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* PAINTING YOUR HOUSE 'An inappropriate color scheme Will spoil the charm of good lines and masses in your house. Light colors make a house seem larger, while dark colors have the oppo- site effct. Cream, ivory, yellow and white and the light buff shades are suitable for small houses. The large house looks well in buff, gray or green. : Dark colors make a house seem gloomy and unfriendly, =A light trim will relieve this sitGation.Trees cast shadows and break up the light which strikes a house. A large house, it surrounded by trees, may be paint- ed a light color, without seeming -elephantine, . If the house is new and the lot bar- ren, all-white will make it look un- finished and unsettled. A cheerful color with a trim tends to make it blend with its surroundings. The color of the house should har- monize with the color schemes of neighboring houses. ° Otherwise it will be a jarring note in the locality. Vary the color schemes of nearby houses, but choose as the main color of yours a color which will harmonize with those on either side of it. This may be varied to make it individual | without making it look too different. Shingled houses are usually stain- ed rich, velvety silver gray, rose brown, moss green or buff. Spanish and Italian houses use vivid colors, but they should not look bizarre. A very small amount of bright color is the rule for large masses, i RUGS Floors should be darker than walls, Remember this in buying rugs or tinting the walls. A large, plain Tug makes a room look larger and more quiet and dignified. Small, gaily colored rugs do not seem relat- ed to the furniture but appear like go many floating islands. With figured walls or fancy furni- ture, plain rugs make the most pleas- ing backgrounds. With plain walls, patterns may be used, but the vague, grayed down patterns are always in best taste. Too distinct or high oolored patterns are crude. In placing small rugs, make them parallel with the walls; a rug in front of the davenport, one in front of the mantel and one between the Windows. A rug should never seem divide the room into halves, Chenille {8 one of the most expen- slve and highest grade of rugs. Wil- tons and Axminsters are the best investment for the average home. Yor bedrooms there are reversible rugs; felt, fibre or rag rugs. Spanish or Indian designs are appropriate for the boy's room. Hooked and braided rugs are popular, In the dining room use a figured rug so that the inevitable spots will not show on it. TO WASH WOOL BLANKETS Woolen blankets should be washed before being put away in the spring. In order to keep the blankets soft and fluffy and unshrunken, one should understand the nature of wool fibre 'When held under the microscope, ong sees that its surface is covered with little horny scales. The fibre ex- pands and loosens the gcales when wet. If dried improperly these scales interlock and the goods éhrinks and becomes hard. To 'prevent this, dry the material tn the breeze outdoors, not by arti- ficial leat, Do mot rub the cloth while wet, but squeeze it gently, or agitate it with a washing machine or vacuum plunger. Hot water is in- Jurious as is a sudden change from water of one temperature to another. The rule for washing blankets is: Use warm, soapy soft water, break- dng the water with borax if neces- sary. Wash and rinse in this warm water to which mild soap flakes are added, even the rinse water being a trifle soapy. Wring with the wringer set loosely, never twist them. Hang to dry in a brisk 'breeze in the shade. To'pack them away from moths seal them in clean paper bags or boxes. A half pound f naphthalene flakes may be scat- red through the package if desir- ed, but this is not necessary if the blankets are clean and well sealed. FOOT COMFORT As warm weather approaches, one is likely to suffer more or less from the feet. Wash them at night and rub them with castor oil to take out the burn and soreness. It is & mistake to keep the feet too warm. 'They need ventilation to keep healthy. Sandats and other low cut shoes make for foot health. Many people ve ringworm. It is dangerous to alk barefooted in hotel rooms, in shower baths, in community house ©orridors and in public places. The germs of ringworm are easily picked 'up by bare feet. To cure ring- worm paint the spet with mercro- chrome, : | 3 anh 3 VINES © A gentle drapery 1s a graceful vine. surfaces and + han) 'many unsightly et 1s especially kind to brick and stone buildings. Jt breaks up large, flat backgrounds pud adds a bit of green to contrast delightfully to the monotony of brick factory walls or the brick wills of a lurge old house. Try training the Boston Ivy or Vir ginia Creeper over the walls of your house or about the porch or garage and see how much more loveable the place will look. -- Never set a vine of any kind right up against the building, but eight or ten inches away, If the soil is poor, dig a hole about the size of a bushel basket and fil' it with good earth. For the first few years, pro- teat the vines with stakes in a circle about them. Put a bushel of stable manure about each vine after it is planted. CLUB WOMEN ENTERPRISES The Council of Women of Canada recently ' held its thirty-seventh an- nual meeting. The special efforts of this organization are bent toward "maternal care, unemployment, and household economics." Women of Germany are giving thought to employed women, their housing problems, professional guld- ance, and unemployment; care for prisoners and old age penslons for women. , : In Persia, club women are trying to combat ignorance, awaken women to their political rights, abolish child marriages, polygamy and "the vefl" worn by women, improve divorce laws and encourage home arts and crafts. The club women of the United States are devoting themselves to the unemployment situation, child welfare as a follower up of the "White House Conference," and the plant- ing of trees along national highways. EARLY BOUQUETS To provide a nice centerpiece for the dining table we do not have to have an expensive bouquet from the florist nor wait until the garden is abloom. Bring in a few sprigs from the shrubs in the yard and put them in water in a warm room and they will open up early and sometimes blossom way ahead of time. 'The forsythia is good for this use, and pussywillows in a bowl of water look lovely in early spring. HOUSEWIFE'S VERSION Blessings on thee, little can Shining tin, on thee I plan, With thy pickled fruits and spice, Thou wilt give us many a slice. With thy wrappings, red and white, 'Thou dost make a cheery sight, With the sunshine on thy face, Sure thou hast an important place. From my heart I bless thee, can. Faithful tin, on thee I plan. --Selected. ts Spain Discontinues Car Manufacture A country without an automobile factory. This is the distinction that Spain holds now that the latest at- tempt to manufacture cars there has died. For ten years the Spanish govern- men has been trying to bring about motor car manufacture in the country, with control of the venture in the hands of Spanish capital. Overtures have been made to several English and American car makers to build Spanish plants, but each time the projects have failed, because the Spanish govern- ment has insisted on so tying up the deals with red tape that private com- panies have not cared to risk their capital, The venture which has just died, the National Automobile Company, was in existence only a year, A fac- tory was established at Barcelona, which is the industrial centre of Spain, The government promised an import- ant subsidy, and assured the company importation of parts frees of duties, and exemptions from automobile taxes for car purchasers. . The company passcd out of existence it is said, because of the decline of the Spanish peseta, and the difficult political and financial situation made it impossible for the government to live up to its promises. Spain has approximately 180,000 motor vehicles in operation, sri sai Sample The golfing novice prepared for his shot with the usual elaboration. He addressed the ball, swung his club, and brought it down smack upon the turf. The ball travelled three yards. The turf travelled ten. In no way dismayed, he strode for- ward and picked up the piece of turf | he had displaced, This was as ft should be. But everyone gasped when he put it in his pocket. "You mustn't do that, sir!" cried the caddie, "You must replace the turf!" "Nonsense!" replied the novice. "There's plenty left. I'm going to send this to a friend who wants to know what the course is like." -- MICHIGAN'S DECISION Michigan voters registered their disapproval of the death penalty for murderers. Probably they prefer that their gangsters be given a free Acadia's Heroine Monument of Evangeline to be unveiled at St. Martinville, La., shortly in presence of not only Louisiana Acadians, but also before other a hundred miles away, carrying your power over wires. book will contain man's written his- tory, only a fortieth of a page can be devoted to the last century, in which maa has made his most astonishing progress. If so much was done in that century, what will the next and those that follow it bring forth ?--Tit-Bits, ©) me---------- . Car Hints Waxing New Car Applying the wax polish to the finish of the new car now is accepted uni- versally as a good idea. It is easier to polish at that time and such a sub- stance gives a protective coating to the lacquer finish. Should some of the finish come off during the polishing process, it is nothing to worry about. Some lacquers still "chalk" on the surface, Check Spring Clips New car spring clips may loosen in a few hundred miles. To avoid spring breakage, keep a check on them dur- ing the breaking-in period. Care Required In the installation of a new set of timing gears, it {s imperative that the relative positions of the crankshaft and camshaft be preserved in order that the timing remain unchanged. One method of achieving this result is to leave the old gears in position un- til the new set is ready to be attached. A way to anchor the two shafts is to wedge the flywheel so it cannot turn. The stiffness of the new gears makes the task more difficult, but if care is exercised the chances are against al- teration of the timing. Absorption Limit In some of the oider models of over- head valve cars, a felt pad is applied above the valve springs to absorb ofl. Alter several years of use the pad If a page and a halt of our imaginary \ Gardening Hven the busy person who cannot aftord to potter too much around the flower garden can have a brilliant dis- play of bloom with very little trouble. In choosing his flowers, he must make sure that they require little care, not much in the way of special location or soil; that they bloom freely and last for a long time. They must not be too fussy in the matter of watering because the busy person has no time to spend in nursing them along during the hot weather. With these polnts in mind one cannot go wrong in choos- ing all or some of the following: Snapdragon, Marigolds, Poppies, An- Lual Larkspur, Nasturtium, Scabiosa, Zinnias, Salpiglossis, These are all medium to large-sized plants, with the exception of the Nasturtium, which can be secured either as ordinary or trailing plant. For a hot, sunny spot, Portulaca will make an excellent flower and will thrive even when ne- glected. It is a low, spreading sort of plant with a bright flower. Migno- nette should possibly be added for fragrance sake. Provided the flowers are kept removed and the weeds kept down early in the season, all these! flowers should bloom from the first of | July until Autumn and, with the ex- ception of the Poppy and Portulaca, all make good clipping material for decoration indoors. They can be planted in clumps or beds, depending on color and size, A Big Help The seed catalogue of to-day Is! vastly different from that old optimis- | tic publication which used to ba the butt for many a joke when the news- papers were short of copy. The mod- ern affair is not only Interesting and attractive, with photographs in color, but it is also distinctly authentic. The information is furnished by experts) © = 3 ; = Declares Noted | Preacher Ii Recent Service at ° Montreal Church - Montreal--Though this mechanistia age has increased knowledge in the realm of pure matter, it has lost some of the beauty of true religion, poetry and mysticism; it has lost the art of thinking and imagination; and it has squandered a source of simple joy that no technical knowledge can give, Rev, Dr, G. H. Donald of the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul told members of the congregation, at the annual ch rch service of the Royal Arthur Lodge A.F. and A.M. No. 85. Dr. Donald, wh was invited to preach, spoke on "Pretence." He showed wherein it was justified, In some instances where it was tragic, or dishonest and where it was applied to religion. Finally, as a conclusion to the sermon, he indicated how it could be overcome, Pleasure of Pretence "There is the pleasure of pretence," Dr. Donald said. "The kind that is found in the games of childhood, which helps in devaloping the imagination. Here nothing is too insignificant to be turned to pretence. Make-believe Is a part of every child's life--fairies are real--Peter Pan is possible and heaven {3 near----dream days that should come to every child and every child-grown man, "Burt in this mechanistic age, we are in danger of losing these beautiful illusions of life, The mechanists have filched from us these tender feelings, the robots have stolen them from us-- even love was stolen from us and ro- mance stripped by acrid criticism, Love and religion are derided as un- two hundred Acadians from Moncton, Montreal, Grand Pre and other Canadian cities and towns. loses its absorption qualities. worth remembering if the side of the That Is Tracing World's Lost History ; Some months ago part of a fossilized | man first learnt to build a house, cul- human skull was discovered near Pe-|tivate land, and write words. king Until three hundred years ago, hu- An examination of the skull showed | man progress was very slow--in fact, it to be of such importance that Sir|there was a long period in which know- Arthur Keith, the famous anthropolo- ledge went backwards rather than for- glst, undertook a special journey to' wards, since ancient arts were for- China for the sole purpose of investi- gotten. gating it. | Can you realize that just over three This skull takes the history of man hundred years ago almost the only back to a million years from the pre- foods known in England were bread sent time. And two other skulls as and meat and fish? Potatoes, sugar, old have been unearthed, one in Java tea, coffee, and cocoa were unknown. try. The three skulls belonged to men very few fruits, of totally different types; the differ-| made for thousands of years in meth-| ences between them were far, far great- | ods of travel; nor was any to be made | er than those between an Englishman, for a couple of centuries. In 1831 it a Chinaman, and Javanese of to-day. | took nearly as long to journey from | They show that these early men be- London to York as it had taken in the longed to very different branches of a days of the ancient Britons, } much older common stock. No advance could be made until man The Book of Blank Pages could find a means of harnessing Man has been upon the earth for a|POWer: In 1831, almost the only power | million years, but history, the record | av atiahle to man was that provided by | of his names and his places and his | Dis own muscles and those of the | deeds, takes us back no more than six | horse. Ho made the: wind turn the thousand years at the very outside, To ' sails of his mills and drive his ships; obtain some idea of what this means, | he male rivers operate his puny water. suppose that you take a hook contain. Mils--but that was all, ing two hundred and fifty blank pages! One Astonishing Century and resolve to devote an equal amount | He could get no further until he dis- of space to each period of man's exist-| covered steam which supplied power ence. Just how many pages will the hitherto undreamed of. Steam gave six thousand years of history require? him stationary power in his factories, Actually, one and a half pages will suf-| and what we may call portable power fice; the remaining 24814 are blank, |in ships and trains. The steamship except for a brief statement, here and jand the steam train carried their driv- there based upon the traces that primi- ing power with them. | tive man left behind him. But the greatest advance that man Yet that page and a half would be has 'er made came with the discov- crammed with facts, for it is in the ery ol electricity, for this has given 6,000 years recorded in them that man | him transportable power. You can | | engine sudd oil, a certain Mr, String, an excellent musician!" she sald. so disappointed--I was hoping to see you arrive with an instrument under and the other at Piltdown, in this coun-| There were hardly any vegetables and | your arm?" What instrument do you No progress had been | play?" ly becomes coated with Light on Jack The closer to the wheel the jack can Through Million-Year-Old Skull be placed the easier will be the job of raising the car. That is because at the extreme ends of the axles the jack is forced to lift less of the car's weight. sem smn mamma: Good Reason Most of the guests had arrived, and the_hostes was waiting in the hall for Presently the late arrival appeared, but as soon as she saw him her face fell. "Oh, Mr. String, I heard you were "I'm returned her guest "The piano," ' » 0 24 4 iat . N=] / od N 2 £ A J Mo. iodidn't know ti kept horses" "They don't, 1 dear, What mad you think se?' | "I heard pa telling a man on the | to Lave some idea of the kinds of seed | i which may be sown very early and] not only in the commercial seed line | gophisticated, idealism, magic, wonder, but in Government Experimental In-| pave heen scrapped for us until mem stitutes as well, Naturally, the seeds-| and women of these modern days have man who has been in the business for | bec me disillusioned." usually a generation is not going to; make claims that he cannot live up| to, as business is not built in this way.[ Dr. Donald felt that the loss of true Descriptions can be relied upon and! regard Zor Teligion, Poetry, mysticism, the illustrations are from actual pho-| ldealism and chivalry meant the loss tographs. Successful gardeners never | ©f the things that keep men and attempt very much in the way of grow-| Women young. "Unless we retain this ing flowers or vegetables without sup-| make believe we will never be young plying themselves with a catalogue, | 85ain, he warned. ; Many of their questions are answered| Dr. Donald said that the great quest in this and the new varieties are fully | to-day seemed to be for reality. There explained. d Loss of True Regard In the case of flowers, the | appeared to be a general demand for i height, time of blooming and' whether | MOT® naturalness, more honesty and the plant is adapted to shade or full | les. Pretence, The word is being sun, heavy soil or light, and similar| Misused," he said. "And the idea it- conditions are given. i is false, because many of our are not only fully described in so-called realities will not stand the the | 5 way of cultural requirements, but usu. | t&3t. It is reserve that lends signifi- ally a hint is given .as to how to | cance to what things are. Anything prepare them for the table, The sea-| that sets out all in public is a sham i The more a thing i sed ti | son, that is whether the vegetable fs |The more a thing is exposed the less | a ti early, medium or late, is | real It is. fied. New vegetables also speci Lies in Reserve { "Reality should not be sought Im It frequently happens that those who | what is seen but in what {3 reserved. are unacquainted with the habits of| The true significance off men and flowers 'and what weather conditions | things, churches and nations, lies In they will stand lose either seeds or| reserve," he said. plants by sowing or planting them at 3 dealt with minor and ebvious the wrong time.or under unfavorable | dishonesties, such as petty pilfering, soil conditions, writes W. Macoum, | cheating the Government of income Dominion Horticulturist, The tempta | tax returns, on customs duties and tion is to sow all flower seeds outside | such items, which seem to provide a as soon as the soil is dry enough in| thrill for the offender, "They ard the Spring, not thinking of the cold, | themselves as heroes not villians," he frosty weather which is to follow, the | pa out. "And though they de- result being that many seeds rot in|spize graft on a large scale, they wink the ground without germinating and! at graft on a small scale." Such ac- others germinate, but soon after the | tions Dr. Donald dismissed as "silly plants appear above ground they are | and reprehensible." killed by frost. It is, then, desirable] Sincerity Counts The Right Time "The only thing that carries weight | is sincerity, What is honest, tells, street yesterday that Mrs, Swift those plants of which the seeds should gay it we are misunderstood by othe has finest carriage of any wo- | not be planted until the soil is warmer | ers. Fear of being misunderstood is a man he knows." | or danger of frost nearly over. Among, form of pretence," the preacher said. ee nin terion { the hardiest annual plants grown for p. Donald sald that there were Silence | their flowers are Sweet Akssum, Cal- great.» sins than immortality and dis- Whosa keepeth his mouth and his endula or Pot Marigold, €andytuft, p,q. "Hypocrisy, selfishness, de- has become man. Civilization had its i make your electricity in one place and tongue keepeth his soul from trouhles.: Cornflower, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Esch- beginnings in Ancient Egypt, where use it for driving machinery in an- --Solomon, An Artistic Filling Station Filling station which will beautify the countryside 1 How' belug Rd, near Benson, England. With its old-world style of architecture, hand. --Brantford Expositor. and gardens all around, constructed on main Oxford thatched roofs to all bullding,s | ; ceit," he said, "are in themselves far Scholtzia, Larkspur, Linaria, Nastur-| gyoqter forms of transgression." He i tium, Poppy, Virginia Stock, Sweet] pleaded for honest thinking and honest | Pea. These may be sown as soon as | action. the soil is dry euough. Among thal He spoke of a type which Is so com- tender annuals are Nasturtium, Zinnia, "a dummy on a Aster, Stocks, Ba { mon to-day, that of « seed of which yp, wagon--the world's bandwagon." should not be sown until the soil heats | --who is decorative while pretending up somewhat and there is little danger, ,q0fulness, whose life is a flat de- of frost after the plants come up: | pial of what he professes. "This is ne Gladiolus corms may be planted a3 gay for dummie," he said. "The craft soon as the soil is dry enough, but fv represent, the Stute, the Church, Cannas and Dahlias should not bel has no use for dimmizs. Pretence planted until danger of frost is about | ,,q affectation are not wanted le- over. ality, honesty, honor, and faith--these are the virtues that we must acquire to stand the test of time and God." red rt "Grow Our Own," Says Sir Georga Foster Ottawa.--The futility of spend ug millions to bring immigrants to Can- ada, while at the same time thousands of Canadians are permitted to die every year of diseases which could be prevented was pointed out by Right Honourable Senator Sir George E. Fos- ter, at the Annual Meeting of the Ot- tawa Social Hygiene Council. "Governments and statesmen must be taught," he said, "that there is a great unexplored field in Canada for growing up the population that we need, We spend millions in bringing in immigrants but what better could we do than to grow up our own popu- lation by raising clean-born, healthily brought-up and reasonably well-edu= cated boys and girls," Sir George asks ed. Statesmanship in future must: give more heed to the prevention of disease and the preservation ahd cons servation of health be affirmed. RE, Swallows By H. T. J. COLEMAN Spring came to me today On fluttering wings. Winter has gone the way Of all discarded things. The swallows cleave the air In happy play My spirit fain would share, Swift fiew her messengers Out of the rosy south. A new-born gladness stirs As if some drouth Within my soul were broken, Now Spring at length confers This certain token, The swallows build a nest Beneath my eaves; And I am doubly blest; For when my ear receives Their cheerful twitterings The heart within my breast Awakes and sings. mma A tis Eleven Army horses recently dlis- carded at Brighton, (Eng.) for veter- fuary reasons, mainly chornic lame- ness, were sold to a Londnn firm for Cleverness is the lowest ef good human consumption. :alitles.--Mr. Arnold Bennet