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NOTES OF A NATURALIST

Specially Contributed to the , Guardian

(Canadian Prue.)

REGINA, Soak“ June l2.-R.e- commendations involving radical changes in the _ administrative structure of the Presbyterian church in Canada as contained in a draft report presented by Rev. Dr. Drum- mond Q Hamilton, Ont., to the general assembly of the church here today, resulted in the dramatic cab- ling of the resignations of the members of the present board of administration attending the meet- mg.

The resignations were tabled by C. S. McDonald, Toronto, who .ex- plained that the members took such a course in order that they couli ienter into the discussion of the is- isues involved freely and without [prejudice

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May opened with that rare and. perplexing phenomenon. a non- isobaric rain. The barometer rose all day on April 30th. and remained steady on May 1st, and 2nd. up till

ally one did not look for rain. But on the morning of the lst appeared a. striking solar halo (or "surclc," as the ancient mariner calls it. in "The Cruise of the Cuchelot") which is a forerunner of that type of rain. In the afternoon a warm steady rain

.28 inches. There was no wind here. although in Britain a few angry gusts often recede and terminate such a rain. Seeing that the baro- meter was steady, this rain was not associated with a primary cyclone, and this makes it a very puzzling OCCLIITEIICB.

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dthe Urodela lSalamanders or Newts) is also represented on the Island- "Lizards, as ignorant persons call them" (Ernest Ingersoll). They may lbriefly be described as lizard-like animals, with usually aquatic larvae, whose gills eventually disappear, arid then the animals are more or less terrestrial. These little creatures are not often seen‘; they prefer the obscurity of the twilight or early

In the "Editorial Comments" of May 15th it was pointed out that the cold spell of the 13th and 14th was annually recurrent, and this is borne out by the records of n num- ber of years. It very probably covers the Northern Hemisphere: in Brit-

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THE cnsnilorrmowu GUARDIAN.‘ ‘F

Miiairiivio PROVINCES AS- SOCIATION or roaorrro s11 FEDERAL BUILDING-TOR-

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PICNIC l Residents oi Toronto and vicinity whowere born in Nova Bcotia. Ngw Brunswick, and Prince Edward Isl- and, tlieir families and friends, anzl former residents. are cordially in- vited t0 attend our Second Annual Basket Picnic, which promises to bu bigger and better than the one held at High’Park last year. DATE: Saturday afternoon, June 9, 1928. PLACE: Highland Lake Farm. Stop 34. Yonge Street. l HOW TO GET THERE". By motor, or Yonge Street cars to City Limit, and then by special T. T. C. radial cars from Metropolitan Ter> minal Station, ‘North Toronto; dir- ctt tc picnic grounds. SPECIAL T. T. C. RADIAL CARS: Leave Metropolitan Station. North Yonge Street, at 2.30 p. m. RETURN FARES ON SPECIAL CARS: Adults 50c; children 25c. WJ-IAT T0 BRING: Committee will provide tea. coffee, sugar, mill; hot water. Bring anything elsb you need for a real Basket Picnic on the lawn. g BATHING FACILITIES: Those

who desire may bring their bathing

are critical dates for the fruit crop. If these dates pass without undue frost the crop is assured. There are mapped out seven cold. one wet, and

FERTILIZER, “A small quaiiiiiy oi Phosphate, Pol- ash, Ammonia, Soda and Mixed Fertilizer ‘may be obtained lrom lhe Potato Warehouse al Willshire; Full’s al Hunter lliver, lleid’s at llinkora,

town.

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atnd if he has as much discrimin- never our Harness.

selected leather, and sewed by skill- ed harness makers. We make sets or single articles to order when neces- sary and also carry a flne and com- plete stock of Harness ready for use. Prices very reasonable.

Horse.

sayprey. It is weil lEns-

three warm periods, which occur with tolerable regularity in the Brit- lish Isles. The last of the warm spells happens where we would not expect it: a uniform close heat be- tween Dec. 3rd and 9th. No such .list. to my knowledge, has been made {for this Province. but the “Com- jments" referred to, may set us to ,~work.

l l Last month‘s~,"l)lotes" stated that the clover had been hard hit by the absence of a covering of snow.‘ The herbaceous perennials in the garden. lhave suffered in like manner. many. ‘of them~thotigh denominated hardy‘ -hnviiig been killed outright. Snowl has been called “the poor man's;

manure." but its greatest benefit liesl

-in the shelter it gives. From 1907‘ Ito 1910. Dr. Frank r. Shutt, of ot- ltawa, was occupied in determining 'the amount of fertilizer brought ldown by both rain and snow. The ,three years‘ work gave these general lresults. In 1908 the total precipita- -.tion (rain and snow) was 37.35 in- ches. yielding 4,323 lbs. of nitrogen. lto the acre; Precipitation in 1909. |32.63 inches‘. nitrofie" 35.364 lbs. Pre- ‘cipitation in i910. 3 .87 inches; nit-

frogen. 6.869 lbs. Qii ting lIl greater

or lrom_ the Assoc- iation ai tiharlolle-

lcletail for 1910. the rainfall was 28.79 inches. and the snow 80.75 inches, {but the Nitrogen contents (Ammo- nia. nitrates. and nitrites) were re- lnpectivcly 5.83 lbs. and 1.04 lbs, to ‘the acre. So rain. and not snow. is the poor man's mznure. High winds .. or bush fires, it as found, increas- ‘cd the amount of fertilizer in the rain. Before leaving this subject I lmny remind my readers that teii lliiches of snow are looked on as lcqllivalent to one of rain.

I The carly settlers in Canada had ,'u “iioon-mnrk" on the floor-clocks {were scarcc—nnd determined A the ‘time by a shadow cast by the sun. ‘lnls was fairly accurate in summer. ‘illLllCllgil the surr varies iri its squthiiiyg; on May 5th it was 3 min- utcs 4'1 seconds ahead of clock time. and fro that date the difference diminis esluntil June 15th or 16th,

when clock and sun agree again. d

Last month an error crept into imy Notes: Rana fontinalis, Lcc.,was lrcfeirccl to as the Spring or Marsh Frag, and afterwards, in the list, as lthe Spring or Green Frog. The latter ‘is ccrrcct. At the same time mon- tion was made of the rapidity with Iwhichfthese animals capture ,their

Scientists at the London ) Zoo have recently found that

morning, and often stray into our suits Children especmm cool, shady cellars, where they feed, SPEECHES. Messages Wu] be d9. on the ID59~ with which such places-“vered by Mn George 'H_ sedge, abound. The Spotted Salamander, wick‘ w‘. Preside“. ‘md M“ R‘ w perhaps the commonest species. has E. Burnaby. chairman of the Ex." an unhappy knack of tumbling into cufive. post-holes left open overnight. Last SPORTS, Races_ spons, and FM‘ as me Dump w” m“ M orde“ games. Prizes provided for girls and “m1 having exhausted. my water‘ boys who win. lAn afternoon's fun Supply’ I was ommumned to so m for the children Bring them all. the spring after dark. The lantern SHOULD n, ‘RAIN, If it should rev aled a considerable number of ‘ ._ N ts ‘(risking about in the water, be Taming in dofiqs‘ on tsmxéd but at the sudden flash of the light day- the pmzmsg‘ 1d enpgi I? they disappeared instantly, leavinglmr ‘me wee ‘l ‘wh It be me to reflect, "There is a little noc-lral" “mm arlflni sdeLea :1, rm turnal world around us which we zgzilggée pgggnngmgnwl“ ieecarrle never see."

I out. So it’ it looks dark. do not be

afraid to come.

The Salamanclers are produced REPLYI Thilie W110 ‘mend m l?“ from eggs. which are fertilized after by T~ T- C- sneclal cars. and who extrusion, as with fishes. The eggs have YIBBRBCIf-‘d 1° {EPIY t0 the Drew‘ are deposited underwater or in a ous communication. Dlfli-SE answer damp place, and usually hatch iii a at cnoe. Accommodation will be fortnight. but/ the life cycle of someiprovided for all who reply on or be- species takes three to four years to fore Friday, June 8th.. Write to' complete. The species known to DU-‘MHTIIIIIIE- Provinces Association, 811 cur in Prince Edward Island .are:— Federal Building, Toronto.

Order Urodela, Family Salaman- AUTO STICKERS". Please place ridae (Salamanders or Newts.) the enclosed poster on your auto to-

ll) Plethodon cinereus (Green). day and help to boost the Maritime var. erythronotus (Green) “Red- pimp; backed Salamander." Rarely iour INFQRMATIQN; Those desiring inches long: body slender. lead-grey mshmjnuje infoymagion mgy ‘phone to liver-brown, a broad red band tofhe Association's 0mm sgturda} along spine. Sides light grey and muming__AD_4-1g5, , speckled, throat and_chin whitish. PROGRAMME; Every minute J1 Bclly mnrbled. Tail round and very long. Never aquatic.

2. Diemyctylus vlredescens (Raff) ’syn. Notophalnius viiedescens—- “Common Newt," “Green and Scar- let Newt," “Rain- Newt." About three and one-half inches long; brownish olive-green above, straw- color or dirty white below. speckled with black dots. A row of three to six scarlet dots, outlined dark on the sides. The eggs are laid under water, and the larvae and young newts are greenish and aquatic. In the Autumn the young newt leaves the water and changes color to ver- milion. This condition lasts for three years. till the anlmoLis mat- ure, when it changes coor as dos-- cribed above and-rc-cnters the water.

l3) Ambystoma ‘punctatums’, 1L.) Baird. "Spotted Salamander." About 1slx and one-half inches long. of 'which the tail is two and one-third inches. Body depressed. broad,swol- ilen; black above with a a series of lround yellow dots on each side. It [has eleven costal grooves. Head clcngate-quadrate. Like those of the common newt. the eggs are de- posited under water, but the young remain in the water till mature (usually three to four years), then becoming terrestrial for the lest of their life. _

There are other members of the

the afternoon will be‘ filled up. A special effort has been made ‘.0 make the outing enjoyable for young and old.

HOME: Special cars will leave Highland Lake Farm. at 7.80 p. m

The foilowingmr any other mem- bers of the Committee will be glad to givb further information or do anything possible to make the after- noon an enjoyable one for all. W. W. MacPHEE, Chairman. W. D. RUTHERFORD, Registra- ll. A. W. ROGERS, Sports. MISS B. G. ROBBINS, Secretary. M S. BRENNAN, Treasurer. W. A. TRENf-IOLM. Transporta- iion. .

PROFESSOR -- E. D. MucPI-IEE. Publicity.

--—_—{Q§ HOLDING "CANADA'S REPUTATION iiicii

A peculiar interest is attached to the work of the Canadian Seed Growers‘ Association. which holds its annual meeting at Quebec City from June 13 to 16, because on the work of its members the reputation of Canadian seed and Canadian grain largely depends. At this time. when well-informed men point to the rising danger of a depreciation in the quality of Canadian seed and

with a camera taking 500 pictures

per seconds toafappeared motion- fifgidlgnfiggnygilgentxizts, $355: “£1,123 55‘ the mm“ 555mm‘ m dmppurlhere and this should be an incentive

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was increased lto l5 hundred pictures’, gate the Subject

per second. thé animal's tongue was, '

lseeii to jerk out, capture the insect; -

grain crops, it is reass ing,t0 learn from the directors of e Associa- tion that steps re being taken to further safegua d the high quality of the, stock seed from which springs much of the best seed grain supply.

and retract again.

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The production of this stock seed

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Those who possess a compound microscope may easily observe the circulation of blood in the frog. A

Institute Mecting-JThc monthlyjiielle Of thin wo0d—a 511111819 Wm meeting of Baldwin Road Womens.»d°'“ab°“'- W“) “m1 a ha“ men" institute was held at the home oflwide- l5 pierced Wm‘ 5 halmnch Mrs Peter Carter on Tuesday even- 2°15 gfartglnelindkh“ 5P3 ‘jiaafiffl; M-l l1» ..:%:.. s... .5... ii‘... .2 .225. .. m“ "CM" M“ ‘Bafi w o!“ ‘mgmm’ l 1...‘... Attach ieces of thread" o two R0" can was "esponded m by "Rf? adjacent toes pond tie them to pins mp0s". Minutes Di ms" "Mum? were stuck in theboard. The web shuild 225:: .§‘.2“§...l§3'.1§".;...?’;‘-Z‘.iffl?2. l3? no l» terior of school. Mrs Lizze Corcoran how Support the board on the

‘ stage of the microscope with the “m! M155 A9195 Cmra“ we“ app‘ web under the object glass and ointed to arrange a programme

, view by transmitted light. When m!‘ m" m “m? 9° b" mid M the properly focussed a never-ending h°m‘~‘ "I "5 Bemflrd MCQUBM stream of large corpuscles is seen to Roll Call is to be answered by "Con- rush mom; the veg-m The frog 15 undrums“. A dainty lunch was serv- gem Comfortable by wemng the Ed bi’ the hOSY-QSS "Tiff which 8 bandage well — amphibians don‘t illtiflflfllli Sf-Clfll “Our was SIWHL A drink but absorb water constantly pleasing feature of the evening was through their skin's. This little ex- a solo by Miss Mary Carter. perirnent always “makes a hit“with 4 children at the curious stage. ~~~~ WM}-

Last month the Order Salicntia (Frogs and Toads) of P. E. Island, was described in some detail; sum- ciently to enablPa tyro-to readily identify any specimens met with. The second order of the Amphibians,

Excrting more. than 20 tons pres- sure, a machine has been invented lo straighten bent motor vehicle frames without removing their bodies.

no permanent injury results. Now “m!

of tswo goosewlngs, wired

The lsame number built in the barn last ion-wide Association which has in ‘year, and when they left on their its care the supefiislon of the pro- lcng journey south. on Aug. 22nd, ducticn of Elite Stock Seed and the they had increased to nine. Whatflflilmls Bmdefi 01 KEEN/Bred 589d- became of the other seven? Swal- The Elite Stock is the foundation lows are reputed (and with justice) material from which springs the to be attached to their old iicmcszlothei" hliZh-Rrade quality seed sup- and up here there is no lack or ply. the Registered Seed. mosquitoes on which they chiefly The Elite Stock is produced only feed, so one can only surmise that by EXDeriencBd growers who have an untimely fatehas overtakerfslleclflllmd in the zrowing or Regis- ;hem_ After they 1g“ 13s; J-egrjtered Seed for a number of years other migratory bands rested on the The Work of production is supervis- mv a; intervals uyytg A“; ggghfed by the Association. and the Do- wh n “M155; were Seen Mcm-dlngjninion Department of Agriculture

to Spallanzanl, the swallows flight’ ctr-operates. testing "ch Year on the is 6'7 metres per second, which is Chain of Experimental Farms across approximately ‘we 1nd 0,194,515 the Dominion sample lots from ma- miies per minute. Itcrial destined to be distributed to_ ~s - , i , . I The Junco, or as it is called here., Qrlpplng Nos? - the Bluebird. has the same GXBSDEI“, ' sting habit as the "Eriglisw spukrg Polnts to row-that is, in pick ng out t e - —~~~— - flower-buds from the black currant TELLS 9F 19 MINUTES RELIEF bushes. Two of these little fellows The constant haunted the garden for a while lie-nasal discharge fore I saw what they were doing. that makes a cold, They have thinned the crop of the so disagreeable bushes. but it is a relief to see that and embamsss. dormant ‘ leaf-buds develop and in; can be quick- clothe the branches anew, so that [y stopped ' by Cutcrrho- _ here ls. a hint to my gardening "m u“ magic‘ friends: try an artificial "l-lawk in M takes away m“ such an emergency. Ill-rials mad; rmhmess m the » a sma I wooden cross, a tail cut from an old nose‘ time‘; up the bad smelling rubber boot. and two pieces of mir- discharge H, a

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Anolnt gently with Cuilcurn Ointment. All: five minutes bathe with Calms Soap and bot water and. continue bathing for some minutel. This hum-mu lo hen on rising and miring. Regular nae of Curtain

ror where the head should be. Two light poles, about 9 or 10 feet long. are driven into the ground and ti wire stretched between them, after the fashion of a clothes line. Mid- way the “hawk" is suspended by stout string. Whm jt dances in the wind with the mirror flashing, not n bird will venture into the garden. This same hawk who effective in

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In. Ointment W"E‘,Q§;" 5m." s,“ 3k H get accustomed to it. and replaced when they are ‘ clincd to retum.

drops from the nose t0 the stom- ach. Impossibie for a cold to hang on if you treat it with Caulrrhomne. it's very convenient to use. no medicine to take. just a little pocket inhaler to brehthe through-and presto, in a few moments the brQt/hlng organs are cleared, head- ache goes, and you feel like a new person.

Get Cam-rhetoric froth your nig- gist. two months‘ treatmen eluéiolng hard rubber inhaler, price, 8|‘. . » -

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WHAT’S m_ A ‘NAME? ‘ By John P. MacPhle.

Your name stands for what you] are and what you n do. If you have a name for ho esty and integ-l rity it will be a great help to you in not only makihg a life but in making a living. If your name and your character stand for the same thing. then you have an asset that is most desirable in achieving some- thing worth while in life and in t business world. .

There are Christian names and. surnames and nicknames due to all‘ of us. The Christian name we get in baptism and is called the given name. The surname we get by right of birth or marriage. A name given to distinguish one from another of the same name. or because of ‘some characteristic is called a nickname. Why parents give their children such undesirable nemesis ssing strange. To cull a boy Jehoiakim or Tiglath- Pilescr or a girl Jezebel. even if they are Scripture names, when there are hundreds of others that are mu- sical in sound and suggestive in meaning, as John, meaning the “Gift of God.“ or Margaret, meaning “a pearl," is something hard to under- stand. Then some people start out with a surname that is unfortunate, though the fortunate thinf is that it can be changed; a woman can change liei‘ name ‘any time she wants to-—with some few exceptions. A few years ago there was a great convention in this country and two of the delegates, elders in a ‘well- known church, men of the sweetest disposition, stopped at the house, and one had the mi omer of being Mr. Sour, and the other the name of Mr. Pickle. It is pleasant to think that the name and the significance of it could be changed by living the very opposite, and, forcing men to think of them as MR] Sweet and Mr. Peach. I I The use and meaning of surnames often became amusing and confus- ing. In a small town in Ontario there were two men by name of Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Steele. They were both honest, hard working men. and being carpenters by trade they decided to enter into partnership under the firm of Doolittle anti ,ccic. But when the sign was hung over the door it gave such n wrong idea of the men that in self- defence they had to take it down. The use and origin of most nick- names seems to be buried in the mists of obscurity ‘and mystery. I have always been impressed and often amused at the nicknames giv- en to people in Pictou county, es- pcciiilly on the West Branch and East River. Perhaps they were more common years ago than now, and it may be worth while to record mime of them before they are for- gotten. They throw some light on the customs and social life of the people. These nicknames were given in good nature and with s. perfect understanding why pcopl were so named, so that no one s med hurt or. offended. No thoroughbred 83m nose is offended today by that. name when he knows its reason and re- spcctable origin. The best known families in Plctou county are McDonald, I-‘raser, Cani- eroii, McLean, t» McLeod, McKay, Ross, McKerhim-Murruy and Grant. These are not Italian names, but. good Scottish names. and they show what a prominent part Scotch char- acter played in the name and fame of the county. Perhaps I have clone