby and crying into the tubs. Waiting only long enough to hear that the "government" man had just gone, Ellen took the snort t the fields to the next fas and Ellen did mot man could have got th to finish his business 'water each morning, or if a warm For excessively tender feet the fol-| | d, 2 drams zinc oxide,| Lo ! i om ! ing a phonograph." i * | i Province nh a te me fi Se we Joe! Mail This Coupon To-night 7 3 sical Merchundisg Sales Comuahy, Book Wi. 819 Yonge Toronto, ) 8 'me free of charge and post- aE he Se What to look for Jn buy- If De tr Lead Poisoning. ; |" Chfonic poisoning by lead or its Isalls is less common than it used to be, yet it still occurs with consider: 'able frequency, and it doubtless will long as lead is used for suci pur: i poses a8 cosmetics, paint, water pipes life will be imn i p> or Can A » | ieasurably increased. between the frames and .on the sash 7% tho solder of earned soot The ' chief source of lead poisoning is white lead, and both those who make it and those who use it are lable 'to be I possoned by it. But the poisoning mmay occur from other -salts of lead and from the metal itself. Water, es. pecially soft water, by standing for 1 some time in lead pipes, may dissolve {-enough of the lead to poison those { who habitually drink it, without tak- { ing the precaution to let it run for ' some time; and as hot water takes | up lead more readily han cold, you | should not draw hot water for the tea- | kettle in order to save a minute in | bringing it to a boil.. Cooking vessels' lined with enamel that has lead in its composition are dangerous; and so are preserved fruits that have been An Explanation, Exasperated Passenger (after long delay at wayside station): "Why don't you keep better time on this wretched line?" - Irish 'Guard (confidentially:* now, then, ma'amy I'll explain it all to ye. The train before is behind, and this train was behind before, besides." i Minard's Tiniment for sale everywhere 2 i In England the consumption of margarine, which before the war was eight pounds a head a year, or about one-half the consumption of butter, is reported to be steadily increasing. ; The Great West Permanent A Loan Com : ympany. : Toronto Office > 20 King St. West 49, allowed on Savings. Interest computed quarterly. Withdrawable by Cheque. 514% on Debentures, Interest payable half yearly. Well put up in tins with soldered rims. ~The symptoms of lead poisoning that are most evident are lead- colic and léad paralysis. The. cole is us- .nally extremely severe. The first at- tack is apt to be sudden, though there. may be niggling pains in the obdomen for a few days. . The pain lasts for two or three days, and the attacks are very likely to return from time. to time. Associated with the attacks of colic and preceding them, obstinate constipation is the rule. The pain {s most marked about the central part of the abdomen, and is relieved some- what by pressure; that distinguishes it from the pain of peritonitis, Lead palsy is not so common as the colic, and many sufferers never have it; in-any case, it is'a late symptom. 1t is a paralysis of the muscles that extend the fingers and the hand, and from the position of the hand that it causes it is called wrist-drop. Other 'muscles may also be affected, but only rarely does this happen, The least conspicuous but most fre- quent form of lead poisoning is the so-called cachexia. This is manifest- ed by loss of appetite, indigestion, coated tongue, foul breath, a peculiar blue line on the gums where they join the teeth, constipation, annoying _cramp-like pains in the legs, pallor, | 108s of flesh, and-a constant feeling of fatigue. Among the later conse- (gtiences of untreated lead poisoning | are gout, arterioscleros d Bright's The treatment fs first Paid up Capltal $2,412,678, AD grades. Write for prices | - ' TORONTO SALT WORKS TORONTO ofOX0 oth, re hing and invigorating. Acu is ue