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^E^m^SSBKm^&MFiSsdJ-^ j-.. COMROLOF IKIM POX I DiseMe Whkh is Sometimes Serious. Cbkke. lUnaM, a. ami Who Lives There? Recently, whi4e driving a fri«nd from a distant point through • farm- ing community thoroughly famili«r to me, I was frequently asked, upon com- s a highly iwfectious iodine, and if throat cankers are prw- ing in eig^t of a beautiful farm home, .ng the head, naeal pa»- en*. *!>«» "iso ehouJd be treated with "Who livee in that house?" ,rt«t and ueually ia firat *'"«*""• *' iodine. When an indi- After giving the desired informa- ^j , .,. ' . ^1. vidua: bird is seen gasping for breath, tion a numiber of times, and yet pasa- notlecd with he appearance of yeJ.w ^^^ ^^^j^ ,j^„;^ ^e opeivad, and the ing house after house unnoticed. I wart-like noiules or scabs on the comb thumb placed under the throat, throw- unjustly accused my friend of being and wattles. These spots change co'«or hig the entrance to the windpipe up eccentric in desiring the iwimes of cer- wpidly, 8«on t«coming bJack or dark into the mouth, and usually a canker tain farmers living along the road, brown in eoor. Accompanying the«e ^j: be seen just inside the windpipe, but having apparently no desire to external lesions, the bird iisualily suf- with the aid of a hairpin, this canker know others. Later on, it became fers from c-a.ikers in the throat and can usnaAIy be dislodged, and the re- clear to me that I, like my friend, windpipe, tha; affected birds gasp far suiting injury should be painted with whiile traveling through a strange air fsyt ssva- 1 hours, and die. Death tincture of io<Mne. Many birds can country, admired the beautiful farm usually being the result of a canker in thus be saved. When the eyes are homes and frequently panted to know the wind-pi'c which corapl«teliy shuts affected, a twenty per cent, solution of who lived in them. No matter where off the bird's supply of air, death re-jargyrol should be placed in the af- we find them, they attract attention suiting from strangulation. | fected eye, and this treatment will and the first thing we are likely to In severe outbreaks, the eyes be- j usually cjear up an eye infection in a think of Is: "Who lives in that house?" . come swctfDeB, cankers appearing in few days. A drop of thdsargyrol so- Queer how the mere sight of a beau- them, and a condition similar to roupe lution administered with an eye drop- tiful fai-m homo will instantly create deve'.ope. In many cases the birds per daily, is very effective in clearing « desiiTo to know something about the are not ab> to see, and death follows up "bad eyes." i owner â€" his name, age, where he came FHEVENT SPREAD OF DISEASE. I from and a number of other things There fs no flock treatment that is **>** T?'^? ^""^ \vX<,r<^t. us in the least effective. Every effort should be made Z""^ }^. T^ ""^^ surroundmg|s not to increase the feed consumption of beautiful. _ We can not a..; have large. 'T^ s When onaccomranied by cankers and eye lesions, the disease does pot take a heavy mortality, but usually it it accompanied with these canditions, amd it is not uncommon for the mor beautiful farm homes to the extent of cwKi 11, IS iiwi uucuiuu^-i'ii xwi WW jiiui- , <i„„i, ^. J.U- KJ.^o y.n..,,TW.,r» /.nncrifl! DeauHiui larm nomes vo ine extern or taMty in ^ adult flock to range from f45'=t;S.?iS;'to W^^reTet making folk., passing by want t« ten to fifty per cent. EXAMINE YOm FLOCK. ight istance to the iMsease, and are not so seriously affected as birds in heavy Examine your flock carefully to- ; production that are lacking in body day. Catch an/d examine carefully all weight. suspicious looking birds that seem' to | The disease usraaCly grces through a l)e saifferin:g from colds or roupe arid flock in six weeks, affecttnif practical- look them over closely for j)ox marks ly every bird in the flock^ although or scabs. If chicken pox is found, many birds have considerable disease Iqiow who is living in them. It is well to remember that home, be it ever so humble, can be made beautiful, and beautiful homes are bound to attract attention.â€" C. C. C. Adding Acid to Battery. . - ^ If a single cell of a storage-battery take Immedtate drastic steps to pre- , resistance, and will continue to lay never seems to get fully charged ac- vent its spread to your neighbor's } without interruption, 'cording to the hydrometer, although flocks. Pctas-sium permangaraate , Care should be taken to prevent the the other cells in the battery are, it .should be kert in the drinking water, ' spread of the disease to neighboring ig usuaily because the apparently as it may help to prevent a spread of flocks. All visitors should be kept out .(^eak cell contains insufficient acid, the dis-sase from bird to bird, as the of the pens, and sparrows should be xhe remedy is to add more acid. How- drinking water is the usual source screened out, as they are often car- gv^j.^ ^ ^^t use raw sulphuric acid; of dissemination of the disea'Se. If • riers of this disease from flock to flock, dilute it with distilled water until the only a few birds are affected, remove | If you know of any pox being pres- solution reads about .1300 when test- them from the flock, and treat them ent in your community, remember ^ ^^h a hydrometer, and add this to individually, although this isolation that it will reach your flock only the weak cell instead of distilled water will probably not prevent the spread- ing of the disease through the re- mainder of the flock. Birds affected should be fed the most palaturble foods obtair^able, the through the introduction of new birds whene\-er it needs it Test frequently from diseased sources, on the feet of afterward, and when the weak cell visitors walking through your houses inaintains a reading approximately DISCOVER YOUR NEIGHBORS Give Them An Opportunity to Express Their Hidden Talents. Do we alwa^ I womier, apply the principle envptiaeiEed in the parable of the talents, bo our home entertain- ing? Yes, there are aDways faithful helpers who honestly do the best they can, but do we not sometimes virtu- ally "ride the willing horse to death" while neglecting to seek out the happy ^ ideas hidden in the brain of the quiet hlp'^hlma retiring stranger who cerbain-ly never would voluntarily advertise them? In our town I don't believe that field ie so overlooked as in many places. Even if the dinner it«"'f had not brwr good, we got our "ra<>-;ey'» worth" in education, and we had a delightful time. KNOW YOUB NEWC0ME88. If one is fortunate enough to have a southern woman w. the community, it would be a !?plendid plan to let her prepare the Aid dinner according to ways, of coarse, soliciting all the help she nee<is from other members. She protan v knows some pice ways of entertaining that we ^, . . ,, , , ., ^ ,.i. A/n't know, too, and if she happens to *^?"?^i'°l*^/^T*'^•._*!^*"-.;if: be musical, I'll guarantee she knows cover" many of the hidden qualities of our own neighbors, worth discover- ^ some pretty music that would be new ing. In most communities of any size, there are some newiiomers, and it is A real Ontario wonKin or a west- ern woman may p.'v>ve eqitally valu- higWy probable that at their former „> - , .- „ _ . , _„ ..u i •_ , . â- , ^, . .. ab.e and if one cou.d secure the he.p places oi lesMience, things ^vere not • • c â-  -i. .j I *; . " ^'^ I, * . ., ., of a genuine foreign woman it wou.d A GRACEFUL AFTERNOON OR EVENING FROCK. Exceedingly graceful is the frook pictured here. The two-piece pointed skirt ia gathered to a bodice having the lower edge slightly rounded, there- by giving a graceful line. The attrac- done just as we do them; especially if the newcomer is from a long distance and of a different class or natix>n. be a treasure indeed. Yes, I hear sompone say, "She's ignorant of our ways and wouldn't know how to help." A NOVEL AID IDEA. Maybe she is, but a good many of Once this spring an Aid dinner was them surprise us when they havo a left to the discretion of a dear, sweet chance. They prove quicker to grasp little woman who was brought up in a new idea, and a college education Porto Rico. It was understood that isn't absofetoly essentia'l in the pve- thia woold be a typical Si>anish din- panition of a dinner, playing a game, ner, and it was so advertised. The or singing a song, new idea brought a crowd and the About the most capable woman I affair was a big success, with the total know, and certainly one of the best expeiwfiture of $3.16. Obviously, the cooks, lived in Denmark till she waa profits were much greater than com- eighteen years old and a delightful mon. Some people, who didn't attend, little woman who used to live beside said, "Didn't you know better than to my mot'ner-in-law spent most of her go to that dinner? You ought to have life in Italy. If you want something known you wouldn't like Spanish honestly new and worth-while and things." But bless their dear souls, edoieationai, hunt up some of these un- it was because it was Spanish that we discovered treasure; â€" we can't all ex- did go and, as a matter of fact, pect to find Porto Rican college grad- enoiigh of the foods to make a square uates (like ours) but anyone from an meal were delicious and one doesn't appreciable distance will have novel expect to like everything a* dinner, ideas worth using. â€" Mrs. A. M. E. pox or scabs e^hould be painted with these possible sources of infection. I Store Up Fragrance from „ .. , _, „ „_„ Woods and Garden. or yard, or by sparrows, and every the same as the others, discontinue tive arrangement of the surplice effect, ^^^e" tl»y must s'* by and watch their , „„,.«„ ^^ precaution shou^ be taken to prevent adding the solution, using only distill-' ig effectively shown and there are lace'^'ders enthusiasticaHly enjoy a cake or'" ''"^ comer oi my garuen grow Food for Little Folk. I'm always sorry for little folks Successful Wintering of Bees. In Canada there are three import- ant factors necessary for successful wintering of bees, the neglect cf any ed water thereafter. I shields at the front and back. Rust the Enemy of Cutting Machinery. Whether it is a shearing machine! place and there is Kkely to be an ex- . "cutter" or a safety raor bJade, the plosion or at least a scattering of the one of which wilj either cause thai expert sharpener wffil always tiiraw ' acid.â€" Ed. Henry, death of the colony or so seriously j b«ck on jxjur hands as worthless, the' weaken it as t<? make it an unprofit- ; blade that has corroded oh the cutting able producer. These factors, accord- j face, of all the worthless shearing ing to Mr. a B. Gooderham, the Do- : blades that I havo seen al minion Apiarist,- in his buietin on f^cota. start to finish, ten times aa many Wintering Bees in Canada, are: First, | had been rendered worthless by rust strong (that is to say populous) col- on the edge, than by all other dam- onies consisting mainly of }x>ung bees; ! ag«« combined, not excepting actual second, an abundance of wholesiome i breakage of bliades. In making the acid solution, pourjlong pointed sleeves may be omitted ' *ar, it would make you sick!" the acid into the water; never pour ^ for evening wear, if desired, thereby ^^^ '9 where the little a'lminum tjy the water into the acid. If you do the latter, a violent chemical action takes His Chick Laundry. The'P>"iding and be told, "It's too rich, i <^^ «<T*" f '^''•^ ^« ''"J^y '"J?* af^f "â-  " â-  - gyj. everything eise has gone to s-cep for . tho winter. There are misty gray makine this frock suitable for many <*'sae3 come to tne rescue, .f you make P'"^"*^^. «' ^"T' '«^'«"'^^'-- '»';.. white- "^aZiI An Tdded n^ of <Ur^ a cake with rich filling, put'some of '^Z^'^Z^tlll^^T.i'i^TX: is introduced in the flowers placed at ! the plain batter into the Tittle baking- ' i^^pe^'.'Jf ^^hy wawly'tu^h of the shoulder and hip closing. No. 1501 'pans, and Junior will have a cake ^f^If.a'id^hea.thy sprawl y bush of is for Misses and Small Women and is] '>al'ed especially for him. If it's a Size 18 pudding tJat is too rich for javeni.e old-fashioned cinnamon roses. My cinnamon roses are allowed to â-  L' J iu i T 1. 1.. ^L I "See those sacks hanging there on [b-adea that I have seen altogether, I ^^^ ^^^^, that's the chicken laun- fse^'^st'^'r^u"^ 'l^rA. ""^^I'^^^^on': Z.^. Z.:^^^^'^-^^^ ^t will when ever:«.ne else is matenal or 1^^ yards oi^nch and % 1 ^ttractiv; in Ihe toy dishef. and ther. 'Tf'"^ theirs out for the snke of mora mawfriai, or _-j» jarus m men, anu -ts | ^ , „, .• , ...... showy and more beautiful vanetKW. But I love them and I need them when etores, and, third, Adequate protection from coUd and changeable temper- atures. For the carrying out of these con- ditions Mr. Gooderham advises that for outdoor wintering the bees should be packed in their cases in the falS and that for cellar winteririg they should dry," my neighbor C. A. Annas, who raises Leghorns, said. "I lay the sacks on- the floor of the, , . • â-  ^ ^t. â-  , J . â-  , J .u_ designers originate their patterns in brooder house in a circle around the . , \ ^ * ..i. _l i x. j . J 1 -ru 1 kv _„;,_ the heart of the style centres, and brooder stove. They sleep on the sacks ^, . •',, . . . , yard allover lace for the shields. |>3 a dessci-c "just for you. Bettv' Price 20 cents the pattern. l When baking biscoita or muffins, I fraCTanee for the Many styles of smart apparel may =»" t resist putting some of the dough â-  ^ ^m storing up fragrance for the be found in our Fashion Book. Our Some y«^rf,agoJ bad occasion toi^^ j„ j,^ ^^^^^ j ^^^^^ ^^ ^^e their creations are those of tested go over a stock of several dozens of combs and cutters for shearing ma-j . winter. into the little inuffin-pans-it isn't ."""-"•, ^1^^ P;'>^ts and a border of much trouble, but how enthusiastically i «T^ aiyssum. p.nnted annuaUy, sup- the miniature biscuits are received. It'^-^ ""« ^'^h sachets of unusua. frag- is hard to deny children food which is ^^?5^' - â- ,,.,„,, The flowers are picked m full bloom. , droppings, soak them in a .• j#-, j^/!j J, ^ souse them up and down and han^:, , ,„ ^ ..l chines, and f^ed to find a perfect one ^^^^ ^„ ^^^ f^„^ g^^^ ^^^^ ^ usel'''^'' ^^ '^"'^ "^« ''''^^^â-  i tt^i."^ J*f u *^ ^^.^r'^^^the dry set of sacks. This sj-stem HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS, and blades had been throvm into a', '. bronrfi^r hou.se r teaner .and tit .. . jj smaU bag whUe sweaty and damp, and T?^ v t ""^T i. .u / c^ ^"''' y"""" "^'"^ *'"'^ address plain- were flecked and pa^hed with rust I ^.'^"" ^^T.u*" „u-iT„'Jt.r:'l "! ^y^ «^^>"8: number and size of such ththon I P«P"l"ity. brought within the means too rich for them, but I find the "spe- ; We cut thVm when th^' '">i'^!"jaf the a4age woman. Price of the cia.U'' baked in the toy dishes a wholly ; ^e cut ttem when t^^^^^^ be taken in btfors settled cold weather , throua-hout When the new cuttinir I *'"*"• '^"'^ "* '^""^"^ *^*" *'^P "^ commonces; tl.at the cas«» for outdoor | T^ZL to the usl^f â„¢m t^e f^c^i ^l^"" P'-^^"^- ^""^^ "«^ ^ ^"'»J«^* *^ wintering shouud be large enough to t^ry, they are coated with oil, andl ^^^®!" â-  , ^. ,-...i hoM sufficient packing in addition to ^venif not used for saveral jear; ttey I ^"l* '*" you know the l^tt^e rasca.s the colonies and should be tight to | remain smooth and perfect! TT„-^l!«F«ct me to iron their bedding for Unlesa They're getting so they try to I scratch the wrinkles out. I'll wash prevent the pac'^ing becoming wet; i they are claanedajidoiledTn much the' '***"*• S'iUb^k''thTt'TX^t£t.ri fr' ^â- '^ "'I*' ^"^ '^rt^"" '^t^'^'k ^^ ^•-â- k but ni be domed if I'li iron gooa wina-oreaK, mat mcoors xn« cei- tbe equipment is sure to be rough and ^v„ ^^ „ lar be nrotected from outdoor temner- 1 .„;i-i, -«^_.i „.i « n i :__ , tnem too. The sacks are ripped open and used sing'-e fold. â€" M. U. _-i> Soak dull pearl buttons in olive oil, then rub with powdered pumice. One of the biggest helps that I have on wasih day in cold weather is to heat the clothes pins. Every time I reach into the bag for a pin I get my hands warm. Heating the last water is alsj a help. â€" Mrs. A. D. lar be protected from outdoor temper- 1 ^^ith ragged edges the next spring, atures so that the temperature mayj The mower can be left out all win- 1 be kept within a range of from 45 to ; tsr until the cutting sections are rough ; 50 deg. F.; that the cej.^ be keptj-^th rustâ€" but after a session at the dark, fairiy dry, and provided with p-indstone the knife will cut the' a good system of ventilation; that the! g^pg^g; but this is not the case with | bees be not disturbed after being ! the bearing blades. These combs and ' placed in winter quarters; that they Ma<jeg ba^^e become really rather ex-' be >ft in the ce.lar until nectar andj pensive in recent years, and the man' pollen are avaLabje in the spring?:- and ^j^^ j^ buying them for the first time for use next spring, wild find nothing! more important in the care of his ! shearing machine than the careful cleaning and oi'liing of the cutting edges after the shearing has been fin- ished.â€" G. P. W. that outdoor-wintered bees be left in their caees untii the end of May or «arly June. ♦ House Plants in Winter. patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred ; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your order to Pattern Dept., Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade- laide St., Tororto. Patterns sent by return mail. « The Right Farm Home. "By the condition of the farm homes in a country you can measure the suc- oe«8 of Its agriculture, but j'ou v,-ill never make agriculture what it should be until j"0u havo farm homes where boys and girls- wlW be glad to return." â€" Hon. Duncan Marshall. satisfactory substitute. â€" Mrs. A. _^\ Anything wrong. tliat's almost right ia are dry, pluck g g the petals apart and spread them on sheats of blotting paper. They must 'â-  h3 kept under weights until every bit '• at moisture lias been absorbed and ; they are brittly dry. Then they are I put into a jar with a tightly fitted I co-.-er. Over them is sprinkled an I eri'enly proportioned mixture of table I salt, saltpeter and borax, a few whole I cloves and some dried bay leaves. As, I the different flowers mature they can ; bo added, after they are dry, to this j pot-pourri. Fir.ally, at the end of tlie 1 season, some of the dried flowers can j be sifted from the whole mixtirre and : made into sachets. 1 like them to use ] in bureau drawers and ' linens. ; Ncne of the plajsts are difficult to â-  raise. The most annoying featoire ia garden httiotrope's attraction for the ; neighborhood cats. For two reasons among my our doctors to keep us welL It is rather difficult to keep houae plant* in good condition throughout the long winter, hence a few hints may prove useful!. Some house plants My Home Hatchery. I never used to make much on my make little growth durir.<g the winter ' chickena until one day I heard one of and, while they are thus at rest or my neighbors talking to a poultry nearly so, they should be given just raiser. The poultryman wanted to enough water to prevent the roots sell baby chicks at 15 cents each. My from drying up. This applies particu-' neighbor refused to pay that price. I lai'.y to palms, hydrangea and fuschia,! took his order, 50O chicks at 12 cents the two latter being kept in a cool^ each. p'jaoe. Plants which are growing, I already had two incubators that â- bottlid le kept well watered but it la held 300 eggs each, but I bought an- important to see that no water ee-' othar 3o<^egg one. I bad about 200 cumulates in the pot or in the jardin- , good laying hens which produced tore In which the plants are sitting, j nearly aili of my settimg eggs, so I otherwise the roots wia rot and the wasn't out much buying eggs, plants not thrive. This often happano ! The incubators hatched about the to krge ferns. Plants should be wat-' ft"t of March a total of 892 chicks. I «i«d only when the sodl is becoming. Ailed my first order and didn't ha\'» dry, and then thoroughly, not every - any trouble in selling the remaining dtty as is often done. chicks at 12 cents here near home. Geraniums roust be kept cloee to] I reset my incubators «s soon as the window and in a window where poesibte, also ali of my hens that went they wilS get much srunlight to have ' setting. By that time my nelg'hbors them bloom well Most blooming' knew of my chick-selling and they p1»nts. such a« geinaaiiunw, cyclwaena, | fairly flocked to m» for them at my hnpatiens, spiraea, and bulbs, do be^ ter if kept in a moderately wamaa or cocJ room than in a warm one. Sponging plants, such aa ferns, p«kln», rubber p'.ants and afrpidisfcra, every three or four weeks Is desirable. For aphis eouse the pJants in strong Boap suiis or some tobacco prepara- tion severol times at intervwls of a few daj-e and, for scale insects, loosen them with a soft toothbrush otr finger nail, and wash off vvSth soapy water or some tobacco preparation, and re- p«at from time to time. â€" ♦ Pid you kn-3W that one way to ob- tain fin? l^x^ured fudge is to beat it after the mixture has become coolt chsMer price. I set my incubators u»tu late in the season but had to make a redootion in the price later on. My accounts showed that I had cleared over $500. This year I havo added a larger incubator and ougrht to dear |300 or $900.â€" W. C. W. Did you know that square cornered caifunels may be obtained if a saw- like motion ia used in the cutting? If tho brown soigar gets hard, set It in the bread tin for a few day*. It w*H soon be beiautifulily moist The sans treatment moistens dried-out raisins, or other dried-out fruits, such w fl(> or dates. Nothing New. "They use dazzle-llghts on hunting caira now in killing wild game." "N'otWng n&w â€" ^ilie>-'ve been used on cars. In kllJ'ing ped'estriains for a long time." « Keeping well is a lot more satis- factory than just getting well Some â„¢y garden heliotrope was little more day we will be wise enough to pay ^''"n above-ground when some cat i chewed it off and acted as into.xicated I as though it had feasted on catnip. j Last j-ear I protected the young shoots 1 with wire n^etting. The mature plants I do not appeal to feline visitors. I The woods too offer fpa^jrance which j can be stored up for winter pleasure. I gamer every exquisite wird frag- rance from the time the waxy arbutua peeks from frozen leaves to when tha checkerbcrry hides its brilliance under the first snow. Sweet fern, which spreads its low, brown--green bushes along Eastern roadsides and flourishes in stony paa- tures, is soothingly sweet when picked, dried and mada into pillows. White sweet clover, often its neighbor, is Its greatest rival among wild fracrrances. Floors and doors, base and picture for the materials may be purchased in traps hold a little wateir which slays g.^yg^(. clover irives a more da'icate cer- mouldlng, window and door trim, panel | the one outlay when the home is be- at a certain level and providee a seal ^j^^^ ^^^ j^ ggp^jaHy oleasinB' \dwn work, cupboards and shelving Involve- ing ereoted and fittod Into nooks and , between the stack and the houas and â-  i.j„j ._ j t^-^i. !!~^_„" v„„ j.i,„«ri,,v#, ' ,,1 . , - . . °j rr»..» V. •- ,j .L 1 . 11 • .J ,1 ; or led and kept among nan<ikerchi©fs. many different kinds ot wood. The, corners which would otherwise entail prevents odors rising. | go'snm t-'il'ows are of course fam- I It your house is situated in the rural '-. "^ „.l^il.„_. n„,.i :„ ai 2 ... , , ,,, t w, , , .v« viiar to overj-Dne. Bayberriee added dtetricts yon wiH probably feel the . . , ,/ . - ., .,.•'. ,1 . , . . 1 to a pot-pourri, as weld as most of th* need of having a septic tank, to take, ...a »' i â- . the place of the city sewen,. A wood- : 7^^"^ «T". ?""»«"' ^^^f^^^-fv- ! lined ce,spo<il Is sometimes fairly aat- ' '"'"'^ *^^ fragrance of a home-fl^ed L THE Canadian HoME\fAKLR ^ jsries y wffeW artic/is PLANNING . 6UILDIN0' . FINANClNQ DECORATING . rURNISHlNQ . QARDENJNQ INTERIOR WOODWORK AND BUILT-IN FURNITURE finishes and effects obtainable fron»-| only slightly lees labor to finish, different kind* should be carefully oonstde'ed from the viewpoint of coat and utility. For floors, o«Jt, pine, fir, birch and maple are all suitable, but som^ ai*© more desirable than others. Woodw^ork or mUlwork should not Mak« Your Plumbing Safe, Sanitary and Satisfactory. If your plumbing system and fixtures isfactory, however, especially in sandy â- '*"^' "^^ ^^' " are up to standard at the outset your ' 'mU. be brought into the building until the first cos-t Is likely to be your last. It ; Septic tanks axe constructed undo^ plaster l» perfectly dry. Unless this | properly Inslal-Isd there should be few ] ground and are made of steel. c»ment precaution Is rigW'ty observed you are apt to be confronted with open Joints, twisted trim, doors that won't close and windows that stick. Bullt-In turnltui-e ot all kinds Is growing la favor with home-builders tor many reasons. For one thing It may bo appropriately designed in re- lation to tho rest of the woodwork in Leaks, freezo-ups or other breaks, com stantly adding to upkeep. Remember that your plamblug system is not un- ' posal first, where tho solid matter like a transportation system. There ginks to the bottom while the liquids Is a main or trunk line with connect- 1 overflow into another chamber, pass ing lines convergtog into a terminal, through a further dlsduarge pipe and This trunk Unie is usually a four-Inch ' ea-a carried through to purifying ducta cast iron pipe runniug from basement' just below the ground level. The' to roof. In the basement thwe Is a so^Ms au'tomatlcally turn to MquMs, connection w+th a sowe^' ot a soptic and are carried off to be purified by .\N OLD G.\ME. More than a hundred years ago, m or tlie, consisting ot -two chambea-s, ' poet wrots the following description the bouse, and hence gives cloeei' bar' mony to the entire household scheme I tank to tako care ot discbarge from ' the action ot tho soil. The tanks, which and Its archltoctiiral expression. FUr- theirmorts It properly constructed In the first place, It Is usually more dur- able than movable fumUure, partly because It l« not so much handled or moved about tor purposes ot cleaning and so forth. And finally, it ia more •oouomical, both In money and space, I the upper one taking the sswago die- ! of the game of "Toilet": ' " â-  -^ •• ••• "There is a sport well known hv country towrjs, Ti^ called 'TSe Totlc-t'â€" which I often joined At Milkmaids' parties â€" ^where th* humor lies In ha\ing chairs enough for all but, orje, Who takes the midd'fe of tho bappy ring, Uniseated; till the sagn*l gl>-en AJl mu!?* change place; who obtain! no seat In«urB a forfeit, *:\\ the e«itr« takes, To give the signal *»r anolhar cbanga.'* this "stack," ?.3 It Is called, which are provided with clean-out covore, re- usually protrudee through the root | quixo cleaning only at long intervala. about a foot to permit a constant flov/ , Thy are simple and quite saoilLary, but ot fresh air to ventilate your pluiiibiag should be chosen with care and with s>iert.em. I regard to the character ot the soil, Traps In the baseanent, to prevent ; tho size ot the family, the siie ot the eewer gas and ether odors, provide ' plumbing s\-^em and the slope «f the turlUer escapemeut below. The»e ground lu your neighborhood. :, . , â- ,..;-:„^^ vJ«.,M«r- mtmmh ^_,^^ miiiteg.^ ^^^_ Suii.