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His love of sweets may be satisfied also by giving him raisins, dates or figs when he asks for candy. Dates are especially high in food Jalue. am Ill three fruits may be given to chil principal part of 1 be confessed that to be of the same ditien is deplora are hard on the 1 With older children, however, some other method must be used, as they can remove the mittens. The using of bad-tasting medicines seldom helps, since the effect is soon gone, and it is doubtful if anything except an appeal to a child’s sense of pride Will have any effect. Bribes are effectual at times, but are a bad thing to start with children. The best way to over- come any bad habit with children is WMTH‘the bud and never let it take root. digestion and 51 tite for nouris should form a murse, but a p given to a child ls much better for him than t \im a sack and let him sit dow eat the contents in a half hour‘ that a mitten should be of thin material so that the freedom of the hands is not interfered with. An egg-shaped alum- inum cover for the hands, with tapes that tie round the Wrists, is sold for this purpose. Two weeks is usually long enough to break the most stub- born case. The evils of thumb sucking are not always realized. In the first place, the mouth is very frequently deformed in this way, and the teeth are un- sightly, pushing out from the lips. Then the thumb which goes into the child’s mouth may not always be clean â€"is apt not to be, in fact. Babies and young children may be broken of this habit by having muslin mittens pinned over the hands and fastened to the clothing is such a way that they cannot be removed. The All babies do not contract this habit! because they are being undernourish-f ed, but a great many of them do, and wise mothers who find their babiesI sucking their fists or their thumbs will! investigate the babies’ weight records to see if they are getting enough to eat. If they are gaining nicely then‘ it is simply a habit or maybe the lack of water. He i; such a good babyâ€"just lies and sucks his thumb.” How often have you heard that remark? And the poor little fellow, who substituted his thumb for the want of proper nourish-- ment or simply contracted the habit through neglect, grows into a child with a will of his own and a habit that his parents have a terrible time break- ing him of. The Pattern is cut in 7 Sizes: 34, 33, 38, 40, 42, 44, and 46 inches bust measure. A 38-inch size requires 5 yards of 40-inch material. To trim as illustrated will require 7A; yard of 32-inch material. The width at the foot is 2% yards. 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. 4302. Blue or black sateen with white dots, and with trimming of white linene, would be pleasing for this style. It is also nice for percale and gingham. A VERY ATTRACTIVE HOUSE FROUK. Siven “SUCH A GOOD BABY." n his own way, it is quite likely child would choose candy as the ual part of his diet. And it must fessed that many parents seem About the House same mind. Such a con- plorable, because sweets the teeth 3 well as the l spoil the child’s appe~ irishing foods. Sweets a part of his diet, of 1 piece of candy or two lild after meals each day er for him than to buy nd let him sit down and a contributor. My children used never to have spare time to do all the things they wished, but now they play for an hour after school, after which they know comes task time, when they are expected to do the evening chores and whatever else may be necessary. Task time comes again on Saturday morn- V ing, when they are occupied with home duties, for each child helps to clean ibis own room. A very important thing is that I have purposely taught my girls and boys what seems to me to be an im- portant thingâ€"to exchange duties; then when one is ill or away the work goes on just the same. There are times in everyone’s life when son or husband must help to do a woman’s Work, and the other way round. Just as regular as task time is playtime. Saturday afternoon is an established half holiday for us all, in- cluding my husband. Then we all go on a jaunt, either on foot or in the motor car, to a picnic with a camp fire and a meal cooked out of doors. The boys help to prepare the luncheon with as much enthusiasm as the girls. CHILDREN’S TASK TIME. I have a schedule of tasks for the children that works very well, writes To me, iit is an economic necessity and as much a part of the menage as the home itself.â€"J. J. O’C. Nut meats run through the chopper are neatly and expeditiously prepared for cakes and salads. Quinces run through are in .good condition for marmalade, also the ingredients for chopped pickle. It is, indeed, the greatest help for all forms of table Waste, and saves for the careful house- wife a great big percentage of the cost of food for the family. It can be purchased for about a dollar, is fool-proof, rarely gets out of order and can be thoroughly, easily and quickly cleaned. I look on the meat chopper as my most valued kitchen pet. It is truly a friend in need. It has helped me out of many a tight place and enabled me to serve quickly and in appetizing forms the odds and ends of meats that otherwise would have gone to waste. So, too, crackers, dry toast or stale bread can be quickly turned into crumbs, and in this form utilized for dressings, gravies, stuffings, scallops, etc. dren past three in moderate quanti- ties. It has been noticed that the child who eats plenty of fruits and vege- tables seldom has the doctor’s ther- mometer in his mouthâ€"Velma West Sykes. This almost indispensable utensil can be quickly set up in some conven- ient part of the kitchen and is ready for business immediately and at all times. Scraps of meat, tough or ten- der, can be readily converted into the most appetizing forms of hash, de- lightful croquettes or meat balls of varying size. One can thus utilize every particle of_meat down to the last scrap. MY MEAT CHOPPERâ€"-AN ECON- OMIC TREASURE. Tasks become habit and shouldiég DOUG. HAINS" PALS UP WITH LEADING CHATEAU FRONTENAC DOG TEAM. Quebec will this- year be the winter sport centre of the world. During the past four or five years its equame ‘limate and exceptional sporting facilities have attracted even those who in previous years were wont to winter :1 Switzerland and Norway, and during that season, the capital of French Canada is perhaps the most cosmopoli- an and fashionable of cities in the Dominion. The great International Dog Derby, on February 21, 22 and 23, will te one of the chief features of this season's pro-ram. Thirteen teams. ten Canadian and three American, will inter for the gold cup which was won last season by Jean Lebell of the Brown Corporation. Success doesn’t “happen.” It is organized, pre-empted, captured by common sense.â€"Frances E. Willard. Biggest One H e7_K‘riiew. “We’re gonna have a big gobbler fer dinner at our house on Christmas." “I know who he is. It’s Fatty Burns.” their allotted time. Children called from play to do an errand will com- plain about it, for it upsets their reas- onable plans and they revise the old adage, “Work while you work and play while you play,” until it reads: The beauty I am anhungered to pos- sess Through empty hands slips lightly by, All hidden and intangible earth love- liness, ' My Wind, my stars, my Love's young soul, God owns, not I. My Love I own in his White, white youth, For he gave unto me his heart of fire And fiercely my two trail hands shall keep His suddenest desire. The swift, unsullied lips he bends to me are mine. And mine the hands that never tire. But oh, his singing self goes free! I do not own my lo-ver‘s sour, And all his tinctured dreams I can Play while you work and work while you play; That is the way to grow grouchy and gray. by When shadows purple my hill at night. These and their brother things. the I say I own a mountain. Having bought it fair and square, Oh I own its cool green waters Tumbling down through maiden hair And its secret, perilous pathways strewn with leaves That autumn,and sunlight pattern there. / I own the earth with its warm brown loam Giving. birth to a million living things, And the friendly trees w'here the twilight brings The little, sleepy, winged things home. But I do not own the arching sky Or the great, soft winds that whisper stars, God owns, not I. but dimly see Inviolate within a crystal bowl‘ Wk 4 Possession. â€"Kathryn Worth ’ A new philosophy of life is taking Ihold of us, and as education spreads we begin to see how much we actually [can do to keep ourselves well and to [avoid those excesses and habits of life [that tend to break up our physical machine, so to speak, and bring on infirmities. A whole lot of forces are The world’s record for a grain train is held by the Canadian Pacific Rail- way, on which a train a mile long, comprising 125 cars, with a total weight of 7,946 tons, was hauled by a single engine. at work to help us in our efforts to keep well. There is the increasing in- terest being taken in Child Welfare, and I would like to impress on every- one who reads these lines the value of Child Welfare work to the whole com- munity. If we get a good start in life, if we are brought up through in- fancy and childhood under intelligent supervision, if any little physical de- fects we may develop are corrected early, if we are privileged to have in our early years common sense meth- ods used in our unbringing, there is Good health is the greatest thing in the world Without it life means lit- tle to anyone. Up till «er recently we have accepted 9111‘ state of health almost as a gift from God, but now we are beginnin _ to see that it is to a large extent 0 our own making. AND THE WORST IS YET TO COME Provincial Board of Health, Ontario Dr. Middleton will be glad to answer questions on Public Health mat- ters through this column. Address him at Spudina House. Shadina Crescent, Toronto. HEALTH EDUCATION BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON from Ba Just in and o stitches In youth a. country doctorâ€"a country doctor yet. Then in his eyes, toil-weary, there shone a love-bright snark “M.D From 13 not so bad I'd like to mend the make the people Down in the night-held valley, against the firelight red, Haloed against the windowp shone. Tony's curly headf' Burrowed among his cushions, trail in. his cavern chair, And smiling through the cruel grim pain that held him there. "Hi, doc,”. his hail came floating, "I knew you'd not go by. I saw your light on Granite so highâ€"- oh, very high!â€" Weave down the twisty roadway, a. thread all goldly bright; I played you were a shuttle a-mendlng up the night VVhe Think what child welfare work has done in New Zealand and other coun- tries where it has been given a fair and reasonable try-out. The infant death rate has been more than out in half, and those who survive are being given medical and nursing supervision as never before. Little ailments, little defects of teeth, eyes, ears, tonsils, etc., are being attended to before they be- come chronic anf. are allowed to poison the system, thus bringing on heart dis- ease, rheumatism, debility and other troubles later on in life. In this Do- minion the work of Child Welfare is only just beginning. The ground has hardly been scratched. If a large pro- portion of the physical defects found in men and women had been corrected in early life, instead of growing up into adult life handicapped, they might have been normal healthy human be- ings, able to do a man’s or woman’s work in the world, and enjoy the blessings of good health and full Vigor. The doctor left the little rude home- stead to its sleep. The broken arm at Banock’a was mending steadily; The bandaged eyes at Campbell’s with caution, soon might see. So down the rough-hewn roadway the, weary doctor went 0n the old endless circuit where all; his days were spent. The little life on Granite had quicken‘ ed with the dark, Lit, like a star of twilight. a. tiny‘ glowing spark; And in the night A Mender in the Dark. “MD.” he signed and stifled a. quiver of regret; In youth a country doctorâ€"a country doctor yet. no doubt but that we will be the bet» ter for it and that we will grow up healthier men and women. shone a love-bright spark ’ he signed and chuckled mender in the dark.” awe-filled silence a. birth- can but keep left the little rude home- to its sleep. tears. up and after my leg â€"Gnrtrude West. rance Campbell'a. s to McNair's, 1 over as mother darkness and glad."