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MCDONALD SPECIAL PAGE SIX by Truck Including Examinaticm Thornhill How to increase the humus con- tent of tobacco soils, and at the same time maintain a fertility level which will not affect the maturity and general leaf qualities of tobacco, is a problem which has required some consideration. The humus con- tent of many of the lighter tobacco soils is naturally low and unless some organic matter is added regu- larly the productivity of these soils will eventually reach a point where crop yields will be seriously affect- ed. Organic matter in the form of humus increases the power of soil to take up moisture and retain water and soluble materials in water. Soils with a generous supply of decomâ€" posed matter are more resistant to extended periods of drouth. Humus greatly improves the mechanical conditions of soils, rendering- sticky soils more crumb-like, easier to work, and enables them to receive, distribute, and hold water more ef- fectively. At the same time, the soil receives better aeration. Most of the soil’s nitrogen comes from organic material, the nitrogen being held in reserve in a slowly available form which is subsequently convert- ed into another form of nitrogen more quickly available to the plant. Mineral elements are also rendered more readily available in soils with a satisfactory humus supply. The term “humus” should not be confused with that of organic mat- ter. Humus includes only that part of the organic matter which has passed: the most active stage of deâ€" composition in having lost its physi- cal structure and which, as a rule, has become thoroughly incorporated with the soil mass. Generally speak- ing, it is the activity in the decay of organic matter to form humus and not the organic matter itself which plays the important role in soil fer- tility and productivity. The part, therefore, that humus plays might be considered _both direct and indi- rect. During the proceSs of‘ the de- caying of organic matter the soil is teeming with life because millions of tiny organisms are at work, mest of which are beneficial in assisting to render plant food nutrients avail- able. Experiments conducted over a per- iod of years at the Dominion Ex- perimental Station, Harrow, and the projects in progress at the Experi- mental Substation, Delhi, show that under proper soil management humus can be maintained to the advantage cf the tobacco crop. Soil building must replace soil robbing, and this can only be brought about by better- balanced crop rotations, green man- uring, and some live stock on the farm to keep up the supply of stable manure. These sources of supply for the formation of humus in the soil are possible on every farm and canâ€" not be overrated. I .â€"_â€".â€".â€".- .â€" ter. During the summer several of the federal cabinet ministers have been in Europe. In order to keep in touch with actual conditions in other coun- tries it is necessary for ministers of the government to do considerable travelling. Probably the most inter- esting trip of those overseas this year will be that of Hon. W. D. Euler, Minister of Trade and Com- merce whose itinery included both Germany and Russia. It has also been announced that Rt. Hon. Mr. Bennett plans to leave shortly on a trip around the world in which he Will visit the British Dominions of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. arriving in England in time for Christmas and to be back in Ottawa before the opening of the next session. If he was still in off- ice it would be impossible for him to make such a tour so it would ap- pear that defeats have their merits (Experimental Farms Note) The importance of humus in the soil cannot be over-emphasized. In most cases its supply determines very largely the productivity of the sdil. Soils lacking in humus invar- iably are found to be in a poor state of tilth, more subject to drouth ef- fects, and as a rule do not produce as good quality crops as. soils which A glimpse into the future of avia- tion will be affordéd visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition. Im- perial Airways of Great Britain have sent to Canada an amazing display of scale model land and sea planes and amphibians. Must Add Organic Matter to Build Up Soils HUMUS IMPORTANT News and lm‘ormatinn New Step Lights for the Busy Farmeriyonge and Eag|e StS re well supplied with organic mat- STOP SOIL-ROBBING TO TOBACCO SOILSI The principal feature is that cars approaching a red light are given the right of way immediately unless traffic on the other thoroughfare is using the intersection. Waiting cars are given the right of way and pro- ceed at the first break in 'the op- posing traffic. The right of way reverts at the first opportunity to the thoroughfare on which the con- tinuous traffic was interrupted and the timing of the signal periods is automatically adjusted by the ve- hicles themselves. In this manner, the irritation of unnecessary delay lis removed since there is no time "n which the intersection is not in luse if there is traffic present. This robot system is also being installed near Stoney Creek, Ontario, where the No. 8 and No. 20 provin- cial highways cross; and at Yonge and Eagle Streets, near Newmarket, another heavily-used traffic artery leading from Toronto to Muskoka and other northern vacation areas. Test installations are also being made at Ottawa and Winnipeg. The sys- tem is in effect at 50 intersections- in Montreal where, a survey shows, the number of collision accidents at these points has been reduced 59 per cent. “Whereas the present signal light changes are on a fixed time sche- dule, the robot system adopted by the Department of Highways for On- tario has the signal lights actuated by the passage of the vehicles them- selves,” said A. V. Armstrong of the Northern Electric Company, who is supervising the installations'through- out Ontario. “Traffic detectors are placed well back from the signal- equipped intersection, the passage of the vehicle establishing a contact with the control mechanism, this as- signing the right of way by means of the standard traffic signals â€"â€" green, amber and red. The safety and timeâ€"saving factors are particu- larly noticeable where there is a marked irregularity in the volume of traffic. The traffic-actuated sig- nals also take advantage of breaks in the traffic flow, thus permitting cross traffic to ose the intersection Without irritating delay.” The first installation has just gone into operation at Niagara Falls, On- tario, at the Bridge and Victoria intersection, believed to be one of the most dangerous in Canada in that this presents a network of rail- way and street car tracks as well as two intersegting‘ highways that are thoroughfares for a heavy flow of tourist motor traffic to and from Canada and! the United States. This new traffic-actuated control system has been adopted by the De- partment of Highways for Ontario and its use will be standardized throughout the province at heavy traffic intersections as an important step in the Department’s new high- way safety program. Motorists and street-car riders who become annoyed at encounter- ing a red light when there is no cross-street traffic in sight and who feel that this is an unnecessary waste of time, will shortly have this source of annoyance removed by a new robot system which, according to tests, reduces accidents,- facilitates traffic flow, and lessens the munâ€" icipal cost of traffic control. ‘In modern days very little of the hog is wasted. In Canada alone, by- products of the hog that were pre- viously considered and treated as waste now represent millions of dol- lars of additional income to the live- stock industry. The by-products of the hog include skins, from which are manufactured bristles, pig-skin. hair, curled hair, upholstering, plast- er retardent, felting, glue, sausage, gelatin, gloves, belts, straps, pocket books and shoe counters. From the fats are manufactured lard, oleomargarine, benzoinated lard, salves, cosmetics, cracklings, poultry and! animal feeds, fertilizer, tankage, grease, lard oil, stearine, stearic acid, grease, oil, lubricants, machine oil, candles, gelatin, glycerin, red oil, wool finishers, fatty acid, tar for roofing and paving purposes, metal polish and soap. Among the many other miscellaneous byâ€"products are pharmaceutical preparations such as pepsin, medicinal tablets, suprarenalâ€" in, and insulin. These, and many other byâ€"products of the hog, are in addition to its capacity as a food provided in the shape of ham, bacon, pork, tongue, heart, liver, kidney, chitterlings, and manufactured fancy meats and meat specialties. . Nature holds us down. When popu- larity lifts a man too high, he al- ways gets the swell-head and loses it. Most crusades are like kicking the cat. They don’t get anywhere but they relieve the feelings. BY-PRODUC’I‘S 0F HOGS GIVE BIG INCOME THE LIBER A}, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO If you are leading an active phy- sical life with lots of muscular ac- tivity and strain, you are probably able to stand ordinary athletic ac- tivities, but such a person seldom deliberately seeks exercise. The man who needs to supervise his athletic activities is the man of sedentary occupation who tries to crowd into one or two hectic hours all of the exercise Which should be spread out over the entire week. Active singles competition, such as in tennis, badminton or squash, are really too strenuous for the office worker over forty unless he is tak- ing exercise regularly every day or is willing to play very slowly inâ€" deed. To rush through a day’s work by two-thirty, bolt a late lunch and then drive at breakneck speed through traffic to keep a golfing engagement does one far more harm than is off- set by' playing over the fairway for three hours. One has almost reach- ed the nineteenth hole before the nerv0us system will have relaxed. Are you as good a man as you were twenty years ago? Can you swim to the yellow boathouse and back? Can you still show the son and heir how to Win a canoe race? Can you “make” that street car? We won’t argue with you. Per- haps you can; perhaps you cannot. But we shall carefully avoid encour- aging you in any way to prove that you can do it, for, as a writer're- cently remarked, “One of the great- est besetting sins of the man of forty is vanity." Better by far is it to take our exercise steadily rather than in in- termittent overdosage. Take some exercise every day if possible; if that cannot be done, at least every other day. Out-door exercise is best. Walking is one of the best formsâ€" even on city streets. Golf, riding, fishing, bowling, swimming are to be recommended. Gardening, with stooping and bending and mental concentration, makes excellent exer- c1se. While not as desirable at out-door exercise, indoor recreation may be necessary and it serves exceedingly well. A daily swim in a tank, a workout in the gymnasium, a period We take a fishing trip to harden up those soft flabby muscles, but that cannot be done in a day, nor can we expect to carry a ninety- pound canoe over a rough portage without. subjecting ourselves to a strain that may leave its mark long after the trip has been forgotten. on the home rowing machine or a pleasant dance help to keep one fit. Above all think twice before aceept- ing a challenge! Questions concerning health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College St, Toronto, will be answered personally by let- ter. It press despatch last wveek fron1 HoHand suggefimd that Queen VVH- helmina of Holland might abdicate in favour of her daughter Juhana, Princess of Orange and Nassau. This was later denied. It is interesting to note however that this Queen whose niamq appears so little in world news is the oldest reigning monarch in Europe having succeeded to the throne of IIoHand on the de- cease of her father VVflHan1 3rd in 1890. She vvas then 10 years of age. In 1901 she was married to Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and her daughter Juliana was born in 1909. J. R. HERRINGTON 93 Yonge St., Richmond Hill C.N.R. Money Order Office EXERCISE IN MIDDLE LIFE TheJonesCoalCa). Full Line of FUEL Lime, Cement, Tile Phone 188 Yards at Burr’s Mill Real Estate Insurance Conveyancing Estates Managed Rents Collected also 1 FAMOUS DUNCES IN HISTORY Who. Notwithstanding. Made a Mark in the World Isaac Newton gravitated in his schooldays always toward the bottom of his class. Dr. Chalmers. the great mission- ary, was expelled from the parish school of Anstruther as “a dunce for whom there was no hope.” Sir Malcolm Campbell's “Bluebird”, the mammoth racing car that at- tained a speed of slightly more than 304 miles per hour on the salt flats of Utah, will be seen in the Auto- motive Building at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition. Adam Clark, the Bible commentat or, was pronounced by. his father “: grievous dunce.” Henry Ward Beecher, we learn from his biography, was “a dull boy.” As a lad Henry invariably broke down when it came to his turn to recite the catechism! Sir Walter Scott, while 'at Edinâ€" burgh University, gave little evid- ence of that genius which was to make him famous. “Dunce he is, and dunce he will remain,” said Pro- fessor Dalzell, of this ladâ€"who even- tually became the most distinguished of his students! The above interesting list, of course, does not mean that we set a premium on inability to pass in studies, but it should, at least, bring some little encouragement to those who are always at the foot of the class, to renew their efforts towards success; if not in one particular field, then in another. A FRIEND OF MINE told me that in his twenty- five years of active sailing, canoeing and power-boating in a large boat club of over a thousand members, no man had ever been lost or even seriously injured. I asked him for the explanation and he replied that it was “because of the great courtesy that exists on the water between one sailor and anotherâ€"a courtesy and comradeship that makes boating so highly enjoyable”. “Sailors and their ships,” he said, “are one big happy family and one grand fleet.” And I thought what a truly great and life-saving achievement it would be if we could inspire motorists to think of, and act towards, each other in the same kindly and considerate way as sailors do! . If, instead of embarrassing each other by selfish and inconsiderate driving, 'motorists would “try courtesy”. I ask you to join with me in accomplishing one of the great tasks of my departmentâ€"that of making “courtesy” the new spirit of the road. Practise and preach the golden rule of the roadâ€" “Show to others the same courtesy that you would like to have shown to you”. You know and I know that it will pay handsomely by preventing broken bones, wrecked property and broken hearts. Let Cgmtqsy 0E efitmd ' Equalflgou'rtesy on MINISTER OF HIGHWAYS PROVINCE OF If. instead of regarding and treating the other fellow as an enemy warrior in a tank. the motorist would regard him as a friend and “try courtesy”. If, instead of heckling each other by horn-blowing, “weaving” and failing to dip or dim headlights when meeting, they would show more consideration for each other. Sincerely yours, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20th, 1936 Beauty Parlor RUTH RUMBLE, Prop. PRICE LIST Finger Wave . . . . . . . . . . . 40¢. Shampoo & Finger Wave 50c. Marcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40c. Shampoo & Marcel 50c. Oil O'oquinole Permanent $2.00 0thar Permanents at . . . . . . $1.50, $3.50 & $5.00 Manicure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:. Hair Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25c. Child's hair cut. . . . . . . . . . 15c. (Liberal Office Building) Telephone 9 For Appoint- ments TINSMITHING FURNACES - PLUMBING HEATING Septic Tanks Installed Pumps Barn & Stable Equipment 74 Yonge Street Phone 92F We Invite Your Patronage 35 Yonge Street, THY IDURTESY Be a leader for better driving RICHMOND HILL Hillcrest R. H. KANE