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-. ONE^COUTS New Troop This week we are pleaded to record , the "birth" of a new Troop at Canning- j ton, which ia the result of a keen bunch of Lone Scouts in that town. ' The list of Troops organized through Lone Scout activity still mounts stead-! lly, and although it robs us of some' very enthusiastic members from the j Lone Scout ranks, we are glad to say | that there is always a stream of pro- mising recruits coming along to take ' their places amongst us. We certainly wish the 1st Canning- ! ton Troop all good fortune, and we ! hope that they have lots of fun and ' accomplish great things in Scouting in ' the future. This Weeks Scout Law. No. 8 A Scout smiles and whistles under all difficulties. And what does that mean? Why, simply that, where a boy can smile or whistle, there is BO room for frowns j nd angry faces, or for grumbling or feard words. It ia a Scout's job to "make the best Of things,' 'however bad they may ap- pear at first sight. There is an old Baying which tells us that "things are ! never so bad but what they might be ; worse," and certainly it one keeps a , cheerful spirit all the time, it helps to ' pvercome difficulties. Happiness and cheerfulness are like epidemics they are easily passed on to someone else. So Lonies, always : try to radiate sunshine, and you will succeed in making other people feel happier too, and in these troublesome | days, that is a very fine "Good Turn." What do other people think about whistling? Well, read what Lord Baden Powell, the Chief Scout, thinks about it: During the recent newspaper "whist- ling nuisance" debate Lord Baden- Powell confessed to being one. "Car- lying out the Scout Law," he said, ''When angry, or in difficulty, I whis- tle, and likewise when I am particular- ly enjoying life and feeling uppish. Also for me whistling provides a sub- stitute for smoking, for, like a pipe, it gives satisfaction to me and annoy- ance to everybody else." Lord Baden- Powell recalled a Scoat concert given at Albert Hall by Madame Melba "at which there was some excellent chorus whistling." B.-P. declared the art should not be allowed to die "because of this scarcity of tunes in modern music." Mount Baden. Powell One of the many unique honors con- ferred upon Lord Baden-Powell was the naming after him by the United States Geographical Board of a moun- tain in Washington, and the Board's statement: "We are more than pleased to name this American mountain peak in honor of Lord Baden-Powell, who, because of his splendid achievements in giving to the world a movement for the youth of all lands, may well be considered a world citizen. " Scouts to Check Up on Path of Eclipse Plans are b^ing worked out for the co-operation of Scouts and McGill scientists in checking up on the path of the gun's eclipse across Quebec on August 21. Montreal and St. Johns Scouts will establish the western edge of the path, and Scouts of Sherbrooke, Three Rivers and Quebec City the Eastern edr. ,,; "totality." In prepara- tion Montreal 3 /outs will attend a lec- ture on the subject by Dr. A. V. Doug- las of McGill University. For 1933 World Scout Gathering These camp reservations already have been made for the 1933 World Boy Scout Jamboree in Hungary: Bri- tish Empire, 2,500; Poland, 1,500; Aus- tria, 1,000; Sweden. 500; Yugo-Slavia. 300; Finland, 200; Bulgaria, 150; Hol- ls"nd, 100; Greece, Luxemburg, 50; Japan, 20; Switzerland. 400; Esthonia. 15; Siam, 15; Syria. SO. Boys who are interested in becom- ing Lone Scouts, and are not able to join a regular Scout Troop, should write for particulars of Lone Scouting to The Boy Scouts Association, Lone Scout Department, 330 Bay Street, Toronto 2. Perhaps you will be in- terested in attending our Lone Scout Camp in July? We shall have lots of fun! "Lone E." Growing Seeds Huge Industry United States Heads List as Producer Interest- ing History Cleveland. Seeds, sold in packets, seem to possess a very negative back- ground. Actually a vast industry has sprung up in the United States, spread over the whole continent. "The rais- ing of seeds is a specialized field all of Us own," declares a nationally known seedsman, "and due to varying cli- matic conditions In various parts of the world, many foreign countries can produce better seed of certain plants than seedsmen in the United States. For that reason many varieties are im- ported from other countries. Cabbage From Denmark The Danes, because of their long ex- perience and the favorable climatic Conditions in Denmark, produce the best cabbage and cauliflower seed in the world. The best sweet corn seed in the world is grown by Charles Clarke, at Wakeman, Ohio. In flowers, the best zinnias seed are raised by an Englishman just outside of Los Angeles. He has 140 acres de- voted to this and other flowers. The best sweet pea seed in the world are raised at Lorupoc, Calif. After a crop of seed has been raised and cured, the seed flud their way into the hands of distributors. The method In which they are tested in the distri- butors' plants Is interesting. Some of the larger seed companies handle from 3,000 to 5.000 different kinds and grades. Before they can be put ou the market they must be tested lor germination quality and to deter- mine whether they are true to type. The seed are wrapped in blotters, about 50 to each blotter, and placed iu % germiuator where the warm, moist air soon causes them to show signs of life. Periodically they are inspected and a note made on the blotter of the number sprouted. In this way can be determined the germination qualities of each lot of seed received. Another quantity of seed from the same lot Is planted in pots. The plants which grow from these seed are observed for their "true to type" quali- ties. Frequently pollen from another type plant or the same species finds its way to the seed grower's lot. This pollen fertilizes his plants and the resulting seed from his crop will produce a flower or fruit with mixed character- istics of both plants. This is often ob- served in corn the ears bear both white and vellow kernels. After the seed is tested for its pro- duction qualities, it is then weighed and packed for distribution. This pro- cess is almost entirely mechanical. A delicate scales that will divide a pound into 2.500 parts is brought into use. The seedsman determines from the cost of the seeds just how many he should include in a package to pay him. He divides a pound of seed by this scale into the required number of packages. Then another machine is brought in- to play. It has a die which houds just enough seed to make up the weight determined on the scales. Seeds are fed into a hopper above the machine and from then on filling, closing and sealing of the packages Is automatic. The amount of seed iu each package does not vary more than 10 per cent, above or below the set stand- ard previously determined. These machines can turn out 30,000 packages of seed in an 8-hour day, and large seed houses turn out from 150,000 to 240.000 a day during the rush season. f " ' c . ' ' , '-'"; .' '-<'"?' "' -< r ".. ."*-: -A.,/' ' .**<& * ' . '*'?. ?:-.* '-. .-? - Soviet To Allow Diseases of Grain Open Grain Sales In Eastern Canada Watch For These Canadian Scenes to Be Run Each Week Sunday School Lesson Garden growing iu three words: I Plan, Plant. Plants. May 22. Lesson VIII Jacob and; Esau Reconciled Genesis 33: 1-11.1 Golden Text Be ye kind one to, another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath 'orgiven you. | Ephesians 4: 32. ANALYSIS. I. A WRONG-DOER'S FEARS, v-. 1, 2. II. RECONCILIATION, VS. 3-7. III. THE TOKEN OF RECONCILIATION. V3. 8-11. I iNTROi't'CTlox Juc >l> had prospered greatly during his sojourn with La- ban, his uncle. He had won two ot'j Laban's daughters for his wives, rear-- ed a numerous family and acumuiated great possession;, 29, 30. The home- land, however, beckoned him and God, prompted him. So back to Canaan he j came. Home-coming after years of absence is always a moving experi- ence. But the joy of Jacob's home- coming was clouded with fear of his ' brother, Esau, whom he had wronged, j The life of a man who lies and cheats! is always haunted with fears- .e spec- 1 tres. How could Jacob meet Esau? Ho' prepared to meet him. but instead met ( God! God moves in a mysterious way, but never more mysteriously than on that lonely night at Peniel, when he wrestled with Jacob until the break of day, 32: 24-32. Our recon-' ciliation with those whom we have wronged can never be complete and lasting until we have *irst met God. I. A WRONG-DOER'S FEARS, vs. 1, 2. The glory of the Bible Is that It tells the downright truth abotu thos.> who appear on its pages. None of it.< characters are whitewashed; non of its heroes are given an entirely clean ~heet. They stand out in all their shameful faults saints, of course, but | very human saints. This must ">e I borne in mind, or Jacob's conduct hera will be unintelligible. He has met with God, and it may be said that from now on the drift and intention of his lif-- is towards God. But the dross of his character still remains: it will take many a long, hard struggle to purge it away. He is still the sly, cunning Jacob. The approach of Esau vith an escort of four hundred men has thrown him into a panic. For , what purpose is Esau coming? Is ne I still nursing his anger? Will he slay ' Jacob's wives and children, and rob | him of his flocks and herds? Or has he come out of good will, to welcome Jacob home? Jacob doubtless wishes to be reconciled with Esau, but ne n.ust be on his guard lest Esau should attempt to wreak revenge. Craftily, ' therefore, he divided his family, sta- tioning the two handmaids with their | families at the head of the procession, and the two wives with their families in the rear. Rachel, his favorite wife was placed at the very end of th company, in the position of least dan ger. If Esau planned revenge h would naturally fall upon the hand maids first, in which case the wivs with their families might be able tc effect an escape. II. RECONCILIATION, VS. 3-7. Jacob himself went forward at th< head of his company. When he ue Esau he showed homage such as wa ordinarily shown only to a king. Seven times he fell to the ground before th brother whom he had wronged. In th Tel-el-Amara tablets, written by -th pre-Israelite kings of Canaan to ih Pharaoh of Egypt, about B.C. 1500 some of the Canaanlte kings state In their letters, ''Seven and seven time fall I down at the feet of the king, m lord." Jacob's action, then, was tha of a vassal before his liege-lord; su: deferential courtesy as to a royal per son was intended to win back the sou of Esau to him. In all this polit homage, however, Jacob was on', knocking at an open loor. For Esa had forgotten all, and forgiven al His at.itude here was truly nobl. Swift to become angry and swift t< forgive, he was a man of strong in' pulse. His impulsiv nature -howe itself in the way in which he embracei Jacob and kissed him. Jacob, th wrong-doer, showed deference as be fore one higher than himself, bu Esau, the wronged, showed real affec tion. Thus these alienated brothers long held apart, were happily knit i brotherly love again. One writer re marks, "Genesis is a book of reconcilia tions. Families are for a time estranc; ed and one brother would not be sorr to see another dead. But absenc makes the heart grow fonder, am evening brings all home." III. THK TOKEN OF RECONCILIATION, V3. 8-11. According to "2: 7, Jacob, who wa- t iivelinc like a chieftain with his com- pany, divided his people, flocks ami herds into two companies and sent them ahead to meet Esau. From "2 . 8, it is plain that this was a precau- tionary measure, based on fear Esau. Love, however, had now cast out fear, and made the precaution use- less. Therefore when Esau, in v. ?, questioned him concerning one of the> companies which he had already met. Jacob seized the opportunity, and offered them as a gift. It was a token that the reconciliation was sealed an.i complete. Esau showed his generous nature by declining 'he gift; Jacob showed his humility by pressing i u . He carried his courtesy so far that he compared Esau with God himself, whose face one sees only with fear and anguish. "I have enough," sa.d Esau. v. 9. Jacob also said "I have enough," v. 11. Yet Jacob said thi* with a difference. He said, "Take my gift because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough." Both brothers claimed to have enouj*!\ but Jacob saw that his sufficiency w :i.- of the grace of God. For all his faul ; Jacob was capable of reaching a higher plane than Esau. Decree Permits Peasants to ; Set Own Prices on Markets Moscow. A stimulus to agriculture, (Kiperinieiit.il Farm Note) Smut diseases cause considerable losses to grain crops In Eastern Can- ada, being especially detrimental U oats and barley. Satisfactory rneth- more bread for individuals and an im- ods of control of these diseases have, petus to internal trade "enerally are however, been devised by the Dtvislotf predicted as a result of a decree Just of Botany of the Dominion Expert- signed jointly by Joseph Stalin, Com- i mental Farms. munist party ehlef, and Premier Molo- 1 In seeking to control smuta, li toff, the powerful Government official. | should be understood that smut 01 Issued by the Council of Commissars , barley is not the same aa smut o and the Centra! Executive Committee < wheat, and loose smut of wheat dif- of the party, it was displayed on the ' fers very greatly from burnt or stinking front pages of all the newspapers re- : smut. Persons in doubt as to the cently. A grain trust official remark- j identity of any particular smut disease ed, "Naturally, it will make the peas- should submit samples to the nearest ants happy," for they will have more Dominion Laboratory of Plant Path- grain for their own use and will be ology where correct diagnosis will be able to barter it at bazaars. made and the proper control measures The decree first reduce* the total described. Government grain collections this year The most up-to-date recommenda- by about 20 per cent, thus leaving tions for smut control are found In more grain In the hands of the grow- ' Bulletin No. 81, New Series, issued by ers, and second, it gives freedom and the Dominion Botanist, Central Ex- encouragement to collective farm ' perimental Farm, Ottawa. Treatment! members and individual peasants to j are given as follows: "Wheat Bunt. sell their grain in the open markets at ! Loose Smut of Oats and covered Smut their own prices, not the Government i of barley The solution is prepared bf fixed prices. j adding one pound of formalin to 40 It is thought here that the sale of gallons of water and stirring till the this grain will encourage the Individ- ! formalin and water are well mixed to- ual to manufacture such needed ar- ' gether. Since this quantity of liquid tides aa cloth and tinware. The fact may be greater than is required for that a large amount of consumers' use in a single day, any desired goods was made by petty artisans be- ' amount may be prepared in the above fore the revolution and during the proportions by adding one ounce of N'EP i Xew Economic Policy) often has : formalin to every 2H gallons of been neglected in attempts to explain j water." the present goods shortage In the face ; "The grain to be treated is placed of the increased factory production. ! in a pile on a clean floor, and sprink- Trade Warei For Grain ! led with formalin solution from an or- Boot makers and such will now , dinar? sprinkling can or by means of trade their wares for grain. At present i a broom. The grain ia then shovelled it is next to impossible to get shoes over into another pile, the grain being unless they are made by independent ' mixed as thoroughly as possible to cobblers, and even the peasants' san- distribute the moisture. The grain i* dais are scarce. In connection with again sprinkled and shovelled over, this new policy of free trade, the agri- This operation ii repeated until th cultural tax will exempt profit derived grain is uniformly moistened. Forty from goods sold in the markets. : gallons of soluton will treat from 40 Under the new program the Govern- 1 to 50 bushels of grain, aproxlmately ment grain collections in the coming ' one gallon to every bushel. The harvest are fixed at 18,000,000 tons, treated grain should be covered up tot which Is 4,300,000 tons below the 1931 four hours with clean sacks or can- figures. Since a greater yield is ex- vas." peeled this year as a result of the in- Loose smut of Wheat and Loose creased acreage, there will be an un- smut of Barley are controlled by the usually large quantity of ^rain for the hot-water treatment as follows: "First peasantry. \ the seek is soaked in warm water The decree contemplates an increase (86 deg. F.) for four hours and then in grain collections from state farms ; the swollen grain Is immersed for ten of about 1,000,000 tons, which will not minutes in water kept during this time make up for the reductions in other at a constant temperature not below quarters. The natural flow of bartered 122 deg. F. and not above 160 deg. F." grain directly to consumers in town R. R. Hurst, Dominion Laboratory of and country is expected to fill in this' Plant Pathology, Charlottetown, P.E.I. In recent months the peasants have been encouraged to sell their produce and manufactures, but there has been no reduction in the grain collections. The decrees form a part of a wide- spread campaign in industry and agri- culture initiated by M. Stalin along the lines laid down by Lenin to create an incentive to greater individ- ual effort. In industry, according to the piece- work system, the more a man works the more money he receives. In agriculture now it will be the same if he plants more he will earn more by selling it in bazaars and markets. The decree is calculated to increase efficiency and economy, since no more will grain be hidden or allowed to rot in the fields as occurred in the past when the peasant thought that if he harvested too much grain the Govern- ment would seize it. Russian Farming Takes Big Strides Moscow More tractors and other agricultural machines are in the fields of Russia than ever before and last month the sown area was double that during the same period las' year. The Government's figures showed 16.106.750 acres sown as compared with S.297.500 at the sa.ne time in 1931. This year's plantini; pnmnm calls for cultivation of 225.975.000 acres as compared with last year's 243,712,500. A $20 gold piece was made to sing over a radio broadcast by drawing a violin bow across its surface. Even connoisseurs agree that it was sweet music. Nodular Disease in Sheep A farmer brought the intestine* of a sheep, recently dead, to my office few days ago, and asked the question, why did the sheep die. An examlnsv- tion of the intestine revealed many I small knobs or nodules about the sice of a pea, on the surface of the gut. These when cut open were found to be filled with a greenish yellow pus. i Some of the nodules or little lumps had hardened and had a gritty feeling j when cut across with a knife. At one> ' point In the Intestine the lumpi or ! nodules were so large as to block the intestine, that it prevented the pass- age- of digested food from moving along. It was due to this stoppage that the sheep died. These small pus filled lumps are caused by the young Nodular Worm, which is very common i iu sheep flocks of Ontario. It causes ' much loss through unthrift brought on by its presence in the sheep or lamb, and is frequently the cause of death. as the intestine is likely to rupture at the point where the nodules are pre- sent. The prevention of these losses consists of keeping the sheep moving to new pasture as often as possible, and giving them a lick composed of salt 10 parts, and broken tobacco leaf 1 part. The flock should have the lick ; before it at all times. Tobacco can be secured from those farmers that grow it. or it can be grown on your own j farm, and when dry it can be pulver- j ized by running it through a feed mill. ! stems and leaves. The lambs that are ! born very early in the season will b I less infested than the lambs born out, ; on the infested pastures. L. S., Ont 1 Dept. Agriculture. MUTT AND JEFF By BUD FISHER And He Doesn't Want It Multiplied. >" F A CUSTOMS* V/ANTS JFF,VrXTCH ONtV OWfe VWAV TO 5CLL- THAT'S F Ht WANTS TEN- WATCH 0(0 THV3 6OY- X"0 LIKG. 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