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So she dug and clipped and pulled, and when at last she rose from her stooped position not a weed was to be seen. She looked at the clock on the courthouse a'cross the square. Luncheon would be ready by twelve. It lacked thirty-five minutes of that time. It was rather warm in the garden, but. Alicia was so intent on her work that she did not mind the heat. “Mother wants me to weed the rose bed,” she was thinking. “If I work fast, I shall have time to do a little bit more.” She looked over her shoul- der at the bed of hardy annuals where the‘weeds were heginning to show. Picking up her shears and basket and‘spade, she moved to the flower bed on the right and worked so fast that when every weed had'been pulled and she again glanced at the clock she saw that it still lacked ten minutes of the luncheon hour. “I shall have time to do a little bit more," she said out loud. “But‘there are no weeds left, and what shall I do next? Oh, I know,” remembering a remark she had heard her mother make the day before. “The honey- suckle near the back porch needs to have some of its creepers tied up.” Running into the kitchen, she took the twine-bag from its nail on the cupboard door and was off again. She had fastened up the last straying vine when her mother’s voice called her to luncheon. “I weeded the rose bed, and then I had time to do a little bit more, so I weeded the hardy annuals bed; and then I had time to do a little bit more, so I fastened up that honeysuckle for you. It’s all right now. Those creep- ers are just like children. They don't know which way to go, but they are determined to be going; then along comes a human bemg and trains them up to go the right way. I felt just like a mother to them." “Yes,” she said as she fanned her- self with the back of a convenient magazine while waiting to be served, She looked to see whether her moth- er was laughing and felt relieved when she saw no trace of a smile on the pleasant face. “My, but yoll make the best omelet, mother! Yes, please, I will have a little bit more. It isn’t because I am hungry that I think it’s good. It is good, whether I am hungry or not~ Everything you cook makes me want a little more. I shall have to call you my little-bit-molge mother.” \' “And I,” reébonded her mother, "shall have to call you my little-bit- more girl.” “It does fit me,” said Alicia, laugh- ing as she thought of the “little bit more" of everything she had had to eat. ' “It certainly does," replied her mother, thinking of the weeds in the garden and the vagrant honeysuckle It stimulates appetite and aids digestion. it makes your _ iood doyoumore I good. Note how It relieves that stuity ieeiing alter hearty eating. THE LITTLE-BITâ€"MORE GIRL COFFEE partifiir P°°P"‘_‘ Pure! No chicory or Woman’s Sphere ISSUE No. 45â€"'24 s} Chew it after everymeal Loice coffee l Pattern mailed to any address on ’ receipt of 20c in silver, by the Wilson Publishing Co., 733 West Adelaide St., 9 Toronto. “It would keep her mighty busy cooking,” said Alicia. vine. “I wish every mother had a little-bitmore girl like you.” 3778. Here is an ever 'popular mas- querade designâ€"one that is sure to please and to be very comfortable. It can readily be developed and is suit- able for many kinds of materials. Calico, cretonne, Chintz, muslin, cam- bric, satin, and crepe are good for this model. A SPLENDID HARLEQUIN SUIT. The Pattern is cut in 5 Sizes: 6â€"8, and 10-12 years for Children, 14-16 years for Misses, and 38-40; 42-44 inches bust measure for Adults. A 10-12 year size requires 51/2 yards of 27-inch material for the suit, and % yard for the cap. A 38-40 inch size re- quires 8% yards of 27-inch material for the suit and 7%; yard for the cap. Send 15c in silver for our upâ€"toâ€" date Fall and Winter 1924-1925 Book of Fashions. When you wash a blanket take time to do it correctly, for it is quite easy to impoverish blankets in the wash. If a washing machine is used a tub should be filled with hot waterâ€"about 110 degreesâ€"in which plenty of shav- ed soap or soap jelly is dissolved to form a good suds. If doubleâ€"sized blankets are being washed one should be put in at a time, but two single blankets can be treated at once. Allow about a quarter of an hour for washing each blanket, but longer if very soiled. For hand washing the water should be as warm as the hand can stand it, and a good soapy lather produced by adding soap jelly. If the water be hard add a few drops of ammonia. Never rub soap on a blanket. It will cause it to harden. Knead and squeeze the blankets, and if rubbing be neces- sary let it be done lightly. For such large articles as blankets the hand- operated vacuum is excellent. They are best used with the tub placed upon the floor. Do not wring or twist a blanket, but pass it through the wringer with very little pressureâ€"just sufficient to remove the water. The rinsing water should be, as near as possible, in tem- perature to that of the washing water, and a little soap jelly should be added. The reason for this rather strange proceeding is that all wool when new contains a certain percentage of aniâ€" mal fat, which, if removed, leaves the fabric hard and lifeless. By using rinsing water is to a certai coming out. Two or three I WASHING BLANKETS adulterant in soap jelly should be added. for this rather strange is that all wool when new certain percentage of aniâ€" dch, if removed, leaves the l and lifeless. By using er containing soap, the oil 21in extent prevented from K “Bar 213 pUbblUlC, lll LEIH' that of the washing water. ‘ soap jelly should be added. for this rather strange will be nec- To prevent chipping the glass cover or edge of the jar when opening cold- packed fruit or vegetables, try slip- ping the edge of the knife under the rubber ring rather than between the rubber and the cover. This is how we finally remedied the difficulty: We purchased four of the oldâ€"fashioned door bumpers, the sort with the hard rubber pad in the end, and screwed one in each leg of sonny’s chair. This gave the required height, and when they were stained ma- hogany color they were almost in- visibleâ€"F. G. Sometimes the smallest chip will spoil the jar for another season of cold~pack canning. If you have plenty} of time put the jar upside down in a pan, pour in enough cold water to cover the rubber ring and put the pan over the fire, leaving it there until the water is hot, but not boiling.> This loosens the seal, and the cover. When our small son was large enough to eat at the table with us, We had to meet the problem of how to make his chair the proper height; for the high chair which he had been usâ€" ing up to that time did not look at all well in our dining room and we were much opposed to the usual sofa cushion or big book placed at meal- time on his chair. GUARD TUE CUILDREN FROM AUTUMN CULDS essary, reducing the soap each time. Never use any blue, and remember quick drying is necessary if the blan- kets are to be restored to their origin- nl flufflness. Select a clear day for doing this work. Hang with the weight on each side of line equally divided. slips off easily‘ of the year for coldsâ€"one day is warm, Mt- “"03”- the next cold and wet, and unless the . W“ mother 15 on her guard, the little ones The reasons why some persons are seized with colds that may hang on all winter. Baby‘s Own Tablets are have attractive personalities and some mothers' best friend in preventing or have not, may depend on What we eat, banishing colds. They act as a gentle1 #111112; to JOhn R- Murlin. PrOf- laxative, keeping the bowels and stom- 5‘ HWSiOIOgy at ROChester Univers‘ ach free and sweet. An occasional l lty' T00 mUCh meat’ too much cogee . land too many cigars often make a dose or the Tablets Wm prevent colds' man irascible and irritable, while the or if it does Come on “(many the” development of children depends to a prompt use will relieve the baby. The large degree on proper food in cm- Tablets are sold by medicine dealers rect quantities. or by mail at 25 cts. a box from The Some factors which may influence Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, development of the body, including Ont. the nervous system, and therefore the A _A &..nnn - The Fall is the most severe season "" “""“‘“ “‘" "‘”““““ ““' l Sleeping sickness. known to the medi- cal profession as encephalitis lethar- gica, is a form of brain fever, and has been with us for many years. Our knowledge of its origin is vague, and the disease should not be confused with the African sleeping sickness, which is caused by the bite of a fly. Many doctors believe that encephalit- is Iethargica follows upon influenza and even sugges'. that it is a form of Influenza which affects the brain. This is quite possible. .Oth‘er medical men consider that sleeping sickness has nothing to do with influenza. They put it down in great part to overcrowding. and ad- vise open windows and plenty of fresh air at night. There are also physicians who say that infection enters the body by the nose, and prescribe nasal douches in times of epidemic. The chances of any particular per- son catching the disease are very smallâ€"about 1 in 1,000,000. The symptoms seem to vary. Some patients, for example, complain not of drowsiness, but of an utter inability to get to sleep. They only become drowsy 1n the late stages of the dis- ease. Sleeping Sicknéss Symptoms. the disease tends to OCCUJ and to extend in these areas More shipping Sault Ste. Marie tion than goes t' Suez and Manche months. We Supp?y Cans. Hfghest Ruling Prices Paid. WHEN YOU OPEN JARS We Make Payments Daily. We Pay Express Charges. BOWES CO., Limited Toronto HIGH CHAIRS. g passes through the e lOcks during naviga- through the Panama, r canals in twelve in areas Some factors which may influence development of the body, including the nervous system, and therefore the development of the mind, are. trace- able to the food. A child which is de- prived of certain vitamins develops rickets or scurvy and along with the arrest of physical development goes a certain retardation of mental de- velopment. Oftentimes teachers bear testimony to the complete change both in appearance and in the normal re- actions of the child when these deâ€" ficiencies are corrected. A child which is habitually disobedient or refractory to discipline may become quite the opâ€" posite as a result of better nutrition. These facts with reference to nutri- tion illustrate one of the means of controlling what has been placed in our hands in developing personality in ourselves and in our children. Many a man is irritable and objec- tionable because he does not know how to eat or what to eat. Too much meat ity. Too much meat, too much corree and too many cigars often make a man irascible and irritable, while the development of children depends to a large degree on proper food in c01- rect quantities. ‘ . n to eat or what to eat. Too much meat? may lead to forms of intestinal intoxi- cation; too much cofl’ee may make one nervous and easily irritated; too many cigars may break down one’s health slowly and insiduously and may completely transform a man who; tint lingerie. 5 otherwise is of a sweet and gentle: waists, dresse disposition into one who hasâ€"as we: sweaters drape sayâ€"a disagreeable personality. “ iings eve'wthmg have in mind when we use this term probably refers to the impression which one makes on his fellowmen by his appearance, manner of speech, Hwknâ€"'e§évcioaéfinitit:fi of pers'onality is difficult t9 giye. What m9st of us / W/ //7//A WEJI'Efi COME TO THE LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS and PRACTICES Stock and Seed Judging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _. . . . . . . Jan. 13th to Jan. 24th Poultry Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . Jan. 13th to Feb. 7th Fruit and Vegetable Growing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 26th to Feb. 7th Fiorlculture and LandScape Gardening . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 9th to Feb. 21st Course for Factory Cheese and Butter Makers .. Jan. 5th to March 20th Cow Testing , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 12th to Jan. 23rd Farm Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 26th to Feb. 6th Factory Milk and Cream Testing . . . . . . _ , . . . , . . Feb. 9th to Feb. 20th Condensed and Powdered Milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 23rd to March 6th Market Milk and Mechanical Refrigeration .. 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Write for booklet describing the courses. J. B. Reynolds, M.A. L. Stevenson. M.8., A. M. Porter, B.S.A. President. Director of Extension. Registrar. /// /// g/ Provincial Board of Health, Onurlo '. liddloton will b. glad to answer quotation. on Publlo Health DI. an throth um column. Addreu hm u Imam Home. and!!! Crescent. Toronto. fintario Agriwltural Geiiege 1925â€"SHORT COURSESâ€" 1925 HEALTH EDUCATION AND THE WORST IS YET TO COME W BY DR. J. J. MIDDLETON HO?» AT THE character of his smile, etc. When we examine these traits or character- istics we find that they have a founda- tion in physiology. There is the her- editary factor which refers to the likeness of offspring to parent. We inherit stature, features, color of eyes, toen of voice, nervous and muscular actions, and even temperament. Some- times the likeness extends to minute physical traits such IS the occurrence of a mole, a group of freckles, a dimple, or a faint line in the eye. 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