m m m


CLITHEROE


IN GARbEN


IMENTS m m \


ABOUT SNIPE


Jish; Qh|irch.' le scores I was i J accolrdlhgly : light, |anl old:i. ■of personal Ickhall;! ihad ' lutsldo i-ieft, I Ian. iBiUjy :is. | thelnitatu--i


] not 'a '


fcredtoiwke 1 dlsapi^^ t- ! fcr-the bar., t i


5n, a'former rho; In 1


an old,story


1 In a!match ■ Ifbrgeb III i t .


ht not tb be f;hlch It Was. iry i imb6rt|-i


maintained


1 noWfBurnr b end, ibjich. w/as depilted lenseimiise-- 1. he jhaffied i ciopb


|tency(o!f ertd.lthpi east j' ^. in arfeii! Butt;; Ifaside ie IdeW why 3f the' gbal- [t.iW^-JcWLi r coilild |get l le,'arid [that; .uallj[;; |h|eeii! a nextl'wak; icjedltnalt; ai rs’' way.l aiidi ; the'kick tqf he ‘fpiermdt”f ' liatl[td|the!::


e whci beiiio ijihl I spot 11


[ ■ ! I . , / the


ir; managed, L toletop"


I one'I of


iRoyersi Bnaiiy:


t taki |Iri.,!divpgj'ap--


ye otigmialiy ■ ^er, ,whpke{-


;He en, i on i at the hotifito it! at


\rhlch!;


Ill recall ppV'! [, .:de(iepaoril;i;.'


..wh'en'jj'oclri:-''. ^ d riaw


tnfeh'that!-'


ri depart 'arip.' , ,


bamavepagpj -■


|th,: 6t* Wad-1- . Twltri'lV^alf ., berihipriiriori.^


pna.'; [iti a'ppyslcal '


Bow he'is' ai- • psFoIrfcesJrii,' -


ball.!


eveL .ted onbi


The Beans and;Peas.:—^Aupumn


towlngs of the broad beans and the round-seeded peas, Which ard ,the


-hardy groups, should be earthed up JO that only the' tips are exijosed. The lltt’


-e plants jy the Spring.. Mntlnue~gro\Wng|in thejSprlnk but


will be well rppted The' tips may not


: In advance-of Spring ;Sowlngs| The I Season of [ Scarcity.-^rpens


strong shoots will be produced|from tiow. the ridges!of soUi Cropping; -will be stronger than from—much


for the Spring cati be provided if the soil around, Is hrickly-speded snlnach, and' aroutid the beet- spinach, seedlihgklk forked, ml Once a month. Variety, can he given to the menus -I'wlth secondklass sprouts-the grl^Wths t from where the BrusSe'.s sprouts have been cut, Tvlth 'cabbage greensW-the shoots from the stumpt|of cut cabbages, •and wlth turnii-!topsr-the leaves


, from the turnlpa that havu; refused ■; to tuber.


' i ■ j Horse Radish' Sticks.—Thb jlm-


Borted root-steris are of pietter eualliy, stronger flavour, and iare


of grfeater size than most hoine- ralsed sticks', but only; because , the Hutcll give; their i horse-radishes a two jlears’ growing iseason. ^ some'of the plants to grow until


"nextAutumni. i ! :i ■ ' ' ! Open the-Frane.-rThe danlping-


'!iot, may be caused i by insufficient ' ventllatiori or fly cofltlnually wet


1 off fiingus, iwhloh caused plants to


' soil: lyhen^ the weather Is mot i genial, let dowii the'light a| little for several minutes dally In | order!


' onen wlde the frame in order to! air :':lt. ’ '


i future plants, wilt feed on thej sings. Wait.—Thi atjvantage of Waiting


! vegetable ;mattei|,;and bury Itjunder a spade’s depth of soil. Insects pid leaves will become manure, atid !the


iTnilti trees Is t ut the; dlstipctlpn until the Spring; before pruni[r(


. ’ between ithe fl:wer and the leaf ; i bods will ther, lie. clear.. The risk; -of outtirig avfE y stems that will


' t .flowk will be layoided.' i The [flower budfl will thqri W plump, while the leaf buds will remain lean.


:: cutting the root ;branches iri order i to Induce flbl ' “ cpmplete the


' ■ Baggefl Mapures.—In these: days : of motor cars horse :manurei Is sold : in :sacks; bptti co,w -and horse


, I !|: ' -y --I'


; is during the Winter, i Three feet I from the trunk!inake'a deep' semif> I circular trench !jfor the, purpose of


' That Old Tree.—A good time to start rejuvenating an, elderly tree


; .month lest the patient succumb [to, shock.


ijcojis roots. Do riot flltjcle wlthliv a I twelve


k mariures are [so d in sacks, as are the proprietary; aop inanures. CoW-


I ! lave this adyaritage for general purposes over j fertilisers: they a|ter


the texture oj s oils. i


' -dung, besIdks|lU food yalue.jmakes !a light soli I retentive of moisture ; horse manure iriakes.a; heavy; soil ; more open. !'[Trie , nafufai manures


, . ■


members of !.the|cabbage family ,rire maritime subjeks. Grown Inland they may be 'riddled by the cater- pllldrsof the! white I butterfly. 'Die wilfl: plants on irie seashore are p6t troubled by these small but hungry bright-green caterpillars. This siig-' gested the repiedles of sprinkling salt on the vafcant soil a few months before the plantllngs, and of'sprriyT 'ing weekly witH| salty water during the egg-laying season, the suraiper.


Cabbages |ani CaterpiUars.-]-'Tlie OF


drops and snbwllakes are the bulbs for. present planting for flowering in the garden In February. Winter aconite tubers may bloom in Jariu- ary. Their i targe, buttercup'-llke blooms will make a stream of yellow along a bed; |


February; and January.—Snow­ Jist'ricf!-1! sivl !of -\v ■»rt» '1.


Times ■H.


ng


baret! Lwilkirispn.


laffi ;at.,jKlpi.


Itdaiei'lirant:. Illiigilciub, ■ lielWanderf-,;’


ilnsitltutei::: tkingi Men’s?';


| l ' "M


varieties might; be sheltered rkith straw. Bunch up straw around the bottom of the; bushes. Straw bottle- cases will suit] standard heads;


Make the [Roses Safe.—;Dellc'ate j , :


[Wrap the .casts around the point of anlbn of the rose with the brier stock. Briers are hardy.


; |


of-the-valley potted up in spring flowCnni


; botbewashe' ; Ings.


[ leaves have, p .“b'.oom under cover,


:- ■


frame for New Year flflwers. should he


valley Is an improved variety. The bells are blggkr, biit the plant Is riot so robust. The crowns of the llly-


Fortune’s '|Lily.—This Illy of the


ortunei fle cold of In


frame [for the warm


which bloom sh uld doff diiring the water-


on then boul(


, [ lilies—the cpiyimon single daffodils. !Plant the hardy eyergreen peicn-


,: the bulbs noW, too,' THE [ALLOTMENT.


; Roses and! tilieS.-^There are Dent , i loses—tjhe J flelleborus Otlentfllls [ and; its varieties'■


and there are Dent


. bla’ri (the helleboruses) noVf ,for ifloWering next leaf, and flower


Ideal ;rough[weather plants. Plant


spring; • The’ stout stems make them


'.'The tliem'


teneath decayliig leafage. Scrape off this upper' Cfiist of insect p|nd


Slugs.—They fl.nd places of refuge : i [ ' !' : ■ : I j.'


! to allow the bail | air: to pass outi; tut when the I weather Is. suitahlb,


grating Influence 6f weather. WhMe the soli: is 'left Iri a seriefl of tri­ angles, more of the top spit is ex­ posed than where the soil is left flat. : A clod of clay Is not a solid mass. It consists of particles of sand bound together iwith a glutin­ ous substance like i putty, called essence of clay. Around every par­ ticle is a'Aim of [Water. IVater expands wflen it freezes, and the particles of sand never again come into such close contact. Vegetables have not the strength


RUNNING AMOK IN FINLAND.


RUSSIA’S BLATANT SION


AGGRES-


Bolshevik, ^ d the Imperialism is feveked of Tsar Peter and Jenghlz KhAh. i Soon^er or later the Russians will itry to grab Norway and Swe­ den.' The latter already Is, [threat­ ened, and the Norwegians are aware that',ttieir own turn wUl not be long. The pcanglnAvlans like the Finns


the


,oglcal platitudes, has dropped ask. Says cTruth." Scratch a


LIN, though he mouths Ideor


ADVERTISER AND IIMES, ]^RIDAY, DECEMBER 29, OillriREN’S CORNER,


The Little Evacuee^s Chij’istmas Party By JESSIE MCLAREN.


■pRAI hut


not be:ln^ home for Christmas made him


and gl country


country Frai


■ISjhe had gone to live in the yheft: the war began. ,; 'loved Mrs. Greenland her iottage, but thb thought of


of root to [dive more deeply than the soil Is dug. pigging two spades deep will mean a better moisture sppply than Is the result of single digging, an|d the crops'will also feed In the two spits,of (soil.. Rldge- trenChlng Is not harder work.’than the ordinary double digging, .though it takes a l[ttle longer. The second spit Is turned upside down In the ordinary way, seeing that only ,the, top spit Is fhrown Into the shape of ridgCs. Practice


, easiest have; -1 middli foot |on the spa' spade and lift thin; slices jopea: This Is the'tfli


With! ally front tl into* a


labour lighter else, apart uscles get The


spade is to round the the right


whOrneyer'Seenis'.to tlre. , ! Buy a spade with a bright-steel


,i6'd'*^'bf the, navvy jhtens labour.


le.. Drive raise the ground Cutting


blade. This smooth tool goes cleaiffiy Intp the ground when it Is scraped and oiled after use. A fork may he .used fom turning over the suhsflll.^A fork pushes past stones with! less^roublej than the spade, and;aifork with!flat prongs iturns over more soil a,t a dig than the comtnOnly sold fork with round'


the use of jtwp sticks and a length of cord. ; |The tVeriches should be' the [breadth of twice the width of the .blade of the spade,: and they Should be [the depth of twice: the length of trie blade. Take the top- soil put of the first strip of the plot to be dug; and wheel it to the other end! of the plot where it will be wanted foij filling up the last open- Itig '.' made. The ■ subsoil! is 'orverr turned in the first opeijing, then 'ariother width of top-soil Is dealt [Wltri and Is thrown in the form of a.; triangle-oil the width of subsoil first.overturned. Dp not break the lumps of earth, for weather reaches farther into rough-dug ground.


prorigs. ,|ybe spade is the jmore satisfactory ; topi for; the top-soil because Itj holds more soil.: the spade-loailB^of-.jsoll have to be placpd hiiilront of the digger. Straight ridges will' be kept , by


■ii;' WINDOW SALADS;'


; Mustard and cress are suitable for Indoor 'cultivation. The wliidow should , faeje south, seeing that the early-moriilhg or evening pnshlne is not felt at this; time of the year.; The][shed peed not be heated; but If Itl Is warriied,' the night arid' day temparatures should not vary by more thai)] ten degrees. Better a cold; quarter at all times than dras- ■tlc changes. Stand the;salads to-.;. Wards the. back of the roomilri frosty wefltheri. Ventilate by. the vylngow ln| |the mild spells, other­ wise j by the gbor. Avoid direct draughts. ;,i


some form'of grit and should be en­ riched'^ith the stated allowance of a packeteri fertiliser. Fill the shal­ low} seed ribxes rather'firmly for mustard'!, and cress and sow the seeds rather thickly, but shsUowly. Press the seeds 'in with a Hat piece of lioard Instead of putting soil on the'seeds. Start the. mustard three flays after! the press for [simultane­ ous [cuttings. Cover the box o,f cress with'. coarSe. musUn and-’thu!s pre­ vent the sped husks, so tiresome to wash away, rising.upon jthe stems. ■ Lettuce ileavps are, suitable for


‘The [soil should be lightened with : '


'lings are used early, and If [the second [picking; Is taken while the seedlings pre young, thel plants 'will send up leaves [for many weeks.


.sprinkled. Coyer [them with a quarter--lnch of soli. If the seed-


'1- THE FLOWER GARDEN.


■ i ! ' ^ ! ^-------H: ■


i


aririoyaned of a puddley [walk. Weeds flourish In: moisture. A wet walk mosses. If the garden is made, an [easier .way of drainffig a path .thari digging the vihole, of }t may be [to! arrange to . trap: the rain. After a downpour, take a stroll around the dreary -waste! and look forlthe lowest part, -' Note' where there Is a; pool particularly big. It may! be' that thC whole 'gf the path can be drained Into. thls'Spotl Dig! a hole in the riath. | The rain


[ j j, , Al RAIN [TRAP. ■ ’ Theory riefore practice saves the


RID.GE-TRENCIHING. ; '


,; uf a spade4^1i p^; much' value.where' ' the land Islak s|;odgy asjto pull; the ; goloshes oft one's boots. .Tire pur- ; bose of rldgliig s to expose as largie ;; 2s possible a ku rface to the dislnte-


Ridging,4lie'top ripll—the depth


(Continued! from preceding Columri) and'Uliritd. Fill the opening w th


stones; Instead of slafes, a botto n- le& packlrig'case may be fitted to the bpenirig, or the openlrig may be


' It riiay last a long time. The open- In^'khouldi.heifllled with stones or half [bricks; Lqrge stories have roim for more![water than; shingle!vflll


hold;


trap may Ifle a yard so.uare and 30 Inches deep. The sides o^f the trap


.might be llined with slates, Make


the sides 'slope Inwards, | and have trie hole bigger at; the. mouth. The slaces keep in position if they .oyer- lapJi' Leave the bottom^ |forked up ! ^Contin led foot of next Column) !


Ing, give trie Iron a coat of red or wWt'e leadipaint tkce ayear.: And thfe lappedlrance of, the soak-av ay can be made ornamental If an evfergreen Rals'e the


, .Oolver the soak-away with a sh «t of perforated! Iron, because wa ;er should evaooratei as well as dn ln Into I the gfourid. To|reventjruit-


I


i| ■ ■ - ■' . I' ' : ■ ■;


' L


the trail Is [not always wet, and, course. will wear better.


!tub' Is stood on the Id. tub'on blocks and the lid


madb the islze.fof the big box. Tjhe box fehould be [tarred In order that


growing Ini the window of the shed; and somewhat: sinillar cultivation serves. , crioose one of the upright varieties, trie Cos or the balloon Cos. A deeper box Is an advantage. This time, the seeds'should be sparingly


will resist, cjkii the Western, deraoc- raclfe allow them to go down? Very shortly. It seems, all Europe will be In flmes, particularly if Russia also carries out lljer long-standing ambi­ tion] of penetratihg into the Balf kans, iWhlclijlltaly would-at once takel, steps to! defeat. ' f ' Let us fake the facts honestly!


■While lour'hands arf 'tled with war with Germany, ;we| are giving Russia carte blanche to pursue her preda­ tory imperialist adventures. ' i


sion than the rkpe of Finland is hard to concelvel nies! .


jBLATANT AGGRESSION. ' A niore blatant Instance of aggres­


•highly civillfeed pkople, with a more generous standard of living than almost anywhere else in Europe. Shotild we, therefore, declare war on: the Poweir which has wantonly- attacked them? Logically, i without doubt, we


timies! The Finns had not even a Rusplan minority ’ ' texti.' [They are a


the writer Con­ I


to afford j a pre- pcaceful, orderly,


sho ild. It was a crime to invade Poland; It is at least an equal crlnie tojlavade Finland—an even greater crinel It ihight be argued, since Fin land is better governed than Pg- lahl kver wak. If ever there was 'a lower civilisation sub­


casj .of a pf| Flril'aud


merging a riigher. It is this invasion in thfi .name of Coni- the Asiatic tyrajmy of


mu:flk'2i by the Rlremlin. IIRON7 ! IN mSTORY.


he madness ito take up arms against RuMla while'; we are already eii- gaWd iri a jllfe-and-death struggle .wlti Germ^y. We are'obliged ^o


of Northern! Europe. It may be that Getmariy Is a willing. accompUee. iri that eVent,. the outlook fbr l^rope is black.' But suppose the Spmsh'Official Agency Is right


3


' Tffie Fuehrer will once more curse ; ri war wrilcfi prevents him from fiilfllllng ! the promises} which nabeihliri so popular among [gll redple whojwarit to.see ri wbr fTebd from the BoCshevlqf menace.


" y '


If Iriat |Werp so. It wopld Indeed le one [of the iirbnles o f history jth it the Bolsheviks should be left; frje to grab! their'Plunder wltU,lrilp)i- nltyli.


:[ laiACjiNAEY ILLNESS, Beople sometimes fear they have


.or pecausejsome relative died of tl disfase, or) from a variety Pf ;ott reasons! which fixed the fear Inlthiir liriiiffiR. Soriietimes this fear or:phol la


disease;. Thib may be due to'supers tioiB bellefi regarding their symptoris,


isis) fixed iri ap individual’s mind tl nolamduntl of persuasion or lEcientt proof' on all! Intellectual level will dis­ lodge'the Idea. Such ilndlviduals! writes D: m! Jensen, reported In the “Nursing Hffiror,” may wander from doctor I to ddqtor and [’clinic to clinic, seeking treatment to allay an Imaginary easfe. I Such! diseases as cancer and. tuberculosis often' figure In .these pho- biak.! This fear may be encouraged mote iff the.Individual has some slight syiiiptoms pertaining to the supposedly diseased orgdn. [ For instance, such; an individual itiay; have gastric ulcer, or evSi' only slight stomach discomfort, and be fearful that he has cancer of the stomach.:. j ■ : , i , [


'niErkable v[ resemblance [. to , 1.16 mddirri practice of ; “boycottlri: In Kierry, Iri the summer of 1822 a fafm'er had' 160 cows [which!. W( re left to sicken,'! madden, and. die In the'torrld[siimriier weather, becatse pbj riian or'Woman In the nelgh-


[In Ireland,! Inslsterice of tltl es lee to proceedings bearlng a ie-


bourriopd [would milk the cows of


aiiarmer lyrio paid tithes. 1 ■


ne can I only guess., the writer eludes, what Berlin is feelirig aoqut , this: violation of a Sta|.e which German efforts founded, and alibut the relentless Bolshevlsatlgn


'I Iri pard fai!t, however, it would


loolc bn: he'lplessly at the fate ;Of Friflarid,' arid i Germany, of course, hak^tb do-thfl same. '


forwa:,ii Mothe: Santa


waS his May’s all, he noW h


and V


K‘S home was In a big town, like thousands pf other boys


Green replied. “ I didn’t tell you before, because I wanted It be a surplse. [Nqw thatlyou have come to-live here you ire one 1 village .children.”


Frank. 1 “ Yes, you have bqen asked,” Mrs.


iii^gppy.' He had looked to Christmas ! so much,


3liaus where to call; but there own party, and his Auntie


had :sald she would tell


)£ rty he would miss. Best of Ijked his school party, and would miss it too. j


tiny the N( the h i : powdejr: Frai


All wi turn-' passlnb holly Chilsl ‘i MJ


-ti;


cart.” Mrs


u: q lickl /


the k coven mriklr


I W ISt I


sai ,1k


tm


irlr! cold. The sky was grey, ,c wflakes were falling, and


;two days before Christmas


l i ' of [Farmer BroM’s^cart 1 to and fro with bunches of and mistletoe, then a huge is tree.


r^h wliid was blowlng.j: Soon Islde and meadows would be 'ed with. show. , ! ■ ' looked out of the window, qdlet except for the rum-


. Green,” he cried, “ come ;ind look at Farmer Bfown’s


Christ n^as EVe,” she said. .


vlllag; I people are giving the child- reh a treat.”


VSI all I be asked too?’’ said I i


Cjlreen came running In from tqhen, hbr hands and arms ■with! the pastry slje was .“ That’s for the [party on I “|The


lovely cakes, covered with plrik icing sugar arjd cherries,] for triejparty. At last Christmas Eve came. ! !, Frank i]was waiting for Mrs] Green’


able to gp to a.partf rifter alli” salp Frank, a!s he followed Mrs.! Dteeri Into her jkitohen! : ] ' | ; ! Mrs, Careen made all kinds of


“ Oh, l| am so glad that I shall be


of the | •


to put ori her hat jand coat, when there wais a loud rat-tat-tatj at the front do'pr. Mrs. Green oppned It) and there stood Farmer Brown.


op. my ■way. to. the village, thought iFrank woujd like to the parky In the car.” “Hurrah!" cried Frank,


, “ Are j|ou ready?’’ he asked, “I’m


and I ride to


as he


jiririped Inter the car ; with Farmer Brown !a|nd Mrs. G|reen. And [vvhat a pqrty they had !> What full they ha^! .


__ — sweets.. Thej( played all kinds of nice gkmes, arig yrhen .they left, each one !got an apple, an •orange, and a llttld sugar plg.j So, after all, Frank had] a, very


present and plepty of sweej


There


were crackers, balloons, a from the IChrlstmqs tree,


!


FteEDOM & DISaaiNE THESE


JD kN SUTH^RLjAND ASKS^ INCOMPATIBLE?


of; those appai hand ment of: cann ing for


blitei *Ex(


■>AN| ilscipllne and freedom go ogeiher? ()an the keeping rteiiri rules-rjespeclally when fules are Irksonie, difficult, eritly riarro'^-rgo hand In ■


the


at tie


harffiv accepjti at[su blam. I Chu: soriie and selvei! fount most teritlp] are tb'm< thing arid Ingly


:j On Culty peat inanj arid dririli hour sariiq drung


ept in the dalk ages there can have been a time when 1 Istandards: and ideas were q dlscOunt. 'and some of us


trie past: I the elders. are most jpart aware tlirough ejxperlerice that they riiust.


irih


Ith liberty I of self develop- id useful citizenship ? Some bunp are certain they Others are dolibtful, look-


ARE


mental rirocess and if‘that process Is degenerate or even only confused and selfish or]: weak-minded,


, [, jTliere Can bk; jristlflriatlpri fdr eacri of these scapegoats,


oiir parent's and sbriie the , and some pur [system and ir circumstaricek or health, :ew, a rery! few blairie puir-


e|{, because discipline does one 0 life land liberty another


nkltlier ' resplt : teems [unfall- satlsfactbry.] , .[ -;|


i pf the reasons of thls'vdlffi- ■perhaps Is' that therp is a rionfuslon In the minds of people as to what Is' liberty mat Is licence. [ T'o be [free.to glass or two of beer at, any


coiilc [eloqi e: 'mrie: i ■; Thl'


hebr ence drunki


but I most [oplnlDi what


very; gglV0


:1s


beer prop flrlnl goes, life, seVei


oij wine .ls a pleasant m<tulg- a)nd as such toibe! eriloyed,


faf.


it Is d 'very simple example, swpose It holds ^od through iourstis of actlori and most Ik ; . what Is freedom and is Ucerice must bq decided


.'1


alcol oi poisons, half a glass pl v^ne or-w;nce, to the man who drlB*“


alp l___. , ,


ojften by ourselves .arid our-: »nly.[ To the iman[| whom _


..rl'y ! limited quantity, [ such il lrig is merely :freedom. This


ine i n a reasonable and


[ceptl In


^fm a great many things ip It of couise' also,; there are very uncomproriilslrig eX- s which praCtlcally^everyone . .J country at least,, knows of


arid criml


rnrir' otriej and strkt such capnjoi defl: liber very borida:


Eqp arie red


r Jn g of the imagination call ciriduct freedom.' Equally one )t[ overstep certain lessrclearly bpundarle,s.in .the name of


nust,. unless ,he bri a potential nM, accept. [ 'You [cmmdt [: or steal or break certain undamental rules of society ilvllisatlon (and fly any


,, without flndirig one’s, self priexpectedly and closely ,ffi


IN THE PRISON . OF DESPAIR, • I


and Goss —ne run tlon larid laW, that for e bpin: of pi to ; clpllri' Indul! will a! ve desp Uceric peop li nijni: hdp Into


.jjqlly also; - those boundaries qvrirstepped, but sooner [or later quite surely coriies trouble.


i


> ori, trie fear of [ war, the fear jpverty or disease! Is given Way It is a licence thrit the[ undls- led mind Is, quite free to


p1 for Instance, can go so lar ghbours can let their torigues Dii till'the' habit! of depreda- or unnecessary criticism may Its possessor In the grip of [the arid ' certainly lorges' chains ire: very hrird toibrebk. ' Say, ;*ample,'thet trie jfear of public


.ge ’ln, but ItTs a [licence which ultimately put its devotee In :y dark prison—the prison of ilr ' and uselessness (bpeause te of the mind which somariy


- cp.ntus® with ilflerty of the [renders a' riiriri wriak arid


eps, arid sometimes makes him criminal.


’


anywhere i s not at; qU the thing as to be free to get jat' ariy time. Becaus® the


leriness Is a ! nuisance that be, quaUfled by 'Several !t adjectives, to sodety ^In


of; ail the last, but the con- ' that, dlsclrillne and liberty tradletory [is a difficult one


,world b a t Is absolutely rind en­ tirely free and unfettered by time, dlstaricri. clrcumstalnce or sUrround' Ing; |;hdu8ht. tllerefore lenjpyed the most .precloup possesslpri of humanity, . should hot i require fetters imposed upjen It from with­ out, blit should: I dlscIpUrie Itself from within; ye[; thougbt of all things jean become Ucerie'e 'and therefore bondage, hls' corisclous' life.


disaster! !wlll ultlmMely coiiie upon the person, the coinmunltyi or the nation that Indulges In It.j Thought Is the irae thing In this


thoughts to. dWeriJ on the jricquisl tlori of riioney, wakes up onfl riiom- ing to [find that liei cannot thlpk df anytrilng pise. Trie mari, who .has become! a hypophondrlap or neurotic throUglr’jendlpss dwelUrig upon himself and his alimerits, real or linaginary, discovers, veky often too late that he Is 'In stern bondage to his nerves and his Imagination;; arid contrariwise, the man ivho has disciplined the freedom ills, mind possesses, who becriuse' of tflat very, freedorii has takei care that his thoughts, never ■ free-wheel ” as It were or darVat random in folly and confusion, .Indeeri enjoyp| [’! the


A man wrid. all rias alldwed iils


:nc


glorldus liberty of the free”! ,:. : I


seemsito me to .be one pf .thp crying needs of the age. i 'Without'it, trie world :we know is filled wltri people worrylpg, repeating folly, writing Irfpspodslble glib! gossip '6r ,half- 'as lies, irieiital


DISOTLINE OF THOUGHT. Nowadays discipline dffjthought


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, " As liberty, nesi


truths, which are!, as had adding I' by their want of order riri Immense addltloii to ,the burden most of us [carry, i ; , free, : and [riot uslrig : as a cloke, of


mrilicious- UB | your


npss, interference; Irresponsibility, ri[. dozen eylls In [ that orie i word “ maliciousness ”, and since thbughi; with Its power and freedom is jglveri, to us [for Inward reasoning arid thought often inciudes thri; design for .soine action, [therefore!, If the. future of thei, civilised world Is not to be' one of misery arid c stands to.


which is In Itself 'qbsolutely dp qs it will, riiust discipline ; Itself by Itself, since no'one can r^d'.tlie thoughts of the heart and mind but God.


: Luj icaoui,!. that . 'Liberty of action within acceptkd .[ ’ , .


llmits;:'those' limit's being defined first and foremost by the needs, well-;flelng and hripplriess of [those around us, especiqlly thlosei whose lives ha've less airienltles tliErii bur own Is' trie need o f all: [mankind. But two wrongs- [ do not make a right, and no outWard act online: of conduct can[ aid! Iri making’; the world better If the mind and soul, the [hriart of fmati! and his spirit Is not at [ liberty Iri the highest of the ['word. I | '


!


i Knowing' .perforce what | kvll jls, and'choosing good; knowing [wbak- ness but choosing strength]:: free from the chains such evil apd such weakness forge, he has chosen, light rind riot darkness . , . [ . I there and there: alone is] true freedom for


all mankind. [[ ] 1 ; [ ‘‘R’s” ' 11IEAN! [ COUPONS.:


. To assist. Visitors! In choosing [their riieals at .GrpsvenOr House,' London, alter rationing [has been introduced, every rationed dish]on the mends 'wUl, be marked with a large!‘'B,”|iprinted in[red, :'


[ ’ i


laos, It [hbught free to


■ ,. ]■ ” , ' ‘ ■ ‘]; ■ ■; r [I , -,v; One [max read !narrow-^mlrided-


Backache) Rheumatic pains, lirlnary and Bladder troubles often arise from act Is.and wastes left fnyour blood by weak kidney diitlen. [ Doans . ■


’Ills strengthen and flush tha


kidneys rihabllng them, to filter out these harmhil imiXirltiei'.and so rid you of pain and-dlicpmfoit>'


AiA .Tour ■ I .Ckamiil for


MAG BINE-GUNS, [ON FROZEN CLOUDS.


gestions received rit the Inventions! Dfepailtment duririg thb - Great 'War!: the Aflinlral ‘


"Wrltirig of [other Impossible sug­


.machine-guns, on them In order to destroy ' Zeppelins. He made the suggrirtlon lii) a perfectly serious manrier.'' ■ 'j ■'


The second proposed to-use [trained -


place to !the! man who suggested I freezirig the!clouds and'mounting,!


; , ,!


conriorants, t6 peck piit the mortar from I 'the chimneys at Krupps’ iyorks at Essrin, and so Impede'thg manufacture I of German war hiaterlal. -j.


j'- [


wiridijat two hours’ notice, from any! desired direction, and' so blow [gas oyer [jihe eneriiy'^s trenches.


[A trilfd volunteered to produce a “ Thls .la& inventor was so angry -


-structlve to the conduct bf-ithe .wap to trie Minister of Munitions, the- Secretary, of. State for War,; the FirstjLord of the' Admiralty, !and: the. Brlme Minister'!”, ,;


at riavftteails capabilities [doubted thatjpe^ofted:pie as belng!obt


i black ray td rieutrallse moonlight, and another brOposed to effect) trie same purpose by uslrig |a, huge balldon to hide the moon from] the


One man. he adds, proposed using ! earth. ' i ■ !. .v’ [; ]: sbys he gives pride of [ The obvious' tlriies In which, to


Indulge In exercises,-writes J. E. Lovelock, B.M.):' forriieri '['athletic champion,' In thri^ (‘Nursing Mirror,” '


/vefFigentle.: :.1pe exercises consist 1 in jgrintle stretching of the whole , body, jfeeling: conscious tensions In neOk, iback-,' arms, fingers, buttocks, legri .rind[ toes Idiriing gentle Inspir­ ation,] 'wlfile' during .gentle explra- '■ tlon all the muscles are relaxed as fully,[as possible with a feeling of letting the body go and of the body’s : weight slnkirig into, the bed.


are on rising in the morning-or iri. the eyerilfig befpre gOlrig to bed. But theseIoto times demand rather different type? of exercises. The morning ones shouldj if possible, be! stimulating to mind and body, and the eyerilrig pries should be sooth- ' Ing arid relaxing to Induce sleep) ,. Freedom of movement D essentlEil)i' * so, the .rillnimrim of clothing com- \ patible with’ Iwarmth' should [be worn, j Conscious r'elaxatlori: exer­ cises may be practiced! whilri -lying ' on: la [bed, or even In, bed, before lindlly dropping off to sleep. Warriith and a comfortable position are: eriseritiai; breathing must be


EvDNmG / ‘KEETiNG-FIT.’’ EXERCISES);'["'


All action Is preceded fly' sOme


1939. . * , ■, ■ ■ - ■ -i------ ['.'.'


(NINE) PEACE ON EARTH . i - ' STR


lANGE CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES, DESCRIBED BY AM OFFICER IN A LETTER TO HIS MOTHER) i


The following, taken from' “The Albatrriss Book of English Letters” (Captain Sir Edwafrd NuDe), has been! cpndensed by “The Readers Digest/’ and appears In the Dec­ ember I number of that popular journal Captain Hulse was an officer of the Scots Guards of the Regular Army. He was killed In action. March 12, 1915, aged 25.


December 28,1914 M ^ : Dearest. Mother: -


after: the most extraordinary Chrlstnlas in the trenches you could posslbljf Imagine.


; Jilst returned tb billets again,


ing the] Grenadiers, and during the 24th I the usual firing took place. But:wh]en we stood to arms at 6.-30 a.rii)'ori the 25th there ,was not .much shooting. By 8 a.m. there was ribrie a]t all. At 8-30 I saw] four unamed Germans leaVe 'their trenches, which were 350 yards from burSi and come toward us. I went but to meet them. '


On the 23rd we took over, reliev­ .


“ Happy] Christmas ” and a lovely Christmas party. I


their spokesman started off by say­ ing thqt he thought it only right to coipe pver and wish us a happy Christmas. I : asked them what orders they had from their officers', and' they said none;. they had comk overi out of gdbd will. .They pro­ tested that'they had no feeling of enirilty toward [us, and that, unless directly ordered, they were not go­ ing] [to shoot a^riln until we did,


They] were private soldiers, and


I :escorted them back to' their barbed wire, leaving Instructions that if any of them came put again they m ust not conie over therhalf. way Iliie, and appointing a ditch' as the mketlng place. IVe parteft and v/ent jto headquarters to report.


iy[e talked for half an hour. Then


man drank our healths In the name of ■ hls Kameraden, and then the bottle was passed around , and pbl- Ished off before yop'could saxknlfe. .


was again eriacted between the lines. It was a perfect day, every- triing white, and the silence seemed extraordlnriry after the usual diiL - It was ihe first time, day or nighty' that we had heard no guns. We hardly ever see a bird, but npw from! all sides birds seemed to arrive. I : fed about,.50 sparrows outside my dugbut.] .., [


During the afternoon 1 the scene


tunlty to bring up plies of wood. [ straw, etc,, which Is generally only ' brought with difficulty 'under fire. We' Improved our dugouts,; and roofed In new ones. We also put.uBf, some big trestle obstacles,’ with barbed [wire all over thepi, rind tB& Germans 'came out and sat bn their parapet, qnd watched us, : There was one bit of ground, over which : We attacked bn the 18th, where out dead were still lying out between, the trenches. So a pleasknt Germah. officer I arranged to bring all oim dead tp the halfway between, trie - lines. When George heard of It he went down to that section and talked jto the pice officer and'gave-•, him a scarf, |That evening a Ger- [ man orderly came to the halfway^ line arid brought a pair' of warnt woolly qioves as a present In return for George. .


The lull gave both sides an oppor-, ^


Dri my* return at 10 [a.m., I heard a hell of a din going on, and not a [single nail left In my trenches.' To inyian azement I saw at the halt way pi ice not only a crowd of about 150'British and Germans but six or seven-such crowds/all the way down our lines,


'


'With ‘Auld Lang Syne,” which ■'we all, j English, Scots, Irish, Prussians, Wurte nburgers. Joined In.


some :mrirchlrig tune. When triey had dpne I-set the note for [“The Boys of Bonnie Scotland, where the heather, .and the bluebells groWj" And sp we ■went on singing every- thliig’ from “Good King Wences- laub”: to “Tipperary,” arid ended up


'llplloa',” and one and all, -British and; Germaris, ;rushed about [glvirig chbse,| slipping on '.the frpzen grbund, falling about.t After a hot two!minutes we killed ip the operi,! a German and one of our fellows' falling', together upon the baffled' hare, j ihen we saw four more hares' and killed one; the enemy kept one andiWe kept the other.r


■ Just as We finished singing, a hare stqijted up. I gave one loud' “View


a hbal Chrilstmas to [you! 'Thls_ls d-^' coriilc Isn’t it?” Then he produced a large hbttle of rum'and said, “I’vd brought you something to celebrate this fuiiny show with." One large! shout went up]>the German spokes-j


P It!wi ayrit


In'the most genuine .manner, Sbu- verilrs were exchanged, addresses giveri, [photos of families phown, ?tc.. Then a German n.c.o. with the Iron' Cross started his fellows oft ; on


.Scots and Huns were fraternising


:to, unless they did, we prenared for a quiet night. All was quiet that night, and. the next morning. Th& [ same .coiriic , form of truce, witri.


to pur [respective trenches [and told ] the Germans thrit the truce was j ended. They persisted, however, in." ' saying that they were not going to fire; and as George had .told us not


At 4r36 p,m. we[ agreed to, k e ^ [


-pleasarit conversation and assur- ! ances [that the Germans had no Intention bf firing, continued on the ; 26th. That night; too, all was quiet until - 11 p.m., when- a ■ German


deserter was. brought in who stated that, the -whole German line was'


going to attack at irildnl^ht. I stood my company to arms,' and suddenly our guns all albrig the line opened a heavy-fife; All the enemy did wak


to reply wltri heavy howitzers, but ' not one shell exploded. Never a rifle


shot was fired by either side, and at 2-3(1;we turned In half the men , to .sleep)’and kept rialf-awakei bn sentry.] But still absolutely nothing happened. ' ’ ; ■ '


again | cariie over to "talk. They asked riie whrit we [were up to dur­ ing the .night, and[toId me they had stood; l;o;'arms all night, thlriklrig our! heavy shellliig meant we’ were golrig to attack, They also said that our guns had done a lot of damage. • I ,told themghat they had only the deserter to thank for any damage ; done, qpd that we, after a sleeples ' night, [Were hot too pleased with hlia joke either. They assured me that they had heard nothing): of' arii attqck] and still protested that there was a truce.


At 8| a'.ni. on |rie 27th the enemy


me, alKolutely.' In the evening we were relieved by the Grenadiers, quite [openly (pot: crawling on all fours, [as usual)', 'and We haridedon: our Instructions to them iri case the 1 eneriijj still'wlshpd to pay visits, ' v


I admit that the whole thing beat


ence,:jvhlch. If I had seen it In tlie cinema, I should have sworn ,was. faked.] , "


Thus ended rindstoundlng experl-- : ii; 0


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