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A bit of paint wi.: prevent from »usting and also make hetter.â€"â€"D. R. V. H. tin ¢ ing a tw we a SMCCX LC WEAKNESS OR RICKETS N POULTRY Protect the Birdâ€"House. Fragrant Annuals on it, upside down. Manxe through the bottom of the » 18rm of a cross and bend Y lown. â€" Place this over the en with tacks through the We keeper comm s of th Margu BY DR. GEORGE H. CONN JYaIns H #, O g th nt the pan ke it look p U Mak M n d . w feeds, it remains for us to use some other â€" method â€" supplementing . and assisting those feeds which supply this vitamin, as wal as those supplyâ€" inz the minerals, calcium and phosâ€" phorus, which are so nocessary in building up the skeeton. We can now do this with the use of green feeds and sunjlight. )reve Outdoor whitewash: Materials needâ€" ed are 62 pounds of quicklime, two pounds of salt, one pound of sulphate of zme, two gallons of skimâ€"milk. Slake the lim> in twelve gallons of water. _ Stir occasionally to prevent scorching, and keep covered when not stirring. Dissolve the sa‘t and sulâ€" phate of zinc in two ga ons of boiling water, then add to the s‘aked }ime. Add the skimâ€"milk and stir well. We M Sheep Industry Promising. f M A Good Fireless Cooker. ng way s, are nothing more or less than reakness, or rickets; the more we rstand the cause of this trouble the manner in which it can be nted the more we appreciate this. addition of 5 per cent. of poultry , and of the same quantity of , to the ration wil} help considerâ€" in the prevention of this trouble; ise of green feed and of milk is very beneficial, but experiments lately been completed which > that sunlight is the contro‘ling r in the successful rearing of chicks in confinement: this makes Water Runs Downbhill. yor fir ‘ is to t land p h lit 1x Di.l Was 1at sunlight is the in the successful cks in confinement it Af e of this trymen ha h Bring the muslit f the excelsior or to .ay in A th recks that was $1.50. Stack that up ying 60 rods of tile the thre f th ABLE T empt y tight A to it laught codâ€"iver oll, COGâ€"iIVer ith the mash by stirring en them in this manner; per cent. of the ration fairly good results, but of sunlight greatly imâ€" or _ fiem ril until ing it H. B y 3 unab.c th Th Wh h paddir ~o â€" inc iml t of money and a bad ig fie‘ds Py hiring a He can to:l where the arm. Your eve can‘t Lt ntly ; bird i ib especially of y AT wh ch 5 wher up no room in the i desirable height 10 stooping. . The arm to the reserâ€" er comes it can be reservoir again be STAND down ake o which ght. These maâ€" ry in operation irdâ€"paid of good ver. and set the h or so Make r the ea? it I fic the â€"vapor .amps, uitrymen and fully for this exposed each wlight (ultraâ€" reakness, the the feathers s listess and it 18 out h it up ason â€" wh th U > reservoir. under _ and c level with as tightly ut the pail it fits with up and over o it can be e a cushion » top of the he cushion thick. â€" The will cover 1s not posâ€" to natural on of the which are : crowded the water t hatched sunlight id the thy or in 34 inches waist. S quires 1% yards 36â€"i lining for bodice top each pattern. The garments illus Fashion Book are a the home dressmaket or girl who desires t dependable for tast economy will find he in our patterns. Pri cents the copy. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. _ |ham Writs your name and address plainâ€" | done ly, giving number and size of lucb' TI patterns as you want. Enclose 20¢ in |a bu stamps or coin (coin preferred; vwrap baki it carefully) for each number, and |nom: address your order to Pattern Dept, Of © Wilson Publishing Co., 78 West Ade| NO laide St., Tororto. Patterns sent by ";1"‘ return mail. ‘f’\e;, Lemon juice, clear or diluted with pure water, is an excesent bleach for the person whose skin easily freckies or tans. Such a person shou‘d try applications of glycerine and lemon juice, equal parts. Lemon juice is also valuable for manicuring, as it removes stains from the fingers and mails. When making lemonade (and I hope you serve it often, for it is very whoeâ€" some if not made too sweet), cut the ‘emons in half and extract the juice by means of a g‘ass reamer. To remove discolorations from hands and fingerâ€" nails thrust them into the squeezed lemons. Very small warts can someâ€" times be removed by lemonâ€"juice. Many anybody day. In ed not agent a th Al As a hair rinse, lemon juice is espeâ€" cially valuable for those who have oily hair. â€"It¢ cuts the curd often formed by the use of soap, and leaves the hair soft, clean and fluffy after the shamâ€" poo. In many of the professional beauty parlors, a lemon rinse is given with every shampoo. _ > TREATING FACE AND HANDS. Lemon juice is a marvelous beautiâ€" fier for face, neck and hands. First This will quickly put out a fire and x supply should be on hand in every home. Keep it where it will be easy to get at, and in some place that each member of the family knows about. This liquid does not become offensive when kept for some time, and it will not freeze. o w away in receptac I find it a bad mistake to load five ushels of apples in the car, take them o town and then try to sell them. If I sit down at the phone and call THE LEMON AN AID TO HEALTH AND BEAUTY An effective liquid fireâ€"ext made by dissolving 25 pour d one pound of soda in tc water. Mix we! together vay in large bottles, jars, A Good Fireâ€"Extinguisher. s 1% yards 36â€"inch, with %4 yard | es g for bodice top. Price 20 cents| (I pattern. ‘W‘ o garments illustrated in our new | * ion Book are advance styles forlco nome dressmaker, and the woman ‘:: irl who desires to wear garments‘ m any cosmetics are expensive, but ody can afford to buy a lemon a In this fruit Naiure has providâ€" not only a delightful flavoring t and garnish, but a real toilet as well. Ust, .31%0 ob D â€"inch striped m trasting for co , is in sizes 26, s waist. Size R o wear garments », simplicity and r desires fulfilled ce of the book 10 ist requires 2 iterial, and 4 lar. The skirt, 28, 30, 32 and 38 waist reâ€" , with %%4 yard Price 20 cents inguisher ds of salt 1t ind 1 sait illons Ch. 16 tolls the story of the Egypâ€" tion handmaid, Hagar, and the birth | of her son, Ishmae, who is described | (25:12â€"18), as the ancestor of Arabian itri-hes in the regions east and south | of Palestina. * | !I. VISIT OF THE ANGELS, 1â€"8. 1 By the oaks of«Mamre. The trees 18â€" ferred to were more probably toteâ€" |binths, or turpentine trees. . Where It,hev.o trees are allowed to have their \fu.l growth they attain a height of |\thirty to forty feet, with thick and idark foliage which offers a grateful | shade in the hot summer days. There, near Hebron, Abraham had pitched his ,Levnt and had built an altar for worâ€" ship, 13:18. Here, the Lord appeared | to him, but he aid not at first recogâ€" |nize his heavemy visitor. t ] Now it appears to Abraham that through the jips of oneâ€" of these Istrange guests the Lord is speaking to !him. Strange as the promise is, there is with it the assuring question, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" Compare Jeremiah, 32:17. Shall I hide from Abraham that | which 1 do? He proposes to reveal to |Abraham the doom of the wicked |cities, and this because of his confiâ€" dence in him and his covenant promâ€" ise to him. There is the recognition :that to men of faith much is revealed which is hidden from others. "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him." "Surely the Lord God will | do nothing but he revealeth his secvret to his servants, the prophets." l All the nattons. Compare ch. 12:8. , This is involved in the covenant promâ€" iso. Men do not receive God‘s rich lb!essings for themse‘ves alone, but IntroDuerionâ€"Two stories are told of the making of a covenant bond beâ€" tween Abram, whose name is now changed to Abraham, and his God, the one in chap. 15, and the other in chap. May 16. Abraham and the Strangers, Gen. 18: 1â€"8, 16â€"19. Golden Textâ€" All the nations of the earth shail be blessed in him.â€"Gen. 18: 18. ANALYSIS. I. visit or THE ANGELS, 1â€"8. II. GoD TALKS WITH ABRAHAM, 16â€"19. He looked and lo, three men, He had not seen them approach, but though surprised, he ran to offer them the ready and generous hospitality of the Eact. His bowing low before tiem was by way of courteous salutation. The very anclient Samaritan Hebrew text has probably preserved the true reading in verse 8, "My lords, if now I have found favor in your sight, pass not awaf', I pray you, from your serâ€" vant." 1f, however, the rendering My lord is correct, ho must have recognizâ€" ed one of the three as superior in rank or dignity to the others, and so addressed himself to him. The Thre a bushel an« baking. Mc nomadic ter sponge the skin over with warnt water, dry thoroughly, then rub some lemon juice into the skin gently with the fingerâ€"tips. Do this at night, leave it on til morning, then wash it off with warm water and a litt‘o fine oatmeal, but no soap. In massaging wg.h lemon juice take care to treat the neck, chin and all edges and corners. After sponging off in the morning rub in a little good The internal benefits of lemon juice should not be forgotten. Lemon juice in water, without sugar;is an exce lent tonic, taken .the first thing in the morning. _ Marty persons find this morning "lemon cotktail" not omly a mouth sweetener and an appetizer, but a gentle laxative as well. An active liver and regu‘lar habits are absolutely necessary if one would have a clear complexion. _ Oranges and lemons both assist the liver. A half hour beâ€" fore breakfast, take the juice of one lemon in a cupful of Ipt 3 adding a dash ofâ€"salt; this eouxza-tpn acts Lemonâ€"juice is good a sional dentifrice. It i: astringent for flabby nec and is said to be muc tropics in footâ€"baths, t« len, tired feet. divectly on the liver, whitening the $.8. LESSON s good a.so as an occaâ€" e. It is an excelent abby necks and cheeks, be much used in the baths, to relieve swo.â€" | The roseâ€"bud gazed down on the 'grub-worm, and thought: | â€" "Oh, what a hideous litthle monster!" | _ But the poor thing looked so sad and lonely that she pitied him and said: ’ She had also pleasant things to tel, ‘of skiee bright with sunbeams, or gemmed with stars, that had smiled |upon her when the storm was past; , of crysta) dews that had glittered on | her leaves; of fountains that, on warm summer days, had shed their cooling | spray around her; of fairy forms that | had fiitted amid her blossoms, or found Ia home in their fragrant petale; of | grown people and litt‘e ones who had | admired and loved her. The grubâ€"worm had also many tales to tell of his brief, eventful lifeâ€"of the strange things that had happened | to him in his Journey to her side; of ‘neglect and hardship; of narrow lescapes from death. One warm spring day, when the vio‘ets and crocuses were in blcom, and the roses and snowâ€"balils and Hlacs had buddan, a grubâ€"worm crept up to a white roseâ€"bush that gave promise of many blossoms, saying: "I am all alone in the wor‘dâ€"I want a friend. May I not come and live with you?" They soon became great friends. The roseâ€"bush told the grubâ€"worm many stories of her past lifeâ€"of lawâ€" less hand that had plucked hor blosâ€" soms; of driving rains that had beaten her to the carth; of untimely frosts that had smitten her and thrown a blight over her budding ‘oveliness. neglect and hardship; of n-arroWI with rainbow hues and golden wings. escapes from death. | The world was before him; he could He had pleasant stories, a‘so, of choosse any dwellingâ€"p‘ace he pleased, lovely mossy banks and blooming, but he found nome so dear as his old flowerâ€"gardens he had seen in his home with the rogeâ€"bush. tnavels; of the sweet, juicy loaves hue' While she was chained to the sod, he had tasted; of the gay beet‘es and gor.! cou‘ld soar far away into the blue geous butterflies he had met. ]ethor, and explore both earth and akky. One day, after he had lived a week| No matter where he went, he was sure "Yes, you can stay with me as long as you pleasa." , So the grubâ€"worm made his home with the roseâ€"bush. They soon bocame great friends. had tasted ; of the gay beet‘es and gor.| could soar far away into the b.me geous butterflies he had met. |ethor, and explore both earth and sky. One day, after he had lived a week| No matter where he went, he was sure near the roseâ€"bush, she said to him: ‘!to return to his old friend gladiy, as "How could I ever think you ugiy? the bird flies back to its nest, bringing You are handsomer to me than the her many delightful stories of farâ€" golden beetle or the sparking g".ow-'nway places she could never see, and worm. They are proud and vain; youla.lways ready at her bidding to go are humb‘le and good." lforth in quest of new adventures, with "Friendship blinds your eyes," re| which to entertain and delight her. plied the grubâ€"worm. "Everybody calls) So the roseâ€"tree, who had been the me ugly." \friend of the poor chrysalis, shared "What does that matter to me?" ) the glory and happiness of the proud said the rose. "If the heart is good and gorgeous butterfly. "Friendship blinds your eyes," re plied the grubâ€"worm. "Everybody calls me ugly." "What dees that matter to me?" said the rose. "If the heart is good hand down through them generations that way of the I way of faith and obedience he himself had wa‘ked, that them justice and judgment done in the world. He an« known and chosen for high : humanity. h Many of our homes are much barer of flowers than they need be during the winter months. With a little foreâ€" thought and a bit of ground one can have bloom during the who‘le twelve months. Until one has learned to grow one‘s own fresh flowers from bulbs panted in the autumn, bright bouâ€" quets can be had by the use of everâ€" lasting â€" flowers â€" sometimes _ termed "strawflowers," of which there are many varieties. In a new bulletin on More dainty kinds of ever.asti flowers are found in varieties of He‘ terum manglesi. These come in b single and doulre form and in differ: shades. many varieties. in a new buketin of "Annual Flowers," recently issued hj the Horticultural Division of the Fx rerimental F&rm at Ottawa, the Heli chrysum braceatum in its many var ieties is said to be the best of a! everlasting flowers. They are describ Miss Preston recomme! flowers when ha‘f open, in small bunches which downwards in a dry pl flowering types are saic these including in color pale pink, bright â€"r maroon. ed by Miss Isabel author of the bu‘etin looling plants in the about three feet in ) grown from seed lil and cu‘ltivated simi summer months. Fo: Summer is the wrong time ki:l poison ivy. Poison ivy & food for the next season‘s g Its large fleshy roots. The ear growth is made ‘argely from cumulated food supply. The| to destroy it is just after t] spring growth, when the vi the plant is at its lowest e roots rem@ining in the soil c but a feeble effort at a second Most men think that if they were engineers they would never run past a signal. One man who thought this | the corn bumder.â€"C. A, R. way fei} down through a trapâ€"door in | www â€"p._w_w_:w_e his barn and hurt himself terribly.l Caulifiower does hest on moist soils. just because he had forgotten to leti Soil that is in a rich, lJoamy condition, the door down when he last used the fwi of humus or organic matter, will hayâ€"chute. A proity safe way is to| naturally produce large plants, and make a list of all the little things that | usually these will bear good headse. ought to be done before going to the| Caulifliower needs an unusual amount house for the nxlt- Better to take a |of water. Frequent cultivation is nec« bit of time to do this than to break essary to keep the ground from losing ;- le;or a coÂ¥arâ€"bone. Miss Pr THE ROSE BUSH AND THE GRUB WORM You Can Kill Ivy Early. ARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Everlasting Flowers. said to be the best ol .l g flowers. They are describ. iss Isabella Preston, the the bu‘lstin, as rather coarse ants in the garden, growing eo feet in height.> They are om seed like other annuals vated similarly during the nonths. For winter bouquets ton recommends cutting the hen ha‘f open, tying them up unches which are hung head Is in a dry place. The large types are said to be the best, uding in colors white, ye‘low, k, bright red and deep â€"and his through that iwa» ots. The ear.y spring ‘argely from this acâ€" upply. The best time just after this early when the vitality of its lowest ebh. ‘Any in the soil can make t at a second growth. wrong time to try to Poison ivy stores up : season‘s growth in them to future f the Lord, that dience in which d, that through iqgment may be He and his are high service to BY FRANCES A. SHAW. Cc um mamreme ce o 1t ve th | "I must craw}l away somewhere and sleep," he said to the roseâ€"bush. "When I waken, I will come back to you." Days and weeks passed, but he still \ wlept on When a‘ll the leaves of the irou-bueh had fallen beneath the autumn frosts, and she stood in the | place of her former pride, all bare ‘and desolate, the gentle angel of !s‘.-umber came and kissed her with | pitying lipe. i â€" "Sleep until spring," said the angel, | "and then you shall waken to a new ‘and beautifu} life." So the roseâ€"bush and the grubâ€"worm lived on happily the who‘s summer long. At last the autumn rains began to beat upon the roseâ€"bush. Her blosâ€" soms hmfolong since faded; now her lcaves begam to fa‘‘. She shivered in the blast, and was very sad, for none now paused to admire her beauty or inhia‘e the fragrance that had fled with her faded bloseoms. and true, it makes the plainest form seem beautiful. And those we love are never ugly to us." | f " When epring at length awoke her she feit new life in every budding leaf and June fo#tnd her more beautifu and radiant than ever. Her o0‘:d friend, the grubâ€"worm, came back to her, but she did not know him: he had changed into a butterfly, Winter came and shrouded the carth in a white mintle, that hid the roseâ€" bush quite from sight. But she, wrapâ€" ped in bilissful dreams of byâ€"gone summers, heeded not the frost and snows around her. The grubâ€"worm, too, grew very lan gubd. o these he tool enough hone: He went to the home of the dent of the building fund of the churches of his town and s ed a honey social. She in turn to her committses and the agreed that a homey social w a â€" splendid moneyâ€"maker f. church Of course, they pla bazaar with this. They so‘d sandwiches, honey cakes, hone ies, honey candy, and honey . and fancy boxes, Natural‘y, these women had honey to make up their recipe: boeeâ€"man furnished the recip beeâ€"man furnished the recipes and also sold a number of these mimeoâ€" graphed recipes at the bazaar. The church women did the mimeographing and put the sheets together with clips and sold each bunch for a dime. When people liked some of the delicacies sold, they were told they cou‘ld make them, and that so‘d the recipes, and the recipes called for honey, Not a bad merchandizing idea, was it? Surplus Honey Sold at Home. to it, A Southern ICinois bad surplus honey, both st: comb, and he made the rem that he would a‘most give : get rid of it. I thought it gave him several sug@gestion these he took up and toâ€"day and mik, whie tne bakingâ€"powders were donated by the local grocer. If the beeâ€"man is a good talker, he might ask, the president of some woâ€" men‘s club in his town to let him exâ€" plain beeâ€"raising, or give a talk on the bee industry, or the uses of honey as a substitute for sugar, or he might te.l some men‘s organization about the use of honey in radiators of motor cars in"cold weather. That is a sure way of creating a demandâ€"telling them about honey and bees.â€"J.. B. L. Spuds in His Corn. My neighbor plants the last four hills of spaces at each end of his corn fiekd of potatoes. Turning the teams on potatoes doesn‘t hurt them. He has a good stand of com and also good potatoes. The pan saves him considerable hand cutting when the time comes for the corn binder.â€"C. A. R. moisture during the growing seasonm ome 10.K icious unt f ches of his town and suggestâ€" ey social, She in turn ta‘ked committses and they, too, hat a honey social would be did monevâ€"maker for the th o supply the the home of E» women had to buy their recipes. The the recipes and planned & so‘d honey honey cool nev in jars trained ar _ over and s. One of he hasn‘t demand. the presiâ€" OÂ¥ ne* ;P::.I!.i.p‘s other sheer material about 14 inc/s When'}"w than the ordinary length, an cacies | harn the_ heading down at the top 0 make Fhe outside instead of the insige, ‘~a> s, uni| td the surplus free. tFitch the ca» Not a ing as usual, Then fold in half lengo p ‘wise the end of the surplus port o ‘lw“md’mtmhdf-sccflnpa,m that who As a it is opened out there is one ‘arg § w-h‘sm‘flop in the centre and one ha‘f nt tbois"“b." on oach side. . Treat all th o1 curtains in like manner, being carel« sh the to make the seallops the same lengtl oduct ‘Then when the curtains are hung t« "____?) gether there will be a scallop in th to me € _ It is a great mistak clothes brushes. A fai is best with rathoer which must be of, anin ltm'mbetr that a clothes occasional washing. In brushing, always not the nap runs, and brush i tion, or the cloth wil be« | ened. Veivet should never A emall velvet pad must r for any pile cloth. |oil, take a clean plece of lin« lrub it hard with a litt‘e amimo Black materials, guch as se l cloth, can be revived by spongin bue water, and black silk wi almost like new if wiped over rag dipped in weak sugar and MANY RAGS. One of the secreis of keeping clothes in good condition is, of course, to ses that they are we‘l looked after. Dressâ€" «s should be brushed and, if necessary, sponged ceach tim> they are take~ off before putting them away. Proper hangers ought to be kopt for both coats ‘and skirts, ones which do not pull the costume out of shape. Spocial plated wire hangers can be bought with rubber ends, which take up no more room in a cupboard than hanging the skirts up by loops. A email velvet pad must must be bopt for any pile cloth. FOR DIPFERENT FABRICS. Men‘s clothes especially noed a great deal of valeting to keepâ€" them fresh and smart. Soft felt hats ought to be occeaslonally beaten with a small cane, and then rubbed over with gasolins A black bow‘ler which has bocome gightly greasy can be freshened by rubbing over it the merest spot of salad oil, being careful to use a piece of cloth which has no fAuff. After it has been well rubbed over with the (FWoves are very eimp yet many housewives s ficulty in getting goo« great secret in glove have plenty of fresh for bedr eurtain may thir wise the end of the s and cut two halfâ€"seallop it is opened out there scallop in the centre scatlop on cach side. curtains in like manner to make the seallops th ‘Then when the curtain gether there will be a centre. Hem theso scall finish them with col organdy frids. Slorocco bags, sho« other leather wear c with warm, soapy wat« bed with salad oil. nourish the leather as rag remains the object. With the con begins to think now, is imposs] expenditure for is not #o,. One valance which i and much « der. 17 Do you have a camera in your home, toys and gir‘s? Some folks 1 know have a good many costly pictures on the wai‘s of their home, but here and there are some littfe ones which are more precious than any. They are the photographs their chi‘dren took ‘round the farmâ€"the old home, the cows, d Jack in his harness, the farm dogâ€" all sorts of scemes that are dear to the hearts of just those two old follss. CrA flas Creosote in chimneyâ€"To prevent trouble from this source, cut a hole in the stovepipe an inch or two in diaâ€" meter and have it fixed so that it can be cosed when desired. Leave the hole open once in a while and it will be QK. We fixed two chimmeys i this OK. We manner.â€" n# ak Make the curts ther sheer mate PLise ? water The "Madeâ€"On" Curtain Valance. o satisfact this flavor ng the con hours t« HOME VALETING in be redu s flavor. impossi} is so made abacks to flave #C g* is the . tinue rul> n is, of course, to se@ "] looked after. Dressâ€" hed and, if necessary, n> they are taken off them away. Proper to be kopt for both s, ones which do not out of shape,. Spocial igers can be bought is, which take up no 1b «> awe to use C fairly hard 1 r ehort bri Ap mat ially noed a great keepâ€" them fresh hats ought to be ith a small cane, r with gasoline ich has become be freshened by merest srot of thod for removâ€" regm or milk. By pasture for sevâ€" ilking time the orig over w W | edpr ich way it direc» fi Bi »d. wWi frill .O8 Re T} Ap CuP ok m n