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This immense transaction will be handled by two companies, one to be organized by Germany and the other by France, each to allow participation by some private capital. The German company is to look after the assem- bling of material ordered by the French company at the shipping points. Transportation and delivery by the German company at suitable termin~ ale and on suitable dates also are pro- vided tor, the payment to be made to "the manufacturers out of German Gov- ernment bonds Issued specially for 'The delivery to France by the Ger- man Government of 7,000,000,000 gold marks Worth of building materials wighin three years is provided for by the recent agreement between Louis Loucheur, French Minister of the Librated Regions, and Walter Rathe- nau, German Minister of Reconstruc- tion, the details of which are now made public, says a Paris despatch. Cream the shortening With the water by adding the latter only a bit at a time. Mix the salt and baking pJ‘w’del' with the sifted flour, and stir thfs into the butter and water. Turn mt upon a floured board and roll thin tcfcre lining the bins. And do not forget When lining the plate to care- fully press out all air so that none is left to force up the pastry in large bubbles and push the filling out of the; pie into the oven. This amount will. Cream the 5 water by adding at a time. Mix pavder with the 111's into the but Sé cupful shortening (V; curpful but- ter, 34 mpful lard), 174,) C‘lpful hot (boiling water), 2% cupfuls flour, 1/; teaspoonful baking powder, 1A; ten- spoonfill‘shlt. A pastry made with hot water! We ask youâ€"the experienced cooksâ€"can you think of anything more iconoclasâ€" tic? Here it is: Yet, because this woman’s children are healthy young animals and object to being broken to harness she bewails the fact that her children are lazy and idle. Bewailing at home would be bad enough, it would go far towards mak- ing the children lazy, but to tell their faults to the world is little shortâ€"of crimnal. That Woman is giving her children a reputation they will have hard work .llving down. They are already looked upon in the community as future bad citizens, when as a matter of fact they are only normal, average children. No child ever overwhelms its parents with gratitude for its daily care. Yet be- cause these children are not constantly thanking their mother for their bread and butter, she refers to them as monâ€" sters of ingratitude. And where is the child who hops out of bed in the morning and rushes to mother, clam- oring to be given Work to do? I‘ve yet to see a healthy boy or girl who voluntarily offered to do chores or wash dishes, until months of habit had made the job seem natural. The pro- pensity of children is 'to dash out to play, and if they don’t whine and pro-1 test when you dragged them in to‘ work, you’d think there was somethingl the matter with them. Now, wouldn'tl you? l One such post has alth broken up a community organization in a. pros- perous farming section. Her first sug- gestions were constructive, but wheth- er her sucoess in getting the organiza- tion to change some pf its plans gave her an enlarged sense of her own im- portance, or whether she was at heart a. born fault finder, who can say? At any rate she continued to pick flaws in the methods of work until the disâ€" couraged promoters of neighborhood enterprises are all ready to give up. Probably this woman has done no mtre harm, though, than her neighbor v51: 3 finds fault with her family. Every woman knows that no husband is perâ€" fect, no Children faultless. But why be forever telling them about it? Psychologists tell us that the best Way to build up is by praising virtues rather than by stressing faults. Yet this womanâ€"and she has many copies â€"almost never mentions a good thing about any of her family, but continu- ally harps on their shortcomings. A little kindly, well meant criticism is one of the best stimulants to growth. But it is seldom a critic can remain just a kindly critic. It is so easy to slip over the line and become a chronic fault finder, from whom Heaven pre- serve us. Virtue May Become a Vice. Virtues can be carried to such an extreme that they degenerate into vices is an axiom. Perhaps the one which most easily and quickly slips over the border is the virtue of criti- cism. A "Never Fail" Pie Crust. Germany’s Latest Offer to France Herr Rathenau’s main argument was that it Germany were compelled to continue cash payments under the same international exchange condi- tions as those she encountered while paying the first bllllon marks she would be forced inevitably to default, probably not later than next July. The mark, which has already decreased in value since the recent London agree- ment, is likely to fall to a point where it will have no more exchange value abroad, it was argued by Herr Rathe- nau. I For instance, if you have been long- . ing for a really handsome embroidered linen luncheon set, but never started [one because you felt you would never ,‘finish it, make that your season's iwork. When every odd hour is spent on making a piece of work grow, it is .surprising to see how the thing gath- I ers speed after it once has a start. this purpose. The French company will take the material thus delivered and sell it in the open market exclu- sively for rebuilding northern France. The French Government, according to the terms of the agreement, will take care not to cut prices below a reason- able competition with private interests which hitherto have been strongly op- posed to Germany's supplying material to the detriment of French manufac- turing firms. ' Those women were wise in their work, for material that was to be graced by the art of their hands was always of the finest quality genuine Irish linen. That is why some for- tunate daughtersâ€"and even grand- daughtersâ€"â€"have remnants of bridal sets to-day as keepsakes. And how those lovely old silvering pieces are Such beautiful stamped linens are being shown this season that even the busiest woman, who have not given any time to embroidering for years, are trying to spare a few hours to do it. The most important point about these new stamped pieces is that they are of genuine Iris-h linen, of the full, ro-und thread Derryvale weave. This will wear for years and years, so the worker has the satisfaction of know- ing that her labor will last, not for a season, but for a generation. Indeed, if she be of sentimental nature, she will take joy in laying up treasure for her daughter and ., her daughter’s daughter, just as good mothers of half a century ago used to do. Plan your needlework for the sea- son. Think of something you have always Wished for and resolved to get when you could “afford it,” or to do when you “had time." After the “parade” the pedlers en- deavor to sell their wares, imitating the methods of real pedlers in order to create merriment. Sandwiches can be sold from a basket carried by a man dressed to represent a “train- boy.” Another “train-boy" could sell peanut bars, marshmallows, other package candy and sweet‘ chocolate. Ice cream could be sold from a push- cart and should be served on paper plates and eaten with tin spoons. A woman carrying a basket containing cakes should be near at hand. Other baskets should be filled with aprons, ironâ€"holders, tea-towels, fancyâ€"work, notions and flowers if they are avail- able. A Pedler's Parade is novel and does not require booths. Those who take part dress up to represent peddlers (both men and women), and place their Wares in baskets, packs and push-carts. The sale opens with a parade of these "merchants" headed by an organ-grinder carrying a hand- organ, if‘ it is possible to hire one. An agibh'boy might be persuaded to dress as ‘5. monkey and accompany the organ~grinder thrOughout the even- ing, holding up his cap for stray penâ€" nies. If this can not be arranged, \a group of musicians might serve as a street band, producing music on real or fake instruments, but rememlbering to “pass the hat” between numbers. Ladies’ Aid: Can you suggest some new Way of holding a small sale or bazaar? It is claimed that this recipe will never fail. It is more easily and quickly made than by the old method of rubbing the fat into the flour and keeping everything ice cold. More power to every discovery that saves time and labor but sacrifices no quality! make upper and lower crusts for one large pie. If filling is uncooked bake forty minutes in 450-degree oven, re- ducing the temperature to 400 degrees for last ten minutes. Planning Embroidery. A Novel Bazaar. :cent London agree- ‘all to a point where ore exchange value ued by Herr Rathe- It is more profitable toe to envy. ‘ “You think of it in connection with your teeth because it is the teeth which makes the sound, but the cause lies in the muscles used in chewing or in opening your mouth when you speak. The chattering occurs in spite of the will or brain.' You have little control over it, and can stop it only by clinching the teeth. It is really a mild variety of spasm caused by the cold, which» acts on the jaw muscles in much the same way that some poisons produce muscular spasms which cannot be controlled. The little muscles which close the jaw are acted upon by the cold in such a way that they pull the jaw up and let it fall by its own weight. This, re- peated many times, causes the teeth to click together, and produces what is called “chattering.” September days, September days, An’ school.bells gladly ringin', An‘ boys and girls with happy ways, Their cares to winds are flingin', Again the huntsman’s horn so clear Will an the air be fallin’, “The autufnn's here, the autumn's here." The painted woods are callin'. Across the fields the Bob White yields His matingi call so cheery, Which plainly says his wife he shields By that call clear an’ merry, Ere long the punkin's golden glow Will brighten up the stubble, An' pies that mother makes you know Will banish care an’ trouble. September daysâ€"September daysâ€" Au’ autumn fields are callin’. O'er woods there hangs a purple haze An’ acorns are a-fallin’, _ \Vhere squirrels in the trees so high, In their wee paws are holdin‘ The nut to eatâ€"oh, such a treatâ€" A sight for your beholdin’. In anpther few thousand years to come our present highly-important Pole Star will have again sunk into obscurity through having been left in the lurch by the steadily-moving North Celestial Pole. The brilliant blueâ€"and- white Vega will be the most magnifi- cent Poe Star of the future. It will be about 12,000 .years, however, before its turn comes. A few thousand years ago it was a long way from the present Pole Star, and in those days the star was quite an ordinary one, differing in no way from hosts of others we see around us on any fine night. The fact is that the Pole Star mere- ly happens to be the nearest bright star to the North Celestial Pole. This latter point is an imaginary one in the heavens, marking the spot towards which the earth's aixs is directed. OW- ing to causes which need not be en. tered into here, this imaginary point is moving in a great circle in the sky, a circle so vast that about 26,000 years is taken to complete it. Why? Because the Pole Starâ€"or Polaris. as it is known to astronomers â€"â€"is not at the North Celestial Pole, to which the geographical North Pole corresponds. but nearly three times the apparent breadth of the full moon from it. It may surprise many people to know that even when an Arctic ex- plorer had the Pole: Star exactly over- head he would still be about eighty miles from the North Pole. Embroidery may be done at any time, in any place, in any company. The conversation can go along freely, for there are no stitches to count, no clicking needles to interrupt. It has always been a pas-time occupation of gentlewomen. ‘ Women’s time is too precious to-day to waste it, eve\n in her leisure mo- ments, on unworthy work. material at hand. The designers have given their best in the patterns, and the manner in which motifs have been carried through sets is admirable, A £<':ent7repiece, acoompanied by twelve doilies in two sizes, strikes one as a big piece of workâ€"one that the faintâ€"hearted is likely to postpone until she has “more time.” The “more time” stage is a sort of twin sister to to-morrow. It has a way of never arriving. And so a woman goes on longing for the thing right within her reach, if she will only stretch her arm, just a little bit, for it. Hand embroidery moves faster as the work progresses and faltering finâ€" gers grow swift and skillful. A piece that frightens one by its enormity when blank loses all the terror it held for the worker within a week's time. And it is a work that rests the mind while the hands fashion a beautiful thing. cherished! If anything grows old gracefully, surely it is linen. Its sheen and silky smoothness seem to «become more ingratiating with time. So whether the presentâ€"day woman Wants merely to satisfy her own long- ing for beautiful embroidered linen or whether she is sowing that others may reap, there is an abundance of worthy material at hand. The designers have given their best in the patterns, and Why the Téeth Chatter. A North Pore Deception. SeptemBer Days. on a clean sheet or blanket. Flies carry disease to babies. Screen the baby’s room. Keep flies away from the baby and his food at all times. Cover the crib or carriage with netting to keep out the flies and mosquitoes. A healthy, good-tempered baby is one of the greatest joys of life. one of the gr Wherever it gq from its m‘eson cleaned out of not let the ba dirty floor or d The baby is not a toy or a plaything, but a great responsibility. Its health, growth and happiness depend largely upon youâ€"the parent. Therefore you must avoid infection by keeping the baby away from anyone who is not perfectly well. What seems like a cold in the head may turn out to be measles or some other disease. Remember that measles and Whoopingâ€"cough are seri- ous diseases for young children. The older a child is when he comes down with them, the less is the danger of fatal results. The germs of disease enter by Way of the mouth. Keep playthings and comforters, and every- thing that has not been thoroughlv A few days ago a letter reached me from a mother in the country, reading as follows: “Our baby, seven weeks old, had a rash from the heat. Would you kindly tell me what is best to do for it.” This is a difficult question to answer by letter, and shows what Public Health officials have to deal with. In_the first place the question- should be answered by the family phy- sician. He is the one to visit the child and determine what the cause of the rash may be. The mother may think it is caused by heat and she may be right, but it is better to have expert advice on the matter. There are rash- es due to scarlet fever, incipient measles and various other ailments that have to be taken into account. . It is for reasons such as this that Public Health Education as far as Child Welfare is concerned, aims to impress on mothers the necessity of a thorough medical examination of their children regularly. Parents are too prone to diagnose complaints of children and label them this or that without any scientific investigation whatsoever. For instance, it is appal- ing to think of the number ofi deaths of infants and young children from diphtheria whose mothers were firmly‘ convinced that the sick children had merely a “sore throat" or tonsilitis. Over 63 per cent. of the deaths from diphtheria in Ontario last year were- among children under five years of ageâ€"that is, children of pre-schooli age who had not yet come under the' supervision of school medical inspec- tion. Minor defects of all kinds, more- over, go unattended to, and become chronic because either the parent did not notice the defect in the child or else did not i-egard it as anything serious. The idea of cal-ling in a doctor is only as a last resort with some ' smiles. people, in fact, you will sometimes: drab and uninteresting situations with smiles and good-fellowship. A few evenings ago I was in a train coming to Toronto from Blackwater Junction and the compartment was filled with the ordinary crowd of tired, sleepy in- dividuals one sees travelling at night after a long journey. Yawning, gaz- ing listlessly at the notice prohibiting spitting in the train, or looking out into the dark of evening, everybody seemed to be looking on life as a commonplace, without a thrill. But into the train came a young man wear- ing the returned button, and with him were his wife and baby. That charm- ing little mortal about fifteen months old was soon the centre of interest. Hardly had its mother got seated when it wheeled round in her arms and grabbed a newspaper which a man was listlessva reading in the seat be- hind. Instantly the man was alert with kindly interest. Not wanting to have the reader disturbed, the mother moved over to the seat facing, but 3 ruddy-complexioned old fellow was the next victim. The little tot promptly took hold of his ear and/the weather- beaten stranger turned round startled. But when he saw that laughing little countenance he instantly reached over his horny hand and shook baby's outstretched palm. The child then noticed a lady across the aisle eating an orange and glued its eyes on the attractive fruit. With the mother’s permission the lady gave a section of the orange to the child, and to show its appreciation, the little one allowed itself to be lifted on to the lady’s knee. All .the time the baby was smiling and waving its hands at nearby people in the compartment, with the result that everybody was wreathed in That baby was a tonicâ€"a. genial travelling companion not only hear the expression “I don’t think he is sick enough to send for a doctor." A few days ago a letter reached me from a mother in the country, reading as follows: “Our baby, seven weeks old, had a rash from the heat. Would you kindly tell me what is best to do for it.” This is a difficult question to answer by letter, and shows what Public Health officials have to deal with. In_the first place the question should be answered by the family phy- sician. He is the one to visit the child and determine what the cause of the rash may be. The mother may think it is caused by heat and she may be right, but it is better to have expert advice on the matter. There are rash- es due to scarlet fever, incipient measles and various ofher ailments that have to be taken into account. SUNDAY amoou OF THE _ 5=C0Nr> BAP.- THIRD ANNE PICN lc Middleton will be glad to answer questions on Pubuc Health :th- ters through this column. Address him at the Parliament Bldgs. Toronto. ' Ut®+ov ’I’Yfi" i not been thoroughly the baby’s mouth. Do by crawl around on a Jsty carpet. Place him eet or blanket. Flies 9 an BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON HEALTH EBMAEEW 1 the worst Provincial Board of Health, Ontario fills the most (13’; ,,f / J??â€" A_ fl 4’/ from ev nublicitV To me, interested in the Welfare of Children, my admiration of this youngster was associated with a feel- ing of regretâ€"reget that there should not be more of these healthy, happy babies in this Province of On; tarior They are optimists from birth and will grow to healthy men and women. How often we see the other extreme, the ill-nourished, pale and crying baby, handicapped in healthI from the moment it begins its earthly existence. It is a sorry spectacle and there is no need for many of these weal-dings, if the mothers only knew and practiced mothercraft, particular. ly the great essentialâ€"breast feeding, coupled with proper care of the child during the early months and years of life. In the whole field of Child Wel- fare there is no more important first principle than thisâ€"having the child fed at the mother’s breast. It is a slogan that should be preached from Yl ll m that should be preached from housetops, from the pulpit and is vet to cnme newspaper and a this country. eof