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This information is interesting; but when all is said the standard corg is 128 cubic feet of fuel wood whatever the component dimensions. The cusâ€" tom of adding a few inches for good measure, which prevails in some loâ€" calities, dces not seem to be widely recognized; where it is, it simply esâ€" tablishes the measurement of 128 cubic feet as the basis of all calculations. ‘Thus a pile of 4â€"foot cord wood could be usual height and length of four feet and eight feet respectively, or it could be 2 x 16 or 16 inches by 24 feet <r 1 x 32 feet. The custom of addâ€" ing four inches to the top, whether leâ€" galized or not confirms, as previously An Ontaria correspondent states that in his locality "an extra four inches are added in height for cordwood piled in the bush for frost and snow and thaw will settle the best piled wood by summer time." Hs adds that ‘"‘in British Columbia a pile of wood 4 x 8 feet and any length of stick, from a fO0ot or two up, is called a rick." The dictionary defines a rick as a pile or stack regularly built. It avoids the use of the standard term "cord." In a book called "Business and Law," edited by Edward Meek, K.C., a promiâ€" nent Canadian lawyer, the cord is givâ€" en the usual dimensions of 4 x 4 x 8 feet. This correspondent acas, "When the statutes were revised in 1903 this one was missed along with others, ang so it, with others, was placed in an apâ€" pendix in the back of Volume II. Again, in 1927, the statutes were revised and, at that time the revisors failed to reâ€" peal it or to put it in the statute b:oks at all. It would, therefore, be found only as stated aboveâ€"but, good as ever in law, and enforced in most parts of the province in resvect to firewood." "cord" literally means 128 cubic feet of ‘""sclid" wood. That can hardly be generally understood of cordwood, which cannot be piled "solid." In supâ€" port of his view he says, "in the proâ€" vince of New Brunswick, at least, it was fixed by statute: That firewood, last wozcd and bark shall be solq by the cord and that such cord shall be 8 feet in length, 4 feet in depth and 4 feet 4 inches in height., In the House 6of Commons recently there was an animated discussion as to what constitutes a "cord of wzod." One Canadian reading of the discussion was not satisfied with the information givâ€" en in the House. Eventually Prof. L C,. Heimpell, Agricultural Engineer, Macdonalg College, Quebec, was apâ€" pealed to and the following appeared as a result in The Family Herald:â€" An article on piling and measuring weod which appeared in this page reâ€" cently has Geen widely read and creâ€" ated considerable interest in â€" many quarters. The comment of a number of readers has brought to> light useful inâ€" formation as to the customs and pracâ€" tices in vogue in wideâ€"spread localities, A New Brunswick reader writes to say that he considers that the standard * Phone 32 64 Spruce St. South Timmins _ % 4 4 esn inb n in is en en Un ind in y en en en y e es en y n n dn e in e ies Keep the Home Fires ; m Burning + ww _ _ t t t t _ ® .....“ .“ .“.“ .“ .. How Much Makes a Cord of Wood in Law Answer to Question that was Recently Debated in the Canadian House of Comâ€" mons. 6 NT hy #e w [ 1d x W h e 4 «i a le Kellogg‘s are the original Corn Flakes â€" never sold under any other name. Look for the redâ€"andâ€"green package and get the utmost in value,. Kellogg‘s Corn Flakes outsell all other readyâ€"toâ€"eat cereals, for the simple reason that no imitation can equal their marvelous favor and crispness. A special Kellogg process of manufacture brings them to your table ovenâ€"fresh. And they are proâ€" tected by the l\ellogg s patented heatâ€"sealed WAXâ€" TITE inner wrapper. Sold everywhere. Quality guaranteed. Made by Kellogg in London, Ontario. COAL AND WOODn YARD AND oOFFICE 64 Spruce St. South WITH OUR VARIETY OF Algoma Coke, Welsh Anthâ€" racite, â€" Pennsylvania Blue Briquettes, Alberta, Pocaâ€" hontas, â€"Buckwheat, Nut Slack and Steam Coal. ANY S1ZE ANY PRICE "The land is mostly all real goodâ€" better than we have here; and in a lot of places it would not take long to make agriculture the chief industryâ€"the proâ€" ducts could be taken by truck on the highway to the nearest market. "Lumbering would be a great indusâ€" try. Think of the standing timber along the line that has never had an axe within miles of itâ€"spruce, cedar, birch, jackpine and many hardwoods, which no doubt would bring good proâ€" fits to many if it could be once reached. We will all dream of the highway passâ€" ing here and I hope our dreams will come true. Yes, of course they will." A correspondent "Trom Ryland writing in The Kapuskasing Northern Tribune last week suggests still further reasons why the Transâ€"Canada highway should follow the route by way of the Ferguâ€" son highway and west from Hearst. Ryland is a few miles west of Hearst and the correspondent says:â€" "The many lakes west of Hearst and Ryland are the summer resorts for many wild birds. There are wild ducks, geese and other waterfowl around these lakes. Wouldn‘t it be nice to have a wild goose or duck for a dinner while camping along the Transâ€"Canada highâ€" way on a trip to the coast or some westâ€" ern or eastern province? That would be easily had if the highway was to lcads of wood exceeding a cord, for which they get only the price of a cord, the companies making money out of the excess. As defined in the new act "the cord of wood or other subâ€" stance shall contain 128 cusic feet." Another Attraction for Right Transâ€"Canada Route said, "There have been complaints of lIcads being commonly sold as cords, thus cheating the> consumer. On the Cother hand, it is claimed that farâ€" mers often sell to big pulp companies It may be added that the measureâ€" ment of lumber and square timber is based on solid cubic specifications difâ€" fering, in that respect, from cord The unit of these materials is one beara foot; cr, a piece of board one f22t square and one inch thick. From this basis cne can calculate the conâ€" tents of a pile Of sawn lumber or square timber, Cordwood is not at all in the same» category. The Legal Cord of Wood In ecmnection with the discussion on what constitutes a cord of wood it is interesting to note by a newspapetr despatch from Oitawa on March 26 that on that day notice was given of the intention to enact legislatiOn offiâ€" cially fixing the standargq for the comâ€" mercial cord of wood. The despatch stated, that the asic measurement of the cord is 128 cubic feet. of th as ye vince A fiveâ€"legged lamb was born recently on the farm of J. Brown at Ice Lake, Manitoulin Island, Ont. At present the fiveâ€"legged lamb is enjoying the best f health, despite the fact that neither the Ontario Government nor the Red Cross have made effort to have it made a government ward. ‘The breedâ€" ing of fiveâ€"legged lambs would be a triumph for science, giving an addiâ€" tional leg of mutton to each dear old sheep. In addition to the spare leg, this remarkable lamb has a tail that is long and bushy and that curls over its back like a dog‘s tail. Manitoulin Isâ€" land no doubt hopes to be as famous as Callander, but only brief mention of the fiveâ€"legged lamb has been made as yet in the general press of the proâ€" _â€"In South Africa railways have to eccntend with locusts; in Canada they have snowstorms. A recent visitor to Saint John, N.B., who arrived in that city over Canadian National Railways from Halifax, NS., and who has reâ€" presented his company for the past two years in South Africa, states he was once on a train which was held up by locusts which covered the tracks to a depth of three or more feet in places. The wheels of the locomotive could make no headway, slipping on the rails which were covered with the locusts. At times, he remarked, the sun is blotted out by the clouds of loâ€" custs in flight and they do great damâ€" age to agriculture, stripping every bit of vegetation for miles. The locust. fights came from the general direction; of the Red Sea, crossing from Arabia‘ where they were believed to take their: origin in deep valleys. Methods adopted to combat the locust included digging great trenches, as in Biblical days, when the locusts were in the younger‘ or jumper stage, millions of the locusts hopping into the huge where| they were buried by a crew of meni Locusts in the fiying stage are sprayed with a strong arsenical preparation from airplanes. ‘The natives, however, have no objection to the locust, as they are very found of them as an article of food. Most Canadians however, would sooner have the snowstorms. MANTITOULIN LAMB CARRIES A "SPARE" IN MOTIVE POWER Say Swarms of Locusts Stopped African Trains The name selenium came from the Greek "selene" meaning moon. The reason for this is readily seen. It was dicovered in 1817 and has found its place in the table of elements with the sulphur group. Its compounds resemâ€" ble those of sulphur to a remarkable degree, and the element was first proâ€" duced from fiue dust obtained in burnâ€" ing pyrites in the munfacture of sulâ€" phuric acid. Selenium is gray and is really not a true metal. Since its exâ€" hibits so many characteristiecs of metals, it is usually classed as such, except in texts. The substance melts at 217 degrees Centigrade (422.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and boils at 690 degrees Centigrade (1274 degrees Fahrenheit). It is only about four and a half times as heavy as water, whereas gold is more than 19 times as heavy. a particularly precious metal. In 1931 Canadian production totalled 21,500 pounds, which was sold for $40,850, acâ€" cording to government statistics. Unlike gold, there is a limited deâ€" mand for selenium, as it is used only in industry. Not a particularly striking substance to look at, it nevertheless possesses ome remarkable qualities that have made it of much value in the modern world. The peculiarity for which the element is most widely known is that its resistance to the electric current varies with the amount of light played on its surface. That is a wire of selenium in the dark will transâ€" init a smaller quantity of electricity than the same piece in daylight. This in itself may not be regarded as such an astonishing fact, but selenium is very sensitive in its change as a conâ€" ductor in light and dark. This has led directly to its use in the operation of the photoâ€"electric cell, on which our present day talkies depend for thelr' change of light waves to sound waves. Very much simplified, this is the way a talkie film works: On the edge of the film are series of dark lines; a| strong light is placed behind the film. When the light emerges on the other sige of the film it is of varying intenâ€" sity. It wavers very quickly. This alâ€" tered beam of light is played on a photoâ€"electric cell containing selenium., An electric current is passing along the substance. As the light alternately} becomes brighter and fades again, the selenium allows varying currents of electricity to pass. From then on, the action is similar to that used in radio receivers, where electric currentsl of varying strength are t,ramt‘ormedI | | j into sound, though the use of amplifiers and loud speakers. Thus selenium is very important to the world toâ€"day, even though it is not By "SHAKEK" Canada is known as the home of a good many minerals but pessibly one of the least known is selenium. The Dominion has no such world monoâ€" poly on this metal as it has on nickel, nor is such a large proportion of the mineral produced as platinum. Neverâ€" theless, the figures are important and selenium offers some Northern Ontario plants chance of greater profits. Noâ€" randa has been concentrating on seleâ€" nium production recently and their output will swell the world reserve, First production in Canada was at Montreal East in 1931 from Internaâ€" tional Nickel and Flin Flon ores. Another Valuable Metal in the North THE PORCUPTNE ADVANCE, TTMMTNS, ONTARIO Climatic conditions have been jus! right this year to get a good supply of sap and homemakers are assured ol having maple sugar or syrup the yea: around. Most of us can use our ful share of griddle cakes or waffies. 11 you hawe not tried shaving maple sugar over steaming hot griddle cakes ‘The occasion is a party because ends with refreshments. If there snow on the ground, it is the cust to sprinkle the thick syrup over clé snow. It quickly hardens and eve one gathers his own refreshmer Maple sugar is at its best when comes fresh from the vat and is gal ered from the snow to eat. Howey if there is no snow, guests at the sug: ing off are glad to have their refres ments from plates or spoons or pi and the sugar is delicious. (By Barbara The "sugaring ofl in most communiti a merry one. In c Maple Sugar Crop || is Good This Year ~ Theix fldj@i tie4 'qu bilee PortraitsF REE The makers of Bee Hive Golden Corn Syrup are happy to offer to their customers a print suitable for framing of these very latest photographs of King George and Queen Mary, taken expressly for the Silver Jubilee by Vandyk of Buckingham Palace Road, London. We are grateful for this opportunity to convey to Their Majesties our expression of devotion and thanksgiving on the Twentyâ€"Fifth Anniversary of their Accession to the Throne. to .S’ eccu‘ie yoa‘c F*"rint ... fresh pan clean © The picture print of King George and Queen Mary measures inches and is mounted on a light colored mat which makes it quite suitable for framing. This picture is available to users of the products of the St. Lawrence Starch Co. Limited, largest indeperdent manufacturer of corn syrup and starch products in the British Empire. To obtain the picture simply write your name and address on the back of a label from any of the company‘s products listed below ... specify dubilee picture and mail to the St. Lawrence Starch Co. Ltd., and your picture will be forwarded free. The products of the company are: Bee Hive Golden Corn Syrup ... Durham Corn Starch . .. Ivory Closs Laundry EStarch . . . and St. Lawrence Corn Starch. Aan pl: 1P 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt Cream shortening and ~sugar. Add gs, sour milk and, bran and let soak itil most of moisture is taken up. ft fiour with baking powder, soda i really have not had them at their t. Before you introduce this way serving griddle cakes or waffhes in iute,, With slif used for mufth up sugar gs (beaten we cups sour milk cups prepared 9s flour fla y Threeâ€"inâ€"One Muffins, Wafh Cakes) In iffv 1 hort y ik f riad ippl 1€ 16 1t h th 1 bran pt we add prepared akes and watfes ie bulk which wt ceakes will hawe iffy texture. Th 11 ols .ME Recipe illo e miIixin be bett 1ight be: ol s up lation it IFre ti4 w the pi liquid i moisture ntâ€" gride (M1 ‘ maple nily or shou A€ can icddle hem sSuUp i ke Bake in greased muffin tins in a modâ€" erate oven (400 degrees F.) for 20 to 25 minutes or in a hot waffle iron. Some of the mixture may be thinned with water or milk and used for griddle water cakes and salt and add to first mixtureâ€" stirring only until flour disappears For a ritch waffe recipe, try this one. It can be thinned for griddle cakes, Bran Waffles Supreme 2 eggs (separated) 1‘% cups sweet milk cup prepared bran 1‘% cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar L cup melted butter Beat egg yolks slightly, add milk Yield: @riddle For a ST. LAWRENCE STARCH CO. LTD. PORT CREDIT, ONTARIO mall muffin wath c ‘. Daniaud, District Passenger nt., C.P.R. North Bay. Ont. ind Blairmore Enterprise:â€"Did you notice that a Communist‘s speech 1: always the same, no matter what the subject? in case you want to try some Ir°sl maple sugar right away and do not find it convenient to make griddle cakes or waffles, buy a package of whole wheat biscuits at your grocers. Dot biscuits with butter and. cover with shaved maple sugar. Place in hot oven until butter and sugar is melted. Serve in cereal bowls with hot or cold milk or cream. and bran and let soak while sifting dry ingredients. Stir sifted dry ingredients into the liquid mixture; add melted butter and fold in stifMfy beaten eg8 whites. Bake in a hot wafMfle iron until no steam is visible. Yield: 6 waffles, 7 inches in diameter. In case vou want to trv some fresh 6 waffes, 7 inches in diameter. > you want to try some fresh igar right away and do not convenient to make griddle