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!PedAlS & NOTEâ€"This chat is issued by The Tailâ€"Waggers‘ Club, Willing HMouse, 356â€"360 Grays Inn Road, MMQO'.CIL The Club will be â€"answer any enquiries submitted by Tailâ€"Wagger owners in connection with canine bhygiene est home for stray dogs, where, if he is healthy and not too old, they will be able to place him with peoâ€" ple who want a dog for a few shillâ€" hearts may outrun discretion. If you find a dog that is obvicusly lost, pass the responsibility on to the police, who have the machinery for dealing with such cases. They man and his wife, having no chilâ€" 4 dren, thought it would not be amiss to have a pet that would be company for the wife during the I think that it will be possible for me to place him satisfactorily, but J am relating the story as a would have time to look after him 80 8t. Paul 6t. â€"8t. Catharines (Across from C.D.8.) they decided that they must part with him, although he had wormed his way into their affections. ‘The sort of home he wanted was where much occupied with social work chose to return. It was evident that he had never received any Elestreâ€"Mygions; Royal, Eureks, 0 oyal, Airway, Apex, Ohio and all Amâ€" erican and Canadian makes, also Parts and supplies. Bags, Brushes, Cords, Wheels, in an adjacent park, he disappear amusing, and in a day or two they hoped he would not be claimed. ‘Then their troubles began. When the lady took him out he showed VACUUM bought a lead, a respectable collar, m sleeping basket and a licence. Central V acuum Cleaner Service long hours the husband was away D Wac ce 9 OpP‘lp B Sread warm him. &Wbmum-ny.mmove:.w:;gumw but he simply refused to go, and a has not touched iron. Perhaps in -allcmmmaaebymmmh-mmyw“m suggested that he ought to give|iron" of facrie legend. In mixing him refuge for the night. Bylmuudmmumflrfiun sleight of hand he produced an old left to right, and to turn a loaf upâ€" collar from his pocket and a piece|side down after one has cut it is dmmmmn-wm. On the east band to offer the animal a night‘s coast they say for every loaf turnâ€" lodging. On thinking the matter| ed down a ship will be lost at sea. over afterwards the gentieman | AArmnad s4 came to theâ€"conclusionâ€" that â€"the‘ â€"We put a bayâ€"leaf in our_stew, soldier had passed on to him a dog|also in rice puddings, but is this of which he was tired. wholly for flavouring? ‘There was Next morning the new hosts| a time when a man, rising in the turned the dog out, telling him to| morning, put in his mouth a go home, but he declined to jeave| "laurel leaf"; this really was a bay them, and they took bim in. ‘That|leaf. In those days when there meant the trouble of reporting the| was no tooth paste a bayâ€"leaf was occurrence to the police, who intiâ€"| no bad antiseptic, but more than mated that they were at Mberty to|this lay behind the custom. ‘The keep him provided they did not| bay was sacred to Apollo, the Sun Mememact ce 902094 stupid, and are not likely to make eatisfactory companions. One of my readers recently begâ€" ged me to find a kind home for a terrier that had come into her posâ€" session in an irregular manner. It was a bitterly cold night when her mmmmmm.‘{ Mhunnuu.mym prepared to settle down us a new home if they are made comfortâ€" able. Mdm&utunmlly lost within a few mils of their the people to whom they belong By PHILOKUON nhmummmn‘gor stray dogs to attach themselves to someone to whom they take a fancy, a smiling face and an encor : â€" aging word inducing them to adopt a new owner in a lightâ€"hearted manner. Possibly they have a rovâ€" ing disposition, or it may be that on a 'm V expedition, : ignor AHCs UNINVITED cuests â€"â€"___ Stray Dogs And New Homes REPAIRS uncommâ€"aly dog 1942 he it weâ€"women collected our kitchen lore it might be contributory to history, ‘ndeed to Uterature, Bread, an egg, anltâ€"three things only out of the k. chen. How ont might go on! &= y« of superstiâ€" tious belief are of iittle worth in themselves, but as part of the inâ€" may be some trace of medit .»]. Church belief of "blessed sait", or date back to much earlier times when salt and life itself were asâ€" ship in many parts of the world. "He has eaten my bread and my sait, therefore I may not betray him," is a worldâ€"wit, creed. Not many years ago the practice exâ€" isted of placing a deep pewter plate filled with sait on the body of a deceased persons, and I have heard that at one time a person would © 4e more easy" if this was â€"meansâ€"badâ€"luck. â€"â€"Inâ€"Leonardoâ€"da Vinci‘s painting of the Last Supâ€" per, Judas Iscariot is shown overâ€" turning the sait, so the tradition dates earlier than his day,. One knows that if salt is spilied a pinch should be thrown over the left shoulder, ‘There is a Manx belief that no person should start on a new undertaking or business withâ€" out "a screw of. salt" in his pocket, Mu:--duubd-nhou-\ sea in eggâ€"shells to wreck ships. If a hole were made they were cheatâ€" ed of their plans. ® ® ® As for salt, spice of everyday life, a hundred and one superstiâ€" tions are attached to it. "Help me to salt, help me to sorrow" is often quoted, although a second helping is supposed to avert bad luck. It always chip the top of a boiled egg before bringing it to the breakfast table. Country folk still plunge a spoon through the bottom of the shell after eating an egg. This oriâ€" ginated because there was a belief cult lies enshrined. ‘The first egg laid by a pullet is lucky. It is unâ€" lucky to bring eggs into the kitchâ€" emblem of the Universe this is not strange. ‘The Easter egg, like the hotâ€"cross bun, with religious idea aad emblem, is a survival of pagan days. In many parts it still is cusâ€" tomary to present a newâ€"born babe this rite which we regard as sim pie superstition a whole religions| ASP2T@GUS Should Eggs have a wealth of lore over their garnering and cooking. Reâ€" of sunlight hour'cwkh‘duv':':: following a practice Healer of Old Greece, Aesculapilus, son of Apollo. vintage may be put right by dropping in a loaf of bread warm from the oven, so long as the loaf has not touched iron. Perhaps in this there lurks affinity to "cold fron" of facrie legend. In mixing bread one must always stir from mumuum.mb‘ side down after one has cut it is wineâ€"m tking is carried on, a bad eotdof!olkcultomuduyim and yel hesitate where to begin. With bread, "the staff of life," one Mdmlhrbdunumym tries remote from each other. In Czechoslovakia if a piece of bread is dropped it should be kissed, for it is "the rift of God" Datinw "" 77 ©"5!00ged, are certain kitchen customs, too, and the materials for study of folkâ€"memory and folklore conrected with food and its preâ€" paration le ready to wnaman‘s (Continued from page 2) scious or unconscious rememb of Ideas connected with rites and superstitions, habits and occupaâ€" tions, but how these storedâ€"up reâ€" cords of the unconscious come to light, we cannct tell. For instance, is that upheava) known as "Spring. Cleaning" a relic of some great reâ€" ligious spring festival, or merely a memory of the free life and vagabondage of primitive times and peoples reasserting itself? Who. is to say ? Deepâ€"rooted, not to be dislodged, are certain kitchen One might fill a book with a ill omen when salt falls toâ€" FOLKLORE IN Ttur KITCHEN ready to women‘s and I feel seem that 8 weeks of cutting over a long period of years will give the It is readiiy seen that a heavy cutting gives higher yields for the frst two years but this increased stimulation soun resulle in a Awarfing of the plant with e subseâ€" quent decrease in yield. hofdor‘ to get the highest yields from an asparagus bed it is not only essenâ€" tial to apply ample manure but the plants must not be cut too heavily. Fram this experiment it would amount of asparagus,. ‘The third year, however, one series of plots was cut for 12 weeks while the other series was cut for only 8 weeks. ‘This year, series A (the 12 week plots) yielded 167 pounds while B (the 8 week plots) yielded 106 pounds. In two years, howâ€" ver, there were 238 pounds cut trom series B and only 218 pounds cut from series A. ‘The difference has gradually become greater until last year, after 5 years, series B give 301 pounds while series A (Lie 12 week plots) gave only _ ** weeks plot than from the 12 weeks For the first two years of the exâ€" periment both plots were cut for have been made that cutting should end between June ist and July 1st. At the Dominion Experiâ€" mental Farm, Agassiz, B.C, it has been shown that the actual numâ€" ber of weeks of cutting is imporâ€" tant. T. H. Anstey of that farm states that experiments showâ€"thatâ€" after cutting an equal number of similar plots for periods of 8 and 12 weeks respectively a greater cutting season for the plants to store food for shoot development must elapse from the end of the (Experimental Farms News) Asparagus must mot be cut over too long a period. Since the presâ€" ent year‘s asparagus crop was deâ€" veloped from food stored the preâ€" N P# CE IBMUCE 2200 2% WES CVIGEnt Cnt fot Pe Cut Over _ anpein un n on Pn oo Long a Perod|twrmed down. Instead of catching quick and easy cultivation. bave flowers and vegetables propâ€" erly spaced, and to have rows or intervals between flowers and 7 )Â¥ aiinieiniPina .30 t 0â€"/ mt ud nWP wist se braaccd Labour Saversâ€" through many devious routes. The greatest single chore in any| For example, the officers in mhmhmbwndmmaoheflmmmNm- MMWMM dron, Pilot Officer Norman Hill, be weeds or unwanted other plants. found himzself with the unit via ma c 00 en o O s 0d Welese.. 1 means vegetables crisp and tender, It is only when beets carrots, radâ€" ish, etc. get a check in growth or become overâ€"mature that they turn woody. In order that the supply of vegeâ€" tables be just right at phkn that is not too immature and too old, the wise gardener spreads his sowings out over several weeks so that something will be coming along all the time. This is especialâ€" picked unti1 just before cooking or right, not too green, not to ma! garden is to supply vegetables fresher than can ever be. purchasâ€" ed. To get the maximum freshâ€" ness, vegetables must be: ‘ Firstâ€"Grown quickly. s .\ ", O for a good inany meals and| have neither the time nor inclinaâ€" Mmm«mwmuummmmm‘...uy.. be utilized for something else. The| 8UM, dwaurf marign/ds, portulaca beginner should also realize that| And California popypies that thrive the main purpose of an amateur|almost on neglect. Once . started row will supply the w,, age -t.-l“' ;I There are with al} the radishes and lettuce| situation. F M!orlgoofi y, | we nted _ This Spring, as a war b hundredno(wm‘_lmr: c and ‘M“"'«o A shar table garden. Much grief, #Oh o , blchlndflmewlnhound.t‘_t"k'u experts point out, with a little preâ€" m“.:- liminary planning. In the war Core mlles of lettuce, radish and| OF € of spinach grown, of which maraudâ€" that .. ""P‘"‘""N“OWMM The beginner should bear h'qnleuy WMM!I‘!MMMC o War Gardensâ€" THE GRIM GARDEN SERVICE By GORDON LINDSAY sSMITH Cp a while. Bo I went oack to Chicago again, "Phey fAnally sent for me in October, 1040, and 1 trained as an observer at Toronto, London, Fingal and Penfield Ridg@nber arrived in England last Jim, "and procecded to stuff myâ€" self with whipped cream und that kind of stuff, ‘Then I went back to Windsor, ‘This time the doctor passed me but the recruiting cenâ€" tre had all the pilots it could use In June, 1940, he travelled to Windsr and applied at the Windâ€" sor RCAF. Recruiting Centre for enlistment as a pilot. He was told he was underweight. This by no means discouraged him, however. 4‘! went back to Chicago", says .or the first time since their reâ€" turn. He was still over there when war broke out, but managed to get passage to Montreal, returned from there to the States. [um citizen who hails from Ningara Falls, N.Y,. He was born in Scotland but came to the United States some years ago when his parents moved across the Atlantic, When they returned to Scholand later on he did not go with them, but stayed on to take out his naturalization papers. In 1989, he decided to take a rip to Scotland to see his parents force. ‘This time, he was accepted, and did his training at No. 1 LT.S. and No. 1 A.O.8. in Toronto, No. 1 P. and G. school, Jarvis, Ontario, where he was awarded his observâ€" ers‘ WiDE) and No. 1 A.N.S., Rivâ€" ers, Man. FOr & short while he was at an OPSâ€"ational training unit where he rectived a course in the navigation Of nombers across the Atlantic, 800 finally, in November, 1941, MAVigated a U.S.â€"built Consolidat. ed Liberator fourâ€"motored bomber to England, zhw.m:_‘ lyâ€"posted to his present squadron, Another observer in this squaâ€" dron who arrived there by devious routes is Sgt. James W. Stirling, force. the first boat back to Singapore, he got himself a job in Toronto, and worked there until May, 1940, when he applied again to the air boasts a moustache in the approvâ€" ed R.A.F. tradition, was born in the Old Country and held a post with the North Borneo governâ€" ment in Singapore for some years before the war, ‘ In the summer of 1939, he went to Canada for a holiday. When, in August 1939, it was evident that war was imminent, he applied for enlistment in the R.C.A.F. but was Coastal Command in Great Britain are a complete crossâ€"section of the many types of graduates who have passed through the British Comâ€" monwealth Air Training Plan. Described by their commanding officer, Wing Commander E. L. (Wally) Wurtele, of Montreal, as "one of the best and keenest bunch Observers forming part of the air crews of a Royal Canadian Air Empire‘s Airmen Have Traâ€" velled Great Distances To Serve Country â€" Squadron Provides Interesting Cross BY DEVIOUS ROUTES THEY JOIN R.C.A.F. they will look after thems«lves. have noithar For keeping down weeds and unâ€" wented grass or other plants, garâ€" deners are advised to keep their hoes, spades and cultivators sharp. Afilrp.hoewuleoverthe‘mnd twice as fast and with less backâ€" ache than a dull one. Also, the professionals advise some little variety in garden implements, two gthnodlu of cultivators, so i»2, One can get in close to small Softâ€"spoken Norman Hill, who INDEPENDEN T e flowers to fit any For those people who up when twenty â€" seven couples _went| boarded the "Maritime Express," en, in | for destinai:ons is quebec province ; that | and the Maritimes. Rice and conâ€" d for| fett! were plentiful, flowers were t was| in profusion and as each couple ching | was accompanied by friends and re, be|relatives, Bonaventure was a gay , And | place during the entire day. of the year but a new record for one day was established on Easter Monday when fiftyâ€"three newly married couples set off on honeyâ€" moon journeys for various parts of Canada, including Niagara Falls, A new record for one train was set MONTREAL WEDDINGS MADE RECORD TRAVEL Bonaventure Station of the Canaâ€" dian National Railways sees many warmed. ~It also requires a wellâ€" He states that a 2% acre oat kSuyIRk stubble field at Kemptville School| B@amsville _ â€" _ â€" _ Ontario farm last year was divided in two;| AVCTIONEER & vALUATOR half being.sown to 2 bushels cats Licensed Auctioneer for the County and 25 pounds of Sudan Grass per| of Lincoln; also for the City of St. a‘re. The other half was sown to|Catharines, Commissioner for takâ€" Sudan Grass aloneâ€"85 pounds per| iDE affidavits. acre. Both plots sown June Tth| Phone 56, Beamsville or Grimsby received 20 tons barnyard manure Independent, Phone 36. per acre early in May. Both plots were pastured steadily from July | â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_____. T to September 10 by 12 head of RADIO REPAIRS mature dairy cows on heavy proâ€"| ~~ duction, During August it was necessary to turn the entire herd of G-"ARTIN 28 milking cows into the plot for mm-mmtmmRADl s VICE Grass from getting too high. Both plots were eaten | readily, vINEMOSUNMT with the plot of cats and Sudan Experts Repairs Guaranteed Grassâ€" providingâ€"more â€"pastureâ€"in 2 July. However the plot of Sudan| "~ *°**" «*Prience on all makes Grass alone, gave a higher yicdd| punnt WinNmi@ rr am dairymen planning to use Sudan Grass should remember it is a naâ€" tive of the Orient and should not during August and early Septemâ€" Provide Ample Feed For Summer Annual Pasture of Oats And Sudan Grass Or Sudan Grass Alone Will Keep Cows In High Production. One,of the critical periods in milk production in Ontario is durâ€" ing midâ€"summer months. Provisâ€" lon for ample feed at this time is as important as good winter feed and high producing cows, states M. C. McPhail, principal of Kemptâ€" ville Agricultural School. Many farmers work hard during the summer to provide winter feed and at the same time they allow their cows"to travel over poor pasture. The loss suffered from insufficient or poor pasture may easily wipe out alt profit from the year‘s work. ‘The answer to this state of afâ€" fairs is annual or supplementary pastures, ‘Three of the best are Sudan Grass; Peas and Oats, and Clear telephone lines for ALLOUT PRODUCTION Your telephone is part of a vast interlocking sy» tem now carrying an abnormal wartime load. Don‘t let iswuless delays hold up messages on which proâ€" duction efficiency +..y depend, tha t Grimsby Fuel&Feed, Grimsby Babcock Bro#., Bermaville reckonings.â€"W. E. Gladstone. Believe me when I tell you that thrift of time will repay you in afâ€" ter life with a usury of profit beâ€" yond your most sanguine dreams; and that waste of it will make you dwindle alike in intellectual and Hours 9 â€"§ â€" Saturdays 9 â€" 12.30 Har»!d B. Matchett Business Directcs BARRISTER, sOLICITOR, No bother. Just call or phone, Tecpone ce S or Pn Complete Eyesight Service PHONE WINONA 55â€"22 Henry Haws, Grassie J. W. Kennedy . 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