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@ Between A child from two to six years often lacks necessary attention in the mat- ter of feeding. The importance of caring for young infants is generally recognized in the home. The health of school children in up-to-date com- munities is supervised by the school authorities, but che child of pre-school age is allowed too often to weather the dangers ¢f a more or less hap- hazard existence during the years in between "being a baby" and "going to school." These years are of extreme im- portance in a child's life. Develop- ment is very rapid and the character of the development depends to a large degree on the health of the child. No health habit is more important than food habits, MILK THE INDISPENSABLE FOOD. Milk is absolutely essential for children because it contains food ele- ments necessary for growth which are not found in sufficient quantity in any other food. Every child needs a quart of milk a day but it is not necessary that this be taken entirely as a drink. Part of the milk ration may be given in other forms such as milk soups, milk puddings, custards, junket and blancmange. - Variety in serving will save many a child from becoming tired of milk. A child who will not drink milk readily may be helped to do so by, the use of a straw in the glass or bot- tle. A child who dislikes to drink a glass of milk will often consume the same 'quantity through a straw and pronounce the process "great fun." A child will often enjoy milk better if allowed to potir it out of his own pit- cher into his own cup. Tea and coffee should never be al- lowed to take the place of milk, in fact, they should never be given to children. Tea and coffee are stimu-| lants; thy have no food value and their high flavor makes it difficult to| persuade a child to drink milk after the taste is acquired for tea or coffee, MEAT, Meat should be given to young chil- dren only in small quantities and not more frequently than once a day. In fact, a child who takes a quart of milk a day with other suitable foods, does not require meat. Meat is high- ly flavored and a child does not desire; Yo& the bland milk and vegeables when meat is common in the diet. Meat' should be roasted, broiled or boiled: Roast or broiled meat should not be overdone. Young children should never be given meat, chicken or fish that has been fried. Meat stews are to be recommended, provided they are thoroughly cooked end the fat removed. They may be made from the cheaper cuts of meat with potatoes and other vegetables. SOUPS. Clear soups have no food value but meat soups to which vegetables and barley or rice are added, are useful food. soups, especially those! "made from peas or beans with the ad- dition of milk, are both cheap and mourishing and may be used to re- place meat and eggs in the diet. ; VEGETABLES. "Vegetables are very good for chil- dren. A selection may be made from potatoes, mashed turnips, mashed car- rots, fresh beans, fresh peas, spinach, _cooked celery or squash.. Corn, cab- bage, cucumbers or egg plant should not be given to young children. Fgsh vegetables should be used w| possible. They should be cooked until tender but not allowed to woak in water. Vegetables are most ~ appetizing when seasoned carefully and served hot, sometimes with a but- ter or cream sauce. Potatoes should be baked or boiled with the skins on and peeled afterwards, Peeling be- fore cooking wastes the most valuable part of the potatoes. SWEETS. Most children have a sweet tooth, but sweets should not be given in large quantities and never between meals. . The best kinds of sweets are those which give the most pleasure with the least amount of sugae. Hard copkies contain a small amount of sugar and the hard chewy substance gives the teeth good exercise. If the cookies are cut in interesting shapes, the child is encouraged to nibble the cook- jes slowly. Hard candies that require sucking are better than soft ones. Dates, raisins and figs make agreeable substitutes for candy and are more wholesome. The best time for sweets is at the end of a meal. If children have sweets between meals or during the other part of the meal, the appetite is satis- fied before the body receives food nec- essary for growth and development. FOOD HABITS. Good food habits in a child require co-operation 'of both the parent and the child. The parent should endeavor to make meal-time a happy gathering and serve the meal punctually. When a new food is served for the first time it is best to serve only a small quan- tity and not to suggest that it be dis- liked. A child is interested in having his own dishes and enjoys a meal bet- ter lif the clair is high gnough to en- e the fo sit optifortably at le, If ned lisé cushions or a foot rest. The child should come to the table with clean hands and with clean face. He should learn to accept cheerfully suitable food that is set before him and no to ask for other kinds of food. Food should be eaten slowly and chewed thoroughly. The meal should be leisurely and the child stay at table for a reasonable length of time. The skillful handling of utensils can be made an interesting game to a child. SAMPLE DIETS. The following are sample diets suitable for children from two to six rs: Two to Three Years--Breakfast, 7 am.: Fruit, as half an orange, 6 or 8 stewed prunes, pear or .peach pulp. Cereal, 3 or 4 tablespoonful with milk; or egg, soft-cooked or poached. Bread, white, or whole wheat, or Gra- ham, or toast, with butter. Milk, 1 cup, warm or cold. ~ Luneh, 11 am.: Glass of milk, with bread and butter, or Graham or oatmeal crackers. Din. ner, 2 p.m.: Broth or soup. Meat, as fine cut beef, lamb or chicken; or fish boiled. Vegetables selected from the foregoing list. Bread and butter. Junket or custord, or blanc-mange. Supper, 6 pm.: A cereal or egg (if not taken for breakfast); or custard; or milk toast; or macaroni. Bread and butter. Stewed fruft. Milk, warm or cold; or cocoa. 1 Three to Six Years--Breakfast, 7 or peaches. Cereal. Egg, poached, or scrambled with . milk. Bread or toast and bufter. cocoa. Dinner, 12 noon: Broth or soup. Meat, as'beef, lamb, button, or chicken; or fish boiled. Vegetables, |, selected from the foregoing list. Bread and butter; simple puddings or cus- tard. Supper, 6 p.m.: Rice, or oni, soup, or cereal, or milk t, or thick soup or corn bread. Fruit, or custard, or junket. Milk, warm or cold; or cocoa. SANITATION IN POULTRY : YARD. a phasizing the importance of sanitary, * "Without such an conditions in the poultry yard. In the first place, almost all contagious' dis- eases of poultry are spread through th droppings. Some. of them are spread Te y ] through other channels, but in every, against the common ages case contaminated premises play an in yard disinfection, 'It I be exceedingly difficult to of intestinal worms because of the| resistance which their eggs: Bh 4) important role in the dissemination of communicable diseases of domesti- cated fowls. Second: No diseases of this char- acter can successfully be treated medicinally without the simultaneous application * of tive measures, including cleaning, disinfection and isolation. Third: When soil has once become contaminated with disease-producing organisms it is not so easy to obtain a complete disinfection. ground may b a future to the flock, especially so in the case of worm infection. Eggs of intestinal worms are very resistant to the com- mon agents which in most cases would destroy disease-producing bacteria. ments that every modern poultry plant should meet as far as yards are concerned. The yards must be well- drained. There should be no pools of stagnant water. The soil should be light and there should be sufficient should be available, but owing to the fact that direct sunlight is an ex- cellent disinfectant the shade trees should not be placed so that portions of the yard are permanently prevent- ed from being exposed to the direct rays of the sun. The yards should be divided into a number of pens-so that the rotation system of pens may be practiced and frequent inspections may be facilitat- ed. This is indispensable if certain contagious diseases should make their appearance because of such a system one may move the flock to clean, un- MAY Jeremiah and the Babylonian Jeremiah 26: 13. The last century of the kingdom of Judah had both dark and bright pages. Manasseh, son and successor of Hezekiah, was unlike his father. The history declares him to have been the worst of the kings of Judah, and worse even than the Amorites who had been driven out by their fathers. | He persecuted to death the followers of the prophets, introduced into Jeru- salem many of the worst practices of the surrounding heathenism, and wrought vastly more evil than his late repentance could undo. In spite of persecution, however, the teachings of the prophets took deep root in the hearts of the people, and found ex- ion in the reforms instituted by osiah, the grandson of Manasseh, in the year B.C. 621. But reaction was not dead with the Jassing of Namaste he eal a strong party op ¢ and attached to the old order which Josiah's reformation was sweeping away. When Jeholakim came to the throne in B.C. 608, this party came Prophets igi were persecu told in our printed lesson shows staunchly = and fearlessly Jeremiah stood for the right. - » great had cently befallen the nation. Josi king, beloved by the peo and ed for his goodness and his j had fallen in battle with Eg; vaders, For a few years. Milk or Wh Thus the, The following are some of the require- | room so as to prevent crowding. Shade The dust bath should consist of dry, The Sunday School Lesson 9; 15: 1-10; 18.:1-12; 25; 1-14; 38: 1-28. Golden Text--Amend yor doings, and obey the voice of the how | religious faith. = ; Jer. 26:8-11. Had made an end of | his A t calami re: 1 known that the eggs of the] | papillosa (a "harbor may g : he The Histomanas meleagridis (cause of ' blackhead) may remain for years in| ' the soil without losing its disease-pro- protection | - | ducing power, owing to the t Be Oe or a these eggs. p of mo birds from one pen to another, al- lowing the vacated pens to remain un- | used for 'several months should aid | materially in the elimination of com- icable dis and 'especially so 1if the soil is covered with lime and turned over before returning tho birds. : THE DUST BATH. This is a most important adjunct to the comfort and good health of poul- try. In the dust bath the birds find opportunity for ridding themselves of loose feathers, dead scales and scurfs of skin and at least a considerable, nuniber of external parasites. It.also is a great aid to individual cleanliness, light sand and the addition of a little cheap snuff ,will increase ifs tseful- ness in combating parasites. If con- ditions permit, the best place for the dust bath is in the open. It may, howevet, be-placed in a convenient place in the house to almost equally good advantdge. FEEDING. It is not the purpose of this para. graph to give full instructions regard- ing feeding of poultry. However, as the main purpose of feeding very often seems to be that of obtaining 25. Crisis, and sought the favor of the Lord, and that is what the people should do now: With this in¢ident in the ministry of Jeremiah should be compared the speech reported 'in 7:1-28, and the terrible indictment of the sins of Judah in 9:1-9. APPLICATION. The t Browning says some- where, "How hard it is to be'a Chris- tian." Let us inquire what made. it doubly hard for Jeremiah to be a us man, and keep his faith right and untarnished. | 1. The difficult situation in which 'he found himself. "The people of Judah would fall in with their own ideas, one who would cheer them on, afid as- sure them that the Lord would bless and deliver them from all their perils at the hands of any other enemy. 2: His very' constitution. He shrank from in g the o] - tion of his fellows. He was timid shy, emotional, unhappy when he So syniend wit others. (See ch. 1:7; 121; 9:1. hese "hard" for Jeremiah to maintain his ~Jeremiah, one of ints erem b, on , or Lie : ag in human life. use he ged with "The heresy the cause: of blackhead. The odour van after use, Bat Be protection 'remaing, high production, a few: remarks rela- tive to this matter should not be wasted. It should not be forgotten fection. The amount of dust which that health is at least to some extent|is raised during the time that the dependent on proper feeding and that|birds hunt for their grain is some- although a ration brings excellent re-| times so great that it may be injur-| sults as far as production is concern-|ious to the mucous membranes of the ed, it may nevertheless in time prove|nasal passages. The litter should disastrous to health. The inner se-|therefore be as free from dust as crets of proper feeding are still far| possible, from being known, but we do know a few things which have a direct rela-, tion to the subject under. discussion. Spoiled feed, whether it be of plant or animal origin, should never be fed. Too much beef scraps or tankage shonld not be given. weakness and diseases resembling roup, to- gether with a number of other dis- turb of health, have been linked up with nutritional deficiency. The feeding of roughage in the form of, paper pulp, or tissue paper, ground and mixed with a wet mash, has been found beneficial in certain forms of leg 'weakness. Food rich in' minerals and vitamines, such as tomatoes, bandry and many. factors involved in proper feeding cannot be controlled. One thing, however, is within the power of control of any poultryman and that is the amount" fed. Over- feeding is about as bad as under- feeding. od in 2 Tonics for Horses and Cattle ' Fowler's solution of arsenic, dose one tablespoonful night and morning, | sprinkled on feed or given in a little water, is an excellent tonic for a thin or hidebound horse -or -one affected ence of contagious diseases this is a Possibly you potent factor in the spread of the ine) Stated manne a a Ba at tables, : and Jerusalem wanted a prophet who| mia sprouted oats (fed before they turn completely « bran, bul 1 and amber eabitances hav8 proved their value in promoting health and Hue influence should not be lost sight of. In order to keep the feed clean and free from contamination with drop- pings, hoppers should be used. 1t is a very common practice to feed scratch feed in the litter. This has the advantage of inducing the birds to take exercise. It has; however, one rather serious tage, namely, that of forcing, as it were, the fowls to pick their feed. out of a more or less contaminated mash. In the pres- neighbors. away; 1G: take oneithird ake Sr is' compused of, equal quantities of dried sulphate' of (Of "the other hand, the country beauty spots of nature and the with chronic skin 'disease 'or heaves largersdoses, (A iron' (powdered copperas) and powd-| ered saltpeter, gentian root, nux; vomica, and fenugreek. The dose for a horse is one tablespoonful night and morning, in dampened: feed, for two weeks. Cattle take one-third doses--Dr. A. 8. Alexander. "Mant -- women would sooner beco! wives than angels. ! 3 --------e Avoid self-pity, and 'will escape most of your goof. : Ion 5 | corn sown thick in CHEVROLET Brings your friends close to you \ HE isolation and loneliness. of the farm: hbors, Cities once the mecca for holidays = = and market: days only, are now only a few Possibly you ids more" thin the. , and it is quite er proportion of fresh fruits and vege- Your meat Hl include meats, fish, poultry and eggs. ug DAIRY. If summer dairying is to be made Too much attention can scarcely be 8 depended upon for about three months of the year and then the supply grad- ually declines, a At Forest Grove Farm we Have about. forty-five acres of low land phs- ture which resists drought remark- ably well and, undér ordinary condi- tions, will supply my cows with plenty "of feed until about the first of August. However, I find it is not safe to de- pend 'upon a favorable season, but rathet prepare for the opposite and then take what comes. I find it best to always be ready for the worst, then you are' never disappointed' and, if better conditions come, you are equal- ly as well prepared. ~~ = ©! 1/find it pays to grow plenty of green feed for the cows. "The extra time and labor involved is many times repaid in the increased milk flow. Al- falfa is one of the best supplemental ldrger| feeds the dairyman can' grow. It is dependable, comes on early in the summer and is ready for feeding be- fore other crops can be grown. In | case it is not needed for supplemental feeding, it can be cured and stored. I always plan to sow sweet corn for late summer 'and fall feeding. Sweet will. produce Hy Sight neh rows a large nage. valuable green feed and materially help out on pasture and increase milk production :