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ASTRONOMICAL NOTES

I have received a letter from Mr. iGlen Cirrrie, of New Wiltshire, which I have great pleasurei in sharing with my rcadersz--"Dear Agricola, with regard to your theory about earthquakes, etc. I wish to mention one point which may not have cvccurred to you. It ialthat h»- griiviiaiioiui] pull 0i the iﬁoon, s.ui, and planets can be cal- culated, knowing the distance and mas; of each, by means of Newton's ‘law of gravitation. Therefore, the relative pull on the earth at any time may be found.

“We are making a record of sun- apots this year; we use smoked glass and levy-powered field glasses. Two very large spots appeared about a. week ago (Jan. 35th), so near » together that they appear 11.5 one to the naked eye. Several other smaller spots com- plete the group. They appeared yesterdryv (Jan Ill-Agricola) about the position shown in the following diagram?’ ihcre follows an extrem- ely neat thawing showiiig_ the large spots in the centre of the suns disc). Mr. Currie resumes "I have no way of measuring them, but would guc~s that the combined length of thc two large oncs i< 40.000 or 50,000 miles. In a few days (clue to the sun's rotation) ﬂiey will pass out of sight on the western limb. I agree with you that this must be sunspot maximum y ar. Yours frilly, Glen Currie."

Mr. Cur eis letter intcre~t= me because s it. an recurrence as he remrts is almost always followed by a ma “ tic storm, and often by hiﬂh tvinus.

And there comes to mind a fore- cast mutlc on September 13th i926, by Father J. S. R rd, Ducctor of the 0b>cr\':iu»",\‘ .: Santa Clara, California calling attention to the Journey of a huge sunspot acro=s the Sun's disc Father Rickard kept it 1:. VIEW until its disappearance on Sept. 25th. "As it appeared and became central, storms, hurricanes, ﬂoods, and earthquakes, were rag- ing in various parts of the world. Its centre of gravity will again be central on October 15-16. when storms of accentuated ten=iiy will rte-occur." said Hither Rickard.

This is what September 18-19, West Palm Beach, F'la.. had the lowest barometer ever recorded in the U. S. A.. viz. 27.75 inches. This ivas followed by a. hurricane 120 m. p. h. lviirimi was laid in ruins. hundreds ivrre killed and thousands injured. Property rlamage of 3100000000. On the 21st Sept. Winnipeg had “the worst aurora night of the year" and {telegraphic communication was in- terrupted between Eastern and ‘V/estcrn Canada. (A note in my book cf records stiys the sunspot group was central on September 10th.»

lOn Oct. 30th. early in the day. a luurlcane, 130 m.p.h. struck Cuba and Florida. Havana had 650 dead and 2.100 injured: $100, millions property’ damage. On the same day an c. thquzike dcsiroyetl Lininakin, Armenia. tvith a loss of 600 lives, aid mortally iniiircrl hixnclzeds 11 Tut-re were a1 o great .i'l s‘ in Europe. Disturbanccs— not 01' so serious :1 character- canto round again November 25-30.

'l‘i*.t- "time 0i day" varies with the LiIIILiKIC as wcll as \\ith the Longi- tude: it‘. for nuwle it Is nnrise at 718 u‘ our ntituilc (46 (legrecs 21' t3“, i’ n will not THC untill x1e 60 N., on the some (Lite. ' l1’ inn»: ii‘. .-x.n»-.t follows zi like rule, so that e. certain am- ount of confusion as noticeable in

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runways/therapeutics

Inﬂuenza. according to the dictionary, is an infectious febrile disorder of short duriation, charac- tcrized especially by uttnrrh of the repiratory passages and alimentary canal and occurring mostly as an epidemic. There is believed to be a minute specific organism which in- vading the body of the victim there multlplie; indefinitely and becomes a source of fresh infection by the breath, etc. It has been claimed that the “microbe” has been isol- ated, while others deny this.

There can be no doubt, however.

that cases of this malady occur in ,

a mild form and in scanty numbers every year, and that in certain years the outbreak becomes epi- demic and virulent. It is thought that an outbreak took place in 412, B. C. for Hippocrates describes

I something very like the modern in-

111181128. in that year. Several un- dcscribed epidemics are noticed in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. and it is probable that some of these were of the same character. In tlic yea.- 1173 come‘ the first authentic record of a caturrhal ziifvetiivu winch soread over Enﬂuncl. (lei-- Fin‘ Ill'\' _ -r spniati .

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1557 mention is made of the first appearance of inﬂuenza in America. Severe epidemics took place in 1762, 1782, 1787,1803, 1833, 1837, 1847, and 1850. Several others occurred in my youth, and I am soirry to say I made no notes of them: the epidemics of the twent- ieth century are still fresh in our rnindv. The mortality in mild cases is supmsed to be 2 per cent, but in the severe typos of the disease it much exceeds that, in my opinion.

One of the seemingly mysterious things connected with itiﬂuenza. is its attacking travellers at sea, away from. all communication from land; this was illustrated in 1910, when in mid-Atlantic we were struck down one afte? another. This peculiarity was first noted in the UIILDIJPJK of 1782, when Ad- niirirl Kempenfeltt" ﬂeet was s0 hard hit off the coast of France. that it was obliged to return to England, and lord Anson's squad- ron, off the coast o1 Holland was almost Il(71'S—(It'-L'OIllI)L1l from the ravages of influenza in the same year. In an endeavor to account for such ruatters, the Italians sup- posed the malady tobe due to the “inﬂuencc" of the star's. and "in- fluenza" it has remained over since. That thcro is some connec- tion betwccn the maximum sun- spot period and the great out- breaks oi the "flu" is shown by a comparison of the dates: but the relationship as yet is obscure.

The intuition of the 1910 influen- za epidemic rootills to mind that Halleys comet was visible that year; in fact astronomers had, in the previous ycar, predicted that thi- earth would pass through the tail oi‘ the comet. This naturally cruised a. lot of talk and some timid souls ivcre rather dubious of the result. The writer jcstingly‘ com- forted thcsc anxious ones by pro- mising them zioihiug worse than "a snificry cold in the head caus- ed by the minute particles of enr- ben in the air." When the “flu" struck in. he was able to say‘ ‘There you are! what did I tcll you°" A NATURALISTS CALENDAR

A contribution on the lines of Gilbert White's Calender in his “Natural History of Selborne." The irresent instalment is for the month of January in the year as given.

Earth nearest to sun iperihclionl Jan. 1st 1o 4th, according to the year,

Crows ﬂying and vocal, Jan. 2, and 26, 1931. Capella plentiful in the bays, Jan. 1931.

Closing of rivers, Jan. (MacSwain). l-lillsboro open, Jan. 4, 1919.

Slight earth tremor felt in Char- lottctoivn, Jan. 4, 1930.

Pine Grosbeaks observed, Jan. 6, 191B. (Feeding on rowan-berries).

Winter flight of tame bees Jan. 4. 1925. Wells short of water this Jan.

Larva of “Woolly Bear" (Arctia Moth) active, Jan. 10, 1917.

White-footed mice (Pcromyscusi tranpctl in house Jan. 11, 1935.

Chick-arises observed Jan. l4, 1919. Abnurriiully ivarm on Jan. 14, 1932

4, 1908 R. still

Pa nsles in bloom in sheltered ' garden, and Diptcrs. flying out- doors. Temperatures: Charlotte-

tow-n 50, F; St. John 58, F‘; Perth unofficial) G6, F.

Black ducks going south, Jan. 1G 1926; also going east Jan. 20, 193-1.

Gale, 00 mph. in Maritimes; strong here, Jan. 16, i936.

Record cold map Jan. 1B, 1925. Tivcnty below zero is exceptional hero, but on this occasion Mount llcrbcri. had 26B: Sunimersitlc 27B Tiguish 2711; while Tyne Valley reported 4013, Portage and Wel- lingion 42B, and Conway 43B. “The coldest wave in the memory of its people.”

Juncncs noted Jan. 27, 1926. Gccwietmvn had 20B, and Albcrton 23B on night of Jan. 27, 1924.

Snoivbirds and Mergansers served Jan. 29, 1926.

Black ducks and Mcrgnnsers In the creek Jan. .70, 1928.

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Epkrmics: lsolls and carbunclcs Dec. 1919 and Jan. 1920. Also in Doc. 193G; vlrulcnt influenza 1918.

.1927, 1933.

Many simspots noted, Jan. 1926: a very rough time for mall car- ricrs. Our mail failed to arrive 6 times in JZLlL, '1 in Fcb..2 in March 2 in April, and 3 in May. A vcry stormy winter.

Jan. 1927: Terrific snow, rain and floods in the Northern Hemisphere while 40.000 cattle perish of drought in the Transvaal, S. A.

The records for February will be given in next Notes.

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I think it was the Earl of Beac- onsﬁeld that once said that the reading of the Ten Command- ments every Sunday-in the Lit- urgy of the English Church—had had a strong effect on the charac- ter of the people; and he referred to the practice as a. kind of “moral policeman". Today there are so many distractions offered that the study of the Scriptures has fallen away greatly, and this in circles where one would least expect it. A uirlter in the New York Herald

Tribune recently told of a friend who, after she. had carefully eluc- idated a passage in Milton toacol- lege literary class. asked if any of thcm knew what Sinai was. They didn't. But one of the more en- quiring students then rose and said, on his own account‘ "You haven't told us who this Messiah

is. in the war in heaven." They were also unable. in another -lcs- son, to identify Ruth amid ‘he alien corn. And how. this teacher wondered, will they appreciate English literature if they are un-

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111E UHARLIYI'I'E'I'UWN GUARDIAN‘

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CONSER VA TION

A WEEKLY COLUMN 0F PRACTICAL OPINIONS ON THE VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING TIIII USES AND ABUBES OI" NATULAL RESOURCES BY MB. LUDI-OW JENKINS,

EXPIDITING WILDLIFE

Arthur Newton Puck, Editor m Nature Magazine

‘ of advertising of suns. ammunition, clothing. foot-- wear. and other gear for sportsmen one sees in the sporting magazines is never-ceasing cause for surprise. The great display seems really to be more than the “traffic will bear." To whatever extent advertising is excessive, it is propaganda for the maintenance and increase of hunt- mg. As propaganda, it is, further- more. entirely misleading, for all well-inzfonned and candid observ- ers know that hunting has passed its peak 1n the United States and must continue to decline. Saying nothing whatever of the merits of hunters ou- of hunting or as to their share in responsibility for the de- cline of game. that decline is an inevitable consequence of the more and more intensive occupation of the land by human beings.

The growth of population in the United States s‘nce colonial da/ys is one of the marvels of the world. The number of people is now fifty times as great as in 1776. Im- pressed by this continuous and great growth, business men have thought only in terms of steady ex- pansion and mass production.

The depression may have slight- ly altered tlhis point of view. but according to what population ex- perts tell us it must be given up en- tirely. Growth of population is known to be slowing down and the total for the United States is ex- pected to become stationary or de- clining within the lifetime of pers- ons now living-that is. before the end of‘ the present century.

Meanwhile the rate of iticrease is becoming smaller every year and the expanding market predicated by those addicted to "boom" psychology must definitely be relegated to the limbo of idle dreams. Some suggest escape by increase of foreign trade but this. is a false hope as the pop- ulations of other countries also are beoommg stationary and all of them

ANIMAL HIISIIANDRY

AGRICULTURIST TEEVALUATION

For some years past experi- ments with a new method of till- ing and fertilizing the soil have been carried on in different coun- tries. 1t is proving so successful that it will probably revolutionize farming in the near future. Agri- culture is most certainly entering a new era.

The “biodynam1c" method is but a few years old but the rc_ stilts obtained with it on more than 2,000 farms in European countries and in the United States and New Zealand are amazing. However. if the practice is new the theory is not. It was conceiv. ed nearly a century ago by the French physicist Avago and furth. er developed by the chemist Berthelot toward the close of the nineteenth century. Both, how. ever. were thinking ahead 0g their time, which is the reason why their ideas did not find a willing car among their contemporaries,

Any explanation of the new method should start with Bertholot’: formula “the earth is like a living being". which contains all the es- sential elements of this marvelous new experiment.

__fl_‘_lie basic idea. of the biodynarnic

are exerting every effort to be self- suiificlent economically.

Nqt only such ‘ ‘ controlling tho .1 situation lhould be taknm into consideration by dealers catmvhg to the wants of qaortamen, but another, vitally affecting their field alone, namely, the steadily dhniniahing 81111111’ of game. Dia-

axceptiona duo w local effort; at production, which do not effect the general situation, game has steadily dwindled in the United States. Saying nothing about over- shooting as a. cause, decrease in game, and most other wildlife as well, inevitably follows increase of the lmnum population and extend- ed occirpatim of the land.

Although piapulaiiim growth is slowing up, moire land than at present in use will be taken over by people and much of that occupied will be used more ititerisiveiw, thus mom completely " -- wild- life. The long-time ,. __ ‘ fu- wildlife as an object of sport seems almost confined to private. oii- poss- ibly vdsely restricted public, estab- lishments where game management will be intensively practiced. As to wildlife for its own mke. the only safety ls refuges, which 1t is to be hoped will be adequate in sze and quality to preserve permanently noteworthy representations o." all of our interesting species.

Business built on wildlife ex- rploitation must necessarily diminish and if its proponents could only see the light now, and make plans for the future based on realities, it would greatly asist in praent efforts to halt the rapid process of extermination of wildlife. It would do the indispensable. furthermore, in preserving a nucleus for stock- ing the management areas and the refuges upon which our fut-um hopes depend. Such conservaﬁve action might, moreover, assure the continuance of sporting trade on a. moderate scale. If, on the contrary, the business goes full steam ahead as long as shootable natural game supply can be found. some now

grizzled gray will see the end.

method is that the value of food- stuffs lies in their strength rather than in the substance. Therefore the nutritive value of- cereals. vegetables, etc., depends upon the disintunication of the soil. This sounds simple enough, but the ap. plication of the theory meets with many practical difficulties.

The scientists concerned with these experiments, especially at the Dornach laboratories in Switzer- land, have brought out two pre- parations for the use of farmers. The "500" and the "501", A small quantity of one of these mixtures is added to three and one third small quantity of water which per- forms the miracle: sprayed with a very fine atomizer, it enhances the productivity of the soil in a. pro- digious manner. From an estate near Berlin, in a district known for its poor sandy soil and exposure to northern winds, where farming is done under the worst possible

lrcumltancea, comes the news that, since they begun to apply the new-method. they have had abundant crops of beets corn, lucern, and even wheat, while the diatrla normally produces only rye.

Another startling discovery in the same field was nmde about ten years ago almost simultaneously by the Englishman MacCari-ison, by two Indian scientists and the Ger- man Rudolph Steiner, the creator of Dorrmch. They found that manure pre-treated in n. certain manner enhanced the productivity of the soil enormously and that, by adding certain vegetable matter a

Plan? strange forms of life exist in that gloomy region. Sometimes, though scldomcreatures are wash- cd up on the beach to puzzle the naturalists. 1n March, 1934, a beast was stranded at Cherbourg, which was quite unknown to sci- ence. It was 25 feet long, had a ﬁsh-like body, a thin neck, ﬁns, and no feet. It wasn't a fish, though; for it was partly covered with coarse white hair. Another oddity was found on Henry Island, 13.0.. in November. 1934. It was 80 ﬂ- lvnr. had a horse-like hesitant: was covered with hairs. "It was not a fish but a mammal, for its flesh was recl, like beef" says the report.

It had flippers like a seal, but its body was jelly-like, with very few bones, except the spinal “m- brae. Unfortunately it was too far llvne and "smelly" to be kept for scientiﬁc examination.

They had these odd visitors in old times too. In Chamber's "Do- mestic Armals of Scotland" there is an account of a cirrioua animal thrown ashore at Bamburgh in Northumbcrland in 1544. “At the seaside at Bamburgh therewnsnae kind of ﬁsh ta’en by the space of (we year; but the sea made me great routing and horrible noise. which was by (outside of) custom and use. so it chanced, at the hie spring (tide) thatane terrible beast was ciisten in dead, cf the quantity ibulk) of ane man. Nae man could devise ane thing malr terrible, with horns on the head of it, red eon: with misshapen face. with lucken (webbed) hands and feet and me great rumple hinging to the eird, fa great fold or plait hanging w the earth). It consumit and stlnklt sac, that in short time nae man nor beast might come near it; but n11 the country about saw it be- fore, and sundry took great fear and ilrcadour for the sicht of it for a lang space after. It was cal- lit. the sea-devil. Witness the Laird m’ li/Yoiv." Evidently the great-

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TIMELY norms on irorrcs Connacran wrrn

Silver Fox Farming

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This week's issue of the Saturday Evening Post has irleading article by M. N. ‘Iuylor, advertising mana- Ber of the Merrill Daily Herald’ Viiinoonain. entitled-"ﬂir Farming a Challenge to the Trapping Lines." which features Fromm Brothers’ monumental fox farms at Hamburz. vv mcidentally, 1t is good advertiang for all of us’ as it draws the attention of many millions to silver fox furs. It was reprinted in full in last Monday's Guardian.

The extent to which the demand for canned dog foods has grown 01m be gleaned from the fact that 125 firms in the United States are engaged in peaking or manufactur- ing it. Home meat was formerly the chief ingredient but now pack- ing h bye-products are mostly irsed. tia estimated that $25,- 000,000 is paid by owners o; dogs for this addition to their pets diet.

Roman Bros. national pelt show m t .. .

a. _, w yesterday and will be concluded t0- day. A sale of silver fox and mink pelts is scheduled to begin on Mon- day. Special trains and basses will carry a large number of fur bilyers from various fur centres in the United States to the sale. In connection with the pelt show five cash awards ranging from $15 to $6 will be given for each of the follow- ing color phases-dark medium sil- ver, medium silver‘ pale silver, ex- tra. Dale silver. For the group clases consisting of two skins suit-

An 1n article mtiﬂndi "The m: Oil-Soluble Vitamins." appear: in the American Fur Breed- er for Primary’ 12mm which we quanta-fume four oil-soluble vita- mini In A,D,I‘.,u.udI*‘. The firattwomaybefilfullytakeuto- get-ha, bemuso the richest and least emenisve natural source of these two ailbatence: is Cod LING!‘ 011.

The largest aimplin of mdlcin- alcodliveroiiliaNorwa-y‘ duetoa natural advantage which her West coast enjoys. The cod fish pop- ulates the Northern Atlantic Ocean. Sexually mature in the sixth year. when the cod fish is about 30-50 pounds heavy, he makes his wed- ding trip, which he has done for the last thousand years, tn the shallow coast of Norway which seem-s to invite his spawning. ‘mere the fish are caught‘ their livers are removed and lasted by steam in boilers. Th6 solid fate are remov- ed w “ﬁ and filtration. The first-nan oil forms the light yel- low, medicinal gradeof cod liver oil high potent in vitamins A and D.

For over one hundred years this oil proved of inestimable value tn treating malnutrition, wasting,dis- eases, rickets, tuberculosis’ and gen- eral deibility of men. Modern day science foimd that the eﬁceptional irealih-ipromoting qualities of nod liver oil were t0 be contributed t0 the relatively large quantities of the

able for scarves, a $25 prize will beanti-xexophtharlznic or anti-infec-

given and for the five skin class for‘ capes a $50 prize. The Champion- ship $75 prim will be for the sweepstalre Grand Champion pelt.

As pelt shows are becoming more and more popular it may be well to publish here the rules governing entries which Fromm B1705. have adopted.

L-Alil entries must be exhkffcd in the raw state. No dressed or chemically processed pelts will be admitted. "

2.—F1ox pelts must be shipped with the fur side out.

3.-'I‘he show committee will attach a. number and seal to each pelt en- try on receipt 0t" the pelts, and will register the number and name of the owner.

iL-Pelts must arrive not later than February 1st.

5.—A1il pelts entered in the show must be sold through the 'Fromm Auctclon Bales in 1937 and must be from original collection consigned to Fromm sale.

6.—'!‘.he decision of the judges or judge shall be final.-

The mink breeders of the United States held a national convent-ion at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, on Wednesday’ which had as its pur- pose the perfecting of a permanent organization of American mink breeders. Every mink breeder in the United States and Alaska re- ceived an invitation to be present. It is understood that one of the matters to be taken up at the meet-

ing was the urging on the govern-

ment of the United States the im- position of a duty of 50 per cent on minik pelts, similar to the duty on silver fox pelts. When it comes to looking after their own interests you have to hand it to the Yanks!

Fox and mink stealing has been prevalent in various parts oif the United States the past two months. At Menasha, Wisconsin, upwards of 100 live mink, valued at $5000 were stolen from the ranch of I. L. Sho- pel on the evening of January 2nd. The thieves out the outside guard fence after having disposed of two good watch dogs. They killed the mink on the spot, but in the hurried getaway left ten behind.

could be obtained. This ---- “ would appear to contradict the theory that artificial fertilizers are all that is needed to obtain good crops. The truth is, how- ever, that if chemical fertilizers do enhance the productivity, the improvement is not a lasting one, and the soil soon becomes ex- hausted.

The point of departure of this theory is that the soil is gradual- ly drained of its organic strength by the plants which grow on it. Therefore it is necessary to restore these forces. The medium recom- mended for the purpose is a. mould of plant waste and a compost con- ta e. milfoil. snap- dmgun. oakbark, e/w. Manure to which this couipoot is added not only loses its unpleuant odor but acquires n. power that works mir- acles with the soil and restores its nutritive value in a short time.

Even more amazing are the in. direct result: thul obtained. Ibr example, of the 0gp of chickens fed with biodynnmic grain only 20 per cent. went bad in four months and 26 per cent. in six months. while the ' , ‘ of bad 0gp is about 40 and 60 respec- tively.

The “ iynllnic method is the outcome of I philosophic system. or its inventors claims, its practical application.

In order to discover the rea- aorl for many strum happening one must delve into the fields of astronomy and ostrdphwlca. The inﬂuence of the sun upon organic life in well known. Simlight manu- facturers the nutritive substances. sugar, cellulose, ltuich. Plants which grow in the shade are weak and fragile. There seems to be a

1 argument on this point, but opinion: differ considerably re- garding the inﬂuence of the moon upon the evolution of the plant. The relationship between the phases of the moon and night frosts in spring, for example, has been established by Avago. But

even in this respects his ideas were

premature and nobody listened to him. Today this relationship is a recognized fact.

In Brazil and Argentine, which ranks among the world's principal producers of fine timbers and rail- way sleepers, the contracts of sale contain the clause that the trees must be cut "during the right moon." ‘These transactions involve enormous sums of money and the birainess men who draw them up are not dreamers. Experience taught them that the hardness and strength of wood depends to a great extent upon the influence of the moon. ‘The "right moon" is the new moon. Wood cut during this phase dries quickly and no longer warps, whereas timber cut during the crescent phase stays damp and undergoes changes involving great financial losses. For the crescent moon makes the sap rise and trees out during this phase, is, when the stars power of attraction in great- est, continue to ‘1aleer1."

There la no superstition about these facts and the biodynamic

“ ‘inane’ tomake the beat oi’ such experienciea. It teaches that farmers should go by tho phases of the moon in tilling the soil and sowing. Old farmers in France, and in other countries as well, cling to the tradition that aur" face plants like grain, cabbage, le- gumes, etc., should be sown with the crescent moon and underground plants, like onions. potatoes, turnips when the moon is in the lut quar- ter. Many people are inclined to disnial these ideas as obaelefo be- liefs but it is well to bear in rnind that modern medicine is going back to old methods. There is no rea- son why agriculture mould not do likewise. -

There is no village-fair hocua-i pocus or cheap occultism about the biodynamic method. It is mere- ly a matter of studying the laws of nature and drawing the right 0011- cluslons from them.

AGIICULTUBIQT

tious vitamin (A). and to the anti- mchitic vitamin (d) which are both msential for the normal growth and development of the body, particu- larly in the early stages o! life.

It was conclusively shown that it was‘ these vitamins which brought aboutanincreaaeinbody .,,' acceleration of growth. and an ef- ficient calcification of bones and teeth. and a greater resistance to infectious diseases. Of vitamin D. there may yet be said that, at present‘ scientific knowledge knows no food which contains this vitamin in suificient quantities. ‘

Outside of the two vitamins, three other important therapeutic factors are included in the oom- plex of cod liver oil, its iodine con- tent. the high content of unsatur- ated acids, and its actual higih food value. The third oil-soluble vitamin is vitamin E which has been definitely identified with fertility and the reproductive capacity of animals, both male and female. Ex- periments have shown that an ab- solute lack of this vitamin will 11n- ally cause complete sterility. This vitamin is present 1n fairly I ade- quate quantities in green leafy veg- etables and in fresh protein foods. Its richest source is Wheat Germ O11 which is gained from the wheat berry through cold process hydraul- ic pressure. It has the additional quality of acting as an antioxidant when added to fresh md liver oil’ protecting the oil from becoming rancid. and preserving the potency of the sensitive vitamin A. The precautionary feeding of vitamin E will prevent unnecessary failures, subnormal litters, and other debil- ity diseases.

Vitamin I". the fourth oil-soluble vitamin’ has been identified by re- search workers with the tiwo un- mturated fatty acids, linoleic and linolenic acids. bud is similarly pro- duced as wheat germ oil but from flaxseed. Research work has shown that the absence of this vit- amin in the diet of foxes and mink brings about a. scaliness of the skin, considerable loss of both guard hair and underfur, eruptions of the skins re ememas, discolor- ation of the fur, and other undesir- able symptoms. greatly disliked by the fur breeder’ who, above every- thing else wants and needs high- grade pelts. i

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break with their natural habits of eating and living. The livestock mailers. poultry men. kennel own- erl. M. an making sure that me diet they feed may be well-protected aﬂult any hat of time n 11151 oil-soluble vitamins by supplying these ‘ementary food factors regularly to their animals. A few advanced fur breeders have done llnewise for years. Every fox or mink farmer should do Likewise to 81W his pofits during good and bad years a sure footing.’

Roland McG. ‘Poplin was married merit-Iv to Miss crystal vun Oosten m’ Gmnd motifs‘ meuigaii. Roland is a. son of Frank J. Tuiplln, former- ly of New Arman, one of the found. ers of the silver fox industry in Prince Edward Island and the first to break the " compact" and sell foxes alive for breeding Purposes. Mr. and Mrs. ‘ruplin will make their home on the Tup- lin fox ranch, Alpine, Michigan. Frank ‘Poplin is now J in silver fox f in British 0c.

arming lumbia and claims to have received "P! 111811 Prices for this season's 118114 mined

Whiter H. Callback’ formerly of P- E- I-. who has been in busines as an importer of silver fox furs at Denver. Colorado, recently located one of the finest mining claims in Colorado. He and his partner, Jolm Ar demon’ are negotiating f:r the disposal of a. lease of it to the American. Simelting and Refining Company.

Harry Idrab, well known fur buy- er o! Mortcton, has MlIJ-IBSIBG all of his competitors this season and his "hat was still in the ring"—or rather his sign was out wanting 10x pelts-yesterday. The writer has no recollection of any buyer in other Years sticking so long to his trade in this locallity.

One oil‘ the meakers at the Milli- gan at Morrison 11px Breeders’ As- aociatiori banquet. held in the New York Auction Company's auditor- ium. was the well known radio news commentator and globe trotter' Ioweli Thomas.

The Iiudsonls Bay Company in an mdawor to determine the ef- fect various colors have on pelt, growth, and reproduction of mink. has equipped three double mink pens on their eiaperimenfal ranch 81F BIIYTS H111. lilllanitdba, with var- ious colored screens’ one with a green, one with a blue and one with a red colored screen.

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