THE TEESDALE
MOTHER
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AND H O M E .
MET*CTTRY—WEDNESDAY.
IN
LIGHTER
APHIL
prepared to a d m i t
that
I
cannot
do i t .
E v e r y b o d y else c a n d o i t , b u t n o t m e .
1
hate this idea
of
twisting
tho bodv into
seven d i f f e r e n t designs o f c r o c h e t
patterns.
I hate w i n d i n g m y body up.
VEIN
MI
13 wear twice as long, l/-.-rTrifflt audT~"
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; and reliable for Ladies, The "only genuine,
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r H E R I N E K E A R S L E Y (Dept. C.P.P.),
, Waterloo Bridge Road, Iondon, S B . 1.
i a n ' s U n f a i l i n g Friend-
IWLES PILLS
FOX
A
FAMILY.
I njlothei'."
Sharpnosc, " F a t h e r ' s
been
I - y l o n g t i m e a w a y , h a s n ' t he?
D o you
Pi'sk h e ' l l b r i n g u s h o m e s o m e t h i n g v e r y *
*7f
dinner!"
B t a sure I h o p e so. m y d e a r , " s a i d M r s .
M
« I w i s h he w o u l d come b a c k , I ' m ieelrather u n e a s y a b o u t
h i m - - t h e r e a r e so
j , y d o ^ a n d keepers
and
things about
r
•"vt^hat m o m e n t a s l i g h t r u s t l e w a s h e a r d
the den i n w h i c h M r s . F o x and her
JJiTcub w e r e l y i n g , a n d S h a i ' n n o * c p r i c k e d
his l i t t l e e a r s a n d c r i e d , ' " ' I t ' s F a t h e r !
Kther, i s n ' t t h a t y o u ? "
JI'O c o m i n g , m y
son'."
called out M r .
•a, and p r e s e n t l y i n h e c a m e ,
flits- F o x a n d
Sharpnosc
burst
out
into
sharp b a r k s o f j o y , f o r M r . F o x w a s
j.vjng o n h i e b a c k a g r e a t , b i g t u r k e y .
",as a l m o s t t o o b i g f o r M r . F o x t o l i f t ,
i h w a s e v i d e n t l y -very t i r e d w i t h h a v i n g
ried i t so f a r .
"oh, F a t h e r ! "
said Sharpnose.
"How
K t {
Where d i d you get it?
M a y we
K^now?
M a y I have i t s head? H o w b i g
rjt! D i d y o u c a t c h i t e a s i l y ? "
""(hie q u e s t i o n a t a t i m e , m y s o n ' . " s a i d
Fox, t h r o w i n g d o w n t h e b i g b i r d o n t h e
^ o f the den.
" I got i t j u s t outside Farf!^ B r o w n ' s y a r d . I h a d h e a r d t h i s f o o l i s h
6»jing t h a t h e w a s n o t g o i n g t o s l e e p
Tjjj the o t h e r t u r k e y s t o - n i g h t ; so I w a i t e d
i time, a n d w h e n i t w a s q u i t e d a r k a n d
I pounced u p o n h i m a n d b r o u g h t h i m
LIT. as y o u see."
•What a g o o d t h i n g he w a s so f o o l i s h !
J Sharpnose.
pjfor u s , " s a i d M r » . F o x , " n o t v e r y g o o d
e
l&T
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THE WREN'S NEST.
Wane, c o m e , M r s . B r o w n i e , " s a y s
young
I
Mr. W i e n ,
| " T i s tim© t » t i e b u i l d i n g o u r n e s t ;
L the w i n t e r h a s g o n e , t h e s p r i n g b l o s s o m s
|
have c o m e
I And the t r e e s i n g r e e n b e a u t y a r e d r e s s e d .
M , where s h a l l w e b u i l d i t , m y d e a r l i t t l e
wife,
where s h a l l w e b u i l d i t ? " s a y s h e ;
I
the sweet w o o d b i n e b o w e r , i n t h e r o s e
'by t h e d o o r ,
|Or up i n t h e o l d a p p l e t r e e ? "
m w o o d b i n e , 6ays B r o w n i e , " m y
dear
Mrs. W r e n ,
I Be s p a r r o w s w o u l d d r i v e u s a w a y ,
i the rose b y t h e d o o r c a t s w o u l d e a t u s ,
I'm sure;
| Let us b u i l d i n t h e a p p l e t r e e , p r a y . "
0 high f a r u p i n t h e o l d a p p l e t r e e
[jr. Wren b u i l t B r o w n i e a . n e s t ,
'tis t h e r e s h e
sits n o w , i n the p i n k blossomed b o u g h ,
| With t h e b a b y b i r d a u n d e r h e r b r e a s t ,
^
JOSHUA
A K D THE
SPIES.
|Joshua was t h e m a n w h o l e d t h e p e o p l e
1 Israel w h e n "Moses w a s d e a d , an<£,rvery
• after he h a d b e e n m a d e l e a d e r U e f i n a d e
i lis m i n d t o a t t a c k t h e c i t y o f J i r i c h o . So
|at of a l l he c h e s e o u t
t w o brave y o u n g
i and s e n t t h e m o n t o s p y o u t w h a t t h e y
d find abou^t J e r i c h o , a n d h o w m a n y s o l «ti were t h e r e , a n d w h e r e t h e g u a r d s were*
|K course, t h i s w a s
very
dangerous
work,
»nse i f t h e p e o p l e o f J e r i c h o h a d f o u n d
twho these t w o m e n w e r e t h e y w o u l d have.
them a t o n c e .
But
the two" y o u n g
i of I s r a e l w e r e n o t a f r a i d ; t h e y set off
i their d a n g e r o u s w o r k , a n d h a d a m o s t
Kiting t i m e — f t w o u l d t a k e m e t o o l o n g t o
W you a l l a b o u t i t n o w . •
I After m a n y a d v e n t u r e s t h e y c a m e b a c k t o
'Ana and t o l d h i m a l l t h a t t h o y h a d s e e n
1 heard, a n d J o s h u a w a s v e r y g l a d t h a t
• 7 had d o n e t h e i r w o r k so " w e l l .
A n d at
he was q u i t e s u c c e s s f u l a n d c a p t u r e d t h e
of J e r i c h o .
diately you notice any irregularity of the
i take T o w l . s Pills. They will quickly
i all suffering. Boxes 1/3 and 8/-. of all
it*, or sent anywhere on receipt of P.O.
LESSONS A N D L E S S O N S . ,
IJI don't see" w h a t
i s t h e g o o d oE a n y PS. said A l b e r t .
" T h e r e is n o t h i n g t o d o
I tea-time."
L'Have
you
done
your
lessons?"
said
T. TOWLE & CO., L t d . ,
ap,
ROW. NOTTINGHAM.
(Established 1826).
for Booklet containing most invaluable
ation for Married Women. Post Free.
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"Yes," said A l b e r t , " a n d T o m S a u n d e r s i a
*and B i l l J a n n a w a y h a s a c o l d . "
. " e l l . suppose y o u h e l p m e a b i t , " s a i d *
| * mother.
Whv. v o u h a v e n ' t g o t a n y l e s s o n s , ' h a v e
• j . Mother?" s a i d A l b e r t .
1 " e l l see," s a i d h i s m o t h e r .
" M y lesJ j ' a r e of a d i f f e r e n t k i n d .
F i r s t you can
rj™ me t h i s j u g f u l l o f w a t e r . "
t
0«. t h a t ' s s o o n d o n e , " s a i d A l b e r t .
And
•he went t o t h e p u m p a n d s o o n c a m e b a c k
l it
i%
°^ water."
lifter t h a t h e c h o p p e d s o m e w o o d , t h e n
RJoelfecl .«ome peas, a n d f e d t h e f o w l s , a n d
p lather his t e a — i t was w o n d e r f u l w h a t
Number of t h i n g s t h e r e w e r e t o b e d o n e —
• I s t last A l b e r t said, " W e l l , I
think
• j * ''ke to r c ^ t n o w !" a n d t h e n i t w a 6 t e a s
>ER-FOUNTAIN P E N w
THE
"DUCT" P E N
f
ts " D U C T P E N " ( D e p t . NO- 17).
Northwold, Beverley, Vorko.
per
cwt
i r 3 t i m e s t h e p r i c e of C O A L !
.
• y you the above Maximum Government
J N S O R T E D W A S T E P A P E R , send y
Sacks and pay carriage.
JCt for Sacks to—
(
„ * R 2),
k P E R M I L L S S L P P I i Y C O . (DcP
SOUTH SQUARE. BOSTON, UNCS.
on
A
N E W
G A M E .
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t
SOKTKH G R A D B S
AND ACCOUNT
BOOISl
CI '
application.
—'
--, y o u ' r e m y p r i s o n e r s , a n d I s h a n ' t
t ,go!" s a i d K a c h e l .
'
"°Bt y o u , t h o u g h ?
We'll
soon
see
pi t h a t ! " s a i d R o b e r t .
- indeed w e w i l l !
We're two to one!"
Dolly.
**o l i t t l e o n e s ! " l a u g h e d R a c h e l .
VT
began.
Robert took hold of
IfeJT-handle
and
pulled
with
all hia
Kki
*
* ^
^
d
open.'
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3
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h for Men and Vomen Workers
at Home, on'Fann or in Factory. „ _ , « -
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shouted
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and
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made
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could,
d
t h e
a
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greats
BS. f'l a t once i t c a m e t o a n e n d ;
the
»t
eame o f f i n R o b e r t ' s h a n d — d 3 W n
t j"
y w i t h R o b e r t as w e l l , b a n g w e n t
IHed. ' a n d o v e r w e n t R a c h e l .
They all
n'<
}? selvcs
up
and
looked
Tather
n w
v
nearly crying.
1
" I ^LJl'" M o t h e r s a y ? " s a i d R o b e r t .
* i w '* t h i n k
we'd
better
play
at
«
y more," said Rachel.
«J a l l agreed.
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l s t
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to
be
just
mother
made
tjBicklv.
"
0 1
a
littleJ^^pt^
them."
o f *ho»»f
\ s r t t h s flash o f insyit^ttoa*.
THAT V A N I S H E S .
I f women w o u l d o n l y realise i t , there is
f a r m o r e saved b y k e e p i n g s t r i c t accounts
t h a n one m i g h t i m a g i n e .
" I p u t the items
of m y expenditure under
various headings,
s u c h as : ' N e c e s s i t i e s , '
' Luxuries,' ' Chari­
ties,
' Saving,'
and
' Pleasure,' "
said an
economical manager
lately, " a n d y o u have
no idea w h a t a valuable check I f o u n d i t .
W h e n I first c a m e t o o v e r l o o k m y a c c o u n t s
I discovered f a r too m u c h went o n t r i f l i n g
t r a s h — y o u w o u l d b e a s t o n i s h e d t o find h o w
t h e pennies a n d sixpences y o u f r i t t e r a w a y
m o u n t u p b y t h e e n d of a year.
Now they
go under t h e saving c o l u m n — a n d prove the
practical benefit of keeping a c c o u n t s "
HINT
a
LOOK A F T E R Y O U R
e»
d e
D f
o t h
r
i
t
4 d >
u
1
a
n
h
d
n
e
s
a
i
d
s l l
J. H .
LUNN.
A l l I ask of s p r i n g is t h a t i t s h a l l k n o c k
b e f o r e i t e n t e r s , as i t w e r e , b u t I
cannot
help t h i n k i n g that spring and the things i n
i t s t r a i l 6pell a n a t h e m a bo m o s t o f u s .
It
may well happen t h a t t h e old masters were
right, t h a t ' on the
first
day of spring the
p o e t l e a p s o u t o f l i e d w i t h a psean o f j o y o n
his l i p s a n d a few days' g r o w t h o f beard o n
his face, t a k e s h i s l a s t y e a r ' s poems o u t o f
the trousers-press,
and
really gets
going,
H e w i l l w r i t e of butterflies at a
period of
the year w h e n the poor l i t t l e b u t t e r f l y w o u l d
be s u f f e r i n g w i t h d o u b l e p n e u m o n i a . I n d e e d ,
I object to the way the
poet plays
about
w i t h c r e a t i o n , a n d I have n o t the s l i g h t e s t
d o u b t t h a t m a n y t i m e s he h a s d r a g g e d l a s t
year's
buttercups
and
butterflies into
his
poems.
v-..
.-'.
1'BESEBVE
TRINTED
(JIIXLOTH.
I f o i l c l o t h o r l i n o l e u m t h a t is n o t i n l a i d is
occasionally g i v e n a coating or oak yarnisli
very much thinned w i t h turpentine, i t w i l l
l a s t t w i c e as long-.
A n d i t w i l l wear
still
better i f r u b h e d over
with
extremely t h i u
glue each t i m e i t is-washed.
,
EXPECTANT M O T H E R .
The expectant mother must avoid l i f t i n g
or d r a g g i n g , mnst
not
jump
up , to the
clothes line, or l e a c h after top-shelf pots a n d
pans.
She m u s t n o t s t a n d f o r long periods
or wear c l o t h i n g t h a t bears t i g h t l y o n t h o
abdomen.
I n d e e d , she i s a p t t o t h i n k i n
despair,
that life, d u r i n g the months of
w a i t i n g , is one l o n g l i s t o f n e g a t i v e s : f c r
t o a d d t o t h e active r e f r a i n m e n t s , are trioso
o f a t e m p e r a m e n t a l a n d m e n t a l o r d e r . . She
must abstain from
undue excitement, must
avoid
sfldden
passion
in
temper or i r r i ­
t a b i l i t y , m u s t n o t i n d u l g e i n r e a d i n g "Sen­
s a t i o n a l l i t e r a t u r e , a n d seek t o r e f r a i n f r o m
a l l t h i n g s w h i c h t e n d t o lessen t h e d i g n i t y
of l i f e .
BOYS'
SUITS.
• '
When cutting out
little
suits
for boys,
t h e r e a r e a l w a y s s m a l l pieces l e f t o v e r . R a c e
o n e s u c h p i e c e across e a c h k n e e a n d e l b o w
between the l i n i n g and material.
When tho
t o p m a t e r i a l is w o r n , c u t i t away a n d d a r n
n e a t l y ; also t r e a t t h e
trousers'
seat
the
Fame w a y .
BITING
THE L i r s .
T h i s is a b a d h a b i t w h i c h w i l l r u i n t h e i r
shape, a n d m a k e
them
cracked
and
sore.
T o u c h y o u r lips t w i c e or
thrice daily w i t h
rose lip-salve, a n d
w i p e t h i s off a f t e r
a
minute
or
so,
and
they ' will
always
be
beautifully red and smooth.
F O R THE M I D D L E - A G E D .
I f y o u w a n t t o k e e p y o u n g t h e first t h i n g
y o u m u s t s t u d y is y o u r figure. T o o o f t e n , a s ' a
w o m a n l e a v e s t h e t h i r t i e s , 6he s h o w s a t e n ­
dency t o stoutness.
N o w , o b e s i t y is s i m p l y
f a t a l t o t h e l o o k s , so as s o o n as e v e r y o u
n o t i c e a t e n d e n c y t o p u t o n w e i g h t exces­
sively, be w a r n e d , take i t i n t i m e . D o n ' t go
i n for any
drastic
weight-reducing
treat­
m e n t , f o r t h i s w o u l d o n l y d o y o u consider-,
a b l e h a r m , b u t so r u l e y o u r d a i l y l i f e as t o
keep i n check t h e t h r e a t e n e d
accumulation
of fat.
STOUTNESS.
A n e x c e l l e n t t r e a t m e n t f o r s t o u t n e s s is t h e
following'.—Avoid
pastry,
sweets,
beer,
s p i r i t s , sweet wines
and
cocoa, also
new
b r e a d , b u n s , a n d a n excess o f b u t t e r , c r e a m ,
a n d potatoes.
E a t d r y toast i n
preference
t o even stale bread, d r i n k a t u m b l e r f u l of
filtered
or boiled water half an hour
before
breakfast, and again last t h i n g at n i g h t , b u t
as l i t t l e l i q u i d as p o s s i b l e w i t h y o u r
meals.
Half
a
glass
of
water
or
home-made
l e m o n a d e a t d i n n e r a n d supper, a n d one c u p
o f R u s s i a n t e a , w i t h a slice o f l e m o n i n i t
instead o f m i l k , a t breakfast and tea.
Eat
p l e n t y o f g r e e n v e g e t a b l e s , a n d s u c h f r u i t as
apples a n d oranges; a v o i d p u r p l e grapes a n d
bananas, w h i c h are v e r y f a t t e n i n g .
Every
m o r n i n g before p u t t i n g o n y o u r corsets, exer­
cise b r i s k l y f o r
ten
minutes, by
bending
y o u r b o d y a n d t o u c h i n g t h e floor w i t h
your
finger-tips, k e e p i n g y o u r knees stiff,
"trot­
t i n g " o n one spot,
and
light
dumb-bell
practice.
A H I N T FOR T B E L A R D E R .
T o keep m e a t fresh, wash w i t h weak • vine­
gar and water, and spread over w i t h small
pieces o f r a w o n i o n .
This will
keep
meat
fresh i n the hottest weather.
Before cook­
i n g , remove the onion and
wash
in
clear
cold water.
T o CLEAN W H I T E S A T I N
SHOES.
T o clean w h i t e satin shoes, moisten a piece
o f clean, w h i t e flannel w i t h s p i r i t s of wine
e n d r u b t h e shoes g e n t l y , the w a y of
the
g r a i n . A s the flannel becomes d i r t y , change
to a clean p a r t , and renew t h e s p i r i t s of
w i n e . N o w s p r i n k l e a l i t t l e powdered mag­
nesia on t o a clean piece of flannel and r u b
l i g h t l y a l l - o v e r the shoes. W h e n n o t i n use,
w h i t e s a t i n shoes should be wrapped i n . blue
tissue paper; they are less l i k e l y , t h e n , t o
Jturn y e l l o w .
A n d now-comes another
m a n w r i t i n g to
the papers suggesting t h a t we s h o u l d " t a x
the bachelor.
B u t , a f t e r a l l , t h e b a c h e l o r is
n o t t h e ' b r u t e he is p a i n t e d .
A s he sits a t
h i s s o l i t a r y m e a l i n t h e e v e n i n g he i s g e n t l e ­
manly enough not t o envy his married friend,
w i t h a wife and three children.
B y all
means t a x t h e
bachelor
i f you must, tax
h i m a thousand a year i f y o u l i k e — a n d there
w i l l be t h e c h e e r y - f a c e d m e n w h o w i l l s h a k e
t h e i r fists u n d e r y o u r nose a n d s a y i t w i l l
be w o r t h i t .
OTHER MEN'S MINDS.
L e t this week send us d a i l y , h o u r l y t o our
knees.—ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBUST..
BETTERi PUBLIC-HOUSES.
5
T h e r e is no l o u b t t h a t s p r i n g has s p r u n g ,
t h o u g h t h e r e nfay s t i l l be a t h i n l a y e r o f
t r u t h i n t h e i s t a t e m e n t t h a t one 6wallow does
n o t m a k e a 'summer, even t h o u g h a t a x i c a b
can make any number of springs i n a busy
street.
T h e l i g h t breeze waves t h e f l o w e r i n g
wheat.
F r o m the ground
c o m e s t h e 6cent
of
m e a dowsweet,
the
swallow
flies
low, the
b a t is i n
flight,
, a n d - cur­
rants
are a
shil­
ling a pound. B u t
the
rift
in
the
chasm
which
lets
in
the
wet
and
breaks
the
back
of
the
drowning
camel is the
fact
t h a t
owing
to
lack of
materials
the
hot-cross b u n
has
been
warned
off
t h e
course
owing to the lack
of
currants
with
WARNED, OFF.
which
this
weapon
of
t h e d y s p e p t i c has f o r m a n y
generations
been t h i c k l y s t u d d e d .
I t is a p i t y t h a t t h i s
B r i t i s h i n s t i t u t i o n should have fallen
away
— i n my estimation
the
hot-cross
bun
is
t r u l y B r i t i s h ^ because i t never does i t s best
work until i t ; is'down, r
HAIR.
n
I oia
I k s ?* Ueman reproved his nephew for
I "he
p o t h e r boy.
" B u t , " said the
W e J r ' i e d m y sister names."
Why,
^uj,^ J any sister, and never h a d one!"
that»
*
astonishment.
" I
•V^rtt i'?']^
doggedly; " b u t
• ' *U T
e was squintwent for h i m . "
BY
-
^ D u r i n g the early days of spring and sum4ner t h e h a i r u s u a l l y "falls o u t r a t h e r m o r e
t h a n at o t h e r times, a n d a l i t t l e e x t r a care
s h o u l d t h e r e f o r e be g i v e n i t .
When, how,
a n d w i t h w h a t t h e h a i r is w a s h e d i s a m a t ­
ter o f far greater importance to its beauty
and luxuriance than
most
people i m a g i n e .
M a n y a w o m a n h a s n o t o n l y robl>ed h e r h a i r
of a l l i t s b r i g h t l i g h t s a n d glossiness
by
w a s h i n g i t w i t h soda a n d b a d soap, b u t has
induced prematur?
greynes*
THE
ILLUSTRATED
JAY,
I f i t i s oiijty i n t h e s p r i n g t h a t t h e p o e t ' s
a n d t h e youiaig m a n ' s f a n c y l i g h t l y t u r n s t o
f o o l i n g r o u n d , w h a t h a s h e b e e n d o i n g aH
the year?
M o s t o f us i n o u r y o u n g d a y s
have f e l t t h e c a l l o f t h e muse.
F e l t we h a d
a s t i r r i n g message t o t h e w o r l d e n c a s e d i n a
p o e m , a n d , l i k e F i n d a r , we have set t o i t t o
w r i t e our poem.
T h e n i t ' is t h a t c o l d
fact
l a n d s us o n e o n t h e p o i n t o f t h e j a w w h i c h
b r i n g s u s t o e a r t h , a n d o u r p o e m s a r e So
often rejected t h a t i n a m o m e n t o f despera­
t i o n w e r u s h off t o g e t m a r r i e d , finding s o m e
slight consolation i n g e t t i n g the banns pub­
lished at least^,
W h e n sewing very t h i n m a t e r i a l by ma­
chine tack a piece of tissue paper under the
scam and sew i t i n w i t h the stuff,_
The
paper can easily be t o r n
away afterwards
and i t w i l l keep the material f r o m d r a g g i n g
or w r i n k l i n g . ^_
To
T H O M A S
TOR DBESSMAKEKS.
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a
Justwed,
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don't y * ^ — "
hesitated
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r i p open, m a k e a
close
button-hole stitch
a r o u n d e d g e o f hole, a n d t h e n sew t o g e t h e r .
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t , are daily users of the " D U C T " Pen.
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HE
K I D GLOVK.
o r
Recipe la.—Economy,
M I P S . —Renew your batteries. Simple. Recipe
a-bert. a, Bumb'-rstone Road, Cambridge.
R A L P H .
A p r e t t y n a t u r e w i l l do more t o make a
g i r l p o p u l a r t h a n a p r e t t y face.
I t is all
very well t o adopt a sweet m a n n e r a n d to
t r y t o d o g r a c e f u l t h i n g s , b u t i t is f a r better
i f t h e manners are
the
result of natural
sweetness.
The woman with a pretty nature
ia t h e o n e a hostess looks o u t f o r .
Sho is
n e v e r b r u s q u e o r c y n i c a l , i.lor dees s h e r u b
s t r a n g e r s u p -the w r o n g w a y .
Natural kind­
ness a n d s y m p a t h y m a k e h e r q u i c k t o p e r ­
ceive people's
best
side, a n d
t o draw i t
forth.
The greatest ^drawback
o f t h e season
is
t h a t before s p r i n g has
had
a
chance
to
; a t c h i t s second b r e a t h a l o n g comes c u s t o m
"^and r e a l l y g e t s g o i n g . S o
that
the
busy
City
m a n rarrives . home
late one
evening
w i t h t h e apologetic look of a m a n w h o has
c o m e i n t o v i o l e n t c o n t a c t w i t h a s t i c k y flVp a p e r t o find t h a t t h e h a l l i s c r o w d e d w S h
most o f the household, f u r n i t u r e , his d i n n e r
reposes i n t h e l a w n - m o w e r a t t h e
back of
t h e e e l l a r , an<! t h e n i t is t h a t h e s t r o k e s h i s
f u r r o w e d b r o w , steps back a f e w paces, a n d
e x c l a i m s , h i s .voice h o a r s e
with
beeswax—
"Spring cleaning!"
The piano
next
door
g r i n d s o u t siuadry i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t
"there
b e i n g n o p l a c e l i k e h o m e , " a n d h e confesses
r i g h t a w a y t h a t h e does n o t k n o w t h e o i d
place any more.
(
(
3, 1918.
I t is w h e n r h e
Housewife's A n n u a l O r g y
i s o n t h a t t h e h u s b a n d r e a l i s e s t h a t l i f e is
h a r d l y w o r t h l i v i n g , a n d decides r i g h t a w a y
t h a t i t is n o t necessary t o l i v e a n y l o n g e r .
This.is not the right attitude.
The proper
thing to
d o is t o
be h e l p f u l , a n d i n
this
capacity
a
little
i n f o rmation
may
be
useful
at
this
stage
i n
the
household
catas­
trophe.
To
re­
move the
dust
of
the
season
most
people go i n f o r a
vacuum.
T h i s is
a
most • useful
instrument,
i
and
p o s t card
to
t h o
n e jfr est
v a c u u m -TiitV O n I N THE SPRING.
gcrs
w i l l >' r e s u l t
in
the
firm
do- •
j| I
p o s i t i n g oiie o f these fire-engine t h i n g s i n
t h e g a r d e n / w h e n a l l t h a t i s n e c e s s a r y is t o
go r o u n d w i t h the nozzle t h i n g and wrench
t h o dust f r o m the f u r n i t u r e at the p o i n t of
t h e v a c u u m , as i t w e r e .
1
T o remove^ grease from wall-paper, a v e r y
good p l a n } f t o heat the garden-roller i n
t h e k i t c h e n «;fire t o a w h i t e h e a t , a n d r o l l
o v e r t h e grease spots.
O n c e w i l l be m o r e
t h a n sufficient.
Should the bath-pipe burst,
d o n o t a t t e m p t to stop t h e leak by b e n d i n g '
the body i n t o a crochet p a t t e r n under the ;
b a t h a n d t r y i n g t o paste a piece o f s t a m p - '
e d g i n g o v e r - Wrc b u r < t
pipe.
A n d ' do not '
send f o r a iplftmber.
Remove to
another
house.
T o keep m o t h f r o m f u r s , t h e c u s t o m
o f u s i n g b a r b e d - w i r e is d y i n g o u t .
I f i t is
impossible t o remove the m o t h , a n d a l e t t e r
t o M r . B o t t o m l e y proves e q u a l l y f u t i l e , t h e r e
i s n o t h i n g left b u t t o send f o r a p o l i c e m a n . I
H o w e v e r , s p r i n g is here, a n d b y hook o r b y
c r o o k , o r b o t h i m p l e m e n t s i f n e c e s s a r y , j, w e \
m u s t m a k e t h e best o f i t .
W e a r e a l l m o r e o r less a f f l i c t e d w i t h t h e ;
s p i r i t o f pretence and snobbery.
Middleclass s n o b b e r y i s t h e w o r s t snobbery of . a l l .
Y o u hear of women without/ a shilling i n the
World attending " a t homes" and other such:
f u n c t i o n s as i f t h e y w e r e d u c h e s s e s . , A s a \
m a t t e r o f f a c t ^ i n these t i m e s we s h o u l d a l l
d r y u p on these t h i n g s , for t h e r e is no r o o m
for i t . I a d m i t t h a t
t h e w a r has k n o c k e d ,
nine-tenths, of the snobbery o u t o f most of;
us.
I f there is one t h i n g m y w o r s t enemy
c a n d o a g a i n s t m e — a n d w e aft h a v e e n e m i e s
these days^—it w i l l b e t o h o o d w i n k m e b y
Borne f o u l p l o t i n t o a t t e n d i n g a n " a t h o m e . '
W e must set a b o u t improving, o u r p u b l i c
houses, so t h a t when th» bovs come home
they w i l l be o n l y too g l a d to take their
wives
GATES.
and
G O O D
F O R
PERCY
THE
W A Y TO
ANARCHY.
I f y o u b e g i n to have one section
of
the
community t a k i n g upon itself the r i g h t to
d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r i t is g o i n g t o obey o r d e r s
w h i c h are intended to defend the v e r y life of
the c o m m u n i t y , there
is
an
end
of
all
g o v e r n m e n t . — M R . LLOYD GEORGE.
OUR SINGING
Our
A r m y is
yocal of
all
a
the
SOLDIERS.
great
PLANTING
singer,
armies.—SIR
A.
the
most
MACKENZIE.
D O N ' T USE A D I B B E R .
Never use a dibber for p l a n t i n g , as i t
hardens the size of the holes and prevents a
fiee root action.
A n o t h e r e v i l is, when a
pointed d i b b e r is used, the
potatoes
get
h u n g u p i n the bole, leaving an a i r space i n .
the b o t t o m , w h i c h , is f a t a l t o «ucocss.
A
dibber may be used on l i g h t soils, b u t i t
must be as broad at t h e base as a t t h e t o n .
The best way t o p l a n t is either w i t h t r o w e l ,
or by t a k i n g out d r i l l s w i t h the spade, 4 i n .
deep, the tubers being pressed i n the rows
b y hand w i t h the
rose end
p o i n t i n g up­
wards. Then push back tbe fine soil taken
o u t w i t h the spade, and cover the tubers a
good 4 i n . deep; finally take out a l l
foot­
p r i n t s by s c r a t c h i n g over the bed w i t h the
p o i n t of f o r k .
GROWING
GOVERNMENT
COKTROL.
W e m u s t h a v e 6hips, w e m u s t h a v e b u i l d ­
i n g yards,
managers,
and
workmen,
but
t h e r e i s n o e a r t h l y r e a s o n w h y t h e y m u s t be
r u n b y G o v e r n m e n t officials.
T h e r e is an ob­
session, a l m o s t a m a n i a , o n t h e p a r t o f t h e
Government to interfere w i t h all public and
p r i v a t e affairs b y the a p p o i n t m e n t o f over­
seers, s c r u t i n e e r s , a d v i s e r s , a n d c o n t r o l l e r s .
The waste o f t i m e and money b y the m u l t i ­
p l i c a t i o n o f these bureaucracies is colossal.—
E A R L OF D U R H A M .
M I N E - S W E E P I N G .
I do not know of anything more exhilara­
t i n g t h a n t h e experience o f a m i n e g o i n g off.
You
suddenly
realise
that
.£200
of
the
enemy's
money
has
gone " p o p , " and
an
e n o r m o u s n u m b e r o f d e a d fish c o m e u p f o r
b r e a k f a s t . — C A P T A I N PRESTON.
DETERRENT TO
PARENTHOOD.
O n e o f t h e d e t e r r e n t s o f p a r e n t h o o d is the
i n s e c u r i t y o f e m p l o y m e n t , a n d i t s h o u l d be
the a i m of the State, by a system o f insur­
ance a g a i n s t
unemployment,
to make
the
future of
the
family
assured.—DR. A . B.
GARVIE.
W H A T
I S
A
G E N T L E M A N ?
I have w o r k e d shoulder t o shoulder
with
the
working
man,
driving
my
plough,
s w i n g i n g a n axe,
stoking a
threshing en­
gine, or at
the
carpenter's bench, o r w i t h
s p a d e a n d h o e , a n d I h a v e f o u n d , as l a r g e a
proportion'
of
gentlemen
amongst
the
w o r k e r s as I h a v e a m o n g t h e e m p l o y e r s o r
i n t h e h a l l s o f t h e r i c h ; f o r as l o n g as a
man
is
honest,
industrious,
polite,
and
o b e d i e n t , h e ia
a
gentleman.—LORD
CLIF­
FORD OF CHUDLEIGH.
MACHINERY
OF
GOVERNMENT.
Put
not
your
trust
too m u c h
in
tho
m a c h i n e r y o f g o v e r n m e n t . — L O R D BURNHAM.
BACK
TO
^OUR
RULERS.
O u r experience o f S t a t e c o n t r o l has
not
been e n c o u r a g i n g .
W e l i v e t o - d a y u n d e r Mie
domination of a cohort of controllers.—MR.
ASQUITH.
H E
T R I E D .
When
my
own
conduct
comes
to
l>e
examined at the end of the w a r I shall
be
q u i t e satisfied i f a l l t h a t can be s a i d a g a i n s t
me is t h a t I t r i e d t o d o m y d u t y , b a t some­
t i m e s f a j l c d . — L O R D ROBERT CECIL, M . P .
AIRCRAFT
IN THE WAR.
Considering
the gloomy views
taken
by
some people r e g a r d i n g t h e w a r . I feel t h a t
s f . c h }>eople c a n h a v e n o r e a l k n o w l e d g e o r
appreciation of the im]x>rtanoe and power o f
aircraft.
G e r m a n resources
are
incompar­
a b l y les-< t h a n t h o s e o f t h e A l l i e s , w h o h a v e
t h e w h o l e w o r l d t o d r a w o n , a n d by d e v e l o p ­
i n g t h e s e r e s o u r c e s r e m o r s e l e s s l y , i t is c e r ­
tainly w i t h i n the Allies' power to dictate a
m i l i t a r y decision to
thetr
opponents.—MR.
WINSTON CHURCHILL.
THE
time,
at'
FISHER.
PRIVATE BUILDER.
of the
all
private
events,
builder
is for
gone.—MR.
the
HAYES
BANKER*.
B a n k e r s e r e as t i m i d as r a b b i t s .
1 have
noticed that a l l mv life.
N o sooner does a
m a n f a l l i l l t h a n f h e y fly t o t h e i r
ledgers,
t h i n k i n g h e ' s g o i n » t o d i e , t o see h o w m u c h
he owes t h e m .
T h e y are
almost
all
like
that—extraordinarily
timid;
tHtey
seldom
have
the
courage
which
is
essential t o
e n t e r p r i s e o f a n y m a g n i t u d e . — L O R D LEVERHULME.
FORAGE.
(
.
S h o r t l y the corn r a t i o n s per d a y for horses
a r e t o be l o w e r e d , ' a n d horses s h o u l d n o t be
e x p e c t e d t o d r a w t h e s a m e h e a v y l o a d s , go a s
f a s t as t h e y h a v e , n o r be a b l e t o d o t b e
same, n u m b e r o f h o u r s
work
per d a y , 3 9
m a n y owners have expected t h e m t o d o (says
" F a r m , Field, and
Fireside").
T b e ques­
t i o n of how t o make op for the smaller q u a n ­
t i t y o f c o n c e n t r a t e d t o e d i s g o i n g t o be a
difficult task, and various m a n u f a c t u r i n g by­
p r o d u c t s h a v e i n t u r n been t r i e d , a n d w h e n
f o u n d s u i t a b l e h a v e b e e n so i u d e m a n d t h a t
e i t h e r t h e p r i c e has r i s e n o r t h e y h a v e be­
come unobtainable.
Now t h a t t h e s p r i n g is
c o m i n g green food
will
s o o n be a v a i l a b l e ,
b u t there are
some objections
to i t , v i z . ,
e a r l y green crops often c o n t a i n a very h i g h
}>erccntage o f w a t e r ,
and
cause, o w i n g t o
bulkiness, a n d s m a l l
amount
of
nutritious
matter,
indigestion, colic,
and purgation.
Amongst the
earliest
g i e o n foods is r y e ,
w h i c h i n some p a r t s is extensively g r o w n
f o r horses.
I t is f o u n d , w h e n first g i v i n g
i t t o horses w h i c h have been a c c u s t o m e d t o
d r y food, t h a t i t is l r f t t e r t o chaff i t w i t h
hay and oat straw or well m i x w i t h meadow
h a y , so t h a t t h e h o r s e o a t s t w o p a r t s o f l o n g h a y a n d one o f green l y e .
I t i s best g i v e n
i n this f o r m at n i g h t when r a c k i n g a horso
T H E 'SEVENTIES.
T h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m is
the
only
Euro­
pean belligerent c o u n t r y where the stock of
c a t t l e . has n o t been s e r i o u s l y
diminished,
a n d " where t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f food has a c t u ­
a l l y been increased since t h e d e c l a r a t i o n o f
war.
I t h i n k i t is n o w safe t o say t h a t a t
t h o e n d o f t h i s y e a r we s h a l l be w e l l o n o u r
w a y t o recover our position o f t h e 'seventies;
i n o t h e r w o r d s , t o be on t h e h i g h
road
to
independence
of imported bread
supplies.—
S I R W I L L I A M GOODE.
The day
FODDER.
Notwithstanding
the
importance o f pro­
d u c i n g corn the farmer should also remem­
ber
t o provide fodder for his stock f o r use
next w i n t e r , and should not crowd abso­
l u t e l y necessary fodder crops^ out
entirely,
o r he w i l l be i n an unenviable position when
.the t i m e comes round
(says " F a r m , F i e l d ,
and Fireside").
Swedes arc a good
foddercrop to g r o w , because they can, i f necessary,
be used f o r table purposes, and t h e same
may be said of cabbages. W h a t e v e r crop, o r
crops, may be g r o w n , however, the
plan
"should be to keep the .acreage as s m a l l as
possible, and the way to do this is t o g r o w
as m u c h fodder as possible to the acre b y
h a v i n g the l a n d i n the very best of condi­
tion a t the t i m e of sowing, and by carefully
m a k i n g choice of a crop t h a t is of a s o r t a»d
v a r i e t y t h a t is k n o w n to be capable of y i e l d ­
i n g best results under the p a r t i c u l a r condi­
tions t h a t must be faced.
GREEN
A
POTATOES.
T h e r e i s n o d o u b t t h a t . p o t a t o e s are o f t e n
p l a n t e d too closely, a n d the mass of crowded
foliage prevents sun and a i r g e t t i n g among
the foliage, t h u s m a k i n g a good propagator
f o r " b l i g h t " o r p o t a t o disease.
E a r l y pota­
toes c a n be p l a n t e d c l o s e r t o g e t h e r as t h e y
are
generally
matured
lief ore
the
disease
appears (says " T h e S m a l l h o l d e r " ) . I recom­
m e n d 1 f t . a p a r t i u t h e r o w s a n d 2 4 i n . . be­
t w e e n t h e r o w s f o r e a r l i c s s u c h as E x p r e s s ,
M a y Queen,
and
Midlothian
Early.'
For
second
ear-lies
like
Great
Scott, " B r i t i s h
Queen, and W i n d s o r Castle, 15in. i n t h e r o w
a n d 2 4 i n . b e t w e e n t h e r o w s is s u i t a b l e .
For
the m a i n or late crop, Factor, K i n g E d w a r d
V I I . , A r r a n Chief, Loclsar, and L a n g w o r t h y .
16in. i n the rows and 2ff. 9 i n . between the
rows
must
be
allowed.
You
will
need
r o u g h l y , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e size of t h e t u b e r s .
221b. o f e a r l y s e e d , 161b. o f s e c o n d e a r l y , a n d
121b. o f m a i n o r l a t e seed t o p l a n t o n e r o d o i
ground.
Plant only when
the
weather
if
d r y , a n d t h e s o i l c a n be m o v e d a b o u t w i t h ­
o u t t h e least degree o f stickiness.
US.
Food r e s t r i c t i o n s h a v e
h a d . an
excellent
effect on our h e a l t h . — D R . SALEEBY,
TIMID
I can assure you t h a t i t is impossible for
most men t o be at home at an " a t home."
A m a n needs t o be a' B t o n d i n , w i t h a m i x ­
t u r e of the contortionist.
I have t r i e d t h a t
t r i c k of t r y i n g t o balance a cup of tea i n
one h a n d and a slab o f seed, cake i n
the
other, at the same t i m e p r e t e n d i n g t o t a k e
an i n t e l l i g e n t interest i n t h i n g s , and I am
there.—MB
families
F I E L D & F A R M
HNIS FOR THE SMALLH01
LUCERNE
FOR
HORSES.
R \ . } c a n be g e n e r a l l y c u t a b o u t A p r i l a n d
May.
A f t e r a w h i l e f t liecomos r a t h e r h a r d
a n d less n u t r i t i o u s , a n d i n M a y , J u n e , a n d
also J u l y , a m i x t u r e o f vetches a n d oats are
used, b u t b y t h i s t i m e lucerne, clover, a n d
pasture have practically taken their place,
as i t is easier t o t u r n a horse o u t a t n i g h t
i n the paddock than
to cut and cart green
food.
G r e e n food should never lie a l l o w e d
t o r e m a i n i n a h e a p a n d h e a t , as, i f b a d l y
h e a t e d , i t is v e r y l i a b l e t o p r o d u c e . v i o l e n t
digestive troubles.
Another
thing
which
has caused t h e d e a t h
of numbers of t o w n
horses is l a w n m o w i n g s , w h i c h
have
been
l e f t a f e w h o u r s o r d a y s i n a s a c k o r heap.These, i f s l i g h t l y d a m p . h e a t , a n d s h o u l d , i n
c o m m o n w i t h a l l c u t g r e e n l o o d , be s p r e a d
out, a n d not kept in a Leap.
L u c e r n e may,
be fed t o horses at the r a t e o f f r o m four t o
nine pounds daily.
Animals being largely
fed on green food cannot do very fast w o r k ,
a n d i t causes t h e m t o sweat e a s i l y .
Al 1
g r e e n f o r a g e s h o u l d lie f r e s h l y c u t , a n d n o t
tough and
fibrous.
V c t c h e * . as s o o n as t h e y
s t a r t t o f o r m t h e i r .~ced. s h o u l d n o t be g i i e a
to h o r s e s .
HOP GROWING.
Hops
require
a deep soil,
but
are
very
a d a p t a b l e as t o t e x t u r e so l o n g as a s u i t ­
a b l e v a r i e t y is s e l e c t e d ( s a y s t h e " A g r i c u l ­
tural Gazette").
T h e y are propagated
from
" s e t s , " o r r o o t - c u t t i n g s , w h i c h are preserved
when the tops are being pruned i n the e a r l y
s p r i n g , a n d p l a n t e d o u t i n l>eds f o r o n e y e a r
u n t i l they have devclojied roots.
They are
then planted out in their permanent
posi­
t i o n , the' w i d t h o f t h e rows a n d the d i s t a n c e
a p a r t v a r y i n g w i t h the *y«tem o f
training;
adopted.
A
common
distance
apart
is
3ft. 6in. both ways, 12,000 "hills'' then con­
s t i t u t i n g a " h o p acre."
A l l the operations,
s u c h as d i g g i n g , p r u n i n g , s t r i n g i n g , t r a i n ­
i n g , etc., are paid
f o r • at
piecework rates.
Once established, a h o p - g a r d e n w i l l
last f o r
t h i r t v or f o r t y years.
T h e hops s t a r t g r o w ­
i n g i n A p r i l , a n d on" a w a r m d a y i n M a y o r
T u n e . m a y g r o w as m u c h as 1 f t . i n t w e n t y four hours.
Their natural habit is t o grow
v e r t i c a l l y , hence when t r a i n e d a t a n a n g l o
of forty-five degrees they r e q u i r e a consider­
able
amount
of
hand
t r a i n i n g , done
by,
w o m e n , t o k e e p t h e m o n t h e s t r i n g s , -especi­
ally d u r i n g strong winds.
U n l i k e tbe com­
m o n c o n v u l v u s , hojH a l w a y s " f o l l o w t h e s u a
round"—i.e., they twine from r i g h t to left,
a n d never f r o m left t o r i g h t , a n d t h i s has t o
be r e m e m b e r e d b y t h e w o m e n e n t r u s t e d w i t k
their training.
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