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Have a M&y-Pole Dance at Your living Social. The May- pole dance pven by chil- dren is always attractive. The dance should be given out-of-doors or on the floor of a lar^c hull, as space is re- quired. Tho pole should be from twelve to fifteen feet in height, with streamers of colored muslin attached near the top. An equal number of <P THE CHILDREN'S HOUR ^ DR. QUACK FOX TAKES A TUMBLE AND LEARNS A LESSON. Do all our little folks remember how . , _,„ boys and grirls might take part. Eight Dr. Quack Fox fooled Bruin by giv- 12. A tower, even with a spray g^n, ^^ ^^^,^^ perhaps. Each child takes ing him a bottle of cough syrup fotji is a great help. Often it will suHice ^^,^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ streamer and, bottle of "Sooth-all?" to stand on the tank. A raUuig or ^j^^^ ^^^ ^^^.^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^.^,^ dance. Well, it was just a week from the support on it removes the danger oi ^^ound a circle in one direction, the very day that Dr. Quack Fox played taking. • ,.1. ' hoys in another, passing each other this trick that he found it necessary 13. Do not use large openings in the ^^ ^ ^^.^^ ^^,^^^^ weaves the .streamers to again take the road that lead past discs of either nozzles or spray guns ^.^juuj ^y^^, p^ig Continue until the Roily Rabbit's hou.se. As he neared unless you have 225 pounds pressure ^.j^^j^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^j. f^^.^y^^^p ^^^ j,ouso he chuckled to think how &4«trM» communication* t» AgrenemftC?} AusUida St. West. Toron<a SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S SPRAYING. 1. Do not spray at all unless you «re going to try to do it well. It will not pay. 2. You cannot make a success of apple growing without good spraying. 8. You canont spray well without a or more. They are wasteful, make it dan;:^^';"^;^';,; the music startraRahi cleverly he had fooYJd Bruin and made good outfit which wKl gn^ you plenty difficult to maintain high pressure, ^^^ ,,^„^g^g -^^ t,,^ opposite direc- a profit for himself. of pressure. So overhaul the old spray ... â-  * » *- ....... machine at once, or if it is not satis- factory, buy a new one with plenty of power, O.A.C., Guelph. Tack it up in the spray shed where it will always be available. B. Use only the spray materials re- commended in the spray calendars. 6. Do not spray when it happens to be convenient but spray at the times the spray calendar says. The time of spraying is of vast importance and 16. Do not stop spraying because Q^j^g rain threatens. Go right on until the rain has well begun. It is rain and moisture which cause scab outbreaks. 17. Do not stick to an eight or ten hour day when spraying, but make Prune the Berry Bushes. and give too coarse a spray. - ' tion until the wo:ivinff " is undone.; "That was a good trick on Bruin," 14. In many cases better work will Tj^p^e are beautiful musical numbers he said to himself. "I wonder when be done with a rod and three-angle ^hjeh y^^ might have also. If you he discovered it? I would like to disc nozzles than with a gun. In any y^^^,^ ^^ musician.s upon whom you can know, but I guess I won't stop to find 4. Get a spray calendar from your case use some system in spraying so depend, use a talking machine. The out. I might get one played on me." agncuitural representative, or from , that you will make sure everything fallowing records will be found suit- i In fact, he was thinking so much Mr. P. W. Hodgetts, Director Fruit jig being covered in a methodical vsray. j^^le: "Oh, That Wo Two Were May- ' about his clover little trick that he did Branch, Toronto, or Piof. L. Caesar,! 15. Rave a handy place to fill the jng.. "Mendels.sohn's - Spring Song," not look where he was going. Just tank. Ten minutes should be long Ru^enstein's "Melody in F," "Lass of as he was right in front of Rolly's enough for any tank. .1 Richmond Hill," and "Morning," by house, ho stubbed his toe on a rock in tho path and down he went, ker- plunk. His case flew open and bottles scattered in every direction. Roily was preparing a porridge for Tho old canes of raspberries and the noon meal by the kitchen window, blackberries should all be removed be- j,„d saw it all. At first he wanted to every effort to get it done as soon as ] fore the new wood gets too far ad- i^ugh, but his heart was kind and the times given, in the spray calendar possible without sacrificing thorough- j vanced. Sometimes I have seen these gracious. Forgetting the mean trick, are based on years of study. | nesa. If the second spray is not fin-| old canes left in the patch for years j^j. p^x had played on his friend, he 7. Omit none of the first three ragu- ^ jghed before the blossoms open, omit' at a time, until it became almost im- : hastened out to help him. lar sprays, some years the first Is the the poison and go on until it is fin- possible to get around to pick thej ^he doctor was just picking himself most important, some the second and jghed. berries. The right time to cut them ' y- -^yhen Roily reached him. some the third. Each spray helps to jg. Wash out the tank and pump' out is just after the fruit has been "Qh, sir, are you hurt?" asked Roily make the next more etfective and each clean water through the machine and picked, for then any insect or fungus sympathetically, must be given to insure clean fruit. ' â-  â-  - • . , , i^ ,. .,, > ,• • ^ j , j, ,^ 8. Mcintosh and Snow trees should always receive a fourth application. Kead what the spray calendar recom- mends under "Extra sprays and re- marks" and be guided by it. 9. You will not control San Jose scale on large trees, twenty-five years old or more, unless you first prune them heavily and scrape the loose bark off with a hoe. Then see that producing annual crops as well as giving clean fruit. Even trees that are not bearing should be sprayed to keep them healthy. 20. Get a new spray calendar each year. 21. When in difficulty consult your , agricultural representative or write every particle of the bark is wet with to Prof. L. Caesar, O.A.C., Guelph, or nozzles at the close of each day. i trouble will be eliminated before itj ""jiy toe is," said Dr. Fox, "and my 19. Remember spraying gives heal- 1 gets a chance to move over into the j^^ee hurts dreadfully where it bump- thy foliage and is a great factor in ' young canes. | gd the rock, the- liquid; a mere mist or a light spray will not kill the insect. Us» lime sulphur 1 to 7 of water; prefer- ably just as the buds are bursting. 10. For scab and codling moth cov- er both sides of every fruit and also cover every leaf. Scab attacks the , ,. • ^.i. -^i. j ^ leaves too and is often washed from.f"'* '=^'-«' '=«ntin"\n& unthrifty due to them to the fruit. It will require from *^« P7«^"'=« "^ 'f ^l*I!5''L ^fJ''"*""' 7 to 13 gallons for each tr^ twenty- !% P°'?* f**"^ overlooked lA the care five years old or upwards, not just 2 °^ an«Jnai3- W. A. Ross, Vineland. UNTHRIFTY HORSES. Horses are frequently seen that gfive little response to liberal feeding Variable appetite, unthrifty and poor condition, indigestion with per- iodic attacks of colic, are the common or 3 gallons. 11. Be sure the spray reaches right through the trees. To insure this g:o, , ,. ,. „ . , * i. j in, if necessary, underneath the tree »"'^i'='**^°"« °* ''^^ P'"''^^"*^^ ?' "^;°/^«' and spray the part beyond the trunk I o"" tape worms. Two species of tape first, then step back to the outside and! r"""" '"^^1 %^ .>"*^^*»"f °^ ^^^ spray the remaining part Do this'^"'^^^' ?"«: ^^J" TmiaPli^ata, ranges from both sides. Remember that it is ! fâ„¢"?, ''^,. '"*=^t' to thirty inches m the centre or shaded part of the tree! !«"K*^: ^^^ °'5.''''' Jcma Perfolmta where scab naturally is worst and [ !f ^""^ °"« ^,^? '"'^'^^^ ^"^S- Both poor sprayers nearly always miss this !!^!!_ '=?!"Pf II^'J^'l >I?°^. .^""f^i^^ side though they often cover the sun- No cane that has borne fruit will «oh, I'm so sorry," said Roily, bear again. Next year's fruit will be . "Come right in the house. We will on the new can^s that grow during fj^ it up in just a few minutes. I am the season when the previous year's gyre that I have something that will canes are fruiting. If the work is help it" And so Dr. Fox went limp not done then, it should be done at i„g along into the house with Roily the first opportunity after, and never Rabbit, groaning at every step, later than the time the plants begin.. Bruin sat reading the last edition to swell the buds in the spring. You of Woodland News when they came in, can remove weak new growths then,} and was quite surprised when he saw and thin strong canes to three or four . ^ho it was. But when Roily Rabbit to the hill with advantage. You gain ' explained that the doctor had fallen in quality to make up for the number â-  ' of berries you remove. 9 ny or outer side all right Jnformftiou E^rm J«iiSlj*!*.?.t<Jj. The following bulletins and many others, of which these are examples, are available to farm- ers, and will be sent free on request by the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture. The infonnatlon they contain is both useful and practical, and may foint the way to greater profits rom faminar operations. If interested, clip out this advertisement, check bulletins desired, and mail, without post- age, in envelope addressed to: Publications Braachi, Department of Asnculture, Otuwa, Canada. u K*w VatlaUM of Grain. RacommMidcd Varieties at F1*M BeolC 8Md TrMtaiant for Grain Saat. InSaoBco of Fooda on Typo of Hos% Caro of Kwo and Lamb. Bc« Gradinc. CalU' iltintloa of tho Appla. Gardoa Iniaet Control. Strawkerrr CnlttTaUoa. Buh Fnlli. Hoarlnt Chlckona. Bato and How to Koon Thua. FortiUun for Flold Crap*. Orchard RanoratJon. HllUna Maehiaa. Handbook on tho Bacon Hoc aad Ro« Gradias. I.Ut of MO PabUcattona. Name,. Post Ottce.. R.R.No.. Province.. E-11 TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, PERENNIALS Write ua for advice and 1924 CaUldflue. JOHN CONNON CO., Limited Nureerymen and Florists HAMILTON ONTARIO Bees on Farm Nothing pay* better when properly manased. Send for our oatalocae of beekeepers' suppllee. Bipert ad- vice treeiy given. Ruddy Manufaoturlng Co.. LM. Brantford Onl. iJk«UE No. \Hâ€"'H, heads in which are fashioned four round cup-shaped suckers. Their bodies consist of a number of over- lapping segments. The tape worm segment, or joint is a complete repro- ductive org^anization. When ripe, de- tached and expelled with the contents of the bowels it can be described as a small rectangfular body containing eggs. After breaking away the eggs may be drifted or carried from place to place by various agents. Many perish, but a few are able to continue the species by being taken up in food or water by other animals, in the in- testines of which they go through their life* cycle and provide for the carrying on of the next generation. Preventive measures consist in pro- viding clean fodder and water; the avoidance of low, damp pasture land and ponds contaminated by the drop- pings of horses. If tape worm is sus- pected and no qualified veterinary is available to administer treatment the following dosage can be given: creo- lin, one-half ounce; oil of turpentine, one and a half ounces; and raw lin- seed oil, one pint; to be given at one dose as a drench, on an empty stom- ach. The treatment may be repeated at intervals of several days, if nec- essary. Clean fodder and clean drink- ing water are highly important in keeping live stock healthy and free from intestinal parasites. Drinking from filthy, shallow pools or ponds in which hogs wallow and cattle and horses wade is responsible for con- siderable trouble, and this trouble does not usually show up until late winter or early spring. A cement water trough, well supplied with clean, cold water, is the best insur- ance agfainst tape worm in horses. â€" L. Stevenson. Spraying Apples. The Department of Entomology of tho Ontario Ag:ricultural College con- ducted spraying experiments on a ten- acre block of Mcintosh and Snow var- ieties at Simcoe in Norfolk County. The whole orchard, with the exception of the trees kept for checks were sprayed, part of it receiving four ap- plications and part only three. The crop was fairly good â€" about 1,000 barrels â€" and the results from both commercial and the investigational standpoints very satisfactory, the per- centage of apples absolutely free from worms or scab or defect of any kind beins 93.4, whereas the checks (un- sprayed trees) had an average of 91. How contagions spread IN the world of school and play all children are equal. Youngsters from homes less clean than yours como into intimate contact with your children. To guard against contagion, make sure that your children are completely cleaned and purified whenever they come in frqpi play. Your great ally is Lifebuoy Health Soap. The saf« antiseptic ingredient of Lifebuoy penetrates each dirt- laden pore. Rich, creamy lather carries it into every cranny of the skin. The healthful odour vanishes a few seconds after use, but the protection remains. LIFEBUOY HEALTH SOAP More thgca Soap - a Health Habit Keep your children safe with Lifebuoy. Teach them to use it often. LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED TORONTO and hurt himself badly, he was just as anxious to help as Roily. In a short time they had the bruised foot all bandaged with "Sooth-all." "And does that feel better?" asked Bruin as he tied the last bandage. "Oh, ever so much better," replied Dr. Fox. "Thank you both so much."| "Oh, we are very glad to help you," said Roily. "And may I ask why?" asked Dr. Fox. Lb-4-8« Best Varieties of Roses Unless one has plenty of ground and financial resources, it is wise to select carefully the varieties of roses to be planted in the garden. Because a rose wins a National Society medal "Because we would like to be helped '" England, or in fact in any other that way ourselves," arswered Roily. <=°""t/y' »* ^oes not follow that it As Dr. Quack Fox limped toward 7°"'^ succeed m an Ontario garden the gives especially fine bloom autumn. Richmond, a red rose, blooms well in September after heavy June crop. Ophelia, pink Hybrid Tea. Is charming in the bud and open stage;' very fragrant. Caroline Testout, pink Hybrid Tea.- the door he said "I have learned a ^*'*"y °^ ^'^"^ ™°^*^ beautiful varieties This variety made the Pacific Coast lesson from you t^day. I can't thank' """^ ^^ak growers and sparse bloom- City of Portland famous forits roses you enough for all you have done for "f.^- Others, again, may be subject toj General Mc Arthur, a me. You have been kind to me even! ^'^^a^^ «"d yield a crop only after the Hybrid Tea class. after I played that mean trick on """^l^ troublesome treatment for mil-, test of many years. Bruin. Now I know what friends ! '^^^^ «"'^ blackspot. The Ontario Rose J. B. Clark is a show rose m the red rose of Has stood the sprayed trees J naa an average 01 »i..i "„i â- â€žâ€žÂ»â€ž „nH T'm o-nina- t^ trv ,-„â-  Society has done good work in analyz- red class. Very productive during, nor foni- of Kpab alone One of the ' really mean and 1 m going to try to . ' -it. • iu j • ; per cent. 01 scan aione. \jne .ji liib. j t i,„„„ n,„4- c^ « ing the roses grown in the province the mam crop season and gives a! objects of the experiment was tj show that even McInto.;h and Snow apples could be kept f->-i:C, or almo';: free, from worms and scab by good spray- ing. « Roads, to be good roads, must be good roads on bad days. make more of them. I hope that some day I can do something to help you." â- I • ~ To stick labels on syrup cans, re- duce varnish with alcohol to a thin add alcohol and it will be as good as ever. A Garden of Herbs BY A. B. CUTTING. In the garden of long ago, there leaves, small stems and the flowers was always a corner or bed devoted to dried for seasoning in winter. Some the culture of herbs. ! European folks put up (or down) a The six suggested here are well ing tho roses grown in the province the main crop season and gives &' with a view to establishing a list of small return in the autumn, those that are most dependable. Aj Ulrich Brunner, a Hybrid Per- canvass amongst the members in dif- ; petual of great size and fine frag- ferent parts of the province resulted ; ranee. i. T« li i. 4.u:-i, u,. „.„„„-„*;„„ . in the securing of a list of twelve of' Killarney is a greenhouse and gar- paste. If it gets thick by evaporation, , ^ . 1, * •â-  . ^A^ ol,.„l,„l L^ if will h« =.« annH ns the niost popular varieties, as follows : den rose of a pink color. Frau Karl Druschi, white, belongs Lady Alice Stanley, a pink rose not to the Hybrid Perpetual class. Blooms unlike Killarney both in color and fairly constantly throughout the sum- j habit of growth. mer and fall months. Roses of most of these varieties are Gruss an Teplitz, a Hybrid Tea, I often obtainable as premiums with bright scarlet. The flowers are borne ' membership in horticultural societies. in clusters and are highly fragrant, ', Through this medium these fine var- Madame Edouard Herriot, shrimp i ieties are found growing almost pink Hybrid Tea, very attractive. | everywhere in the province. â€" Ontario Mrs. John Laing, Hybrid Tea, pink, I Horticultural Association. few sprigs of this herb with garden beans in a brine. These flavored beans are then cooked as wanted with fresh meats and potatoes. Thyme â€" A shrubby plant about 10 inches high, the small aromatic leaves of which are used for flavoring. Will stand transplanting. Generally hardy but may need protection in extremely worth growing. Spearmint, which should be available to every house- wife, is not included because sprigs for use or roots for planting easily can be secured from a friend or neighbor. Dillâ€" One of the best of the com- paratively newer herbs. ^ It grows |^^,^ districts. The broad-leaved Eng- from two to two and a half feet high., j.^^ ^^^. .^ ^^^^ Culture same as for carrots. Thej seeds, gathered when ripe, are usedj a.s a flavoring for condiments and pickles, and sometimes for medicine. Althf.ugh an annual, the plant will nproduce itself by volunteer seedings from seed ripened and fallen. Lavender â€" An aromatic shrubby Leg Weakness in Chicks. By S. W. Knipe. Leg weakness is an ailment preval- ent with closely confined chicks. Prob- ably It Is more correctly termed a "sym.ptom" rather than a disease sinco It apparently may occur under differ- ent methods of feeding and manage- ment and In different forms, such as rheumatism, neuritis, and rickets. Symptoms. â€" As tho name Implies, the legs become weak. It starts with an unsteadiness and the chicks soon Many of the herbs may be planted as edging to borders or may be grown beside the paths and walks. A bed, aj lose use of the legs. The appetite border or a corner given over entirely usually continues to be good at first. to herbs gives greater satisfaction ; . 'me largest and most vigorous chicks they are thus more easily cared for, are often the worst afflicted. It oc more easily gathered and do not inter- j eure in chicks from one to six months ; fere with the other crops. They are: oi age. Rheumatism and gout usual plant not used in food but one of the' generally easily grown in rich, mel- | iv show enlargeii joints, most worthwhile herbs for the gardten. j j^^,^ well-worked soil. Sow the seeds ' Causes. -Little is delluitely known When growing, it is beautiful and its^jn spring in shallow drills about one ag to tho cause of leg weakness in flowers, when dried, are delightful for ^ foot apart, and when the plants are chicks. Lack oi: green food, mineral Keep the brooder house well venti- lated. Supply green feed such as sprouted oats, lettuce, green alfalfa or clover. Mix 5 pounds of granulated bon^ ia 100 pounds of mash or feed the bone in a hopper. Sometimes wood or hard coal ashes placed in a corner of the brooder 4w>iise apparently have a value In preventing and curing leg weakness. The chicks will eat It readily and It can do no harm. The surest nieens of both prevention and cure is to get the chicks outside aa much as possible after they are a few days old. Electric Circuit Troubles. When the ammeter shows that the electrical system is not functioning aa it should, a voltmeter offers a simple and (juick method of discovering scenting household linen. It delights ^ up three or four inches thin out and matter, fresh air. exercise "and sun- whether the wiring of tho generating Plantin' Time. Some folkses put their trust in signs, When plantin* spuds, cucumber vines. An' other kinds o' garden truck; They'll tell you tliat the moon ain't right. An' you must wait till dark or light, Which ever 'tis, if you'd have luck. I An' one will say, "The moon is dry, The way she's hangin' in the sky. An' crops are apt to bum," they'll fret; But someone else, as like as not. Will say, "Tho seeds aro goin' to rot," An' tell you that same moon is wet. n But I don't mind their talk at all, For when I hear the robins call, Ah* geese a-honkin' in the sky. When every broete smells fresh an' sweet. An' ground breaks mellow under feet, I reckon plantin' time is nigh. â€"Myrtle Blassing. in a fine, rich, rather li.iiy soil but re quires somewhat more shade than the other herbs. Needs protection in cold districts in winter. Can be inoi-eased by dividing the old rools. Sweet Marjoramâ€" .A. perennial but generally grown as an annual. The seeds are verj' small and should mere- ly be pressed into the soil. The leaves and other green parts are used in summer and dried in winter for sea- soning. A few plant? wHl add to the interest of any garden. Sage â€" One of the most, extensively used plants for seasoning. Sometimes used as a tonic in domestic medicine. Grows from one to one and a half feet high. In very cold districts, the plants need protection in winter. Everyone is familiar with this old-timer. Summer Savory â€" Even the smallest garden plots should provide room for home-grown summer savory, if no other herbs. Grows eight to twelve inches high. The seed is very .^mall. The leaves and young shoots may be used for flavoring in summer or the transplant. Cultivate until midsum- 1 shine, deficiency in the vitainine con- circuit is at fault. Readings are taken mer and then mulch around the plant â-  tent in the ration, overfotding of high- at various points of the circuit; first with straw to prevent sanding of the] ly nutritious feed.s, too much heat, one from the live terminal of the gen- foliage by fall rains. In the north and east it is safest to protect all tha perennial kinds in winter. Those that ai-e grown for their leaves should be gathered in the moi-n- ing of a fine day as soon as the dew is olf and dried quickly. If stored before they are perfectly dry. the leaves are likely to mold. The proper damp quarters, and overcrowding are erator to the frame of the oar; then causes most ofteu assigned for leg one from th-e live-batterv terminal to weakness. ; the frame of the car. Taken with PreveEtion .ind Cure.â€" It la a gener- ally recognized fact that chicks which have access to the ground outsidn af-. ter they are a week old, rarely ever become affected with leg weakness. Whether this provides exercise, sun- stage of gi-owth for harvesting is just, shine, fresh air. grpon feed or miner- before the plants reach full bloom, als from the soil is an unanswered Herbs should bo cut before being: question, frozen, although ficezing may not in- are certain. the engine running, these readings, should be approximately the same, the, reading from the generator '.)eing pos^ sibly half a volt higher than that from tho battery. Trouble due to poor connections OR a break in the wiring is indicated when tho generator voltage show^ jure them. .\ny one intere^ited in Neverthelass. the results niuch higher than that from the bat,' When the weather is cool tgry. If the readings indicate trouble herbs on a commercial stale for medi cinal or other purposes should writ« to the Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, or his, or her, provincial de- partment of agriculture or experi- ment station for advice respecting the oven a few minutes outside daily will , here, other points in tho circuit be^ growing, be effective in preventing or curing â-  t.^.een tho battery and the generator leg weakness. j should be tested, and the break or When weather conditions are bad I poor connectidn will bo found in be,' and the chicks nmst be kept indoors I t^een the places where th-.re is con.> the following will be beneficial: aideraWe difference In the coltmeter'^ Keep sand or flne litter on the floor, readings on the same circuit. Provide fresh pieces of sod each j ^ 'possibilities in the district concerned day. and for bulletins and other sources; *'eed grain In clean dry Utter to in-. of information on the subject. I duce exercise. He is not here; for He is risen •â- ( He said. Come see the place vh«r*| Itha Lord lay.