as Acronomtet sal 6 ee maintenance fg, rhls Department Is for the rm. readere (whe want the ad¥ bed the nation. Mortal ity in transit or requirement hogs in transit for fe 22 expert on any question regarding soll, seed, crops, eto, If your questi? | after arrival at the central market can frenty tp, es is one pound of pees sufficient Clay Intere: will be answered Rronate & bie soe plat be lessened greatly in hot weather by grai hundredweight, or eens Stamped and sed envel aes Is enclosed wit! fies the ‘practice of the following simple ae ae bushels of corn to a ewer will Be mailed to you. Address Agronomist, care of Wilson Publishing precautions one Phe quit af wlipperd Sete eS » Ltd. 73 Adelaide St. W., a Fae ee in Dairying We cust to speak | herds and the sending of two cows will of the ee Tights” in in stock breeding, | in three times out of every four make mesa. thereby _ how to attain the| it possible to secure the male. hi meri individual’s| two methods of securing extra good the breeder of small m breeder who has oiniiseab la money iry dairy cattle are kept, which will be as se as the saat of man is in ie progressive p the Ge wees Grits fie hse with en out - proven ability an do no- thing better than to mae the advice at its face value and invest in a bull whose quality cannot be questioned. way which is some slower but just as effective, however, is for two or three breeders to combine and take the ve cows e to buy males with the breeding and doaiyidnality that the young stock will Of Ce idea in sending these cows of dairy] pro or heifers | s 4) or indirectly by sending the cream of ee way | more Ha to peuurel # pesabiet & wide that! other! |OFo050) fhe. oO esererondin or pp ibang, can be placed at the head of hoth These ions with are both em, re- ceive sanction of a number of practical breeders re are a good many registered serubs in breeding"herds all over the Many people say, ‘ ur Ssoeael stuff is a like shat quality grade stuff is th for and I eine much ae have it.” fis this way the market for pedigreed animals is usually discounted for. the poor registered breeders by the good grade bree it is pein sooner or later in order to have one’s See rts crowned with success to get into the blue by ing reer to place at|, troduction of high-class females pretty likely to be slow, especially if the herd header is not in the same females | that are thing is truer than r by outrigl 8 8 the females to a superior bull and de- nding upon getting a son of this bull as a herd header. Either one of the last two schemes are practical ba the last one is the expensive mall iving in close proximity to each IT’S THE SLACKERS WHO WHINE In a recent article, and discusses the yee of fear in travellers passing dan- one. This she pirates to the ly psychological fact. that “no single hu-| one, and that of the, smallest denomin- fence two emo- th man mind can exper: tions at the on time; it can not be both angry raid.” at thi minds to eae “the submarine. is tact that no two emotior if the ruling emotion is an is hardly possible that the as go-| and the. tren s fear. y on this things which might ves to her family. a boy enlisted and yon said right aw: “Wel he Mary will just naturally lie down and die. This will certainly kill her. ‘She's worried about nothing all her life and now ¢ something reall, ee happened it will be the end of er.” But did Mary die? Not a bit of it. She got better right away. You w or giving knitting lessons. ae wore a calm, contented fool oa first time since her babyhood. Her mind is filled at last th real things, and as it can two emotions at once; of aa the trifles which. once oceupied it are fe is at las peat more to her than a round of meal: ish-washing: and rae ing, “picked up.” tt ig something ‘te and noble, @ gift to fe. pee highly and experisieed: not? Sey, moaned through. And the faultfinders oe are still |* SSE SMOKE TUCKETTS Margaret De- afi Therefore, the -ovagers, bling filled with anger room in their is probably the psychological ms can pos- sess us at the same time, but ae doubt t] It : waiving until it hurte” thet are_wall- P | stone picking, manure spreading, and the amount of |i mu: t ously ia know that he is doing it at a profit. lwith us. Have you ever gone into| ing and working. about th Deafness, requiring strain and ef— their lives? a you have, you've! Children that we are going to talk) fort to follow the teacher, ae re- found out they are the ones who are|MQw and it is a perfectly cheerful’ sults in faulty posture. loctor not helping. * you'll find, if you in-| Story for sae can be cured. should be consulted and me 2 cure vestigate, that beyond spending a dol-| We 1 familiar with the mis-|is accomplished the child ought to be to join the Red Cross and gi shapen Fioae ue to. whic laced in the front row and receive : they haven’t| given the names round-shoulderd, particular attention. ing but grumble about the Bia pee, © They one bond, but if they ha hey ha’ they are doing no why they are grumbling at the hard- ships they’ve had to endure. Wo don't find fault with o work we are interest No sacrifice is too great ta Saketobtaee ectie aTeunate count “these light af- ‘ou’ll find it isn’t the folks who are times and the stitutes. It's "the shirkers and afi ers, the ones who will neither fight nor eive hor go yee aie a com- plai ‘would get into the cane eid help ae their a would nd | have no room for carping, Se SEES jo You Guess Or Know? One man says that one reason ma farmers are not more prosperous is because they have the habit of guess- ing about of which they ipa Hava sites eaelalee. He hay is wold ef the. cost ofstencing; plowing, cultivating, the acreage dev se Probably sae fate "$80 eo he shiner ene ome fe rupee the animals wit least it the two and is pribatly ert oa ce is | certain amount of ill-health. ere not doing so ae <2 Bo should te Every hog that is killed in transit, waste of meat needed by eee dealer: ‘When Pia are very hot, during or ae a drive, never pour cold wa- ter over their backs. Before loading, clean out each|® car and bed it with sand which, dur- ing dry, hot weather, should ie wet- ted down thoroughly. Hogs in tran— ai Aue the ety only are Pao so st from overheating as reduce the temperature, and incid- cool wi ice sometimes is la 2 ct ny lose to the AF mefiter. Th should be sufficient i last to the des- tinal d examined bya number of Ai fee | Who were astonished at the horror of It will be shipped to] § 8. Do not overload. Crowding hogs in a car during warm weather is a pete es of mortalit The ling of corm pene ne tates effect, before shipment in duced to a m! German “Man Trap.” The latest German barbarity con- sists of a man-trap similar fo a bear trap, discovered in No Mi by Corporal Leonar do M ‘anser and Sergt. Victor L. panel United sie Engineers, says a Paris ¢ pond- ent. The contrivance, which i chain a nd make him call for help. This at- tracts his comrades, who bi e tar- ets: erman machine gun fusil- lade, which es in ae annhilation | 6 of the entire part MCAT whero it hag been the device. America as a trophy. MOTHER By Helen Jo ealth and uestalnees of ee a million ee children in-Canada reduced deformities and we a esses in bones and oes tieting their bodies out of shape and crowd- ing lungs, heart, eee liver and oth- er organs into positions where they see carry on their work well and safe Life writes the story of these chil- ae in two different books. One book tells i story of thos nies ually detorisd: or from that disease which results from bad fee fancy or from of digestion, preventing the body from r book concerns those chil- ies have not af— en from careless habits such as too lit- tle Exercise, too little change of oc— cupation, bad posture in ane stand- high-shouldered, flat—for 6 take a aney. Ss ee y Yet we 0 prevent nor to cure ae sonnet minicar AS Tackbone is curved outward, the shoulders sag foorerd a copes esd i ielyia alls owel the case of girls, particularly, the dis— placement cS iste organs may spell great unhap} In high-shoulder” the spine is curved ip up on the at the shoulder is high. eness ae backache are almost sure 2 result. important Tamedios for spinal curvatures of tl play, sports, exercise in the poet air, and constant change of occupation in school, shortening umber of hone spent in Efeske dock These are for the purpose of strengthening the museles through activity. Braces are usually harmful, just because they re— strain the muscles instead of leaving them free. The second prevention and remedy lie in better school furnishings. Desks. must rest in writing. rests must be adjustable to the ights and varying Eecponsioae of different children. ex- e of ti ats chops re reed ar the Sut of equipment, repairs, and at the exti t| and actual value of stock and aa at annual periods. To such a = ‘mer’s e| il an accurate, inventory 0 is only ‘ul as reparation | ses of Rash seats and study, nsiders time, plas fool- ishness.” Farming is a business and the only way to make an assured success in it is to conduct it on the same business ed known to be successful in ther Tearn to d well” and of me his mate “conspieu Sea Sy) — with a Tractor. wing wit After I Bae 7 | actor tes a ‘rh ‘iced thet was not the corners ie Depilelia very pot wine: (Of course I plowed the part a good-sized headland, and when. strip on each side of the field wag the same width as the eae 1 lowed around the “held, throwing the ire A toward the plowed ose + first I would plow up to the cor- ner while maki these acda, oa my plow as soon as I had them even Me the last ‘furrow, turn gas ek eee on a line with the fur- ih and so on around ie a fiat eH asl hed been used to dot sulky plow. p ane : sant igtiies past Rice ae on the corner I found 0 make corners with Bupe: ne queloed land as had T&B PLUG preplotd ly been the trouble —H.H.C, tea Gi eniehine meses rol with reclae desks and seats is too eat, most of the children can be e er suited it ten per cent, of these ar What We Can Do to Prevent or Cure Deformities Among Our - Children. defects in the Sene making proper use of the food given| |” oe mi fected the bones but who are misshap- elvis is that bony cavity in| The seats and back] it -WISDOM hnson Keyes, adjustable and the rest of the children are siviced baie the earings sizes mad times duri e course of the schoo year each child should be fitted to his seat and desk, and tee ae as-his growth calls for The manner in which round— shoulders and high shoulder are pro— 2 Seng rela will be apparent to anyone who, with this idea in mind, watches the children at work. Si contortions, leading to spinal curva buy glasses of merchants who sell them and pretend to meas— ure the eyes; go to a doctor who has ade a specialty of the sight, and he aoe a oa aa for ve ae emer ahs per cent. of school chil- dren have been found to suffer from so called flat-foot or broken are soled thea leg_ were. wot aust strong Sometimes even the tl back share in the distress, eoule. is oftén mistaken for rheu- een one foot is worse than the other, the spine will twist and produce and shoulder. a child walks heavily and clumsily, with the toes turned far out, complains of pains in legs and back and tires quickly oe walking, flat- Graccn heals Ao gurcen wield consulted tf possible, an orthopedic which is meant erely a shoe with a bade Seid er Bie toot and hit consequently, receives all the weight of the body, preventing that inward rolling which eau: is only a makeshift because it does not Te a house with a 00 narrow tovearey Hethenieadd ten propping in | BF ieee ae Pr 89 ie | pangs of the eruci supply the broad base which the foot i AONE LESSON JU. Lesson XL poe On The Cross— Mark 15. 1-47. _ Golden Text, Mark 15. se Verse 22. They bring unto Gol ee of a leading fro (John 19, “20; Luke 28. 26. ay. offered hi ee | with m; ved it, Part his g: ing lots—The é citing eat lemned becai Se perquigite of the soldiers on aut who was an eye witness, distinguishes between the nts and thi it and day. man calculation, third hour according to the Jewish reckonin, he _ superscription—Usual the criminal bore at tablet is crime, which was affix cross over the sufferer’s head. I lly indicating in three languages, Latin, Greek, "and aa Hebrew. 27. With him they crucify two rob- peteNot “thieves” but “malefac- ors.” en ann the Jews a + destroyest the temple!—That he spoke against the temple was the accusation of fhe two witnesses before Caiaphas (Mi ; Mark 14, 58). That he ee Geapie to/the temple had, therefore, become current a g the masses of the Sere aed ee inflamed them against 31. The ohio priests—These do not, ‘e the crowd, openly shout their derision, but mock him ong them- selves the taunt,“He saved oth- ers, himself he cannot ” This | unt is his great glo: He would not exercise his power ‘is own advanta: Bi 1 e so he would him “reproached only one of the malefactors as railing on Jesus and gives the incident of the! al | penitent robber and Jesus’ reply to his petition. im— di 83. When the sixth hour was come}. over the whole darkness land—From twelve until three o'clock. This was not an eclipse, for it was full Luke says it was due to the sun’s light f ing. a local | the ie arth? 5, S 2.3 (Acts 8. 1). e cry was strong and loud, as of od Eloi, Eloi, 1 Be n and Luke record six other cries from the : 1, The prayer for forgiveness is enemies (Luke 28, $4); 2. The omise to the penitent robber (Luke ie char; to Toke (John 19. 26, Ns 4. The Hlamsioy “I thirst” (John 19. 8); e declaration “It is fini: Mark is from reat encase Psalm: 35. Behold he calleth Elijah—A word of banter from the unfeeling crowd, not a misunderstanding of the language. Be Vinegar—The sour wine drunk | |; the soldiers, now given to relieve ne intense thirst, one of the awful ifixion. ere loud voice—All notice the loud cry of Jesus in dying. It was, perhaps, the exclamation re- corded by Luke (2. 46), os into a Is end (Psa. omm the ghost-—""Yielded he ‘hs : ot Hie Cc in two— Ae saet separated the Hcly Place froy e Holy ot Holies. er in Hebrews (10. ) gives the sense ie veil, that is to. say, his flesh. ruly this man was te son ot it up with supporters. BESESS in| God—Literally “A Son of God.” certain cases the arch worn with a| centurion was in charge of the Pa broad-base shoe is a eallet! a it| diers, coming doubtless from the bar- should then be ordered by a surgeon ee Seis Gee era w loubtless we Wy eee Be _prearciption for its! Messianic claims, but he felt there FUNNY Fe CUT OUT AND FOLD ON DOTTED LINES frou FORWARD, =——Y] FOLD UPS Hear him shout Fait ready: ready-—Serve,* es Bells of Rheims. Oh, bells of Rheims! How oft you In times of peace and pes hours! In silver dawn your music fl Above the world, and lofty towers, eee ens have rung a thousand still, See ne streams and circling Your music swelled—nor ceased with | mitted ears, . Shee tae your anguished country’s You ae each prayer by aay—by ight, And chihed your notes to reach ine With: consolation from = height— e a part, song, The tens Hone of roatia? i fades Rone the world—nor A sgisncde. ‘swells full and strong, Thro’ id chimes from ‘an- efent days, ae at a just sent Sate Sophy draught!” | rates furnish heat and e1 wa :| will furnish energy. t's } corn excels. TH Ey lie Utility A Vital Necessity _ In Peace,or War °} Hydro-Bleetric Lic vi Sout aati to 4 = trial got fare of Canada, a: essential in times of peace as th ‘war, This-is one of the reaso: oe S NesesiTT, THomson & Company are as Hydro-Electric and Pub- am ding 6% to 8%. In veetment Bankers , Limited Mercantile Trust Bldg. - - Hamilton 222 St. James Street - - Montreal GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX By Andrew F. Currier, M.D. ler will answer all 5: geostion “a “a general interest t Sal ye aok At i be ace jwered personally if Sy r will not pesgenbe ee qe Sites ae ‘ntrew BK Currier, Bt. oe —Will you please explain nerve pes How does it affect a person? ~ Does it affect the heart? -—Nervousne: “ai individual, the will, desires, emotions, senses, are out of joint and have gone trike. mi ae oe is ies ste tee Ee of then won te willing o aa fe ae ages any othe With doctors 8 ae condition i is known under such te: as nervous excite- ment, “neurasthenis hysteria and 'ypoc! oS It is pening best expressed by the term ‘1 bos Nervousness from real disease, from a impending oe of seri ness ince, is easily tones ne i Sone be a rare} person who did n ner- yous exiternette under such rae he didn ri out and make pew , @ child scarlet fever, with parted mouth oe heated body, awith unbalanced mind and snoonteall lessness, may hav: yousness or nervous cctenee asa temperament is denied a toy, or compelled to go to bed when he ee x ae sit up, whereupon ries feet hi dishes sg in things at his moth- head. is no direct Si isease. woman cries or laughs im- or} a jous- ease. a trung parents | cel woman is under strong nervous sepyamcat or simply that she is 5 yster Whe Baas proceeds from disease, oF SSE eure the causative, disease to get rid of the nervousness, | and we oe prevent it except as we prevent the exciting cause. ja an indication of insanity | tio ly require x they are! suitable hygiene or food ie medicines. | 1 fain the will; to determine cence not to give way until victory = pa Be is all the harder if the flaca brought un me fie of control tn ently liter gul lervousness may come to anybody,| One but it is far more common in women and children than in men. It is less common in women who work hard, day by day, es in ee ncaa orang Hane and idleness and who aan their ite in frivolity or in tasks which are of n conseque Children have it so often that it be- comes a reflectio fihctinise on tetete ‘cpa up. The patent medicine makers deluge the market with all sorts of nostrums ‘or nervousness Gve them as wide a berth os pos sible; they are very ‘apt to make ed letters pertaining to Health. If your be iamped, through these columns? stampe hing Co., 73 Adelaide things worse and give you a drug- habit, besides. Asafoetida is. not a pleasant smell- i grain pill will f nerves, and I never heard of its forming an asafoet- ida—habit. iseful, also, are infusions of chamo- irying hei did, and nd eubetitute Spang for the whole array of patent medic Neurasthenia, called called by foreigners the American sickness, is not a dis- ease at all, strictly speaking, but only collection real disea: it = first brought to notice by Dr. . Beard in 1860. ; eelongs 10 he teense Sedna of life, particularly in men, is essential, ; ntrate his mind upon anything apa: from his own misery. Frequently hi looks well oa = co) 1; anxious may have fits a unconralie tent is ‘getful a itable, skin tingles, ras “of alae his extremities cold: dis Hnart te weak aud palvieeey caeetraae his arteries direb, hie always on se lookout for some new, ache or ai any causes may contribute to 8 condition whic a tod spon weak nervous hosting tae are worry, sasios hurry to get, Hi ieeeeseed seh all kinds, atmosphy } eric coaaelie ps and aheatthial 9 oceupa-) loor ‘avors it, and dervond, Wigtiy ie people eapeeillis Nanmitive: colic le cake ane indefinitely but it never kills except ; as it le some fatal disease. tol A change in surroundings may be-all | that is necessary to throw it off. n the will power is insufficient to. fight it successfully. e 01 iy reticinds which are suit- ics to re- late the bowels, and simple who has it should, breathe ere stay out of doors as much a: ssible, exercise moderately, sleep as mae possible by day as well as by nicht and eat only simple asi aths, and sunlight oe ai helpful, bee ie By dace wholesale amuse~ 10 | ment, al fe and eeupea are useful ashi mea-| able in Penne it are cai ra enic is really sick, but not so sick as he thinks he is. A good aie or nurse who can his cond fidence and guide him intelligently, and kindly will serve ag the best pos sibl le tonie ‘or restoring his debilitated nervi CiGeeden®) The horse’s smacis is small, there- fore if it ‘ore eat but three times daily, and here a large amount of labor to perform, his food should be concen- trated. Dp wt be secured and th ightly of quantities there will be practic- ally no difference in results. ration pted to the needs of th by mill aioe her ration and to th fete Tequire: large amount: of Protein | builds the body, oat jae Barley ms see take the place of core eat bran may be given in small quantities with, either of these grains, with good re Incorrigible. ° college in England it is ules for male students to ders.” One ae for the first offence is four shil- lings, for the second ten ~ shilli Ay | for the third £1 and so on up to £10.’ “And what would a season ticket cost?” enquired the culp! pee NP ae Post offices were first established iy 1 7