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and a Keen y is Characâ€" ritons. ST SHOTS LAND. G IS at 11 yow @r NWBs hag cot the ya . the motored 1lsor to rd there ght care on, â€" the ays dnd bays«, for nous. Ip ing and Jw Duke ;. â€" whilo «o in the stiyee e wig : g i the «4* * e of an in« mally conâ€" 1 of horses «. To that and has & wof. amonkg ereat . téconmt desâ€" 1es are sufl : out contine« asal tho work Ahé exploita mc > Of tht ay + he be« Majesty ike* #le on that belioves â€" NWorses e 10 gay ® i‘ ) O Â¥ide tor i1 1@ 10 ADe it the C# s to fuss East. z. must biggest orthorn | hO On veq 10 ¢ i13 ne hi# It A1 ng He t 1€ be rong sab Me very y as «hot the use rite ns rom NOb a x P U | PARTRIDGE | *4farm Crop **~,** Querres coNnNDUCcTED 8y PROP. HMENRY G. BELL The object of this department is to place at the sorâ€" vize of cur farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on all subjects pertaining to solls and crops Address all questions to Pro'c’Cor Henry G. Beil, in cars of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toron to, and answers will appear in this column in the order In which they are received. When writing kindly menâ€" ton this paper. As space is limited it is advisable where Immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and adâ€" dressed onvolor be enclosed with the question, whes the snswer will be mailed direct. $. R.>â€"To incculate alfalfa is it| the soil necessary"to make it real wet and, if| root s! so, how do you dry the seed? It would| gathere not work good in drill, being wet. We| or 3 w have never used any ‘of this material, | the roo so please explain in full. ltimo :l Answer:â€"In inoculating alfalfa the seed is fairly well dampened. It is then spread out where the wind can blow across it but not exposed to direct sunlight. The water quickly dries off ‘ the seed and very little discomfort is experienced in sow.ng treated seed. Do not allow the seed to soak in the mixture, but see that it is thoroughly dampened. Be sure to follow the instructions sent out by the makers of the incculating material. B. L.:â€"Is sand vetch hard to get rid of when one does not want to grow it any longer? | Is it like quack grass, and what is the best way to get rid of quack grass? Which would be best, sand vetch or Essex rape to sow in corn in last cultivation? Answer:â€"Sand vetch ripens carly, hence perpetuates itself by dropping | its seed ahead of crops with which it. is grown. This gives a general idea that vetch is hard to get rid of. If you follow the vetch crop with some cultiâ€" vated crop, such as corn, potatoes, etc., and keep the crop clean, you wm. experience no difficu‘ty whatever in getting rid of it. Quack grass propa-l gates by root stalks and seed, hence it is extremely bard to get rid of. Some farmers report good results in getiing rid of quack grass from workâ€" ing the infected land as soon as the grain crop is taken off, keeping the ground â€"thoroughly harrowed until winter. If the root stalks are very thick they should be gathered together with a hay rake and burned. In the spring, work the land just as soon as THE SUXDAY SCHOOL LESSON AUGUST STH. The Kingly Kindness ef David, 2 Sam. 8: 15; 9: 1â€"13. Golden Text, * 2 Samuel 8: 15. 8â€"15. David Executed Judgment and Justice Unto All His People. This is very high praise, and is borne out by the history of David‘s reign. His ideal of the kingly character and rule is well set forth in the poem which is entitled, "The last words of David." (2 Sam. 23: 1â€"4): "One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God, He shall be as the light of the mornâ€" ing when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, When th> tender grass springeth out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain." But, he adds sadly, as if conscious that his own character had fallen far short of this ideal, _ s Go‘;v'srily my house is not so with It is altogether to his credit that David, in looking back over the years of his reign, should have recognized and confessed his imperfections and faults. But it is true, nevertheless, that his reign as a whole was marked | idea| _ Answer:â€"From your description, if f you| you are in shape to grow wheat this cultiâ€"| crop would be profitable for you to atoes,| grow. If you are in the Fall Wheat u wlll\ Belt you will get the largest yield of ver in‘ grain by having the ground plowed as propa-‘ soon as you can and worked into shape hence| so that you can sow fall wheat in d of.l‘ September. If you are too far north‘ ilts in| have the field fall plowed and sow it wor'k-l to spring wheat next spring. I would as the: advise you to apply 250 lbs. of fertilâ€" ig the| izer analyzing about 2 to 3 per cent. un:ili ammonia, 8 per cent. phosphoric acid > very| and possibly 2 per cent. potash. Have g-ether‘| this applied through the fertilizer In the| dropping attachment of the grain oon as| drill when you are sowing your wheat, A mile and a half, or a day and a half, or a world and a the soil is in shape, again raking the : root stalks and burning what is 1 gathered. Let the land Stand for 2 or 3 weeks so that what remains of| the roots in the soil, sprout. At this time again thoroughly disk and harâ€" row the soil, gathering together and burning the root stalks. If possible, late in June or early in July, plant the area to a smothering crop such as ‘\rape or millet, sowing this fairly thick. This treatment should exâ€" terminate the quack grass. Sand \vetch sown among the corn should | give you a legume crop which â€" is | relished by hogs and sheep. However, it does not make very rapid growth. | Rape, on the other hand, makes rapid, thick growth and forms a good pasâ€" ture for sheep and hogs, after the corn has ceased to grow. It all deâ€" pends upon your needs as to which crop would be best to grow. ‘ H. H.;â€"I have a five acre field that has been in pasture for several years. What sort of grain would be most | profitable to sow it to and how w&uld you prepare the soil? It is rather heavy clay but well dni_n«l._ C 0: 1â€"13. For Jonathan‘s Sake. David‘ could not forget the great and unâ€" | selfish friendship of Jonathan. In spite icf Saul‘s jealous hatred and persecuâ€" ‘tion of him, he showed no vindictiveâ€" ‘ness, after his exaltation to the throne, ‘toward any of Saul‘s house. He had llnflicted summary punishment upon \the man who claimed that he had killâ€" by justice and generous kindness, even toward his enemies. See, for example, bis treatment of the men of Jabeshâ€" gilead (2 Sam. 2: 4â€"7), and of Abner (2 Sam. 3: 20â€"21), and his indignation‘ and grief at Abner‘s death (2 Sam. 3: 98â€"39). Note also, at the time of Absalom‘s rebellion, his considerate treatment of Ittai the Gittite, the comâ€" mander of his Philistine soldiers, and his patience with Shimei, who cursed him as he passed along the road in his flight from Jerusalem. (2 Sam. 15: 19â€"21, and 16: 5â€"13.) ed Saul at the battle of Mount Gilboa (2 Sam. 1: 13â€"16), and upon the murâ€" derers of Ishbosheth (2 Sam. 4: 5â€"12). He yielded, it is true, to the demandl made by the Gibeonites for vengance on the descendants of Saul because of Saul‘s slaughter of them, but he did so with evident reluctance and sorrow, and because it was made apparent to hirln )to be a religious duty. (2 Sam. 21: 1â€"14). __Ziba appears later in the history ‘making a crafty bid for the king‘s fzvor :nd his own profit. See 2 Sam. 16: 1â€"4. Lame on His Feet. This son of Jonathan was called Meghlboshoth, or Meribaal (1 Chron. 9: 40). The story of his lameness is told in chap. 4: 4. It appears that in the til;ne ?_f §aul and 4 4 "P a00tk 2N Ne CAE C vece wl David the Always Near car is equipped the Partridge way. and sure if your name "Baal," which meant Fabric The great charm of many of the, quaint old homes in Europe is due tol the fact that in each one most of the articles of furniture and many of tho‘ decorations were not made or bought during the present owner‘s lifetime but have been in the family for years, used by father and sons, and sons‘ aan«. ‘The old oak chairs, benches, sons. The old oak chairs, benches,; chests of drawers; the pottery, brass | and copper cooking utensils; the solidl silver or pewter, even the linens and hand embroideries, have two great charms for us modern Canadians, the first, that they were well made, built, fashioned or woven out of good maâ€" terials by skilled hands; the second, that they have been used and enjoyed by one after ancther of many fnmily‘ generations, have been a part of the father‘s gifts to his sons or the moth, er‘s hand work for her daughters, passed along from child to grandchild, gaining in value and sentiment with every new ownership. . Buying Furniture Intelligently In those times household furnishâ€" ings were all made by hand, designed either by a skilled worker or copied from something which a master workâ€" man had done and half of the beauty of the old time homes was in their lack of furniture. The rooms were not overâ€"crowded as ours are, for none of the articles I have mentioned were made for show or ornament but strlct-‘ ly to fill some definite need in the home life. This is always the secret of beautiful interior furnishing and is exactly what the great William Morris meant when he saicd, "Have nothing in your home which you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." We, too, should go back to old timel ways, and nearly all of us should make our rooms emptier than they are, takâ€" ing care to have in them only the abâ€" solutely necessary pieces of furniture and decoration, and seeing to it that these are good in color, simple in deâ€" sign n;;l‘: :s' far as poss'ible,‘of a lastâ€" ing and beautiful quality. To one who is about to buy one or more pieces of furniture the most practical advice is this: Educate yourâ€" self by looking at good things; study furniture that is higher priced than that which you are intending to buy; visit the very best furniture shops or send for catalogs of the highest priced furniture of which you know. If you are intending to pay from t1en LW a tss 2E EOM raudP Adualt »sainlt, roractetP t ied 14 * to fifteen dollars for a chair or table,‘ first study chairs and tables that cost twice as much or more and study them! carefully, for this reason: Supposing | that without knowing anything about‘ what the best furniture of toâ€"day looks like, you should go directly to a secâ€" ond rate shop because you have but little to spend and wish a lowâ€"priced article. You will find there both good and very poor designs but having seen no others, you will be unable to say which is good and which is poor, and therefore the salesman has a very flne‘l - chance for making you take whichr ever piece he cares most to be rid of.| Toâ€"day the main things to look for in furniture are simplicity in line, light but strong construction and quiet, }ow-toned coloring. Essentials for Living Room. For general living rooms there are no "full sets" of furniture, though one} should pay some attention to selectingl pieces which go well together in size! and shape, and as, for the articles| needed, we can never do better than to| istudy a list which William Morris‘ once gave for living room furniture, and see if it does not include all the pieces really needed to make a living room homey and delightful. He says, "First a bookcase, with a great many books in it; next a table that will lkeep steady when you write or work at it; with this a good lamp; then sevâ€" ‘eral chairs that you can move and a bench or couch that you can sit or He upon. You will waht pictures, such as you can afford, not stopâ€"gaps but (copies of) real works of art upon the wall. We shall also want a vase to put flowers in. Then there will be the firep‘:ace and if we are musical, we shall need some musical instruâ€" ment. That is quite all we shall want and we can add little to these necesâ€" sities without troubling ourselves and hindering our work, our thought, or hindering our rest." Such is a living room planned by a great artist, Let us compare our overâ€"crowded rooms with this and reâ€" move many things! Halls and dining rooms when not a part of the i‘ving room, are not meant to spend w#ich time in. _ Each one should have only the necessary furniâ€" oo s o e Ne in c P CC P Aavew B titles applied to Jehovah, just as we| say "Master" or "Lord" when speakâ€"| ing of Christ. Later the name Baal | came to be associated in the minds of‘ Israclites with the worship of certain | heathen deities, and its use was dis-i continued. In some cases Hebrew scribes who had learned to hold the | name of Baal in abhorence, finding it in the old histories in compound proper names, deliberately changed it. Thus, Eshball "the Lord‘s man," was changâ€" ed to Ishbosheth, which means "man of shame," and Meribaal, "the Lord‘s hero," became Mephibosheth, a meanâ€" ingless compound with the same word for "shame." Machir was a prominent man of the clan Machir of the tribe of Manasseh, living east of the Jordan (Num. 26: 29; fosh. 17; 1). He proved himself a true friend of David in his time of trouble when he fled from Absalonm feoo 2oo oi Aeban Renoatabhantint 12 Sant "master, across Jordan tO MEAMAMMMiNE .0 00000 17; 27â€"29). Fear Not. Mephibosheth, or Meriâ€" baal, might well have been afraid when " or "lord," was one of the n has a very fine you tal_se which B. WHITFORD. | ture for ‘its use "and this arranged _ rilo $g_ualloâ€"with "no m °t little things. Keep China in Cupboard. In choosing pieces for a small dinâ€" ing room, the table and chairs are necessary but the sideboard and the glass china cabinet may or may not be used. In homes of good taste there are no displays of china and cut glass. | A dining room has a closed cupboard | or the dishes are brought in from the nearby pantry or kitchen cupboard. \ Very often in place of a sideboard, a | narrow side table is set against the | wall and on this there is room for a â€"I dish of fruit or flowers, a pair of tall ‘| candle sticks with gay candles for deâ€" | coration, still leaving space in which t| to set down plates or a tray when AECOER ECCC 1 In halls the only niecessary articles| are the "tree" or rack for a coat or hat or two, and a well hung mirror. When there is room, a small firm table and one or two chairs placed straight against the wall are useful. Welcome is given by. a hall‘s color rather than its furnitre; yellowish walls (not deep tan) with this little set arrangement of all brown or all lbhek furniture; would be one of sevâ€" eral good treatments. ;;r\;i'r;g._-A chest of drawers someâ€" thing like an old dresser is often used as a convenient dining room piece. In furnishing bedrooms special atâ€" 4 tention should be given to providing & good bed springs, mattresses and pilâ€" 1 lows. Good health depends upon comâ€" fortable sleep; it is not only poor economy but shabby housekeeping to neglect this fact. 4 The ideal bedroom has very little}, in it. Complete sets of furniture are not always used but they are generally| the most convenient. Very artistic bedrooms have simple beds, a small lamp stand at the head, a chair, a chest of drawers and a mirror,. These articles may be of any quality, proâ€" vided they are substantial, comfortâ€" able to use and restful to look at. The charm of a bedroom is in iits good order and its fresh, exact kind of cleanliness. A good closet and plenty . of windows mean far more to the comâ€" ] fort and usefulness of a bedroom than handsome furniture. Renovating Old Furniture. And now & word about old furniâ€" ture. Very often the householder has | stored away old chairs, tables, spindleâ€" i back couches or beds, which were made | in excellent simple forms. The present | popularity of painted furniture, and l better ways of finishing old wood, give ‘t these pieces a new value. They should | all be saved and put to use ngain.1 EoRE NWw WRPNHeRC CRO PB CBOC C If they are of mahogany or walnut.‘ they may be sold at a good price or refinished by an experienced cabinet worker, for they will make valuable pieces; but if of softer woods, they are better painted. Dull olive green, dark blue, dull yellow, medium gray and ' ‘ 10 WTUs ho on . ME uow e Tt Cns d i of black are the favorite colors from 1 which to choose. Brown is not used,| | nor the mahogany red, as these aro} too much like an imitation of wood| : itself. < _ Remove fancy parts, scrolls and ornaments, and if the piece is soiled,| wash with soda or ammonia in the water; then rub thoroughly, first with coarse and then with finer sandpapers, to get off all varnish and leave the wood grain open, so that paint will be abâ€" sorbed and hold. For large pieces, a } liquid varnishâ€"remover may be needed. This is sold by the can with full diâ€" rections. It must never be usea by open lamp or fire. When work is smooth and dry, wipe free of dust and give a coat of good interior paint. Allow this to dry well and for best results you will probably need several coats, with soft rubbing with No. 0 steel wool after each one. There should be some varnish in the paint used for the final coat or it should be a preâ€" A pgred enamel. | ‘If any of the old furniture is modern golden oak, this may be done over into fumed oak like that of toâ€"day. Use | the liquid varnishâ€"remover very thorâ€" oughly; cleaning the wood down to natural grain, then stain with any good make of fumed oak stain, such as paint dealers sell. When dry, rub | in a brown wood filler, give one coat of shellac, then a coat of varnish and | when this is thoroughly dry, rub to a | dull surface with pumice powder and | raw linseed oil. sent for by the king, for it was not | uncommon in the East in those timel‘ for a new kin% to rid himself of ail possible rivals by putting to death the heirs of the king whom he had disâ€" placed. It is possible, too, that the ragedy of Gibeah (chap. 12) had alâ€" ready taken place. He finds himself, however, a guest at the king‘s table, and provided for by the restoration of the lands which had belonged to his grandfather Saul,. To Ziba was given l the care and cultivation of these lands for the lame prince. _ in In finishing any wood with sandâ€" paper or pumice powder, do not use the circular movement but go back and forth straight and always with the grain of the wood. o U‘Ve:;;e ul.i‘;vinr the Greek translation, reads more correctly, "So Meribaal ate at David‘s table as one of the king‘s Grass stains will disappear if the fabric is rubbedâ€"with lard before being washed. Water should never be used to exâ€" tinguish burning paraffin, for it only snreads the fiames. Flour will instantâ€" ly e guish it. TORONTO any wood v_vith sandâ€" A series of instructive articles constituting, when eml&d. an entire course on baby hygiene and care of the c up to six or seven years old. Mothers are urged to read the articles as published, and cut them out for future reference. The information has been prepared by physicians who have made the welfare of the child a life study. Feeding a baby on the bottie 13 3 difficult thing to do successfully. It it is not done properly the baby will get sick and may lose its life. 1e t Pe i ce t 2 c is 4 Atrtsa Prosetrones 4 BArg As a baby grows older and gets heavier he requires additional food. Nature provides these changes in mother‘s milk without any one having to worry about. But when the baby is fed on a bottle these changes must be made every few weeks. For that \nuou feeding a baby on a bottle needs to be under the supervision of a physician. Babies who are fed on & bottle, too, are more liable to indigesâ€" tion and diarrhoea, so that the bottleâ€" fed baby usually needs to be seen frequently by the doctor. The baby will need to be milk fed| d at least until it is a year old, so it| o saves time and money to obtain the| t proper equipment in the beginning. Select good quality white granitewars} s for the utensils for preparing baby‘s, milk, and never use them for any other | & purpose. They must be kept always| i scrupulously clean and scalded each| 1 time before using. ¢ Essentials in Bottle Feeding. ? The following are essential: 1 Equipmentâ€"One large pan with inâ€"| . verted pie pan in the bottom for pasâ€"| . teurizing. ‘ One twoâ€"quart granite saucepan|. with handle, or pitcher. ‘ One tablespoon. ‘ One pint measure. Seven bottles, ‘corks and nipples for each bottle. s One wire rack for holding bottles. One bottle brush. | _ One fruit jar for lime water or barâ€" \ley water, as ordered by the physician. One jar of malt sugar, milk sugar l or cane sugar, as ordered by the | physician. | _ One box of baking soda or borax. Bottlesâ€"Select bottles with smooth, round sides and marked for the differâ€" ( .\ ent quantities of food. There should | ;| be as many bottles as there are feedâ€" â€"\ ings in twentyâ€"four hours. The bottle »| should be cleaned immediately after t | feeding by rinsing in clear water, t,hen1 1| by soaking in suds, borax or soap a| water. _ Bottles should be scrubbed i| with a clean brush in warm soapsuds and rinsed with boiling water, (Then they should be filled with boiled water until ready for use.) The corks should be scalded each day and kept in a tightly covered receptacle. 2 CS 5 oo dnc ds LoX â€" inb B cadaaatr enc it 04 Nipplesâ€"Use only noncollapsible nipples that can be slipped over the neck of the bottle. After each feedâ€" ing cleanse the nipple inside and outâ€" side, scrubbing it with a brush in warm soapy water. Wrap the nipples in a clean cloth and boil them once a day. Drop them into a scalded jelly glass and put the lid on tight. Never touch with your fingers that part of the nipple which must go into the baby‘s mouth. The hole in the nipple should be only large enough to allow the drops to fall about one and oneâ€" half inch apart when the bottle is inverted. Feedingâ€"Feed the baby by the clock. When it is feeding time, shake the bottle gently to mix the contents and place it in a pan of hot water to warm it, Test the temperature by letâ€" ting a few drops fall on the inside of the wrist. Giving the bottleâ€"The bottle should always be held while the child is takâ€" ing the food. The baby should be lying down while feeding. Do not allow him to drink longer than twenty minutes, Do not urge him to take more than he wants. If he does Eot EERAODVWEE Y AGE . C onlsiey more than he wants. If he does not take the whole feeding, throw out that remaining in the bottle. Do not save it for another time. [ P 2 4 mt A child should not be played with after feeding. He should not be alâ€" lowed to suck on an empty bottle or allowed to sleep or play with the nipple in his mouth. After feeding, the child should be placed upright and patted gently to allow him to bring up gas or air which he has swallowed. He should then be placed in the bedâ€"but not rocked. Weigh Baby Regularly. i The average weight of a baby at birth is seven pounds. During the first week after birth there is usually no gain in weight, and there may be a slight loss. Atâ€"the end of two weeks the average baby should weigh seven pounds and six ounces, and should gain eight ounces a week for the next two weeks, so that when one month old he weighs eight pounds and six ounces. For the first two months a normal infant gains from six to eight ounces a week. For the third month he gains from four to gix ounces a week, and thereafter from three to four ounces weekly. “"i'-hi;“t:e"tvnâ€"xlarr increase in weight, as determined by the weekly weighing, is the indication that baby‘s tood is not only ‘a“:g:rve-e'i'rlg with him and satisfying his hunger but that it is also meeting his growth requfrements. General formulae must of necessity be written for the average baby, and may not be entirely satisfactory for your baby. If your baby does not gain properly and remain well, take it to your doctor, who may make the necesâ€" sary change. Take this paper along YOUR BABY Fourth Article. on the bottle is a with you, so the doctor may know what and I-ww you have been feeding. Obsetve These Rules. A newâ€"born baby needs very little: food for the first day or two. Tbe‘ first feeding should be made of one l ounce of milk to two or three ounces of water, and no sugar. No food or substance other than cool boiled water should be given except by the direction of the physician. After the first day a weak baby is fed at twoâ€"hour intervals during the day and twice during the night, at 10 pm. and 2 a.m. A strong baby may be fed at threeâ€"hour intervals during the day, with two feedings at night. Ceoo e y e m e t es t | At one week the ‘average child reâ€" quires fifteen ounces of diluted milk _ _ 2 M _33 4an yioge Emt Ee TE o8 daily. To five ounces of milk add ten ounces of water and one and oneâ€"half tablespoonfuls of sugar of milk. { Dextrimaltose, oneâ€"half to one teaâ€" spoonful may be added to each feeding bottle instead of using sugar of milk, as stated. This total quantity is given in seven feedings at threeâ€"hour interâ€" vals during the day and two feedings at night. At three months the child will reâ€" quire about thirtyâ€"two ounces of diâ€" luted milk daily. To sixteen ounces of milk add sixteen ounces of water and three level tablespoonfuls of sugar of milk. Dextrimaltose may be used in the proportion of one teaspoonful to each feeding bottle, instead of sugar of milk. This is given in six feedings at threeâ€"hour intervals during the day and one feeding at night, about 10‘ pm. The 2 a.m. feeding is disconâ€" tinued at the third or fourth month.‘ Atsix months the average baby will‘ require thirtyâ€"six ounces of diluted‘ milk and twelve ounces of water or barley water and three even tableâ€" spoonfuls of sugar of milk. This is given in five feedings during the day, the night feeding being discontinued. us ic ui lt < i mines : Mss nsA At nine months the average child, requires forty ounces daily. To thirty ounces of milk add ten ounces of water or barley water and three even tableâ€" spoonfuls of sugar. This is given in five feedings. Drinking water.â€"Boil a pint of: water every morning and put in a clean bottle. Keep in a cool place, Offer the baby plenty of water beâ€" tween feedings, beginning with oneâ€" half ounce twice a day during the first few days after birth. The quantity should be gradually increased until the infant is taking from five to six ounces of water daily. It must be remembered that the inâ€" {fant cannot ask for water, and that he is apt to become thirsty more often during the summer months than in winter. Barley water.â€"After the baby is SIX| months old barley water may be used to dilute milk instead of plain water, Add oneâ€"half level tablespoonful of‘ barley flour to one pint of water and cook for twenty minutes. As it boils keep adding enough water to make one pint, strain and cool, At six months one and on&-half even tablespoonfuls of barley may be used, cooked in eight ounces of water. K Orange juice.â€"Not later than oma‘| month after being put on the bottle, or at any time from three months of age up, the linfant should be given orange juice, beginning with one tableâ€" spoonful mixed with equal quantity of cooled boiled water and gradually inâ€" creasing the quantity of two to three tablespoonfuls. The best time to give orange juice is just before the bath in the morning. Strained tomato juice may be given in like proportion when ‘oungec are not available. The use of these juices will prevent scurvy, Other foods.â€"At six months. the baby is beginning to be able to digest starch; therefore, at this time small amounts of barley or oatmeal water may be given with the milk. When the teeth begin to appear a cracker or a piece of zwiechack may be allowed. In addition to this, a little cereal jelly without sugar may be given once a day, preferably in the morning. At nine months a baby may be given a half cup of plain bouillon, or beef or chicken broth, or vegetable soup once daily. He should have a small piece of crisp toast, zwieback or crust of bread on which to chew immediateâ€" ty after each feeding. An eminent professor recently stated that it was possible to lengthen one‘s life and improve the general health merely by tiptocing for a few minutes every day. He even went so far as to say that exercises of this kind keep off tuberâ€" culosis, and when one considers the matter this seemse quite feasible. When walking on tiptoe, the lungs work seventeen per cent. better, and Xâ€"ray experiments show that balancâ€" ing on the toes straightens the spinal Tiptoeing is sometimes said to in crease height, amd it has many other advantages which tend to lengthen life. There is no doubt that this form of exercise will improve the carriage. Additions to Milk Diet. Tipâ€"Toe to Health! After the baby is six six months. the pointed patriots dwell at length upon the wonderful opportunities, privileges and benefits which we enjoy in our great Dominion. Rights and privileges are on every tongue; but far too little is said about duties and responsibilâ€" ities which must always be commenâ€" surate with rights, The old Spartan idea that the child belongs to the State and that the State was entitled to something from him might well have some consideration toâ€"day. A father recently told me that he was educating his two boys, one to become a lawyer and the other a preacher. In other words, he was training his boys for good citizenship. One boy was to be a good citizen practicing law, the other was to be a good citizen, preaching. 4 The home is a little democracy, the achool a larger one, the world a still greater. The siall cluld should be taught to be a good citizen in the home, later in the school and when he is graduated out into the world he will naturally continue right activity, "Men are but children of a larger growth." In the home the child should have certain regular tasks to perform and should be taught that he must attend to them conscientiously. The care of pets, plants, flowers and of younger children, the responsibility of performing certain household dutics develops strength of character. | Possession teaches generosity, for | without possessions of his own, how \can the child learn to share and apâ€" :\ preciate the difference between "mine || and thine‘‘? If his property, his rights, ,| his little treasures are respected he â€"| will soon see why he should regard ,| and ‘respect the rights of others. without possessions of his own, how can the child learn to share and apâ€" preciate the difference between "mine and thine‘"‘? If his property, his rights, his little treasures are respected he will soon see why he should regard Possession entails responsibility for the care and use of property. The small boy who leaves his picture book outdoors over night and discovers in the morning that it hag been stolen or rainâ€"soaked realizes that the misâ€" fortune is his own fault. If he is rough with his toys and breaks them he must learn to be more careful. If he doesn‘t feed his pet rabbit, it dies; ;-i h'e' 'f-:-al; to care for his garden, the flowers are soon choked with weeds. In training the child, his opinions should be respected and parents should take time and have patience to show him wherein he is right or wrong. He certainly»â€"cannot always have his own way, now nor in the future; therefore he must learn to obey before he is fit to command, and careful, constant training is needed to produce this reâ€" sult. Children should be chums with their parents, and should also have the companionship of other children to learn to "get along" without diffiâ€" lcultiu or quarrels; adaptability is | essential to happiness. We must begin with our children and teach them personal, home, schoo!, community and national responsibility at a very early age, and show by obâ€" ject lessons that every violation of rules or laws, every case of malicious destruction of property, every maniâ€" festation of vandalism, all exhibitions of temper, impudence and insolence, all forms of disrespect for persons, places, property, positions, or sacred things bring trouble and punishment. l The neatly painted house, the | screened porch, the smoothly mowed lawn, the shrubbery and flowers, the wellâ€"kept garden nearby, the fence im repair, the whole external picture of the farm home set off by a frame made up of wellâ€"placed treesâ€"these are the ‘dehfls that photograph in your mind the impression of farm people who love their home and who believe in | the preservation of its natural beauty. As one‘s personal appearance reflects \ human character just so the appearâ€" Did you ever travel over an unâ€" familiar country road in some comâ€" munity where you had no friends or acquaintances? If so, have you tried the experiment of determining in your own mind the sort of people who live in these farm homes that dot the rural landscape? It may never have ocâ€" curred to you, but it is an actual fact that the character of the people who live in the farm home is very acâ€" curately reflected by the surroundings of that farm home. In the same way that you might judge the homes in a community unfamiliar to you, just so people passing your front yard every day are judging you and your family. It is a true judgment. ance of the farm reflects the mental attitude of the farm family toward farm life, One cannot hide facts‘! Aside from the comfort and happiâ€" ness and pride in having a wellâ€"kept farm with appropriate home surroundâ€" ings there is a decided economic value to such improvements. Compare the slovenly appearing farm with the neat farm and estimate the difference in values, A very small expenditure in trees, shrubs, flowers and paint will add thousands of dollars to the value of a runâ€"down farm. The next time you drive to town check up the farms along the way. See if they reflect the character of the people who live on them. Then when you come home look at your own front yard with the eyes of a stranger and see what improvements you can make, Are you willing to be judged by the appearance of your farm?* It is your card of introduction to the strangers who pass the front gate. Your Front Yard? y X4," i2 4 ie t ie nam