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v- J . 'MIXED MEMOS. Hungry Hedges.—'llie shrubs


tie! supplied for the a tfenclji between th and thei'space ' ' The trench! Is


Raised . „ ailed __________


to be £ept for the: In, but it Is


preyehted iftbh feeclrig on the Iqo^ to, can be


of roots'with kittle labour If I'tTs out every yea:


flowers by digging roots of the hedge flowers. cleared turned


people who’; bo not elevated, the tlpwers adyantae lOckwbrS (Vath mjjssy, green and th^i grey erpps, eljC. Plants, tu c h ^ the cibeplng antirrhinums,, jirallln r ; fuihslas, jmusks, .verbenas, and Ivy gei anlums, faU n over the| covered bar:


ks,: : The Gardein


penklve fbrlvliludom, are jthe 'alternr tlves. it^e! dlsadvaritaka of ■for] aowerlng plant .would be bvircome enclosed by ,a^f ow;erlng shrub. ■ Instead


lounr aty.-T-Walls are ex-


Hedges arid! fences The former have j llriiitilng thel;space-f :. ’ This objection If ;the garden were


naphthalene bbeause " a l t" " "


nowadays n i


troubles jin the groufid. u Tl


of. “U.’the 'blMins, belng’ .lh the garden, isbnfe wohld be )n thi, boundaries.: :?lf(phtii8lehe.—Thli Is niuch Irt favour a, ipreventlve of Insect!


as ' Buy the crude!


beds, arid the Insects watider from thej perfumei I t nhould be deeply turnei the t me of their digging.


pruning !ls as sbon ai the blossoms have falleii, from the: r cas ;s. Cut the flowerec Steips right; th i way bfairiches. The end- >f-theiyear blossorri Will: be produced a lo n th is year’s growth.


lasiri!ne.—The time: fof back to the malri


; Basic Slag.—tlmie will eat up the rlchf hess of ri bed.\l [PhP osphates—soluble and


Insoluble (sioWy


earlier maturlt at I th e : ' expi


fertilise^ bast and limp. . If


Ils- soluble)—make foir per square yardJls'fhrked Into thp sur'-


iace, thp gross-jgrowlpg, flowering, khfuh Will no longer be unprodilctlve. 'I ' |


lt&" Itbi


der glass sooh. encourages thii flo’ Shorten the new ste: growth Of the vhrlet’ he to e length of -stei thick stem Is: prune, may be thicker stem: not flower because sap. Reduce the


Prune the Bo^es.—prune the trees uil-


:uttlng the steiris er buds' to break,


,s; the'stronger the the longer should remaining, j If) a hard, the result Items that) mky


,ey are overfull 'of Ide shoots to: a few


Inches for upstanding blooms.


o n a bed of fresh manure, some elg^htien Inches ‘ high whem It Is trodden. The use •of the frame Is' that] seeds can be) sown eedlings for


I The Warm Frame.4-The hotbed' frame Isaframeiwarmed,by the fermenting action of manure, The enclosure Is,placed


lor bedding out , the •cropping.


lu r


■this-climate.:I Make me start wlth|seBds In the propagating frme, and the onlons .mature before the: sun loses Its strength. IVell-rlpened i bulbs |are the safer ifbr Wlnter-keeplng.i


In .the autumnils a great advanti ■ge ;ln


Winter Onlons.^Sfecurlng bulbs ---- », ----------


... ,,


early early


ilngs raised linder glass than by .the planting of ^ an butdopr -autumn sowing.


i-J>rame Lettuces, -j-Apart ftom the <luestlon of the variety, more tender arid juicy hearts :ard made by-planting Iseed-


ata


A notably hardy; variety need ribt bp choSen. Sow -b |th b warm frameifor, -spring planting, and sow : In the pold, frame during ./^prll; 1o succeed the) flrst Planting of the'yeqr,. .


"they have started) t( shoot. Strength Tias been wasted wh m toe shoots iljavd,


to be “ boxed "f-stood the broader end up in shallow boxes |rithout soU—before


-been rubbed off—'Whfn a fresh startjhas)


’Sad'tobemade. 1 The seed pdtaito tuljers have many feyes i


i be thinned in summfei but strength would have been wasted, j If all the stemp are allowed to grow, the ;ubers will be small. An advantage of b] iroutlng potatoes Is


( genial. A pleasant sti r t leads to stronger plants and,:- there) ore, to .weightier


- bunches of tubers;: | • i


^a plum may not set a large percentage of its flowers. The tree may be self-sterUe,


■ Perhaps.—An apple, a pear, a cherry or


::.The small percentage of fruits, that) dop 'swell may be:becausf of another variety -on a nelghboiiring pl)t, but too fw ^way to make sure of nunerous b e e s jp ^ ^ g from the one-tree-to' he other., bees


jttilX the pollen which is in the flowers. THE ALL : : BEAK ALE.


3TMENT. i J


White crops do, nc t Increa^ th j acid In the system: there lore, seakale.^an be


Stejn vegetables sucl ery are nourishing, ;but not leaf ones,


eaten, wlthorit pleasrte T aS by people who have rheumatffm. nhips .-Jiici i as seakale arid cel-


iron and holds much proteld fo^f ™e emept true ^


spinach beet (perpeiual more nutritive than p. cabbage. .Cami


flowers; and the . come in with the le »f crops bottolca^, b u t th e edible portlcn Is the


plant rather than the


heads of flower are p but the'.salts In.greins, and th a t greens an a vacuum, are tn^lr cljlef vMue.


■ Nearly 150 years igo this nlce-eatl^ 1199'


•and nice-looking ad,yition to menus : was introduced. .Noyr


weil kiiown., C h a n r i e of work Is ,recma^ and } s healthf il ta tbri


; apiece, and i every pyj!:makes a stem o f foUage. By sprouting the tuberk In bpxes In a window, the sheots can:be reduced to the strongest tbrjee; The haulm could


'that, without postpe nlng the ,,cropping -date, they need not I e.planted until sou • and atmospheric conditions have become


' Sprouting fori Welg lit.—Potatoes ought


Flowers are encouraged )f foliage.: i The, holds phosphates ch as half-a-popnil


and! the JcheapeBt, The stuff scents the! into the peds at


it Is'the strongest:


e. I The be Is'.may be, held with and |these ildes hiay be plothed axifrapes,; aubretlas, toe varieties oilstone-


I^ey .^re a . boon to easily bend, : and, ihould show to great


change of fobd Is enjoyable and Is healthfdl to the body. jTradesmen fully price the uri(?oriimon vegetables, and the allotmeht-holdbiis I score 'over- their’ brothers and sisters without gardens. -


Seakaje Is native to bur shores and


nursei seakale. I Both kinds are perfectly hardy. The:! improved Ivailiety Is sold urider' different names, but Is the same plarit. A newlj; planted clump will produce heads In Its, first season. Its open-air cropping iseasori iri th e , beginning of summer. Seakale |Can be forced.'


grows.wlth ease, pn the allotment. . Most nen stb :k 1: two klrids biuy - of


; The. obejectloils to starting with a.row pf plants shaU'he met. I Until an allot- jjnentrhoders’ Magna Charta has bepn. produced,' has been!passed and lias been,


put i Into operation!,, most allottees will> lots


riot have plots ori long tenancies. ever,


I the cost of the (cost (if a row of


to miss a seasoriis propping.


an be done by CoverlngJthe clumps with Slightly oracke^ boxes, twelve. Inches -high; oh makje simple frames (hand- lights), arid cover, them vrtth airy canvas instead of with! gl Iss. i ;


-perenrilal and Is. itings-l-pleces of ('gardeners have of covers. The kale plan'; must for the.flavour e excluded f ton.


;


generated!by the manure fementlng out- Islde, them, enepurages pests;., but the iinsects. wljl be dikeoufaged by' palntiig


wljl


(two years nmnlrig; | thfelr strength must not be stramed, bpt they must be cropped naturally : every other season. April may be thpi'inonth ior'plantlng


;cluirips f(|r cropping 'without warmth. (May Is tlirie enough'for planting the root puttings. RootTcropplngs will produce (heads in a year’s; thpe. | iTake four-inch lengths of ::oot,brjanches';froin the bottom Of the clunps for the 'cuttings. They


i-; A lineal ( f saltjO-very winter ;is helpful ito seacoast subjepfs.'; The safe miethod of giving sekkale)fhis orie of Its native foods Is tp.rlng the cluriip (with salt. Lay the


should be planted the thicker end upper ;and they should) be) covered with three inche^-of soli'. (Have(them two feet apart,.


the interiors, wjth’ piuraffln. oil, or by wetthig the wood; arid (lashing soot on It. Sufficient ^entllatloh i s : given by tUtlng ground, to e cliimps must not be forced


in the greund may he, started. Cover the iboxes, covering to e plants, with fresh manure. | The vparriith Inside the covers.


Quite.et.rly In '(the year forcing seakale 'ISeai


kael) however, movps without, causing It' 1 easoi


Secondly,


aiits ISihlgher than the abhages, but seakale Is


irppagable by root cut^ .ejrootstems. Thirdly, ijected to the nuisance dlble growth on a sea- eiblanched as It grows ;be good; light must -he growing heada This


, -Di She


are the time that:


colotirs bine m.m


!


with wool extra fbr


Concerning


looKS jsmart for: formal town wear and a-heavier cloth in gtey is good fdr thV ^ n o travels to j work every day. There | is a vogue, especially among, car owners, [for the loose I coat which is easy ito put on. and leaves plenty of rocim for Jaeger use theirjfadioi^ caraehhairl for well-tailored .coats


Overcoats 'make theip ^weight felt on -i -


- vary even more this year with ___circumstances ; and - ____ deep,(pockets, wide revere, and a;Hlf belt at the back.i Camel-hair'and


'have; neatlj^ ribbed neil^ lend.a deep band of ribbing at the waist. Ribbed, I heather and-; grey marl mixtures ,and dark Natural give


give s ;cardigans^; a , ^ . ,


plenty pjf choice in socks made 'of wool, wool


ca'simiere, or camel-hair and I


il-|iair j Will You; See AboMt the Drihks?


n’t leave, the hostess; to do all the Work when you entertain) ibould pupply -the food and you can add the finishing touch bv


prepare ;he palate for a good meal. Serve soft: drinkd if yon like.' Quite a number of people | have-fallen-for the habit of tomato juice asfal.coiktail. I t ’s a grand drink if you put a’ dash of Yorkshire


seeinr,about tho drinks.. Tlidse few momenta before dinner it served dui opportunity to play the perfect Host, break the ige, makd ;ue;ts,.feel at iionie,. and, incidentally! give your wife enougii to make a last-raimlto survey of .her dinner. Chbose drinks are warming after a cold ijourney to your front doori and which


Relish n. and mix it well -There are defimto rules about drinks at


Jlinncr, do yon can feelj safe in keeping to tradition. It Is hot usual •to serve drinks -with soup) though if you have gone straight in yon can'give sherry with the first course. In Aimerica eome people even


:go further and pour tho-sherry into the , soup! Red wine is indigestible with fish,


whichi.is why white wine is always served with it.


ie' —L . L —L ; i . —f j - ?-


wit^' the coming


. 1


.canftot takfe red wine, and the white goes well witn all diahe.*?.


witji *7 Filjrtess for Eve'iy'phiB


actii keep


iY|<u don’t, have tri (be particularly e or go in for strenuona sport to fit|but, on the ofher harid,]il’s no


us;[neglecting yourself 'for six , days m the'hvcejc and hoping [that a lohgjwalk o r g ame of golf on the seventh is 'going


'thi


to ' IjeepI yon'i in good (cohditidn..; Ton realise that when you (have to spnit fbr that-bus and find


hake a yonrself


dishes


A L . . — __ tl


choice fi r every course; since some people /aeinviiA^


AI claret or i burgundy follows meat, the heaviest wdne—port— 'ast.: A white I wine is the safest


dark ground, % riciu crad^ Iwoefiilly, out( of, breath. I t’a the daily


■eve^ 'morning will ' keep all your (hmacles trim; If you ' fiml that your:


'havelflltcr tijis that eliminate half the mcotine and nearly all [the tarry matter,


so you can smoke all .day without! ill- ‘ ^ffeots. If you work in an office (you won’t feel newly so thick-headed or get : indigestion'. sp .'easily -after' a -. busy day if


: y(in hava a salad-before the'meat'eonrse ( instead of a steamed pudding afterwards," or.have fruit instead of bread and cheese.


(exercise, what you eat and hew you! 'sleep, - that ,:,will['give( you 'the grand feeling of . being teally i well.. One game ' played a gr^t deal will develop only home; of your muscles, which, when you' give up playing, tend to run to fat... A; lew general (exercises ,in the. bathroom;


smoking interferes with your wind,'but don’t feel inclined to cut smoking [out,; change 'your (brand. Cooltipt. cigarettes '


: cap, also bp Jaege/’, looks grand with country tweeds. deep pockets. The ehwk


,Jaeger, dmjiy.lhia dressing gown ioilh I while:checks onji I


18,ji favourite-mixture (for slipovers; which!are usefpi on a chilly day, giving (Warmth without | bulk. Pullovers j with long, sleeves and V' necks are jri'ght p.he [Country, and jcan be obtained in Idifferimt weights c. - — ; —- I - ..............................-


good i shape. White coat siveaters-aro useful, for sports,


and patterns,, -Ribbing 'Xhey.


'deception mudt be.topr [hopes of 'maklrig a’‘


. iriasq -uera(llng[ . ........ . j Wear


draughty days in winter.' .Stylo ’and surroundings. ! Navy


m . THE AIASTER A[ND THE fE j "... -V DPIL.


worth teUlrig rigMi).! i t Is of an incMeiit in a small'German(town.- A yoimg gltl had advertised a pianoforte 'reel ;al, and under' her name "as! ft appeared on the posters was the lnfoiipatlon| '(qilte un­ true) that shri was a pupil of) Uszt. '


jrriHERE I s ^ little-known stor;' of the famous qompOser Liszt whlc:i Is yell


The day before) th( recital thri young X


. X . X , . J .hat the


soinri time srie had been as[ jivrhiie PUPU. R<l>w he! nd out,


_i ved In


be dashed! ( She did ncit know what to do,' bui


(ilv|ijg' muqt'Inevitably,


decided, to, gol-to Uszt and teU nlni-her. ^tory. In' great aritation she Jgalried adriiitl’ance .tri^ his riiom, and wltri. teari fetreamlng down nerjface and her[haridi


[clasped as'she fell ,hlm«'she sobbrid orit that she ■


j-we all make njlstakerijand then to e only: ■thing left for us to do Is to be so:xy.) ill think you are sorry, play.’’


ability, and tfi'at she) had pretended to be his pupil to wtaurecpsriltion.' I ,, • | : , Liszt looked at her with kilndlyi eyes. ‘You have drine wrcng,”, helsaldj “.blit


orphan, that she had. no other means o: (earning a llvellhorid than her riiuslc;


me heur you


--JPkeep to the - routine which make? you healthy yc^ wii;ll. keep.fit. .'the,, enemy of f I health partieb,


work .will; in: tho end break you c


!Khowjypur limits, and you can enjoy all the pleasures anil activities (of life.


I I


lato nights,. riclifood or over- ,


and .


down! . .(


Have You Heard thjls One?


[‘Why are you (frying, little man?’’i said ti e old gentleman to the small boy.( - ‘f Father thrashbd.mo, for doifag'a'cross-)


- wbrd phzzle'.’’ |Good gracious I Why ? ”! “ Well) sir, (one clue .was 'a word...of( three 'letters m'eaning . what is ' drunk) every afternobn-[an’ -l-pht ''Dad ’ ! " '


---- --------- doifag'a'cross-! ; :■


Indulgence ia too -many


■ :u j )on have the,strength of mind ..to , — .


went, on., Shq played. iaarveTousl; Tiiszt (Torrecteti her In one or two i irid then said, My dear. I-haye iris :d yoii a little. You are a 'pupll of


Very tlmldb? the glfrl obeyed, fi at 'first; but 'Winb


confidence UP'


[You may go ori with your ([oncert Iris you tell me. the piiogran^es (are, riot dyet printed y(ju may


oints, ;fuct-; Liszt; and


e


Item wUl be plkyed, n(Jt by tliq pup •by the master;’’


add that th 1, but last


■IVhatTs. the difference between (earth and sea?bOne Is cllrty; the other) tlde-y.


EVERYBCIDY’S


(HUGH PILCHER, ;(F*Z,.S., “ Ardi nal arid Zoo'-Magazine!’’


By; HriBH'PlI.CHER,' Fiz.s.,;' Editor “Animal arid Zoo Magazine.”


E Hooks'[aije ltB! Interest ’In their


isalt in a cl :cle six Inches,from the plant: :a band, a i quarter-inch (thick. In! a drill (twO inches wide; arid two Inches flefep!' (may, surroi irid every! ciump,. - .


THE


FLOWER GARDEN. 'iPEAS. : i


for flowering, to 'start in' May. Have a (screen betWeen the: glare of the flame land )the plants. ' Use the best pafaflfip, have; 'a new' 'lampl^wick :| every ■ several Weeks, rub off the hufnt portion of the )nick;,dally, and the (strive does not smell The iscerit from the best-riaraffin should riot! I'harm: the 'plants, but i t riilght neutralise the )s(:ent :of the blooms of peas, •;' ’


Though 00 special gtoupl of sweet peas Is set; aside, for ffoiverlng under glass,


j ' t J ’


the. .robust: varieties, should. be chpseri. See 'the sbedm'en’s :batalo^es for' this piece of Information: Speaking generally,


the old varieties are the riiost robust- are not likely to be!weakened by a cold snap. •, Anrither a(lvantoge:of someof toe old'friends: The wings pf the new 'klnds (are larged and better waved, but these blooms have less'perfume.!


; " . ; Re)aisohs| for failure are frirclng Instead


rif oiUy fomardlng the plants, and over­ feeding them 'Vfith ,totrrigen--;nltrate pr ammonia. Peas areitoo hardy an annual healthily tjo respond! to more than gientle w nth.armt , irind much of; the food fneri- tloned enc mrages the developmeritof the 'itreak!dlsiiase. :ThC symptoms are dls- orted'tlpa yellowed foliage, brown stripes


down the stems, and ' Streaky blooms. iPeedlng tlie plants with mutih nltrogenj- the chief iproperty )lh natural manures and mixed fertilisers—makes them trioj tall. Tau haulm needs long sticks;^ In! :riasslng, the'plants are discouraged [from growing tall i f they i are, kept near the glass;’ the plants'should be. raised oh up- !turned:bo:(es. Superphosphate and.sul- phate of f otash, mixed Into the planting soil, may! ce used In order to (feed sweet Ipeas in the proper way. : , [


; The seels should; be planted anj Inch


deep. The flrst watering should be |glven before the sovring lri;order not to i close


Iroots have come’ through the; drainage holes, rinci the plants should be flowered half-a-dosen In • aj “ twenty-^four.’; A


the pores of the soil to alii, The seeclllngs should |be grown singly In thimblejor in thumb po;s; they should pe shifted Into forty-:eri:hts ’’—twoin a pot-^iwheh the


,Certain number of pots Is. made out of a certain! quantity of jelay called a^“ past. (There are twentyrtour ’bf) the. size Imeasurriii! - eight-(and;^a-half ,mches inside 'tl.e top, forty-eight of the size four-and-a-haif 'iricheSi i .-uri<l ; eighty thumbs (twri-and-a-half j IncheM 1 and ninety thimbles (two Inches)! : i - to e se Ids left over from last! winter


may be t isted. Bad eggs are lighter -m weight ,tt an good eggs. The stMe samples staridTon end in a basln. of water, while new-lkld ones remain recumbent. Gbpd seeds In a greater degree ate .heavier than old seeds. I The latter will rISe to, and will ioat on, the surfa(:e.


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London’s oldest pastor—he was Baptist Pastor at Woolwlqh, -London, for 61 years-: has died at bisihome In Charlton, He was 84.


Dr.' John :'WilEon( who / claimed to be


Tfithe gjreenhouse Is heated with an; pll-stove, Ijhere M l 'be waririth, enough for sowing the seeds pf the hardy.annuals


Ed ted ' i


by ToiA Newman, Seefetary .ef Scien tific Poultry Breeders’ Association. and lEdltor of “kggs." Ml


hours, assuming!, of course, that they have hours other than bustoess oneri.


|


toe point. 'We pad been talking abriut every­ day (topics tod were thinking'bf going home (when; 8, fellow on ihy left/sald' Bomethlng about to e -1 difficulty.of: obtritotog- iifresh blood.” Htsjobrervations were; not ,ori|inal. He related, at ur necessary length, the v^ous obstacles agdins; which he had to contend, and was, I (thought, feeling rather-sorry'for himself J Someone suggested, that he( might adopt a more optimistic outlriok, patted him affectionately on the (shoulders,' told hpri to cheer Up, arid cjoricluded’by saying thqt he ((the speaker) had'not purchased a stock bird for teniyears, y it had-succeeded'in keeping- his-business (out of the hands (of the Officiid Receiver, iln spite of (or is-it because of)


were certainly very happy; but that is beside


recent discussion which 1 thoubt interesting, - and the,circumstances In'whichilt toqk 'blace'


This icharictriristic: was the' , cause of a


-— speaking, ipoultiy-keppers lelight'in talking'shop Cut'of buriness


but there were a few undersized; pre­ cocious leadeiB: which should not/hslvel been .in- toe. peris.;- As far better cockerels- were


had few size.


been greatly improved during toe last years, especially - wito -i^ard -to.; body


can-ied out for a number-of years. Asrilways m cases df this kind, breeding records were full' of interest, showing as they did tori'- good, toe not so good, and toe bad bifeedlng lines. The standard of. the (stock gerieraiiv


lAVITE-recently I.visited' a small farm 'P® where full, pedigree' work hrid- been


i ;In( the discussion to which I have referred - i.


making) the fhrm 'a’ self-contained unit,- mortality reinalped at a comparatively low level, hatchibility was excellent, egg size good; -(but* laverage production was rather lower than In the past. . | [-( '


by -‘questipris. ..’Thereafter | j CMiversatlon .betweeil us ’


have'Continued for hours.;


correctly line-1 membem of the fairly geneml.


towards


I cannot (say that It succeeded m jbrlhglng to (light facts of which experienced (breeders are: not already j aware; but It: (Indicated an attitude


-brlgliteti'ed and discussions'’might ! ! ’[ : ’,:


of -the bad! effects of! mating (even distantly related (birds, th it they go out (for new blood every seasorj in the belief that they are work­ aing on) approVefi


' i-bree-"ding, adopted |by certain company, which is, I believe, Many people larp: so' fearful


wisdom) of this lourse. In-brdeding or


ctual jfaetp do


degree. ( Brother-si iter,


IdjoWj'that!utility breeders'earindt afford to breed so closely,'but there are othdr rind more distantj relationships which hold rio terror for abreede


matlusi ori extreme


porttocje attached -to it, Krom! a-utility striridpdint |wq are, or should; pej iriore con­ cerned (with Ihe history of. the ifapily, so far i health ahd production, are cbri’


i/breedey lyho knows his Job.; : [ ' • t -------- _


■ In pfa'ctice relatioiiship has! too inuoh’lm- ( ! '


he (selectldn for breeding of (the Individual members p 'f th"that fa -”"


so much apout|the aunts, uncles, (nephews, nieces, anc ■ so forth.'


• ' Teii .


Yori should “be able to 'sort them out in] ri few minutes. : ■


. term. amily. Instead'of iworrjdng


cehned, and -----


r- isers


The) answers to these [queytloris' pu.rpos fly. placed out ( of order.


Il.i 'What A( musical


(2. Whal Is was the South Sea Bubble?


^pliie? flillnelss thereof.”


not (bear testunon^ to the line­breeding (is a matter, of


safety-first lines,'whereas


father-daughter, | mother-son, examples (of It; and we


-in-breeding, I dr: moi-e


(3 stritement 4as received [with some lupprise, rind, riatu'raliy,:was(fpH6wed


and (longevity; but It Is evident that the' age factor alone Cannot solve the -problemj It cannot be argued that because, a bird: has provrid-lts ability to'live It trill-riecessririly.; transmit this, character |to its offspring! It


the old question regarding the age of breed­ ping -Btock arose. It has been brought (Iritd


rominence in our search for better health


available I was. curious,-to know tori reason fpr. I their lack of employment. 'Enquiry brought to light the fact that it was con­ sidered inadvisable to use them because-they were related, though riot closely, to, toe birds' in the' pens containlrig these undersized' riialM. I pointed-out that'toe better birds were being diseased and that in-splte of; the relationship I should not hesitate to use them in preference to toe others..


[healthy arid/the birdS; mature. ;He did riot -'Ijesltate 1)0 use'pullets wlthrhens If bTcfiauce he .was -short of twd-yeaif-hlds of the sairie Unel Sihee, as ,^ie pointed oUt, with pedigree stcick there is a definite check on . the quality of btock produced by each member pf toq pen , He mentioned the extrabrdlriary'differ! ehce :iri toe produotloh of individuals of the sarije riiStffig,; fully'eridorstaA observations (by Juli, who .haSLShowri that the best Indication 'of breridirig vhlue is the a-verage production of , •allThe daughters. He riiatod'the'pullets as/ .......... -


, 'could srie no'idanger in It if.tjhe strein were „ulc-____ ___________ , a matter Of routine/ -- and bred ffojn'tori best


Ivlded the hhtories pf the motoers'wrire riatls- By [working on these lines ,’he'has,


: knowledge ■ of. toe .1 breeding- value of birds !when brought into the breeding peris In their ’.second, year] and it is from this .class of- 'Stock that toe bulk of the replacements are


:■ in hlS; viewi one of the greatest problems is that of the cockerel. He has found, as others havp found,


cannot be said that birds whlcff have proved good breeders in one season will prove equally- good toe next, yet there iri some danger of our' retatrilng them purely oil thls'aCCount. Any­ one Who has visited a’ latge nufliber of farms ( wiUjhdve seen some nlost undesltoble'speci­ mens which are in the (breeding/peris solely; becriuse of toe good' results obtained from toerji toe previous season.


“ Come and see his daughters,’’ They, were ,b Tfbw'irtlnQ Inf ‘/»1oQrlu MoTYlrtV * ■ • ' *


probable that’■ satisfactory results would hav(e been obtained. .The evidence pointed the)other way./ - ',


ters which guide us In the selection of breedr ingl stock. Is not of so much Importance that- we jean (afford to ignore; all others. Birds capable (of living a long llto are liable to lose, their youthful vigour, (a point that should' never be forgotten. Age alone Is not sufficient qualification, for the breeding pen.


Livability, in common with other charac­ ' , ' (i ; j


: written or spoken- , which; is intended to.swgy the feelings or


( convince the! minds of the i hearers or readers. :


How,does the Public Schools’ Explor- , : Ing Society function?


: Queen Elizabeth In 1564.


What is'^a “Diminished fifth”? James I.


(the - total wealth of the '/ : ; , [, , ,


is the Lord’s and the '


3. Who' originated the “ Pllmsoll Uiie ”? !l


' It has be^n described (as the science : 1 of persuasion.', ) Thus It Is a style or ! rule for (compositions


How many toes has a cat? A financial project formed in 1710 to : take over the nation’s debt-of : £ 10,000,000, the company being allowed the monopoly of South ( Seas’: trade, i 'When the shares


( rose and ofllclals sold out, thousands were ruined. Walpole finally restored - the country’s


credit. . - > ' : ■


wasl a cock who (looked as if he hrid ’all 'the troubles: in the world. Quito obviously there,' was) something wrong -with him. - He had I^sed Ms prime, not ih age- but In vigour, and! It is, of Course, the latter which counts.' On niy criticising t to bird the-owner said;.


some breeding pens In one of-which


toe'bln ately he had failed to (stay thq Course,’ and' in his present condition It was highly im­


a veiy.'riice lot, clearly!demonstrating that- 'd had been a good one, fiut urifpftun-;


weete ago l\was looking over


the'sire’s dairi is not, a reliable indication, of the|abiuty llty of. thie cockerels to ,transmit high. fecundity.


that the record of the, dam and


ithe [breeding pen, and he concludedhy saying .that - in: view of -toe information he- had obtriiried he had come to the (conclusion that the high prices Charged for stock birds which were: in most cases based"on( the dam’s and sire's dam’s Records were not justifiable.,


very prolific parents proved dlsapiittlntlng in ,x. Sv,mo «x vx,„ .x.xw,


JOBS FOR THE (WEEK ■ 'LAMPS !’


.clean if theyj arri to give-efficient service.' It should (be: seen ,that the perforated metal and’ apertures, provided; for ventilation are kept' free’; froin dust, dirt, arid carbon-deposih Replace -wicks that have, completed a season’s service| - - New wicks should; be thoroughly dried and of-the correct length. . To^ prevent twisting-of the wick hi the oil container turn It tight up' so that orily-about: an! inch Is showirig below toe buiprir when you replace it. .


Incubator ahd; Brooder lamps must be kept! ■"( : I


■' Dp riot fill lamps to the maximum capacity/ and!'after replenishing (the, oil remove any surplus that mayhave been spilled. Overfilled lamps; are a frequent cause of those disas­ trous fires reported every season. ;


queries addressed to the Editor of this journal).


What is the definition of rhetoric? I £200,000,000,000.


iWhat is the motto on the pediment 1 1 of London’s Royal Exchange?


iln enabling public schoolboys, during their summer holidays, to go on expeditions to countries usually uncharted. At; the Society’s dinner at the Dorchester Hotel, London, on February 8th, £50,000 will be appealed for to enable secondary school boys to Join the next expedition.


I Who was responsible: for ordering [


I : : set up in churches? I- -i - i . 'V ' the Ten Commandments to be' 10.


' A champion bf sailors, George Pllm- ' soil, ^ who was iDStrumcntai in


■ (Mr. Newman will personally answer all o e of the birds 'which;',had


•WN 'theri' dlsousried pullet breeding and * J .[ progeny testing. ,One;irian[sMd that he Irivariably b^d from selected .pullets, and;


I';.'


Sign that sprlilg fever 'll I have seep therii inspecting 'ihelr old (ho! half-h^rted'htoemp'ts. §oon 'toey wM realljr'


riess.-./' Before St. Vale itlne’sDay—[‘The Birds’ :,, ({■.


Tedding Day)’'-vtre'e I sparrows;-/epaf- Inches, partrid^h - bljhkblrds, mveps rind magpies will all'iiajt off arid prepare


for the.serlousijob'of'l JIAGPIES AS PETS.


(


The magpie) makes lap excellent [pet. -'easily,cared for..- .:WprL_________ _ ake, vrigetriblevi food. , |


lonslto fnroH fo


,thi if ’-t I s brightly feathered, intelligent-and. ' t[large.part,,of its dleU but/It will (also


Mes,: L wonder hoW; njimy: people have ■


And, -While I am on the subj^ct'pf mag- ■ ought of taking one ^ a riel:.


: |;


Wo ms and/slugs lorm ,'VStMnuts [ arid


shrririps- may be given [as a delicacy.! and Iqan ipeat’ cul[. very flpe Tiffed : with a,


'purchase a magpie, opt it'is pot risalnst


little biscuit [meal ('Wlll) be 'readily triken.- ; A iriagple pet, vrill; -soon, become very tame and will ,fojlpw .its pwneij Uke.a'dog. [ By [the way)■ you ^ not![be ,able -to


the law, lor ;you to take a'-yourig (bird which, you may . Arid or) to recelvef'one ris


a gift. ■ ! , , ■ I ■ ■:;( —' / - ■ best ■DIE’P'FOR BUDGERIGARS,;


Trie best(fpori far bulfi’eHg^s'ls'iriillet


[should not be[ glyeri'lettuce-or cabbage; leaves for friar, I of\ |h e . leaves britog frosted. Apples or oranges ihriy be aqded


te-the dlet'lf the bird'Wll'takfe them.) I advocate, that Cages mould be clearied


‘dally Wipe -the- floor] and perches i and' bars! with: a cloth saturated;■ In a weak [solution of % permarigrinate :)of potash., 'Cover-the toplpaft .of'the cage at blshf, -so that the bird Isl iiotS troubled by the artificial light; but leave, plenty of space at the lower part of thri bage.'for.ventlla-


lon. . ([,.'/: . ,(:./■ -,'! TAMING BUDGERIGARS, j


appointed because:they-'have[neyerjbeen- able' to make i thelri pet budgerigar [ talk.


■ I ' hear, of many people yiho' are/ dis­


iadvantage of ithe' opportunity lastiweek lof having their cars -Inspected and’ re­ ported upon by Morris'^ervlce Experts, from the factory at Cowleg, who were In Idaliy attendance at-Messrs. jLoxham’s


(Morris Services Limited, Premier Service iStotlon, Sudell Cross,! Blackburn. / i The service experts, in a general report iupon their visit; commented,on the con-; -sclentlous mariner In which-owners kept [their cars up to a- hlgh ptandard of ■efficiency, both as- regards |the epgines 'and coachwork. (


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(Continued from nrecedlne colunui).- getting the Shipping Act passed In 1876, by which a [mark (the PllmSOU line) is affixed to every British ship below: which she submerges wheh loaded.


-


Which King was kridwn as the . - “wisest fool in Clrilstendom”?


Eighteen.’ ' ’


MOTOR CAR INSPECTION WEEK. 'A large number of Morris owners took ■


iny job


Keep ?itforyouf workliVIgQUF and vitality’ core away when kidney, oo^lon waakena.. Badly filtered :bldod burdens you^wlUi ^ backache.dizzyattacka.headaohee.uriniw . oiebPders; bladdei^')Weakneta,-'<dlatUrtlad '


ThO'dldrotlce. ontUeptlcs and stImulanU In this apdeial kidney'modtolne wlll flush ' and Invigorate the kldneya and iurinary


'I When the kidneys'are healthy they will


pure bfood wlll nourish the nerves/ ihsiisa ' ano;*>lntsand you will be roadyand’oblp ta


soon filter away the poisonous ImpuHtlss which are cauBlrigyourpalnonddlscomTprt*


d tAcki; the day's work. Ooaps Pdls do^not (rug tne system to give temporary hect actidn upon the kidney filters.


dhoy ensure permament relief by i thelp INSIST UPON DOANS. 1/S. tl; th -


i l


s tieep, stiff, inflorped muaclea and iotntic r wollen limbs/renal dropsy, rheumatism* .


o. strengthen your weak, Mdney; acUpn. ,


iumbatfo or aclatlca. * . [ ■ •! r tTake Doans brand Backoohe' Kidney- ,P|lla > -


ayetem; At the same time, the medic na will destroy bacteria In the|urtno without < harming or Irritating the urlpory channels.


,r ) , '


and canary! sried,-riut | oats, groats iand birdseed should; also; be given occasion­ ally. ( At; this timriW, the year” budgies ’f/


ig.to.take :an


already, gravely ;es, ey'en msiklng ;huUd new pries, et down to busi-: ;. -i ..j-;,-


lid nests—a sure tjelr Wpod.


, It may not be the fault pf .trainhig , 'The i ! ablll(ty to.'talk is ofteri’a-'iriatter oi herl- i:;(i


.tage, and it has been proved that des’cen- i i' dants of birds of proved,! voC8l''apiUtIea :li''!'


ate more apt/puplls than :those'.'selected '(■; '- -Iridlscrlmlnately., ,( .


;- .(J :' ,'/ /,,,-.(!; ,.


Itself by flying rourid, the room each day, : /’ :, 'When-:you have’iria'drisure the’ doots arid - ■ ■windows rite: closed. -Tearih ,him'to trust -' )! you by 'pffertog hlin rirtoy seM ' | : :erid of 'a w'et finger-tip iMahhe v ^


| ( I


perch bri- ydiir hand.' ./ yMt-riever! chase ( I i . him if he is ‘(imwilUriy tdjgo


his ' '


making a “ tiudgle|’rtamh;/pritlejrice is / Lachlng him to


the watchword when: talk. ■ , u '. /, j


SIGNS OF DISl


L All dog owners drea[d ab distemper, which Is a Several forms,of virulent I dlseSse may rihbw-its’e l f '


(lame


cage. Klndbesai is the [^Ideri; rple lri[ tea


■-dei


pMPER. i occurrence of


•feettousi cold''Wth! a' hlgh te'riip’erature. :The’ symptoms are( loss of ,rippetlto,„diB- '. ’charges|sneezlhg ahh toughing. (’Various compiications’may[foil6wi • , ; | (;- ; ■


erises.,1 ',-The a (highly in'- .


coyeririg Treatment reritsii& kri'epmg'up.'the dog’s


strength by feedingit on light nourishing foods: such ''aS 'ariely-criished, oritiheal (


take lt,.codU'yer bll,‘ior;,a‘fclpbec.wlth Ml li­ the large bonesremoved it, I, have, found,. (jj


cooked'SOft 'Wth’riiilk. ''i f the ddg’wiU .'.a’kli'


the dog Should be made coinfortable and : ■happy. ■ . .: ■ ;-( . , I


, ■ ■ .'FE’rS’''MEltoC^


oil ;(for [burns, etc.), vaseline, fuller's • : earth, bofaclc pdvsfder, lyihiri, hydrogen ). peroxide,) permanganate of potaslji pot/ -' assliim bromide tablets (for,“ nerves”, or [;


Castor :oll, olive oU, meqlcated priraflan : (


ariy.allirients that’may- attaok her pets. [ !|: Herri'ltls:—,’


clries”, which'[she -kpeps, rea!3y,,foi:,: [i' j ■ -


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shdek)., antiseptic), 'ointment,,, -eyc-oint-: merit;'eczema'iotlori, a peppern


bismuth carbonate' mlxtui’e for ‘Ithmmy” ban-


aliments, aspirins,; Canke r pov/der dages, forceps arid i tweezi irs,


'lYouf 'Pet probleiris are solved free of charge by experts, who include (Cura-


please enclose, ;a[ envelope for reply.]


t :arid( ■ J ' J • , . '-Si ' :


, A reader sends,me an pxc'eUerit:M' of. ; [;( “medl’


very.'useful. - Eyes and ridse shdnld be (■:: bathed'AVlth’bormlo sdlut|ori. ','Abovri all, ''i -


,[[■-[:; 1 1 / Always' Tet your' ‘I buagle ” - exercise , ' r’ •but


n her krieesj before her; corifesswn,- ex^ had been ’ left '


THE PIX^ ON TB&"L|6nELX ISLAnH I-


0 N a very lonely Islariid In ithe South


' ' Sea^ lives a young Mlssloriary of the ( : London'Missionary Society and his wife- * • , This Island was once 'called Savagb' I Island, but It Is now called Niue, and the [people are a f least nominally'Christian.’ :


[Because.Nlue is, so far from everywhere L 'the people -know llttlebof ■


;W,orld. and it makes therii Inclined to be . selfish.; For Instance, ^hen b en 'a n d -women grow old -and, weak, arid cannot) get food for themselves. Instead of being:' ( cared' for by their'children tfiey are yery' ::


('Of the outside'


often, left to staryrib their huts', “ i to a t (J Is the use of old people?)’ the ybungiiolk! I say. “Better let them die !’’: !


. ' i:' , 'Now ' tjiese- : cruel Ideas -,'ate being:


(Changed, and thi^’Is hoy It canie about. The.mlsslonary’s wife got some of the-


Taylor tells f , them; for. oil Niue they had neveriheard'of all the jolly little gnomes " ah(I elves ,apd-.p.ixies which belong to the English (»untryslde. Among othrir things ( Mrs. Taylor told them of'the pixie folk o f : Cornwall who sometimes slip Intoa kit- ( Chen and cook arid clean, and then ru n ' away beforfe the housewife can 'discover


stories; especially (the f£lry stories Mrs); "


; , , - ; - - ~ Jri' ' i


who has done her such aigoodturri. 'to e ( little; Niue Girl- -Guards ithorightfebls'a splendid idea. “We will (be plxlrisi" they | said. And now some pf the ,:p(ior old ' graririles arid grandfathera find th a r huts ) all swept and: tidyVand [a (mce :^wl of ! food put ready forjthem; [but they dri not knpw who has-done It, (for-^the Ibrriwn- sklrineri pbdes'haye run away'! )’(;


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girls together Into a comiiariy, rather ibe ’ Girl; Guides, only they are called Girlv Guards.. : Like all boys aijd girls they love'


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