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jvjth the wm lonscouts fes r our xmas good turn quite a little publicity was given to this subject iu our weekly coluiuu dur ing december and it is only fair that we permit it to be known that the toy shop scheme was a great suc- sess all over the dominion ot course full statistics have not fet been received but we know that you will be glad to learn that the lone scouts were right on the job and that their efforts wore responsible for many poor klddios having a happy christmas and keeping their faith ii santa claus unshaken we have had reports from a num ber of lone scout centres throughout ontario amongst the foremost being the following belmont under p l donald lay- seld provided toys groceries meat oranges candies and nuts tor all fami lies harriston reports that the patrol repaired toys and delivered them with books and clothing to s fjmilies colbome also reports tho collec tion and repair ot toys and the distri bution of parcels on xmos eve to s families durham also made up xmas par cels and delivered them to needy fami lies on xmas eve and also assisted in the distribution of tho parcels for the womens institute lucan p l john slaughter re ports toy shop activities but final re sults have not yet been received individual lonies who cooperated in this work include lancelot walsh of mrrrickville billy nicol of victoria thomas campbell of hybla and earle darling of morganston we would like however to make special mention of the good work of the fox patrol of port elgin under p l lack campbell with the assistance or fjcr adult fiends these fcouts raised with which they pufnieswi lbs j nuts 20 lbs csulies coz orange- k pairs stock 20 pairs mitts and it least one toy or each child which together with a number o books and slothing also donated were made up into attractive parcels and distributed n xmas eve the above is a splendid record of which the lonies can be justly proud end lone scout headquarters thanks ill those mentioned and others whose reports are not yet to hand and our commissioner wants you to know that lie is very proud indeed of you wallace kinnaird scout vc ontario lonies are always interest ed in good scout work and conduct which merits tho highest praise and they will therefore be interested in the record of one of their fellow scouts who although not a lonie was always interested in the activities of the lone scouts the rare cornwell badge the vc of scouting given for outstanding courage capability and character de monstrated during n period of great physical suffering in addition to high standing in scouting has been award ed by lord badenpowell world chief scout to acting assistant scoutmas ter wallace kinnaird of the robert louis stevenson scout group of the thistletown branch of tho sick child rens hospital toronto as the re sult of a football accident kinnaird had a leg amputated at the hip very serious complications later developing notwithstanding great suffering and the cloud over his future kinnaird became an always cheery encourag ing loader of the hospital troop ot handicapped hoys and gonorally played a part that attracted unusual commen dation from doctors and nurses tho cornwell badge was established to commemorate the fortitude courage and character shown by ships boy jack cornwell n boy scout after be ing mortally wounded during the bat tle of jutland unfortunately just two weeks aftor this award had been made to wally he took a turn for the worse and died early in tho now year to tho great sorrow of his fellow scouts of the robert louis stevenson troop and all who know him wally knew how to practice tho 8th scout law and was an oxample to all of us another lone scout troop you will bo interested to hear that the lonies of durham have grown in to a troop with mr reginald steeds m scoutmaster and throe keen pa trols robert webster is the pl of the foxes louis mccomb is pl ot the beavers and ronald rudd is pl of the crows we wish the new durham troop lots of good scour ing and know that the exlonles will continue the good work which they commenced as lone scouts recruits are always welcome ia the boy scouts association which is ab solutely a nonmilitary eganlzatioa the lone scout department is cater ing especially for boys from 12 to is years ot age who live in the country or in small towns and villages where there is no scout troop particulars will be gladly sent free if you will write to the boy scouts association lone scout dept 330 bay street toronto 2 lone e cranberry growers enjoy record prices this year to nova scotia goes the probably unique honour of having produced at least one crop that sold at 20 per cent higher prices than last year and that moreover could have been sold in twice as big quantities if the grower had been able to produce it that crop is the humble but neces- tery cranberry the name of that great benefactor of the human race who first experi mented with turkey and cranberry sauce is unfortunately lost in the dim past but surely there should be some where a- monument to his eternal glory who long before shake speares time found out that beef with mustard is good meat who was the daring soul that sought about till be found mint and capers with which to garnish the uninspiring sheep iii youth and age lambs immortal savage who burned his s ies in order to get roast pork mere ly cleared the ground for the original research that ultimately hit upcn the one inevitable condiment for it apple sauce without cranberry sauce the turkey ia but as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal canada knows it and imports an nually s5000 to 115000 quarterbar rel boxes from the united states nova scotia is the biggest grower iu canada and the beyt she could do last year was 20000 boxes and they went like hot cakes with the coun try crying for more now the nova scotia cranberry bog owner has a protective duty of two and a half cents a pound on his berries and it will be a strange thing if this in dustry does not go ahead montreal daily star sunday school lesson january 23 lesson v jesus and the sabbath mark 2 23 to 36 golden text the sabbath was made for man and not man for the sabbath therefore the son of man is lord also of the sabbath mark 2 27 28 analysis i sabbath means or end mark 2 2328 i sabbath foe mv brother mark 3 16 how to be happily married hajpy marriages arc the result of intelligent idealism based on a knowl edge of the principles of human adap tation in other words the marriage rela tionship is like that of a stock com- 1 iy whose success depends not only on the actors knowing their parts but 0 coordinated effort this is the conclusion we read of thewesleyan university undergradu ate conference on marriage at middle- town connecticut where delegates from a score of colleges took part all the speakers according to a dispatch to the new york times agreed that while the age of the marriage custom does not alonj insure its sanc tity no convincing arguments have been presented in this or any other age why monogamous marriages do not serve the most desirable ends in social institutions most marriages the speakers point ed out ore induced by emotions in which sex attraction and romanticism 1 lay a great part sooner or later after marriage these phases disap pear and it is then that there ia an opportunity for a real and enduring love to be built up it is a good thing for a man to have had a number of good girl friends says prof erdman harris of union theological seminary and he quotes dr g hamilton who inves tigated 200 cases and published the results in his research in mairiage saying men who have ijad a number of good friends who have had at least one mild love affair but not more than six or seven seem to be in the best position to make a go of marriage introduction the antagonsm of the scribes and pharisees had been gradually coming to a climax at first when jesus shocked th by claiming to forgive sin mark 2 10 they were merely silently critical mark 2 7 when he broke with convention asso ciating and dining with people like levi mark 2 15 they complained to the dsciples mark 2 1g when he ignored their fasting regulations they complained to him mark 2 18 the incidents in todays lesson con vinced them that this man was intol erable and must be done away with they complained to the police mark 3 c i sabbath means or ed mark 2 2328 an i pen break with the ihnrlses was inevitable between the religion of jesus and their lay sharp differ- erces for the pharisees least for most of them religion was a matter o- ooeying law in ihe strict letter wi hout any regard to motive for jesus it was the motive that gave character to the act although he never broke with the old law as paul did yet he always insisted that when a legal requirement came in conflict with human brotheiliood the legal re quirement had to giv way jesus was out of sympathy with the whcle spirit of lepra istie religion a cabbath walk through a grain fielc proved to be the occasion which br- ught abo c the open break the sabbath when this gospel was writ ten was not observed by tle gentile christians these two accounts of nbbathbreaking they would un doubtedly egard as justifying their freedom all the people involved thes incidents including jesus him self accepted the sabbath obligations they differed on the question does the law allow any exceptors the pharisees answered no jesus in sisted that when the sabbath law con flicted vith ivja ncs-l- it could and must be broken walking along a path which led through a corn field mark 23 he disciples pluckca some ear of corn which was permitted by the lav lieut 23 25 the sin consisted in rubbing the kernels in their hands i eke 6 1 it was a kind of thresh- and therefore work and therefore sin didnt their forefathers allow i lemselves to be slaughtered where they sbc during the maccabean re volt rather than defend themselves on the sabbath tie pharisees never forgot these men who preferred to die rather than depart from the strict letter of the law jesus tacitly admitted ha his men did break the law not without hu mor he reminded them of what their hero david did when his men were hungry 1 sam 2116 legal require ments must give way to human need the abbath was given for mans good means to that end not an end in itself therefore when any rule by its observance interfered with mans good then its true purpose could ho better fulfilled by disobeying it in v 28 jesus says that in his capacity as representative cf all humanity the son of man wholly in harmony with his fathers will endowed with his spirit he has the right to decide when and under what conditions its observ ance would be helpful or harmful the regulations and restrictions of the oldfashioned sabbath were design ed by our fathers to make that day serve mankinds highest needs physi cal mental social spiritual to ensure the carrying out of that intention jesus broke with some old sabbath customs to make it serve mans high est needs today it will be necessary te change most of our modern sun day practices put this test to vari ous sunday situations is it fcr mans good physical mental spiritual ii saebath for my brother mark 3 16 the cornfield incident was not plan ned the case of the man with the withered hand was a direct challenge by jesus it was not an emergency this man could wait until monday healing was allowed oh the sabbath only when life was actually in dan ger why then did jesus heal him jesus alternative was this heal this man now or permit him to suffer help the man or refuse to help him for jesus to let slip an opportunity to help was to inflict an actual injury the levito and priest who passed by luke 30 31 32 were really mur- wrapover model itlii3trated dressmaking lesson fur nished with every pattern by helen williams it t quick freezing farm queries henry g bell bsa dept of chemistry oac address all letters to farm editor 73 adelaide st west toronto all answers will appear in this column if personal reply is desired enclose stamped and addressed envelope 1 as well as for normal figures this model is delightful for more matronly ones it is the wrapover typ of dress that lends such elegant height to the wearer for i its simplicity it has a great deal of chic and charm the diagonal bodice is especially slenderizing the sleeves are close- fitting with a little puff above the snug cuff effect it will add length to arms possibly plump enough to benefit by it black woolen so exceedingly smart with a touch of white pique made the original the belt was black suede style no 32g5 is designee for sizes 16 18 years 3g 88 40 42 and 44 inches bust size 36 requires 2i yards 54inch with yard 27inch contrasting how to order patterns write your name and address plain ly giving number and size of sucn patterns as you want enclose 15c in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address your order to wilson pattern service 73 west adelaide st toronto derers they were parties to what they were willing to permit jesus lied so close to god that he saw everything in life in this clearcut way some people are similarly sen sitive for the same reason the watching pharisees were so bent on their heresyhunting t at like their modern counterparts they lost all interest in the real good that wa3 eing done they stung o lord to anger who is the real sabbath- breaker he flung at them he who performs a work of mercy such as 1 am performing now or he who wi rks an injury who in fac lots to mur der such as you are doing rijw such is a possible interpretation of v 1 this exposure of their miserable scheming left them vith nothing to say while they were recovering from this thrust the master exercised his healing power upon the sufferer this is too much they wuld cry this fellow has ignored our customs he has broken our most cherished laws denied the doctrines on which we were brought up all the good he does is as nothing compared with this and the pharisees went forth and took counsel with the hcrodians how they might destroy him jesus in these- two incidents acted out the principle that sunday is to be used for ones own highest good and for the highest good of ones broth jr the conservatives of lis day trying to build up merit for themselves im- f jed regulations which gave second place to human need the liberals of today gratifying selfish indulgence are similarly forgetful of their own deepest needs and tho rights of others jesu- way is to spend sunday in such a matircr that mans finest powers will develop to their finest expression whether or not lime cau be used with profit on a soil depends on what is commonly called the reaction ot that soil for a considerable time it bas been known that certain soil samples if moistened will turn blue litmus paper to red in more recent years the department of chemistry ontario agricultural college has de veloped and circulated a more deli cate test known as the reacto soil test whki indicates very clearly and quite readily the condition of the soil when a small sample is treated with the greenishblue liquid which is sup plied in this test if it turus th- liquid a decided golden yellow colour it is an indication that the soil is quite acid and in need of a relatively large amount of lime if the liquid is turned to a slight olive green the soil i still acid but not so distinctly so and con sequently not so much in need of lime it the test liquid when applied to the soil sample remains a greenish- blue the soil is neutral and it on the other hand it turns to distinct dark blue colour the soil is alkaline or sweet acidity of soil then is closely re- j lated to the- supply of lime iu the sort a sour soil is closely related to the supply of lime iu the soil a sour soil is in all cases a soil devoid of lime lime is chemically knowu as a base which has the power to correct acidity lime is removed from the soi by two general means first by leaching limestone is fairly rjail soluble in water but more readily scuble m water to which carbon dioxide nas been added under certain circum stances the addition of carbon dioxide to water produces a weak acid known as car nic acid which acid is con tinually forming in the soil with the result that the lime supply of the soil especially under cropping systems is continue y being worn down cornell agriculturalexperiment station found that there were 370 lbs acre per year of lime removed from uncropped land simply by the washing of water through the soil english figures have corroborated this finding the second method of depietion ot lime is by cropping certain ot our farm crop3 take out large quantities of lime for instance 5 tons of alfalfa hay per acre removes 465 lbs lime 3 tons of common red clover per acre removes 230 lbs of lime one ton ot tobacco removes 135 lbs limo 1v4 tons pea straw removes 105 lbs lime per acre 10 tons cabbage removes 143 lbs lime 400 bushels onions per acre removes 100 lbs lime it is read ily seen then that a tendency of a soil to become acid is perfectly natural and is actively promoted when that soil is brought under cultivation and heavy cropping response of crops to lime not all crops require the spme amount of tfme some ot those rvquir- lng a distinctly alkaline or sweet soil are alfalfa beets celery onions as paragus lettuce spinach those requiring a less alkaline soil are sweet clover cabbage carrots peas tomatoes those requiring a neutral soil are beans corn wheat oats barley those doing best with a slightly acid soil are potatoes squash radishes turnips those thriving under distinctly acid soil conditions are strawberries blue berries certain types of raspberries and cranberries these lists are worthy of close study because it ono attempts to grow such a crop as alfalfa on a sour soil no matter how good the seed nor how thorough the preparation of soil if it is distinctly acid in reaction it is nearly always sure to bring a failure of crop there s a chemical disadvantage in a soil being sour or acid in reaction in other words farm boiu that are distinctly acid or sour will not pro duce the crops that they could if the acidity was corrected one definite chemical advantage of a so bolng sweet in reaction is that when there is a sufficient supply of lime fertilizers high in available phosphoric acid can bo addd with best chanco ot success ii such fertilizers are added to acid soils the available phosphoric acid tends to form combinations with inn and aluminum in the soil which coa- to preserve food pounds are not soluble io soil waters hence are unavailable t- th- growing crops in actual farm practice this means that if a and b are neighboring farmers a3 land ia sweet or alkaline in reaction bs land is sour or acid iu reaction if they both apply such a fertilizer as 2126 to any of their crops other things being eua a will obtan the better results in fact b on his acid soil may uot obtain re suits which will be profitable this is no fault of the fertilizer but is a fault of the conditions uniei which the fertilizer was used lime must be added to correct acid ity lime will not take the place of f tilizers nor will fertilizers ke the place of lime each as its own peculiar function to perform lime corrects soil sournes ertilizms sup ply available plantood so as to make as sure as possible that good results will be obtained from fertilizers see that your soil is sweet oi a a reaction many practical evidences ot the point just discussed could be present ed we will give but one or two in illustration on a certain farm in el gin county where the soil ir described as silty loam the following fertilizers were used on wheat at 300 lbs per acre 16 acid phosphate which yielded 32 bushels per acre 0125 which yielded 333 bushels per acre 2126 which yielded 34 bushels per acre unfertilized which yielded 10 bushels per acre there was very small gain from the use of these fertilizers in the instance just described undoubtedly this oc curred to a large extent because the acidity of tle soil led to the tying up of the available phosphate potash and nitrogen were largely responsible for the additional returns on a simi lar type of soil not tar distant from the first the farmer used the same quantity of fertilizer and tha same mixtures and realized the following yields no fertilizer 393 bushels per acre 1g acid phos 41 bushels per acre 0125 46 bushels per acre 2126 473 bushels per acre the yields throughout are larger on ac count of the better condition of the soil and the increases due to the au dition ot phosphate phosphate and potash and nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash are distinctly better the correction ot sour or acid soils is easy to accomplish in most cases unburned ground hnieslouo is the cheapest source of corrector this material is available in most of tho older farming sections of the province and in many of the newer sections at a very reasonable cost limo should not be used promiscuously without a test of the soil and without some guid ance otherwise some lime vill be ap plied to sections not in need ot lime where limestone is found in plenty in the soil but where a distinct need is indicated finely ground limestone should be applied profitably during the winter of early spring on land which has been plowed with the spring wording of the land this lime is quick ly worked into the ground it corrects the acidity makes chemical reactions within the soil favorable and greatly promotes the growth of the micro scopic hta in the soil in applying limt it can be scattered broadcast on top of the soil or it can be lightly drilled in fcy the fertilizer dropper of the combined drill either way will give it an effective application fishy a man was fishing some strictly pro- served water in scotland when ho caught a fine salmon as he did not want to display any evidences ot his crime he tied the fish through the gills to a stake on the bank and re turned it to tho water n soon a keeper came along and ac cused the man of poaching oh no said tho angler disarming- ly im just having a little innocent musement practicing casts and so on the keeper was reassured and was about to walk away when he observed vitamin potency when they reach tha the captured salmon plunging f rantl- 1 table reduces fnormous waste in distribution of ftd- stuffs survey iihow about threquartrs of the fool that is eaten in the united ttaus is perishable the cew and rapidlygowig in dustry of quickfreezing hicver gves promise of greatly lessening th present losses according to a recent address by clarence birtiscye cf uiou- cested massachusetts issued i u bul letin by the american chsm cal so ciety new york he continues the public has with seme justice been taught to consider ordinary frozen fooas as inferior to fresh jir-j- uucts that was not the failit of freezing alone- but of many other fac tors such as improper raw materials insufficient packaging incorrect stor age conditions and inadequate re tailing seietific restatch nas found ways to avoid the old pitfalls seafood are diessed packaged and quicklrozcn immediately after being brought athore poultry is dressed reacy-to- eook governmentinspected and fio- zen right after it has bairn preeooed meats from scientificallyfinished ani mals are aged just the right number ot hours at correct tcmpeiafves and uder controlled humidity conditions- vegetables and fruits are harvested at the height of their goodness and quickfrozen before flavors hve de teriorated vitamin values been lessen ed or decay jet in meats ate actu ally made noticeably mere tender by quickfreezing and quickfrozen vege- ts bles require nly about onchaif a3 r ch cooking as fresh produci of the same kinds perishable foods may be distribut ed more cheaply by means of low- temperature refrigeration trtin by present methods very large savings are maee by mechanically jiirinating inedible matter at the point of produc tion and thus lowering transportation costs the edible portions aie com pactly packaged in rectangular con tainers and distributed ee omically much the same way as packaged dry groceries in the home every product is ready fc the pot pan or fruitdish quick- i ozen vegetables actually cook in abiut half the time requireo for sim ilar fresh vegetables the process of i uickfreczing tender meats and poul- about 15 per cent it is net neces sary to thaw frozen perishables before cking them no special refrigera tion facilities are required quickfreezing should be thought of mr ijrdseye asserts merel as a sys tem of getting perishable foods from t- producer to the consumer by means of constantly applied low tem peratures there are many essential aps choice of raw materials treat- iri its before freezing packaging the freezing step itself cold storage trns i ortation retailing and last but not least important cooking a very large percentage of those problems are chemical he goes on ccmical consideration largely deteimine the selection of the raw materials aid their handling the ripening of meats is largely a race be- tveen enzymes and bacteria some k ds of orange juice are more acid an others and therefore less suit able for freezing certain varieties or lleberrics are almost entirely lacking in vitamin values while others are rich in them although low tempera ires slow up chemical actions of all kinds thesa proceed noticeably even at storage tempreatures as low as 30 degrees fahrenheit in vegetables enzymes arc inhibited by a brief hcat-treat- nent called blanchiig prior to freez ing sugar syrup is used to prevent oxidation in strawberries ud sliced peaches very light salt brining ha beneficial effects with certain pro ducts even in the home chcrical con siderations are of primary import- atee vitamin c is readily destroyed by a combination of high tempera- tires and the presence of oxygen with spinach ordinary cooking often materiallv lessens the vitamin valuo of this much discussed vegetable since quickfrozen vegetables require less cooking they may be richer in cally at the end of its leash whats this he asked oh or well replied the angler thav fellow kept sneaking my flies so i thought it bettor to tie him up out o tho way mutt and jeff by bud fisher a very snappy idea on jeffs part ar loo suit it wav oa ok7 ipotmyic for v to i or i voo trrr office punt th6 paoyaai j vjl quick freezing is already a com mercial success and is destined to be come one of the worlds largest indus tries however many hazards lie aheac of it and an almost infinite number of problems are yet to le solved in its growth chemistry must lead the way novelists early effort carl van dorens biographical sketch of sinclair lewis contains a bibliography compiled by harvey taylor in which is recorded the fact that lewis first novel was an ad- vonture story for boys entitled hlko and tho aeroplane the author adopting tha pscudonyniic name ot tom graham it was published in 1912 in an edition of one thousand copies loss than oight hundred of which were sold us author say that it will never be reprinted a fev years ago it was a problem what to 3o wfth old razor budfti lie te shaa wltt era