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Blossoms Among England's Ruins Botanists Find Flowers Not Seen For Many - Years Among: Rubble: of Blitzed Cities Parties of sightseers in the blitzed cities of Britain are not to be wondered at, for any mins on a grand seale usually" take on' dignity and interest, comments The Christian Science' Monitor, But the preseace of botanists, both amateur and professional, climb- ing among the jagged walls and exposed foundations occasion some surprise, Yet there they are, and on a high adventure of plant hunt- ing, too. ' Purple and yellow flowers adorn the cleared rubble and "sprout from every possible and impossible crevice in the flanks of these quasi- ancicit monuments," according to an item in the Qutpost. It is said that in Manchester 79 types were recently counted, in Liverpool 82, in London 95, and in Folkstone 44 in what was formerly a thorough- fare. Some of the flowers and shrubs have not been seen for generations, . * + How long a sced will lie dormant in unfavorable soil or how it may have come to a certain place which suddenly has suitable con- ditions for its growth still holds elements of mystery for horticul- turists. Many of these newly $ sprouted plants "in the blitz areas are thought to thrive on the ni- trates released by the fire. IE TEE For this reason the flower hunters of London are on an eager lookout for a reappearance of the London Rocket, which has not been scen since the Great Fire, It is an erect annual about two fect, with a whitish blossom, and flourishes along the roadsides in Caucasus and in other waste places or the Continent. Its botanical name is Sisymbrium' irio- and it rather resembles the wild yellow mustard known to Americans, It came up abundantly among the ruins of London in 1666, and per- haps may be rediscovered by some botanical sleuth at any moment in the London of 1944. SUPERFORTRESS ALN mse Some idea ofsthe size of the U.S. Army Air Forces' new giant super- fortress, the hitherto secret Boeing B-29, is givem in the diagram above, where its silhouette is con-. trasted with 'that of the B-17 Fly- ing Fortress, Drawing, by Flying Magazine, bears: out General Amn- old's statement. that "the Flying Fortress is the last of - the small bom id / Canadians in Italy Print Newspaper The first issue of "The Maple Leaf" first regular newspaper published in the field' in this' war by the Canadian-Army, has rolled off the presses and been rushed to units 'of the Canadian Corps in Italy by aircraft and jeep, The paper, the latest step to keep the troops abreast: of the news: of Canada, Britain: and. the - Central Mediterranean, consists of four pages of five columns each. It was begun as a weekly, but when en- ough newsprint is available, prob. ably in a fortnight; it is expect- ed to become a daily. Since the Canadian First Divi- sion landed in Sicily fast July and. throughout the campaigns in Sicily and Italy one of the major com- plaints of the Canadian forces has been the lack of news reaching the front line. It 's hoped that the paper, under the supervision ofthe: Canadian publié relations unit! of the Central Mediterranean Force, will go a long way towards meet- ing that need, Where FoGet .. The Lowdown ' For an inexpensive digest Of the most! exclusive news-- For a comprehensive Knowledge * Of your neighbors private views-- For diversified reports on Hits and babies, taxes, soap-- Keep your ears perked on the bus, . { mys lad, And learn the latest dope! «Pathfinder --------------------SS pL 'cg BY YOUR CRA al wr a \ MOTHER Invaluable for COUGHS-- COLDS BRONCHITIS ASTHMA WHOOPING COUGH SIMPLE SORE THROAY ; Children love Veno's Te] VI fv] AWN: VAAN: {od IW: fel TiN & The Book Shelf Modern Poultry F arming By Louis M. Hurd This book is prepared as a practical guide for, both large and small poultry-keepers, and those in- terested. in starting a poultry enter prise. "Hh Do you know which feeds to use to develop your chicks into husky broilers and heavy egg- producers in the shortest possible time? Which feeds contain the essential vitamins in their cheapest form? The latest discoveries in . culling and selecting? The newest and simplest methods of trap- nesting and pedigreeing chicks? : How to use artificial lighting. Everything you need to know in order to make money from your hens is explained in clear language and demonstrated in simple tables and more than 200 clear-cut illustrations and photo- graphs, As a member of the Poultry Department at Cornell. University, extension worer, and poultry to develop and try out the latest practices in disease controls, feed- ing, hatching, brooding, caponizing, marketing and so on. Every recom- mendation has had its value proven - by actual experience. There are comprehensive sec- _ tions on turkeys, guinea. fowls, peafowls, ducks, geese, swans, pigeons and pheasants, The book is so_complete that it , is valuable no 'matter whether you "want to start at the beginning, or somewhere along the line,s whether you are an amateur or have a wealth of personal experience, or whether you plan. to. make it your sole business or simply a side. line. > {Modern Poultry' Farming . . . By Louis' M. Hurd, , The Mac- Millan Company ot Canada, . . . Price $450 VOICE PRESS HE DOES THINGS Sir Richard Acland, British advo- cate of a share-the-wealth program, has just turned over hist million. dollar 17,000-acre estate as a gift to { the nation, There's a man. who _ really practices what he preaches. --Buffalo Courier-Express. fie 'WATCH YOUR AFFAIRS! Don't allow' your affairs to: be- * come so involved that whéh Oppor- tunity knocks you'll think it's the ¢ gheriff and sneak out the back way. na-A -~Kitchener: Record. --O-- UN-LINGUAL The ability to speak several lan guages is an asset, but to be able to hold' your tongue in one' lan- guage is priceless. - --Wall Street Journal. l= High Quality Razor Blades Germans captured' in" Italy have been equipped with razot blades: of . the finest. steel... Who said) the _ enemy. was running out of steel? 3 --Windsor Star, --0-- DESCRIBED' After all} the income tax 1s just a i matter of addition, subtraction, . division, multiplication and mlis- takes, --Kitchener Record. Laan NAZIS. SECRET There Is beginning to be a sus. plclon that the German's chief sec- ret Is that they haven't any secret --Owen Sound Sun-Times, a : JUST A HABIT Soon the fellow who groused' . ! about getting up! in! the dark niorn- I iil. be geousing: about the Inge ¢ gre birds waking him up, owner, the author has had a chance - / OTTAWA REPORTS That Currefit Increased Egg Production Is Largely Due To Better Feeding Methods And Earlier Hatching Canada's phenomenal winter egg production has resulted in deliveries of 405 carlots in January alone to the Special Products Board as against 201 cars in the same period last year, an increase of 101%, in addition to voluminous home con- sumption, With 600 casts of eggs,-- 18,000 dozen or 21,600,000 eggs in a carlot, that's a lot of egg powder, * * » In 1943, according to a recent egg and poultry marketing report issued by the Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, the Special Products Board, which buys for Britain, purchased 1,860 cars with the following apportionment by pro- vinces: d British Columbia ......... veeee 5 Alberta Saskatchewan ....... Manitoba L..ieevenen Ontario Quebec Maritime Provinces .......... ' EERE Surplus 'egg producing provinces last year were: Cars Alberta cesecnner 478 Saskatchewan ,.....eeeeeieass 900 Manitoba ...ievereeriieninn. 343 Ontario ven. 1,200 sree aanaane * * * British Columbia brought in 80 cars in 1943 largely required for _ Northern projects. Quebec pro- vince. brought in 387 cars, 85 more cars than the previous year. The Maritime Provinces imported 211 cars' from Ontario and' 11 cars from other Western provinces as against a total of 152 cars in1942, 161 cars in 1941 and 68 cars in 1940; White moderate weather is con- sidered, the main reason for the current high production, earlier hatching and better feeding methods have been primary considerations. It is pointed out that with proper housing, birds can be made com- fortable in any winter. The 'wood block hen house s recommended as one of the most economical and serviceable that can be built in war- - time. rx» Message for the corn grower! The Dominion Experimental Station at' Harrow, Ont. in cooperation with the Central Experimental Farm: at Ottawa and other stations, announces, as a result of five year's experiment, 12 hybrids added to the , fist recommended for Ontario, ' bringing to 31 reccommended hy- brils ranging in maturity all the way from the very early Canada 'or Wisconsin 240 to the very late Indiana~ 610, Wisconsin 240 and Wisconsin 255 are added to the very early group, suitable for grain in the eastern and central parts of the province. The additions to the early group are, DeKalb 65, Funks G176 and Towa (white) 3215. To the medium group, represented by Canada 645, the hybirds Pioneer 973 and Funks -G31 have been , added: The late group has been extended "to include DeKalb 458, Pioneer 340, Funks G29, Ilfinois 972, and Indian- na 610. The first three of these i "&re just a little later maturing than Canada 696, while the remaining , two are considerably later, Shakespeare Knew "Poolish curs! that run winking into the mouth of a Russian bear " rotten apples" Who said it? ly The Duke of Orleans, in "King Henry V". If the Germans had "studied Shapespeare instead of | "Mein Kampf", it might have been better for them. | and have: their heads crushed like SESS], THE WAR - WEEK -- Commentary on Current Events The war in China may be ex- pected soon to come into greater prominence in co-relation with the American Navy's intended = push across the Pacific toward China's coasts, writes Guenther Stein in The Christian Scien®e Monitor. Far-reaching perparations are under way for support of naval action by aggressive land and air operations against Japan from the Chinese interior, Gen. issued the statement which Lieut, Joseph Stilwell' has just in Chungking. "Admiral Nimitz has stated that the Navy intends driving across the Pacific, breaking the Japanese blockade, landing ground and air forces on the Chinese mainland," General Stilwell declared, "To accomplish such mission naval action must be supported by aggressive land and air offensive projected from the interior, "This we intend to do in spite of the existing blockade. "Chinese and American forces fighting through Burma have al- ready begun their first assault on the fapanese cordon. "The Ledo Road is progressing satisfactorily in spite of extremely unfavorable weather conditions. "At present, however, China is totally -dependent on air transport and needs an immediate and con- ~ tinuous increase in supplies, Vital China-based operations cannot wait for penetration of the block- ade by land or sea. "Air transport in this theater has set historic iecords, but far greater tonnage must be achieved than our present operations per- mit. To accomplish this end we will have the largest and newest cargo carriers available and in anticipation of such aircraft every facility and accommodaton is be- nig prepared." An Outstanding Record The Americar Army command in China has already achieved out- standing successes, 1. It has brought in by air This is clearly the meaning of. Naval Action Against Japan To Be Supported By Land and Air Drive a monthy tonnage of supplies which is several times bigger than the tonnage that came in by land over the Burma Road in average months from the opening of the road when the total was 250 tons monthly, to the ast months be- fore the loss of Burma when the total exceeded 10,000 tons monthly, 2. With the full co-operation of the Chinese Army and author- ities it has constructed a great number of airfields in rear and forward areas practically all over Free China to keep well ahead of air transport and operational ac- tivities. 3. The entirely air-supplied American Air Force in China of moderate dimensions has achieved outstanding successes: Helped Chi- nese armies in warding off several Ja_anese land offeasives, sup- ported at least-one Chinese coun. tf terattack in North Hunnan this winter, bombed Japanese installa- tions over ihe tremendous arc from Central China via the China coast Hong Kong to French Indo- China and Burma, destroyed large anid steadily incr asing numbers of Japanese shipping on China's rivers and far ont into all parts of the China Sea, inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese Air Force vastly greater than its own losses. Construction of airfields espe- Kidneys Must Clean Out Adds Excess aclds, poisons and wastes {n your - blood are removed chiefly by your kidneys. Getting up Nights, Burning Passages, Back- ache, Nervousness, Rheumatic Pains, fre- quent headaches, ana feeling worn out, often are caused by Kidney and ladder troubles. Usually In such cases, the very first dose of Cystex goes right to work helping the Kid- neys clean out excess acids and wastes, And this cleansing, purifying Kidney action, in just a day or £0, ma easily make you feel ounger, stronger and better than In years. The ron clad money-back agreement on Yi immediate refund of the full cost unless completely satisfactory, You have everything to gain and nothing to loss under this money back offer so get Cystex from your druggist today. clally in the rear, are now taking on proportions never before seen in China. The vastness of the new airfields and the length of the runways which are now under construction by many hundred thousands of Chines coolies may be regarded as among the most outstanding achievements of primitive Chinese hand labor in China's famous his- tory of construction work which saw the building of the Great Wall, the Grand Canal, and tremendous - irrigation schemes with practically the same methods as are employed today, Nazi War Workers Get Scanty Leave Since most women have a free Saturday afternoon it will not often be necessary to grant them four hours extra leave. Women who work in weekly shifts either day or night will in no case be entitled to supplementary leave; women with one child under fourteen may have two whole days for housework every four: weeks --Reicharreitse blagt, Russia contains every range of climate except tropical. SWEET AND CooL In Any Pipe VY Nef oXo) 'J-N 8 0 JES Canada's Standard Smoke -- Brantford Expositor, » eC eat poser fd HE GREAT BRITAIN YOU TRULY ARE * They have said she is isolated by the envel- oping sea. But she has used it to join the hands of millions. They have said she is fortified only by ships. They err. She is fortified by the strong hearts of her sons. Proud in arms, with a mighty heart, Great Britain has withstood a thousand storms and will again. For hers is the strength of millions whose valour springs from a birthright of freedom. Mother of parliaments, they call her . .. champion of justice and right. We of her soil and of her blood and of her tutelage say this today: the world is in her debt for the part she has played in yesterday's eras of peace and progress. It will be so in the peace and progress to come. We of Canada salute the Great Britain you truly are! THE HOUSE OF SEAGRAM We of The House of Seagram are proud of the part we are playing in supplying Great Britain with vital wes of wat, Bvery Beagram plant in Canada and the United States ds engaged in she production of high: {alcohol for smokeless powdes, ---- synthetic rubber and many other war-time prodactes he a a -- SrAe TA ce 3 A, i A Al SW rs rig 4 Se a ~~ - SL =f Sota SY i vy Bn 3 Re Ho RN TNR BF