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About the House TENSION MAKES OR MARS STITCH. The tension of your sewing machine Is an all-important consideration of every home dressmaker. It must be regulated according to the weight of material used and a perfect stitch should be alike on both sides. This perfect stitch is obtained when the tension on the upper and under side is alike. The upper tension is usually placed on the face of the machine or else on the arm; the lower tension is adjusted by a screw in the bobbin case. In regulating the delivery of thread both through the upper and lower tension, turn the adjusting screw to the right to tighten, and to the left to loosen. The length of the stitch is reulated by a screw or a lever on the head at the right of the machine; this stitch is lengthened by turning to the right. IMPROPER WORKING OF MACHINE. Does your upper thread break? IO, is this the reason? Imperfect needle (bent or blunt). Machine improperly threaded. Needle too small for the thread. Needle improperly set. Dirt or lint in the shuttle cavity which stops the bobbin from turning freely. Worn. Does your machine skip stitches? If this is the condition examine it, considering the following points: Blunt or crooked needle. Needle and thread not correspond- Ing in size. Needle improperly set Wrong needle for the machine. Are you constantly breaking need- les? Here are some of the reasons: Failure to release the tension be fore drawing the work from under the presser foot. Trying to assist the feed points by pulling the material as the machine is stitching. ‘ Using a coarse thread in a fine needle. Using the wrong needle or not set- ting the needle properly. Presser foot or attachments not seâ€"l curely fastened by thumb screws. Do you find that your machine is hard to run? This condition may be due to any of the following: Dull needle points. Loose belt. Dull needle. Lack of oil. Dirt and lint. Gummed with oil. Go over the machine carefully, ad- justing all the conditions that promote disorder and give it a fair chance to do good work for you, before you blame the results of your work to age and make. Ifl A POT OF GOLDâ€"PAINT. This is the time of year when everything about the house seems to take on a look of shabbiness and mis- fit, when we housewives wish we might follow the rainbow’s lovely path 'and find the fabled Pot of Gold. But why seek the rainbow's end when a veritable pot of gold may be purchas- ed for a very small sum at the corner drug store or hardware? Small pots of paint and enamel holding as little. as oneâ€"fourth pint may now be procur- ed in almost every color and tint. A very small outlay of money aul time will make dingy rooms take on a' bright and cheerful appearance. We recently moved into a large country house. The dining-room woodwork was painted a muddy" green. We repainted the woodwork and papered the walls with a soft tan: paper with a touch of rose in it. We| went over the furniture with .in zin-L tique oak varnish. also the floor. The room is very cheerful and pleasantl and the whole cost came within fivel dollars. We had two Clev‘p trays of smooth‘ wood made. These we fastened onel above the other to four square posts. To this we fastened the rubberâ€"tiredi wheels and the wellâ€"designed handle of n discarded baby carriage. Wey enameled this to match the other furn- ishings and have a practical and real ly good looking serving table. We found some old. deep picture frames in the attic. Those we enam- eled in black with touches of gilt and Color. We purchuscd some tray handles and fastened one at each end of :‘rnmeS. We p'ii crocheted doilics liliilo" ti‘c glass. although cutouts of null paper or i-i'etotiite would be pic‘fy. Those substantial trays have been much admired. Scarcer anything about the house escaped the onslaught of our relent- less paint brushes. Vases, bowls, basâ€" kets and low fl0\\'cl‘ pots to hold cut flowers, bulbs and ferns. g Many ideas come to mind as one; gets interested in the work. Do not bemoan the fact that there is no pot of gold to spend for new furnishings, but get busy with paint and brule You will be amazed at the charming results of a few hours of pleasant ' l l work, and you will feel more than rc« paid by the compliments of your home folks and friends. l COMBINATION CAKE. ; l This is a good recipe for dark cake: :which my family is very fond of. I .u5e the same recipe with slight variaâ€" 1tions for layer cake, drop cookies,‘ ‘fruit cake, or gingerbread made in a dripper. Layer Cakeâ€"L3 cup shortening, 1‘ cup white sugar, 1A cup molasses, 1‘ cup boiling water, 2% cups flour, 2'. egg yolks, 2 tsp. cinnamon, 14, tsp. ginger, salt, {17$ tsp. soda. Bake in two layers, and ice with, boiled white icing made of one cup of; sugar and half cup of water boiled together until it hairs. Stir this syrup into the two stiffly beaten egg whites‘ and beat until creamy. For dark drop cakes I use the same recipe, adding two whole eggs, two teaspoonfuls cloves, one tablespoon cocoa, and bake in gem pans in mod- erate oven. For gingerbread. make as for drop cakes, but bake in a dripper. For fruit cake add one-half package: of raisins and one cup flour. Bake in. deep pans. This will make two fair: sized loaves.â€"â€"Mrs. W. G. S. A PRETTY DRESS FOR THE GROWING GIRL. 149. , 4498. Dotted percale in blue and -4 7...; white is here portrayed. It is piped with blue bias binding. This is a good model for suiting, kasha, and jersey, also for linen and crepe. The sleeve may be in wrist-length or short. The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. It requires 3%; yards of 27-inch material for an 8- year size. For vest, and facings of contrasting material, 142 yard 32 inchâ€" es wide is required. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 15c in silver or stamps, by‘ the Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto. Allow two weeks for receipt of pattern. DRYING DAINTY LINENS. I have an old dresser with a broad marble top and consider myself in: luck. I find it the most convenient thing on which to dry dainty, flat lin-l ens, although a porcelain top kitchen[ table would answer the purpose. After“ washing the linens, I lay them perfectâ€" ly flat on the smooth marble, patting- the edges down well. When dry they; are lifted up and folded, with a great? saving of heat and labor.â€"G. S. i CARE IN PLANNING. Things to remember when planning meals: Fried foods should be used sparing- ly, especially where there are children. The iron requirement of children and women is greater than for men. -â€"â€"â€"«>~â€" Defined. A servant girl who was employed in a family in which there were several ichildren became very much alarmed when one of them fell ill with scarlet fever. She was for leaving at once. “You need not be afraid. Mary." said her mistress. "We have isolated the little boy, and you need not go near him. Moreovm: llillliIS rare} lake the disease." After an n. was overheer saying til a felloxvrservunt: "Be’iy, what does "I don't know examiy.” re, iczl the brilliant Belly. "but i guess it means that they have put him on ice." “That must be it. And what adult?" “1 don't know exactly that. either; but i guess it means a. girl who works out." 7w.» :lilll‘}' 'fsolateil' In». an?" I: fill _.___¢._ The sweet pea dates back to 1699,‘ 1when the plant was first culti'.-ated‘wlio worked by a priest in Sicily. jLetlibridge, lhlozitreal. Liverpool CATTLE SlilPMENTS l T0 GREAT BRlIAIN REMOVAL OF EMBARGO: LIVE ISSUE. Results Have Fully Justified: Ceaaeless Efforts of Agitators for Repeal of Act. Few movements of recent years in Canada held such concentrated agri~ cultural attention, or created such united agitation, as that. for the re- moval of the embargo against the adâ€" mission of cattle into Great Britain. A market for Canadian store cattle was the one question left by the im- Dositlon of the United States tariff un» solved. and the solution apparently lay only in one direction. At the same time there was a wide prevailing scep- ticism as to the possibility of the re moval of the embargo entirely solving‘ Canada's export cattle problem, andf the fact of its being removed from thei statute books did not dissipate thei existent pessimism or immediately raise the Western cattle industry om of its depression. The short time which has elapsed. however, since the first shipments for: unrestricted entry were made, has gone far to prove that the opening of the British market is tending to slow- ly bring back the Western Canadian cattle industry to its former import- ance and profitable pursuit. The few brief months have been sufficient to create a brighter and more hopeful outlook. which is slowly dispelling the depressing attitude which has for some time characterized followers of the cattle industry. Ocean Transportation Taxed. According to the Hon. Duncan Mar- shall, Commissioner of Agriculture, who recently returned from a four months’ study of the overseas situa- tion, Great Britain offers an unre- stricted market for Canadian cattle of the feeder type and the British mar- kets can absorb as great a volume of live cattle as Canada can ship. In spite of the immensely longer journey. Mr. Marshall stated that Canadian cat- tle compared more favorably on arâ€" rival than animals from Ireland. Ship- ments from Canada came off the boats in excellent condition, showing a shrinkage of only half of one per cent. from Montreal weights. The figures of sale of the shipment of cat- tle which Mr. Marshall accompanied across the ocean from Letlibridge, Alâ€" berta. definitely satisfied him as to the satisfactory profits from the traffic when the right kind of animals are shipped. Substantial shipments of live (Hula: dian cattle has been an outstanding situation in the first part of the year and there has been considerable co- operalve shipping on the part of farm- ers‘ organlzations. Movement has been steadily taxing ocean transportaâ€" tion to its capabilities. In the brief period cattle shipments were in pro-- gress before the opening of naviga. tion on the St, Lawrence. over three; thousand head of cattle left for over~l seas from the Port of St. John. At‘ Montreal over forty vessels are this summer engaging in the cattle traffic. Up to the end of June opproxlmately, 14,000 head of Canadian cattle liadi left from the SI. Lawrence ports, and. it is believed that before the end of1 the season fifty thousand will navel left this port for Great Britain. Thus Canadian ports and transportation in-‘ terests directly benefit from the, change of markets. Bring Good Prices. 1 According to Mr. Marshall. the com- plete cost of shipping cattle from with two dziys‘ feed in and selling them on the; market, paying all fees! amounted to $3.93 per 100 lbs. 'l‘hei 25 head killed at Liverpool dressed 57.4 per cent. They leukcd very well hung up. t-xcept that the flanks show» ed a trifle dark as a result of the juur~ ney. The hich and offal of each sieer brought SITQU. and the meat brought a gross uvcrage price. after deducting all churgvs and freight to London, of‘ $17.57 per 100 lbs. I | l l 1 Ocean freight reduced this to $14.43, which was the net price in Montreal. This was equal to a liveweight pricel of $8.24 at Montreal, which. said MRI Marshall. clearly indicates the value of a live cattle market in Great Bri- ,v‘-i min when prices we I z The live wtvlr- ll. '. mange. of $1136 1?.” :‘i luster; vol. winch lll ' 1 .\li (real. \ l-f on Mini: .11 ' 1w l": " US In soLc alive mule :1 Le: idge. {skim :1. -'.: w“. .31. ~::"n and allmvig .i slir'nk 31; per (err. of $7.33] pr? 1"“ Ills. Results Justify Efforts. lr. 'ize short >‘ .z..-’- F." ' élJPSQLl since 1' fish fled the wood :‘ wig. ll has embargo. re peal of the Ac c--;lf.-\lr‘c>llm +6 \‘ skis \\V \w (\- HEALTH EDUCATION ' BY DR. .I. J. MIDDLETON Provincial Board of Health. Ontario Dr. nudism will be glad to answer quantum. a: Public Health I‘ tors flamuxh this column. Adda.- hin at W Homo. lud- Cresoemt. Toronto. Health rules are good for children} Their young minds assimilate knowl-yl edge very readily, and good advice{ given early in life in a sympathetic, and attractive way often makes a, lasting impression. l The value of good health and the advisability of maintaining good‘ health as a bulwark against the at- tacks of such diseases as tuberculosis should ever be impressed on children as well as adults. When the constitu~3 tion is robust, when good health is‘ much in evidence, there is not so much danger of disease germs as in the‘ person who is weak or anaemic or generally below the normal standard of health. What should the child learn then,‘ that may be of benefit to him in ward-l ing off sickness. Here are some things to remember: Go to bed early, and get plenty of sleep. When tired or ill, rest by lyingl downâ€"not sitting up. Live in the open air all you can and keep the windows open night and day of depression which had taken pos session of the Western cattle interests at the imposition of the United States tariff was dissipated as overseas ship~ ments proved the profitableuess of the Britile market, and Western breeders now face a new era for the industry. This was very pithin indicated recent- ly when Mr. M. Burns. well-known rancher and packer, of Calgary, form- erly oueqof the biggest of Western ranchers, and a man who always has his finger on the pulse of the Western cattle situation, after selling his eight ranches some years ago, traded his $400,000 Calgary business block for‘ the Glengarry Ranch. south of the city, a property of 22.000 acres. This was merely one of the many indica- tions given of a. definite revival of Western Canada's cattle industry. I 7 ‘.,./»;;f_“/ .,,_ f, (a No Help Needed. \Vlllt‘ !-:.l‘«f:‘l..'..._‘.' ‘i pin-.3 j.'i {Ere iJWF'Il l’L ,;i »_ . :iic friezil of V ~ 4,. Luz him to c: 0113 Il‘ilvl»;' ill. I n ‘-.'I.y I they“? i ; ‘ry his loud nigh " .â€".â€".._A.____ The 11h l L"_‘.'u.!U.HIl‘l l’liliv‘~ from the sun. Uizly ore pwisur. in ‘fteei. has per-l feet eyes. I so that the air may always be fresh and clean. _ Clean night air with open windows is safer than dirty night air With the windows shut. I I Daily exercise in the open air is invaluable. _ . Admit sunshine and light into the house. Clean the windows. Sunshine and daylight kill the germs and strengthen the body. Eat plain, clean, nourishing, fresh foods. Oatmeal porridge, bread and milk, buttermilk, lentil or pea soupl all are good. . ‘ Let your clothes be few in number,J loose in fit, light in weight, woollen m texture. V Keep yourself and your home clean. Clean teeth, clean clothes, clean body, clean hair kgirls’ should be in plaits or tied bee in school). Soap and water aided by fresh air currents and sunshine will keep the home clean. The germ of tuberculosis grows with difficulty in a healthy body. Therfore observe and practice the laws of health. ‘ EASY TRICKS No. 51 Thought Foretold Write the name of a card on a borrowed visiting card and ask a friend to put it in his pocket With- out looking at what you have writ- ten. Take a pack of playing cards in your left hand. backs uppermost. Hold the right hand with the fingers on the cards and the thumb under- neath. Draw the cards. a few at a time. into your right hand, asking your friend to tell you when to stop. When he tells you to stop. show {he last card you drew back Then ask him to look at the visiting card he put in his packet. On it is written the name of the card. When the Syfil'lfill)!‘ told you to top. you drew the ca rds under your :ers :i.'o your right nztnli ills! w i. 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