RAE is De ener Tene Is for thi uestion reonraing of sufficient aoe rat Interest, ft ay. Fe nn Ltda, 73 ‘Adelaide St Wa oronto Cheap. Housing and Labor Saving in The Winter Fattening of Swine. One of the most common losses in connection with winter swine manage- to cure, aah in breeding qut-of-loore swith open shelters, has m demonstrated beyond dowbt. dup to offset several in- effect a, crop’ parent discom- fort to the inmates even during the most rigorous months of the Canadian ;, winter. , well-bedded ‘our farm readers who want the envio soll, seed, crops, ee If your question A as aneesrnd throug! ails plan a s $ aes of exercise would seem to be Teno le. Very “ttle capital need, then, be tied up in winter swine ae cae: A low sle if cess to a pil shed or yard will provide a certain amount. of and exercise and a ve tion for the hog: ment, as discussed, provi a dry, comfortable bed, aleatt acquisition The fattening hog, heavily fed, re- quired to m: maximtm gains a minimum tee would seem to r quire neem tion. Less: fee While the lattes premise proves the matter is that the swine feeder is confsonted with the e choice of two apparent evils,—a comparatively cold house, that be- ‘of its nature, is practically like’ out-doors and therefore dry, more expensive, tightly-built, watm-| even if ventilated,’ id ae Crippling in hogs will appea paiee or eee daaree mite iad or od. quarters undoubtedly Pedisnive to it. Add feeding, with occasional is, heavy over-feeding, and the result is fre- quently that of several more or less crippled pigs,” th @ or partial sses fri are practically negligible and that the eless ie open-air pea and healthy than warm, dry quarters certain is mi the one fed in Constantly pure air and a se of the winter has also proven a success. The eeder or feeder# must be prot d t, the a the st feeler for winfer work finds it e of a convenience than it proves in summer gains and Food Control Corner The demand ‘for Sanna animal! products during the re- ction. or greater than the nd duri the war, saeny to those 1 in tou with the situation. Canada a have a net war debt of about ete hs pe i ‘war ex- penditures arch 31st next. Her aie ot ‘ima rodents increased during 53,400,000 in 1913- te ee $17, 700; 000 jast year. The opportunity exists for boned this trade paying of nada’s wi ie inside ten years “The feed situation in Canada is now excellent,” declared an official of Live Stock ater ‘\\ There is plenty of corn, plenty of concentrates, plenty 0: screenings. The Dominion Govern- ment have a reserve 2 ee of corn offering at $1.4( eee Ont., 25,000 tons a Sie oil auc 200 pound sacks mn fob: Toronto, and $66. “00 a ie Sriteet “There seems to be a big supply of flaxseed in the country for the oil crushers are all busy n ran and shorts are purchpauble. on the open: market to-day in straight car- load lots, without the war-time ni essity of buying eS ag well as mill feed. We 15,000 tons of screenings -at oe William and we are offering No. 4 yellow co throughout the Western saatnco di on period of Europe will | ‘ as great ied 5 Saaa= === pb FoRWArD = HERE | COME, READY OR NOT, ALL ARDUND-THE COAL ARE. CAUG ONE, TWO, THREE FOR WILLIE CARROL , HIDING IN THAT SUGAR BARREL | We oe to need: dear mother every cost-to-produce, tests have provenit|a’hasis of $1.40 a bushel, fob Min- usually Supérior to the hand-feeding | reapolis a olen fal od. Whole, pacreds or ground! coarse grain crop throughout the corn, ground barley or barley and/preater part of the country, farmers oats may be fed. Shorts, bran, Te- having sown mixed harley and oats peered. eae ete, may be mix-| #5, feeq purposes toa larger extent the above, or following the} tnen-usual, So wi eae plan, fed pores} in com- partments. rs heavily into the anole ‘aiage should be fed in a compartment by itself 0 dairy by-products are hot. available, water, preferably slightly warmed,/must be suppli Some form of watering device includ- ing eater, home-made, or ete will prove useful where any hogs are kept, A rough ‘rack peteroie sie ota hh pia of it will b balance the. te supp! . necessary and palatable roughage, and materially reduce costs. It is often desirable to give horses @ little extra attention before they are offered for safe, either ata public pane price ae one which appears to be in a rundown ndition, and one will more ire be repaid for the expense of getting the animals good m: ane st e. n nit ‘ig the Hage to make large gains daily, heavy grain feeding will have to be practiced and this means will be enough for Ce average horse, and after that he ou; to have just about all the grain = seed clean up three times a jorse won't fatten when fed corn, oats and clover hay, then his digestive system must Of course, there lt rs of this kind is to have his teeth ex-|* ambined and put in shape i Acie are th out of order, We have i ‘ind 01 ease where a horse was “fattened” all pally coull teeth together. But even when their teeth are in perfect condition, there will sometimes be individuals in a bunch that will not do well on corn, oats, and clover hay. ey have to be petted, as it Mined and there are different ways of doi is. If one can getva horse of this kind to eat a ree ieee . week this will often bring him conde ene especially if yon wit F's ablespoonful of sulp! once : we n of Salas once a ay also Peeviay gives good when the animals are not oth- ‘ood hor: é gets his diges- in the right way, ai is adyisable to go to a ‘little extra trouble in handling those pare in| 38 ly. Dre | year. OSteebllats The sheep shearing practical, I don’t think a Pein ee shear any more sheep in a day than he can with a common pair of sheep e is an expert, but the care’ ong without cutting the fibre off twice aa fe. done in many justices ee a common pair of sheep sl aa would te rey, “difficult to tell a an how to use a sheep shearing mo- ‘withoat being there and giving personal instructions. you can a horse clipping ieiaehite “there ig no reason why you can’t ron a shea: more in getting the sheep in a proper position than there is in operating the machine it- self. Of course, one man must turn the crank in operating this mech’ne x man must hold the Tt works very nicely it you e sheep. ¢ kin shearing she isn’t everybody 1! £ can do it successfully. The principal i the left hand ways smooth surface. don’t pull the skin smooth and tight, however, son will always have wrin- of the knife which will ing a good job. getting the sheep sheared tao close with a sheep shearing mac hat you want rol ms Sheep are sheared only once a The staple on sheep is none too long at es staple the better, NET ig Sots Charcoal is not a Re bs « parace, tr an Sonu ills, but it is a valuable aid to digestion, | and a i “that do not respond e ordinary|bles. It is good for poultry of a ration, It may also be aed that] age. It may be mixed with the mash, one can sometimes get greater gains| wet or dry, or fed in hoppers so Sak ‘by feeding soaked grai ie vein sass be| the birds ma; themselv« made by feeding t a may be done anywhere from twenty- four to thirty-six hours, This a plies especially to those cases where a horse is felined to have the colic un+ der high pressure feeding. —+7— Soaking Vitamines exist in their best and purest form in. milk, att in. a les Lan af shag vegetables and inl wh 8. The fat. iesoluble is in " the fat lébules of the milk that form ater-soluble’ is’ in cream, an , the skim milk, Both are: tinkvanted by cooking. HIRAM JOHNSON, LTD, | ‘The oldest ostablished Raw Fur Dealers | fn Montreal if HIGHEST MARKET PRICES PAID Batlafaction pyarantesd to shippers | keys have ele that Nae having pear made mi i in those rice receiving Pie. Peaitainted is most ke ane desirable orn oie feedin; 3| though supply houses iene aicxe pretty good price for it in small ceancitios, jt is comparatively inex- pensive when bought by the bag or barrel. Bones or cern are sometimes char- red for poultry, but gis is s-inexpedi- ied. | discovered in @] cocaine and hol, it to do is to at all the wool off that = The longer the se th the government Heserves and the taceel offerings there is no danger of feed shortage in Canada. Nobody need worry about that.” Soe gee 1 24 per cent, of the employes d of whe banks in England are women. BE RI CEES A rich deposit of asphalt has been ‘lippines located ee ieee alge eee lat transportation whatever is necessary. I eae miss her..fore she goes| £un pie on I me her pack and alwaysvask her: w long do you suppose you’ re 0 stay?” And suddenly I don’t see very pede miss my mother *fore she- goe: Ee never Imow that days could pass 60J | wly, | Bet sates Stié’s back, thing is gay, The And oe soe ea are filled with inshin tit I as Be medic | away. « alarming, ae ie are those’ remedies . which contain ener codeine, heroin, high percentages of alco- eee quieting drugs the symptoms of © disease, touching ie causes; eehtonty cD patient believes himself cure ete on taking the ranean o oa the return of those pre pains from which he Shee Thus hs disdabe td concerted and may pro- gress to a dangerous exient while the unconscious victim puts his misery to sleep and etieves himself convales- cent. Moreover, these quieting drugs are habit form: re and more of them is required to produce a given effect and to do without them becomes distressing, even an agony. Finally, in the worst cases, they create a drug fiend, a or womai with shattered nerves, approaching insanity, a slave to morphine, heroin or cocaine, Medicine containing these drugs or high. percentages of alcohol when given to children a form in them a desire which will satisfy itself later *|in rainous habits. ‘Gi iven to adoles- cent children, they may create drug- addicts and drinkers almost at once. re, then, nie rs, of viol cine, s jing salesmen re peeks clang egreare all the" ils ankind; medicines savers whien do no i nivertising now guarantee their Thee ‘that if any goods advertised by them are proven to co statements aa eineliegs tie: pibfieation will tion employs agents to examine every axtide -avartaet by them and will not a any, Drea dishonest Beira in regard all to get, there is great tent “medicines which as be bought through the man or which are delivered at the door. And, of course, there are well-established remedies of this kind to which there ig no objection aay which seribed by doc! Hecpnrationas Gf ARG © but these never claim marvelous cures for deadly diseases; they are rrankly tonics, meeting certain con- ditions of debility, with their ingge- ents printed on their labels. The edical service leads to anothe; werous ‘practice, | e the ccekangs of doctors’ prescriptions This is perilous Mrs, Smith’s may. be tired and «without her heart is not acting child petite because Hight and the physician eee ace nt-except on a smal teens an. bi ni ae mis. and -en- cou “Teliable lowe a a up ute in fe tion soles, and who take care to ‘ds play their license numbers 1 eas should be regularly patron- 410 Ai. Paul St. St. West, Montreal ween ‘The local market is ate ye ingly; your child may be tire TE made a new ete the results ato Tikely. to be AL doctor's prescrip 0. uae, an individual Fine va is of this patient, is; consequently ay we daggerous possibilities, MOTHER- Have You Provided a Safe Medicine-Chest for Emergencies? Fee Because in the coe, doctors are tempta-| dio: “jon 8 WISDOM By Helen Johnson a ‘ The campaign for honest advertis-| (2) Man: if differentiy on children eae what they lo on grown-ups. in constant and valuable ee for ad- ults Hebe never be pre: d for) a ild by a well- educated doctor. a 5 mptoms: of real ger, even if given in greatly reduced doses, Never give to a child scriptions avritten*for an adult, except with the doctor's permission, here is a safe migiicioes chest. that should be set up in ev jouse even though it seems impos: This medicine chest tould. Sonia several classes: of remedie: carefully labeled and well corked. Medicines: should no! that they are stale; they should never ys they should be shaken before ee tae Thee ngres dients frequently oe and if Tot shaken the dose ma; weak al in| the top and the contents of “the nie dangerously stron; following lst may be hsiptors Laxati oil; rhubai pale tte leita Sepaune) educe Fever: (given after the laxative); Sweet spirits of nitre iseptics: Iodine (for bad: wounds and infected ones after cleaning); peroxide of (for surface wounds and cleansing); poracie acid, or borax, (% teaspoonful in glass of water, for cleansing surfaces and soaking sterilized instruments, —nip- P tions: Anti-phlo- sea eae muscular stiffness, sprains ples during nursing); Seilers’ tablets se a gargle and nose douche); 10 per cent, solution of argyrol (for i rt of fluid court-plaster, to close cuts; it is very inflammable); powdered rice, powder or talcum pow- der. . Dressings: One package of gauze; aahéeive tape (a see Spe to fasten dressings); a waste; a white flannel pire ses Fiat to sugested bee! a yard of ee eee ect beds); half a of oil silk( - nite over hot eceestngh a re- tain the heat); a package of sles, old, soft cloths which have be Ei Gh ee up an ce th and bale ed in the (to in dyessing swouns Thatetinend: and Implements: best suleiass any ar in cases of eczema. It should be sewed into bags and al ed ea ditdken she bathe ing water. Baking “soda, a spoonful in a glass of\warm ee half an hour before eating, promotes Giessen, Olive oil, watmed, relieves ear ache. Vinegar or sueay cures hiccoughs, Mo She don't go off to visit very often, | 5p And when she sets a letter that in- i. nV acher wu why, every-| Mts she goes do: cu: not most drugs act very | 8™ which are} 4; it ti .| manifests ieee in childhood and they pre-| ,, s, each one} Bu tbe Kept so Jong | 20 e | falters ap ie ‘great. tasl INTERNATIONAL LESSON + JANUARY 12 2 Lesson I. Moses The Leader “of Israel—Exedus 3: 1-4, Golden Text, Heb. 8:5. 3: 112, “Keeping the: flock of Jethro.’ priest of Midian is also called Renel in 2: 38, and prob- sacred place where, there was prob- ably an_ ancient, altar or sanctuary. Or Tae aera called by = ° no) paieh chad his vision when he fled m the anger of Jezebel “1 Kings Xin angel of the Lord.” Several Testament Jehovah times in the Ol of God. In the depth of his soul a voice soun nded. coer 's God, w 4 and walled Re hok the quiet of the cvildeeater to hig aetyich: mI that I should go?” answer fo Moses' is unable for, or unsuited to, the task, newer of an_all-conquering 3-4: 17, Four difficulties pre- _ to. the ind eu hich willfmeet mast amine daily needs of the family, except when seri I Ree Se ean mug illnesses occur. e8e | Jack of the power of eloquent speech, ead upon us, doctors mE be had,! and that the people will not believe with promptness, Wi with resolut minded ¢ experiences’ of this vision and of the assured promises of his God mage BARBED-WIRE DISEASES A. New Ailment Which is Common ig War Prisoners. A peculiar psychosis of war pris-|+' oners which is international in type, as shown by its identity in all races represented in the prison camps, is deseribed tn the Medical Record. Ta war prisoners the barbed wire feneevute de tea ag aa Prisoners themselves have coined the name given the ailment. There is a period of latency before the barbed wite disease develops. The first phase is oné of stimulation. Men and orie ointment (for | argue, ma envi- sores); vaseline (for greasing the end) gas There ipa rar for ames, Gra, of syringes, clinical thermometers, and| ally the picture changes to one 0 # fortl erin) Lae Ao Tose water! depression. One is no nbreke able to (for chapped hands); a preparation of | concentrate. Elven music becomes un- lzam (for ‘ehllbiains); “compound desirable. Sleep is disturbed by Destine sf hotiouead 2 cartel pane vfeams and there Is an abnormal sen- rush for application (for sore nip- sae ‘to sou! The barbed wire ” acts throughout as the ates and symbol of servitude, The part ain by the wire appears to be show prisoners whe work in the Bia do not develop. the dis- ease, author sees analogies the “barbed wire disease” in’ Na- poleon’s life in ley’s prison experience, in Dostoyew- sky’s Siberian convicts, and especially jn the polar explorers’ mental state as recorded in many diaries. pare Re Inspired Just in Time. ‘The father of a family presented himself at. an emigration office and «| asked for tickets. “How many are you?” enquired the —'Three—myself; wife and child.” “Your age and Profeniont went | o, Spenee syringe, with extra rubber| on the clerk. A.—‘I’ve jus etn bing or a abt catheter; a clinical] 80; pententiot carpenter; my wife, thermometer ; hot water bag; medi- needlew cine dro: “Three at you, you said?” enqui tage ae am gxctyont,. _snciseptic. the man. What about. the che Salt, half a peeps ti glass| sex “and age?” A,—“Boy3 er, is h good gargic. hina te months.” eared sion?” the father’s eyebrows: were raised so ack that they almost formed Gothic arches on his forehea “His as ee T say?” repeated astounded father ing wher: ‘as if ‘inspired, fi hg salds "Bachelor! ;| Savings Stamp Savings Stamps are sol St. Helena, in Stan-| ven | several generations { eae ase cent all tion Iso! ral tnt ede ae Address Dr ee ww WF. Currier, Bt West, Toronto. A aces Balanced Dict. / A well-] balanced diet means proper an Eroportions of Broteldy | earbo! fate and mineral sal 3c meats, eggs, fish, and a po the constituents of pean The carbo-hydrates are starch and sugar, the first, of these being. con— verted sate = second, both fants and animals, before it is finally ‘used as nutrime) ne ‘The Sachonydvated thereto: ‘ore in= ae a vegetables, for the product of e ‘orm of plant life is starch, The fa ts may be aubael; végetable or Animal fat ats in quantity and consistency in different animals, vegetable fat like ates oil and peanut oi] is a product i fat like: Gatto: with very little change and acts main- value, but are | grain which are so aie foolishly 8] destroye Proteins are the tissue builders, our bodies are composed largely of pro- tein material and fis this is constant-! ne; ly being wasted and worn out, we re= new it Fas the proteids we take in) and abso: The cari huh and fats supply us with heat the body in Sneath “on maintain an temperature, and fat is stored | ey | up under the skin in varying quanti- ities as a reserve for the supply of, heat. In sickness for ee it is falls ed upon and used up and we beco: thin in consequence. The- mineral salts go to the sid abe Haniel end are iedlopentinia to their normal condition, id be aupeeiaalely 14 es bread, 3 This gives the proper proportions of protein, starch, fat, and mineral F7 “The water and the bread we may leave as constants, there is nothin; ing ‘each is cheaper, nothing’ which is more essential, and we can live on bread and water; if it is good bread of whole wheat, rye or oats and ~co0D “HEALTH OU _—_ y Andrew oe sdped If vil be inswered through these Es will not presente for et ale cages or care of Wi Pablishing 1 ! | \ fin fea ‘gy, enabling pe rrtor, Bf. ra pretaiving. to Health tamped. addressed envelope is ox J is Co, 73 Adolaidg good watin we could live on it a long e time without starving and do hard work. : A ae ‘would not be a pleasant diet, but a great many people get seared else g, and pentisps are glad to get that, r at present prices is prohi- hibve ‘e many, oleomargarine accom- plishes the same end at.a third of te cost, or fat may be supplied by vari- ot oie cotton-seed, Suse Peanut. , at present pri 0 pro= > wibiive in large families ‘vith: small incomes. Where the income is gufficient the tendency with us is almost invariably to eat much more than is necessary or desirable. Except for those whose work is se- vere, meat once a day should suffice. albumen, the protein we need for the blood and tissues we may from cheese, milk, fish and cereals at ‘less cost than from beef, mutton, veal and oan and usually with great- er. Sarcan use of white beans is most desirable. ‘Of the essential elements they con: Soined Del 56 per cent. of starch, 26 of albumen, and’3 of fat. ‘oes contain only 80 per cent. of starch and 3 os see while the eon matress m the o} as thay nd, which is ‘ar Crees than potatoes, and is the Surely there are no healthier nor er. people than the Scotch albumen terial. Spaghetti or macearoni when cook- ed with cheese is ie most nu- and other nitrogeneous. ma-/ e fruits are luxuries, they are | areca to¥the taste and in many es help digestion, though in many. lood cee their acid cannot be tolerated. resent prices that can be placed before adults as well nee children, row away anything that) can oe, aah that has in any 5 a food value, including ee of the things which now go to the garbage pail for the benefit of the cats and dogs. Unless these things had a seus the ae would not out an you are pertlcalee in “his ate Wer a it will mi very long ti ably used Diy othee purposes. food WAR.SAVING STAMPS. Cost $4, They may be had at any bank, post dfties and the. principal railway sta- 10. “SS 00 will be paid by the Govern- "| ment for them in 1924, They are backed by the credit of Canada. THRIFT STAMPS. Cost 25 cents each. They are a means of buying a War ee ee ixteen of them may be exchang- Stamp. 3 ed eae a War Savings They may be had wherever War Ea BEL Use for a Mattock. In Vesting down old boildings, faiths| = er brick or frame, my experience is that no tool is superior to.a mattock, Especially is this true if the struc- ture is frame and it is desirable to remove the Dette without splintering or breaking it Used properly it ‘w hammer, The Pi fi the handle, if it be strong usual length, provides a lever that z ength, oF has great prying-str moving siding, ices huntctoarlinet sheathing, or prying loose firmly nail- ed timbers, it is far better than the curved wrecking bars that constitute a part of every carpenter's kit of tools. I find the following method ing the mattock the one best results: oe par! tool is inserted under the sage ae the board that i ao be pried loose, if pos sible bet which it is fastened; a of us- w: invariably start | opportunity to obtain a better “bite.” ‘A repetition ‘of: the movement time or two enables the operator to press the board ey free from its! fastenings. bi 7 s; ig oh ee sb ting will e1 Seover the patition that renders the! tool capable of doing the most effici- ent work. ————— : Slackers Stay Out. é uu are anxious for an easy, get- Se quick business, ict poultry yer¢ly alone. But if you ees te good legitimate return for de mene smal] capital invested, ombined with persevering attention md plenty ee intelligent labor given = to your prospective business, get into | poultry gradually, by all m But make sure that your Poandaton stock is full of Nave and has b producti Feathered loafers have no busi consuming feed at pre- sent pri When.a hole comes in tien, place a piece of white paper under the hole, Machine ~ closely . together — in length, then across the breath. the linen is washed t away and leaves a 1 a | t caostie Taatmient | ony cea Hie: ai i | prodigality and personal =! sometimes dearer | Why does this gigantic struggle a 4 n bred gor for dipav cea inet THE FORCE OF THE SPIRIT No one who has seen anything ‘of the acthal war itself doubts by along with all the bloodshed and thé with the clash an is often i pie and expanded by i fied trials through which it must pass. Fi xample, Mrs. Duryea tells Be story of a famous surgeon who found in the Mins a he religious fe Byer! jence. yea, who visit- oes in hospital, had expressed her mom‘ couragement over the saea nopleen of human warfare. To fof the surgeon re “Madame, before this war I was a confirmed questioner and_ doubter. Abie 2 all my sees I searched men’s bodies for some pro he exis- tence of a soul, and found none. T fell back on sai codes; that might is tl right and that the strongest law of sy the material] world is that of self- preservation. il iy rmany, founded my creed upon such fallacies, omitting and denying any spiritual ment. _ But I learned better, for ere is another law abroad in the world to-day that cannot be denied Ww as old as the creation of man. e25 every hardship ark man fles! frontiers held at bay year. after year of superior physical strength? Why aged the civilized world (which @' does not include Germany, who fights every material than life tinue when peace might be had a the price of dishonor “Because, ene there is a ae stronger: ie any law of the mi rial wi the force of the spiritl: te is de- is {inhabited by a highly developed ani+ mal called man, but a vai co events pertaining to the mighty ‘force, sublime, part coe ‘Gol, a) ns of the body was an unimports nt and insignifieant. thing—that if) ‘was not how. man died, but what he died for, that mattered.” o make me understagd that mt ae é Many mean men are men of means, waten tanks that work successfully re being made in Australia from naa, , one of 10,000 gallons, ooh been constructed,