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l'or years nouw one of the most popular feaiturea appearing on these pages lbas beàen "Chronicles of Gin- ger Farm", MvIany of our readers have expressed curiosity regarding the author, Gwendoline P. Clarke, and wondered whetber the farrn -was a real place, or justle creation &f an auîhor's îimaginiation, So above is Mrs. Clarkec, phoi0ograpbied 'while wriiting one of bier articles during a few imoments l",,s4o]eln" from tie ncvcr-çccain-g duties of farm work, wbile elsewbecre on tbis page is a picture Df the farmbouse ftself. Th e Clarkes a-re originally from Suffolk Counî'y in England - and wriing Seen-IIs 1 be ini Mrs. Clarike's bLood, as lier granl'd1mother wrote xtinder an !-.md amleïin t1ie Vic- torian era, anid broher was a :gub-ecditor in the greatt Reuters ]News Agency. Comring to Canada in .1919 îbe esfirsl went t10 lie Prairies, -d four yearsý later ored back toOntario, wbere the y e-i;, tt$ on a hunndred acre farm -near Milton West. Ims.Clarkle2s ýIdea of doing sorne writinig in, ihe smIaIl amollnt Carpet at OnIy $50 For a Square Yard! Neecd a new cairpetlufr your living- voomi? Wel, res oe tat rnmýit sutadcosts onlly about $0per squaýre yard. At tibat rate youcould cover a roorn'1171x15 f et for oe ihing a-,ronnid $1250. You tiink that sounda ratier steep? BuithIis car'pet lanynnan'le vey first 'o' itskid il-ike a rare 4-)rk, o agreat etci- in, o ike a "grealË art treaisure" fiemauater describe it and scl The price tatg ïia'l entirelv set by thse eI mteral The firml make top- pricedcaetninayfbi.Te figure tibe "e"patlern wb-'ich mInro- duced nylon 10 floors wodcest $36 to $46 ;ns ool. It's'z adeeptP o lve-croî'l pattern. Thse coman escrible.s il : "Fron i blloy nmasses ofsn- white rnylon ataplice- uis "dIyed Ln sming, iratcolor" gren - ~ beigegraty aindco iniostee) tü nmake a carpe in hrni cale, ini cgntntiityflin cu rves Ihat sceer eyer 1 trepealad in d(epti ofi pileý that Dadds cjloud ikýe vsoftne-ss b firrn Adjvmaîages of nylon ndrfotare aothte saneie s on thelekg, tie manuactuerasay. ITUlunders easily, N.~ doen'ttempt nimotis andioght to LIFE'S1 LIKE THAT hthe lady of teheouse in?" of spare time available to a iusy farrniler's wife seemas to have sprung dircîly froni a "challenge" made by a sister wbn was a graduate Ln jourîsalisrn. This sf'ite insisted that, auccess- fuI writýing was impossible for any- one wbo lacked a diploma - and a typewriter. Mrs. Clarke thoughl differently, and went mnerrily ahead submitting articles in longiand 10 various papers and magazines. The first piece aile ever bad accepted broughitlber $1 froni The Farmers' Advocate. The returna frorn ber iirst, sale of any size went toward te purchase of the typewriter wbich she stihi uses. She bas been, wriling "Chronicles of Ginger Farm" wbich 'appears in this and other Ontario papers, for the past five years, and bas alse biad considerable succesa with other "fre lace" work. She bas nio sel rotine ifor- snicb workc tap)inlg Out 11er LooiI)los wbcu sche finlimIiie - and recalîs occasions wben tbey wvere se.ribbAed down ii behayoft between Iloada. I3ossibly onle of lie reasonis ier writinig bears sincb a siail of auitlientiicity is because itil bas to compele with the endless 'cJiores" ot a busy farrn wif e. Tbe Clarke family numbers four in ahl - Mrs. Clarke; ber busband, beter known 10 readers of "Giron- idles of Ginger Fan"y as "Pantner"; son Boh, back on the farm safter overseas service witi the Canadian aLrmy; and one daugiter wbo, afler seýveral years in Toronto, is now on ber way to see somelbing of lie world.- a move wbicb ber motier tborougbly approves. "Work is easy Ici geltiese days" aie writes in bier lalesI colum Pl "an wby sbouldn't young people - if tbey bave lie ambition-work tbeir way and cee the world?" Tbat's the sort of tbing whici keeps lite "Chroice, even if wril- ten by a person of tboroughly mature years, always fresi and youtbful in spirit - as freai and youlhful as the new growti wbicb cornes out of lie soil each year on 'Ginger Farm". Every yearconescaa f homiýe-preserved fruits, vegetbe and-ti er fooda go 1,-, waste eac nI sipoilage - alid mioal of tus spiaecornes dineetly frornm - pro e bîods n'Ircihning, or lack of care during lie- process. Fermentation Caused by yeasî organisi!1 andl may develop in ail typec nf canned fruits or fruit juices. Cao be iden- tified by cheesy alcoinlie odon; cour taste; bubies. Pressure, bujît up in- aide, may even break jar seaI or seam of can. Not'actually barrniful, but unpleasant 10 eat. Instead of open ketle method use boiling water bath mehod, be- cause moreogain maybe pick- ed up fnom Ibe ir ii-en you fuil y-our jn r ca r-ýilornan open ketîhe. When ouhethle food in con- tainers, yudeslroýy tics'- crgan- lamas. Alwavs le sure you b-ave,, a gond seail. May occur ini fruits, fr' àit jicea, tonmatoes and sncb -vegetables as greens, mature peaC, shelled beans, corn. Develops-a few, days afier proeescing and rnay be detecîed býy frothinesa and bad odor- or in liiime sawehl'a cana and bords jara.b Use cdean sund tond, dlean equipment and containers. Be specdy as possible in gatiering, pre- paring, proeessing fond and coocling containers. Keep food cool wien preparing il for canning; clore cana in cool place. D'on't use any augar With vegetablea. Flat Sour May develop in tomiatoes, tomnalo juice, and vegetables suci as peas, corn, greens, beans and pumipkin. No ga s and no change in appear- anCe of food. But food bas sour odor, aeid or bitter flavon, cloudy liquid. Alîhougi not actually poi- aunons, fond siuuld nol be eaten. Take saare precaulions as for Swells. Baclenia liat cause Fiat Sour develop best aI 1007130 de- grees F. 'lemperature. Don't jet fond stand at Ibis lempenature before, during or after canning. Have fond bot wien sealed. Cool, jars or cana quickly, after eanning. Mould May develop on any canned food, Fuzzy gnayiai growti - aimny tex- tore in foo;d. Mus5ty odor. Ncbt dangerous Ii zmaîl1!amjounîis On tom-atoes or fruit - remnove with part of food necar il, tien boil reat of food 10 miýnute's before ealin:1g. Rem1iove fron icjelies or jamai. Dn gerous On mat r vegeta.bles, wbici ahould be burned or buried- with lye. To prevent miould be sure1 you have good seal on jars or canst and proleclive paraf fin covening for janis and jellies. Use pressure can- ner for. aneals and non-acid vege- tables. Use boiling water batnl- stead of open kettle to kecp mwould organiama froni forming on fruils and tomatoes. 1 Putrefaclion May bappen with fat meats, greens, corn, mature beans or peas. Food danker than normral, slimny or sol t. Gas is present, also foui odor. Burn food or bury witb lye. Neyer taste ýsuspeeted fond - boil 15 10 20 minutes, wbile stirring. If foui odor increases, destroy imrnediately. Cause of purefaction is under- proceasing. Follow reliable lime tables and use pressure canner. AhI automobile paints used to- day, except black, conlain alumin- ut- flakes 10 give a apecial sheen, '. Porbld 22. Play S 10. Riller whaie i6. Son dia! c Il. De oured pointer ýe e. 7AdLdv,,,.s 7. Warbles II~IE17. Apart 41. Chinese wax 21. Simple 43. leraelite tribe _______________ 2__ ._weakiless 44. Happy place ACROSS 1. Suilable 4. Wrlling maleriai 9. Constrictor 12. Lueky 14. Skill 15. Courlways :L6. Love story' 18. Attain 19. Adlamas grand- son SO). Yrow 22. Masonle diooriteeper 2(6. Srnali ghleld 5,1. Lay watt 8.. rotegee 2.Bramilian snoaey br. aite F> ortification 42.-Rrrowl-ng 45. Rep bacr mneasurel much l ad' 57. Becfore Trhe answer ta this puzzle la elsewhere on t>is-page. You've Wondered What It Lo 'oked Like-Here It Is !-For the past several years countless loyers of rural life have followed wîth intense and increas-Ing interest the' happenings on '"Ginger Farm" as described hy the .woman who lives there, Gwendoline P. Clarke. Many no doubt have w-ondered just what the place actually looks IFk1e; so this exclusive picture was taken to show them the comnfortahle, old-fashioned farrnhouise, situated ncar Milton, Ontario. COUONICLES We are back in l,!ie ebieken busi- ness again - with a hundred eighl- week old pullela. And for the final lime in our farming experience we are raising white chickens - hy- brida, Leghorn and Plymouth Rock crossed. Most of themn look like Leghorns, only a litIle beavier; others have a few black feathers bere and there. After lhey arrived we kepîtitem. shul up for a couple of days 10 gel used to t;ieir new bomne. On lie Ibird day Fartner and 1 were putting up snow fenc- ing to make-a non for hemi. J could bardly wait te gel it finisýbed, se anxions was I10 teseclie cbickens runtaing around. As FarIner wonked on lie hast post J said te hlm - "Now ean f letl hem out?" Hie nodded, an away I went te give tie cbieka themir iberty. Eagenly îbhey crowded tirougi lie hatciway and tien, wien most of tbemn were ouI, witb one accord tiey made a bec- line for the fence .... and tbrougi il! Juat as slick as tiat. Partner watcied themn and lien exclaimed -"Well, l'Il be darnedi Wiat are we pulting rap a fence for, 1 wonder?" It was really Ion funny for aîay- Iiîg. We expected anme of tie amaller birds migit gel lihrougi but tic m-ajority of them certainly looked ton big to wriggle tirough lie narrow siats nf the fence. It just is liat lie ciicks are so wehl feati- ered they hock- bigger hlan they really are. Hnwever, now tiey are used to their new quartera lie fence doea act' as a deterrent. and il also keepa stray. doga and data fnom getting imb he pen. ln linse lie cika will find tbeir litlie iodles ton fai ho squeeze iii o Ii the chats in comfort - but by liaI lime tiey mnay bave learned ho make gond use of thein wings. Jr, betwxeeopar, îîgfor, aînd looking aller lie chicýks Fartner and 1 bave spent mc,ýosi o r timre in tic pantry on ourneoeig job. ,The day came wh tn 'iS neces- sary te have ectiiascrein 10 move the stove and jpot ii a plug for lie refrigeraîcir. Beoreîhy came we disconnîed tuie clove turned it and everî thing else out nf lie pantry mb lite dining-roomi and kilcien an we could lay lie linole- um. lieboys fortnnately were buay wlti lie trucking job, and away for dinner. Il xvas aller four o'elock before lie electricians arrived--and in the meantime tic bous,,e neyer looked wons.e. And lien lie doon- bçll rang. .. . and tiere on the step was our minister. Did you even know il te faîl? I just iad 1t0 laugi wben I opened lie door. HIowever, be alan appreciated tie ridieulous- neas of lie situation. HDe aaid he was onhy going Ite stay a minute ..but once in lie living-roomn the lirce of us gol mbt a lîvely discus- sIon - in fact il was almoat an argument - and we forgot aIl about thte tume, and abouit tie' muddie of tise otier part oif lie bouse. Thal sarre day w reeeive-d otan final leller frorn Dauigiter - fromii Fort William, She bas sbaken the dust of Toronto from ber feet _'- for -which we are very glad. Why anyone, with notbing to tie lhem down, chould stay years in one place l neyer know. Move on and see tbe world while you're young - liat'5 my idea. Bob did bis wander, ing in uniform. Daugiler bad been in Toronto quite a number of years, about five years too long in rny estimation. Not that I have any- tbing against Toronto but a person can stay too long in the besl of places. Wlork ia easy to gel these days so wby shouldn'î younig people - if tbey bave the ambition - work their way and see tbe world? Daugiter got a job rigit away - sbe manipulates one of those corn-, plicated calculating machines that look like one big beadache te, moat of us. 0f course it wïll lake a little, get- ing -used t0owjnývig sbe is toofar away tb cone popping in aI odd times. But that'a tie way thinga go and no more than parents should expect once their brood is grown and able to fend for 'itscîf. I arn afraid 1 haven't inuch patience witb moîhers who do an overtime 'job with ticir apron-atrings. Daughter sent home a -very amus- ing card on "Fatber's Day". AlI it bad on it was "Dad"- but the 'Answer To This Week's Puzzle f~P~èHOP flOL! PLT- letters were formed by a saw, two wrenches, a tapeline, hammer, screw-driver and a long trail of nails. No doubtsie thoughý1t it, ap- propriate afte r Partner's littie- job in the pantry. It is actuallyf clouding over - here's hoping we get somr ain to save the gardens anl,'help rthe strawberries. Fiery,Ithn To'es adFe flere le a cdean, stainlesets eti o that will do more to belp Yeou get ria ü? leur trouble than au tilng rou've eves' used. !tà; action le',0 oowe1rfully peuwetratlag Ébat tIe lcng ie qulcmy ' soped: and ln a short time s'on are rid of that botb*.- sonie, fiers' torture. 'The sanie te truýe a flarber's ltch, sait hu.Eza- other irrltatiiig uneiglitîys' ekrn trolee. Vou eau ebtain Moone' Einerald OU l a the original bOte ut ans' eidru rus store. Tt' 10 sol, tae S-ialfalure lu uni of these aliments la rarelned OIQES Help Your Forgotton "28" For The K; d ci Relief Tbat Helps NMake You Rarin' To Go More than hll of y'our digesýtion is dona below the bet-in s'olw '28 fee t of boweis. Se when indigestion strilce, ry soinething 'Uth.helps digestion in the tmahAND) be1i oitbl. What You may need is Carter's LitI«le Liv-er Fille 10 give needed hel0 1tehfat "forgotteu 28 feet' of bowels. Take one carter's Littie Liver Pii týefor. -and one alter meale. Take theso ;eeordoîtg ta directions. They help waik, op a ilargeýr llow of the 3 main digestiveice n orstm AND) bowela -help you digeýst what.V00 av esten in Nst,îre's own- way. .Thon meet foîka get the ki;nd ni relJief that niakes Yeu f eel better frocsor, ,hreed 10 yuur tocs. Justbe sure you gel the genuine Ca rter'.; Little Liver Pille frocs Yourdrgi-5o Aknother "Chronicle" inTeMkg N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N -s N '-s N N N N N '.5 '5 's' '5 -t -.5 '5' '5 y y '5 -a b y N '5 y y 'y N "a '5 N '5 "5 '5 '5 N "5 N .4