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TALKS ON HEALTH — « « «—


[BY A FAMILY DOCTOB.] 'i'li« periodicsil exiuninaliojis o l sdiool


cliilclreu is :i proecdiire wliiicli ouglil to be curried out as regiilariy as the ex- amiuation o i Uio drains or the inspec­ tion of tbe cisterns or the tuning’ of tlie piano. I f ive could be carried on a juapic carpet on a raiiid visit to all tiie institutions wliieli eare for sutfciiug children, m'c should be appalled by tlie number of deformed and ailing eliildi’toi flint exist in our ve iy luid.st. Tlie hos­ pitals and homos ami dispensari(?s are packed with abnormal (diildren;we should find very few empty beds. should not like to say how many thou­


sands of little ones are at this moment under care in om*. sort of institution or another. The JTomes for the Blind, for the Deaf, for the Mentally Deficient are all full, and there is a long waiting list to fill any vacancies that may occur.


rBFAM'l’NTIBLh: ILLA'ESS. One thought would come to the miiuhs f e . 4irli ii;'!


of anyone taking- a general survey ol alb this suffering’. Can it not be pre­ vented ? AVc can .all see. how hoiic- le.ss it is to attempt a cure; who (-an re­ store sight to the blind or hearing to the deaf? It is beyond huuiau jiower. But what strikes anyom- workiiig among children, either at school or in the h().s])itals is that an enormous amount of the illness is prc'ventihle. It is not .so miicli that we are waiting for the new discovery by the doctors of some marvellous panacea which will wijie all illne.ss away. The lulddem rather is to seek how to aj)j)ly llu* know­ ledge we .already jxisse.s.s. Tlu‘ wcap(ins for fighting disease are, in tin' main, not wonderful scientific instrninents or weird electrical apjiliances, hut just commonsense. It is only by good food, fre.sh air, sun.shine. .sleep and exercise that we (-an hope to heat the forces of disease.


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armamentarium for • fighting- and de­ feating disease; the child lying in Inal is not the ea.sy victim of disease; a tre­ mendous light is going- on night and day between the microbes and th<‘ lioisons they manufacture on the one iiand and the tissues of the Inidy and the antidotes they manufacture on tin- other hand. But the body cannot re­ sist sncce.ssfnily unless it is in good health. Follow the case of a child re­ covering from scarlet fever.


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does the fever abate, the rash disapjiear, the sore throat clear u p f AVhat makes .slc(‘p come and the appetite' imjirovei' And when finally the little one can jump out of bed and Jilay in the ward, what gives her .sl.’-engih and what in-e­ vents her from tailing a victim again to the disease wli.ich orig'nally struck lier down f 'riir. answer to all these <|nest.ioMS is thid recovery is |n’odnced by the mannfai-tnre by the body of an a.niidote to the poison. A'ight and day is I he fierce .'trnggle going on. and either the poison of the microbes wins and the child dies, or the antidote wins | and the child lives. And when the j child is running about, in the ward and talking to all the other patients who have scarlet fever the rea.son that .she dfies not catch it again is that her blood contain.s .such a lot of antidoi(> that the ■ poison of th(> micndnis has no chance j !ind the microbes themselves cannot live.


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venlihlc illne.ss in the country, and miichl of it is due to parental negleid. A mother will know all about lu'i- household linen, but nothing ahoiit her own children’s t(*eth. A woman would be ashamed to have a dirty door-ste]i, hut she is indilferent about the teeth. I which form the door-step into her own child's system. Ask any mother you meet; if sho'knows the condition of her chilli’s back teeth, and in nine eases out of ten she will he ignorant.


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ifake sjunes as another instance: how maliy parents examine their childr<'ii s Kliines to .sec if they are straight;-' Yery


■few. if any. And'yet curvatui’e of tJie spine can only be cured in the early stages; it 111,- precious years of child- iiC'id aie.allowi'd to sli]i by the harm is done and can nevi'r he undone.


II DO IT NOW. i:JP


I I t is interesting to remember t hat a child's skeleton is made not cnlindy of bone, but of soil cartilage or gristle jnixed with bone. So a child’s bones (-an be bent and moulded in the right or the wj-ong way. But in whatever way the bones grow, Ibero .soon comes a time when th.e .soft cartilage has all been disiilaced by hard hone. Any at­ tempt to mould the hard hone will be useless. You migbl as well attempt to alter the shaiie of a vessid of |)olter.'j clay afi.er it has been baked, or to bend au oak free long long after the stage Avhen it was a pliable sapling. A. mother .should know at lea.st as much about iier oh’spring as .she does about the h'OU.sehohl linen. I t is !i mistake .to wait until the child complains. I have to examine many hundreds of children in the ])uhlic schools, and when 1 in- f(uirc from the mot.lfer if all is well with the child, .she often answers, “ I do not know, sir; the child never complains.”


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’^^heu the child eom])laius, it is loo late. Although the only person com- jicleutto oxnmiue a child thoroughly is a doet.oi’. an intelligent mother can do a great deal, and when .slu' thinks .sue has discovered a defect .shi' can take llu' child to a doctor for help and advice.


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T H E T I M E S , E R ID A Y


Tho first important point is to cx- FOB THE LADIES AN EXAMINATION.


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amiuo the child in a good light; if the examination is carried out in a dimly- lighted room many little points may be overlooked. The molhei- sbould stand or sit with her back to the light, so that the light from the window falls full on the child. Tell the child to Oi>en his mouth wide, and examine every to(dh one after tho other in the upper and lowei’ jaws. I t is ca.sy to see black siMits of decay or liollow teeth, and no child .should be allowed to have an unsound, tooth in its head. Gum­ boils, abscesse.s, neuralgia, sleeple.ssue.ss follow in the wake of bad teetb ; more­ over, germs Jind their w.ay into the neck through hollow teeth, and diseased sockets and swollen glands arc the re.snll. A: child’s mouth should be absolutely sweet and clean. After liie hack teeth, examine the front teeth, making the child draw the. li])s bai-k.


THE CHILD’S BBEATllING. At the back of the threat large ton­


sils may he seen. Thi.s part of the ex­ amination reijuii-es some experience, but i f the mother has any doubt, a doctor .should be. consulted, as en­ larged tonsils are the precursors of many ills.


child’s breathing .should be noU'd. .Some 'J'lion Ihe manner o f Ihe


chihlren always breathe with the mouth open, and are suffocated i f they are compelled to keeji Ihe mouth shut. If, therefore, the nose is not freely open for the J);i.ssage of air, and the breath­


ing is all doni' through the moidh, r-onsull a doctor.


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watch can be heard licking: oompiare the distauce with your own hearing, or with aiiother child’s. The next .step) is to test the sight. .I’iu up) the advertise- jnent .sheet of ;i ncw.sp)ap)cr at tbe othei- end of the iioom in a strong light. Ask the child to read Hie large .and small letlers, and notice what size he cannot see. Oompiaro the lesult with what jou can .see for yourself. 'J’ry first one eye and then the other. It will often be found Hiat there is one eye boiler tiian Hie other, :iud doing all the work. Next strip) the child to the wai,st and make him stand witli liis b:iek (ow:u’ds ,%on :it the. pmsilion of attention. Let liiin bend .a little forwaid, so as to hrlng the sp)ine into ])rominence, and note if it is straight. Then make, him hcn l :;nd touch his toes, iiiid note the .sjiine i.gain ; you may see that the little kuohs o-i the spline arc. not in the same ])oi']iendicu1ar line, and that means that a eui’valnre is heginning. Of eoiiise tin' child’s general nourisliment is noted—wiielfier he is fat. nr thin, whether iie is ]):ile or rosy, wlietliei- he is growing- fast. :;ml whclhei- there .are any ;il)iioi-nml limip< in the gioin or In the neck, or in any other situ.ation.


Then test the noticing how far


,SIG H T, E’l’C. child’s 'hearing by .iway from the ear a


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than cure, and the .reni.u’k aj.jilie.s to children with the. greale.st foiee, i.e- i-ause defects e:in he I’eniedied in ih.ld- liood, which mu.st remain :e'. perniam nl deformities i f negleclial uidil adoles­


cence is real died. Beaders ret|ulriag medical advice by


piost can obtain same by enclosing pmslal order for Od. together with' a siampied addressed enyelope. “ The Family Doctor ” eaniiol guarantee, to reply by I'clurii of piosi, hut will do .so at the earlie.st iHissible moment. All eiuu- municalions intended for “ The Family Doctor” .shonid he addressed ‘‘ The Doctor,” 8, La Belle Sauvage, London. E.C.


‘ LINSEED COMPOUND ” will) w a rm wat<!i-


is an exculli-nt. gargle far Snr.i Tliront, CiiUIe, Coil"llK. OtC.


SABDEN. ------ ♦ ♦ ♦ -------


UNITED GATILEIMNO.—On Sun­


day afternoon, in.stcad of the u.sual .Sunday seliwil, a nnited galliering was lield ill the Chapiel, win'ii a most inter­ esting addre.ss was delivered by the pasloi-, Ihe Bey. J . Gwyniie Thomas. Ati.ss Ii. Binks recited and Mi.ss C. Wood ])iesided at the organ. A h’ANGY FA IB .—Tin' Baptist


Sunday Sehmil was Ihi' scene of a ‘‘f.incy fair.” This took the pilaee of Hie amiuaf (/'hristmas tri'c. 'this oi'- casion is idilelly for the children, who wore again lo he .seen in good nninlii'is aimising Ihemsi'lves with; the gc.oils from the faiiey fail', di]i tiilis, .sjiidi'r s well, etc. Iialer on in the eveniiig the o])eri'lln. “ Tin' Enchanted Glen,” was repnidneed (liy r('(|Uest) liy the ehildren ('onni'cli'd with the .Sunday school. 'I'he jierfoi'tnance was .again well gone ihrfingh. niid every eredil is dne In Miss G. W'oiid for the inanni'i' in wliieli .slii' diri'elc'd Ihe ehildri'n Ihrongli the ojierella. Tin' Inlal iiioceeds wore in aid (if Ihe liuilding fund, nnd nmounti'd


in liver X~ 14s. ------ ♦ ♦ ♦ -------


[BY A LADY GOBEESl’ONDI'lNT.] This year Christmas gifts will re-


(puire more than usual thought ami con­ sideration, for diniiU'islied lucoines and increased taxes leave but a small margin for piresents. Vet these kind­ ly tokens of renK'mhraiice can Jiardly lie omilli'd this Christmas, and Hu'use­


ful piri'sent will be the most accepitable wJiatever flu' piosiliuii of the recipiient may b('. Fur a yuung girl, a pireliy blouse, oj- hlousc' lengtii, glovi.'s, pielti- coats, and even sttickings, boots, oi' shoes are suitable. Clever needlewomen are doing wonders with Hie widi' ribbons that are lo be lioughl for a few jienee pier yard. In do.sign and colour­ ing these are bi'aiitiful, and they make th(.i most di'lightful woj’k and hand­ bags. Freochwonieu are creating Jovely reeepilaeles from dlsc'arded whiti' kid even glovi'S. These are cleaned, and in simie casi's dyed, tfu'n Hiey an' shapiod, piainted,


(h'coratc'd in divers and original ways, making e.xcellent Christmas g'ift'S.


!A • •TAKE CAKE OF T H E I ’ENGK” CAMBAIGN.


M'itJi the New i'ear a canipiaign for


national eeouoniy is to be inaugurated. U’omen hold the k('y of the situation, aud IJio scheme, wliicii is to be con­ sidered and pjhmned by a i-epn-e-seiita- tive 'J’rad; Union Committee, wili pirohably take the form of a house to Jioiise Cl nvass. It Is llie little tilings that mutt-ri-, and many millions would bo .saved lo the nation in a year if


■ everyone could he induced lo pnil down the wasteful use of such things as soapi,


^ m.-'.(chi's, gas, electric light, table con- ' diluents, as well as He.' throwing away of food refuse tliat could he turned info uourishing soup). Airs. Sidney Webb, writing in the “New Slalesmnii” sug­ gests tljat ii council should be formed with the Queen as pu'e.sideiit and that the. wives of mayors, and town couneillors, should lead the way iu an orgaiii.sed canvass of every household iu the king-


■ doin ill a "take care of the p)eiice” cainp)aign.


' FJtENGHWUAlEN AND Till': !


'WAB.


I .it is not only in this country that p)eop)lc earning war inoney are sp)end- ing it at the jewellers, drap)ers, and pianoforte imiker.s. Alucli the same condilioiis obtain in Fram i', aud when recently ilio' inhabilanls of a southern town sent a dep)utation to the mayor to eompilaiu of the high cost of living, they met with, a severe rebuke. When, he said, ho saw a large ])art of the p)oj)ulation going about richly drossi'd, aud .spicnding money lavishly on amuse- nu'iils, and in the re.slauranls, he eould only regard it as a demonstration that the ])eop)le had too much, and not too little to sp)end, and it was idle to a.sk him to help) in n moven)enl to reduee the cost of neees.sarics. At the same time Frenchwomen are making gri'al .sacrific'i's nnd arc far more ()i'cup)ied with tho war than i.s tho case with H)(' women -of Hi is country. I t is nearer lo them, and there is liardly one Avho is not busily engaged in some or ollu'i' org'anised work to aid the men iu tho trenches. Nearly evei'y woman he- eonies godnioHier lo a soldier—sonu'- oiu' whom pu'ohahly .she bias never se.-n or hoard of, Imt chosen for lii'r by a. (.('iitral eomniitliH.'.


.She then writes


to him, maki'S liis litth' wants li(‘i' spu'ciiil cliargi', and sends him g-arnx'nl.s and comforts. No one eoiild say that L’l'enchwonn'ii as a whole have not pilayed their tiarl nohly in Hh' war.


TBAINS AGAIN. Tlio short skirt may piossc.ss all the


virtiU's claimed for it, as an out-of- doors garment, but it is admittedly un­ suitable for evening' wear. Several designers have therefore iiilrodueed


•trariis "w'hich iu some casi's are over- hodiees, aud in others elongated saslu's. Yet others .spuing from Hie waist only. For all those ribbons can he used. Trains give dignity and inipiorlanco to a toilette, ami when lined in a eon- trasliug- eoloui- lo Hie dres.s, add very eousidcrahly to Hie general good elfec.t. ChitVon skirts -when trimmed with hands of fur, are considered .suitable for day aud afternoon wear, and a ribbon train transforms them into evening toilelte.s. Best gowns are taking tho pilaoe o f the dinner dt'(\s.s, which in these days of stress and sti-ain, takes far too Ion,O' lo put on. CliilVon vidvet makes an ideal garment of this desi'i'i])- iion, lyli'icli .should ho eonstructed on Hie .simpilcst lines. AT'ry lovely colour­ ings eliaracterise this miitni'ial, as well as ehitfou, and clien-y, .shrimi), piink, pnirpile, and wine eolour, combine ad­ mirably with dark fur trimmings.


A TENDENCY TOAYABD AIGBETTES.


If you enclose one penny stamp


to Mr. A g a r ; Kaputine. Ltd., Man.. Chester, you will receive by return


FREE SAMPLES of KAPUTINE for H E A D A C H E o r N E U R A L G IA and a


set o f twelve coloured picture cards , F R E E f worth a couple sh illin g s .


lo the wearing of furs and feafhor.s al­ though the kinds in vogue may ehange with the tiiiK's, The aigrette for in- stam.'e that before the war was univers­ ally worn, .suddenly disapipeared when hostilities eommenced. Feathers that en.st loss money, or ribbons look its plaeo on liats, whilst for ii time even­ ing eoilTarcs were innoemit of adorn­ ment in any .shape or form. The domeslie fowl and the game bird have hoHi of late contributed largely to the uKuints aud featlior.s uscmT by uiilliiiors. 'I’ho breasts of phoasauts are in demand for crowns of hats, aud .sometimes for muif.s and ties. The feathei'.s of tho


War or pieaee makes little diifereiu'e ('inliroiden'd, and


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guinea fowl also have been utilisi'd, uiidyed, for the .same pmrpiose, hut not ivitii conspicuous success. Grebe is a*“aiii worn, and in combination witJi black velvet is very attractive. Then' i.s a londency, however, to rev(|rt to aigrettes and piaradisc pilume-s, which is to bo depilored, siuee exlravagaiiee in any direction at Hie moment i.s not oiily in hiul taste hut iinpiatriotie and repii'e-


hensihle. Till': SMALL BOY’S CLOTHES. Never in the record of modorn dress


have children’s clothes received ,so much attention from designers of taste and talent, as during the last decade. Mure esi>ecii»llv is thi.s the case Avith the garb of the little ’


ooy, wiiicii is


now as attractive and suitable as that of the tiny girl. _ Bretty coulrasl of colour and luafcrial .seem even niorc successful when apipdied lo cliildren s clothes, than w^'ii .selected for the wardrobes of their elders. _ ’I here is i'ortiuiateiy a Aveallli of clmice iu Ijoth, as well as iu styles for Hie nursery and schoolroom navy serge can he lighti'iied :uul smartened bv hosiery, with .sa.sh and collar of prde blue. Sapipiliire hliU' and cream or ivory white inakii another attractive comhinalion of eolours for a fan- little girl, wliilst nio.ss grei'ii and shell piink an' ('(iiially becoiniiig lo a .small brunette. In tbe mutter o f the little boy the hniided tunic nnd shori. knicki'is, admit of nuiuherless variations in colours and materials. .lotl’re blue and bronze may bn recommended in tliis connee.tioM, whilst for tlie boy of five or six Hie hutton-on hi'ci'clx's and .'■■oft shirt lilonsi' form an (‘a.sy and cointortahle suit.


T H E E M r ------ ------------- I B E . One o f the most piopiular military


stories ever written is “ Jlootle’s baby” and a suci'cssful film version is on view at the Empjire this week-end. On the story we need only say it is capitivating in its interesting situations, tremend­ ously gripjpiing, and reveals the usual intense siluatious due to typiical eoiu- cidences, witli a thoroughly satisfactory eading. The .story Is military, hut uot war-like. AVhat would hapipieu to tho officer who attempited to hriug- upi a hahy iu war-time would not he piartieu- larly jileasaiit to relh'et upion, nor, for that matter, would the late of the child. But iu its barnicks setting, with pilenty of social facilities avail­ able, things go on all rig-ht. Of the pioduction of the pday, we could say much, hilt enough will be to deelare it a “London’’ ])ioduclion. Empiire piutions know what that signifies and will dmihth'.s.s roll upi in goodly nnni- hers. There is a eaiiital pimgramme, “Booties baby’’ apart. “ The 'rorrenl” tells the story of the nefarious action of a disapiiHiinted lover, resulting- in the devastation of a whole countryside hy the hnrstiug- of a large dam. Thrill- ing scene.s are depicted, iind a clever •story .skilfully unfolded. “ The Graphic” i.« as u.sual a giMid nnmhor, [ind the comedy is most apparent. I t eonsisis of a side-sjilitiiiig- farce en­ titled “ Bomeii and -Inlliet,” which is a production of Sliakes])eiire’.s wi'll- known p)lay by a very amateur dramalie society. I t i.s too funny for woi-ds.— For next week otlier big- things are lU'oniised iu an advertisement on piage 5.


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CONOliBT.—A huge audience at


the Jollie Alemorial .Seliool on Saturday oveuing- enjoyed to the full a capiital coucerl pirovided by a Clilheruo piarty. Tliero were a large iiumher of Clithei'oe pieopile. piresent. Councillor J . Tliornher pii-esided. The pirogramme was lengthy ,ind every item mnch apipireciateil. Aliss Annie .Scliofield, witli her .sweet and llexiblc soprano voice, was most, piopiu- lar. Her first item was “ Carmenn,' the lilting melody of which was very piloa.singly iuterpu-eled. In rcs])onse t-o the encore, Ati.ss Schofield .sang “ U n t il .” She next apipieared in “The Atoorisli maid,” being recalled for a fine rendering-, .she eapil.ivnted the audience with tho delightful “A'aiiity Fa ir.” Ali.ss EUicl Cowgill also ap>- poared very succe.ssfully, giving talented expmsiliou.s of “At Eventide” and “ Angus AleDou-ald” aud receiving- goiierous apipdause. Afr. F . A. Alien, as tenor, pleased overyhody with “ Coiiemara” and “ Little G r ey Homo iu the AVest,” aud he shared with All-. B. Bleazard in a rendition of that liopmlar uiimher “Tenor and Baritone,” ■which won an encore, i-e.spxmded to with “The Battle Eve.” Afr. Bleazard -sang- with good expn-e.ssion “Tho Courier of Atoscow” and suhsec|uenUy, “The Drum Alajor,” given with apipn-opiriato gusto. Encored, ho .snug “ Y^ouug Tom o ’ Devon” very well. A,s elooulioni.st, the Bov. if. AA'. ,Tohuslon achieved a notable sueeoss. “ A handsomer man,”


“ Father Bhill” and “Love in a hallonii” were hi.s pieces aud all con­ tained an element of humour. Air. .Tohnston gave them equally well. Air. D. Hanson wa.s a skilful aeeompianist, and he gave a pianoforte solo so well as to win au enoori'—a, fine trihuto. The nrtistp.s were thanked for their services on the propo.sition of Afr. B . Swindle- hurst, seconded by Afr. if. 'Nuttall.


Bofi-o.sliiiicnl.s-at an inlovval added to the plea.sure of a very enjoyable even- ing’.s (uitertainineiit.


** UNSHED COMPOUND ** (AniHoud, Senega SquilU tolu, &c.) For Conglm nnd Coldn, In-


f lu e n zn , &c.


POULTRY CULTURE. ------ ♦ ♦ ♦ -------


BY B A L l’H B . ALLEN,


Lecturer lo the Herts. County Council, etc.


(All rights reserved.)


GOA'J:;BNAIEN'l' BECOGNfSES T1UE I’O ULTB Y IND USTB Y.


iSug’ge.slioiis for incrca-siiig the


iiatiouai eg g .supipily have recently been issued by tlic Board of AgricuKun' and Fislieries.


I t is otiiciaily kni.)wn as


iSpiccial Leaflet No. 811, and copiics can he obtained free by apipilieation to the Secretarv, Whitehall Blaee, I.-undon,


S.W. Governmenl recognitiou endorses Hie


impiortancc o f the subject. I tln'ieforc pmrpiDSe in this article repiroduciiig ex tracts from Hie leaflet and supiiilemeiit iug- Hieni with otlier .sugge.stioiis on the subject which, in my opiinion, will hi useful to pioullry-kei'piers geiierally. “ 'i'lie attention of all pioullry-keepiei.'


i.s direcled lo the iniiiortance of secur­ ing as large a piruduction of ('ggs a.s piossible during the coining winter,


both in ordiw to reduce ihe deficii'iiey in our supipiliiss caused by the very rc- slricted (ptiaiiHly'ot iinpiorted ('gg.s, and to seeure, and retain, tlie bi'st cla.ss of trade in Jiome markets. “ I t i.s very impiortaut tliat every


pioiill ry-keep)oi- .should lelaiii Hie best birds for laying nnd make careful .selee- lioM of the birds wliicli are lo hi' carried over tho winter. “ Though the pirico of f(>eding stuffs


ha.s risen there is iio I'etisou t'O assume that well .s('h.'(,'ted hens and jiullets will not yield iiii adequate reiurn under I'areful imuiagement. “No piullels which are capable of


pu'oducling oggs in Hie winter should he killed. To kill sucji piullcts is lo deeri-ase the pios.sihlc food .siijiidy, and is wasteful. “ In ordi'r to maintain only those


birds whieh are likely lo h(' pirofitahle, ‘old’ Ikmis, hens which li:ive conipileted their second setison, aud superliuoiis cocks and cockerels should he .sold; birds whieh are .suIferiiig from disease should be di'stroyed; and au endeavour should bo made lo increase the stock of piullets aud young hens ivserved for laying'. “ I ’roduce growu on. the iioldlng


should he u.sed as much :is piossible for feeding- the birds; the qiiantity of vegetables used iu the ma.sh may be increased; fiaxling should be regular, hut without waste of food; Hie ground oocupiied by the birds should ho ehaiiged pieriodtcally, wherever it is piossihlo; house .should he we.atlleipiroof, Avell- ligliti'd, well vi'iitilatt'd, and regularly disinfected.” For egg-pii'oductioii, pullets are. the


money makers: hence, they sliould re­ ceive every attention. 'Traiu your pnillets uot to ho afraid ot


you. Fowls that arc frig-hteued never do well. I f occasion rctiuire.s you to remove a hen from the nest, do not throw her out, hut l i f t her upi gently. I t is hotter lo keepi the pnillets


your ilock, hegiii now with Hie pnillet.s. I t is the only way to find out liow much they are earning- for you. I t will also piay to trap-ne.sl. your


sepiartife from the old hens, ns the former c;in stand heavier feeding- with­ out danger of over-fattening them. I f you do uot keep au egg ri'c-ord of


plaiiled or not, may require Hu],.


GAKDENING Ui-naincntal .slinibs, whetlier n'ceiit],.


— ♦ ♦ ♦ — •


tcctioii now. TJii.-< inav lie dui,,: l,y driving a few .-slala'.-; in on tlic wii„hv;,r',|


or cold side, and seeuriim-.some ni-itJ... old .sacking to Hiem. “


" Old and overgrown laurels ;uid oiIk.,.


•early spring. BULBS. It is not, yet positively lou l;n„


Imi-dy slirub.s, ;ind trees of tlui (■(imui(,n kind may he pruned or cut hack iu any extiiut now, hut leaving anytliing (',f'i, choice or delie;ite di'sei-ijition till the


plant hardy Imlhs, .sueli as hyacintlis tulijis, CTOciiseii, and otliers, and as li,(.i of sueli tbing'.s are fi-eipiently tu l,aj lit :i low ]irice low;ii-ds Hie'eml of tlio si'iison, some peoiile defer Hie lilamiu- on Hiis account. Such cheap luillis are, liowever. very


u.seful for brightening- u]i odd or w;isu. s]iaco.s in the garden projier or elsc- wheio. For in.stanee, a few hnnilreds or .Si) of .snowdrops planted in the grass ill the corner of au orelnird. or ne;,r woodland path, produce a charminn effect, ai-.d usually increase in lime, and


of the narci.ssus or daffodils,


flip winter aconites, and even crociise.s. etc., are rerv suit:ihle for this pur[io.sp. Everything of the kind ou.gfu Ui he


got in hefni'e Ho' end of the year ;ii tlie lato.st.


C UTTIN G ]•: A'EB G B EEN S. AVimn cutting- evergroeus for Christ­


mas deconitions care .should he taken not to injure the aiqiearanee of any fine or spi'cimeu trees in eonsjiicuous jiosi- tions, and also to avoid making any un­ sightly g-ajis in Hie shruhhery. etc. Ill ol(l garden.s there is usunlly pleiit.v


ol growth that may lie removed with benefit ruHl'er than otherwise, es]iecially towards the hack of Hie .shruhheries.


CUTTING.S. See that the enliings of roses, haid.v


slirubs, etc., are (|uite firm in the soil —.a .sharp touch of frost, followed hy a thaw, frequciitlv disturbs them.


A'EGJ'ITABLI-; GABDEN. In .slieltered places there are still a


few late cauliflowers to he Inid, though in exposed positions ihe plants were cut up rather badly by the recent frosts. Broccoli, too, are coniiug in freely iiotv, though as long as cauliflowers can hr had there is not much demand for these. Young- eaulittowt'i- jilant.s from the


August .sowing, which have since been pricked out on to sheltered borders, or, hotler .still, into one or more clod or tin- heated ])its, should reei'ive ciireful ai tention during- .sue.h chaiige:ihle weather as We have experieiieed Intelv. Ill all mild iieriods air could scaicel.r


be given loo freely, hut on the ap]iroacii of sharp frost, the lights .should be closed, or beds in the open be protected In- means of an arrangi'menl ot bent rods and mats or old .sacking.


AILTSHBOGADs. Be careful uot to keep the plants


covered, and in darkness, longer than is absolutely ueecssary. Keep the tenijieralure of the imish-


roomhouse or shed at 50 degrees to CO degree.s os m'arly as jio.ssihlo, or never less than 50 degrei's. ;iud giv(> a. little venlilatioii occasionally on mild days. Gather the imishrooir.s regularly : see


that, the beds do not become drv, and make up fresh ones as .sp;ie<. allows an'd the materials c;n\ he obtained.


hens and keeii a ri'eoid of -a'liat each one is doing- for the rg-g- ha.sket. This is a .sure way lo weed out the “ boarders.” Local markef conditions have at


tiiiip.s imieh! to do with tho variety of pioultry most jirnfitahle to keep. Some loealilies demand a brown eg-g. while otlipi-s want :i while egg. I t stands to reason that it Is advi.sahle. to cater to the demands of your market, in order to get ihe hi'st iiriei's for your pu-oduets. Go into the hen hoiise at. night and


listen diligently for a .short while. It i.s a good way to detect, a. cold oi- the first ,s\-miitnins of ronji in the flock. Birds breathing heavily nr rattling- in their throai.s should he examined, and, if affi'cted, removed lo olh'or quarters.


[Our expert, Capt. Balph A. Allen,


Sawbridgowoi-tli, Herts., will he pdeased lo answer, without fee, any quei-y con­ cerning piouUry-kooiiiiig. Stamp for repily should accompiauy the leller.


. These requiring more detailed advice or ]K)st-mortein examination on their bii-ds


I .should enclose a half-crown pxistal I order.]


J U S T P U B L IS H E D ! THE POULTRY-KEEPER’S DIARY/* 191G.


This useful publication (44 poiies) Is inyaluabla to all interested In poultry; it contains ec s-


reiiistors. breeders' tables, nnd many o th e r useful hints.


By acluaf expiriment it d^monatratf that POULTRY MUSTARD


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READ. OUB. .SOLDIEBS.—A numlK'i- of


ladies, who have for .several weeks he<‘'j engaged in making shirts, pants, ;m(


other underclothing for soldier.s in local ihospitals, met in u •


Jehu’s school on Saturday. Stutt.ard, Bead .HaU, and Mrs. Kemp .


attendeil, and an excellent tea was sei ved to about sixty. Tlie aftern<»n s'M .spent iu parcelling up the good.s, at as^signing' tlieir destinaiious.


FBENClf BEANS. Those in pots must he kept moving


on steadily in a warm, moist alnuxs phere, at (iO degrees to 70 degrees at tln> least, as unless kept g-rowing- on freely the beaus will he tough, ond .stringv.


FOR PROLIFIC i EGG PRODUCTION


F o l lo w th e t a b le o n t h e 7 l b . b a g o f


SPRATT^S


With


b a n c e -c u I ONI


views it has I ■was oil T’uesj Corporal Erif who since Hil lieou on act!


SOAIE T lj One of 11


with tlie Corporal Aril


was for -SOIII Borough 8'l


joined the l‘. time iK-fore undergo i ag­ ing in the .spj


Corps ho tioned t hat | j is tlie slowcf


exmt.” is (>1 occupy .so ill


quartei’s sta .Arnold now proficlcney. It was on I


sheer merit I one’s fellow I


iu which till tached saih'ij they arrived in !Uelgiuin.! the famous forced inaiclj on Oelobor 111 ou the ilocll awakt'iiin/. entrained lu'| march tli


countered 1 i I


'Phey did mil line themselvl be lilov.’ii iil'.l An iiniiortaii| Engiiieei-.s—i | .Arnold—a 1 large liiiiigi, a.ftc'i- our irol (ii'i'.isf'd liy t'lM


llritish cavall juisseil aeru>-l Von Kluck’i ous from 11| their gn'iitil British wi'i-,’ fully 10 to l| yix of the stroy the hi otx'i-atiou and the lieil hour.s— iiival retreat. It that lii’idge dangerous occupation descrijition. the hridge Corjioral Ai| Fol lowin;


the Enginei “ got dowi needed ri'st I spattering these eaine | ■(vhieh was pilot and 1 Oct. 24th f'l aud his coil Ypres vi-as aei-o]ihuies They took German poH i-esuino thei[ ;i counter Oct. 17 th artilleiy <11 •severe figl| lieved. In Arnold wil thing proinj The Boy]


officer, Cap! Oct. 27 th.I Engineers v| ;iu(l our iu.f inan.s, aftii this strut gineers wa.-] two men, veritable hil of he;ivy s l | I,ho Britisii taking up had to evil taugleinentf ■working historic h| Hooge, anil after a brii shower of one man. and rcaehl border—th] they enjoy! U t i l , retnrf King’s v is | the 7th. I t wa.s


C-oi-iKu al A| extremely spring, fil cured walij o f the ph| Titimher ot| .Btigineers au oxposil protoetiiigl .aniper. order cannj for au ;itt!i ly at th;r opened aii( the Hun’ the order and made | Gcrmjin Arnold’s


tfe.,-


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