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5 > » i 'wihil 'tuent--the crop grown on a deficient soil tends toward the low range in the lacking soil constituent, and continu- ous. feeding of such a fodder may ulti- eflect this deficiency on lve stock consuming it. : found In plants, and, as a general rule, _ plants are essential to the life of ani- mals. Without going into a disserta- tion on the mineral composition of plants and animals, Tet it be stated * that calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium; su.phur and iron are pos- ly the most important elements as d in the plant and as required by the animal body. Of these, calcium and phosphorus are of prime import- . ance, and mainlg@through lack of these, unsatisfactory conditions (as ~eaused by mineral deficiency) are ~ found in live stock. Under ordinary conditions, as al-' vewdy stated, where the ration has fair variety and adequate quantities are fed, there is little danger of lack of mineral.. The resu'ts of feeding i'l- balanced rations, insufficiently sup= plied, cannot. be overcome by feeding supplementary mineral mixtures. Cor- rect feeding of the soil, the featuring "of leguminous crops (clover and al- falfa), the following of good fesding . practice and the regu'ar supplying of £_common salt, all are important in this connection. * Nevertheless, the use of mineral supplements is, in many cases, good _ practice, particulary with dairy cat- tle, pigs, and pregnant or nursing fe- "males generally. With the latter a "ration high in lime and phosphorus is required. Then, too, the nefuref the 1. the elements essential to the life of ~ 8. Lime may be needed in some di tricts, and may be ounce (one small the spring bred mare. ticularly high-producing dairy cows. 3 u 1. Feed a well balanced ration, Roughly speaking, the animal body making the feeding of leguminous contains the same ash materials as are roughages (alfalfa if possible) a fea- : Todized salt has special virtues... It may be purchased in block form or made up,-- two to four ounces potassium iodide dissolved in water and sprinkled over "one hundred pounds of dry salt. Mix | books! thoroughly. , ture. 5 2. Supply salt regularly. 8. Edible bone meal (not fertilizer) or bone char, where it may be secured, forms an excellent source of bone! this rec phosphate. Feeding a pound to a sists the temptation to fill it with ob- pound and a half per hundred pounds meal is good practice and may effec- tively supplement the heavy demands of the high-producing cow. Where cattle show an abnormal or depraved. appetite for bones, wood, ete., the result of deficient rations, this condition may be gradually corrected by the use of a mixture of bone meal, ground charcoal and salt. Further, there is considerable evidence pointing toward the probability of assistance from supplementary bone meal féed- ing in the matter of abortion infection control. If so, this must come through the strengthening or toning of the sys- tem generally and the genital organs in particular, 4. Pulverized charcoal or chick size charcoal may be fed to advantage, one and one-half to two pounds per hun- dredweight of meal. Charcoal is high ip phosphates and is a good absorbent and cl for the intestinal tract. 5. Limo is best fed to.cattle through feeds available may make y certain mineral additicns tothe ration. For example, some of the common feeds low in or calcium and cal- cium phosphate are straw and chaff, cergals and their by-products and roots. On the other hand, feeds high - in lime are, hay from legumes, alfalfa "In particular, certain grasses and many of the 'eguminous seeds. The small grains, wheat bran, malt sprouts, Brewers' grdins, linseed mea, ete, are a high in phosphoric acid. The following figures are significant 'as disclosing the calcium content on a dry matter basis of certain roughages : alfalfa, 2.5 per cent; red clover, 1.58 "sper cent.; timothy hay, <9 pef cent.; corp stovar 41 ror cent.; oat straw, ; «36 per cent.; wheat straw, .22 pe cent. Shiv SAL ' . Of ! 1g in_the form of ground limestone with sa't or mixed in the meal. Finally, no amount of mineral mix- ture, bone meal, phosphates or lime, will greatly change the condition of the underfed "straw stack" , 80 common. The major consideration in Canada is better feeding, particularly J as applied "to calves, growing stock and dry cows. Sheep--With one notable exception, sheep, as a rule, have not received or seemed to need the attention given other c'asses of stock in regard to min- eral. Subsisting largely on pasture and hay or roughage crops and having access to the itself, theif ~de- mands seem to be met with a plentiful and continued supply of salt, prefer- ably. rock salt, ae ort to be the strongest boy Do you want - your. ? . Do you want! # 4 in a sport that will ahr ability and you more capable in other sports Wrestling the All-Round work the hold on should be abouts !that your head is over his right ribs, arm pit and slide it on through over "the back of his neck. With your left hand reach-in between his knees and grab his right knee. both hands and you will turn him foot ahead of you. You are on his right side. Now turn toward him so Put your right hand under his right Now lift with right over on his back. Probably the hest hold to take a off his feet is the leg dive. You inistered as 'ground lime stotie in feed or as lime! Tie drludng water te) 4. um lodide crystals admin- 'istered at the Fate of vodighss of an y teaspoon, level) on » The point 1s that while there the first and fifteenth of each month, 1s relatively little variation in the ime ' dissolved in drinking water, would _ content of Jodderd, Frtugpastive of the! appear highly beneficial in the case of soll 1 al content, t rop in-fonl mares as a preventive to Joint: ios yield rather than constt. ii and weakness in foals. Start ad- the crop "ministering this in November with .Cattle--Very: frequently are insuffi- ciently supplied. with minerals, par- It may be fed | flowers are white with a yellow cup, 3 gi 'done by piece of stout wire in the wh securing the flower First ve the glass in if the framework of move the doors top arch-shaped. straight. in many rooms is desirable. H ts, such as I : these shelves are crammed| . china in a manner that 'could of the doors is ex-|: tremely narrow. But if it is wide, re-| e their hinges and | have a narrow' framework without N glass fitted around the' opening. possible have the board across the Paint or stain this framework and all the inside of the recess, Including the shelves, to match the other wood- work of the room. If all the shelves are rounded or cut intd an attractive| shape across the front so much the better, although they will look well if The effect thus produced is that of | a shallow recess in the wall, and be- sides contributing an interesting, dis<} x tinctive note to the room, will add a ------ slightly to its apparent size, which Place on these shelves any hand- ® some or pieces of really ornamental china or glass, A decorated box would look well at the bottom. A few colorful | Atos gr worry anos |] . FINANCING TINCTIVE hitaet. the ar and 1 not too large, standing ly between book-ends, may occupy the centre of one or two middle shelves. A'most anything will be attractive in jocts that have neither beauty nor in- cluttered. They must not be filled [dust a few, depending on size, should stand on each shelf. This gives 'dis- tinction, Of course the shelves should not have on them doilies or anything of that nature. } pro | Se The Joss Flower in Bowls. Have you grown the Joss flower in bowis filled with pebbles and water? Interesting and so easily cultivated and flowered, it ean yet be started to bloom early in midwinter. It is a species of polyanthus nareissus and is known under several popular names, such as Sacred or Good Luck Lily of | China and Japan, Flower of the Gods, Water Fairy Lily. A succession of showy pants may be grown for home decoration by keeping a reserve of bulbs in a dry cool place, starting them at intervals. : borne several on a stem. Each bulb produces 'several flower stems, the flowers being single and very frag rant, « 5 i this recess, provided one sternly re-| paper and tongue and groove sheeting. terest. The shelves must not look|space for fruit and vegetables. from ehd to end. -Only one object, or| floor plan is the elimination of the en- The bulbs are very large and the) heating, plumbing fixtures and septic | tank, cost $6,600. The exterior walls are of lapped siding laid over tar The concrete cellar extends under the whole house and contains storage An interesting feature of the first trance hall, or what would be equally true, its enlargement to form a sun- room. This arrangement is far more preferable than a small hall for it really performs the same functions and at the same time Is ever so much | more utilitarian. and the light problem is well taken eas tp ------ By Baldwin & Green, Architects. This home, 21 ft. 6 In. x 85 ft. has | windows. More important than the already beer erected by a client of area of the windows themselves is boo Didi large, 17 ft. x 14 ft. 6 in. luding hot air fact that the Nght from these sources and 17.ft. x 13 ft. is absolutely unobstructed. Roof pro- closets and a store room complete the Jections for verandahs are usually the | second floor plan, which couid easily most prolific source of trouble in this respect and it is invariably the Hving room which suffers, As there is mo dining room, the kitchen, 17 ft. x 10 ft, is intended to serve in a dual capacity. The large cupboard just inside tains a built-in refrigerator with out- This, of "course, in addition to facilitating icing during the summer, also precludes the neces- | side icing door. sity of it in winter. The architect's client insisted on a bedroom and bathroom downstairs and 9 ft. 6 in, DERATE COST the door con- Question, Yes. i / od two bedrooms upstairs are also ex- Spacious clothes be altered to sult other preferences. Readers desiring further informa. tion regarding the plans and specifica. i tions of this house should communi- cate with the architect direct. dress, Messrs. Baldwin & Greene, 81 Bloor St. BH, Toronto, Ont. Ad- Is a one-inch alr space between a tile wall and the plaster coat sufficient to eliminate dampness? And it {s desirable water-proof paper applied between The living room is 13 ft. x 13 ft the dimensions of the former, 17 ft, x | the furring system and the tile. Some indicate that his wishes patented wall bearing tile forms are care of by the two groups of casement have been complied with. The other available that do not require furring. to have +2 FLODR PLANS shall hold him always.' day. continual plea. something else. him so thoroughly to knowledge. thorough manner. worth while books \ "When Henry was still a young reading, built up a very useful fund of knowledge that gave him a wondor- ful start in his future career. It was a most common thing in our home to have table disgussions about a rabbit book, an adventure into a foreign land, or a mystery story. "In the first grades at school, Henry again met many of his old favorites, and it seemed to the child just like meeting old friends. As a result of the previous reading, he had assur. A County Fair Party. The invitations were huge poster- Hke affairs with pictures of horses, pigs and chickens pasted upon them. They bore the news thet the Hickville County Fair would meet on the fol- lowing date and that no one but hicks would be admitted. All the guests arrived in costume. The home had been turned into a veritable fair-ground. the fuaniture put fiito one room Gay pictures and posters hung on all walls, and in every corner was a stand of some kind. Fach guest was given a handful of paper money to spend. baldes, made from corncobs. For the paltry sum of one dime you might any cve for twenty-five cents. It was £ : r 3 ; g i 1 L the pebbles. The bowls are then placed in a dark cupboard in a cool room until growth commences, when they|of are removed to a light position in a room from which cold are ex- cluded. During this period a. cool p room best suits them, and they should be kept as near the window as pos- sible. Fresh water. won vo: ind from time to time. When the flower stems cooked spaghetti. crawling through an old auto tire. One water-soaked glove, the board and hung on the wali. Under Presently the lunch"eounter sprang into C °p was a toy car--Mrs, W. E. D. cents you might buy three rubber to throw, Bea " you could buy Thy ast: thing of the evening was the raffling of the big motor car. This 3 you seen them? Rugs bad been rolled up and most of 390gY, pully, colorless Hands? lete'y dark and especially grue- | Housewife, Mrs. Fa some. Cne was told to put his hands | Mother of Children: You can continue in the lake, which was full of fishes |to do every physical bit of work your and worms. It was the bathtub partly hands have always been doing and still full of water and in which floated | give them an outward beauty. Suppose your hands are in the very One had to get down on his knees to | worst possible condition. Suppose they get to the next place, and this required | ure rough and hard and red, The very n , first thing you must do is to help the had to shake hands with the ghost, skin of these rough hands to a normal who held out a clammy hand, an old goftness and smoothness, You need a : pair of large, clean, white cotton On a counter was a small mechan-! gloves, You can buy them at a trifling . jou) Josey, along the track were num-' gum from any general store. You a'so bars, + ohoorin haa! Be ru minutes. utiful gum clear warm water a 4 is fine to look at beside such hands! Look at your own hands. a it Ybor, Hy ih shin. und ag but keep Your handa Sway from Je re "niggnr' | broken nails? They may look neglect-| V1 ruinous effects of wal t 1a There was a whole row of "nigger oe ey ho nay charactar of 100 hot. After you have washed the|and together they pianted them, and | dishes, rub" a little cleansing cream into your hands again, wipe them off, hold them in a pan of cool water love of them. jor under the cold-water faucet to firm the skin after using the cream. their own---arid ail they need is a litle have three throws at them; for each|outside caie and they will gain your| dol! you might hit you received a stick | admiration for their individual beauty as well as your love for their capa- The house of horrors was open to | bility. Let me talk direct! {seems ingrained, just soak your han are 'well covered © AFTER WASHING THE DISHES. Work the cream well into the hands 11% and wrists, using a similar movement y to you, Mrs. yoqipg duty. rmwomean, Mrs, rinse them hers ry. rub the nails with a rotary move: CAN HANDS THAT WORK BE BEAUTIFUL? BY SARA SWAIN ADAMS. » I once heard a great artist say: "No ing you wil see an improvement in one's hands are ever beautiful until their appearance. they have worked with their hands." | Thi« {s actually true, for a character- tle more tender. Therefore, on the less hand is an ugly hand. Haven' following day you should watch them Haven't you seen a bit. Don't thrust them into hot dish- | water--you can wash your dishes with The crudest, roughest working hand Warm water and soap and get them | just as clean. Use all the hot water | you want as your dishes stand in the|out pictures of 'plitty flowers' and ance as well as a fund of knowledge. He could hardly contain himself when one day when he was in the first grade the teacher began to read them 'How Would You Like to Go Up in a Swing? He was astonished that she should read it. He asked her why she didn't just say it. He could repeat Of course, your hands will be a lit- every word. "] know a mother who has kept her boy safe by fostering his love for flowers. When he came in as a baby with a 'pitty flower' to put in water she got out her pretty vase and made much of the occasion. She let him cut hung them on the wall in his own room. She bought packages of sead so to-day that boy knows flowers, en- joys them and is the better for his "Perhaps the point of contact you could keep with your boy would be Please don't let this seem a long, through hammers, nails and wheels; When you make it a daily habit you will find that you do| birds or by playing store. Any seem- it as instinctively as you dry your hands after they have been in water. And that's another important thing! Always dry your hands carefully. If you have your hands in water a great deal you should begin to keep a training of a boy is to fill as many of stack of soft old towels or white|his moments as possible with the cloths--cheesecloth, old table linen, things for which he has the inclina- bed sheets--anything so long as it is | tion. By so doing you wiil crowd out white and clean and absorbs well. Here is another little habit. begin it you will never think of giving your wet hands a little rub with the If you ptible to|of cont or it might be through the study of ingly small preference of his might prove a safe interest and very likely remian a valuable link throughout his whole life. "The safest guide to follow in the all time for idleness and mischief. Had 1 not fostered the liking for reading t with him so well?" 1. within fifty years the skirt as an of bed. Keep the goves| article of women's apparel. wil have where th pond used to bu without: ang as, y - ! own guess is tha WIEN ut eden if they sip off in|1 before that time the skirt will be 'hands will have re-|as and perhaps is voluminous as Ba] How I Drained a Pond. 1 was bothered for several years It covered not more than half an acre | drillers had gone through a heavy You will find a freshly cut lemon layer of grave: down about 15 feet. r wil Jomeve Sains slzo, ad will sub- tan a Apply at night over I dug a four-foot square Pinch the tips of your fingers after bung, leave on Sl dry, ight. was dug a a 'Slide your hands down to your| the face with cool water, then rub on | I hit the gravel Then ne around. : So that fall after the busy fall work down Srom the seutize of A Te rE it. 1 springs ave _ Mr. Booth Tarkington thinks that farmed right up fo the t trouble at-all--R. P. B. "I shall always keep a point of between my boy and me,' I 'I will study his in- ment of the thing that Baby MHkes I "Well, he began at a very early age to show a liking for books. He wanted me to 'wead' to him at all hours of the "'Wead 'bory, wead 'tery,! was his "So 1 read stories, loads of them. Read them when the furniture was covered with dust, sometimes, read them when I was very anxious to do I read things that would uplift him, give him valuable information, teach him a lesson or further his interest in some favorite study. But sometimes I read selec- tions that were pure fun and oh, how carefully I chose those, for I wanted appreciate wholesome merriment that he would never be attracted by its counterfeit. "I realized that through our read- ing together a bond would be 'made that nothing could ever really break. He insists now that by my careful selection of his early reading he gain- ed the desire to ncquire worth while I never allowed him to get hold of poorly worded books or books with questionable value to them and this entailed upon me the job of studying children's books in a very Even Henry's rela- tives knew that if they presented him with books, they would need to be chiid hg had, through this kind of in my son, had I been careless in the need jar of "good, pure cleansi ; ient leavi, oo an | Soiestion of Bis baby bouks, du Yeu g 8 i 'a of pure ¢ ng convenient apron, leaving the skin believe I" Id have my where the donkey stopped got the! wxam, Wash your hands carefully at' your hands damp and with rt 4: money. night before retiring. Use warm water the air, 'Hooks had been placed on a small{and a pure white soap. If the dirt' Here are a fow suggestions in treat- 3 y u ds ing the stains you are apt to be 'hooks, were pasted numbers. For jn the-warm sudsy water for a few troubled with in the average home Pumice, either powdered or in cake take your cleansing cream, a little at form, will remove the fresh stains! but it always lasted until after seed- ia time until your hands and wrists made by paring potatoes, fruits and [ing in the spring and was elways a 3 [so forth. Keep it on your kitchen sink | nuisance to farm around. In 1928 1 jand £30 42 3608 as possible after get-| happened to remember that my wed with a pond in the centre of one field. pa BS