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ght Tartare Match ends be | they have a tendency to make the ave yellow! This yelowness gives pio but no heat. The blue flame cooks HOW TO CLEAN WICKS." - "Perhaps I'm a-atove with a wick. I am, keep HY Wicks smoboth and even. This means the scissors must not ~ be used for trimming. I have never yi o human who could cut evenly. - When the wick is new let the uneven St burn a few minutes until the is charred. * Then wrap a plece of ~ tigsue paper around your finger and 'down gently. Clean my wick in ay every day. The supply of kerosene needs to be ished frequently. If it is ex- usted while the stove is in use, my wick wiil burn. - This shortens its life and the soot given off blackens up the .. Bometimes my fame becomes low, ven thoug] is an abundance o An oven thermometer could saved the tragedies caused by burned foods. The field of the kerosene, stove has been broadened in recent years, not only because we are more efficiently nstructed but also by the creation cooking utensils purposely designed "for our use. ~This is true of the broil ers, the use of which makes it possible to have steak brotled perfectly as it is in city homes having expensive broil 'ing ovens. Then, too, there are toast- ers for kerosene stoves that make it possible to toast bread exactly right. In homes having running water my cousin, the. kerosene heater for the water tank, is mighty convenient for summer use. It provides warm water for baths and of purposes without a coal or wood fire being built. The care required by these heaters Is ap- proximately the same as for stoves. The lights are: Avold drafts, have oil in the supply tank at all times and keep all parts clean. And the greatest of the three is cleanliness, When a piston head and cylinder of t of combustion wil not pass into the cooling water as fast a8 it should. This is due to the fact that the layer of carbon acts as an'graded eggs do not: constitute more == insulator to prevent: this passage of Shoat. It acts very much like around thé of a heating system to prevent the heat being radiated in the cellar. 4 are two influences which use the engine to knock: First, the at within the cylinder becomes'in- Sins, thas causing ignition ahead of , or detonation; se ance between the piston head and cy' e fly-whee! has enough power squeezed out-and met. wt occurs. This is the real to the ol } ng to do is to or have whilhad ; them and kil'ed the worms next morn- ® no. ne becomes covered with] ch is placed eam, pipes. detonation; second, the clear- fA -- ; have more cabbage this year than for ... One day when the cabhage was just "i next day it was literally covered with and completely cleared my cabbage of of farmers in Guelph, Waterloo and Kitchener 'during a five-week period last March and April. They ha: grading 'eggs strictly on the Guelph market for over a year and at Water- loo for a considerably shorter period. At Kitchener grading has been in effect only for a short time and the i than is per eel. of those offered for sl ituation resulted in, the a Ee more for their eggs than the 'Waterloo fariners, and seven cents a of Kitchener. There can be no doubt that the higher price received by the Guelph farmers was a direct result of a careful application of the grading system. 5 | i Cabbage worms practically destroy- ed my patch last year and I raised only about half a crop the year before. It was by accjdent that I discovered a way to get them and, as a result, I ing to head I hi d to puck : 's ; s was fed about 2 p.m. to birds LR gs were removed at day- to prevent re- GresnFoets Fox Poultry. Dry clover leaves gathered from the I have a time-saver to offer in con- nection with the laundering of lace curtains, 1 some fine lace ones one of the most satisfactory green feeds for winter production. This was demonstra in an experiment barn floor and fed in the litter provide | The munity safe for babies is so great as ito challenge every forward-looking ! rural resident. Recently 22 baby clin- lies frought forth 852 infants to be ex- { amined, with the result that 2,281 de- ifects were discovered--many were "in a considerable yRGmBer 40 setious that medical atten- was required, although a great majority of the children taken clinic were apparently quite normal. height, and some suffered from aden- oids or diseased tonsils. ; These clinics should be held in every part of the country, and should not be 1d for sick children, but may better, the com-1 oi | Some of the children were found | woman WOM! underweight, others under the normal local X A with a large rural prac- tice recently declared that he was often confronted with the confession of the mother, who unhesitat- Tare aos I nothing about | the care of her new-born baby. It is the duty of every mother to teach her daughter these facts, and lessons should not be withheld until the young] 0 'becomes a mother. Where women have an effective organization, the public health nurse may be employed along these lines to aid and direct the young mother, so that she wild be better physically to bear her burden, and be in possession be advertised as "well-baby cMnics." At these clinics a complete physical examination of the child is made. The child 1s welghed and measured and, its welght and height compared with of at least elementary principles of care of the babe, Fortunately the rural districts ere not faced with slums, where thousands of pe Hve in a small area, but both In town and that were old been| 'armers, receiving. three cents! | dozen more than these in the vieinity|. nd would not stand on a curtain stretcher. Then I took a long rod and ran it through the bottom hems of the cur- tains, placing a pail containing a flat- fron in the centre of rod. This weight stretches the curtains down evenly, and when dry they are fluted as evenly as though they had been done by ma- chinery. My friends could not believe that T had achieved that result by a simple home device. Filet curtains looks splendid when stretched in this manner. In fact, any curtain with hem at bottom can be done with great satisfaction and a wonderful saving of time and energy --E. M.J. ecole To soften a hard paint-brush, stand it overnight in a dish of soft soap, or soak it in hot vinegar, then clean in gasoline. Put brushes in oll to keep them from getting hard. Hang them on the side of the bucket instead of letting them touch the bottom, "She dossn't strike, she doesn't profit- eer; she stilt works for the same old wages. Let us foster the honey-bee. described in the latest report of the ; Dominion Poultry Husbandman, which s distributed by the Publications | Branch, Dept. of {culture, Ottawa. The other green s tested In the experiment were mangeis and sprout- ed oats. All three proved to be valu- able from the point of view of winter egg production and of their affect on fertility and hatchability. The clover leaves proved especially favorable to hatchabllity. The experiment also shows that where green feeds are not two ounces per pen of fifteen birds daily make an excellent substitute. ensg---- Thought He Knew. One evening the famous song-writer, Madame Guy d'Hardlot, was dining with a party of friends at a restaurant 'and, In homor of her presence, the band played one of her popular songs. ! At an adjoining table were two young men, one of whom sald to the other: "What do you think of that song?" "Oh" replied his companion, "the music's all right, but I can't stand the composer; he's a brute, and beats his wife." | available Epsom salts dissolved and fed In the wet mash at the rate of & standard chart. A chart Is made out country there is an altogether too for each child and any defects are high percentage of ignorance regard- pointed out to the mother. The chart ing the proper care of our most im- retained by the examiners, a dupll-' portant crop--the bables. cate being sent to the parents. To| Child-welfare work should never be make the clinle most effective, it is looked upon as she work of charity, necessary to see that the recommenda- but rather as a course in "mother- tions are carried out,-and thus a letter ,eraft"--that is, the education of moth- of inquiry should be sent three months ers in personal hygiene in regard to later to find out what has been done, ! the feeding and proper care of their and if no steps have been taken, learn chiidren. The Workt War brought | Why the parents have ignored the re- home to us the fact that a nation's commendations. The results have strength chiefly consists in the men- been satisfactory, as the average par- ta} and bodily strength of its citizens. ent cares enough about the child's wel- By neglecting the welfare of the child, {fare and future to endeavor to reliove therefore, the man and woman-power any defect once he knows of it. {of the nation is sapped at its source. At no time in the history of civiliza- Every race marches forward on the tion have so much time and work been feet of little children, so that the con- i spent on the all-important question of servation of child life is far-reaching child welfare fs at present. Nor is it a local Issue alone. It is nation-wide. People ask why such interest is being | exhibited along these lines and some .of the older folks are possibly Inclined to tell us that in their day if a child lived and grew, all was well, but that if it died, nothing could have been. done for it. The great burden of. responsibility as to whether the child lived or died was then, as now, placed on the mother. THE CANADIAN HOMEMAKER J verfes Ad arlic/s | PLANNING . BUILDING . FINANCING DECORATING . FURNISHING . G ARDE Copyr | i | NING 1g AY 1386. It is deplorable how little thought is given to the designing of the garden Bate and fencing for the smaller house. Many houses would be much improved had the same careful study been given to the gate and: fencing, as the house had received. The house has been considerably chaapened, both in appear ance and as an Investment because of this fault. ; The architect's genius seems to. have n one leaf and di it on al lant. When I picked this leaf up the Seonlig, Every worm on the plant had moved on to the leaf. "So after that T covered 'every plant with a leaf in the evening and removed g. I kept this up about two weeks worms, The same leaf may be used "about a week if it is green and has rations in jt at the beginning. For the last three months 1 have out a plait In taking care of 100 birds. The idea was ed out," or it may have of the many (unfortunately) important matters, in which his advice was not acted upon. The owner tells the butfd- 1 wood fencing. THE GATE AND THE GARDEN FENCING By W. 8. Limbery. Jlustrated. Stain the boards and posts a neutral green or a tree bark brown. The open wood lattice or square pickets for fencing is preferable to the close boards. ' The hedge, however, is undoubtedly the most befitting and graceful enclo- sure for the grounds of every home, and will not cost ns much as suitable For hedges there Is a variety to choose from--the stately Fnglish pri- vot or prim; spirea, with its graceful white or pink falling clusters; bar berry, with its wonderful autumn tint . If there is & plain wall to your house! that particularly annoys you, cover 'it with a pergola lattice, as shown on the illustration. This must he secured with bolts to thé wall, and have a per- manent foundation, as some climbing plants are heavy, Keep the posts out about a foot from the wall. The walks ehould receive more con- |, sideration than is generally given to them. Be sure to leave ample space at the turn of the gate, and then two | feet nine inches will be wide enough! for the walk to the front steps. Make the walk of brick or flag stone. If of CF A ~~ i [VE NE MH ~i sun ea [J] the natural early | Just after T8 are on, the grain about 1 1 always keep in seratching-room. 1 have handy, in EE 3 he § o be ny or to ¢Bpy "Mr. So and So's fence down good enough." ©. * ous show simple troat- of fences. The + {signed gate hinge straps and latches at evergreens, such us cedar and arbor vitae, bringing summer. colors into; winter. A cheap hedge is the common hemlock, 3 i ware---you can now purchase well-de-; + modarate prices, at any good hardware shop. As a real worthwhil ture, h steps and 'platform, Make the steps sand, using paving brick, laid with/ cement joints. Flag stone is prefer- able, square or irregular in shape and laid about one and a half inches apart. Joints. Twill not hurt the lawn mower to run over the joints if the walk is first swept. So A word regarding the front entrance low and wide, about five inches for the former or "rise," and twelve inches at least for the later or "the tread." i that as many more died prematurely. | one-half, indeed. The babies of to-day will form the nation of to-morrow. During the war a welfare worker declared that it was more dangerous to be a baby in England that a soldier in France, and to verify this, showed that in 19156 nine soldiers died in France every hour, while in that same hour twelve bables died in the United Kingdom. This is at the rate of one every five minutes, It is estimated Think what it would mean if the death rate among babies could be reduced STUBBORN FACTS. Do you know how many babies are sacrificed yearly in your community? Was it safer in the trenches than in your average home The casualty list is the horror of warfare, but the in- fant mortality is the horror of peace. The loss of life in the war has made a baby's life doubly precious, so now there is no more patriotic duty than that of protecting the children. Should we ask a man diving In a section comprising 26,000 people if hls section is healthy, he would probably reply, "Why, yes, I should say that it was very healthy." But the chances are that it is nowhere near so healthy as it should be, for Canada as a whole is as yet, from the health point of view, hardly developed at all. If your county has a population of 26,000 people, here is a very probable picture of its condition: More than 100 people died in your county last year who might be alive to-day if methods thoroughly known to hesith work had been applied. Forty babies died in your county last year of preventable disease. One baby out of every eleven born in Canada dles a day when this boy has not used a hammer. Even a very small child is less apt to show interest In toys which have been tumbled carelessly into a box pr basket. But if a few special favor- ites are placed in order upon a chair or small table beside the play-pen he will quickly make a choice which will often keep him busy for some time. For this reason the playthings should not be piled helter-skelter in a box under the bed or couch, or in a tub on the back verandah where they hre hard to find. There should be a place for the toys, even though sim- ply made of boxes placed cupboard fa. shion. And from the first thé ¢hild™ should be encouraged to enjoy helping to put his things away. If his boxes of blocks, games, books, trains, marbles, animals and what-not have their own places in his cupboard, when old enough, he will like to take entire charge of them and will keep them in order himself. As the child develops, having a place for his treasures where he can see them, get them easily, and find them unbroken encourages him to use them more. And learning to make good use of these playthings will lead to inven- tiveness. There will be pirates and ships; Indians with tepees and a knowledge of wild plants and animals; cowboys who can ride fiery steeds and every now and then there will be a railroad with trains carrying passen- gers or freight and a lake in the back- yard where boats can really sail "All the other boys" will gather to | play where they are welcome to use the string, the hammers, nails, tacks and saws, Then does the thoughtful mother receive her reward, for her boy is at home and she can keep in easy touch with the play of the mo- ment. a ree reed en We Wire Our Ditches. Until & few" years ago we had a hard time stopping the ditches that ran through our farm. We tried brush"and terracing. Ter- raging will work on most any kind of land, though it didn't work on ours. We tried setting grass out in the ditches, but the grass seemed to scat ter over other parts of the land. One day one of the boys came from a near neighbor's house and said, "Why not set three posts, one on each side of the ditch and one in the centre; then get some hog wire and stretch it across from one post to the other?" We placed three sets of poste about 60 feet apart up and down the ditch. After every rain we noticed a dif- ference. We left them there for a year or more; then we terraced the land. Now we do not have any trouble with our before it is a year old, and one mother | out of every 186 dies in bringing her child into the world, Your county spends an average of 50 cents per capita for health protec-| tion, and if yours is an average county | you do it grudgingly. At the same] time you are spending $1.50 for police | protection and" $8.76 per capita for| public education. Suppose we epend| as much to keep folks well as we do to | put them in jail? Wouldn't we have betteér communities? Public health boards, newly roused! to the need to conserve human health, | are turning their attention to the! group where the greatest danger and! tho greatest hope lie--the children. | POSER LS EY . Broilers. | As soon as the sexes can be deter- | mined the males should be eeparated from the pullets. Give them a com- fortable shelter with range and feed, from a dry mash hopper, foliage and orange red oval berry; or, brick, lay them on a four inch bed of. The following ration has proven very satisfactory: | Ground wheat, 30 parts by weight; | ground hulled oats, 80 parts by| weight; ground yellow corn, 30 parts weight. i Give them what skim milk or sour mik they will take. Keep the milk fountain and feed hopper wel sup- plied and before the birds all the time, On every farm there are a nu table UR | your visitors when coming or going. Make the platform at least four feet wide, 80 as to give ample room for The steps and platform may bo built of either brick or stone flags to match ditches--E. B, immanent Armenian Song. When my parents died, they left me little-- Only a palr of red shoes and a song. My father gave me the sh But the song {s from my mx I. always see white pigeons ciroling When I sing the song; And my mother standing in the fields of millet With a sickle in her hand. She wears a blue bodiec with silver buttons, A : And the song she sings Is of her own making, I think it is tbe voice of Ler heart, cry- ing to me, Though the words are about the pige- ons. Sometimes my red shoes tempt me And urge my feet into strange paths; But I never listen to them Because of the song--- The song which is my mother's love. : ~Aune Stoddard. ----fr Never put putty on unpainted wood 'Pay some attention to the gate hard- Let the grass grow up between the by weight; meat scrap, 10 parts by or over old weathered and dried-out putty if you want a satisfactory job, Putty 'depends upon the retention of its oil to bind it fast and to harden roperly, and if directly to Ful Spsitad site ter sin Jiut upon nted surfaces, all Ly which : fre or less absorb- A absorseat and