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3CC WHITEWASHES FOR FARM USE BY E. W. KENDALL, B.S.A. (juaro feet are covuipH in Whit«waah has a wide application n,888 to ff.irn use i\n'l ilfsor^es a much '20 hours. »r.'al«r popularity than it at pre'ont j^j^^^g ^j^ ^„j, ,.„,;pauation of WIUTB- •njoy*. It« Intrredionts are Inexpen- WASII ^ve anJ readily obtained: it Ih not ^ ^^^ [.^^ ^^^_^, ^^^^^ difflcul to make and it '« ^«; >' *" ! paste a few day, beforo you wish to apply It In addition to these ad- ' â- ' ' vantasres. it protects tlve surface* to ,,'',,,, , , , , \.rr .7^1 "^.ry , . ,. „ ,.„ i,.,.i.. (b) where ca«ein, plue or formal- wh ch it is applies]. ImKhtens up darK , ^ ' ^ , , ,. i ^ â- _ , ' . V 1. A r^M „«» dehyde «r« to be used, the solutions Interiorg and s s«n tary, A fact not . u i i.» i ,i i., .v,â„¢ „ , . ..'V ,.,i,;f„„.n.»,''n"8t be brought toqether only when irensral y known is thaT whitowaxn '•' ,,%,,â- ,„ , „,.., •„ L 1 1 II J .u»* ii«i,» ' they are ouito cod. 1 his is very im- way b« colored provided that licht ♦ t tints and Khadcs are used and that;'*"^ *!"mi. , ^- ,• i, ,w\ *. . . , ~ „,, . . „ i;,„„ (c) Th© Bolubion-t mention«Hl in (b) the pii'nie.nta are not afloctcd by lime, i , ,, , , , , .. , , ,^ 1 A , ,, , „„i,^„ ,„,„ shou d l>e added quite siovvly and at Ani')n(f fiuoh are yellow ochre, raw i â- > .. _ , , , "* . , ' „,i i.„„„t tho same t mo thev shou d l>e stirred and burnt umber and raw and burnt i .. ».i vigorously and constantly (d) In no case should you mix more â- leiina. Preparation of the Surface.â€" The j ,. , ' . , , ,, i,„ 1 „i, ,,ij twx'of the wash in one day than you can â- urfaco to be white\va.shed should i>e , ^. ^ . > , .{. , 111 „» 4.i,„k I. 1.S »^'U9e in that day when any of the solu- lust a.s clean as one that Is to be ^. ^. •' . ,, ^ â- ' , I » J ._j ;> i- „ c,=» o.<vn„^*iai t^'tions mentioned m (b) arc used, painted and it is a lirst essontial to , , ci â-  -n i i J .1. .1, t 11 ^1^ A,,^* n^^ooa 'e) Skini milk may be used as a good results that all dirt, dust, (jreaae, , .V , , • i » n • * • J , ,., ,„, ,^ ..^„,„,.„j i>_. ' subst tuto for casein but It is not •nd Bcaloy material l>o removed be- . «• ,• fore there Is any attempt to apply , '•"''f/,'' <-'"i-<^l've the wash. This implies a liberal use' /f>i" P'«^« °' °"« *'"'' ^^'^ "',*.' of scrapers and stiff brushes. When »' hydrated lime you may use the tho cleaninK is finished and the sur- P««te made by slak.n,? Ife bus. (,18 face dusted, it is well to dampen it '''»>„of f'^'^ 1""^'= '™« with n.out slightly Just before applying ty,^ <i g^onn ot vrat.r. wash. APPLICATION OF WIIITJnVASH. This slalcinii: is sometimes done by placing the quick- lime in a barrel and adding the water boiling hot. If cold wator is used the Whitewash may bo ajiplied with \ water may be added a little at a time the bru.^h or sprayer. In applying ^gtirring each time; when heat ceases with the brush use on© at lo:i»t 4" to be given off tho limo is slaked. Blowly to 8, stirrinjf vlfforoiisly. Do not trrix more than can be used in one day. D. 1. 8oak 5 lbs. Cu.sein in 2 gallons hot wat<'r for 2 hours. 2. Add y pints of household iiin- monia to 1 f;all'»i water. .1. When cold mix 1 and 2. 4. Mak« a cream of 1 sack Uy- drated Lime and 7 Kala. water. 5. Slowly add 3 to 4, stirring vig- orously. G. Just liefore u.sing, dissolve 5 pinti Formaid.'hyde In " g:tls. water and add it very slowly to 5, stirrin» vicrorously. 7. Thin to a milk-like consktency. F. 1. DiKsol\-c M lbs. nf Glue in 2 pil- Inn.s of hot water and allow to conl. ^ 2. Make a cream of 1 sack of Hy- drated Lime and 7 gallons of water, n. Mix 1 and 2, stirring viRor- ouKly. 4. Thin to a milk-like consistency. F. 1. Make a cream of one sack of! Hydrated Lime and 8 gallons ! of water. 2. Slowly add 1 quart of crude Carbolic Acid, .stirring vigor-' ously. Tho quan/tity of acid may be douV)lcd if desired. 3. Thin to a milk-like consistency. G. 1. Make a cream of 1 sack Uy-. drated Lime and 7 gallons of' wate-. i 2. Di.ssolve fi Ib.s. of salt in 3 gals. J of boiling water. 3. Mix 1 and 2 when cold. 4. Stir 3 lbs. of Portland cement into 3. wide and work rapidly «nakinK noj Before using, strain this paste attempt to "brush out" as In paint- 'throuRh a fine screen. | Ing. I-et the coat l)e fairly thin and (g) Molasses is said to render the' i-sE.s for the difffbrntform(;i.ae. traii.=pnrcnt and it will be opaque Hmo more soluble and to give it'Fomiulao No. A and Râ€" Unimport when dry. The small hand sprayers greater penetratins; power. Use in i ant outdoor work, .sheds, fences and sold by tho seed firms may lie used, proportion of 1 pint of molasses to 5' trees. ' The.^e will co.'st around $10 and should gallons of the wash. \ Formulae No. C and No. Gâ€" IliKhor be of bra«s if you expect tliem to last (h) Alum tends to prevent rubbing: grade of work on dairies, buildings for a nunilx-r of j-ears. In using and is used in proportion of 1 oz. to' and trees. sprayera it Is quite necessary that tho i pal. of the wash. It would not be Formulae Dâ€" Basements that tend to wa^h bo strained through at least two needed in the formulae C, D, or E ' bo damp. thicknesses of choese cloth. Spraying given below. I Fornaulrtc Eâ€" Dry basements. has many advantages over brushing (i) If a gloss is desired, dissolve 1 ' Formulae Fâ€" As a disinfectant wash under certain conditions and it forces pound of bar soap in a gallon of Iwil- ' Ijut liable to rub. the material into cracks and crevices jng water and when it is cold add It that would not be reached with tho to & pals, of the thick wa.~h. A CORNER FOR YOUNG CANADA bruhh. In using tho hprnycr always hold the nozzle so that the wiuih Is applied at right angles to the sur- A face; this gives evi-n application. The sprayer should !><â-  thoroughly cleaned after use and especially thiff nozzles, as a small particle of dirt clogging one side of tho nozzle will cause it to send but a lop-.sided .stream and tho work will be jwtchy. In estimating tho quantity of ma- terial required many problems and conditions «iro encountered, but tho foiiowinK general figures may be used us a l»asis. On© gallon of whitewash j will cover approximately 225 square. fiM-t of wood, 180 sipiarc (pet of brick! «nd 270 square feet of plaster. Using, • 4" brush n man will cover 200 ! squaro feet of cellinif, 200 square feet of rough wall or 350 feot of smooth C, wall in one hour. Example: â€" IiB«em(int 3<i' \v1d« x 60' long X 9' hiifh. iJi.itance around wall Is 192'. Area of walls is 192' x 9'---l,728 dquaro f(>e'. Area of reilii»g is <iO' x 3fi'â€" 2,160 Total area â€" l!,H88 square feet. 225 Kquaro fwt require I gallon. 3,88S square feet require ;!,HHS di- vlde<l by 220 â€" 18 gals. appiv)x. 200 square feet are covered in ono hour. 80MK COMMON FOUML'LAE,. 1. Dissolve 1") 11)3. of common salt in 7V'2 galiims of water. 2. Slowly add one sack of Ily drated Limo, stirring vigor ously. 3. Thin this to a milk-lilie con siateney with water. .^ , ,. li. 1. Make a paste of one sack ofi^?P "f. the .ground Iljdrated Limo and 7 gallons of water. 2. Dis.solvo ono pound of common salt and half pound of zinc sul My Water-Lily Poo!. Last .spring I decided that I could not, would not, do without water lilies another sea.'ion. So I coaxed my hus- band to saw in two a big water bar- rel. He took rather moro than half of it and sunk it in the back yard at the end of a rose hedijo- j He loft a coujile of inches above tho filled the barrel ' about two-thirds full of rich soil and! turned on water, keeping it full till the soil settled^ " | Instead of buying roots I sowed the I phate in one gallon of boiling j ^f*^'^^ myself-after the directions on j 'vator. Allow this to c,k,I. I'" packet --,n a .shallow crock am a ; tin washl>a.<ii;. I prepared tlicso fori y putting in each three or 8. Pour this !n.'>t solution into the lime i>asto solution a littio at a time. Stir In 2 gallons of skiin-milk. the seed j four inches of rich garden soil and I filling with water. .\11 tlio^ refuso off , o 1 r 11 » /•' I .1 1 that floateu to the top I skimmed 1. Soak n ll)s. of (a.sein In 2 gnl-i..,, ,, . , t \i ^^ , .14 ^ e ,^ \ I till tho water was c ear. In thi? water Ions of hot water for 2 hours. I, , , ^, , , ,, THE ONTARIO GARDEN VECKTARLF, rALENDAU. The following arrangeinoiilH of vogetnbleii will guide tho gardener in planning his first planting of various crop.i. (a) frope that can b(» planted in the ofien two or threo weeks liefore tho last frost aro aspsiagus, rhiiliarb I dioppeil the sced.s and they jires-l ently sank to tho stirfaco-of the soil.' After keeping tho ve.><.Heis in thoi sunshine for some time the seeds lie- i gan to sprout and I had a number of: liny plants with their odd, prettily-' shaped leaver gotiing jfrven and givw- ' e, , ti n , A ,â-  â-  â„¢''n>f wonderfully fast. I had to tliin Slowly add 3 to 4, stirring ,, , ,,, , , , ., ' , "ithcni out nitlilessly, and when tho vigorously. , , • â-  .i , . . , largest had grown three leaves I took i it up with -rare and transplaiil«Mi it ; Into a box of soil. I used a quart- sizo strawberry liox which had oiien- ; ing RufTicient to allow the roots to! grow through but atVording a hold for! tho plant. Three of these bo.xes I placed in the tub, with the water justj diH'p enough to jierinit tho leaves to j reach the surface. Whenever tho I water sunk away from evaporation wo replenished it ger.tly through tho, Tho outer edges of th^ barrel. 2. DisBolvo 3 lbs. Tri.sodium Phos- phate in 1 gallon water. 8. Mix these two and allow tho Casein to disixjlve and cool. 4. .Make a cream of 1 sack Hy- drated Limo and 7 gallon.i water. Just lieforo usln(r, dL-isolve 3 [lints Fornialdchydo In 3 gal- lons water and add it v^y AN ATTKACTIVE FROCK FOR MANY OCCASIONS. This frock shows to special advanr tago the charm of combining two ma- terials â€" so smart this season. The skirt has two Rodeta in front and two at the back and is gathered to a bodico having a becoming round col- lar and long tight-iitlinB sleeves fin- i.-hed with trim cufTs. A narrow belt of tho contrasting material completes this chic frock. No. 1502 is in sizes 8, 10, 12 and 11 years. Sizo 10 years requires 2',3 yards 3G-iiich material for tho dress, and \ yard 3G-inch contrasting for godeta, collar, cuffs and belt. Price 20 cents the pattern. Home sewing brings nice clothes within the reach of all, and to follow the modo is deiig-htful when it can be done so easily and economically, by following tho styles pictured in our new Fashion Book. A chart accom- panying each pattern shows tho ma- terial as it appears when cut out. Every detail is explained -so that the inexperienced se\ver can make with- out difiiculty an attractive dross. Price of the boi)k 10 cents tho copy. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNa Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns us you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefuMy) for eacn number and oddre-ss your or.ler to Pattern Dopt, Wil.son Publishing Co., 73 West Ade- laide St., T'ororto. Patterns sent by return mail WATERPROOFING YOUR SHOES. Although you can buy several good waterproofiing connbinations on the market, every one of you fellows Bhould know how to mix a simple waterproofing solution at home .so that you can "doctor" your high-topped hiking boots or other shoes. i First scrape all the mud from the; shoes to be treated and then get them ; perfectly dry. H's a good idea to use an old discarded toothbrush or a piece of heavy woolen cloth wrapped round j a stick when you put the mixture on the shoes, as you want to work it into the leather to get the best results. ' Now for the materials you need to make waterproofing mixtures. Ordi- nary beeswax and harness oil when combined make a dandy waterproofing compound and they are quite inexpen- sive. Melt together equal parts of beeswax and harness oil and apply it with cloth or brush to the warm leather. If you don't have any bees- wax around the house you can substi- tute paraffin, which is cheap. Lacking either of these materials, use tallow. ' Tho main thing is to use equal parts of tho oil and either paraffin, tallow or beeswax and apply it when hot. Don't forget to work it into the crack' between tho sole and the upper part of the boot. Usually two coats are enough. It won't hurt to apply three,' however. , When I waterproof my boots I use an old pan to hold the hot liquid and then I set the sole of the shoe in the mixture while I rub the stuff into the tops. This assures the soles of a gooa application, with all the pores of the leather absorbing as much water- proofing compound as they can hold. ' â€" Robert Beckwith. 1 THE SMARTEST ANIMAL I KNOW. The smartest animal I know?! Be.irs, coyotes, foxes, wolves, horses, cats, dogs . . . they are all smart.! But in my experience, and I am writ- 1 ing only from that standpoint, I think' that the bear is the smartest. I .â- \s a ranger I have been more used to bears than to any other aniraaL Last spring, when I was alone at the ranger station and in the region where grizzlies and black bears were thick, I ate my meals at the house of the hotel caretaker. In order to reach his house, I had to walk a mile up the hill, and I knew by heart the best trees along the way â€" the be^t for climbing. For th?re were a dozen or so of the silvertlps around, and they were in an especially mean hu- mor that year. I was coming back to the ranger station one evening and saw, to the west, a sight that I shall never for- get. An elk, a monstrous creature, stood silhouetted against the rosy cur- tain of the sky and he seemed to be intensely interested in ."something wlych was between him and nri«. Then I saw what that was; it was five griz- zlies and they didn't see me. As I started for my favorite tree â€" it being the nearest at that rcoaient â€" ^the elk started running, and the grizzlies went after him. And how they rani I honestly be- lieve that a grizzly, big as he is, could outrun the average Western cow hoss. But the grizzlies be.uan to fpread out! Two kept on the trail of tho elk, and the other three, one on one flank and the two on the other, gradually over- hauled the elk. The animal was hem- med in on all sides. Finally they had the elk surrounded and started in on him, but he gave a magnificent leap and was off, and this time he out- distanced the pursuers. Tho grizzlies evidently gave tho elk up as a bad job, for I could see them returning from the forest after sev- eral minutes. But the way they spread out to get the elk was a sight. For hold-up work, the bear is well known. Several bears will get right in the middle of the highway and stay there. When they have held up a string of yellow busses or a fanati- cally honking stream of auto campers and havo been fed with sweets, they lumber to the side of the road and grin ^t everyone. For almost human intelligence, it is hard to lv>at a bear.-^Ralph Pierson. KI.OWKHS IN KHAIil-;. Tho sandy portion of tho garden may lio brightened up by special varieties of (lowers which will givo'j,,,,,, l>est results whi-n not expo-ed to full ^vo hid 'with blooming :i'ly.s.sui[n. sun for tbo wlu.lo day. Anionff theso. i |,„v„ never grown anything to i aro tlio tuberous l)egonia, columbine, I ,.^,„,„ire with those lillies in interest I foxglove, lolK'lia, viola, Kenilworlli, c,,^ „ii ,,„, r„„,iiy. As each pert, | sIraMKely large leaf appeaivd on the, tiny plant ail must throng to seo it And how fast these leaves developed! /I'lieii, when they got into Iho pool , and began to get really big, wo for- , souk all iitlier llnwers to watch these. I Fjiijilly u 1)11(1 appeurod, long, jHiint- I ed and raiiiilly developing, niid ono 'hot tiiorning, about ten o'clock, we onion srts, radi^ilK's, spinach, kale, ivy, Kod«'!.ia, nnd many otiieia which l«ttu<'o (seed ancl plants), turnips, are specially listed in any seed cata- enrly ix.tiitix'f, early <'iil)biigo plants , logiie. Among tho perennials which and parsley. 'do Well in partial shade are th<> del- (U) Oop.s that can Iw planted jiint phiniiiniM, or more comiiioiily known beforo the last frost are onion .seed, â-  a.s the larkspur, iris, blccdiiii; heart chard, early cairotn, saliify, early and pnnsios. beets and lato pot ntm.H. i-ol. K,v.<uvv,;(;KrAi...KS. (c> (ropii to l>e planted after dan- g«r of frr,Ht ha., pa:,sed aro bush " '" " K-x.d plan t,. pi.uit a f'>vv ; ij;;;;;;;;.;:;,'' ,';;/~ i;,^^^^ N-ans. Hweot corn and carrots. 'rows of the hardy ve^.tal.les, such ;, „,.,.„,,,., ^^.j,,, „ ,.,,,„ ^^J^^^ _,,^,, ^^ (d) CropH to Im planted after all a" Mpmach, radish, lettuce, carnits' ^^^,,^., -^^^ fr ignince danger of frost is over, an.l tho Hoii:mui beets "« »oon as possllile. If. ^f^;.,. „,.,, ^^.,. ,vero constantly mar- has b.H-om« warm, aro tomntm-s, ,M^p- : Ihoy come throuKh "considerable ,.,,,! , „^ „„. „,,„,,„„„, ,.,,,4, „^ por.. cucunibor-, m:vU'n^, squash g».n ba» been -.ecunM â- " ea, ineM; | ,^.,^, ^^.,,^.,,,,.,. „_^, •"J '"-'"""• 1'^ [r .'•".''; '*^'"" '•"«'" "•" '"''^ '•'lopen airain. for it only .nnved open, 'â- """y "â- '^"''' two or three hours the tlr.st'dav. It I I-oll A l,ASTlN(! (JAlttiK.N. |,li,i i\,r iiboul four (iu.vs ill succo.ssion. I Too often ono sees a gardcii f.ido: McMiilinie oilier lunls opened. .'\nd | • small pttU'li of asparagilfl which, if !ift<'r a few yi-ars. .Soniel iim-j* Iheltho jirocession went on, ^be leaves 1 looko<l after cutofiilly, will liLst l>(nn':ioil Kive:< out, or it iiiuy bo the gar- , sproa<l out over th(«^lior(ler, a happy' twenty t(>_ thirty years. Asparagus (loner's enlhu.tinsm, or perhaps the' frog hiding uiuler tho thicket of •ee<l i.H sown tliiiily in rdws throe fe<'t piniili lucomK so crowded together 1 leaves. The blooms continued until apart In April r)r May. When lln< lliat the whole thing reverts to a Miuile ciw! nights linv:u(| the Iftsl of HondlinKn am two or three inches wild, juiiililed slate with lilllc or noj Heptember. We had lliirty or more high, they J.bould \m Ibinned lUit to bloom. ('hoicc (lowers are often I blooms in nil fi<uii th.iso three plants, stand about threo inclu-s apart in crowded out by vigoroit.>< growers, together with a fourth that wo des- rows. To establish a patch more wh<»H<> only exi.ilenco at nil is io act lH<intely saved by plntiting it in « quickly, 01W year old nnitH may bo bn a limited liii<ligri.iind to show otfibird bath. It bloomed tin), ii rich Tea leaves should not be thrown j away. Pluco a pint of used leaver in: a pail, pour over them ono ijuart of boiling water, and leave for one hour. Strain and bottle tho brown liquid. If used with a piece of soft fiannol on mirrors, glasses or windows, it makes them shines like crystal. It is also a good de-nnae' for varni-shcd W(v>(l and doors and turniture; also for linoleum. .V little ii(iuid pu; on Mannel will clean linoleum hotter than water, and if th<» linoleuni is poli.shed afterward with a soft duster, j-oii will get a [Hilish liko that gi\eu by boes-t wax. I Th« ln\sl nioa.siao of a cow's efll- eiency is the feed cost of 100 pounds j of milk. If you use this yardstick you will not bo misled by ch.-inging' factors, such as selling priiH? of milk. Government Elncouragement of the Hog Breeding Industry. Tho fVeld worli which the Dominion Live Stock Branch is doing in aid of the hog bre«!ding industry is meeting with considerable success. The de- mand for hog grading demonstrations is continuous, and tliey havo been the means of convincing many furniera of the stability of the bacon hog for both domestic and exixirt trade. The boys' and â-  ' Is' .swine clubs have also prove;-. ;.,) bo valuable educational fea- tures. So popular has this work .becomo in tho Province of (.luebec that a num- ber of representittive commission agents and packing companies have sent a signed statement to tho Life Stock Branch enthusiastically com- mending tho liekl work of tlw Govern- ment and suggesting that even more Intensive efforts bo made in districts which have already .-ihown gains. They stato that there has been a marked improvement in the type and quality of hogs otTored for sale and that tho improvement in h.ogs in terms of dollars and cents has been at least' SI per hundredweight or. iha average quality of all stock sold. . Giddap! "Oh Xwy, but that swvi^lie of m.ine !» a regular .Adonis and he has such a wonderful carriage." "t'jrria.ixe: Say. do you exjiect to go for a 'ouggy ride'.'" COVER A MULTITUDE OF SLNS WriH PAINT, B UT FOLLO W THESE RULES BY FRANCES X. HKNRY. Kvury garden shoubl have at least â- ecurod and plitnted, Th<( Wadiing ton variety, which is very diwase i>>. alstant and produces Htorks of (\xcel- llieir nmre i i(dily I'oloied neigbliors. A good jilan and thorough prepara- tion ill the firnt place would probably lent qitnllty, is undoubtedly i\w bi-srf Imvc |.rcvent('l any of the. o failures. to plant, Cultivate well durinit tho Wbether it i.s intended to grow (low- â- ummer, nnd In the fall cut lopii off ei-s, friilt.s or ven:«»tal>les, the ifiound and burn. Mulch well with strawi Hhould !><» plowed or npnded. In the before tlvo fi^nst nrri vim. A light cut- 1 caso of Howin- IhmIs, it i.i best to go tdng m«jr »K! tekon tho third year, but down a cmiplo of f<vt. Work in full crops cannot l>o exix-etoil until pU-nty of manure; if the soil Is rllff tho plaiilaU/in la four y^"ar» old. In day, wlrawy niainirfi shouM bn used. cutting ii*o n long kntfii and (iev«»r tho young nhoote about an inch l)0 low tho Hurfaco of Iho ground, Tho patch shoubl b« gono over ov<>ry otlior doy and Ihm tie-usow will lajrt! until •bout July. KKniirn heavily aftor the cuttlag soawn U over, and api)Iy n lop dr(.>HMln( of nitrate of Hodn early in LhA ivtring. . Tho top (Will should bi> rakod tine nnd fertilized with (Ino, well- rot led nm- niir« or bono meal. Walks may be n>ad« with gravel or s(«l. If the forinflr Is used, dig out at I(>iK»t six Inches of I'oll and fill with gravel. Docldn where your (lownr garden Is to eind nnd tho \-(<gotah1(M start, and divide with a fence or hodgtt. roynl purple, ami the birds respected it Diough they ragKcd the loaves soniowhnt when they Imthed. If you want a source of t'ternni joy and in- terest for the family, iniiK(< a lily po<i|. L. K. O. •:• 1 Seed My Swanip. 1 have found that it pays to sow ((rass m<hmI, preferably Keiitiick.v blue grass, in swamps and low places wher(< thcr(> i.i )»oor pasture. Tho cuttle will tramp dnwil th(> seed. It grows nnd makes ,v ijood )iasture, â€" A. C. H. -- * The primer c1hsj« in dairying, please lenrn this rule: The cost of grain is .Mboiil half lhi» total cost of feeding a cow. Conductor Rjince Norton i One of lh(> most popnlar condiutors In j Caiinda, who lias coinploted lUly yoiirSi' ' n rvte>> with til* (W.K. Ilo is ehief' conductor of Toronto division No. 17,' OwWr of Kalhva.v t'oudiictore. ; Paint covers a niultitudo of sins. I When the kiddies or tho carpenter | bang holes in the plaster, we say,; "I'll paint it over." Or when iho^ woodwork and tho furniture gets toi looking tho wor.'ie for wear, we can cull paint or varnish to our rescue. ] Hut iH-fore we be^in our spring campaign ot paint inir, ihero aro a few ihiliRs we should "bn:sh up on." The covering capacity of paint jht gallon is about hl>0 square feot on old work. On new work it is about •li)0 S(|unre feet. One gallon of liquid varnish remover will dean olT about ".")0 square feet of surface. Paint should be neither too Ihin nor too heavy. Tor tlu\-e wh>> intend to do their own painting of any kind, it is wise to purchase gxied paints I from stMiie reliable tirm. .Ml of those! firms furnish five color cards, stat- ing wh;'t colors should Ih> used for the body of the work, and what color or colors should bo used as n trim- mer. You can purchase fivm theso rtriiiii most of the colors In tho flat or glossy finish, whichever you de- sire. PKINIKO INSTRll-TIONS ' \lwa\s ivad carefully and folUw the pric.ted instructions on every can. Now to the work. If it i.s on now work, go o\x>r tho entire surface liglltly with No. 1 sindpaper and dust olT carefully. With n bi-ond \voo<Vn piuldle, stir up the entire ."outent.? of tho can unt.ill all tJie lenil and other | heavy matter at the bottom Is thor- ; .in)(lily mixed. Then, ihr(nigh an old; pitve of fly ycrcen. strain the entire coiitentji into another can or contain- er. This is dene to remove all lumpy in- other rough matter. ^ | To every quart of the liquid add, vl\->o\\\ s\ tablespoon ef .lajNin dryer. ; .Apply the lirst, or priming coat, nl-, ways in the dii-oction of th* grain,. lia» u small briisli for tho corners nnd tight places. When this prim- ing coat has been allowed to dry for thirt.v-six b.oura at least, go over the entire surface very lightly with No. 1 .sandpaper and dust it off carefully. Then putty all nail holes and splin- tered pliU-es. t\>lv»r your putty with some of the paint. If it is too smeary, slitfen the putty b.v adding enough whiting, liivo the entire sur- faco another coat, luid 9uoce.»«iv« coat.9, if necessary, until an own color appears over the entire surface of tho work, .Mwa.vs allow thirt.v- six or more hours for the drj-ing of e.ich C(^at, and nover apply a coat unlefs the pix>viou.^ ccsit has beon lightly sanded if you wish to sivure a smooth job. Tho last l^>;^f should not bo sanded. ritoriuj ruf.ATMKNT kok oui W(>rk. llet'ore prooeodint; to n'paint old work, examine the entiA^ surf.nco of tho work V(M-y carefully. If this sur- face is badly cracked, blistered ot peeled off. your only remedy will be to pur\-h.ise liquid varnish rcnnn-er and apply it according to the printe*! direction v^n the can, u.sing bunches of excelsior with tht.> rt>mo^-.ir until *ll the old t'mish has bivn remove*!. Then go over the entire surface with a rag saturated with tuip<>ntii;e to t+cstroy tho injuriotr,* effect that any remainiTig remover would hav«» «ixin the new finish. Then linisli as di- rected for new work. If tho surface of the work is free from theso defects, clean tlw entire surfnce with n rag, »oap and water. Then dry sand the surface lightly with No. 1 R«ndpai)or and tinish .i« new work. I h.-ive an Irish fvienj who says that he is succciisful in .ill things Ivcause what he lacks in (KddyKShun he mskes up in (.Ittjun- UnityL If yoH make up in ingrnui'ty what you lack in experience, you will. Tike my Irish friend, \e succrta- ful in this work. , • WJ