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_MAY 20, 1922 _

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

_ OF INTEREST TO FARMERS

KEEP THE HOGS DRY.

In the minds of most people, the
hog has a reputation for being a
Girty animal. ‘True, hogs are com-
monly seen waNowing in mud and
dirt, but wether this is from choice
or from necessity is another ques-
tion. it, is equally true that no
animal more’ greatly appreciates
clean, dry quarters, especially in
winter. ‘Nor is there any other
animal to which such treatment is
a8 profitable froma monetary
standpoint,

I remember riding in the train
recently with a prosperous looking
farmer. I cannot at the moment
recollect his name—was a stranger
to me—but, during the conversa-
tion, he grew 1eminiscent. “I re-
member”, said he, “my first experi.
‘ence in feeding pigs. My father
had bougi:t ine a few weanlings and
it was my aim to have them just as
big and fat as _ possible when the
time came tc market them. 1 kept
those pigs ina hog pen with a
cement tloor on which I kept, I
suppose, a liberal supply of bed-
ding, (However, in spite of the
bedding and in spite of what I con
sidered the very best kind of feed-
ing, my pigs got crippled, went ctf
their feed and ceased making gains,
It was a long time before I got them
back to a thifty condition again
and it was not until I had ‘similar
experience with the second lot that
I began to suspect the cause of the
trouble.”

“Since then,” continued he, “1
have turned cff a good many hun-
dred hogs.and have made some
money in ithe game, but I first had
‘to Iearn that, in order to keep hogs
growing well in cold weather, yoa
have got to have then on a wooden
floor that can be kept dry. The
hog may take delight in wallowing
in the mud during ‘dog-days but he
doesn't aypreciate it during the
cold weather, although I believe
they can get around during the
daytime in the yard even in zero
hates and be all the better for

As a result of his experience,
this man went.on ot say that he had
come to-the conclusion that even
the individual hog house, recom.
mended so generally, should always
be supplied with a wooden floor,

and that in spite of | the ¢act
that a board floor...
able, it ts profitable in the end.

of saving floor space, thus leaving
greater room for exercise,
So
SHOULD COWS’ FACE IN OR
ve © OUT?
Mt is perhaps itrme that there
48 no ideal way in which to stable
cows. Whether the animals faze
in or out, it always ig certain that
some definite advantage could
have been gained by having them
face the other way, But there are
several distinct advantages in hay
ing the herd face towards the cen-
tre of the stable. The animals
are more conveniently fed, which
is, perhaps the biggest item of all.
‘Cows, on either side can be gery
ed in leas time with silage or grain
supplied from a push cart or feed
carrier operated in a central feed
ing alley, than though the push
cart must be daken clear around
the outside of the stable, where
the space between the stanchions
and ‘walls is apt to be more cramp
ed than is the case with the centre
alley. Hay, also, can be distribut-
ed with less litter and dust. Next
perhaps, in importance ig the act
that where the cows face in there
is usually better light for milking
through much of the year. Where
stables are electrically Mghted
this factor ds not of so much im
portance, Still an abundance of nat
ural light in the vicinity of he
milk ‘pail is always of advantage.
In addition to the factors indicat:
ed, Is the further one that a barn
arrangeé in this fashion always
looks cleaner and more attractive
than is the case where the central
passageway is flanked on either
side by manure butters, Further
more, it can be built a couple of
feet narrower without interfering
with its utility or efficiency,
The advantage of stabling dairy
cows with their heads towards he
outside of the barn are in some
measure tho reverse of certain ad
vantages, which prevail .where the
other method is followed. A single
litter carnier track is often made
to serve for the. collection - of
waste from either side. Some dairy
men, however, prefer to install a
carrier track on either side of the
central alley’ since less litter spil
led on the floor by this method
and the work of cleaning is hast
OS
‘There are, howéver, other dis-

|

His muin reason for claiming an
advantage for the wooden floor!
over the cement was that a pig had
a habit of rooting to the bottom of!
its bed, no matter how liberal the:
bedding might be. df ‘a cement}
~ floor were underneath, it’ meant!
that the pig was lying next to the!
cold cement, but, if a raised wood:
en floor, even thought he bedding
Was piled around rathor than under
the pigs, they would have at least a
dry place to lie on, 7
The idea of a wooden sleeping
Place, even where: concrete floors
are used, is becoming &enerally ac.
cepted among hog men, In some
cases, the sleeping platform is a
height. of two or three feet above
the floor, with a gang plank lead-
ing to it trom the lower level.

PRED or em wearer ee
Rheumatic
Treatment

This Trouble Can Onl
ly Be Got Ri
of by Enriching the Blood :

in no disease does the blood be-
come thin so rapidly as in raeaing
tism. Not only does it become thin,
but it is loaded with rheumatic
poisons. Without’ proper treatment
these poisons increase, the general
health is undermined, the inflam-
ed Joints swell, and are very pain-
ful and often the sufterer becomes
crippled.

Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills build up
the blood and enable it to cast out
the rheumatic poisons with the nat-
ural secretions of the body, thus

driving out the pains and benetit-
ing the general health. Sound proofg'
of these statements {is offered by.
Mrs. George Stanley, Sparta, Ont.,
‘who says: —“For a number of
years I was troubled with rheuma-
tism, which at times was very pain-
ful. My general health was also af-
fected, and I could scarcely drag
myself around, I had been doctor-
ing a good deal but did not get any
better, until one day my daughter
brought me a ‘box of Dr, Williams’
Pink Pills. By the time these were
used I could notice a slight im-
provement, and 7 continued. taking
the pills until Thad used about a
dozen boxes, by which time I felt
like a new person—and looked like
one. I could do my work with
ease, and have since enjoyed the
best of health, if have since re-
commended Dr. Williams’ Pink
Pills to several others who received
the same benefit as myself.”

Tho best time to begin taking Dr.
Wiliams’ Pink Pills is the moment
you feel the least bit out of sorts,
The sooner you do 80 the sooner
you will regain your old time ener.
sy. You can get these pills through
any medicine dealer or by mail

» post paid at 60\cents a box or six
boxes for $2.60 from The Dr Will-

tinct advantages ito this: method
of stabling cows. One is that where
milking machines are used ~ the
wide central alley is helpful in the
handling of the equipment and it
is possible, with a little more care
to keep the alley more free from
litter and trackings of ‘mature
than is the case’ with narrower

| moment, tt being necessary, in ord-

This plank also has the advantage ‘buildings or alterations ‘are con

templated some interesting revei
ations are apt to follow the use of
the method indicated. With cer-
tain stables, it may be ‘fouse that
shifting the position of the cows
will make the work easier, If not,
the advantages of either method
can be weighed and a choice: made
upon this basis, oO. C.
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FITTING AND SHOWING THE
HOGS,

.. (Experimental Farms Note.) ..

The fitting and showing of swine
is an art in itself quite apart from
that of breeding. The — careful
breeder who prides himself on the
breeding and typiness of his hogs
need not necssari!y he unbeatable
in the show. ring. {In large show
classes where the _ competition is
keen, the winning individuals must
possess other qualifications than
truenesg to type alone, and proba-
bly one of the most important con-

sidenations other than ‘type is what
may be called show condition.

This show condition is foun‘ in its
greatest perfection at our larger
shcews where breeders with years
of experience at their backs are in
keen competition, with one another.
For those breeders who are less ex-
perlenced and who may wish to
take a hand in ithe game a ffew sug-
gestions at this time may not be
averse, Individuals ‘which it is
the intention of the owner to exhib-
it al this fall's shows should be ected at once, This is important
if maximum size and development
‘s to be obtained, and every day
that this is delayed means that
much more of a handicap for the
individual in the show ring.

It is impossible to realize the de-
sired results by forcing at the tast

er to obtain full development, to
bring along gradually. Forced
feeding results in excess fleshing,
‘with retarded development of
frames, or ‘on the otherhand it may

result in grossness and Jack of
quality.
Pasture, supplied with shade

from the sun, and: also, if available
running water, provide ideal condi-
‘tions for ithe hog during the sum.
mer. These, combined with a well
‘balanced meal ration fed in eon-
junction with green fecd and skin
milk, formna--"- combination’ that is

in early spring which make good
greens, Rhubarb is available con-
siderably in advance of the season
and in very tender form by placing
a barrel over a strong root and
banking the sides with fresh horse-
manure. the top of the barrel being
covered with a jute sack,
vourable situation for growing
of a board fence. The plants are
best pruned to a single stem and
tied to a stake. Bags may be at-
taghed to the fence.and dropped
over the plant for the night. ‘To-
matoes, being a warm season crop,

benefit considerably from this pre-

téetion during our cool nights. To
facilitate ripening, the top of the
plants may be nipped off after
three to, five trusses of bloom
have xppeared.’ The vine crops,
such as squash, cucumbers, and
melons may well be curtailed by
nipping the tips so that their fruits
will be satisfactorily developed,
even though comparatively few in
numbers. The leaf crops such as
letturce, spinach and cabbage, are
‘dfimilated byl early Seagal
of nitrate of. soda. For arly
crops, the seed of beans and corn
should be planted shallow. Fur.
ther advantace may be had by plan:
ing early varieties, such as Alacri-
ty tomatoes, Eclipse ‘beets, °
press cabbage, French Forcing car-
rots, Gregory Surprise peas and
Squaw corn, At the same date,
other varieties of each vegetable
crop may be sown to provide for
md-season and lat-season produce.

In the case of ‘salad ‘plants ‘and
greens, such as lettuce, radish,
spinach, carrots and beets, it is
necessary to make successive sow:
ings in order that there be a con-
stant supply of tender young veget-
ables. ‘Letluce for the hot season
may be planted between cabbage
plants. The shade is helpful to
this ccol season. crop.

There are a number of good veg-
etableg which are not common in
our gardens. ‘Among these = are
kohl rabi, swss chard, salsify
dwarf kale, broad beans, — articho-
kes, petsai, or Chinese cabbage and
garden cress, The diet in which
some of these are included as a
variety to the more usual staple
vegetables is conducive to greater
health.

Southern Manitoba is growing
considerable quantities of melons.
If early varieties are grown and
the hotbed utilized, a large part
of the prairies might be producing
these excellent garden fruits. In
musk melons, Page’s Early (salmon
flesh) and Early Knight (green
flesh) are good choices, and Peer-
less and Cole's Early water melons
possess good quality as well -as
earliness.

Hot frames should be kept. pro-
ducing steadily until freeze-up in
late autumn,

capable of giving the most fayor-
able: results,

The meat ration which is select-
ed for this puryose should be one
calculated to develop ‘bone and
nuscle during the initial stages of
the fitting period; and for the latter
stages a somewhat higher percent-
age of fat producing foods should
‘be supplied,

alleys along the outside wall of|
the stable. Many dairymen feel|
that a better view of the animals/
is afforded in, case a buyer hap-,
pens along while the cows are ini
the barn, Still another factor is|
found in the fact that a more dls)
tinct contact with the fresh air:
supply: is affected when the cows
face the outside. walls where the
ventilator intakes are located.

A. dairyman who contemplates
building a new stable or remodell
ing his oid one ‘will take all these
considerations into account when
making his plans. Where the bal
ance. will be struck. will depend,
sometimes, upon personal prefer
ence and sometimes upon the gen
eral type of building and its size.
Undoubtedly, however, efiticiency
will have larger part in dairy op
erations ‘in the future than it has
had in the past. Consequently, tie
‘best position for cows in any
stable «will depend somewhat upon
such things ag the location of the
silo, the feedroom and so on.
The determining factor in many in
stances will be the matter of step
saving. The feeding of dairy cows
involves the handling of silage, hay
ang grain two or more times a
day—seven: days in the week and
‘every day. in tha year. Stables
must be, cleaned with regularity.
In other words, these operations
must be carried on without a break
and if a few steps can be saved
here or there each time the work
is done the labor saving in the
course of time is a considerable
moment,

‘A dairyman who contemplates
changes in his stable spent con
siderable time going through the
actual motions of feeding his cows
and counting his steps as he did
so, He imagined also, that things
were arranged in a different way
and went through thé ‘motions
again, Plan after plan \was tested
out until ‘he hit upon what he
felt offored the quickest and eas-
jest means of getting through the
routing work incident to handling
his cows. ©

‘There is great variation in the
‘Jayout” of dairy barns, the pos
ition of silo and so on. Few sit
uations are apt to offer exactly

jame’ Medicine
Ont.

Co.,

+h pee tpt

Brockville,

eben ol ene

In order to appear to the greatest

advantage the skin of the hog must $

be free trom blemishes or rough-
ness of any kind, and prese a
Clear, healthy Bbpeavanee: ‘One
great source of trouble more par-
ticularly with white skinneg hogs
is that of sunburn. This can
largely be prevented if some pro-
tection from the sun either natural
Or artificial. is available where the
hoy may take shelter throughout
the hotter parts of the day, These
precautions are not sufficient,
however, if thes kin of the hog is
to appear to the best advantage,
80 washing must be resorted to,
It is not sufficient to Jet the wash
ing go until the day before show-
ing. Some considerable time ibe
fore the hog is shown, at ‘intervals
of a few days, a thorough scrub-
bing’ with a soft bristled brush,
linseed soap, and clean water -are
advised in order to clean the dirt
out of the pores. Cleansy with
clear water, and carefully remove
all goap. Such treatment results in
the freshness and bloom that is so
attractive aud desirable in show
hogs.

Frequent ‘handling of the hogs is
necessaty in order to have them
accustomed to the presence and
also submit te the will of their
attendant without pndue distur.
bance. a

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VARIETY IN THE VEGETABLE
GARDEN

ft is in the interests of health
that the season of fresh green
vegetables be as long as possible.
‘Many people have raw lettuce, on-
fons, etc., and fresh greens for only
a few weeks in the summer, Such
is not a satisactory state of affairs,
but is a condition which may read-
ily be improved.

To obtain early lettuce, radishes
beets, carrots, etc., hoy beds may
be made in early April in a sunny
place sheltered from the wind, and

as pertains in the average home.

removed to the garden,
telegraph cucumber may occupy
the frames, or they may be used
to grow a crop of. mushrooms. | In
late summer a last sowing of lea
lettuce may ‘be made in the frame.
Frame covers made of large sacks
containing straw will serve to keep
very considrable night frosts from
injuring the crop.

—>-+ =

THE WINTER CARE OF HOME
PLANTS

(By HENRY J. MOORE)

‘House plants for their success-
ful culture requires to certain temp
erature, a certain degree of humid
ity of the atmosphere. All as pure
as possible, light, cultural care,
and cleanly surroundings—a study

of these requirements must ' be
made ‘by those who would grow
them well; especially during win-
ter is care necessary for at that
time the artificial conditions un.
der which plants are grown are
generally of an adverse nature Jn
the ordinary home.

Temperature,

Only at certain temperatures can
plants feed and perfor mtheir life’s
functions. One which is too high
or too low will be detrimental. The
higher one will excite unnatural
and weak growth, while the lower
one may entirely check growth,
death of the subjects. From these
and if prolonged, may cause the
remarks it may ibe inferred that
there ig a ‘medium temperature
which is generally suited to the
growth of plants. ‘As, however,
plants vary in their temperature
requirements, for instance a tropt-
cal plant ‘will require a high tem-
perature, and a temperate or subd:
arctic one a lower, one, it will be
a difficult mater to grow both
kinds in a given temperature sucn

Plants, therefore, yrould be chosen

an N

‘DOUCLAS'

EcyPT!
\ LINIMENT

seed sown thereiff as soon as the
temperature in thé frame is satis-
factory. By employing moderate,
care In watering and ventilating,
vegetables may be _ provided a
month before those sown in the
open garden are ready for use.
There are a number of ways of
securing early produce from one’s
own efforts. Old onions placed
closo together on a thin layer of
soil in a “flat” o low ‘box, and giv-
en of supply of water and heat will
soon send forth shoots and provide
tender, crisp young onions im the
centre of the old bulb, « Turnips:
successfidly stored over winter
if planted in a warm spot in the

the same problem, ‘When new

garden, send forth tender shoots

THE_FARMER’S..
FRIEND

Relieves caked bag, gar-
get, spider or infection
of the teat, also thrush
in horses’ feet, fistula,
etc. Stops bleeding at
once. Removes proud
flesh, soreness and swell-
ing.
At all Dealers and Druggists.

A fa-|

early tomatoes is on the south site’

-|carbon dioxide. Fresh air must be

After the crops for
springtime transplanting have been
the longi qu

which are hardy enough to with-
stand the average temperature
which pertains in the home ana
which is about 60 degrees Fahren-
heit during winter, and whicn
Should tbe maintained as steadily as
possible,

Humidity.

_ Plants require a certain degree
of humidity, that is of moisture, in
the atmosphere, When the atmos-
phere is dry and the rooms are
warm, excessive tarnspiration of
vapor takes places from the leaves
and other surfaces, with a subsequ-
ent and harmful — wilting of the
leaves, In cool temperatures, wilt-
ing will take place to sweh an ea-
tent when the same amount of
water is applied to the roots. Thus
without ‘sufficient moisture in the
atmosphere, plants in roms require
more care in the matter of water-
ing as they dry out, more rapidly,
both soil and plant tissues. In ali
homes whether plants are grown
therein or not, pans of water shoula
be stod on radiators, etoves, fur-
haces or near the register. As dry
airs neither congenial to plant,
human being, or to furniture.
Plants breathe through the peres
of their leaves, and one-half of
their crude food material is absorb-
ed in this way. This material is

admitted to the rooms. to maintaim
a sufficient supply of this essen-
tial. More airthatcanbe admit-
ted without unduly reducing — the
temperature, the better will be the
plants’ growth, as only,a trace of
carbon dioxide is present in the
air, Thus the greater volume cf atr
which comes in contact — with tus
leaves, the greater’ will be the
amount of food absorbed, ‘Cold air,
however, should not be allowed. to
come in direct contact with the
plants. It should be admitted at
a window or other point where it
would pass over ga radiator or hot
air register when it would ‘bw
warmed. In this way, the plants
would be insured against © a chili.
Warm air (if unpolluted) is just as
pure as cold air.

Pure air is essential for healthy
growth not only of plants, but of
human beings. Poisonous . gases
in the atmosphere are’ detrimenta),
as these are absorbed as well. as
those which are used as food, or to
aid the functions of the plant. Es-
capingcoal gas or natural gas, sul-
phurous fumes from stoves aud
badly managed furnaces which es-
cape into the rooms and do not|
pass out of the chimney, all are
very harmful to plants, and espec-
jally to the tenderest kinds, includ-

4

Chaplain, Can

1;Continued €

A GREAT TRIUMPH

‘Owing to the great distance
which I had to cover in doing my
parish visiting among the battal-
ions, the difficulty of transporta-
tion which had been serious from
the beginning, became even more
pressing and some good friend sug-
ested to me on the quiet that 1
should try to get a Clino (that is a
machine gun side car) from the
‘Motor ‘Machine-gun Brigade. With
great trepidation I made an excur-
sion one day to their headquarters
at Verdrel. The O. (C. was = most
kind and sympathetic. I shall never
cease to invoke ‘blessings upon his
head. He took me over to the mach-
ine shop and there presented to
me, for my use until it should be
recalled, a new Clino which had
just come up from the Base. The
officer in chargé uttered a protest
‘by saying that they only had six
Clinos for the brigade, but the
major remarked dryly, “And after
Canon Scott has got his we shall
only have five.” Surely once again
the Lord had provided for me. I
was driven back to the Chateau in
the new machine, but then had to
find a driver. One was provided by
the signallers. He was a graduate
in science in McGill, sol used to
lay stress upon my personal great-
ness from the. fact that I had a
university graduate for my chaul-
feur. Many and varied were
drives which Lyons and J had to-
gether and many and varied were
our adventures. Had the (Clino not
been both exceedingly strong and
very new it would have come tu
grief long before it did. To go rat-
tling down the St. Pol road at for
ty five kilometres an hour was a
frequent ocurance, All I had to sit
upon was a seat without arms,
while my feet rested on a bar in
front. People asked me how it was
I did not tumble off. I told them
that I tied myself to the back of the
seat with my spinal cord. I got the
sappers to make me a large box
which fitted’ on the back of the

ing ferns. To carelessness, however
may be attributed injury in the!
great majority. of cases, as the}
amount of gas sufficient to. prove
deleterious to plant life

ily be removed.

| Light
Did you ever study the light » re-
irement of your plants? Do you

would, . ists
readily be noticed and could read:)car, I had the words, “Canon Scott

vehicle an¢ had a padlock. Init I
used to carry my bag of a thousand
hymn books and other necessaries
for church parades, and on the toy
of the box, as a protection’ to my

pained in large white letters. The
dust as wo threaded our way
through the streams of lorries al-
most choked us, but we could coy-
er the ground in a short space of

f APADRE IN THE GR

Being the Reminiscences and
Recollections of the Veteran

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FAT WAR

on F. G. Scott

could lie on the grass in the gar-
den, read one of Trollope’s novels
and listen to the birds overhead. A
walk through the wood led = to a
huge field of scarlet poppies, which
when the sun shone upon it, made
a blaze of color which I have never
seen equalled, As you approached
it, you could see the red glow
light up the stems of the trees as
though they were aflame.

‘We had many boxing and base.
ball contests, which, roused great
excitement, but the crowning glory
of the time was the’ Divisioual
sports which were held in a large
field at a place called Tincques on
the St Pol road. A srandstand and
many marquees had been. erected
and the various events gave great
delight to the thousands of specta
tors. In the evening our concert
party gave a performance on the
stage in. the open air, which was
witnessed by a large and enthusias.
tie audience. After it was over {
unexpectedly met my airman friend
Joliniy Johnson, who told me that
he had been waiting for a long
time to take mei up in his machine,
I explained to him That owing to
our Headquarters having moved
away to (Le Cauroy, I thought I was
too far off to get in touch with him,
In my secret heart, I had lookeu
upOn my removal as a special in-
tervention of Providence on my be.
half, but Johnny was not disposed,
however, to allow .any difficulty to
stand in the way, so it was arrang-

Berles on the following
take me to the headquarters of the
13th, Squadron at Izel-les-Hameaux.
There was nothing for it but ty
jump with alacrity at such a nople

I started off in the ‘Squadron's car
for their headquarters.

My pilot had gone off to bring up
the new machine which was to
take me on my first aerial voyage,
The squadron had comfortabu
billets in huts, and were a most
charming ~ lot of young men, A
Canadian amongst them, taking
pity upon a fellow countryman,
gave me a kind introduction to hiv
fellow officers. Johnny Johnson
returned inthe afternoon and dur-
ing teatime I heard him. explaining
to the other men that he had hau
his choice of two machines, one
being an old machine with a new
engine, and the other a new mach-
ine with an old engine. Although I

I listened
dis-

other end of the table.
with great interest to this

ed that he should send for me at
day and

offer, so on the following morning

was engaged in conversation at the

roads going in all directions, and
beyond, towards the East, low

urky clouds behind the German
lines. We flew on and on till we

and the had been hit with
shells, Before-us in the distance £
saw the line of our observation

| baloons and thought, 4f anything

happened to the machine, I would
get out into one’ef them, but when
we passed over them they Jooked
like specks upon the ground below,
[ could see the blue ribbon of the

| Scarpe winding off into the great

migts to the Rast, and then be
neath us lay the old City of Arras,
' could see the ruined Cathedral
the’ mass of crooked streets ana
the-tiny dusty roads. Further on
was the railway triangle, where one
night later on I got a good cose ov
gas and then I saw the trenches
at Flampoux and Feuchy, Still on-
ward we sailed, til! at last Johnay
Tohnson shouted back, at the same

time pointing downward, “The
German ‘Trenches,’ I saw the
enemy lines beneath us, and then

Johnny shouted, “Now Il am going
to dip,” It was not the thing J spec.
‘ally wanted to do at that particul-
ar moment but I supposed it was
9ll right. The plane took a dive and
then Johnny leaned over and fired
off some rounds of the machine gun
into the German lines. We turned
to come back and rose. In the air
when in the roar of the wind I
heard a bang behind me, and look-
ing around, say hanging in air a
ball of rich blck smoke. Then thera
was another underneath us and
more at our side. In all the Ger-
mans followed us with six shells.
Johnny turned round and shouted
asking me how .I felt. “Splendid, ’

I said for I really did enjoy the
novelty of the experience: Many
time have I looked up into the

clouds and seen a machine follow-
ed by “Archies” and wondered
what it felt like to be up there, and
now I knew, One phrage however.
which I had often read in news-
papers kept ringing in my ears- -
“Struck the petrol tank and the
machine came down - in flames.”
While the last verse of “Nearer My
God to Thee,” also ran through
my head, “Or if on joyful wings
upwards I fly.” We turned now to
the right and flew over Vimy Ridgu
and then made two or three turns
round Lisvin where, above his: bay
tery, I dropped the letter for my
son. It was delivered to him two
weeks afterwards in a hospital in
London.

HOME IN SAFETY

We fiew out over Lens and cros-
ed the German lines again, skirting
the district which the Germans had
flooded and then turned our facea
homewards. Above the chateau 4.
Villers (Chatel, I dropped the red
smoke bomb. We eircled round tn
the air at a great height while 1
|wrote on a piece of paper, “Cano.
Seot drops his blessing ‘from the
clouds in ligt, Canadian Divisiona
Headquarters,” and put it in the
little pocket of the leaden stream-
ers. Alas, it was lost in a wheat

know that light is life to all green'time which was a great thing.) .y¢.:on and felt much relieved when|field and so did not do them any
plants? Many plants’ starve ijpyons never managed the lights); yeard that Johnny's choice of au|more good than the other bless-
‘rooms where » they receive the very successfully, and one rainy old machine with a new engine'ings I have dropped upon them. We
(most care as far as feeding goes, night after midnight, when I wasl wag approved of by his hearers,|then turned to Berles, where I
See it ne are ee acta returning from saying good auacine told me that the air was very oonle oom boncath me the old house
Brogenty wawinlliate ihe enide the artillery who were ji bumpy and that he would not take/and tiny be!ugs:in white. playing
, 7 ABE \South, in a lonely part of the road) me up until the sun was lower in|tennis on the court before . it. We

{foods which they absorb. Light is
“life not only to plants, but to ani-
fmals and human beings, for with-
out it plants could not live, and
thus there would be no food _ for
animals or human beings.

People who think more of the
rugs on the floor and the paper on
the walls, and are afraid to raise
the blinds even in winter, to let the
sunshine flood the rooms, will nev-
er grow plants successfully, Fling
wide your curtains. throw up your
blinds with the break of day, let
the glorious sunshine flood) your
rooms, and- do not’ draw them
again until its golden splendor has
Softly diffused the western sky.
Sunshine will, bring health to
plants and to human beings, will
make the rooms more sanitary and
germ free, will bring a feeling of
joy into your hearts, and make you
clap your hands for very gladness
as day by day you watch your
beautiful plants respond to its in-
fluence. ‘

Light will make your sickly
plants change to a delightful green,
that is if other conditions are con-
ductive. Chlorophyll, ° the green
coloring matter, can only be form-
ed in its presence. The importance
of this substance. will be more
readily understood when it is stat-
ed that without it the chemicals
changes which result in the pre-
partaion of the plant's food could
not take place,

he ran the machine into some bush-
es on a bank by the wayside and
we found ourselves sitting in tho
mud without our hats. We did not
know where we were and the rain
was heavy, but we managed tu
disentangle the car and finally got
home, resolving that further nighi
excursions were out of the . quest.
ion. About a fortnight afterwards |
received an order to return the
Clino, but before I did so I journey-
ed to Corps headquarters, and made
a passionate appeal to General
‘Currie for its retention. As a result
I received a private intimation to
keep the car and to say , nothing
about it. Of course, I was the envy
of everyone and when: they asked
me how I got the Clino, I said

did not exactly know whether it
was sent to my by heaven with
the assistance of General Currie,
or whether it was sent to me from
General Currie by the assistance
of heaven, was a theologiclu quest-
ion which I had no time to go into
during the war. When out Division
was marching into Germany, after
I was knocked out of the campaigu
the dear old signallers used to
patch up the Clino, even making
new parts for it, in order that
Canon Scott's car might get into
Germany. Alas! the poor thing,
like the one-horse shay, went to
pieces finally one day and had to
be left at Mons. During those last

Cleanly Surroundings

The dictionary indicates that
surroundings are Dut the environ-
ment. The scientists say that en-
vironment governs or influences
development and growth. To neg-
lect to maintain a clean and dust-
free condition of your rooms and
of the plants themselves will be to
court failure in the culture of your
plants. There will be a _— loss of
health, a gradual sickening whica
will sooner or later be noticed 1a
the declining intensity of the
green color and in the stunted ap-
pearance of the subjects. Planus
cannot breathe freely when their
lungs, the leaves are clogged with
dust, neither can they absolve a
sufficiency of carbon to be last
used as food. Banish the dust
and remove the source, wash your
plant leaves and stems with a
sponge, water and pure soap.
Cleanliness is esential to plants. It
is essential to the health and wel-
fare of supposedly intelligent hu-
man beings. yi é

Next week the actual practice
ef caring for house plants will be
cutlined,

I ns

OTTAWA,. May 18.—A supply
bill covering money voted for vari
ous departments during the pre-
sent Session passed in tre house
today. The total for the 1921-22 es-

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busy months, T do not know how
I could have got on without it.
‘As I was a bit under the weather
at this time my friend, General
Thacker, invited me to go and stay
with him at his headquarters in the
(Chateau at Berles, where I was
given a charming room looking out
on the garden. I found myself in the
midst of the artillery brigades who
were now in rest, and very pleas-
ant it was to see them away from
the unwholesome gun pits where
they were usually to be found. I

ithe sky. Having arrived at that
|happy state of inward peace which
a man experiences when he ~~ goes
ioff to the dentist to have a tooth
;pulled, I did not mind when I was to
jbe taken up. At six o’clock, how-
ever, Johnny said we must _ get
ready, so I was provided with a
fur llIned leather coat, leather
helmet and goggles and a__ large
pair of fur gauntlets. We went over
to the aerodrome where our fiery
steed was champing its bits as
though longing to spring into the
“vast inane”. Two or three attend-
ants were getting it ready. It was
an R. E. 8 plane’ and a machine
gun was fixed on one side. Johnny
climbed into his position and I took
a seat behind him. An attendant
came up and asked my name and
address, It sounded as if 1 were
making my last will and testament,
I had a letter with me addressed
to my son which I was to drop over
his battery lines in Lievin and had
also a red‘smoke bomb but de
clined the invitation to take any
more formidable weapon Then I
told my pilot not to be
about me whatever ‘happened. I
always expected to be killed at
the front so never worried how 0.
engine was then started. For
the field without showing any dis
position to mount into the air and 1

one day in a sedan chair that haw
no bottom in it “If it were

finally left the ground and amida
fearful buzzing mounted
and higher, We rose over the huis
and out above the village trees and

necessitated the machine going al-
most on its edge, we made our way
heavenwards. I did not feel the

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least bit seasick but it was a ecur-
ious sensation to look down and see
absolutely nothing between me anu
the church of Izel-les-Hameaw

‘!crowned by its sharp pointed spiru

with no cork on it. I looked at my
young friend in front of me, , who
was busy with the handles and
oranks of his engine. He was only
a boy of nineteen and my fate was
literally in his hands but his head
was we!l set on his shoulders amu
he seemed completely. self-possess-
ed and confident. After we nad
mounted to six thousand feet, we
struck out in the direction of the
front. It was a lovely afteroon and
2 most wonderful panorama spread
below us. The great plain beneath
us was marked off like
board in squares of various shades
of yellow and green, dotted here
and there with little villages sure
rounded by the billowy crests of
trees, We saw straight white

anxious

when the event was to occur. The
a
time the machine meandered about

was beginning to think, like the
Irishman who was taken for a ride
not
for the honor and glory of the thing
I might as lief walk.” When, all of
a sudden, we began to plunge anu

highes

then by a corkscrew motion which

a choss

reached the aerodrome at Izel-les-
Hameaux and landed safely after
being in the air for forty five minu-
tes. It was a most delightful experL
ence for &@ non-combatant, The
next day the engine of the machine
compelled to make a forced land.
ing. Luckily it was behind ou:
gave out and Johnny Johnson was
lines, I went several times again to
try and have another fight,- but
from the excuses made 1 inferred
that joy rides of this description
had been hanned. The following
year in London I heard by accident
thut poor Johnny Johnson had beeu
killed a few weeks after our. trip.
He was a splendid young fellow,
and absolutely without fear. May
his brave soul rest in peace.
‘Nearly two months had passed
since we had been in the line, and
the Germans had made no attack
We wondered wht hai. happere’
to them. I thoucht that rewh --
fluenza had laid them low At
rate we were not anxious to end
the happy time we were having.
The climax of our glory was reach-
ed om the 1st, . of July when we
celebrated he birthday of the Dom-
inion by Corps sports on the field
at Tincques. It was a most wonder.
tul oecasion. © : A

(Continued on Page Ten)
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She Suffered For.
Eighteen Months

THEN MRS. McINNiS TRIED
DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS

Prince Edward Island Lady Gives
«her Experience with Dodd’s Kid-,
ney Pills for the Benefit of
jother Sufferers

Albany, P. B. I., May 19th (Spec.
ial)—iMrs\ Phalen Molnnes, a well
known resident here, is always
ready to way a good word for
Dodd's Kidney ‘Pills, She has used
them and found them good.

“I suffered for eighteen months
trom the after effects of a cold,”
Mrs, McInnes says. “! was troubled
with lumbago, backache, headachy
and heart flutterings. After being
treated by a doctor T decided to.try
Dodd's Kidney Pills.

‘I took five boxes and found
them of considerable benefit. Thes
have Improved my appetite and re-
Neved a severe pain I had in my
back, I can recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills to others who suffer
as I have.” A

(Mrs. McInnes’ troubles came from
the kidneys. That ts why ee |
Kidney Pilla proved j

her case.

Ask your neighbors. if .
Kidney Pills are not ‘the
of all kidney remedies,

teached the war zone and here the’
4 ‘lelds were marked by horse tracks