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"'.l‘ha Pond is l Garden"

Inst Pall, s friend asked ms what suhieots would be most suitable hélrudn group ofhyoung people “to I l‘ (T111138 9 I making it clear that something in the line of Nature study would be mo? accgltable tmanuotherl 2d

r aps " er‘ ‘occupa ons. - gored that if I were called to make such s decision l would choose Astronomy-flthe story of tho heavensP-for the winter months. and in the Sprinz I would switch to s. study which has scarcely been broached in P. E. Island as yet. namely the "Study of Pond Life . I had in mind the great number of living creatures such as the lar- val forms of dragon-flies, caddis- flies and beetles. which are found in still waters, and perhaps. not think of the wonderful varie- ties of plants which have the some habitat: but since reading Professor Leon BlrieUs paper "rho Pond is a Garden." in t-he Mercure do France", I find an additional in- ccntlve to don wading boots and investigate the pond fbr myself.

The life of a. pond, says the Pro- fessor, is something more than the propagation of fish, the croaking of frogs, an-d the racing of water- hens. For the pond is first and foremost s garden, the stuq of which is interest and~ fascinat- ing beyond expects ion. “A pond is usually surrounded by a belt trees and shrubs. Here we hINC a c1u=ter of spruce; there is a. group

oi‘ binch with speckled white bark; or an alder, the wood of which gets hard and resistant under water does not rot for a long tims".... But it is the willow whidi he al- teems most; a tree which growl rapidly and naturally in the moist

round near the pond, and easily

omea s centencrian. One of the wondrous secrets of

branches to rise and fall

to the temperature. m this connec- tion I have noticed. after s hud winter. that the dead bmnmes of the spruce woods which in the Autumn were overhead. have low- rred s0 that I must "duck" to mm under them in Spring-

"The willow is the traditional nmEYc-m of sadness and as such it ls frcqueriitly sung of by poets"- In this case we may suppose the weeping willow is meant; and this Species is certainly Appropriate to the feeling. Alfred do Milmet de- sired such a tree to be planted on his grave. Shcicspeare associated Ophellab death with a. wecpin wil- low. and many referencu the same kind may be found in poetry. ancient and modem.

mrning to the scientific side we find some curious propaa-tiefhidden In the bark and leaves. "rhe bark of the willow contains the gluco- side salfcin which can be broken down into glucose’ and salicylic acid. the latter being the beds of i-osggrl:'—wasu byhyncizflt

a herbalists as an efficacious rem dy for rheumatism. Providence. they said planted the remedy in situations where one might con- tract the disease. In such cases they recommended _ infusions of the bark, or hydro-alcoholic, or fluid extracts of it.

"Other authors-and by no means only ancient ones-recommend wil- low bark for mental therapeutics.” -Louis Renon. in particular. used it as a remedy against spells of anxiety and ' and ob- tained some remarkable results its‘ administering it to subjects wi “war psychosis".

The willow is a dioedous tree: that is. the male and female flow- era grow on separate plsnta. This gave an oppcrtuni to the bio- chemist: to stud composition of those specifics} flowers. and the results were amas- ing. From the female flowers they succeeded in extracting folliculin. a principle found in large cumu- ties in certain rnanrmalian organs. When injected into the veins of s female mouse the floralfalikstiiinin- ducod s violent oestrus. The male flowers yvieldcd s substance com- parable to certain masculine hor- mones. The willow seems to be one of nature's whimsical

We come to the pond at last, the home of an enormous

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sphere-clasped each provided wifli a silo scosI to the interior of the . At the orifice are many long bris which in reality are hairs secreting s mu- oous substance. Now, these little bass or bhddera were formerly thought to be floats to buoy up the plant, but this theory was droppqi when the brothers Crouan. naturalists, of Brest. found minute crustaceans. larvae, etc. inside of than. They were automatic traps which held the victims till they are digested by means of tbs mucous secretion! The experimental tcok two stems of Uitriculsria and placed them separstel in Jars filled with filtered Iwater ta en from the same pond. One was then fed with microscopic aquatic larvae, while the other was left to draw its nourish- ment from the filtered water only. Tho whole rocaes of digestion was closely fo ed, and the experimenters found that as soon as the “fed" plant had digest- ed even one larva it began to grow in le h and volume. In other wonda twasfoundtcbeacanriv- orous plant. living on what it caugtht. The whole effort, includ- ing digestion. took about twenty minutes, during which time the bladder swelled to many times its original sine.

I Piss over Gian and Nitella. two aquatic plants related to the

“g shoe, slnoe I do not know whether

they are found her; merely remark- ing that Prof. Brincvt observed that when their stems were ierced with s needle, electric react one which

lv at intervals of

twominlgm.wer:satupinthe

nut outstanding among the plants of ous- pond is the white water lily. "—'Ilhis r lfli

o describe Casinlis “Its green leaves bread on the surface of wade; like

this fleeting rm B.“ r th “r and the Marine ofghthe ewartgig-f liGILhU-Iid in warm Wblfllflbeillilllfll- orlb drown-flies ma. seen balancing themselves, before they raider-take a new flight into the ether.“- These leaves are solidly secured to the bottom by long resistant. air-filled canal

Hflstoms with s in them. ‘Iibo uction eanly arose utowhethertgu r cir- culates inside these and M.

tube.."l'lds gaseous discharge guite considerable; one leaf

ound todisdrargiouptoZilOoIfbic centimetres of a per minute for several hotmP-It is titerefcre in- ferred that the stem of the water- lily is an organ which conveys air to the ths, to the advantage of the roots k in some unexplained

"a O0flil r- ‘r scientist) cm ‘ in " lined

‘ v a crystal alkaloid "ziuphsrin" from the wat- Bl‘ 111Y."--It must be borne in mind that the ancient: attributed to this giant certain therapeutic proper-

es; s0 much so thattheycalledit " destroyer of pleasure," oa- the Poisoner of lo ". and recommend- ed an infusion or syrup of its as a remedy which helped one to bear the rigors of celibacy! Must, we infer that the “nupharirW lsiahn airlrta hrodisiscg:

e pnngrap of Prof. Bin- W! Pollen-of which the above is a rat-her metchy review-runs: "Our l-ibtle white water lily is mod- si: and ada itself to our cotmtry- side. It hailed ls the om of the pond, iust as the rose h is the queen of the garden. If the DOM be l-n empire. we can only regret its limited size. Yet even the flora of the little pond has taught us so many now and interesting things that we could not really sif- ford w disdain it."

Ila-proof

A police surgeon in an linglsh midis-rid city has just completed an expo out which may have far- reachi-ng etfects. Home months s30 he called for volunteers to tinder- go an immunization treatment

cold influ- enza A number of the city police aowd e “up as props: subjects. seeing that they

dx ‘years, lost of days annually. Afnter-‘tgreea t itwalfotmdthatadoutotfythelfl

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changed. ~

ronto sold 25c higher on an active market with weighty steers mov- ing between $6.25 and $7.25 and some choice heavies making $7.50. Ste range on butchers was $6375

ing $7.40. Montreal had the lightest run for any week since ‘last July and prices were close to 25c up with the best of the steer division making $7 to $7.60.

peg gathered added strength on all idlling classes and most sales

proved 25c

time of last week with pow: pos- sibly showing the most upturn. A few selected steers made l’! to 6716, while the bulk went to kill- ers at $6 to $0.75. Calgary was a ifirm market on all classes with medium butchers in best demand. Good to choice steers had a range of $8.50 to 50.75. Light receipts at Edmonton brough about a. Wrong trade on all butchers with steers fully 50c above last week and "mmlmiosfopof I7. Else- where, piriees were fully steady to fibgregst 25c hiShor with Prince

more, Moceeéiasw, tssuvsaslsatoo Regina . and sncouver. the int baa-l stead condom thenlbefier q y are cattle offered, up to s tcp of

calves sold between $10 and $12. At St. Pa/ul. most fed steers were

or: non; saso to mic and good WW8 Mound $7. with no Canad- ians offered.

during tihs week consisted of 41B beef cattle. 169 dairy. and 1.988 calves. making the total u, dais this rm» aaooi beef, 1.9m dairy, ‘M10322 calves. The“ toms compare with 10,792 beef, 1.895 dairy. and 9.955 calves in the same period last year.

U. K.- Mnrket Remains Unchanged

unchanged in the United King- dom with trade on fat cattle at Birkenhead inclined to be dull and only a. limited demand in

l-Ze to 16c per lb. dressed weight including offal. In the dariy cow

quality- Glfilww ccntinued to flltilnflfe good Canadian feeder steers around 8c per lb. live Weikhit and bulls 6c.

‘more were no shipments of 7"“ Canadian cattle Overseas this week

slope should be substituted for the

. isupply.

FOR FARMERS. sT0c|<i_BREEl5ER$r a.;d Weekly Lioestock ‘ i ‘A I fllarket Report

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OTTAWA, Ml-mh 16, i039 -

The cattle market readily re- sponded to a lighter supply this week and prim advanced st all stock yards frcm 25c to 50c. The trade, however, is at the moment very sensitive to supplies. values turning softer when even a few ico many cattle are offered and taking the opposite trend on short runs. sums carryins weight are

commodity at pre- sent. shippcrs apparently holding back suitable material pending the resumption of shipments to 0h south when the second quarterly quota becomes effective on April 1st. Calves were mostly steady. alt- cepi. at Montreal and Winnipeg where substantial gains were mode, while the hos market show. ed good strength throughout and gained from 15c to 50c at all can-- tars except ‘Ilsronto. the latter ‘paint opened 10c to 25c lower and remained on that level throughout the week. There was little interest in the lamb =ituation and with a lvw-y light flipply available tihe market generally remained un-

Bastcrn Cattle Markets A moderate run of cattle at ‘flo-

87, with a few ligihtsteers reach-

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» CONSERVATION I

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I-IDUOI TI! KILLING OI‘ HIGH-AIDE? IIIDIT

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as N05713:" ~ - rune @1105! $51. “plergnit a? the rewrril" m!“ ‘.0 °u§1'ii§.§‘§r§§'»?“§§rc’ birds rstionallY gm» purpr-sel oi snot. 1006- Wm‘

meme and industry." (Afllfll How can birds be P" Qdfljlll’! mtfhmi! to lltllilb 359m by capture and killin-i?

till ti by which it la proposed go migratory birds-

good recovery on best veela were at $7

the high at Edmo $7.50, Prince Albert $6.50 Jaw $7, Saskatoon $7.25, 18, and Vsncuover $8.50.

Hog Prices Gain, Except at '1‘ t

of the treaty, for the laws 1f both contracting countries nennit 1h killing of species defined as 8131* It is only too well known. 310W- sver, that “sport" from which tho giqnent of sportsmanship, namely fair play, is left out has in the United States led to t- he anter- minatiou of many species, brought many other e960!“ i0 u" verge of extermination. The Unit- ed Sta/tu has now abolished the these unannou- manliks woctioal. baiting and the use of live decoys and sink bones. It would have been mitsblo to

The British bacon market was fractionally stronger with Canad- ian Wlltshire sides making 80a to fi and Canadian Hams 94s to

with the exception of ‘Donn-to. Wm" lilfloes dropped 20o to 30c at the opening, the hog market was dofiniiiew srtronger. ‘Ilmonbo sold bacons at $9 trucks, while Montreal was firmer at $9.50 to $9.66 for becons l". 8s W-mthowtltptroioessocgainedsny-

nines. with keen competition from

morelbsbbyof

Western mttlo Markets Under mortar receipta, Winni-

to 50c above the low

a top of $5.75 on n quality of

ThsUnitodlhtClMAIkd

Buffalo had no Os-uadsins on r- offer but sold native steers and hclienfrcmilfictofiocbigheswith the best load averagin 1070 lbs. lit $10.75. Others. sold from

$10.00 A handful Cf Canadian

ted from $10 down good half-

Evrmrts to the United sum

Cs-bleadvioes show the situation

evidence for store came. page lkht steers were quoted at 15-

trade, demand centres on but

windows, said The Witness and closedl-ln chutes with a sufficient

dangerous ladders. Away from tne ow with a good water

mggestion was s commendable onabutin tiusssinotirerm it underestiated the basic

of hruman nature.

Some definitions

A witty modern hilosophlr. whose name, Ambrose Blame seems to indicate ascent, ass oh he calls ‘The Devil's Dictionary." Here are s few extracts: ‘

feeder buyers, closed as $0.35 for bacons F, d: W. Closing prices of! trucks at other centres were: Ca1- nry $8. Edmonton also t0. Prince sud Bskatoon l0

Vancouver sold ‘small ering of allvsihter hogs at ta w $9.40.

Lamb Market Steady ‘Ibmnic bold good lambs at nus‘

totihaboutonsparwithth previous week. The few lambs of:

have included their p1

the treaty with Mexico. surprise, we find that the treaty specifies only ‘the

In the maxim- of closed sea. protected .-- ‘ .

agreements with Mexico offer a

Canada. Our

with Canada provides M‘:

continuous closed season shore birds (with a. few neatly ro-

Es .5.

the elude them. This is In Obvifllll and reprehensible occasion to the millinery gmde.

whet shAll we say of the omit- sion of, the hawks? In tile-Unit“! 3mg‘, w mates give protection

at all seasons. The same is two of the fish-eating birds; the li- cans, the king-fishers, anh gas. oonnorants, gulls, terns and others. The Vimite Pelican. the ibises. the Rcaeate Snow!

fish-satin! birds wvtooied bi’ worms by federal mam meat, and miflii 7W b9 lived. in spite of their meant WWI" 0118M

Why This Retrogremive Treaty

With Mexico?

thawed treatyis to gsinfor ooutraletingeonmnies

fered at Montreal were only mm- mon to fair and made up to $7.50. Winnipefl was unchanged on a 80BX11‘. OUPPIYWWH’! fihg best up W ‘Fons at Cain"! and memori- m"? $735. sndt at other mar- ere were n0 enough lambs offered to establish prices.

CATTLE MARKETS

gretted exception). on curlews and on the Wocd Duck. The protection of these mm u omitted in thol

Rmhenu th open season, smcopt that for du may coma at any Mm tit year. The Canadian treaty its ‘ than nxpanilsrctls, it is hllmftll the length of the open season to three and a half months: the Mexican treaty extends this open season to four months. Barely Can- ads will object tn being excluded from the treatment due to the "most favored nation." It may well be leased that she will abrog-

snd some choice hesvies m h" mmamfl 0

Good butcher steers and

ed only under exooptional circum- stances. ‘iiho cinodientrsat! per; a

to tube sny time for food but not for sale: Esquimaux and Indians may take certain species of the Alcidac for food. and the skins for clothing. No such provision il needed f even the poorest Indian in Mexico. Mexicoiaonaofthsgardenmoh the world; no one within her borders knows the gm’ as endured by the inhabitants 0f the far north. While it is im- at

$40 to 8'75 each. sold 1,048 cattle, the

l4 to 85.50. Heifers mnged 50 to 87. good cows from $5. $5.50, others down to 12.50, rangers and cutters from $2.50 t

regulations against the taking a migrstory birds for food. it is im- proper for the United 8h sanctioning such borne in

eoversslibirds. spsci

killind. It must b0 that this sanction and not merely and Industry. cover! can birds and the

killing of birds for the millinssy tnde. Every patio in Mexico has

s. g _ it should 0t b dill! it N ‘keep the chutes goal still thceu in- "mg! Moncwn ‘a

mm 5nd m “mi The wmm‘, Montreal had s. few common to

to 07.50. Sheep were

5°- Show were steady s LARGE run? cnor p

some mutual advent-axe. 491W‘ motion! or idealistic. If there is- no advantage to be Rained. i! my terms of a tmlw mlko little ornoobsngoinrtirssisiaisqumit is sweaflisous. A treaty is worse

pd dongerous sin-lenders high ldoaliin (without even the barren

but there Ire 014;: way/by which our fodorll eminent may pro- tect these , Beyond this

amen-gm advantage. the United

States gains nothing. By rstifyinl’ the treaty without including in it the and the fish-satin! birds, we have thrown away an

ty to rescue these Der- secuied species. Nor do we believe that line omission of the hawks.

on’ the part of Mexico. We are eon- flkl‘: Ill‘ MQXiCO WUiild b9 Klld

us preserve our bird fauna, and in particular to assist us to save from extermination, by inclusion in the treaty, the Bold bgle, our notional mtblem.

(‘lb Be Continued)

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7 Silver‘ Fox Farming

aucflonean- before him. and no doubt grandsons. tinus in the some occupation.

r. Gold's voice is carried to willblowoverandinsfewweeh a loud o. better ‘feeling will develop and a mvails stronger market thereby for diver bytiho fox pelts.

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sinoept fordthienrrustge fie’: h “m” are no shouts or We all regret ‘the position m] mdn . .. is "*2: $dF3‘tP“%i“%t“ listed ca. one - N n8 no buynar i; hut. as valu- mmhgocd. Wehaveaailedalu t sold at Christy's fc- mostly on a fairly month sea uatioxi rooms yet there is now we are on an extremely rough la con- one. The only thing to do is to

m4 e mu by grepbeggermllirl-lzmglhfi Edwin” m sun- ‘M. u‘ n” bwomon come. There is no question but wntch- t time will be a severe curtail- hia own section of we room. rnent in the number of pelts oi-

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vices are greatly sousht a ading papers.

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‘fir’; As ted the London f warehouse wmctr commenced on m bender». I0 ,wera very much weakertlim skins Janunfid sale. dimer-arrow

confidence 588a ll

omen-I increased rt u so. rfortunm

the Canadian umber of wom- Breeders’ AEOCiIliCXi Fur srerare in the ing Department. Prince mower-q 1|.

Mi- land Fur Pool. Ltd; Dominion m

1M8- Baies Ltd, and the Charlotiewwl out Bu‘ . to

B0105. 1M hold up the _ market. These organizations, y; I placing limits on their consign.

A very good illustrst on of manta, have in the present ma. with buyers seated err-ted debacl . Th wi; Goad and Kit”. ‘ e We °

the oflers made m

accepted . Miotitllleer mostly private or Scandinavian has been selling furs for fif- cc era, although the fur org- ty years and his father was an anlzs ons have sold where prim sons. have reasonably met their limits will oon- It ia the hope and expectation of