4 Thursday, Sept. 4th., 1924 _.PIANOS AND BEDDING _ AS BAGGAGE ~ Lop sens empress of page Be Tibetan Setaner. ‘Market. Square, Darjeeling. ‘Shlnnée, Market Square, Darjeaine: Other, viens er ra Fort. canada oe tram which took (hem ama Masjid, Lucknow. Lower right is a he returns to lay out your clothes. inaia thts year. lows are tf the Canadien Pacific 5.3. ae ene, Gotakn cdneaen Mohammedan at So do T™ Indian railway guage is the broadest in the Later, world and a modern first-class compartment is the last word in comfort. Fans, shaded lights, cooling arrangements, blue the servants of the other passengers; if there hap- pen to be four travellers in a compartment, each with a servant and with the articles of baggage enumerated above, the a of a and dress- glass windows to let down in case the glare is too strong, Venetian blinds to supply an airy twilight, ing is apt to resemble compartment on ibe ale re caravans more, a luxurious bath-room “_ door, arm bed es, beds. In India, the traveller takes rm-chairs, tables, first class seats. One is reserved for ladies traveling partment can always be reserved by paying for four Ss. his bedding with him hg train. After dinner his servant enters the carriage, makes the bed and lays out the Sahib’s pyjamas and slippers Unless otherwise ordered, he will await be provided, travel is _ yn De cla: ss fare from t $35." e day passes enh on the train,,for the Sahib’s return and help pull 6 clothes. Perhaps this is a relic Company” days, when the Sahib evening carrying more than a ndy pawnee;.at any rate the ra — still expects to unlace his master’s t is, however, unnecessary to do ait expeets. But to be without a servant in India would be ree For a ten-day trip each mar- —— bachelors will ried couple and e two or find it desirable to hee an atten A word as to their es: Many of these = vants are excellent and trus men; but the|certain magic in idea of sag equality, teaturetig” is abhorent to|la thick with a them. The tourist who is condescending enough to the North Ameri show them a fi sort of brotherly love will be maarely snubbed for his pains, for the rela man have been established since throughout the 8 The average compartment on the Indian railways American drawing Two couches run ae its length on either foot of each there is nearly twice the size of the room car. side, under the windows. At t is gegen and an armchair. Abo re ber to be let ea at night as are two occasion r a quantity of baggage is carried in many passengers take, in addition to yoring mae trunk, bedding, suitcase, helmet- ower compartment, for case, typewriter and all sorts of odds and ends such| press of as hogspears, golf-sti fishing rods and tiffin ¥ baskets. Bu is room for everything and any-| May 23 thing (a perambulator is a pong sight and a cot| port of ca’ pay jano luggage) on|of the cruise will be taken b the wide floor of an Indian wa seg comp: . In the early morning, when ae your servant comes with tle breakast” ‘Stared toast. eff his tions of magter and artment. e tired sun of India| a is fighting its way over the mists of the East, consisting of tea and boots of the old usohn came back of an necessa. ose old-fashioned ser-| wayside stations is Twili what ante ser- creep along, bound The mystery of mmemoria] time : senses, you switch ve the couches by members o press of Canada” passengers. Next cruise who desire “chota-haziri,” the| Agra The hotographs reproduced 2 f the — party of the “Em- ail, and, among other things, one. A whole com- a, the accommodation ve in India. A first te Delhi costs about having been cultivated fér untold ages, hold more of interest than similar = in other parts of the world, which have no of|in so long. The areas S of be te to be seen at the tru been lived enThe Lesming plains of India still unroll before you. - ‘ou return to your carraige, where your bed has been laid out on one of the sofas. a bedside light, you while away a few reading, smoking, watching the dim villages, aoae of their dirt and decrepitude, and invested with the moonlight. Between these vil With a novel and more hours, life lived in a key so minor that n could hardly live a ed on the month’s food of an Indian peasant, slow bulloc k carts on errands we know nothing of. India steals over your drowsy off the lights, the fan overhead moans, the coach wheels chatter of their travel and you pass into your own particular Western — of nirvana, until, at last, day returns and a i “Salaam, Sahib, chotahaziri recdet above were taken 1924 season the second World” cruise will be conducted under Canadian Pa- cific auspices, the famous trans-Atlantic liner “Em- France” being scheduled to sail from New ork on January 14th, return 7 the Panama, 28rd. Shore excursions will made from every all members train to Delhi, one of the ancient cities of the world and capital of India, and to Agra, the beautiful city of the Moguls pig facilities will also be available for members the to take an extension ‘arta! from to Benares, and also to Calcutta, Darjeeling, __| Madras and Madura, rejoining the ship at Colombo, 4 deleleleleeeiebeeeieeieteteteietetetetebeiedet BS + HORTICULTURAL NOTES + toot Jeieinieieieeieeiieeibbeieteiet A Garden Pest Frequent reports were received during July in regard to a borer tun- nelling in the stem of asters, potat- oes and hollyhocks. Most of the trou- ble has been due to the Burdock Bor- er. The insect is a smooth, pale- brownish caterpillar with a single whitish stripe down the middle of the back and a similar stripe on each side. They are found tunnelling in numerous garden flowers and veg- etables and*a large number of the stouter weeds, being very common in burdock. It nermally breeds in the stout weeds in waste places which serve as the source of infestation from year to year. There is no direct control known, but the danger of loss can be avoided by keeping down the weeds not only in the garden, but in the surrounding waste land. the borers in the few attacked plants are removed, it prevents them mov- ing into adjacent uninfested plants. These borers are rarely very abund- ant, and do their woret damage in flower gardens. DAHLIA CULTURE G. M. Cosh, Mimico Beach Preparation of the soil—I prepare the ground in the fall. Dig the soil ten or twelve inches deep and apply a liberal amount of well rotted man- ie. I also dig in quantities of coal ashes which loosens up the heavy soil and holds the moisture in dry weather. I haye seen good dahlias grown on almost all coal ashes. In the spring, I aga ork over the ground just before planting, and in this way the manure and ashes gets well mixed in with the soil. Propagation—Dahl are propa- gated in-three ways; first by divis- * Jon of oy clumps, second by cuttings, third Division of [ ome separat- ing, a ny should be used, and care to remove inatvidually. “Select the tuber you can be fiber ha cutting so that each tuber has a piece bulging aang ports Saab whe where > the tuber the 3s connected to the clump. By ezam- each tuber} § ining carefully you can see sm mall eyes or sprouts at the base of the old stalk. The eyes produce the new plants, so it is absolutely necessary that each tuber has one or more eyes. Cuttings—Start the clumps into growth about the beginning of March as soon as the young sprouts have three pair of leaves, cut just below the second pair and place in a two- inch pot using a compost of halt loam and sand. When the cuttings have filled the pot with roots, repot into four inch pots. Keep in a coo} light place until there is no danger 0+ frost and plant outside. After plant- ing place an inverted pot over each plant for a couple of days to keep from wilting. Water thoroughy. Seeds—Growing dahlias from seed is like buying a lottery ticket; you never know what you are going to get. Buy only the best seed, or save the seed from your choicest varieties. Sow the seed about the beginning of March, either in a greenhouse or hot b If the seed is good it will ger- minate in three weeks, prick off in- to flats, planting the seedlings two inches each way. When the plants are large enough pot into four inch pots and treat the same as cuttin Planting Tubers—Befort planting, I measure off the ground three feet each way and put in the etakes. I dig a hole at the base of each stake six inches deep and twelve inches in diameter. I put sand in each hole suf- ficlent to cover the tuber, this pre- vents the tuber, from rotting. I plant the tuber flat with the eye upward, I then take a handful of sheep man- ure and sprinkle on top,- keeping the manure away from where th sprout will come up. Level off the soil and tie the label to the stake. I never water ey the platits are through the und as water bakes’ the sur- oa Sea. makes it hard for the young nt to come soon as the plants are big enough tie them to the stakes, as they are vi east broken by wind?" Care of Plants—Allow only one side shoot the whole length of the stalk. If you wish more flowers of medium size allow more laterals to grow. Keep the ground well cultivat- ed until the flower buds are formed. Careful watering is essential. Don’t depend on rain, and during dry wea- ther soak the plants thoroughly two or three times a week. During the growing period, I give the plants a dressing of blood and bone every two weeks, and this is well worked into the soil. Care must be taken to keep the fertilizer away from the plants. After the flower buds are formed, I mulch with half ratted manure, this keeps the ground cool and moist. Preparation of Blooms for Show— Water the plants thoroughly the day before the flowers are to be cut, This fills the stalk with water. Cut the blooms in the evening after the sun has gone down, or early in the morn- ing. Immediately after the blooms are cut I dip the stems for a few sec- onds in boiling water, then place in tee of cold water and keep in a cool ac Harvesting the Bulbs—After the foliage has been killed with frost, I cut the stalks off about three inches above the ground. Dig the clumps with a digging fork. Care should be taken to avoid breaking the neck of the tubes. If the neck is broken or cracked, cut it off as it will only dry up, pe rot during ay winter. After the a shake off any sone ‘soll wd put in the sun to dry. m in boxes or barrels with the clumps upside down, you will notice that the stalk of a ‘dahlia has a hollow and contains water, and ifthis flows back intothe crown will cause decay. If the cellar is cool you will not need to cover the bulbs. to keep them from ehrivelling up ap oar. ing the winter. ”1§1,500 In Cash Prizes| i How many words can you make ee Send from the 1 (Contributed by Ontario Department of ture, Toronto.) Losses due to infestations’ of the various forty species of lice that in- fest domestic fow!] are in the aggre- gate many thousands of dollars an- nually te the poultry-keepers of On- tario. Small insects working out of sight of the human eye, their pres- ence is often unsuspected until the birds show unthriftiness, loss in weight, lower egg production, and re- duced vitality, causing the owner to make an examination. If the exam- ination is thorough, lice are general- ly found in the great majority of flocks. A few may not be serious, but if the little crawlers are permit- ted to increase to thousands the ef-, fect on the poultry-keeping part of the farm business {is serious. Infest- ed birds present a droopy and un- kempt appearance, the wings lower- ed, the feathers ruffied, and the birds may suffer from diarrhea. ‘ Infesting Chickens. Of the forty species that infest fowl, seven have g decided preference for and infest chickens. The body louse ““Menopon biseriatum,” is light yellow in color and sticks pretty close to®the skin. It lays its eggs in large clusters on the small fea- thers below the vent. It takes about three weeks from egg to mature louse. This species sticking close to the skin and feeding thereon is very irritating. The ‘“‘Menopon pallidum” is similar the preceding, only somewhat smaller and has the habit of spending its life on the feathers. It is not so irritating and deposits its eggs singly at the base of the feathers. The head louse “‘Lipeurus heterographus” is commonly found on the head and neck of young chic- kens. It ls dark grey in color, de- posits its eggs singly on the down about the head of the chick. It takes about one week to reach the hatching Stage and two weeks for the young louse to grow to maturity. The large hen louse ‘‘Gouloootes abdominalis,” sometimes called the “blue louse,” is smoky grey in color and one-third larger than the pre- ceding. It sticks close to the body, may be found anywhere and ts easily recognized by its size and large reund head. The wing louse ‘“Lipeurus caponis” is a small, long and slender species with a large rounded head. It con- fines ita activities to the wing feathers. ; Two other species, the “fuff louse”’ and the “brown louse,” are rarely ee in numbers. Both inhabit the body feathers. Infesting Turkeys. pecies are commonly found on turkeys, the “Goulodes stylifer” and the “Lipeurus polytrapezius.” The “Goulodes stylifer” is the most common. It is a large*louse bearing some resemblance to the large hen louse, and may be distinguished from it by having the posterior an- gles of the head extended backward and terminating in long brist!2s Ducks and Geese. Three species infest ducks and geese to a limited exteat, the oily nature of the skin of waterfdw! be- ing a good preventive against tnese external parasites. The species com- monly found are “Docophorus icte- rodea,” a very small parasite, and the ““Lipeurus squalidus,” a long, slender, yellowish colored lou These birds are frequently infested with one or all three tes-—'*Li peurus baculus,” ‘“‘Goufodes damicor- nis” and “Gonlocotes compar." Methods of controlling these ver- min will be given in a later issue.— L. Stevenson, Dept. of Extension, QO. A. C., Guelph. Stable Ventilation. When planning the changes to be made in the farm stables next sea- son, give the question of ventilation Oret consideration. Animal life is de- pendent upom oxygen. Food that is eaten a never be of service to animals or to mans if it were not oxidized or combined with oxygen in the body. Fire cannot burn without air, and food cannot be “burned” in the body without air. It is stranxy that so much time and study nave been expended on the prubiems of breeding and feeding, and that so little attention has been given to the mi portant aemand in the lie of a domesticated animal—pure air. Plan the stable in such @ way tnat pure air Will be avVailabie to the ani- mals every hour of the day. So says L. Stevenson of the Uniario Agricui- tural College. Carrying Young Pigs Along. Nature's tonics for young, growin, pigs are exercise, sunshine, pi green succulent feed, and ciean sur- roundings, Success with the litter, therefore, will depend on getting the sow and pigs on pasture as word as possibie, it is just as important to the heaith and thrift of the little that sir mother get ep as it is for As_a result of the depletion of our forests, industries dependent upon se tke forests is leaving ro ageesn 9 Fonfgee to haa Dna ah et e con resulting vir- Sate sSrelakabar fF set kepobe: ss i Da gr te ‘Aiathie sod eee teat is sloth in Pe (Contributed by Ontario hides sa of Agriculture, Toronto.) Nearly every cattle stable is the scene of a few experiences with bloat- spring seasons. terized by swelling at the left flank. In severe cases the distention may be such as to cause great discomfort, and when tapped with the fingers will emit a sound. The animal has a dis- tressed expression and moves uncom- tortably, breathing becomes more dif- ficult as the as distention of the Paunch prog: If the gas is not liberated, or its formation checked in time, rupture of the stomach or death by suffocation may happen. Hoven or Bloat, e causes of bloat, or hoven, can be attributed to any kind of feed that will produce indigestion if given in unreasonable quantity. Hasty feed- ing by greedy animals frequently re- sults in discomfort for the animal and — for the stableman. j oots, mouldy feeds, over- ae with middlings, barley or corn meal, cold, wet feeds, potatoes, eatheen, large quantHies of green or frosted green fe are common causes of this trouble. The digestion process being interfered with, fer- mentation quickly sets up in the paunch with serious gas distention. Puncture Rumen With the Trocar. In urgent cases speedy relief is very escential to the continued life of the animal. The quickest relief may be given by puncturing) the rumen, using a trocar if such is at hand, or a clean, sharp knife blade will do. Select a point equally dis- tant from hip bone to last rib, which is usually the point of greatest visible distention. In making the in- cision direct the knife or trocar point downward, Borst: and a little for- d. eath of the trocar should venala in the opening to pro- vide exit for the gas. When no tro- car is at hand and a knife is used to puncture the paunch, the opening may be kept open by a large wing feather from turkey or goose. The feather is prepared by making an opening at each end of the quill and then dipping in boiling water, apply carbolic ointment and insert. While the tu is in position it should be held by an attendant until sufficient gas has passed out to per- mit the flank to return to normal condition. It can then be removed. Internal Remedies May Relieve. When the bloating is not severe, as indicated by only moderate swell- ing at the flank, the trouble can best be relieved by the administration of internal medicines. Aromatic spirits of ammonia given every half hour, two ounces to one quart of water for an animal two years or over. After bloating is over give one pound of glauber salts in not less than one and a half quarts of water. Repest the physic if necessary. Chronic Tympanitis, This form of bloat is present in many cattle stables during the long winter period when cattle are stand- ing in, Some animals may be affected by this form of digestive trouble, while others living under identical conditions are not. The affected ani- mal bloats up after feeding, but gen- erally not to an extent to require Puncture and relief by trocar an can . A purgative will generally give relief, provided the chronic bloating has been caused by indiges- tion, and not by tuberculosis of the pulmonary lymphatic glands. Best Doses for Chronic Bloat. The following dosage has been found very effective in relieving this form of bloat: one pound of Epsom salts; one half ounce of powdered Barbados aloes; one ounce of pow- dered ginger; and one pint of mo- lasses. Prepare by stirring the Epsom salts and aloes into two quarts of warm water, then add the ginger and molasses. Stir aM for five min- utes and give as a drench. After the operation of the purgative, see that the feed is sufficiently succulent to favor easy digestion: Roots, silage and clover are most useful in keke: ing the alimentary tract in good con- dition. The use of lin eal and glauber salts mixed with the feed morning and night — a handtul = each—is good practice sho’ be any intteation that the canara feeding is not laxative enough. Potas- sium bi-carbonate, powdered ginger. and powdered gentian are very useful as a tonic to tone up the digestive system and thereby aid in the pre- vention of chronic bloat or tympan- —— Use equal parts of each, mix and give one ounce at the begin- P after treatment the tuberculin test should be applied to the animal.— L. Stevenson, Dept. of Extension, O. A. College, Guelph. Tuberculosis and Dairying. The economic importance of tuber- reul feaal that caper Ne turnover is Got near nearly so great, the useful life of the aver- age cow being 5.7 years. The eradi- so few widows bob is —— prone ig Registration Day, September 22, 1924 For information write— " K. P. R. NEVILLE, Ph. D.; UNIVERSITY LONDON, CANADA OF , WESTERN ONTARIO } | | | | - QUALITY . Is the first consideration here. Now that the Pickling season is here, you will find we have a fresh stock of all your pickling needs. Best Quality of Spirit and Cider Vinegar. 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