Reading Observer 09-1917

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AlmdBt •• ..,.'1!tt\7 tIIlkl too. _ j j ~,
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The very thiQa. witiah .1>0014 be keptl - ,
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.re co.ele..Jr ."" ••Ied; 1_\lX troo"IM ...
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T . ORDER:
opnnll di!ICu ...d aDd laid hare 10 th, fI~r1i'.
crIticiSm or ~."". '1ft'lte • .c-:pepltt. \" 4 the
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M a rk Lane O"p".... If &d"m and "'lIIey""
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ore unhappy dud", th e' firlt tryll\!! - 1,eaH .f I
.peClal meeting of the nbove Chamj>.r
marrled lite th.,r fu sna. qUIckly ~ becMnn. hel~ a.t the Great. Westerh Hotel, Re~ng, on
.~ ore of It. Al\lloh". hlkB Dlore ft ..l,. than S&t.urday .altornoon, to co"",der th. ;M"'t Order

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E dWln. pe rhapa, "but he II aJ!lthlng Da.t ret1·

ce'lt, as the Wi,t. of the men he ' mee.te at the

1.ir. Henry

lost-first
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Local Food
the holdJrs

form wh'ich
September.
cus~omers

their

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1.5 97

Mammy, I know WIlY
\\100m to 'get ou t of

tile

II person wbo whIstle s," sImI Mr
\Ve bave or.e m our office. and he
to dealb'
11:l en t you n!n CAt'
Qf coar!e I h ~\c There's ~ e
Whene .. r I happen t0 r
e wi . thng
f he Ifl\ Ilr Hlbly tilke~ up tJl
ufte a.nd
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me out to.
Japes
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w on • to death

S l St.cr IS

her son Regln 3ld
She wn.ats wru t.o
the ml m st.n 11.s f ~t h er w,. nts 111m to go

Ju. m"..., \\ III Ie RegInold mn:r.Jlell has got
set on being an nelor. ~n d says
shall keep hIm f.r em 1t .. Mrs Brown ~
How old IS he'" Mrs. J ones I f H e's
for seven"
aa51l \\i llS a llowed t.o SIt up . to tnbJ,;

~ ol

Ills m:wncrs were gene

prett y, and

nnmnUl

b~diod

W::L'i

be sunn,) 81(le of t he s tree t ; the
th er e less, as a rul ~, than
ornO!u
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~e draius ar e more Impor t ant tr an th e
decurah ons
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4 As
s pend II. tlurd of our liv es In our
hed r oollls, th~y ought to ha\! e fL5 much care as
O U I d r aw tn g r oom!':, or more
breeds
5 A dar ,,", da.mp, uncloAI1' lard er
dl!Oft.Se
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d octo~
r comes

S h tl gey Irmgrily ~ ~ very
o ld tramp,.~ bu t ~ a6 she turned
heard him. -.-Her, "Tbe..e, I IDUB5
, It ba s come to thiS" Judgmg
contempla ted sdit:i.de... ~ she ca.Ued him
a nd ga \e bln\ ~ me" " JUouey " and \.. At th e
'Li me asked hi.J::n -I,. \vba,t " he _I!leant by bll
.. On, ma.' am," " 6&ld ": he , 4' you a.re

I hod alniost reS<Jlved 10 ge

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we

tR1s one leak.

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BA,BY.

!..ten baby 's besd. need s washmg rub on
,pure o hve 01 1. aDd 1n ab out five mmu t.es u.f.C
g, li ne comb, and Ith e chIld 's head will be os
elc:".ll lUi thoU3h you had used soap and wak r;
there "" lll be D O danger 01 t.akin g cold
'Ihe
OJ: alfo belpa the gr9\yth of th e hlUr
Don ' t
comb a chlld '5 hair too muc h
Bru sh I t ca ro,
fuily Wl tp a ,oft br ush In hot woath c l 11, l'i a
~od pla.n afte r tile tepid m orn 1fl3 ba.th to

gIve bal;>y Ju~ t a bttle c,ooler . hower nt, Lit.
e..D d~th.t

IS, .

of -Course.

If

the h t Ue ODe can

b u x It
T hen p.owde r a ll o ver .th O' b ody '-'I1lh
a gopd nursery pewde r, r.nd baby will r onla lfl
mce :md cool fo r tile rc. .. t of th e day
Pu ro

lute Castile 60ap 15 the 'Pest S080p fo r a youn ~
lI).fn.nL'S SkI D !'\eve.r use & stroJtg soap of any
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....IICE DISHES.
Soup.-Wash and dra.in !&ttuce:,
and sllr~d lt coarpely . For a b out one pounB
cook a amaW tipeliY-ch~p ed ontOn !!Iowly 1.D a
httle butter, on\! when lightly browned add
the le t t-uce, a fe w aprl gs of parsley, and , ",hen
cbtatna.b le, • good h o.ndiul of spmach t o 1m
prove the c61oot'. Cover , cook very alowly by
the fll~e of the fire for luaU an hour , Mld pr etii ll
t ~ roug h a. sIeve or stnune r
R eheat and mu
1U g radu AoUy a bou t a qur.rt of nnlk, or milk
ml:l:ed Wi t h ..s tock of good oolour' When boll
IDS !':prtn\ie &iJ.d stir 10 .. taiJia6peonlul of
gronnd n ee or ma.ze 5eJnQh...., &lid. acaaon t o
b st.e
k How tho IOUp to J1J8IDU wr twenty
mInutes , Mid , It not t1uok ~, 8Mr In •
Ie..... mlOutes before sen-ing • lide JDoretened
COl nfl o u~
1 H ADDOOK 1IJ( C.8BEllOL. -DWidP.. a drled
hndtlock lDtO pIece. sUitable "lor ~ For
f,~n to 8erve iJlree or four press t hrough eo
IItrlll.1Der two or three tomatoes
Hel1.t two
t :,blell,p oonf.mr. of salJod 011 o r butter III fI,
c(l.!se ro le, m 1t "lowly cook a tea6pl')~n{ul of
, erv finel y chopped OD.lon; when lightly
blow nod IDll: the whole WIth t.he tomato I pulp
a::ul se a 50n hI ghly Place the fish lD till) Cas88
r ole. distributing tbe tomato pulp eve nly.
""\ l Xt moroIng bare]y cover the &h lOt.n wll ter
oJ lId cook very slowly for aD .hour.
I\. ..."\10K StJPPBB DI&H.-Boll a teacupful ot
\\ elld' ft.-hed rice for ten mmutes l6 BlUed
Vt atel , rIDee It )with ho t water, and d # n well.
P ut mto a c~ rol e or ecn-ered Jar l aboot Q
te~lIp rul of si ~k, or that amount of water,
Bno n piece of butter the tuz e of two walnuts
Ad~ a lArge shredlled \ cos lettuce or two or
thl ce good ones of the cabbage VB.rJety, also
the ri ce, a teacu pfu l of ratber large dI ce or
r ,l\\ hl\ft.l o r ba.con, a nd p1entl of peppe r .
C'm cr clo:!e l ~ and cook gently for 1m J, )ur
'] he th in en(1 of slrlom ot beef may replac4
li p hiUlI or bncon
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,CASUALTIES.
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followmg cOlualt.i.. m the !!<Jr.1 Berksllir.
have been officia lly rcported:-

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Enghsh, 37668 (B" 5tol),
S Hutt, 35170 (Birmmgh""' l
W H Roodmgbt 334U2 (Maldmhud). I

Sk eels , 36618 (Chctterill)
A G \\ noht, 27538 (Lechladel.
.J .\ Ca hIll , M C
H E H o"se
J Coshgan, 24281 (Bnsto l,
D Fosbu ry, 8979 (Newbury ).
H Ha n cy. 36.353 (W atford)
Lorpl C ~1a.n5eT , 36396 (Watfordl
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lkport.ed
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'1' _ Coford 11125 (Gr::LV$)

F \\ KJD~. 16407 ("'ewburyl
li' F\ [ II111S. ~1 733 (Formgdon)
A J See~' . 23770 (Wallmgfordl
Reporle<l , 11..,ng, now Reported Ktl lcd
R \Y dson
.J Clcmcnts, 10142 'F armgdoll )
F

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Dl).:on, 36553

(CambfJdg~l

\\' '1 Her),.1 t, 220<17 lRead m.)
A E Avd. 36363 1St Al bans)
F 1'lL\\Orth. 201798 INc" burvl.
o S[rudle) . 31130 I R4dtn~1 •
H A Corte: 36272 1St Alban,)
J ~n.ltm;)n, 36935 (Gr lnlsby )
L Ren6elCl, 29552 (O,·cr Xorton).
F D"ke. 3WS () b ,denh,ad )
Ll eut
L leut
Ll eut.
L leut

F

1 xJer
A... F Gdl mor
A K Glmer I De~ on R
1'.. (y Hal~

fo

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(att.d..l.

Lleut .\ C I, HIli
L,e.1I C L H K"kl,nd
L Hlut

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Ll eut' r A H Rnbm::on

I RepOrted MI"lOg. n o~ R'ported DIed
m German hAnds -

E TIChener. 17()')7 ISt""fordl
a.nd

M lss m~ -

1. L 1 hom p son .

(; R lbl'elieJl, , tt.d T

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OTHER REGIMENTS.
Reported 'tl S!'iJ ng, IlQl\ Reported Killed

flann el[ 20026 i I:<crsleyl. Hamp"

shlre Hegt.

A

r·alt. gaS1S (Readi ngl. R G A
1\ "ma" 87576 IRe..rungl, Machiua
D eaooll

14087 (R eadmg), Uoldl!treaJD

He• I"

" el~ b Fusliiefs

A J

tnmat-o sauce. -

10633 (Readlngl. Royal .

l'earce. 26966 (Readmtl, Gr.....

'4ilcr r;utltd~

AND

AI.1IZB

aM'

e on a b ed

tho benefi b 01 [lie l \erop., but It /telped the
. 0J1. W,th regord t1 the )inces he had mention"cfl
they were
!:Jut whe
It.
would
be Wiopen
se tofor
sa.ydlBCusslon,.
a.nythmg about
the ther
fi g urcs
would be for t.he C hnmbel to deCIde
Mr B a tt , m secondl"ng the r esoluh on, saId h e

thought ~ ....., a very, lEUr pnoe.

Bonnitl·Brae
Cc:n.anon

Jersey Du.lteml:ilk
Jessamy Bnde l
Meadow Sweet

e..cumher Cream
~'il. • • e

MI~on

e-Ia

da.te 60s p er cwt " t
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Mr t tltb a m ~ c nt tln to pomt eut tJJat -the remarka tn the resolutiOn WIth regard t o !armyard
m anure! rere of lL most senous character Some
peop le .thoug ht t hey co1l1~ do evory thmg by
of a.rtl ficlal m~llures, but these m'lur~ were here
to-day an d ' very q\l1ckly gene.
In the case of
faTID)a.rd manure I ~ last ed sbme t.lme, not only for

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I I. r, (, ra" 97172 (Hungerfotdl. RE
\ ~"Iton 13058 lReadmgl, R Fu" h .....
.j Lorb,. 27635 IReiUlmgl. !)evan &os'" ound~ ~
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l unnmgbam. 144572 (Readinp
R r; A
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>J 'R.melt. 616364 rRe.uhnl'l, It H },.,. ,
P ,,'ood man. 6)6261 (RMdinp'\ R H AI .
)1 1~ln~J now reported Died all Pt1~
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G SIocombe, 13685 ~B~, ·~ ,

~lqs : t44d'"
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th4rmil1g V4;.-wr,ei

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Honeysuckle

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IVi<Jl.el:oSo"'DIed Oatm.al

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Wltb ouniren patches on the top, even ~
y.t green.
Keep the ptanIB dry, and., if idl a
gre.nhouse, gIve plenty of """tilation
Tba
frruts could be .prayed with mIpIride of
..pot 88611lm , one ounce to thJ:Ge ga.llona of

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Sa'" zerrm zlly I>y G~'''tT

C;'llIIUls

water, When.1he frwts

suee ••• ORa

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\\ Me on the ~nbJect
relUlU led of the I,joeulrrr
MarqU1!\ d Wmchester when
los I Th: e 'fDOIlardb. v.a.s pllr·
It 1$ 5luj that when

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nn 1 State mat~.fI'n!, or

. tlDg field
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0 VI o.a COJlof w~chcst.ev. 'j On

Kin' was a. lou'g time
.l:hebop, p'~vokmg tbe
"koUbfme ·theae
1'lle
g I~ephcd
~

but

ttfl elay.y ooils It It! best ~ saw at
\l'he seeclhng~ should be planted wheJl

In

once

fe~ le aves have developed, a,nd tlie ground
mto winch they sre pu t should be trodden
down very firm ~bol.tt the roots If the pla.nts
ar" not' too ad"f'Q.ncoo before wmter comes,
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b it
d ill 1
...,.....;a,
th oy o.re less ~lab e to 0 ,an ~
orm s-.-~
bearts m the sprmg.
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Those gardeners who grew globe 'beetrOO.

thiS year should by DO"" be gc~bg them up.
If left too long lll..... the ground l;hey become

in a reocnt l arge ;( and coarse itn.d lose 'he:a deti~
of a
I
Car.e
taken in
a.
~~~~~.~~::~;~!1~~;J~~':g·n,~a,,,,,"wad".
I ·SlOeo I spMo bF'ng preler&ble to lorlf· Tlhs.~

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ach on rested. on their Bhoulders
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Mr w .A. Monnt, M P , t",onght _t~v. must
gw. crtillt to ' the Food Controller .l ar domg . bis
best ·in the interest of the n atIOn , He ;wa.nte4- t o
know how cheaply mea.t could be remuneratively
produced, and auggeStd 6!ls . The la.rroers SlIld
th ot figure was lmpo,sjble
will! not a figure
they (JDuld prqdll"'l at, and the Food Controller
J ou1\1' hu n round and my .. What figure c~n you
Pi ody.,. Ii at'" . . . It not worth "bile to tim
a h~le rutk. and try k> give the FOQd.-C&Jot.roHer
sal"e ,hipt as to the ~g~l'<l at wlhch meat co~ld
be 'remuneratIvely produced and Jay' tha.t figure
"ould pay at the Jl/eo!6ed rate 1 He suggested the

oorta.in

moat be

fll\"VOur. 1

ml8take.
waJ.ter lcpiled that; chess

lifting,

a

b e put In deeply a.nd vertlcaUy, so 1ibat ..be
The pnce of pa;per bad .. tap root IS not damaged, o therWlse t.he root
.
.. Then put ,u p the will" blced" and b e 8p<nlt. Af.teo- hltmg , t.he
iute/j>'uploed.the guest, II but
bllS tops shonld be twisted oft j WIth the handL
!
Th.y should then b. ,tore{!; after ~~~
,::~~~~~~~~ cM·~.I ".'"Tsi c04t the e.a.me in thiS ree.· drymg In the BUn, in se.nd ~or &Shes . ThYs~
t<
.. How oolild w e !Uk ~h,~ bea.ps shonld not be too deep, or fermenta.tlO*
c~~·~',~~~~~.r~,!~,,~!hl lUore tnau the che!8-playcls
ma.y take pla.ce and the roots decay.
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but 6001\ IJul1ed hlIDS,lf together.
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came [r(.ow pea.Ue ti..o?ret, and
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In most dl"strlcts omons ,re almost re&i:lY
tb"w8.1l<>r. "Th~y wpuld be for li1trng, and specml atwnhon should b,
we would ha.ve to LP:ut Iup t.he gIven to th.e harvestmg of them} so that ~
the card pncos, because curl -roots may k~p well durmg the winter_ The
than chess mOlleyi And how follllge of ! eac h omon sborrld first be be;')t
card-player8 to V:1, more Jwt over all In one direction with tho hoe
r&kp
Cf~::"~~dt~~:~elbe~:?e dearor I
to a.SSIst npelllng, and a.ny loose outer skin on
J~.1) felt fti-ltlt,
laft& ,~ th e surface may be rubbed away a.nd th~ soil
n(o)tJeu~u.
f course, of c~urse .
above the bu.\bs rubbed off .As soon as the
:~fter hlm a.na ah~ok bls 6kms reach a nut brown colour the oni~

wtat

n

pnoo of 675

or

fd

m18'

take m "ylOg . wbat pl'l"",, sb ould lie fixed for
meat twelv~ JIlontba ahe.d Wbo knew wh.~w..
going to happen, and yet tbey t41bd aDout' 60s

~0J' meat m Augl1$t, 1918

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we"ther haL;w! been Tery S111lJ>Y

thIS summer, a good many tomato-growers aM
to.kmg loff fr om the plants tnose- tomatoes
tha.t ar.e slowly colounng to ~lpen them Indoors.
cold, SwUeF8 weather sc t.s lD. durmg
S eptemoer the frUIt will not rJpen on the
plants, buf wlll IDQre probably decay and be
useless [ As frwts become ntcely t~ the:y
may be tnken off tilt the Jomt JUst a.bO'Ye the
frUIt ve Y gf1ntly, so as not to bnnse the delicate SkI~ SJ and be stored In a. 'box m a dad:
eupb oarf\, preforab-ly by the "de of tbe >kit.And arr8.ln III lhe chen range.
They will BOon ttpaIl m suc!t
y;,~;y;t.l~h..~ru e ', ~el e i:;l"Yeu a 81tuation, much )"Dore qUlc.kl~ even ihan if
btpnea a \d 1\ ,allowed Ito rtpen In sun heat.;
111
cons t ~ot on a.nd
whIch ijle ~mb;r bones
Groulld from w.b:roh potn.toes hnoTO been '
A~es 51 0 \ gll t l were lifted is excellent for growmg sprmg cabl! fl,equel't~r. ..
chessm. n !Were often ba;tes
The 5011 IS sJrea.dy mcely broken op
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,. IlUppqi~d •.
wOlk ruc.~ tb.
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d and WI II not nee d
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the service'1>oo'l...s,.a.u d an pretty clea.r ofh wee d5 , hould
t'
'YC§()18. Ma lY~f the much prepo.rmg T e se') s
no De sown
m eccle 'utical too thIC~lY. If the soIl 15 hght, 50wmg ma.y be
appear - 8ub- put of! as ICIng as the mIddle of September,

to thmk lthey would get cheaper feedlIlg .tuffs
He dId not thtn.k: so If tpey recommended 67s
and that. was o.oocptcd by the Controller he wonld
go to t he farmers and sa.y t.he whole of th~ t.ram.-

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the

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OllJR ,CHESS COLUMN~

green, bni the npe

lD'C

frultS SF"ld be well ""Ped ..;th .. iI<>f' cl6tIr,
b efore
g them.

CofIIUSTR_ \HOIt ... S •

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J{r ~e"Rman said they would be jIllil}ring a.

Me often a.£feo~ w.it.h bld
spot, a I fungus that gels mOo &be frnit b~
dec"YIl1jS: style on the lop o..1»g ' to a
atwoopJie<e.
Gatber an\! d.esl>-oy all

Toma.toes

In dainty hexes of 12 table ••: 2/9.

Mr Colebrook, on being: called upon to a.ddrel!9
the Chamber, said he hoped to hear the question
1
S. ptember 8th, 1917.
d lscu~d by others m~re pra.ctlca.J.1Y llterested in
All I COmmUDlC&tlCna for t.hl M c olumn aboutd b.
It than be w as H e
of OpIntOn the Cham- addrer ed "Cbess Editor, &adlng Obllen~r: "
ber ",oUld Dlake a nllFto.ke In advocatmg &IlY Uxed Selutibne and untl(:llBDlS to Our Problems are In·
nted, \ and should reach WI bl the second Tuesday
prlCClf Thc Food, CODtr~l1er h ~ taken thiS Dla.tter aft
er jPu-bllcatlon
Orlgt.Oal J?robJeml- and ,&-me'
In hiS hlllds. . a.nd It should be ' eft WIth hIm to fix
are a~lic:lted. and local cootnbutlODs Will I'ecern
'the prl('e.
If i&.lmers sent r~ com.menda~lOn !l to fa"OUTable. cooaiderailOB. I
the Cont.roller to tlx prlMs he Iwould p ossibly be
The u Rclld\D~ ObsetTel'''' conta.intng. tbe Chell
TerY readJ to ad.pt them, and ...y .. these are
"ill be sent pest ir"" for I. 9d per qua ..
your recommellda.tlOns " when any difficul t.y 8l"Ose, Oolumn,
tier IAIl orders fl,nd remjtt.;oces/ to be addreued
and would sl\y .. ThiS IS what you ailced for 8dld 10 The J.I"""lI'or, .. Oh6erwr u O!Ilce. RoodJng.
you ' cannot. say a word\ again st it" He thought
they ,~ould b e W iSer 10 seddm g up a. "tel!olutlon
PR01lT, llll( No 2155.
By L. 8'P1I0S8. (Seiected).
whi ch hod been adopted t1lr0'l8hout. the Country
Black (4 poece. ).
,(),d !lot fix prIceS. H. should n~t JX, able to vote
for the resolutIon as It lIk1od, but would do so Jf
t.r~ pnces "W ere ellmm ate d
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~{r D onaldson d Id not thmk 675 would be n.
remupcratlve pnce tIll Ja~u.a.ry. Mr Hat.~ seemed

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needs to be kept. (ree from weeda, and., if ~
.. eather ""ts 10, Lib.r&1 wate=g obouId be
fllven. 'Ihe 'plaDts way be I~ m the gr.Qund
for a b-ute time Joager. bot flier sboWIl sII be
got up before ~ end of September. . . .
stored in. sand or ashes In th& nme way as beet..

Old Brown Windeol'

I Rosemary

Cw.IJB.

aro mad.

H e diS not tliiQk a.ny

Till Ithey; gra.p

I

mentIOn should be mad. 01 prices, and b. boped
the figures would be ehruma.t.ed from the r esolut10n
M[. Lou. tey . old tb ey did not know what le~d
lD~ stuff they were gOlDg to get, or whether they
w ere going to get any a t all H tbey did not get

ar. r.ady for bltmg

When lI\e roots ba....

been taken up, they should elther ~ b.e allowed

to lie on the oman bed to dry, or they may be

, put on Wlre nett mg lifted shghtly -.from ~i
ground, or I~ a. shed whet:e they will not get"

w.t

Wh.n qUlto

d'7 t.b~y

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in a dry aIry shed or room.

should be storA~

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A
certom I amount of prejudice ensta
o.gamst the broy.'1l lettuces, but they have one

feedmg stuff h ow wer e t hey to get mca t "'1 If tq.ey
fixed the prices for the butchers would t.he farmers
have the pr1'ces fix.ed for the,t: cattle H e BUP

great advant.ge-they st.nd the wlllter better

posed they would make the bt,ltchers buy the
cattle .. cheap •• t~·could It seemed to hIm
retail pn ... W&D ted to be r.,sed
The Ch8J.rman saJd 1t was eVident t.he eense t;f
the meetm g wa.s a.ga.mst the mtroductlOn of any

bo\-ders} where

PIlce8, and therefore h e thought they would b ,Jl
m WIt h ~lr~ L a.tham's -suggesho1· that ' the res olution st.a.nd wlt.hout any T'C l eren~ to pr ices HI,)
shortly a rterwa.r:ds put th6 reaolutl O1J Without any
r Cerence to the pnces mentloned, and t.bls ~ as
carrled unanunously
Th~ Cb&mber then ~ent lOW comml Ltee..

tllan any othcr ktnd. If lettuces are wanted
fo r the wmter, Bro~n Cos . . . or All the Year
R ound varieti es may be sown now, ready for

pla.nting out

cold frames or In sheltered
they can grow through the
aut.umn and early wmter~

d~i

~ttenti~n

~edei

By}"' W. W JtJ.JrON.

Key

Q-K 7.

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By ReT T HilOLTON, M. A
K ev ' Kt-KW.

plantmg those which are crowded ta.ter on.
take a little more care than Wlth th(J1!. pncl<ed

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SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No.

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No 2152

AR£ YOU RUN DOWN?

In

A good
of
iii
to produce us.eful lettuce h e ads dunng t.hEiJ wmtermonths. It lS necessary to make eSVfral suocesslOnai SOWIOgS according to too ,demand.
SoW' m the open very thin~, and ijJ. traIl&"

King'8 gambit , P - Q3

WM

out 1n sommer. Sow at. mtervala until October
well In tM lae-t few BowlngS being ~ade III
frames;
the r esultIng pitmts '!na.y be'
prIcked out In Do sheltered boo:der, but the re·
mlUnder must go Into frames
These latter
must not be overcwwded or they will qweldJ,
decay , aDd veottlai'ton must be free o.lw~
except dunn~ hard frosts.
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a. better line
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THE SERBIAN'S CHIVAIlltY TO
• K - BZ
2 R - K7ch . tc.
If I
ntn.down" is one that
HIS ENEMY. I
1
doctor" do not r ecogniMl IU a disease, th e pby81clI~n
iC arrots sown recently sh011ld be wen
of to ~ da1 who gets hIS trllllung In a bOSplt.sl where
attended to if a good crop is to be obtamed.
the II Manchester CIty
8c .. ere diaorden oaly are enoountcred knows 11ttlC
If the plants grow at aU cro,,..ded, they should
. !'.~.bll,!!, i~R the comuoslt.loD't of
about It. But tG~ who nre run down 'lU \b~.lth
reto",hblv V 1V1cV a.nd syU1pa.thet~c r~corc1 qf dllYs be thmn ed out bofore the roots begln to swell
p"JblElD1i.tIIa~) ed
• Walton whose age
know t~J,t lt ]8 not a. fRnm ed aftlictl ....·1 .
Ilrmy IS cOll ttlbute~ to ilie Sep- very much; 210 or 310 apart eRch wp.y should
a real clover 'A o~ fO l such
The e Xpteu!Oll " rUn-down~" oomesrrom the feeble
.... __ ....... to enable those of OUI readers who 1. . ..... . _. 1..
MagllZUl e t ' byMr Herbert.Corey, who be allowed. Whe ll the :roots are bemg taken
aotion or au on.ound clock, ilQ.d the COWpilrl . . .m IS a.
we re pe&t 'trl~ posltion 11\ ForwtlJ
of mtelllst1 11g ijlmg8 t Oo "a.y, and. _ys them up care should be ta.ken not to lea..ve auy be.lZ'ood ono. Apphed to h eo.lth , 1t meaqB 8. condmon
2pB2p1 . 5'PJ. 3 k4 , I QO{t 1
I n the-course of K18 theme '4:r
58.,18,hmd l.D the ground, Ot they \lull prove a bali
J1l 1Â¥"hlCh all th e bodily (unctions are enfeebled.
, 2 i' K t ,. \ 6 kt
Mnre III tlVI) l Q-K7
da.y, a.t Soubotsko, R blg Sertl.$l.ll eoldlet eaJled for WIreworms, Whlch WIll soon (I.ttllCk the
Appetlte {eule, tlle d )g~ho n 18 ImptllrOO, the nerv!lS
cribCJltDs ollOfh 13 plOblelD , pubhshod
u ptatn ~ He had 1111 eqlUllly big BulgarlaQ. by r est of the crop If green fly 18 noticed...on the
are ImpoverWII3Id t the compleXIon beoomes pale.
fuo urnble . 'and would }lave probabh
tops) the bed ebould b e spr.ayed Wlth a.: 5olu...
there UI no anlmlltion, but rather lVOrry &.lI!d mentul
oommendatlon bad they/all k1l0 ,,;u tho
of the eUlO}V Both lD cn were gnnmng.
oomposet
W u hope to ha ve f urt hCl
tion of qua8sia, or old BOOt may "be duste4
d~reeal on
F atlg1le la a COD~t symptom
I S S t ~ fal C ,' said the Serblll.ll.
~(le captured
W a.lton , "ho vtlll "urely ID l\ko Ius w.uk lJ1
o particula.r orga.n belIll;t' aftected, you Ibust look
around the plants.
I
last WIU .'
tb.
!probl.
e
m
world
~
time
goes
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.
fo relie( to the blood, tile ItI ~ulfltee everywhere.
Bnlkan fu.slu OIl, the
I provement in the blood 18 qtudtly. felt throughout.
Among tho kal.s mo.t profitable to pllm\
ot.her ou both
ORITIClSl4II
the entire lSyStom, nnd Dr WIlhams' plnlc pills for
out now In gardens Bnd allotments where the
~e peqple are the best und moat OOJlVCDlent blood
situation IS rather exposed ~re the dwarf....;
joyfulII.nd
Illcl.dents
of
back,
acted as
'bwldan A8 your hlood becombs ncb alld rod, the
growing VarIetIes. Purp.Je or ! ccrttager's kale
capta.w
vanoUB orgaua regam thClr tone ana the body r eis most sm t able) but purple and whIte sprout.OOl'"qr'II jt.s vigour.
If you ~n1 or all of the
IDg broccoh rank "ecorid best, lor they win
abo.... e BYmpwmB try tbe t~ We&tment with Dl
stand any but the most .severe weathet:.
The oondition of belDg

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Gorey

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W,lliam,' piDk ~illa, but nev.r buy a .uboUtutl'.
FREE -Sen ' •

Though well .uUl.~ted, fertile soil is necelt-

post <:.aM for "" nl08t u&tlful

eary for rapId and hardy growth, tbat whIch

HlI&lth GUIde to Book nopt., 46, H ulborn VIl.duc· ,
London, E.C. L

has I receIved fr equ ent dr"'6I1lg' of manu,",
should be aVOIded, as thIS IS likely to make
the growth tender and prevent the pmnm
from . WIthstanding fro sts
Dwarf green and.
dwarf purple are bo.o V8rlOhes recommended
to p~~s tbrough the worst frosts :",thout IDJ UfY.

PUDDINO -1hz

of bulle l the 61ze of two walnuts, a. uble
S -~oo [l( ul c.f suga.r or a smA]) ta.ble&poocful of
c("< rn ~y ru p, I\nd & Ismall quarter t.e.S9oonful
of bl carhonli.l e of soda
Cover With a.n ]n
le rl cd rlJRh , a.nd b a ke slowly until the Innl
t egrr,; 1;0 "often
Int.o a pmt and • hall of
bOlh_l'; ~.m 1.1: O"pl;'mkle a teacupful (loRd a. baU
(t?; O O'Jlu.:e~) of maize flakea and a tluuter
tea~pO'1' o { ut or tali
Stir and bOll ge ntly till
,
~} 4J.('-lr tV'..I
t.ddlDg ahout two ta.blespOO'..a.tub
:r~o 01 .hrec ounce!!!) of Bug:ar , or eom syru~
)j.l I r..l!' (t
W hen sh ghtly eool stir In a bc fl. tot
' ,g, and ' pre ..t on top of the hot Irwt. link.
Â¥.otlv for tw.en t y IDlnulce

'nr p.s

GHi)-rd ...

\\

"oon as t.he fill ets a.re done

The
App:]e ~BloaBom

1 I a PI?<il Sh one PlOt of gooseberrIes, .a piece

A ]-, Mil ls

f

h'kmg 1m With plenty 01 butter, a .prinkling
peppe r a nd sal t, And a piece of buttered
p'per over all Put the llin IDto the oven, and
(1.0ntH:;B ER R Y

A E Berry.

I ;lIn

WhIr
When bJ'th fill ts .....

or
n~

L,c"t S M Loudan

TOMATO SAUCE

cm off , r emove the lOoer skin and sIBB11
)lei \ C5 or sloe" 3, Dr the fillets will crmkle tiP
)11 CCC'I,I Dg It Cut. e8Ch fillet JD two Cr0!l5WIae,
f1 l'l!en i he.n With the cu tlet bat. dIpped 111
... - t('
trI m them. fmd t hen Jay them In a

M ..

Llcnt H S ti nllin
LJ ctu.. J ~ )lackmnun

R "

1l!.f8 OF RAnDn WITH

- "Nemove the fill ets from three rabbI ts 10 th e
[ol!owlc g manDer Inser t a sharp kaiIe on
Ci If' Side Qf Ihe backbone, and ilia"" It along
t..o •• s t.o d eLllch It from t.b e 'fillet
Will
Come off ea. lly . noug h

La\r
1,11eut }' :\ 'S \Vdmott
I. n ~1I R A \ 1 C attd
L l(~tlt . ! ,,- 0
J...· enna rd
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~ 'A ...egetable which is hIriDg more 'Wi.I!I9',
grown this year than befoo:e IS celerlac, ~~
"turmp-rooted celer,.. "lbe plants are DIiO'W ~
ting on well, and mowd be fit lOr use ' m a
short bme.
The ground between t8e ~

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2 LIve on

lcauj;ht the cbll. <tu fJi~ food wto
" Ith hlP. tnufe
"t Be.sll," she cncd
, Ba.~ul, where'" ysur t foritf y o~
your rorK I" " I knew, IBl.m.mA.,"
plw.nu vely, " hu t

(/

noW . TO CHOOS!!: A HOUj3R
Ther e nre u. few pomte which e veryone . on
\he lookout fdr _~ hou.. shoull) bear 10 mmd
1 A daMp jtou se I S a dendl, house.

his frond mamm ll on the ~oilon of •
luncheon par Lv

dOY'1

1£_

pota.t~8 ; (c) hilve il pre)UdlClIl.l effect upon thereaTlng and breedmg centres of the oountry; (d)
t.hn.t the pnce of 67s. per cwt be fixed as (rom
Janu a.ry 1st to Ma.y 1, tha..t t he pnce or 658 be
fixed from M R.)' 1st to Augult \ 1st., and ' from that

PO&TADLE~mtIN G PA~

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Though aU ~, - . . oehry to b. blanched,' It .. bot geoeadIy ~
the reuon for this IS Uun u.e gzeen staema
are POl89DOUB and bkmcb:iDs etiminatee tbe
pouJon. A. It was ~ • _
pl.."., i\
ne.d. abundance of _
. WMl pmut.I ard
bemg put out DOW, .. gilt lD0he8 ' " 80 . . ample
6pace to allow bet'"*'ll them.. M1er a ~
or 80 of growth, It. Uiit\e liquid ~ 8bbuId
be gIV'f.' and by th. end of ' October, growth .hould be OOIIlt'I.te, the plento """I' he
earth.d.np. In thiB _
the celer<y '!fill be
reedy Jar lifting by C M _
paper 18 used for blanclu~ when fro8ts Me
very !Severe and the soil of a eold DI!IIItaIJe, &1'\
.arth or coal ...aea should. be ~ folI ~
extr.. pratectioll.

t he price dl beel mad. ' by thol F ood Controller
Thi$ WIll cause the rearmg of cattle and the productlon of mea.t to be unreMUneratIve to fa.rmers.
and to th~reby J a.) rbnng a.bput. a. beef famme In
the sprmg of 1918; (b) dUnlnlsh t.he amount In
bot h qUI'h t.y and quantity of farmyard manure
p roduced by the fo.ttenm O' stoclr and sen ou8ly reduce the crops of 1918, '" Pil rt.I~Ia.rly wheat and

A u se fu l ad aptatIOn of the fir clc~s cookef Iii
the portable Wn.l ullng patl , Wlll"h \\ III koep
food hot or cold on pICni CS and motor trIps
'1.1115 eA.n be mnde e D, 51!; af Le I tho ~""me gell e
ral me thod. II.S the 110 111 e mad e cgo~e r
:Any
pa.I I WIth a. COfolel', <:uch 8.S n woc{den flour
bucket, can be fi tted up for thHI purpose
H Olr fe lt, 9.llloh IS obtalllahle 11 1m l ayer "
I S con' crue nt tor p~ d dJng. oDe I n) er
he lD!
suffi Cien t to k eep III t h e h~ at A .6tt.ed h mn g ~1
of clot h mak es It en.sv t o" keep the padding 10
place , a.nd 3. fr esh ImlDg of p a pe r put In each
tim e the food U'fl n nc r IS used WJIl keep It
clean The prlllclpic on ~ blCh thls work s 18
t he same a.s t.h . of the vac uum bot tl es a nd
food warm ers, bUt the home m ade arbcl e can
be ro nde to hold mor e, and IS very much less
expenslve
To usc th e fpod ,v lltme r , put t he
(tpe
food l nto a. closely-covered u tebSl'
Sln uller firel ees cook or pn! 11S WIth locklDg
co\ers beIng p artIcularly good ), put tt , lDtO
tl e pndded pnll, eover 1 t vath a cu ~hlon , nnd
t.hen co ve r t he p all Food pn.ckcd 1n ~llJ 8 way
will keep h uL- for ae ver al ~our s Ice cold food
or drlOks may he carried in the SRoID e way,
rI.Dd Will be p,la.table o.fter A loog rl~ on a

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the fn.rme n
There w u aomp httl e doubt whether
the Ch n.mber woul d be w!-ser t o , p a..s5 0. ge.nenl
resol ut.ICJl Wi thout. fixlDg the pnces. Ho trJ"oved ,
h owe\cr, the resolut.lOn a.s fo llows - " That tbi,
Co uncil 1VleW8 WIt h grave e.pprehemllon the certam effect I upon the hve !tock of the country
tha.t will ensue from the recent Orders AS to

net.1I.

ORES

There 18 no remedy once the diaeaee ~
All th.t can be done,. ro 1pieIL aff ad- ....
OTery leaf .bOWlDg .. pale IJ(lIOS.
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G ne to t he young goQd b~s, good in UJelr
spInt, met-hod, a nd adap ta t.ion nr;trl tJley l'IIIl
f; r RduG lly detect thc spec.I:lhty o f th en good.
n ("" ~
T hQ) will lJo t r eJu h m.eancr 'books 80
,l)uch af! c r ~ ar ds
T hey ha.,e outgrown them ,
and CIl.n no w a.p pr oELC'h wh at IS supeTior in de
°l!.! n [lnd exec uti o n
A few of t he beAt bQoks,
",.1I
r cad. ~,11 cnabl e ~ man to ~ud ge of the
ma o, " ll1oh a re wor UlIest of m. care a nd
noti ce
H Hii ta.ste wtll l.mprove, h e WIn come
to feel h ow naturAll y feh erty a.nd force of e xpression I aSSOCl nt.e th e msche s With rulnc.88 of
pe r"onnl PO\\ e r s , and mastery of thought on
t111~ subject t.r eilt.ed
So the s Lyle of book WI))
be to h un a srgn of Its r ank and worth . if
vnfa.llmg SIgn, yet a use fully presump tIve on~ .

the steps
to make

I......

form of palo 'polo, foo!lowed
by pustule. cootaming the ODIIII-tiI>e ~,

produce meat after Ohrf!§ tmas a.t the price the
Food Controller hlld pla~ befo~ them.
He
thought. he mIght any !armen had done 'everythm g t hey could t o ~ lIt the &uthorltleB, ~ut ,they
felt ra.ther sorely ha.nd1(~..pped beca.mre thO' prlces
n ow before the publiC were very much. agalQst

<'ROFITABLE READING

1

Celery. leaf .pot doea , .Ill- '!feat iit,~
In •• rtAu>.' distrloU. It ~ . .... In iI>I

'f

B'OCknel},.T. W. Parrott G Lamb J L&lle:v J
J GaJ A S T
'I : ..
h' ·
t' )
e,
umer (l.18llJl.oUnt otl. secre ary
and otbers
Mr Latham saId there WM a. arca.t feehng of
' du,sl:LtWactlon at the way pTl ces of mea.t .ha<Lbeen
1h:ed by the F ood Controller
They could n ot

tbe U, t the conftdon". r ••poct.

lO

a frlend may Intend... to be, if ,ou tell
llCl somethtng &he knows to be stnetly ,OUT
; o,~ r busme5~, not bers, }Ullt .s 800n
your
s( cre t IS told you are lowcr~d 10 her e.stlmo.·
t lOll, snd lfl the days to com e you wtn feel tue
Cr !C'll fl s hlP ) ou~hIShly priz ed umpered ",".tlt a
feeli ng o( pl ~Y t"'at mean~ almost oontemp t
G lrl !§, don't tell .U your boort. feel s eyeD to
til~ lovely IrJ<!:nci you aeqUlrcd at the seashore
qtll to 1\ mo~b ag o, and who h:ls, SInce your
r etu rn h ome . boon your almost lDseparablc
com pa ni on
W lve s, r eme mb er t hnt. no matter
hoy, m uc h f ood for gossip may be fouRd m th e
tcDmg of your hl.lsuo.nd's ht.tle fllJIJngsj. bo
t hey never so mo.n). h e 16 st.11I )ullr hus band.
a nd to no one w ould he s p c n.k of )OU except In
t cr lll ~ of P Ta,I SO. A n d ~ yo u , husba nd 5, wh o 10 fI,
l1\olllen t. of lr n La tlOn ma.y fee l temp ted to r e
, c nl the !'; ke lE'ton '" Inch th et say IS IlIdd en In
al~ ho uscs, cu r b ) ou r specc , Mld hoy. tq 1'0
J OIce m your \\ISc!OJU
'
T rue

~ TO ALL()TM~ I~~

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Ratt, H i W. Wen., W. :Ai Mount, 'M . .l" ~ A.

gamed by 6110h 8bolosuree, . .and
.
moah is

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W Ool'b k J D Id
presen were: .nLC1lSnl
e roo . . onaeon, S. J Fo.rrant, T. Rose, W . Bra zll, E Steele,
J Steele" W J. Henman , "R BQJtl6Y, E L
DanIels, T Latham, MBl1>in H F. SlItton, T P ,

efRY; DOtttilll!,

fm nd , and i. ,."oully h rt

to the
Controller.

.GARDENtNGJ

THE - WEEK'·S

R Beeton J P~lded and"amOD'" ~hose'

t

club can u8bt)' i fer , of c~.e. Tom, or -Dlck,
or H a rry tens ~m an a out~'t. As for An.
Aeil nn , she cOllftdes nEIl')"
to her deare.t

hll thoughts.

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THE BISHOP'S JtfESSAGE.
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Th. two followmg lternl

from the B18hop

of
s!!age i'n: - the Oxford
M .~Oxfo-rp's
...m\ fo[ Me
Sep("m),.r

DJOfeBan

THE PROPER FOR SUNDAYS .
.... It bn.B been represented to me tha.t wL. e r~al J
b, ve ofl<>n l",d It down that a bl,hol! \wi no TIght
to •• n~~ion any other Coll,~t, E!"ltle jlrul. "o. pel
Dr FLrBt 1..e:l!ISon on _ , Bunday, otber than what J.I
provld,d in tb. Pra,... Bo~k .. nrop"" far thd
Sunday, y et I did thIs vJ ry ltams ob '"the anmversu-r r of tb ~ declu.ratlOD of war. 1 1;l1d Ul faqt
sa.n cllon wb.t wns proflde~ by ~b.e_ #qJlblsb.ops
for thiS special o<..ta.sion But hJ\vlDg Slone thiS I

rev.rt to tlte prinCIple vii )Vhl"" 1.;h4ve "/way.
.cted
• .
CHANGES J'Ti> EXCHANGES
[ lear .tbat the number of c)e'l!i w){o: d¥tr~ '!I'
.xe!'~tf~~ or a ch""'go 01 ~~~. lJ lIP 1I1"'1t ~h"t
I '~Ii! to a lechng 01 helpJe_os., I do
d.. i e , to bo ",1or/Jled wlleney or . tJij.
of ",Ith polht perempwplyl 10
" 0
: and 11, 1 had
.i 'n.:a.il'W,;d
lac 11104 whioh tho law
• flot J.ay~ - m~ Ita)' ...
, t,)l~~ . ohe%do '1Itf.Y,: In
,W. $jlDi,fitl6., the I~
cO~!1.t· td .ta.r~
flt.~lllMidtba1):.
~ 11 ~ile

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Va.rieties of t.ripotl onrons, auch 8S ,W hite
Emperor and Lemon Rocca, may lJ.G sown now
when O.gJOIlS are wanted for spr~ and sum·
m el" use. The ground where pea..s or potatoes
ha.ve been growmg lS'6uitable for them, If the

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deeply dug and modo very fine on !.be

8urfn.ce.

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DrlHs 14ln. aps.rt should be made fO!

seed, and tillS should
a shght covertng of earth,
save much thmning out_ I
lIDall and germlDatea more

be sown- wlth onlJ
and very thinly to
The seed 18 vet"J
qUIckly when SOWD

a )lhaUDW drill
For qwck. and propel:
matunng this plant needs to ....t on til" ~
face of the ground. •

In

Winter 5p,inach

unt<.l,. the

'Vd

me!y

be sown

Oft

light eoih

of September

WbOb. small, tho
pla.nts mo.y be
tb make room for othe:a
to develop . It IS • nustake to rem().ve tlH
I..... 'before- th. pl~t. ha.ve ftttmned .. f.il
,IZ8.
Keep the soil: well stirred between the
rOw, j gi't'e an occasibual dusting with soot tel
C\eaf~ the ground of i oIugo" and, at the ,.,..
Qme, _ist the ,pl8Ilts in waking growth.
dra.wnl

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ROYAL BERKSHIRE "OSPITAL.

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