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"ft lias hoon almost, if not entirely, im- S IN POULTRY | Y DR. GEORGE H. CONN. ultry. feeds, it remains for us to use some: e f lems : other A othod | suppRmenting and, oultry-keeper to solve. This|a ; those feeds which eupply | has kept commercial men from | this vitamin, as weil as those supply- 2 suceess of their early hatch- ing the minerals, calcium and phios- has been a serious drawback to. phorus, which are so necessary in broi'er production. In times past building up the skeeton. We can now | "possible to rear early-winter hatches; * pouitry-raisers have been timing their UNABLE TO STAND. early hatches to conform with the sea-| With rickets, or leg weakness, the) son, fully expecting to get their chicks bird squats frequently; the feathers | on the ground before they were many | are rough and the bird is listless and weeks of age. It has been known for: dull. The bird is unable to stand much some time that chicks did not suffer of the time. When raised indoors, from leg weakness when placed out-|this condition usually can be expected doors and where they had access to in a few weeks, regardiess of the type the earth. It was thought that this of ration that is being used As a was due to the material that they se-| preventive of this condition in the cured from the soil, but we now know | past poultrymen have used such feeds and sunlight. that this is due to the fact that the as eggs and cod-iver oil. Cod-liver| chicks have the benefit of the sunlight. | of? is mixed with the mash by stirring CAUSE OF RICKETS., wm it well and given them in this SLA; Rickets, or log weakness, is the re- as much as 1 per cent. of the ration sult of the chick not securing enough is used with fairly good results, but | bone-building materials in the feed,|the addition of sunlight greatly im- such as calcium and phosphorous, or proves it. : " the failure to be able to make the re-} Many conditions, especially of young quired use of the quantity that is re-| chicks, are nothing more 2 less than ceived; the ordinary ration as now leg weakness, or rickets; more wo fed, and especially when it contains | understand the cause of this trouble ont while dia ty successful feeding of chicks is the sup- The addition of 5 per cent. of poultry | ply of vitamins. At this time we feel | bone, and of the same quantity of that the vitamin A is very important; | grits, to the ration will help consider- for if it is not received in sufficient | ably in the prevention of this trouble; amounts the chick refuses to grow;|the use of green feed and of milk is it is supplied in most rations in the also very beneficial, but experiments yellow corn that is used. The vitamin | have lately been completed which B is also needed to prevent nervous prove that sunlight is the controlling diseases, and is supplied in whcle| factor in the successful rearing of grains or in middiings; not at all &f- | baby chicks in confinement; this makes ficult to supply in the ordinary ration.|it possible to rear early hatched Vitamin D or the antirachitic vitamin chicks by the use of artificial sunlight seems to be the most important one,! (ultra-violet rays), when it is not pos- as it has to do with the assimilation | sible to subject the chicks to natural of calcium and phosphorus in the ra-| sunlight owing to the season of the tion, and the maintenance of the zor.) year. Inexpensive lamps, which are a SRN th blessed In him.--Gen. 18: 18, ANALYSIS. | I. VISIT OF THE ANGELS, 1-8. changed to Abraham, dL 17.0. a Ch. 16 tela the story of the tion handmaid, Hagar, and the (25:12-18) of Palestine. L. VISIT OF THE ANGELS, 1-8. By the oaks of Mamre. The trees ferred to were more probab!: binths, or turpentine trees. these trees are allowed to they attain a u is - i nize his heavenly visitor. GREAT INTEREST CENTRES IN' He looked and lo, threes men. THE POPULAR JUMPER |{¥¢ COSTUME. | An attractive variation of the two- {ho pr, Hi His bowing low before veloped in tub silk, after the manner The very Samaritan of Patou. Note the cravat collar out- text has probably p: lining the V neck; and, by the way, | the scarf treatment. A sleeve exten-! » sion is joined to the kimono shoulders, Janis. oF. howerer the and gathered into narrow wrist-bands. ' od one The skirt, which is fastened on a body | rank or d! y to the others, and so lining, reveals a group of plaits at addressed himself to him. the centre front. The overblouse, No.| "Abraham's offer of 1049, is in sizes 34, 86, 38, 40 and 42 come is said to be a faithful repre- inches bust. Size 36 bust requires yards 36-inch striped material, and % yard contrasting for collar. The skirt, ! {by an Eastern Sheik (or chieftain). IL. GOD TALKS WITH ABRAHAM, 16-19. ne in chap. 15, and the other in chap. of her son, Ishmael, who i» described 'onély that 5:12- ag the ancestor of Arabian' i tribes in the regions cast and south : § { i i £ iil : 321) H ® 2 had not seen them approach, but gh surprised, he ran to offer them and generous hospitality of piece frock, with the jumper blouse de-| was by way of courteous salutation. Hebrew | & reserved the true reading in verse 3, "My lords, if now these cravats are much smarter than! have found favor in your sight, pass ! not away, I pray Jou, fro your sex have ni of the three as superior in itable wel- o sentation of the reception of a traveler Here we have its various aspécts of 1) the courteous greeting; (2) the i 8 3 7k Hf 5 Eig § EERE elt £ iy if £ : i 8 f 8 : : rect relation between the two mineral elements; this has to do with the pre- vention of rickets, or leg weakness, in chicks. * This is no doubt the most im- portant factor in chick-raising, and is so considered by many authorities, Since the antirachitic vitamin is not known as quartz mercury-vapor lamps, are now available for pouitrymen and can be used very successfully for this purpose. Chicks can be exposed each day to the artificial sunlight (ultra- violet rays), which has the same effect a8 the natural sunlight. These ma- 'chines are satisfactory in operation. widely distributed in the common Good Tile Drains. Some of the things we did when we started to farm are costing us money now. One mistake was to use too smalls a size of tile. It seemed then that the size we used would be adequate for all Sheep Industry Promising. Sheep. and lambs were a paying {branch of live stock in 1925, says the { Market Intelligence Division of the {Live Stock Branch at Ottawa in its | sixth annual Review. Supplies were No. 1194, is in sizes 26, 28, 30, 82 and 84 inches waist. Size 38 waist Te- quires 1% yards 36-inch, with 7% yard lining for bodice top. Price 20 cents each pattern, The garments illustrated in our new Fashion Book are advance styles for the home dressmaker, and the woman or girl who desires to wear garments dependable for taste, simplicity and economy will find her desires fulfilled in our patterns. Price of the book 10 cents the.copy. ~ 3 HOW TO ORDER PATTELNS, Write your name and address plain. ly, giving numb2r and size of such a , feet washing; (8) the Tapas and per- i sonal attendance by the host; (4) the ; escort on the road at departure" near the rose-bush, she said to him: ' (Ryle). Where sandals, not shoes,| "How could I eyer think you ugly? | were worn, She Wasiing of the faut} You are handsomier to me than the was necessary or cieanuiness and | golden beetle or the spark' glow- 'comfort. Then seated on the ground! a They are poe oa rg you {under the tree the guests were ready 5 » ito partake of food which was Tg humble nd good. offered them. The invitation of the| Friendship s your eyes," re. host, Comfort ye your heart, was an. Pied the grub-worm. "Everybody calls invitation to refresh and strengthen| me ugly." themselves with "tha food ( ire! "What "dees" that matter to me?" v | said-the roses "If the heart is good One day, after he had lived a week always ready at her bidding to wo forth in quest of new adventures, with which to entertain and delight her. So the rose-tree, who had been the friend of the poor chrysalis, shared i the glory and happiness ofthe proud «and gorgeous butterfly. AA Judges 19: 5, 8 and Ps, .104: 15). ; Forasmuch as ye have come, A am means to say, "Since have done me'the Eo come. Lael | that they may extend them to others. ' Surplus Honey Sold at Home. Some folks do not think of honey as future drainage of the area served,|quite short, but on the other hand, a but later we learned that in ditching keen demand for breeding ewes and ong should, when in doubt, make the feeder lambs would indicate that pro- drain a little too Jarge rather than too ducers are alive to the situation. In small. | fact the short marketings were prob- The additional cost of laying a four- | ably due in some degree to the holding inch or a five-inch tile instead of a | back of stock for breading. However, smal'er size is hardly to be egnsidered. | that may be, the fact remains that the The digging cost is virtually t¥e same marketings of sheep and lambs were in. either case.as a tile of this size wil! the smallest in volume last year of]. require a certain width of ditch to ac-|any since 1920. commodate the digger. So we now are| Dealing explicitly with the situation compelled, on our farm, to increase the Review suggests that an encourag- patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; rap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Pattern Dept, Wilson Publishing Co., 78 West Ade- laide St., Toronto. . Patterns sent by' return mail. 2 a bushel and represented quite a lar, baking. Meat was rarely eaten by the nomadic tent-dweliers, and the Killing of a calf was meant to do speci honor to the guests. The butter was midk-curds, the milk, the fresh milk of BigkD of goats. No Sales were. baked on flat stones eit] in a clay oven, or rf ree in the hot-ashes of the fireplace. And = I Sell by Phone. _ |thus, with bountiful hospitality, Abra- i find i 0 bud mista to fond five DATE 48 Sh enfetaived ungel bushels of appes In ihe sa take them ru, Oriental modesty, did not show The Three Measures would be about See also 22:18, 26:4, Ps. 72:17. i is that he may so order and instruct; had surplus honey, both strained and herself to the guests, but was listen- Ih k him. God" Tpose i T choosing Abra ond thar reoaing | delicious until their attention is called himself to him is here made clear. It|to it. A" Southern Iiinois bee-keeper his children and his household as to comb, and he made the remark to me hand down through them to future that he would almost give it away to generations that way of the Lord, that { got rid of it. I thought it over and tway of faith and obedience in which hi oral Fie 2 Oneof he himself had waked, that through £2ve him several suggestions. ( them justice and judgment may | these he took up and to-day he hasnt done in the He and his are enough honey to supply the demand. known and chosen for high service to! He went to the home of the presi-. humanity. dent of the building fund of one of | rE the. churches of his town and the size of some tile drains that should have been made larger in the begin- 'ning. Another mistake was to provide too Httle fall in some cases when we laid the mains. Our farm, like most of the other farms around us, was cleared of timber from the highway back--the acres at the far end of the farm being the last to be cleared. Wel, in num-~ erous cases we started our leads from the county ditch running along the highway and kept these leads down to only the necessary depth to drain cer- ing feature is found in the extremely 'and they don't know. whether I" bring ing stock, Altogetler 36,681 head of them or mot. I've had offers of $1 a ewes and lambs were relurned to the |" country either for breeding or further feeding. Another thing that puts a better complexion on the short supply figures is the fact that numbers of lambs suitable for breeding were kept back from slaughter and either re- "Undoubtedly there is a healthy growth now taking place." If I sit down at the phone and call keen and insistent demand for breed- [the markets up first I get all the prices bushel and $1.50 a bushel for the same fruit on the same day. Most of us hate to refuse an offer at the market because we don't know whether the next place we visit will pay as much. Phoning first eliminates tained on the farms where raised or |this.--E. R. sold direct to prospective producers. Le ft The Review concludes with the remark A Good Fire-Extinguisher. An effective liquid fire-extinguisher ing in the tent door to all that was, Everlasting Flowers. said, And. i She Jeard he | -Many of our homes are much barer (compare 17:6). And this is tod to. oF flowers than they be. during explain the name Isase, which in He-| the Winter months. With a little fore- brew means "He laughs." thought and a bit of ground one can II. GOD TALKS WITH ABRAHAM, 16-19. + , { months. Until one has learned to grow Now it appears to Abraham that one's own fresh flowers ne bubs through the lips of one of these . : : | strange guests the Tord 1 speaking to Poanted in the autumn, bright bou- is with it the assuring question, "Is! lasting flowers Compare Jeremiah, 32:17. Shall I hide which I do? He many varieties. In a new bulletin on from Abpasam that "Annual Flowers," recently issued by have bloom during the whole twelve Dbazear with this. = They sold honey ; i quets can be had by the use of ever-| him. Strange as the promise is, there & Dy ae termed honey to make up their recipes. The anything too' hard for the Lord?" "strawflowers," of which" there are, °° suggest- od a honey social. She in turn talked tain ponds in the then-cleared land, without going to the trouble to find out tide amet if there might be still deeper ponds in A Good Fireless Cooker. the uncleared land farther back. Now this. newer land has been cleared and we find that oor mains are no! deep enough to drain it completely, though If the kitchen range is not used in summer and the kitchen is. crowded, with but little floor space, the water is made by dissolving 25 pounds of salt and one pound of soda in ten gallons of water, Mix wel together and store away in large bottles, jars, and other receptacles. $ This will quickly put out a fire and proposes ! Abraham the doom of the wicked cities, and this because of his confi- reveal to the Horticultural Division of the Fx- : perimental Farm at Ottawa, the Hell- | | chrysum braceatum in its many var. dence in him and his covenant prom- ise to him. There is ht that to men of faith much is revealed everlasting flowers. They are describ. which is hidden from others. secret of the Lord is with them that author of the bulletin, as rather coarse the recognition JeUies is said to be the best of alll: "The ed by Miss Isabella Preston, the| many other flowers and. gives instrue-|. reservoir can be used for a fireless lcooker. . Select an empty lard-paid of good we have sufficient fail from the county: ditch at the highway.--P. C. 8. ere Fragrant Annuals. pail in the middie of the reservoir. A flower, beautiful though it may Pack excelsior firmly under and be 20 block at, loses J: of its Sharm around the pail until it is level with ragrance. re can be no | the , pressing it down as tight] doubt that many of the annual flowers | as pally ell take out ay that have come down from our grand-|and line the space in which it fits with mothers' gardens owe their continued muslin. Bring the muslin up and over popularicy to their fragrance, I # the top of the excelsior so it can be : Bevin on Amis eowers: Ota i kept neat and clean. Make a cushion At Horta ttn re ot the Enna] Be} Sa Rcaimior 10 (ay over the top of the | pai the padding; the cushion perimental Farm, names a dozen of ghould be three inches thick. The Sowers tat spread a yeasing odor. | metal lid of the reservoir will cover nap tional o includes the oushi i Alyssum, Carnation Marguerite, Mar-| This cooker takes up no room in the vel of Peru, Mignonette, Nicotlana kitchen and is at a desirable height afin; Ptunia, Phlox drimmondi, for use, requiring no stooping. The Bcabious, Sweet Peas, Sweet Sultan, | cooker will do no harm to the 'reser- Stocks fad Vorbem, a2 bulletin, | voir and when winter comes it can be numbered 60, and -ab.e : 0. taken out and the reservoir again be Heatio oe neh Of Det Laer: used for heating water. sulture, Hon for: their vation. -- T've saved a lot of money and a bad mistake in tiling fields by hiring a surveyor first. He can tell where the | "fall" is to a farm. Your eye can't iil on flat land. . My bill was $1.50. Stack that up 'against laying 60 rods of tile the wrong way.--H, B. - size, with a tight cover, and set the a supply should be on hand in every home. Keep it where it will be easy member of the family knows about. This liquid does not become offensive, when kept for some time, and it will not freeze. . to get at, and in some place that each|y; pig fear him." "Surely the Lord God will do nothing but he revealeth his secret y servants, the pio y All the nations. Compare ch. 12:8. This is involved in the covenant prom- ise. Men do not receive God's ri bl for themselves alone, but THE LEMON AN AID TO Many cosmetics are expensive, but anybody can afford to buy a lemon a day. In this fruit Naiure has provid- ed not only a delightful flavoring agent and garnish, but a real toilet aid as well Temon juice, clear or diluted with pure water, is an excelent bleach for the person whose skin easily freckles or tans. Such a person should try applications of glycerine and Jemon juice, equal parts. Lemon juice is also valuable for manicuring, as it removes staing from the fingers a When making lemonade (an you serve it often; for it is very whole- some if not made too sweet), cut the lemons in half and extract ths juice by means of a glass reamer. To remove discoorations from hands and finger- nails thrust them into the squeezed Jemons.. Very small warts can some- a nails. HEALTH AND BEA sponge the skin over with warm water, dry thoroughly, then rub some lemon juice into the skin gently with the finger-tips. Do this at night, leave it on till morning, then wash it off with warm water and a little fine oatmeal, but no soap. y In massaging with lemon juice take care to treat the neck, chin and ald edges and corners. After sponging off in the morning rub in e little good sional dentifrice. It is an excellent ; ngent for flabby necks and cheeks, ¢ food for the next season's growth in [way _ Lemon-juice ig good also as an con large fleshy roots. The eanly spriz times be removed by lemon-juice." * | with every shampoo, As a hair rinse, lemon juice is espe- | Di parlors, a lemon r is given juice marvelous beauti looling plants in the garden, growing about three feet in height. They are grown from seed like other annuals and cultivated similarly during the summer months, For winter bouquets Miss Preston recommends cutting the uy os a n sma ne are , downwards in a dry place. The large ! flowering types are said to be the best, these including in colors white, yellow, | ; pele pink, bright red . and deep maroon WOME RE ll Lx EE shades. yet many housewives seem to find dif- ng have a pair of wooden "hands." These are quite cheap and can be purchased in any of the large stores. Light colored gloves should be cleaned with benzine, and if they are very dirty, they can be immersed in a small basin of gasoline and washed like ordinary cotton gloves. Wash gloves made of of the soap should be left in the skin after washing, otherwise. the gloves will be hard when dry. The best plan is to have a little soap in the last rins- ing water. Morocco bags, shoes, purses and other leather wear can be sponged with warm, soapy water and then Tub- bed with salad oil. The oil helps to it Plenty of rags is the secret of most cleaning. Continue rubbing until the rag remains clean when rubbed over the object. - With the coming of springtime, one begins to think of cool, fresh curtains | for bedrooms. Because one haa single curtain rods in these windows, one may think the valance, so popular just now, is impossible without an extra | slo ATM havea foo. Sniisiiy, Fi the ee of il ssturing cows on wild rr C. - a substitute for sugar, or he might|is no satisfactory method for. remoy- . You Can Kill Ivy Early. 4 | tell y i igh ing this flavor from cream or use of some mers org nization about the cars in cold weather? ; Summer is the wrong time to try to kill poison ivy. Poison ivy stores up creating radiators of motor | taki growth is made largely from this a were water and. dissolved soap, and some _ * "niotrich the leather as well 4s to edan™