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in u "n 'eh _...- um, um! puree mules, each of which must have had a far. mchinz effect on th. life of the mv tion. He assemBled the elders of the people in Jerusalem, read to them the words of the book, and entered with them into a solemn covenant and en- gagement to keep what they now ac- cepted as the very laws of God. Next he had all idolatrous vessels taken out of the temple and duh-mm: ---I -" or the temple 1miiuitT.Fid7irii "iii the sanctuaries. or high pluses, _ it "'"9%F. lulu m must have contained both recap“ of th law and penalties for their non- ohsorvanet Josiah’s first act upon reading it was e of penitence. Its luvs hal not been kept. He and hie toggle. like their fathers, wen guilty fore God. He "humbled himself" as only a truiv great man L uid have done. and We penitence brought to him from Huldah, the prophetess. as/ suranw of the mnrcy of God. m. A can? REFORM "ORIENT. 2 Kings M.. 1-3. 21-25; 2 Chron. 34: 2935: 19. Josiah, under th inspintiou andl guiglange of this Lwok. did three thirure In the eighteenth year his workmen w,-re husv at the temple nutting it into a state of reptil. It had appar- ently been much rtttoeted. It is I pleasure to read of the good relations which existed between the king. the priests. and the workmen who "dealt faithfullv.” The money for the nee- ”sari man-rial and for wages came from the offerings of the ample. and this money was put in the hands of carnenters and manna of whom no reckonine was remixed because they were known to le honest men. ll. AN msnnzn BOOK, 2 Kings 22: 8. 20: 2 Chron. 34: N 'it. The nuns-y which "the keepers of the dm, rathered of the ple" came first into the hands of mkiah the hiel priest. it was "when they brouzht cut the money" ANan the trees that “Hilkiah. the priest, found 'he book of the law," 2 f?it'tl' M.. It. In a safe place, in sane hid-l den reccs of the treasure chamber or in the treasure chest. it had lain un- noticed and forgotten. for one knows not how many years. It was found low at the opportune moment. Com, ine into the possession _e the king he regarded it from his first reading of it as the very word if God to him r . to his people. He accepted it " his textbook of reform Ind in the years that followed he endeavored to put its laws into force. The book I. "an ms nu WILL-DOING, 2 Kings 22: I-T; 2 Chron. 34: 1-13. Both historian, and prophet speak well of Josiah (2 Kings 22: IAP, M.. 25; Jeremiah 22: 15-16). "He did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord." His character is in striking contrast to that of his father and grandfather. chap. 2i. A: a child of eight years he camc- to the throne at a time when there appears to have been an uprising of "the people of the land." people of the better sort, against the corrupt court party which was r xponsible for. the murder of his father. For a time, and until he was old enough to bear the burdens " Jute. he must have been under the care of tutors and guardians, and they did their duty well. His naturally good disynsition wan cultivatcd and shrerutthorv.d. Tho historian of Chron- icles renrusents him as beginning his work of reform "ir tho eighth year of hi, reign." P. Chron. 34: 1.7. N; 8 Chan: M: 14-28. In. a can mean loam-r, 2 Kings 23; 1-3, 21-25; 2 Chron. 34: 29-35: 19. TtmtopvcrtoN-.m have, in the story of Josiah, that combination of forces which the world and the church. lave cane to know so well: he Mai with pure henn, high purpose, and gift of leadershiis, the Book inspired of God, end faithful Workman, both artisans and ministers of the state and of religion. to carry its precepts into effect. To understand the situation in which Josiah found himaeif it the first twenty years of his reign one should read the stor of Mnnnsseh’s reign in 2 Kings, chap. 21, .i.d of Joeiuh's sons who gueeeeded him on the throne, in 23: 31-24: 20. Or, bet- ter still. one should turn to certain chapters of Jeremiah, whose ministry no a pro het in Judah began " this time, Tll' who nets forth with curt- ling cleerness in allies and its vices (see chops. 2, 5, and 7). L "In m m wuooiuo, 2 Kings 22: 1-7; 2 Chum. 34: 1-13. It. “comm BOOK, 2 Kings 22: tr n. In 1-1-, -. - - -- i, -_-'-. “In" IIXI- Thy word In a lamp unto my foot. and tight unto my trath.-P.atm ttot 106. plumber r. Leona Xslouiah (A Royal 'teformery-a King. 22: 1, 2, a: 23: M, 21.25. mm... 7.-., Sunday School mm AND JEFF-- Br BUD FISHER ANALYSIS GoIJon -zmit2'. The seriousness ot the Italian earth. quake dlsaster is dramatically illus- trated by the announcement that the Government will suspend tax coileo tions in the affected zone. I There are five times as GG pri- vate motor-ears on the roads now as there were in 1923. . Two modern little girls, on their war home from Sunday School were solemnly discussing the lesson. "Do you believe there la a devil?" asked one. ... "Oreat leaders don't tell a man ot their virtues; they try to show them their possibilities."---- Astor. "No" said the other promgtly. “It's "ks Santa Claus; It's your ttrchtrr."- Nebelspalter (Zurich). “Every girl likes a big eheck--piaid should be fashionable." The Dominion. Colonies, and India import manufactured goods worth more than $3,500,00,000, while the United Kingdom's total annual export ot manufactured goods every year amounts only to ",9i5,000,000. Weather reports issued from the London Meteorological othee of the Air Ministry are based upon informa- tion suppied by about 600 observing stations in Europe and Western Ruse 3m. Manufactured glass goods to the value of nearly $25,000,000 are import. ed into England every year, mostly from Germany, Belgium. and Czecho- Slovakia. People sent to prison on criminal charges in England during 1928 total- led 10,449! of these 6,026 were women. This is the lowest year's total on re- cord. Ask the Conductor'. First-aid cases. containing tooth. ache drops, eye salve, and cons“: mix. ture, are to be carried on all long-dis- tance buses in Poland. by order of the Trattle Ministry. - To use “thinned-dut" onion: and car- rots, clean and cut the onions, then scrub the carrots and shell some green peas. Scrape about a dozen small po- tatoes, then place all together in boil, lag water and add a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Simmer until the vegetables are ready, then mix in a basin one tablespooniul ot ttour, a piece of margarine the size of 3 Mai nut, a little chopped parsley, and _ pinch ot pepper. Slowly add 1uPeient; stock to bring the mixture to the con- sistency of thick cream, stirring well all the time. Pour " the water from the vegetables, then pour the mixture over them. Young carrots. onions, beetroots. and no on my be used to mike u do. llclous vegetable soup; and young beetroot: used with cold beams, let- tuce. and vinegar make an excellent salad. Boil the "thinnintpf' till ten/ der) keeping them as whole as pos- sible, then cut up the lettuce and add with the beans and the vinegar to the beetroot. Mix thoroughly, taking care not to break the beetroot. Young "gamble: that no thiaed out in the garden to mt. room for the others should not be thrown away. rupt praetie6 ended, eoMatitstr you ship to the Jen den 13mph. And ihtalir be revived, in In impregive way, the sacred festival of the Pus- thrgughoug Ity lapd. with, their cor- ASK DAD, HE KNOWS ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO prunes with juice "o"--.......... 1 medium buttered B. Powder big. 2 large dry figs or 2 large stev‘wd a. little larger. You counted them the' same in your note-book, but your body wasn't so lenient. It counted up cal-‘ cries as well as any old electric meter: and added a plus sign to every helping‘ 1% a.h. 1% a.h. ‘So don't GairiGiiill ly cheat yourself. A good plan is to count high it you are reducing-count low It you wish to gain. Suggeotod Menu for 1200 c Per Day Breakfast Perhaps the average helping: ot high caloried toga grew imperceptibly There generally comes a. time when you eontideettly so to the scales and have a little shock in store tor Jou. There must be something wrong. You look at last week's record, and tind the scales are exactly the same to-day " last week. No-ther are actually a wee bit more. Oh, how disappoint- lug. One of your red letter days now will be weigh-day, you wilt not need to be reminded of it for it is a real pleasure to see the steady decrease chronicled on the scales. After you are weighed keep tab ot your reduced weight with the date in the back of your daily calorie note-book. It shows that to a certain extent each person must study his or her own body performance and and out by systematically getting weighed faith. fully each week Just what has been accomplished. It seems necessary al. so to always get weighed on the same scales, for it is surprising how you will and no two scales weigh alike. _ um: JUII] nun a. ureuulug Prrr.rr. 11nr Last week we found out the average 15 piece one crust pie cut in six person ot about 150 pounds will reduce pieces. lemon or cream ....rrr..... 100 on 1220 Calories of food per day. it: Tea almost clear '_"""'"'--............ to your normal weight is more than 150 :54 glass warm skimmed milk be- lbs., then you will need more Calories, fore retiring .'mrm..rr......r......t.r........... so on 1200 Calories ot food per day. It l - duee. It you are small, 1000 may do. Total per day r.............................)) One lady I know cannot reduce until Recipes she goes down to 900 calories and her . . normal weight is 150 lbs., but that is ""lividalle.ae'.d filet,",',',?,,'.'",'""--"" unusual. Men seem to need more, ' . . . food than women. perhaps because wo-i “swan"? tf “3:: Ruthie“ separ- men are more angelic and therefore -h 3' alto fly?!“ in. grgteg do not need so many calories? Child-i f, e It S t an B ttit. it? er. k o ren need more than men or women "i olive: 2'd' 2ffr,d',Qt " . Ba e in cording to their weight since they are ' building up their bodies, making bone, Recipe No. t. Fake“ one“? Omelet-- etc. Old people do not need as much 1' Portion 150 Calories. as any ot us. for they are through Two cups skim milk; 2 eggs; 1 cup building and are not so energetic. I grated cheese: cavenna tn tnrrto. , Study Your Type Before You Reduce Oh boy.' This Is the gum Blanket tossing at new entries at the Navy League Cadet summer camp at Burlington, Ont. Article S-More About Calories and Foods. By Marie Ann Best ’wfi l was rsi,",fjig"i'ti't' Calories ThislstheLife! 130 l The mound builders, a family ot birds inhabiting Australia and cer- tain South Sea islands. are unique in that the young are hatched fully feathered and able to " and live in. I dependent life from the moment they :emerge from the eggs. These birds [ are called Megapodes, because of their large feet. Most species lay their eggs in large mounds constructed ot loose soil. leaves, grass, twigs, etc. Not infrequently the mounds are 10 or 12 feet in height and contain sev- eral wagon-loads of material. After the eggs are deposited they are left to hatch out by the heat ot the " cayinw vegetable matter. The brush turkeys are the most common of the mound builders. One species of Megapodea, found in the Philippines and on other islands. lays its eggs in the sand on the seashore and leaves them to be hatched by the heat of the 'utt1.--'mte Humane Pleader." Megapodes Ha, Chop spinach iitte, make lemon jelly adding as part ot water the juice % lemon well stirred in, put In cups and add spinach. Serve on lettuce leaf. Soak crumbs in the milk in which pinch of soda has been dissolved. Beat ego light, add bread and milk, stir in butter seasoning and grated cheese. Bake in greased pudding dish and serve at once. Spinach Jelly Salad 450 C. Without Mayonnaise 1 cup cooked spinach; 1 package lemon jello; 'h lemon; mayonnaise. oven until gold brown. Recipe No. 2. Baked Cheese Omelet--. l- Portion 150 Calories. Two cups skim milk; 2 eggs; 1 cup grated cheese; cayenne to tame; 1 tblap. melted butter; 1 cup fittty bread crumbs. Recipes Individaul Baked Cheese Omelet--100 Calories. Recipe No, 1 Beat white and yolk ot 1 egg separ- ately, add to the yolk 1 tblsp. grated cheese, salt and 1 tblsp. water. Fold whitiai1ish dressed 4 oz. ............... Dressing small helping ..'................ 1 medium baked potato ............r....r. l tblsp. gravy 'm"""""."....................... Cranberry jelly. 2 tblsn. or Spin ach Jelly with s. dressing L..... lh piece one crust pie cut in six --browtg or white .P.P.."..r..F........... Butter, 1/. tblsp. .'r.'rr.....'...e............... Jello 1 IM. or 1 tbisp. honey ........ Postum or tea with sacchrin, and 1 tsp. thin cream ........................ Dinner Chicken-roast a.h. 3-og. or baked cult or medium bran mitta ........ Cottee with saccharin lk gr. ........ Lunch Cheese Omelet or two thirds cup cream ot celery soup ................ Lettuce leaves with salt or 1 large slice Spanish onion ..............r.e..... 2 thin or 1 clice cut 'h (hick bread Humane Pleader." Fully Feathered _. 1,50 - no . 100 100 50 100 100 30 25 10 75 00 At playing a quiet game ot draw He knew he was a hummer, And through the scheme his wife never saw _ When he sent her away for the sum- . met. l HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write Four name and address plain.. ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose Me in stamp: or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 7 3 West Adelai"e St., Toronto. Yellow linen with bias binding in brown used to edge cape, hem and godets is ultra-chic. Pale blue candy stripe shining and sprigged dimity in pink tones are at- Inactive. Style No. 2601 is designed for girls of 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. It's very inexpensive to copy. White sheer muslin with gay red dots is fetching. A narrow belt nip: the. natural wnistlino. Circular godets or insets at either side of the straight skirt, provide a soft fUred fulness and suggest Prin- cess lines. The smooth fitting hiplines makes it so entirely smart and sophis- tinted. It's a darling dress of vivid blue and white pique print, that is so thor- oughly practical. Little shoulder capes create impres- sion of flared sleeves. A pert bow accents the cool open V-neckline.' Smart junior chooses feminized spgrts mode for town and vacation. The Little Fellow Seems to be Right This Ti Illustrated Dressnoaking Lemon Fur- nished With Every Pattern BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON During the month ot March the largest foreign clgarete manufacturing concern in China reported that sales reached the highest figure in history. Apparently the Chinese prefer to have their “smokes” even it they must cut down on necessities. Coolies who sup- port a family on only a few cents a day manage to buy cigarettes. For their convenience cigarettes of the Shanghai. Chtna.-aho Chinese are becoming ettntirttted smokers. Their favorite form ot the "weed" IU" cigarette. Although trade‘ln may lines In almost completely paralyzed as a result of civil war, bandltry and the drop in the money market, the to- bacco dealers are doingatrigtrer busi- ness that ever and are congratulating themselves on what appears to be a real change for the better, as far as- they are concerned. I Chinese Are hweterate Smokers And Get Their Cigarettes Cheap 26bt What New York The Kind Husband Is Wearing "Well, yes," and the other. "we took them from you all right. but you can't say we've kept them." "You people." and the Jew, "have been tlklug thing: trom In " your lives. The Ten Commdmonu. tor nuance." A Jew and 3 Christina were having an argument about the ways ot their respective races. The arrive! ot the R400 at her home base in England coincided with the test cricket match. in which the public seemed to be more interested. Here the news ot its ante return was Iiml. inrly blunketed by the Empire nines. It would appear that the love of sport is the most powerful passion that Eng- lish-speaking peoples have in com- mon. l Next moisten the article with vine. ur and rut, with whiting and water, lttennrdl polishing with a soft cloth. Tortoiseshell ornaments. tad combl. mu be polished " rubbing them with pulverized churcoci Ind water. using 3 clean "tttttsl cloth. "Weter should be taken abundantly between meals, " during the hot weather the skin is very active. losing large quantities of water to keep the body cool. IturutBeient intake of itttid is liable to lead to intestinal ataala. in this connection it is well to remem- ber that the cellulose or roughage present in truita and vegetables la mildly stimulating to the intestinal function and is therefore the best laxative during apella ot heat." "Por breakfast, oottee, wholemeal bread wi lt butter and honey. In as; served attrartwelr, and raw fruit nalad make up I. well-bulnncod and sustaining meal. For lunch I Inge glass of mllk with wholemeal blow".- and butter and a couple of apples or oranges are usually adequate while I cup or lemon tea will be found very refreshing in the utterncon. Choose" eggs. or ground nut dishes wlth an} occasionally. along with fruit our vegetable. ulna: tutlly prepared] should .form the hula of dinner. "The basic principle of summer di. eting is to eat an sbuudsnos of rush fruit and vegetables. fortunately plen- tiful .and moderate in cost " this time ot the year. and to substitute as tar as possible dairy produre tor tteah foods. Fruits and vegetables in the form of salads are very psisiable and supply valuable mineral salts and the, indispensable vitamins which hare' been relatively lacking in our winter' diet. I "It you want to derive the Inui- mum health bmteiit from the nun-or weather you must pay particular at. tention to our diet. With the atterntd climatic conditions It in unreuonble to expect our body machine to run smoothly on the same quantity nttd quality ot fuel " is necessary during winter. It you do not change your diet with the season you will find youmll listless, heavy, and inert-tho-hir unfit, In hurt-during the hot lpelll. Advice about eating in hot weather in given " below in the London Daily Mail (Continental edition) by " W. Arbuthnot Lane, English surgeon and President ot the New Health Society. He writes: Change Your Diet With the Seasons l in Buniut hundreds or and] to- 'bncco shop- bout of ism dolly tern- l overs simply by selling ciurottee two lend three at n time. The Coolie nut‘ have " smoke elong with his bowl of I rice. Considering that there I!" “pl 000,000 ot his clue in Chine the duly, turnover would be enormoue it etch! bought one cigarette I day. Cignrete smoking has become national in China, during the past 20 years. Foreign to: bacco concerns send their men into, the remotest parts of the country. where few white men have ever pone; trated and find an increasing market; tor their wares. And they seldom fell; victim to kidnappers or bandits, torl bandits are usually friendly with the‘ men who bring them tobacco. I very chem-t quality are mad. which sell at prices ranging trom In tot I cent ta two tutd three cents 3 new. ot twelve. POLISHING TO RTOI SESHELL l, Ptrst "rat"tr--"r've, Cot n freak my turn. It: . 160-133“ can." 800mm "r-.-.-", know. He came It to call on my daughter tart Reading any trn a drug or a stimu- lant. The nun who rend- wlsely boll teed: ml when " mind. "A theoretlcu farmer." answered Funnel- Comtouel, “In one that in- mu on tryin' to nuke 1 mm on the “an. an' a pawn! one jee' faces the inevitable it turns the phce over to summer TAKING THE FARM OUT OF . THE RED "What 1- the ditterenee between I prlcucnl Ind I theoretical firmer?” _ Another phone of the subject deals with the buildings. We ere quite pre- pued to admit. in some cues. Com solidated Schools hove been too elats orste end costly in construction. but they are good buildings. well-lighted, well-ventilsted. Ind senitsry. They here emple plsysmund. in sdditios to this, the school is usually better eulpped " to desks. mops. books. mules] instruments. etc. Ania. we would urge that those who hove chemo of the rursl schools take the trouble to vhit some nearbr Consolldnted School end get titat-hand information so to the merits ot the system end how the school is ecto- elir conductod. In our next article. we shall discuss the question ot Tmtuportntion. There are other educational adnn- Mel. but thll will Indicate that Con. tolldnted School- are better educs- thtttal Institutions. than the averagc run! public schools. Looking I little farther than the public school Consolidated School: present the otmortuttitr'tor the teach in: of the lower forms ot high school A very notable example ot this " untage is (cum! in tho Consolidated School at Mallorytown. All this school there were, I you or two ago. twenty pupils tIklng high school work. IlIllorytown is sixteen miles from Brockville. Ind . comet-"live esti- mte plus“ the cash cost of sending I pupil to Bmckville Collegiate It 8850 not you. which means that lauorytovn wu then retaining, through its Consolidated School. 87.00! I you that would hare gone out of the community. l What really ought to be considort d ‘is not the cost only, but what nun porters of Consolidated Schools u-l tor their money. Here is an immense iield for discussion. Without (-lli-‘r in; into the merits or demerits of the graded system of edueation. the tart remains that urban centres have ill»- graded system and consider that it gives better opportunities both in! the pupil and the teacher. Consoli, dated Schools have some measure ot individual instruction tor the various grades. In addition to this, Conrioh dated Schools provide the educational value at numbers. Here shooling, without rubhtas shoulders with other pupils. is of douhttui value. Otto ot the main purposes of education is to teach childreit the art ot living to. (other. Schools with very small at- tendance do not provide this advan- tage of competition, team play, and a wide acquaintance with various other human beings. Another advantage from the educational standpoint lies in the tate that Consolidated Schools at- tract a good class ot teachers. The writer had the pleasure of visiting a number ot these schools and was much impressed with the ability and the enthusiasm ot the teachers. or course urn-ent- ot this kind where extreme- ere quoted, can tw used to discredit my system or bolster it. up u the cue my be. Takim' the "erase. them u a basil of com perison. we and 678 per pupil for tln. runi qettttttht ot Onturio and $81 in the CotttsoiiOted Schole Is the my ot odueation. I, Samuel Par-u, President ot the ' (mum Tit-toot munch. ' In our Int oracle (our arguments, I nod “all" consolidation. were out ‘unod. Two ot than were dlacuused _ u some length. They were: I. Peo. _ pl. loo. conml of melt schools. t I "i. ll tho Int stop to take the chll ("I " the turn. In the discussion .It In shown. that the evidence did , Id be” out the Mel that these argur Hee were correct. l Two other nrcumenin Ire: l. Con mildntlon ls too costly. 2. That nuns ioortation of the children is difrruin, lexpenslve and unpleasant For I'll‘ ,' children. It would be quite any to take the ueme cost per pupil In the rural school. in Ontario at " and shun how greatly this exceeded In the Cost of edntlng poplin " Dorlon at 3140 On the other head. tt would be can ally my to show the very much great er out ot educating two pupils at (mu. school In the Township ot Cavan ($650 each). u quintet the coat pm pup.2 in Gooderhun Conaolldu’vd School of $25.70. Fiat, u to the cost of Consulidatml Schoole. The avenge coat per mm in public echooil. in the Provluro m Onurio. in 1928, we: $78. The av ., age cost in the twenty-eight Consul: tilted Schooll III 881. We are no! quoting cents. Thin would make u dittetettee, in (ever of 111' one-room school. of " Ire child per year. The can runs all the way iron $25.70 per pupil at am erlum to 8140 per pupil at Dorian, in Committee Schools. United Schools Are Better For Pupils boaMetnr."--avaaiorto,, siar. READING o nu Ot m th " tl _ d, of Ir of Tr " ct th pr " or, Tr they Fre of f of him under th ’mbny anti-n. h a (our-f "ine thr The Fr be well I lumpse a the inky. lpikea " IMO! m begs ttWit' paraphen unim like a Franc It " R Ott, cheap {cw hun item leavily Pret their d from P. peering war is notion Canine Sm: Defy Cust " " tr I'll: