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w 9% | oy "BY DR. FLA RE NCE L. babies are born wilds, 80 buried-in for many months: of the year that even the windows are covered; or of " 'the baby in Southern Ontario with the whole house open to air and sun- shine but where the heat is often oppressive; of the baby in congested slums of a large city where he lives in one room with six or more other children and adults and sleeps in a bed with three or more brothers and sisters and has his outings in" the arms of an older sister in a cro dusty street; or again of the bby In an exquisite, well-equipped Aursery of a eountry home with unlimited sun- shine and fresh air. And babies adapt themselges to __ thelr environment and thrive under - all these varying conditions. We be- "love, however, that healthier, hap- pier babies can be fostered by helping them in this adaptation. We know that there are certain pre- 1 rations which parents can make to ] ovide the best environment possible uiler given cirdftances even with limited income. In discussing this subject of how to provide a good en- vironment for babies, we have in mind the rural home of moderate means. When a young married couple se- lect or build thelr home it is well to have in-mind the children that may live in it. The site of the home should be on high ground where good 'drain- age is provided. There should be plenty of sunlight, with also some shade, and plenty of air space to pro- vide good ventilation. BABIES THRIVE IN BUNLIGHT. The ground should be dry enough to insure a dry cellar which should also be clean. There should be near at hand a good source of -uncontamin- ated water. No stagnant pools should be in the neighborhood. The plumb- ing should be in the best possible con- dition. Garbage, rubbish, barnyasd and hu- man wastes should be so disposed of that there is no chance for breeding of flies. The baby should be protected from disease-carrying insects by screening of the doors and windows of the house in summer. Provision should be made fer the best type of 'heating available. The house should be far enough away from the road to be fairly free from d and noise. A porch so located as be inaccessible to prevailing cold winds furnishes a good place for the buby's outdoor nape. S.eeping porches, so rapidly gain- ing in popularity, provide excelent surroundings for such a nap. They are usually quieter and less frequent- ed by other children. Plenty of play space for the baby as he grows older is always avellabe on the farm and should be provided for in the village. The best room in the house is not too good for the baby. It should be a sunny room, prefer- ably with windows on two sides. Win- dows to she south southeast or south- west are better for sunlight end warmth. - Under such conditions the baby's room may be sunny the greater part of the day and, like plants, ba- bies thrive in' sunlight. Babies need to be quiet and un- disturbed. Especially in early infancy « {t is well for the baby to have a room by himself if that is possible, At all events he should have a bed to him- , self. The temperature of the room should dt all times be ever. This should be regulated not by the sensi- "bilities of adults which are not to be trusted, but by a thermometer placed three or four feet from the floor. Dur- ing the daytime the temperature "should be from 65 to 70 de. F. and during the night about 10 to 156 deg- recs lower. Well babies are easily accustomed to a cool room at night. The heating.of the room often pre- sents difficulties. A central heating ~<plant in a 'house ie usually most satis- factory, but even with a good heating 'apparatus there are often one or more rooms in the house not easily heated. Such a room. should be avoided as the 1s unaveidable they should.be care-! cKAY. tional h od as little as possible to sudden changes in temperature. 'When that fully watched and' their clothing promptly changed to suit the varying conditions. ] Cross currents are tosh satisfac- ly purified by LRening opposite win- dows or a window and a door. This should be done frequently, preferably when the baby is out of the room or is; protected by being out of the current lof air and covered with additional! blankets, The changing of the air in baby's room should be a part of his' regular program and with a little! planning it can easily be incorporated in his daily regime. NO NEED TO FEAR NIGHT AIR. Windows should be opened for ven- tilatfon during both day and night."At night, of course, they are more widely opened. It is often found more satis- factory if cotton cloth is tacked on a; window-screen frame and this is plac- ed inthe avindow opening. This breaks up the air current and makes less draft. 8maller frames about six inches or more in depth can be made with cloth covering. One atthe top | of one window and one at the bottom | of another during the daytime usually furnish a good supply of fresh air in the room, and at least one such screen can be used ordinarily even in the coldest weather. Do not ba afraid of night air. It is often purer than day air even though cooler, and does not harm the baby or anyone else. The baby should always be protect- ed both day and night from a direct current of cold air. In addition to the cloth screen here described a standing screen about five feet high should be used between the window and the baby's bed. The baby must aiso be carefully watched to be sure that he fs ajways comfortably warm. The temperature of his hands and feet are good indications. Warm extra woolen coyering should always be at hand for ready mse. If the baby must share a room with adults it is even more important to ses that 'the ventilation at night is adequate. Where more than one per- son must breathe the air an extra quantity should be available. Mothers sometimes say that they or the baby's father do not like to sleep in cold air, It is; of course; better for -all-adults as well as babies to have fresh air to breathe at night; but if those who share the baby's room cannot accus- tom themselves to this' good habit the baby should be allowed to have a room by himself with the ample: ventilation he needs. Pat There should be nothing in the baby's room that is not useful and that cannot be kept scrupulously clean. All furniture should be such as will bear washing or cleaning with a wet cloth. This means, of course, that there should be no upholstered furni- ture, no heavy rugs nor draperies nor covers nor useless ornaments. The walls should be freshly paper- ed or painted. If the room chosen is to be re- decorated for the baby's use a water- proof paper will be found satisfactory or a paint finish that will allow wip- ing with a wet cloth. Such papers with pleasing designs for children are now available in many stores. The figures may often be secured sepatate- ly and appliqued upon painted walls, thus adding to the attractiveness of. the room and to the entertainment of the baby as he grows to appreciative Intelligence, The floors should-he bare and pre- ferably of hardwood. If, however, soft wood is the only kind available this may be painted or varnished sat- isfactorily or a linoleum may provide an adequate floor covering, Rugs if used should be washable. Shades which regulate the light are all the windows demand. Cloth surtains covering the windows shut. out the. ight. It is not necessary to have curtains in a baby's room gther than window shades, How-! ever, cretonne or other attractive hangings at the sides of the window they are washable. It is quite possible 'with a little' time 8 pleasing to the eye. melee shoud bo provided during Soni ie should be subject-! . tory for ventilation. The air is qujek- / time 'and thought to make a nursery! {he 'entirely utilitarian and "at- the same! mand comes" in 'particular from 1066-Ladies' One-piece Dréss, hav- ing Wpx-plait in cefitre front, and sleeves in two lengths. Sizes 36, 88,[% 140, 42 apd 44 inches bust. Size 88|a , bust requires 4% yards of 36-inch or 40-inch, or 8 yards of b4-inch ma- terial. Price 20 cents. 1127-=Large Women's Dress, with plaits front and back, copvertible col- lar and long or short sleeves. Sizes 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 inches bust, Size 42 bustsrequires 4% yards or 40-inch, or 8% yards of B4-inch material. Price 20 cents: Home sewing brings nice clothes within the reach of all; and to foltow] the mode is delightful when it ean be done so easily and economically, by following the styles pictured in our new Fashion Book. A chart accom- panying each pattern shows the ma- terial as it appears when cut out. Every detail is explained so that the inexperienced sewer can made without difficulty an attractive dress. Price of the book 10 cents the copy. Fach copy includes one coupon good for five cents in the purchase of any pattern. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your nama and address plain. ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want, Enclose 20¢ in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) 'for each number, and address your order to Pattern Dept, Wilson Publishing Co. 78 West Ade- laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by| dom return mail ¥ ----f esse The Green Cabbage Worm-- Artificial Control. Control experiments, involving the treatment in .three series of 5,000 early and 'late cabbages, with pyre- thrum powder and lead and -ealeium arsenate dusts and sprays, lead to the conviction that under local conditions dusting 'with lead arsenate and hy- drated or air-glaked lime in the pro- portion of one part to fifteen parts is the most. satisfactory form of. treat. ment. The dusts were found more satisfactory than the sprays in that they can be thoved and applied "with the aid of ordinary hand dusters, in one-fourth the time occupied in spray- ing. They spread and adhere well if applied when the deaves are wet with dew, whereas sprays to which soap has been added as -a sticker have a low surface tension ard 'much of the liquid is lost in the soil, so says the Dept. of Horticulture, 0.A.C. In these experiments calcium arsen- ate dusts gave less satisfactory re- sults than the arsenate of lead dust, the latter giving perfect control. +Cal- cium arsenate applied in the liquid form gave extremely poor results as well as causing some burning to the foliage. Pyrethrum powder used with four times its weight of hydrated lime proved satisfactory, but can hardly be used on a commercial scale as it costs ten times as.much as the arsen- ate of lead dust. Judging by this seasen's observs- tions early market cabbages escape serious injury and whether treatment is -ordinarily necessary or not must be left to the grower's discretion. For late cabbages and cauiiflowers two applications should be. sufficient in a normal season, the first about the middle of July and the second four or five weeks later. When the butter- flies are very abundant a third appli- cation may be necessary early in Sep- tember, PUSCRRSSEID HPNRHEA BS Types of Hay for Markets. "| in Christian hearts--he h: Se homerun. © shoul joins that most of these converia only u, of these i ethno | 7 had peri J om enue a which on o pt gious Seaching have jm Christians. Paul viel 1 x Galatians to. - t, they what rule they were to Ee nc Pan answered "By tha Holy Spirit which When the ag bn in your recognize and know the Holy Spirit, Paul gave them tI Br foi (1) the Holy Spiri ha the spirit 'of 30, one another, {2) the Ry the selfish and sensual tites of the. flesh. These prin- hy which have a special bearing on Intemperance, ore illustrated in our lesson for to-di I. CHRISTIAN PRERbOn 1S GOVERNED BY LOVE, 18-16. V. 13. St. Paul gave his converts no written law, but said that Were) to-live by the Spirit. This m freo- dom from outward laws for the Spirit] is-an inward rinciple. At the same spirit is the h t and holiest of all principles. o far from Christian freedom Ei that the Christian is able to do what he likes, it means the constant obligation to live for thé highest things, and always to act in love. The man who has the Spirit of Chivigt therefore, will not give way selfish indulgences. As the apostle pis it: "You, hren, are called for reedom ; only do not make your free- an "occasion for sensual (or in-|. Som ar 15S living, -but throug love seek to serve one another." V. 14. If a man has love--the love which the Spifit of God shel abroad os grasbid the 'whole principle of pla "The whole law is fulfilled in one word, namely: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." St. Paul is here repeat- ing the teaching of qur Lord himself. Compare Matt. 5:48-48 and 7:12. V. 15. On the other hand, if men give way .to «and unbrotherly passions, woul and undoi one another by gpiteful words and y they fall away from the Christian way of life, and need not wonder if such conduct leads ultimately to their oun A on ii Sa 'Christian principle' is: "Walk (that is, «tder your lives) by the Spirit," that'is, by the new, loving instincts ande influences which Jesus Christ creates in his followers' hearts, 2 doing, Christians will not obey "the lust of the flesh"; they will defeat and. overcome, 'their lower nature. II. THE SPIRIT, NOT THE FLESH, IS TO BE THE CONTROLLING FACTOR, 17-24. V. 17. Every man has two natures in him, a lower and a higher. lower is what we call "the flesh." It is made up, of selfish and animal appe- tites, which crave to be indulged. It ig this nature which tempts so many persons to-a drunkards life and grave. On the other hand ian, en 'a higher nature in Him which to the Spirit of God himself. 0% irit of God seeks to reach and inal this nature jib new power. By living for this h 'nature men become saints and of Christ. Every disciple, therefore, has to "deny" or disown the lower nature, that Y ith his Tighe nature he may give himself to C! V. 18. Paul points out that if Chris- tians thus live by {Be § 8 it, the, Shey 3 not written 1 have a divine oti of lite. w wit hn | their own hearts. . Vs. 19-21. Paul now enumerates what he calls "the works of the flesh." They are the things to which come if they do notiive by the Spint of God, but indulge their lower appe- tites. At the same time he solemn! declares that these time St. Paul Joints out that the Not only is the purity of hay od] necessity if the trade is to be sus- | tained, but 'the requirements' of the! market as to character must be con- sidered. Where the demand is from may be used if, desirable providing geisymerh clover and alfaifa is ag be A seven are sing. ly wanted, points. out Mr. W. te, Chief of the Feed f | ior; Seed. Bra nh, hd lomin! on B= i Seunke sins exciude who commit. them on. Wn in hel future kingdom of 'When we Took at the list, w four refer to imp tought. he oi two are due to the sou. i 'heathen irreligion or magic. The maki hearts." | "were to love oly Spirit is{ learned this when ourcoldest boy was' butter, sugar, salt, vinegar, milk and a coffeepot containing a bag of -coffes, they declared their preparations com- plete. Arrived at the picnic ground Frey built a fire under the kettle after fresh water had been added to it. and to the coffeepot. Leaving moth- er to watch the fire they foraged along a 'stone wall, returning with| enough wild berries for a generous dessert. This picnic dinner was enthusiastic ally declared the best ever and has been repeated--with suitable and sea- sonable variations--many times since. Beet tops and tender young beets are a favorite vegetable combination. Often a perforated basin {3 set over the kettle top 'where sa simple 'pudding os® brown bread, easily stir- red up at: home; is steamed to 'per- fection. The kettle pienic is well worth a trial. Even those who object to a bolled dinner at. home have been known to wax enthusiastic over this picnic dinner cooked over a crackling re. Bacon and eggs Or sausages are easy and much-liked combinations. |: «| Boiled or ousted grea: corn makes : An alarm clock can be made jie a real household reminder I first born. He wag one of those extremely, healthy infants who would not wake ' up for his feedings and, in order to, feed him regularly, I set the alarm clock every three hours all day to re- mind me that it was hig feeding time. hen my chicks. are hatched 'and 'until they are two weeks old 1 feed them at two-hour intervals. I then set my alarm clock much as I did} when Juniof was small. It saves me having tc keep the feeding time on my mind, When I work in the gar-| den or do cleaning or ironing I set my alarm clock to ring fifteen min-! utes before I must start dinner. ; 1 find it especialiy useful when 1 There are endless uses for it to: save worry--when I promise to- illo one at a particular time, if I am to send a cold drink to the field, when! my bread should be ready for the! 'pans or when t is time to put the ike. 'But the fu beans in the oven. ; : The little alarm clock can just as well shoulder a lot of those time wor- ries and leave my | 'mind clear for some- thing else.~F. E, re bving Boos." - Moving bees consists not only n transporting them to the new location, but in making them stay 'there. trom the hive in search of nectar, th will, if the new location: As 'within this +| ing the summer and. autumn, lile best hive in 'place of a cover gives top ven getting rid of causes pienie is 2o esl A x 1s ined with waxed paper and food for one person is packed therein. At the stop for dinner amether only to hand out the boxes. 'A box of extra cakes and sandwiches is usually advisable if this plan if followed. Yet another family who average ore. «or-more picnic meals each weele 'dur- the plan of devoting a box to each article of food or. giensll=sas a sand- dich box, a eake<box, a box of different in of tion and. priehics sg bas! them from horizontal threads near the ° cetling. One of the good winter is Hitting the Polar Bear, Teddy bear on a stand and toss paper fs into two teams and give a prize to the team 'that first scores twenty. Biting a Snowball is played with a large t ball, suspended from cups and needful silver. Ons person becomes vesongibie for the 'care' of each box for serving its contents when the plenic hour arrives; and so the work ands«worry are not all left upon mother's overiaden shoulders, Mother can blame only. herself if she allows the summer. picnicking to | ici become a burden and a dread. Work out the plans that best "suited to your family and eon tions. It is. pos sible to have a most délightful time will find very few things to be return- ed to place and very few dishés to be the latter welcome 'tilation and clustering space. If transportation is by wagon or auto- . mobfie, place the hive so that the frames will be parallel to the axles of | the vehlele; if by railroad, let them be parallel to the. rails. El Sa. 3 What is*Your Diet? That is 'tHe common question' now, instead of, "What is your medicine?" It shows a change in methods of health 'maintendnce in the human body. Under natural conditions man's body is self-regulating and self-main- 'taining because man. natural foods and lives naturally. But with civilization has. come unnaturalness,| with changes so gradually that we {have not been aware of them. 'The gretest changes in living have - te, wink ok Saruads eases and increased the frequency. o oid ones. With this ny od isms, ologies, mains that disease does | without vause, and what we ts drink and breathe brings about "most allt oh proval ling no "JL oc are begin this and are giving their attention to, instead « toms and are dope to diet. "Most generally means to chore | M; Io Teed wey ny a doorway or chandelier. The player. stands with hands behind his back and has five chances to take a bite out of the ball Should he succeed, the ball is his, and a new one is hung for the next players. Another is Played 'by stringing rock : cles on a line, then biindfolding. al player and starting him across the room toward them. If in a given number of steps he reaches the Hne land touches oné of the lcicles, it be- and yet insure that the return home |longs Ee White candies or "peppermints tur- . to.him,: turn carry on the blade of a "knife as many Han as they can. Each one' receives the A that remain, on his knife when he has fin ished the race. Ball games can be played with wads 'of cotton, to "be tossed into a basket br Shion Shivueh 8, sine "pg uieter 'ganie 'time sn ang ori words as. possible that suggest cold. ,: "AN ICEBERG IN AN OCEAN. Float a large piece of ice in a tub of water to yee an iceberg in~ - the. ocean. Let the players sit round it for a sea-contest.- "Give each guest a slip of paper containing questions and allow a certain number of min- utes for the players to write the ans- wers. For example: 1. Which sea imagines?--Fancy. | 2. Which sea: bequeaths?-- Legacy. 8. Which sea is dainty?--Delicacy. 4. Which sea 1s kind?--Eeniency.. 6. Which sea is insane?--Lunacy. 6. irs 'sen is "incomplete?---Defl: cof). Which «sea means a plot ?--Con- : 3 spiracy. 8. Wilda, ja corvest dsuruy Nace a