■ OIJTHMOE ADVERTISER AND | TIMES. ERIDAI, SEI'TEM^ER 24. 1J37.


Scarborough to


FAJ


IILIAR HOUl


be Preserved. LANDMARK TO:


I under Parliamentary i Statutd- jas a : public- 1 monument and wore leased to the Corpora-i- Ition, along with the| grounds,! becoming,a


I familiar ti millions of holiday makere from,, all-over tlie Kingdom, Is novr in the; haiids- of expert jfBclals if the Office of WoftsTor renovation and preservation; ' ■ i . ; V i Tlie remains of this onceigreat Norman, I fortress were many lyeal? ago: scheduled.


Scarbordugh Castle,' a .lantoal'k. that


DAYMAKERS : M I : I ■


MIXED MeAi(|)i


.should soon be potted up tpr the cold frame. Lift a spadeful; of Imes


Lilies of the ValleyUThese, plan^


I favourite ‘rendezvous i for visimrs to the- Yorkshire watering plOce. I I., ,. . ; Tlie lease expu'eid a' few months ago, and.-


tenartce. - ,|


I told an interviewer that the-public may be- assur& tliat this i work will be carried I put 1 with the utmost sjtill by Oxperts In order to-


An official of the| Office Of Works ypterday- '.I i ,


ensure that what iis left of thp ancient pile, will lose tione of its characteristics.


hattered,


.keep' was damaged, a septloii of tte walls- , i snuuuL-u and the barrOcks destroyed,. no ellort is to be made to ipstore ;the building. Our attention wiU be directed ", said Uiis.


Although in the, early days, of the Great War under the German bombardment ;tbOj


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official “to ensure that the ruins :do.not, further decav. inl! fact, it will be impossible i to restore the chstle tc its old condition , without injuring its origi tall appearance,!. It. ; for example, we jhave ‘o remove window, ledges, copings op stones from the walls|-in‘ ' order to strengthen what is left, every single,, piece of masonry idlsturbed will be carefplly


numbered and |after the! necessary iron- supports nave beeh inserted,, each oneijwlll be put back into the very- place from wWch. it was taken out. :


to re-lease to the Corporation a considerable stretch of ground withm |the walls,and around them. The Council ihas undertaken to saieguard the iMarinej Drive, which'runs around the base, from any danger of falling


“Arrangements have b:fen made, however, ] !


I siderable It is e


“ The Castle and grouhds will, therefore,, re ■main accessible! to holidaj-makere, Iwith whom th ;y have’ in the Ipast. proved a Icon-


earth and stones, 11 mai


I cation of le Gros, of the


U UI LG yuuittUl u


first castle. The hrst efforts!were apparently indiflereijit ones, pellcd the great fortress fo him


Henrv's orders. !


pari in ‘English nistpry, right down; to 1644. to 1645, [when it |Was -subject to a prolonged siege bvi the Parliament try forces, with Sir Hugh Chomley, |of,'Whitby, conducting';.the- d — from within. Tpe Parliament!


There.after the Castle played a prominent, ' ' |j!


I upon S and ev pulsed.


under 6 ir John efence


r Hugh intually I Sir John


bombarlment of 1914 was tinier fire.


t wfs not until 3od] years later, inj the ■'■■■ that the Castle!again


Meldruk eventually called to surrender. He refused, the grdat assault | wad le- icceiving fatal wound4 '


APTITUDE TESTS FOR ELEVEN-YEAR-OLDS. ■


engines hold it up, II?A Uno 'efoT


cause the moon-Isn’t iut. “A stitch In; time daves nine” means ‘


A stieel battleship ^oats becauspj the We 'see no 'stars durlng.the day he- i


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children are Invltedl to. make in the "Thariet Mental Test,” prepared by Dr.: W. P. Alexander, Director of Educatlo4; at Margate, arid issued by the UnlversltJI; of -London Press. Thb tests, whlchjhave been employed-on some ,2,001) chU^enl; are intended for use at the age of l l m-i a basis of selection fob secondary schools. In addition:


that you get ninepeijce fori stitching. ; Thede are some of the mistakes whlch| ,


arithihetic, arid English are prescribe 1(Another aptitude q (^tlon ..quotes thfe;


from I w^ch the Quoted,


[“minimum (essentials IC, iu u


i**v test


proverb, “A dtownink man will grasp at straws,” and 1 suggests (as


--------- ---Ml — as thri;-


I and those who cannPt swim should sta ire


] uiau oway on la


1 hopes Dr.


ledge ings.


accepted meaning of the pro'vprb); that this ihay mean'than a man sinks | more easily! than


a straw, that strawsifloay


that ‘d'esperhte people cling to ahsurtt ■


-Children are expected to !kno| ■ is the! propef answer.


to profit from his new surrpund- possesses the Neatest “ aptitude. ;


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ur. Alexander’s cojitentlon Is that the; succefesful scholarship candidate, shot^ be the child jwho, having attained the necessiary minimum standard', of know-^


la VllC, ptupi.* .U..V-, , . J.‘ ,, 1 : "


arb. in;


ght cenfuries ago since the fortifl^ the great rock began, and Wililtun !arle of Albermarle; as well'.asiLord’ )main of Holdemess, erected Ithe-


attraction.” I ' It*


better building was beguh, and the magnifl-, cent keep, which i still rears one half of. fts. massive |biilk aghinst thu sky, was buUj; by


............ t was almost-in ruinsj j A-.


for when Het^ II dom- I Baron to deliver; upjthe-


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that their white sprouts Ju^t show­ ing. Strew the sprouts with straw In order to protect them fronj the sun.


Frame Flowers.v-Hardy I annuals wln^


the Sfate,;lwhose‘iiroperty it. Is, have again, assumed responsibility for [its care and nmin-.


.kinds now In the groundi Tall sm^^ peas Would not flowet uiit 1 the fc u ^ r ,


tered under handllghts ydU ing the spring. Sow thp keeds pf dwarf


'but the Cupid sweet peks would earlle4! The handllghtk phouli


.sene the wood of the frames.; Importance, .the tarry, l^tkparation ^ destroy insect and dungd d Ufe^ Splash the stuff Into the crablbs. NO plants


should be removed for th^ flowprlng of ^'^An toterlor coat of credsote will pre-


on bkfore the bad wekther coines and


should be kept uhder thfe enclosures for two or three weeks-untui the .fumes of


'the creosote would have passed, j • j Rich Manure.—Make sure that the


horse manure has naturally and that it has not beenfmade to look old with a chemical, beckuse the cheml- tal wiii have taken much ^oodi^ess froth It Buy fresh manure the lautumh,


have all the nourishing , , soli. The manure will become peady fc ^ ■use In six months..


stack It until the spring and-In jthls way juices I in -your


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posedi the hardier bulbs should be plant­ ed- in the north bed—thfe daffodils, ]ori- quUs and dthek narcissi! ,the snowdrops and the sclllas;|; Hyacynths should haVe .a more genial position. |


North Beds.—Where the garden Is e^-


THE FLOWER GAteN: I


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Michaelmas and command them to grow plant! them at Candleiiias and entreat ■ffiemito grow.’’ : Shrubslire miredlkely


Flowering Shrubs.—" Plant shrubs fet


to groW strongly when they are plantqd In the autumn' than when they are planted In February.


:ahd other climbing shruoi than! an'open fence, pUnt ,


iatal to the trees holding thel; Foliage, Flowers and


cotonfeasters are green] round and carry the brllll lies fkr Into the wlnte: bought In berry. The Is the climber I and the variety Is the bush.


’The Arum' Lily.—Plan cana in the grpehhouse


.flowetlng in warmth, distinct from other llllei flowef leaf, which Is velye


WaU Shrubs.—When [ jilantlijig roses nst othe


he Dfali


-stems one foot distant where the aspect Is not rainy. Dryness' it the roots ^s blooms.


all the year .antly red bet-;


iijxlfolli variety mlcrophylla


They may "


the calla Afrj- for Nfew Year This plant The- white


substance, folds laround the central feat­ ure, which Is long and brljllantr yellow.


;y andj'of gre


bages, broccolls,.sproutk![and kale—egn be raised in ground infected with the club-root fungus. If k jplantlng lookr poorly soon after bedding , out, dig U) the seedlings, cut away the swollen por-. tlons 'of their roots (wlilch are holding the club-root disease) and replant.


plants among the cabbafee crtjps—cap- h:i:


the pods shall be ready tore the time comes for the plants to suffer from that 'Vlsltktlon-the collier blight. The seedlings qan; stand the winter when they are ekrthed ftp to the points of the shoots.


Broad Beans.—Autumn the practice with broad


sowing may beansf so' that for picking


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I to th^ “ aptitude , test, I above, examples


ing of fruits on plants jil a shady plEjce may be done in a- sunny] roont but .not tvlth the sun shining ori the]fruits. ’They would be shrivelled -by j the fejin s rays after they were parted [from the plants. Cover the tomatoes in tpe wlnjdow with, a sheet of white paper time. News-Ink might


How to Ripen Tomatoes.—The ripen­


durlngTthe dky- taln the skljis.


:freely thinning them. j| sturdy seedlings thap.ik ones—seedlings likely ^6


vegetables growing- foe sprlni Harden the ’Vegetables Betted few pnd , .


host pf drawn produce turnip


plants without tuber’s, cauliflowers with­ out flower,; cabbages wjthout 'hearts.' \ '■


Cabbage Cuttiiigs.-’He plahts mkke


.spring comes, press Jthe shoots three inches Into the grounq.


Strawberry FMntIniJ--^f tie plhnte are out of , pots pnd ‘Wjthe


TEN TANGLED TEASERS!


How many days must pass|^tho’it _ an official'‘drought


(Commented In 215 B.C., to mark the northern frontier of the counmo


rain ;before can be reco


u iccurdei?


An Indian silk JiandkercMef. i. , , Who fouhded the Bank of England


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When were the first astronomical observatlonk made ? . , U builder, Mr. Irving : T . ; B m


15 I ' ■ I ' Its ! i


American property Wnd » now; at the Berkeley Hotel, Wd"


don,! on a aollday visit to 1ft


M


What exactly did the famous' Grace Darllhg do?


63,000, dfI which 42,000 are fighting machines. ,.


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After wiiom Is London’s Bush House 'nani^d?


J; ,the (who


Waterloo! London, which; covers : !acres.


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lialf- hbne


jueen


When vyis the Great';Wall of Clflna I constructed ?


14,’782 fe«.'. How mkny'aeroplanes ape therf


!hd Is the


1C,


Wllliani |pater5o'n, in 1G?4, to jalse ' Imohey ftr, the’ war against


. I the! world? !Frairice, , I , : 1 [ ' ‘


How high Is he Matterhorn ? In 1223^ EC.. :it Babyipnl What Is!a bandanna?'


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Rescued: the i survivors of the i ship. I “Forfarshire,” wrecked neattne,


> ‘ Fatne Islands on Septembei! 7tn- 1 ! 1838.


In I 24i’ -i, uua-


Which is Britain’s largest rauwiy passenger station.


ORNAMENTAL picked next autumn. autumn-fruiting,


hearts in quicker tlmjej. growing from cuttings than growing fpm sfeeds. .';m six Inches of stumps remain after_cpt- tlng the heads during the autuipn. Wh^en


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removed jfrom ' their pots wltuiout me roots being disturbed ft the pojs are Iut verted, and If the^ afejrappeji against something hard—the ta ' ‘p of th; fence,


stra’perrles Will be 'The Pl^rts can bq


THE ALLO


llMENT. I


attractive a picture as |tljie flpW‘;r gajd«i f “It looked as though lb had jus; emerged


The kitchen' garden, , rom a ‘spring-cleaning.’ I^t.uces and


cabbages were In suchia, state pi tlon that their hearts wferenlmost burst:


tag!with pride.: and ks for the green peas, they actually shook on their s t ^ with excitement andjvled ydlh other in ithe length and fulness of theff pods. Certain It Is that manV poi^ had received special. consideration and had been alTowed to remkinjwo or threenayq longer


would have allowed, apd it wp® only to be expected that, like; the loljioces, the^ should be 'Dufled up’ a most to bursting


than ‘puff point.” ordinary up the pdTATO ^BVEST.


! (! The] Seed'ilhbers. Tjubers tatended fori Aext y ^ planto


should be selected and should be lifted tkWle green 'Hie perslstenqe- of the seed


•of the seed planted, ['Bie ought to decay.,


- kefep until the Bprlhi when It Is not easily rubbed pffi^th t^e


thfe potatoes are ^rin iThe skin must be


tauinb.' Tubers for apfened Ih many hours


, If the ctop Is to 'The skin has set


pet,' - ~ ^ ■ 10,890,000,000 feet of Brtlsh-made


seed (should, of sunshine. This


have- been fexhlblted In -------- Britain durtog the year 30th this yekr. ,


cinemas n Great ending Kptember-


tuber with the resulting pooi)er grpwth Is 'accountod for by tp^verdiwelopmen^


'circumstances


ANi) useful: an be made as


; Harden the ‘Use jby


’ canary A Cabbage Tip.—Nunlb]Brs' o: healthy LOVEXY LILIES. plantings of oth^r thlin .afftumn-flowe Lilies should! soon be,:


uld- flower ild^ be. put


And choose the big «ownS because they are sure to flower. Plantjthe crowns so


evidence that they qre seed crop must be kept In the winter In order that Iti shall remain green. Stand the tubers, the widen end upper, In bo^es ready for] sprouting to start next year. I Cover the boxes |wlth straw In wintry feather. ] d ' |


' THE COOKING TUBERS


ous In the greenish-brown dtate. Solan-1 Ine Is the drug formed, harmful


Potatoes for eating must not be put In the light. They are more t r less posilson-


beneath the soil for long-keeping,: si ould| be gathered asJsdon as they are dug! t


after being drled|ln a dark land draughty comes simplified with the passing of the passage, should be stored; The time hks years. On the contrary, to the 'rqa; come for lifting k crop when ]the fo lage breeder It, becomes more complex, for, Is badly diseased, or, when ithe ; haulm addition to the charafeters we have has yellowed—thfe evldencq of the : Ape- always endeavoured to fix In; our utility ness of the tubeirs. The tubers;'ln the, strains we now-have the added burden|of first category;should be usedibefon the I maintaining good health.


'The eating potatoes shouW be rlpmed ....... ...... ...........^


___ _____ and r It carinot be said that the problem te-j


disease developa In the ;dark. i Indoor storage


;n the flesh. Heep them' ■ The ambition of the breeder Is the j ,


way of keeping potatoeslithan sturlng made on the allotment, piled, op a layer of are cotered


them Ih a clai The potatoes stones on the ground ■ and first with straw


may. sfeen) the safer hopes to, breed better birds than Injpre- vious years, though few breeders. i can


.1 Improvement' of his stock.' Each yekr he


I honestly say that they have better blr ’ to-day than, shall we say, five yearsiago,


.................... .. and aftqrvyards -with soli. The tubers should be stood In,heaps on the'floor of the shed ai d Jlght could he excluded by ravering the heaps with newspapers, C r, the tubers] coulql 'be packed Ino crafcked boxe baskets or alrjl skek's.


venti: ated Angles ' of Approach.. |


I wefmay consider the number of brefeders ■requited to produce a given number of chicks, ot'the total capacity of the bfeea-


that of selection may be. approached from more than one angle; For example,


In common with many other probjems,


Ing varletles.1'Instead , of i’develdplng called selection that has resulted in |so slowly under tlie soil, make hurried pro-


.ted, ! Spring hydrds, quantity cannot be placed before principle of so-


much behind their moWlh for blc oms. I The need for first-class teedlng stqjck This Is at the expense df flrqt-stason-hy^-hcycc Sfcater th ^ the presi


grfess because'their, natura.la.to- be not larad to-day. ; ^


The buibs niy be pldnted ffi trl- utmost care to selection and not to angles for effecflve dlsplai.', The three


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size of bloom and of secohdi season mall- Gnle, and It Is an obllptlon on cvew, ty of bulb ^


Fruits.—t4o __________ in number; could befsep-1 once. It Is wiser to cull s;breede^at. J


clumps should autumn so thkt have Increasei


the bulbs, which would a hot very good dot are better renioved the pen because they are the bestjof


;l8 within the top spilt, keep much man- jife from touchlhg the bu bs. If lilies are mulched jwlth strawy manure| or 'with leaf mould and a.mlxed fertlllBer every March, thqy are fed rorithe;season, and their shodts are prote :ted from the cold.!


subsoil and replant the bulbs. If mi . . . . . Tr


T h e early-stlmmer groups Ihcludfe the native Madonha! Illy (lllli m cahdjdum , „


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.umbellatum.) I p e flowetaiux ',mentioned ilUy fkce the greund. | • : ,One of the Imost famous P e s Is the


Is’triily a regal‘lily. Two' lilies are the Ctange UUy ■ thelUttibrella


eum) and v..v^w„....... - !:, ■ I progeny-and all- the troubles associated


wlth.it.'- If everyone can truthfully say that he believes the birds.he has mated are; good breeders and that he has not Included a bird simply to complete quota! he will be maktag-a real contttlju- tlon towards the betterment; of Industry.


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which can be seen in coitage gS de n s ;,Perhapsjou mayjie wondertog'abd^^ all'oyer the epuhtry. JPh^ lfilum rjegale | .a!l '.th6,,P,cM who do not, know_ ajgr


Buyer?-—^Wise and Otherwise. ^


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s tof thf last harmiexcept to themselves and that s iiihti L , 'tlon of the public foolish'enough to do business ■with.theta. ■


(ililum proc- llly idUlufaT— -


golden-rayed Illy of Japan (UUunfuura- turn.) The jvariety—auratum ; ppatj- phyllum—has i larger flowers than the type—lillum auratum. Another b ly to bloom In theimlddle of summer ii the giant Longlfloruta, and the UUum long- iflorum .glganteum'Is am mg the post reliable of ‘ hafdy bulbous (: perennials.; Dwarf In height, but giant iln] the size of Its biotas, this striking lily Is always admired.


with varieties! or the Specaosum (lancl- follum): family.! They ire noted for their spotted hloms. ' There--are'the varieties Roseupi, white, spotted-pink,’


The season’s [glorlusI might conclude ] I j ■ i' ,


Rubrum, whltje,i spotted i ink' and Mel­ pomene, crimson, spotted white; lllium Henryl blooms in September, is called the Yellow. Spechsitra.


HARDY WINTER F l6WER!


early In the autumn for f hfe flowers the first winter. The ground Ishpuld bfe kept


Bulbs and


The It


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■ To return tp the question of selection: One of our greatest difficulties constats of exefclstai: moderation, and It Is on account thati'many good- birds are ce-


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recognltloii of the fact thkt health -m ist, come first. Consequently] buyers are :n-; stating on seeing the stock P d the ifarm: on ‘Which,"it was produced* or, ft itljey cannot visit the' place taore careful enquiries are made to-day than In .the past. 'This Ijs all to the good.


‘Fortunately there Is now more general; i L


niants sholld'be Planted characters of commercial Imiiortpci Ij . . Y ....


than to attetapt to fix something of only on the show bench.


Visible Characters.


wrongly calle months are gardeners a: the followlni most' reliable flowering In chlcitais, the stylosa and:


are


Is- dull, nature with'a cast-iron back with a hinge in the middle, bulbs


shoul The easi ly possible i‘ during the


d] dormant [months. The not as dopant as some


iBIooms from, plants,and more liable to become apparent foUowtai lonig pieriod of production w .hlfeh ,


necessity,throws a.considerable istjr; i on them.


^


e| to the dlsadvantege of jseason’s tropplng.l 'The


winter aconlteA Plants to plant are the; hellebores (Christmas rpses,) thfe _ira- gtant winter hellotrPpe .(tussllago fragtans.) Ibe violas a]nd‘ the arabls (arabls alblda.)


the open ground;are cql- ferocus Slbeflca. the Irta the Iris (reticulate*, and


bulbs to gfo'jv for winter winter Keel th e


Not>ody 01lulul kwtth oloiilrt: but closed kidneys whioh Nsults ai|d joften neglect t urinary djtokers, dlituii aUaokt. rbeumatlii^, sclai


Tbets syniptoms of jddnev vreakneM you that self-poleoping Is; going o n * ' ,- ,; - ........................................................which Should n our l^


re ths frdqusnt ^e8ult•. you that Sell


to all oar .8 ^f the body. upsetting ■


The Wdnoys brand* paiitu diuretic and the mlliioiis blood will; Pljls oontali


Indicate tpatlthe_________ - th9 tissues8, j itho |fer_e ayd!t__


leed flushing ihe Kidney, irlnsrystlmu


if tiny kidno) lain nourish no harihfu


■.(.if


iVbmoPAdbHouf i Btokicl>Sr


-fete Mill' warn


tha lyitem by ci irrvlng Impt riilM by, tilflol D


lanlhu cloiJlMd filters, rich


Mils. -When n t


causing the least disocmfprt that thosa days and nights of needless


Paople InjW'jwta o f the ijroi^d f>|ll8 for thStn present'iioof i hsalth. benefit


their experisnop


Coani PHlii tiowf L, • ' •


* drugsr WthoW end


ihaibody. l-rTn^x it v_s_.__)__hs Join , .If, Ir


oim tUii.


i pure>oar^- pain.


fed (Urt tiUnl thiisT UPON DOtNti; I f f . t/-. V


l'sleen/ k'tnd lumbs<«


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are two very Important points, A T ' falling to maintain weight or whlcl Its carriage ‘and behajvlour j shows dence of haidng lost vigour,’ Is obvlc unsuitable for ' breeding purposes, good bird will finish the season ln‘ p riipe


Body weight and condition geneiallf[ , , i


condition, ]8he will moulti readily, in due course have the appqaranCe pullet.


and of


• • f a b le r


cated by many points, and It Is at season; when the birds are, comnlel ^ their first' yfear that careful obserya;loil and handling of prospective breedferq most valuable because- many of weaknesses which taay be present


Vigour, in. so far as.it Is posslblfe assess It by physical characters. Ip indi­


damp in order that they nifeht properly J root. Some people have a dislike for the garden betweejri the I autumn :and the spring because they think that the gar­ den In winter means nbmihg butj hard labour. "All work and 'no-play’-- and nothing pretty to -low at—certainly "’“-conclusion is-‘formed that d] have mpde gardeners


xi-_ I +v.ori fft oft-oTYinf tn fiv pnmpfVllTlff ^Uytlufe tt


jected while some Inferior ones Included In the pen because they;I one or pore ‘characters iwhlch we , particularly anxious to fix. One thing Is certain,' the utility breeder cannot afford-to pay too much atteni purely exhibition points and so long ss a bird Is reasonably typical of the breed ht will And It taflnltely more profitajilq t< concentrate ; on establtahtag,


ose per i


'Other (early bird wfen they see-'one, Admittedly, ........ '


' they'are„a big handicap,: but-without: public support , they-'cannot do much • • ------- ------ "--‘'sfec-


arat'ed for strdnk flowerlnf. ‘Enrich-the this stage than to-ren the risk of hucrior , ,


bulbs'may bemine inchesfapart. [The I aktlsfled, .Those birds which are pjar be lifted every th ird I


having control of stock birds to takfe me w ^ wWch be ds not e n W


‘he troubles with which we


I. ^ 1 desire It Is useless to allow mere hum-j hers to Influence our judgment; In otlfer


l;lng pens'ah'd mate the birds accordingly. Breeding often resolves Itself into] this sort of thing. On the other hand, If It Is to effect that improvement vwhlch w6


thani Is commoplyf supposed. and; It Is more


,arfe believed to be the best of last, yea: pullets with, perhaps, the addition of few three-year-olds.'


are faced with the problem of making up the breeding pens from the pick, or what


It Is about this time of the year that we ; Study the, Eye.


on the eye question. lam afrtadjtaany attach so;much;' Importance to Itithat we overlook the fact that so far as c flour


It Is very easy to become {in extremist


red eye* yet years ago many ’Rlllty breeders selected birds with pale eyes* because they thought .they, wpre the better layers. :■ i ■


Is concerned it :1s largely a‘matter of opinion.. |To-day we demand thfe rich


structurafljr sound, -Admltedly tt e fed eye 1s , more attractive; but this appears


bird' with') av.red eye Is sUperlor to one jht eye,-provided 'the lattef ta


There'ls' po-evidence to show x!.at a vi ; ,


to be the only point In its favour. :To a'Umlted ektent eye colour naky be


Influenced [by-the feeding, for ,we have noticed' that the degree of plrment present • after a period of production varies ■with thfe ration fed; in soine_of the nutritional sections: on the Etaeri- mental Fafm, for example, there n fey be pronounced fading,, while In ethers; colour ta taalntalned thfough the iierlod of-the experiment. . This has beet jparfe tlcularly noticed to thq laying bt.ptery*; Provided a normal ration is fedthe colour ta, restored when (the birds feioult and havfe a rest So that the loss of uplour and' I ts ' return closely ] follow ■ th > pig­ mentation bf:yellow-sklnned breed!,


Eye! Structure important.


greater Itaportance 'for | utility ■ pu taoses than colout.' It 18 a ‘matter to which the closest attention (should- be, pa q, for any bird'' having ah abnormal eye—a split or pin-point-pupil (or cloudlnqss of the eye or] one which .falls to, reictato -Ught-evehif the' abnorijaallty Is scjarcely the


The structure of; the eye : ta [f far ■ n'ft •• -faW 11........


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greens them, and the greening is further ripe. I The the light all


VE’S EMPIRE F O O D 0 U L O W E R S


M O D E R P O U L T R Y K E E P I N G


N


FK(RIENDSHIP GROWS I SLOWLY. BY NORM m HALLOWS.' “


Edited by Tom Newman, Secre ;ary of Scientific Poultry Breeders’ Asso datlon, I and Editor of “ Eggs.”


tq-make-.frlends ” characteristic. In con-: sfequence they are Irequently bemoaning the (way In which friends fall them. J Seaside meeting? are a fruitful cause of these fragile friendships. Observation v)lll| prove this to be true. ; Aiwoman vlsltoi at the seaside qulckjy


are Idlsappolntlng: i If so, it ta probably bpcause you make friends too quickly.’ Many women su Ter from that “ quick-,


you find that many of your friends


settles; down an 1! makes a friend of alipost every worn m she meets. Within a few hours of mf etlng a new acqualnt-


her!confidence ‘hals been betrayed. Lien; rarely n,ake' friehds in ghtnlng fashion!


ftlfehdshhlp 1s of appy result that Ijfe-long'duratl m.,


coiiirse, ,a- Posslbllity-;-but It Is of rare bcdhrrence. - Th'e: find oli friendship that endhres grows slo vW—Its growthi keeps] lacfe with the . growth of uhderstahdlng; lefeween the two ifeople. Perfect friend-’ shlpr-’-the kind 'fh it wllj go] through .fire; ajnd water and be ihriched, Instead of]in-‘ irfed.-bjl the fexperjence—1s (reached only, 'hfen]-perfect understanding has beeti- i - e .-


Real frlendshh at first; sight Is; Pf


CAKE-MAKIljIGI WllHODT TEARS. BY JbAN ' iSAYSON.


S


jgs,- for perfeejt understanding to,(b® ichleved aftfer i a i, acquatatancefehlRijof;


ev -d ’ ' ~ ■: not; It is In the nature of;


theirs. A wotaan, [fer Instance, will make hew acquaintai ce at ,a tea-party, and irijhwlth want tc fenjoy her company at ]ahces! bridge pacfles, shopping expedl-:


eiie hours, days, dr even m o nt hs ;‘ [en make lei s| Impossible dfetaands ipon their, frlfem s than women do on


tlotjs' and- so’ forth. Then she Is dta- feppoihted when he brilllknt conversa- tlohabst of the t ife-party proves a bore, fetithfe; dance and k “ flsh-qutrof-water .” tl'he bridge paity. A man’s friends kre all labelled accord- g to,the mutual interests.! If he makefe' friend at the :amera club, he keeps


perceptible! should be excluded'froi breeding pen. . These dfefectS which arei, unfortunately, only top commoilj; are highly heritable, and experiments [have shown'tbae affected birds may produce a large. number of cases ‘ of fowl pa hlysls In the progeny, even though the clSease or condition as we understand it, vras npt prevalent among the parent stock. .. ,; These structural defects of the eye kre


Each; friendship Is based fehi a mutual mtferest and tals taken experiments are nob taade by transporting ariy one to a foreign clime.


'


.AepEon, but wfe-can mstafe ceftaln' tt fet-the' fiiiee--ouitsseeu o | u 5B


causing everyone having the well if e of the industry at.heaft vfery grave coheerh. They are apt to creep Into a flock luraost before we are aware pfit. Unfortunately the trouble may anpqaifj at any stlge In the life of the fowLhehqp we cknr fet say that birds having souhd eyes when piated wlU remahi:8oapd duftag thel.br jedtag


scrutiny of


hesitate o' card an


eyes :: are . sound a tc t w ou -1


Souna e every r Individual ,wh feh-we t b;yri:cliose


propose to ] mate, 'ta If there ta: an rthlng. strTcturaUy wrong-*^th[ the-eye, dQ, not ttarejlect the blfd Wfd, butdoi t dis­ ' apparently-


merely on account of its eye being; ighter than.the desired shade;


flrst-class: treedef ■


] ;


Should your pens be! blade up, I £ uggest that the birds be examined again before they are bred from;


of trouble.! ‘Examine thfem for typi, con­ dition, Bouhdness of eye and general suit­ ability for! breeding purposes:


! It may-savs'a.lot


pass the sfecorid test the', ambition p pro­ duce better birds. Is. llkejy to matatlallse. Should a i number be rejected do not replace


I f they regarded as unsuitable, them with‘ with smaller pens. ] 'This-Is


flrds prwlously but be s itlsfied


policy that wlU pay in the long-run.


JOB FOR THE WEEK J.


ENSURING COMFORT.


winter quarters. See that they ai e com­ fortable oh the percljeb and;tha}l tpere 1s no cro iwding. Allow 8ta. of perc light preeds,'T0fh.


All pullets should now be Ih their heavies, If they are draughty br


provement must be effected if tpfe birds are to rerfealn healthy,


Examine the ventilation of the • ’ ■ stuffy


bird! for j


w . . . ,


dry taashi hopper accopimodatlor, pings boards should :b,e sprinklfe dry sand.i earth or;sawdust to fi.. _ cleaning. I Lime should not be used, i I t has ah irritating-efffeet on (the mucous membranes* causing, tlje birds to cough


Provide! an abundance, of nestl;


ng and Drop-


and sneefee. It also assists In liberating Leak


atamonlk'fwm the mahure. ' Ke,ep "the litter-/fery; ] window frames, etc., Immediate attention.


should !'! ' ■


!


id with iUltite


space


housfes. in im-


THE KEl Oiur s


BY BAH!


tlie only l ! A


Iplaln, whlte-iwall Ired head of Bill) jthe massive iron ‘Can you real


;The Moroccan


jhfe! asked.-, ’ ;felr.:Forbes'sh( from fehe open a


OF BEN I AU. ■ring serial IAEA Bdll.


iun streiamed into the -room, glinting on the tarbes as lie bent m t


(LION CUB r’ (


OUR BY


LITT1J5 DAUGHTER’S AHPSARANCE. PEGGIE'


Is notorloufelir difficult to persuadfe small boy (q take a- prldfe ih his


slgped; to prevent M jthfe' things he


appearance. Nlaely brushed ‘hair-: He Regards as “ stashled,'-’ while clean hknds ,rel just a hamlcaprrso he, fe.el&77dq- iilrn from doing many wants to do.


[,F0R .j RHEUMTISM.] The‘Patasi ofe, rheu^Mjsm^


,ln) for phofeogra talc engagements. ■ On ' tennis court ib has other fflerids*


ing a gamble!? SomeUmes their efforts evoke compUmeits; at other-ilmes no­ body wahls a se :ond helping of thenake. Everything fee lulred. fdr a cake phqmd b ! at hand' before mixing starts. ‘ The


How many housewlvefe-flnd cake-mak­


‘papered and thfe temperature of the oven, bago.- iaay taring about |a temporary dta-, M d be raised so that there Is no delay use of (the hind legs, and worms n ay be ffl cooking onfee ithe mitog-ta done.


Ingtedlents qhpuld fee weighed or. measured out’strictly, aa directed to the recipe. Tins ' 8hdUld [ be greased and


e


happened.. The poor dog' had to le, on hta side for weeks bqfore the damage was repaired.: Rheumatism, especially when It takes the form: of .what ta usually calledj lum-


Mixtures fot A irult cake must not be I bred basset-hounds the puppies iome- too rafhhOT mhsG^^^


or the frfelt n L ra t ln nm u lM b e h fe Iheeggs tratloh of a tonic,


£ , or the S K t o k In the cake, | which] prevented.-theni using.thd hind For this sort. jof. cakfe the butter and | llmbslh]a natural manfeer.'.maktagj them Ji?5nr*'Teauheft/bAbea^^ o f t e o M c y of t S S


, respbnklble, especlaUy in puppies. When be too times had aweaknessbf the hindquarters


a r f t t o beaten In one at a time, and cases the normal action of the bowels^ or i% v t h e S 'M t aVb^ 'I


until I goitlffly and. almost drag the legs] ■ The This inflrmltjpassed away Wth the ad ninls- jin some of these


- generally prescribed-a(a prelimlniry to Is: Impaired.] An appentls


m S s after nhttlng In a cake.: Then As to jwhat should be done afterwards,,It S ^ n d shOt tae dooT^


- L e r the! ovfen door shut foritwenty furth* treatment when paralyMs c ccurs to avoid


ari Inrush of cold air. ! Cool a cake on a' wire stfend. ] Avoid a idraughtyi pr cold


spot for this; If a cakfe Is, set to cool on


dlaghfese the source of the mlschl'if. An ingenious device for enabJng a paralysed dog to get about has be ;n In-


.may. be feble to


Life.” [One of his dac^hunds suddenly became afflicted, and he was fljqed up


who sen. _ ------------- to


I I rVioiimWktn pftti he re- wltlta palrof wheels attached to h s. rear ^


j The dog.soon became skljled in


palnffjtabhedta^ t l g ^ M le^ye until tbe camphor has S t h a w dog h a s ^ rn out


^ISlrmlxturJ will qulckif r e l l e ^ le six[ol]these “ chassl^’ and musl have the hand.


pint of the meths. Cork made of sponge rabber|wlth rabbefe tyres, In lesfe than a year f six of these “ chass


was Illustrated, thta being


locomotloui,; and the rest of the improve 1 kind


he has Itaiproved In • feondltfon, and hta hind legs are gradualljy getting st longer.


miles hfe thta to the e::erctae,


•NO'irai—This chat js issued By The ■S Mmm meat whi‘c!h ' stu .ck In Its throat;


:ey In . his hands, the inscription, Dad ?”


afIraid'^it’s beyondl me.” He looked at his watch." Yussuf ihould bfe here by now.” Wonder whi.fe he’s jlkej,” observed


k his head! and turned ih of thfe wjndow. “I ’m


liwhlch means th£ ti he’s crafty] and shrewd. Ifjl ihad not theught him aihard-,n,fet to crack In a busliesfe deal, I'd ha'vp-'qent someone else tc Isettle this Question of Bilylng Arab hor ids for our riding schools, aid! ypu would ]not be I hete ^ learitog Airlcan-geograp ly at first hand, ®lled Mr. Forbes.' . . ]:.


dpor creaked op ta. A tall flfeure In a suit as spotless and jcorrect jfesjMr,_ Forbes s But there


hfeavy dpor of t belr hotfel fpom. : [Billy repressec fe gasp of surprise as the


Own, stood on t Je thresholi •• l l g " ’


ig roof, receive


aU queries addressed to the Mtclf of this !l ^he Enghsh of thy schooldays-or inurnal.)!


(Mr. Newman will liersoilally answer I


BRITISH BUIIiDING SOCIETIES’ GR6w 1H.


1,180,000 iHOME-BUYERS ill ill 35.


Slav OPPIOIAL statistics given ta the; 1938 report! of the- Chief! Regislrei. of


I Friendly Societies show that the assets lof 111 building societies Ih Great Britain: at end of 1935 amounted to '£602,005,795.


i £108,087,467. , ‘ ,


! The second largest was the Abbey Road w th I assets.pf £46,131,623, followed by the Wool­ wich Equitable, with £30,112,549. ' The total; sum advanced on mortgage Ir


1935 was £130,947,000, an increase of ^,389, 000 compared with the record figure-ol 1034. The Halifax was the largest- lendei with advances, of £21,712,318, followed! bv the Leeds Permanent'vdth advqnces of £7,177822 and the Abbey Rbadiwlth-lpans of £7,;;82,501. The average repayment per borrpwfer dur­


reached' a total of 1,180,000, an Increase of 113,000 during I the year, societies reglsWred was, t"


tie


’ There were 52-societies-with assfetsiexl- -^exceeding £2,000,000, of which the lartesj was the^Halifax, with assets lota) line


CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS MARRIAGE, Sir,—The Vicar of Whallfey, as quoted


■


In your Hast issue from ;the Magazine, says “ . . . J thefe Is be said for the custom prevkta; countries other than thta, that should Jhave marriage n civil ceremony, and accept tlie Christian view of


Deanery much to In most


ister he sale ! - 1 “ It Js


; Billy found Ita hand grasped by thta fngers as strorg as, still cor^. Suddenly he saw the K qor’s, crafty danger slgnalii ]the PoUtely s^Ung face- : ‘f Where did you get the Key .of- Ben


, , ’.


who’waited In i lie shadPwsj behind. noJtatag'EKglta^^


jn laliiaost”perfe|t English. “Excuse, please, If; my


■ Yussuf: ahswe :pd Mr. Forbes’s greeting w(Many fef us discard our hats In,hot


b-l----.-. -- --


eather-xthat ls. j f ,we ever wear hats at


accent is not years slncfe I


1 Xre yo«r''2 'estetn .cloto^ a & e d ease le turned to Billy. "Your tan, Mr. Forbes ?” .. ’ 1 -


all i E . 1 in' Georgia* of Tr.ancaucasla the men


wear’shaggy kstialffian hats. They seem


thrir faces, ffiey. still wear their hot hats. Now m why there are plenty of


w ? “ hotheads ” In Georgia.


everyone dipping adventhrel) red at


that!] tt pse whol marriage


should then proceed to a jellgl^Ous cere- mohy In; church, whilst those w io do nol


should bfe rantent wltlj the civil' alone.” (Tt would he taterestta;!; to know I Jlved, seized tfee polecatjand harrleij ,lt


what prpp.ortlon In these other proceed ;bfeyond the felvil man'lage! !an4 what effect a compulfeory civil j would have on church marriat fes Inj oui own couni pesslmtatli


reverted; to a paganism which -wquld taki very feiiv! beyond the] civil,


itry. (H


ing 1935 was £92, and the'average deit out­ standing was £440. - 1 During the year the number of boVrowerS


The number] of


•I am onl jtoo a'fral .ntam.i


For’ tayselfr-1 myiw


that. I'should neVerthelesi Mr-Butterworth wUIi hope; 1 . couples would go forward to thl religious


Knowing I they were] legally couples Woujd beinclined to lijave it a hope,


: CHmQHJftH, that most tountrles into the Air.


leremon: narriagfe


Imay] be ' we have


married


When the Mfewk spied' ^he polecat, t (i[t n great height a furibus


°Ttae potacat dUed the hfewk.' Both fell to the ground 8|’nd the polecat ran away,


ilANT \yORM.-


(themselves to double ' The first min to dtaeoyer these glajits he I fed found a new kind of


AustraUa hfefe worms which’ are, over six Yefetinienkth.' These worms sttetch


ll snake;,, • No wonder


thought THE , Mirror for tl ife continuation, ]oI • this .HAWK ] [DIED. ;


Respite its smi H size, as a hawk In East Prussia dlscovf red. , . i„ :


A polecat cto be a ! formidable foe, J ,,


Au ?” gasped.YUssuf.: (m a t ta thiijmystery if .the Key-ta Hen All? See next weeks Childrens


! : •


OliR PUZZLE CORNER. ENIjJMA.:


k-a marrow road. .;My 5483 ta the long I M o S f s e ’sneck. My7 Ifethe-same


■ MV 234132 is one. Who reads. ! My 6483 J


as my 4. and my 9 Is the same as my l. 'j My whole Is |a world oHancy.


I julilBLED


C 'A P !h E . S H I E D D I M|D E L


S E E C H E


Word SOLUTIONS TO


w6rD5.


A fruit. Conceals. Centre.;- i Made from milk.


LAST ■WEEK’S PUZZLES.


Dlataond.—* M B ID


m i s t a k e E A S I S.


D I A R Y SKiY


■ E' ’ Re-Heading Words.— , . PHIL.


ffece, nor in thei -Pl,.ack, t ‘"iitrabfkhed servant ____ ___V


’ ei ; [He was Interr ibted by a knock on the ■ - 'He's a rich iloortahl horse-dealer— THROWING the garter:


Men and woralen gather aroimd thrloads, which are of [various weights. Each man and woman then removes a garter md


A party Of porters is requlred ta:'Tibet.


throws It Into the cehtre of the ring. The local chlfef picks up the gMtfers,and places onfe on each [load to be carried.


loads as the men. [HOT


This settles the problem of the loads, for the owner of I the garter much carry the load on which his orjher garter has been placed. The women carry quite as big ]


HATS.


a most serious joss to.the zoo, but ofitate years lions’have beefeme cheap. They seem to like ofer climate and breed freely in; all'ZOOS/.' YoU jcfen huy a lion cufeipr a few;poimdsI aml;ah 'adfilt U® ta hofe worth mpre tnanjabout £20. The Lon-! don EPo Pften selta llqnsio ,zops In coim- tfles where,wli(d Ufens abound ■ Lions that have beentated. and reared,.ta captivity are healthjer and .morp handsopie than


Fifty years fego thLs would .have been ................. . wild specimens. . ,! i ' j ; ' CHOKED, .'V’ I...


Recently In i Surrey zpo a young lion cub choked'through bolting a lump of


' ' ‘ ■


Tail-Waggers’’ Club, 5fe, Mark Lan!,.Lon­ don, E.C.3. The Club will be pie ised to answer any enquiries submitted by Tall- Wagger, owners in connexion with canine


hygiene andiwelfare. • ; '!:


Girl Who Was “ k l l


V.;


I’lTIFUL TO SEE her* SAYS MOTPR.


”


1' “ She could not sleep, had no: £ ppetlto, I alwfeys looked tired anq, depress :d,-and


terrible 8tate through nerves tha; it was pitiful to see her,” states Mrs T. R Smith, of 80, Harwood-street, Darwen, Lancs.


,,.y daughter was reduced to such a;


I Is saffer-to consult aitaterinary sfe.rgeon In the! hope: that he


,luntry-


slow growth,\wlth the their friendships are


, it


khditrusted-frlem,[of long standing. Lfeter on she Is disgusted (to find that


fefei


ahefe; she Is entr istlng-her with much ffemlly history, ar d insisting that they rau'iit meet when (hey are pkek in town. Already-she is trefeting her new-found acfefeatotance as tiough shejwere a tried


this


difficult but even she needs training land encouragement i f she 1s to take: a pride In her appearanbe. This training cannot be begun at toojearly an age.- Teach a girl to appreciate cleanliness of face, hands, and nails, and neatness of ap­ pearance ta her inursery days, and $he is unlikely to i disgrace you'during her I schooldays. : . ; . The early training will show her how


With-the little girl the problem Is! less sto do things for; herself] so th at later on


herself, and encourage her to use them. This' will help her to (take ■ a pride In brushlng’^hertown halrland ln cleaning her nails. I fh e r ‘‘ivery own toilet articles are pretty, the urge to use,them will be increfesed. m a t normal little girl could restat'uslng a'Dretty nail brash that was exclusively hers?: A dainty hairbrush wlir tend to inake the brash-


he wlll-do them quite Instinctively. Give her. separate -toilet (articles for


of course, beifully resiected. The tar prominent-In the art- wprld. , Wlien I terests of cleanllpess'demand that each- called the household: was in greatj dls- person muSt'lhkve an llndlvlduaMhalr- ] tress.' A' day oriWo before the dpg In


Her ownership of these articles must, at a palmatlon belonging to a lady ! I ' ] ’


brasiTand neveiPhot eVen when In haste | —shguld thta (rule be braken. ,]


(ELEVEN)


I Helping a Lame Dog to I Walk.


AIDS TO LOCOMOTION. I ByPHILOKUON,


ina of her hair! a pleafure instead of a that we do not see more cases of paral- duty


partial ;or total'disuse of the hind legs, 18 not! an uncommon thing ta qogs, especially in those with the ; peculiar formation of the dachshund, 'That Js, a longibody carried on short legs. It mayibeicaused by a lesion of the brain affectlngihe motor centres, the paralysis appearing in that part of the bodj in­ fluenced by the-particular I centre tbit is diseased or Injured. iMore i often :han not, perhaps. It arises from a thickening of or (Injury to the spinal cord or a nene, i Distemper 1s a disease thit ta usually I followed by complications cue of which jls an affection of the neijvous system] This may end in paralysis 'of some part of the body or chorea. Considering how dogs are exposfed to accidents of various kinds it ta surprising


Paralysis pf;the hindquarters, causing


SI-


ysta. A little time ago I promised tc look


jumping to catch a ball had tvylsted himself and tom a nerve. As a qonse- quencelh'e had completely lost th5 use of I his hind limbs, but he had no; for­ gotten how to growl at a ' stranger Hta receptlbn ;was not friendly,! bu; my hostess had a way of Introducing us. Seizing my , hand, she placed It aialnst his note, remarking: “ Heil be - allTrIght when lie has smelt you.’f I was not quite so.sure about It, but nothtog untoward


'I


if!


seeihed full of morbid thoughts; She lost all iitaUty, became Irritable and petulant, and would often'burst into tears. Then she-suffered violent attacks of tnmbllng, at last had to give up her v/ork.


"lAfe we had (read so riiuch at out -Dr. ams pink pills wfe decided to i ee what


d 'f ^ pr. “ lUlams pink pills and :s like a '


stronger.


dlfferent glrl: she is back at work and MofUfe.” ■ ■ j


'Willi


feotese of Dr. Williams ’ brand ptak pills, q ^ y give new strength and rital ty, build iuD your shattered nerves and Improve


(1 All victims of nenous wfemen and- men alike fshpuld take a


th wear them always. Evert when a WaSng^sim Is beating down on thein and 1 p f . Williams. sending streams of


ySur appetite and dlgestlom is. 3d. ffi^tr ipta stoSs. k ) -b f i t


ask RDVIINGTON.


LDndon Missionary Society, a le( tur eiven ta the schoolroom of the Co gatiOrial Chapel. Martin Top at week-end,.by the Rev. R. Rnri Papua, (British New Guinea) Mr. V spoke of the people, their lUes, [Ifflcultles and natural c rcunstfences 'he lecture was greatly enjoye 1. Supper as served at the close by the ladles, and collection was taken for London Mlss-


lecture.—Under the ausplc is (


)igre- the


f the was


n, of Ran- ‘ their I


ifenary Society work. Mr, West -resided.


[million gallons of milk will be us ’'tog the cheese. . ;


£300,000 from: the -Milk during the next twelve months,


(pfestor)


Farmhouse cheesemakers in Ei Wales will receive a , subsidy of


Marketing Board ' Alniost ,20 : id ife mak- ‘


glard and | [almost ;


like .vegetable dug up in Chu a from a geological' stratum at least 500,010,000 years, ffid. It Is'said that it may not b^ quite dead;!


on show at the Antique, Dealers I alr iif Lon-; don is the shrivelled tuber root (I a pbtato-:


Among the most ancient of tl.e anflques^ ,1 1 even now; , I -" i 1 ; ! m■ifl


e!y would do. Audrey goon legan to prove ; her appetite picked up. she ipt better and ' gradually become ‘ Now she Is on hfer third box nk


exiiaustlon


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