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WHY HAVE BACKWARD CHILDREN? By HELEN JOHNSON KEYES. ThU Ib an aga of hope â€" of hope built upon the surest foundation, knowletlKo. No longer are all back- ward children destined to remain backward, to grow up stupid, useless, and discontented. Science has sought for and found what are often the causes of this dullness, while doctors, teachers, and philanthropists are ing spots are breeding grounds for poisonous germs and acids which pass into the digestive tract, bring ing about chronic stomach and bowel trouble. It is plain why children with aching ami decay.in-g teeth should be dull at school. Children who are improperly foil, and those who, although given nour Out" 5S'9 cx^aik^ie is youi'J' 'for using the knowledge and applying! ishir.g things to eat, have bodies the cures. |^\lhich are not able to digest and dis- There are children, it is true, who tribute this food through the body can never be made normal, because mechanism, are of course backward, their nerve cells arfe lacking in actual Eye-strain, bad breathing, decayed tissue, which we do not know how to teeth, and pressure occasioned by de- supply. The problem of their care , formed bones may all lead to this is of very groat importance, but it| condiition of digestive insuffic'iency lis not the nubject of this article. 'and brain starvation. j The boys and girls of whom I am' The remedies for these conditions writing are dull because of ecndi-'are we'.I known. They require good tions which may be overcome either ; ,;octors and good after-care, but| entirely or in part. j there is nothing alarm.'ng about! Perhaps this kind of pupil makes , t},em. I trust that a time will come] up three per C3nt. of your district or goon when county hospitals will pro- consolidatrd school. They are very; vide proper working places for doc- unhappy bee- use the brighter pupils | tors and skilled care at low prices maka fun if ,hsm; they worry the for patients; but even without them teacher because .'t is impossible to | jt is usually possible for parents to keep them up to grade; and their take their children to a competent Ktm wxsss l^lt^ ir\ your szzds means -^sK? trv. ^v.i' .csedsmarv. Our 64 wcatrs af~ unbj'okerv success speaks i?cr \i2t1f m^mmszz 3!H parents are mcrtified and, possibly, impatient. What sha'.l we do about it? In eye doctor for glasses, to a nose and threat specialist for defects of hear- ing and breathing, to a surgeon for he very first place, let us get deformities, to a family doctor for up in our ccmmunity a parent- j advice as to food, and to a dentist teacher organization, a club with a ; f or the filling of teeth. This sounds membership of mothers and fathers rather formidable, but of coxirse one whose children are in the school, of the teajher cr tetichers, and of the local doctors and dentist. Wo'-king together, parents, teachers, and doc- child is not likely to be in need of all these cures. It is the part of the physicians .in the parent-teacher organization to tors shou'ld make out a projrr.m examine at fair prices and with ut- which w.ill secure for tho:e children j most care the children who are special treatm'.'nt and a special ed-1 brought to them, and, fux'thermore, ucation capable of making them i to watch the chikiren of the commun- normal eventually. ity in- school and at play and to re- Although I have mentioned the commend to motdiers, fathers and j doctor last, it is to him that parents' teachers such medical examinations! and teachers must turn first for help.' and treatment as suggest themsalvesj Before the spiritual influences of|to their tra.ined eyes and intelli- home or tha educational assistance; gences. Better still would it be if of school can he th? Slightest use in: the doctors were paid a regular sal- developing the backward ch.-ld, theary as health officers for looking, physician mus\ remove those physi-j after the children, using what cura- cal defects whi;h are the causes of tive measures lie within their scope, [ backwardness. and recommending other doctors to It will usu.ir.y be found that dull ' perform them as occasions arise.! children are suffering either from] This arrangement m.ight be made JRrottect ^^I&s a.i2ci Jr^ceiS Imperial Mica Axle Grease â€" sBiooths the axle spindle and hub socket by filling the tiny surface pores wit h powdered mica. The acid-free grease de- feats friction. Makes axles last longer and loads eas'cr to kayl. Sold in sizes from 1 lb. to barrels. liiiperial Eureka Harness Oil â€" kecpr, traces and harr.i^ss strap") pliable, soft and stronj. Weatherpruofsleather and keeps it from <irying out and cracking. Sold in convenient sizes. Imperial Eureka Harness Oilor Makes harness oiling, quick, and thorough. Simple to operate and saves work. ^t Dealers Evertpyhere ^ggg^gj, »!mTIZ.ZSEB CI A P. D Ofi N S . l.A WN.i. Fl-OWKH.'?. I L'uinolHtR l-'ertlll»«^r. Write Oeorga .Sti'Vens, I'plsrborouKh, Ont. ^i^^PB>Ri%iiQ| jGiSifflip i;#^;f|^S? not as a legalized office but simply between the parents of the organiza- tion and a physician in it. Mothers Must Co-Operate. The mothers' part is to believe in the doctors, if they are good' and competent, and to use their knowl- edge and skill for the restoration of their children to health and normal defects of sight, hearing, or breath- ing; from decayed teeth, or from de- formities such as curvature of the spine (which is excesc'.'ngly common in school children), hip disease, or "pigeon breast," or from undernour- ishment. It is easy to understand that a child whose eyes are so formed that the rays of light do not focus at the, , . , • ,â-  â-  right point on the retina, but, instead, ; Po^^e"- Besides this faith in medi-i spread out too soon or not soon : '•'al ^i-'"! mothers must make home | enough, giwng a confusion of blurred , '^o^^^i"""* J"st as healthful and hap-, images instead of one clear picture ! PY as possible. They must see that| -it is easy to understand that this ; their children go to bed early and I child will be duir' It is impossible i^leep with open windows or out ofi for him to see <^ickly what is on the ^oors; that they have enough nour-j blackboard or <fc the page. But the I ^hing food, and no food which is, eye has an astonishing -power to : hard to digest; that their hours of strain itself and get the correct vi- ' work are not too long nor depress- sion finally by tremendous muscular '"S. and that they are frequently re- effort, and the defective sight is often I'leved by play. Mothers must co- overlooked. The effort, however, oc-|operate with the teachers also, keep- cupies time, injures the eves, and , '"« them acquainted with the health fatigues the whole mind and body, i »"'! home occupations of their chil- Why Some Children Appear Dull, i <lren, and seeking to understand and In a similar way, the child who ^^sif^t the efforts the teachers are does not hear c'learly appears dull, making. even though his brain is all right,! The teacher cannot perform suc- because he j.'mply does not know cessfully her share m bringing back bring them forward in a few months to a degree of intelligence enabling them to enter once more the classes for normal children. In the mean- time they should be protected i against humiliation and misery, and 1 the principle underlying their in- struction should be to train them along those Lines for which they show some ability, not to drive into them the sort of instruction which they show themselves incapable of receiving. Always it must be re- membered that thfiir backwardness is an actual physical coniiition, not a moral weakness. They have to be backward, just as a man with one leg shorter than another has to Limp. Until their cure is well under way it will be better not to give tbem much book work. If the school curri- culum permits it, let them work with their hands in the garden. School credit for home work is excellent in these cases. Often backward pupils have unusu- ally good memories, and when th.'s is the case the committing to mem- ory of multiplication tables, of gram- matical rules, and of fine bits of poetry and prose may be included in their studies. But do not expect them to be able to reason from these facts which their memories hold; do not expect them to be able to apply the facts they have, or to combine them w.ith other facts. They cannot do it, will not be able to uSe their information until eyes, ears, lungs, and brain aa-e working properly. Alnaost a divine patience is re- quired of the teacher of backward children; but her task is made easier if she lets them set thwr own stan- dards according to their abilities, in- stead of imposing on them the curri- culum for healthy youngsters. Richard's Easter what has been said. The child whose breathing pa sages are plugged up by overgrown ward children up to a level of use fulness and normality unless she separates them .in their class work .,,,., . » trom the brighter pupiis. Tnev are tonsils and adenoids, or by spurs of; , . ^ , i. • ,• i , i ;â-  , . ^, 1,1 subjected to ridicule and cruel dis- bone in the nose, or by a crooked ^ i tu _ ^ i . , ,, .... . ., â- * t â- , , •, 'couragement when they are expected middle partition of the nostrils, fails. *• , ... ,.u„ „ „„i „„.i„ ,1, , , u- t, to comnete with the usual grade to get the amount of oxygen which ; , "-r. . . . i,u i i J: '', , J. , ., ,u 1 â-  • t ' work. Even though they are placed the body must have if the brain is to work normally. He is dull because the valve is shut through wh'ch the fuel for his brain should pour in. His mind may be an excellent engine, but it cannot work without oxygen IM>\ver. Decayed teeth are painful, and pain distracts attention from every- thing else. Besides this, the decay- NATIVE SEED CORN Orown in BoutU Smex Selactod at husking time. Pegged luiil crata cured. Llmltea yuoimt ORDBai UIA.RL.Y. Wl*. No. T }t.2S per bn». White Gap X.li " "^ Bailey 3.2S " "• Qolden Glow 4.00 " " North DaJtot* 4.00 " " BMra TxM. Oaah with oxdet. Dsriu* yi/lgle, Kineiviile, Ont. in grades with younger children, their poor vision or hearing, or gen- eral ill health, stands absolutely in the way of their comprehension and progress. A separate class should be formed for them, and, besides this, they should receive individual instruction. No effort should be made to advance this class as a whole, but only to develop each child within it as far as possible. Although this sugges- tion may seen to place an added burden upon the teacher, she will find her normal classes very much easier to handle with the backward children removed, and in giving individual care to the retarded pupils she will be free from the anxiety of keeping them up to a certain impossible standard. If they are under medical care the removal of physical defects may Richard lived on an island, and, a real Easter. Mother tells me that like most little boys and girls, he people have lilies; that in churches lived w.ith his mother and father. But i children sing; that all is bright upon the house in virhich he lived was not j that happy day. I wish that she could the least little bit like your house or j have an Easter once again! You see, like mine. It was built on rough j she's used to it. I'm not. That's why rocks, and in its tower was a huge j I put the lilies in the lace." lampâ€" a lamp that was kept burning The lady looked at Richard's crook- all through the night, iu winter as', ed stitches. But lil.ies, Easter lilies, well as in summer. On beautiful ' sure enougl^ were scattered here and nights, when the moon and the stars there! shone â€" there stood the light! Onj She whispered, "You and I will wild, stormy nights, when the wind] share a secret! For I, too, had a lit- howled and the waves dashed madly tie son. Perhaps-â€" who knows? â€" he against the ships at sea â€" there stood | might have made me Easter lilies! the light, to warn sailors from the I I'll send your mother some on that rocks and to guide them to a safe { happy day." harbor. "ifour lilies wouldn't live! They'd Now you know that Richard's home' die! We get the mail here only once was a lighthouse. Some day you may ; a week in winter time." sail to it. In summer a great many The lady wrinkled her forehead i people go there. It looks so quaint] into tiny lines, then whispered some i and comfortable that it is fun to pic-] words to Richard, who clasped his ' nic there. The people watch the ; hands. When she stepped into her waves. They dash and break on the ! boat to sail away, she called, "I shall rocks, and then al.iding back, call to | not forget! You wait and see! I shall their fellow waves, "Come, let us try: not forget!" ' it again!" I About the box that came to Richard i Richard watched the people just as his mother did not know. Nor did j the people watched the waves; and , she know why Richard carried old to- j as they did not speak to the waves, ' mato cans from out dark corners into 1 so he did not speak to the people. In the light. When tall green shoots i fact, he did not know what words to , began to sprout, he hid the cans in I use. Perhaps the people felt the same a secret spot. 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She always ended by holding up one strip of lace and saying, "This; is what my Richard made for me one Easter Day!" i At last a lady came who wanted to buy the strip. That time Richard's mother did not smile. In.itead she, pointed to her doilies and her tid'es. : But the lady shook her head. Richard whispered, "Oh, let her have it, mo-j ther! I'll make another, a better onOj^l this Eagter Pay!" ] So the lady bought the lace and \ asked Richard to help hoi- to find her [ boat. Then as they wandered down | the little wooded path she asked: "Why did you make this lace for your mother's Easter?" At last he spoke: "I made it be- cause â€" because it's hard to know it's Easter Day upon this island. You sec. it's cold and chilly. We have no churoh, no friends. I've never seen his mother's lumd and led her to his secret spot. There bloomed what seemed to them an altar white with lilies! Suddenly from his mother's room a strange sound floated! Richard lift- ed frightened eyes, but his mother folded liim within her arms. A voice from somewhere sang, "Clnvst the Lord is Risen To-day, Hallelu.jah!"' It was his mother's turn to take her Richard's hand and lead him to her room, v/hero his father stood, with lips tight (Hosed, beside a wooden box. Yet from that box came words she used to know â€" -thase old, glad words of Easter Day! Ajid Richard cried, "My lady, then, did not forget! ,?h»'; maHg jpy lilies bloom! She inust have made the EASTER LESSON APRIL 20. LefVicn 111. Our Risen Lord â€" Matt 28: MO. Golden Text, Mail. 28. 6. "Late on the Sabbath day." The Jewish Sabbath corresponded to our Saturday, and ended at sunset. But there was a popular way of reckon, ing which made the Sabbath include lioth the day and the night follow.ing, and it is thus that Matthew reekan.> here. It was in the early moriiing of the (ir;it day of the wesl? that the v.cmen came to the tomb. Mark seys ".when the Sabbath was past," and Luke "at early dawn." Both Mark and Luke say that thuy brought spices to anoint the body of the Lord. They found to their great surprise the stone that closed the entrance of the artilicial cave or tomb rolled away. Matthew says there had been an earthquake and an angel had rol- led away the stone. To the women the angel appeared as a young man, "sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robo" (Mark 10: .5). Luke tells of two men "in dazzling ap- parel." "Fear not," the angel- said, "ye seek JesuG." He is not here; for he is risen, even as He said." Both Mat- thew and Mark reuort that the angel said to tell His disciples, "He goeth before you into Galilee; there ahull ye see him." Matthew adds that Jesua Himself met the women and greeted them, and gave them the same message for the disciples. It is difficult to reconcile this with the stories told by Luke and John, ac- cording to which Jesus made Ilia first appearance to the <li3ciples in Jerusalem. The explanation of the difficulty must lie in the fact that [ there were different stories told by these first witnesses of the resurrec- tion, and that the differences were , magnified in the traditions of sub- sequent years. What else, indeed, could have been expected, if we recall the amazement, the mingled joy and fear, B.iid the incredulity of some, which m.'irked that first day and the dawn of the new hope? Is it any ; wonder that the stories told were in- coherent and fragmentary, or that the facts were pieced together liiffer- ently by those who afterward sought to make out a connected story? The i very lack of exact agreement be- comes itself an evidence of the truth of the narrative, for if the early Gospel writers and preachers had been capable of deceit they could have fixed the stories to suit their purpose and could have made them agree with each other. St. Paul regarded the fact of the resurrection of Jesus Christ as hav- ing the highest importance. If Christ has not been raised, he declared to the members of the Ch-^irch in Cor- inth, "then is our preaching vain; your faith also is vain." For he saw that the resurrection vindicated the character and the claims cf Jesus, and justified those who believed in Him. ."He died for our sins and rose again for our justification." "It was the method," says a recent well- known writer, "wb.ich God took to convince those whose faith had been staggered by the crucifixion that Jesua was really what He cla'med to be, the Lord of the world and the Saviour of mankind." The disciples of Jesus hoped for a glorious kingdom. In bitter grief and disappointment they saw Him nailed to the cross. Was that the end? Jesus had spoken to them of resurrection, but they had not under- stood. Their faith would have failed them if it had not been for this am- azing and triumphant fact â€" -"He is risen." Now faith grew strong again, hope blazed up to a brighter flame, love was satisfied. Jesus, their Mas- ter, lived and would forever live, and they, they would live with Him. In the confident assurance of that new hope it was as though they were al- ready, risen \'vth Him from the dead, and already sitting with Him in heavenly places. Their faith and their hope has become ours. Of course immortality has always been a fact. Jesus brought the fact into prominence and convinced men of its reality. He brought life and immortality to light. But Jesus did not reveal to His disciples the nature of the life after death. It was going to the heavenly Father; it was being with God; it was to be in the man- sions of His Father's house, whither He had gone to prepare a place for them. Beyond that He told nothing. Nor do we need to know, and the so- called communications which some profess to receive from spirits in the other world add nothing to our real knowledge and help us not a whit. Our hope is in Christ, and that is enough. SEED CORN -.„... ISA Z.. OKAHAM - Wtodsor, Oat SBsex County RABBITS & BROILERS lletter QUiiiity iirefer'-od. WRITE FOR PRICKS STANFOKD'S, Limited 128 Mansfield 3t. - Montreal RAW FOR (^ r nlll pay hlRh- ^^ est maxkut iirlce for UTTSKBATU und Ginscns Root. fi years of reliable trading. Reference â€" Union Hank of Ca.nada Write for Tass. N. SILVER, 220 St. Paul St. W. Uontreal. P.Q. VARICOSE VEINS? Veor Tbls Hon-Slaatic Iiaced StooklTi; SASTTASY, !iH they •.nay bi! w:i.slut<t (ir hniled. AKJTJSTABLE, i:u->-d Ilk.i a lt-jr*,4lnK : ;t!w;i\'3 fltH. 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Put oni pound of granulated sugar in a saucepan, add three-quarters of a cupful of boiling water and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Let the mix- ture bc.il without stirring for six min- utes, then test with a fork. If it spini a thread or forms a soft ball when droppetl into ice water, remove it from the fire and turn on to a but- tered platter. When it is blood-warm stir it with a wooden spoon or paddle until it begins to crumble, then knead it in the hands like dough. Pack in a bowl, cover w.ith a damp cloth and set it away until needed. Shredded eocoanut may be added if desired, When ready to use melt a cake of bit- ter chocolate, form the cream fondant into small eggs of the desired siza and dip them into the chocolate, then place on waxed paper to" dry. If de- sired, the chocolate cai^be sweetened, although I have always considered if much more toothsome when left un- sweetened. Egg moldsi^can bo purchased for a small sum in any store. Two dessert spoons or larger cooking spoons mak« very 'successful molds. A Song. April, April, Laugh thy girlish laughter; Then, the moment after, WWt) thy girlish tears! April, that mine cars Like a lover greet«st, If I tell thee, sweetest, -^ AU niv h22^_2r„i f""'"". April, April, ' Laugh thy golden laughter; But, th^ moment afier. Weep thy g«lden tt-ars. â€" -.. r%: - : :- More mMchec are u»ed in GrHl , Britain than la any othe-' •pun-*y.