Reading Observer 12-1917

I
t.bw eollltl1n .boul4 bt
• Reading Obun.tr: n
our ProbleIDI are in·
• econd Tueodo,

TbePilpomedkfneis breathed iii so. ~lablet diuol'"
lD tIii mouth, It thus reach .. direct nery t-t 01 th. throat
aiul chait ..hore a cold .trikee first. ·Th.. honoowife. thlo
p~"";ooal man and _OOOS factory and mnnitloll
WQrkl!rl bave a real fnend in Peps, Tb_ '
IX"eatbe- )
able tablets hold COll8b..
at "-Y. ~cl
~ lilt throat &lid luop
•

I wish you
when I have

litt le [;lugh. all
much I cnJ O) It.
it d oes me good,

~w~

of gird. .
Flr.t dl'
mat...
brick. 01
by fin te
Wlth

r
.c
will
~f~;~~~~:~~~~~~~t~:r~:Jl:f~:~'
and .reeelft
rame.

down.

of
!Juci
emde
....•
t:~~~;,:~;~;[~~;! and
werJ

O~

...,,, ..,A: ,

is eheap
path
will
comfort

available, a laye~
the ;better, a.ha a

a path tha,t will
til. bBd we.bher.

~

dl~trlO~ '~t'

and he llles to

Tn lOme
is ";,,.\1\,.,,1.
sive matter to procure • ." •• ~."."
~n excellent p'a.th for) q&rd i
espeCla.lly if
it, is first tarrea. When it is
rammed and
oovered wlth p.pwdered shell,
1S no mor.
"ultable ~ath fOrj aUotmentr. and other place.

WOMEN'S WORK.

"bere tb.~. is. r.g! «eal

Som"rha,t ot lID el!id.lDlo m ' deplRation.1
two wa.l.ted on Mr H&ye. Pilher at. the
Local Govemment Boardl The _
was from
the Joint Standing eomnlltt..e ot Women'. In·

t

luet " .. Ob, don't be

TeassuT1DBly; " I did faU

and 1 never even crocked ..

pow" er.

B Job mOT'mg some kegs of

alarm

of the foreman,
1.n:~~~il7c,,:Q,~t
,.!h~i18
work
" G
~
Do ;"OU
a. man smoked
a.~~'
There was un
u~ 8. dozen men
" That
It

r eturned

,'"

Pat, ..

'CO! •

beneath a tree 10 tho
'" as sllllllng to Irn:.ko
turn to lo\ e Presently t:.6
Joo, dear, I can' t unp.cret.t\lHl

moon

,"our affectIOns on me Jlbovo
girl's m tohe \\odd
Do t ell me
Blo\\Cd If I know, Aggl~J " 11 ')
0.11 ru~ pals SIlY they 're bl o'YI e ci
I t out eJthe r'"
"ho \\ as l ut.er Ie" lng a ! valet

." h~ <lId \fOll lel!\ e the la6t~.li\Ce
1" ,. Well, ,~TI," rcphed the vtllet,
It o.t Doll/land \'aB glQd t o er,vc

back

IU1) lIme

So..

I \ik e :'

h~n~

\I

back , QgQID thQt .bq\~ . yo~
a. good cha r acte r) so I'~l ~ n g n &e
the gontl em an
It a rtC[;lw a rus
the last plnce the valet liH:.d

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ECONOMy) . MEE;IJING
AT BRACKNELL. I '
I

,

I

M P , addressmg a food
H.ll s.,d t~.t our
\\ ere due t o our -a llant
~"!cl<,,.11 Vlctory Although ilD for
~
he had come to claIm all
t.he pail tIcal pa.rty whIch he repre.

bad 8ttnhpted a.1I tb~ VIces to !hIS. opthat WB.S now gone and the! whole
of everyone was to h~lp wm
do all we tan t o keep Our gaJr .sAl lon fully !Rlpphed vh th all
"e were domg wen m the Imattar
facton~s. and Sh Ip yards, but we
a.ad to do thJs we mU8~ have

keep pe<>ple m good he.lth. Up

'''ar we wcre convlDced ~b ;;;.t we
.v.ervthilDa we IWanted, and ~n .any
DOW
had c;ase<t to

hBd to
and the

lact.Ij QS we

supply
the "farld 15
was necrssarv fo q e'en-as they wouli! l,l~' to do
J)ot been flat1sfnCtq,ry and

Vl

to be mBde up WIth lood [tuffs
but here agnm ~e we;e
nh ort
carr.v them to our shores The onrn.
bought .. large qu.ntltv of
cat In
but llorortunatelV the wheat ~IH3 stIll
to the dlfficultlee of transnprt If
not. to be endured we mu.st r,."ctl(~e
j

(or the present e:,bort.'\Q'e
co[.tiIlUe for some time after th3
duty lof everyono tn db t.hc)r
tbey would not hinder he vle~
and N £LVY, fo .. 8. GennlUl v ictory
ev",.I,..ti,M disaster It 'W88 n t only
countnes that had lost t.hel hmdfl,
this OO ilnt.rv that we were 6 htm $!
was not too much to ask tb
thoe.,
at home should do .. t heir hi ." an d
to the great pull nece!!5!1ry t o' en.
.t io/,,,,to,ry peace
I

the MiDlstrv of F oo4. t~n ~d.

meeting He saId he thoup t the
thIS country had alWa.Yfl been erono.
the needs of the present tune called
of tho etnctest sort, not on 1v 10
all thmg. The Ide. should be l.pread
th.:"t ecouomy WM .. good form "
"a~ the ' I wnrst. form" POEslbfe
Of
"lshed to pomt O.lt . lt must not be
thi:l people of Brncknell werp mOle
Ildmomtlon than nnyone 61,e, and
of Food a.oo . . . a.nted to aPfCal to
people We sawall a.round uSIpeonle
practuH.n~ thIS n ,l ud econnmr
We

tbe selfish ncb Some of t hrm had ,
s&crifices pOSSIble, but othe ~
ons,ummg "',a.lt!! con'p'cuou&ly
Th
pl1bh~bed n.

little !fink of

found very uecful l ~to &Il
was. CSpeCl a.llv a. great
at '
W e could a ll hel\> to econo~iae by

htl....

as

t.hmg'

t he... u.lDg ho.lf ~s of

when a. whole on~

n ot
woodo hv co llect'" ~
to save t he n/ltion's

&11

Wa!

Ulred,

ooel to
nnagt

fo<XI.tuff. from .broad • • tre endcu .
were TeQllIred, but some f them
hottom of t he sea, othel'l b
been
tbe sernce "'of the Navv ~e hnd
FrAnce and It.alv Amenca -would
enough to do to look ~ter h r own
must utlllBe aU our Rardcns nn Janda

good

He lme"" thnt little lot. of
01 food last
he
thiS veQr
ThF, h'J!h

"crr

were (llle to
o( (ood- nnd ~e i n~
I!'; not duf" t.o PJ!Ofi~

At present

•

pfitecring "as now Tlrnt tlcnlly deal!. The
be cr)unt~raded b, hU!hl pIrCP.~.

onh", bv the ,goodWill o( the
cOmnl1l~ll) n PerhRps people (lId nrt
F l)od (ontr oller bad rl,.......

He

to kcep thc flnce of hrend down
the pr ices of cheete and U\..'l and

much botter
i or

In the matter 01
"~e d{>oended nlmost en
marl!~ nne , and we oURbt
marl!<l.rme ~oon P erhapi

t ., get more
the onh- essential of ... blch there had
~hort"ge hut hApOIlv thn.t wag vcrv
now
THe )hnt!!l.n of Food

hoa

I n11a and
soon bo over here
H.

q1lRl1tltiCS of tea 10

the pomt that compulsor ,.
\'" ery objectIOnable ~e GerI t so
T hoUflands qf meTI
aW1\. frOft) n~t,on a.l ,york
tbe grea.t, b ,lsme-!! of comnuleorr
hb thOU2'Dt we had qmte eno~,..h
:mrl we needed every man we can
use of th,!\collntrv Italv saVIf; n '8'eo
lo da.\ Will b€' hungry °to morrow."
ended hIS speech by a.n earnest JIt).
th n .. e present to Sign the cards which
n.mong t~f:m, proml51ng
1)e"
ot l h ~ 'lo' Ood F..conom(llIt T.ord
Rhondda 'fi
th clr d'l1 h· l"ef; nnd

t heir
v.-ht"l were not "1,ractiloi~g ',-tb. '
ml~h t rlo

of F ood m

pToposed a
" as bern tlJy

early part of the year. This fB not dIfficult te
nrooure where there IS a slightly·heated greeDI\o~ or cold frame. The pea.s should 'be BOW.
in
ts, 1n a compoet of iBOod IOBm Wltn. •
ht
epent man';l!ie, and pl ~ ced 10 Buch a position that growtH IS st rong and not forced.
Th.y only reqUlrel very I~I~ Ihe.t. or tbey will

representi.n
__~g~fi..-ii'.~iii~riij~1

ant ~.~lAboin' "biidi"'"' ~Ii••
Medi~-'OiJ!*. or:'H.all.!a :., ' .
Both deput.atioll!l carrIed • p1~ for the
IIshment of a N .t,onal BO&rd of Health, &lid
first Jurther urged enended legiA1ation m regard
,
to malemlty and 'iilfant wallar. Any n.w health
£ch.m., to , ..""""d, mllSt be en£l1'Oiy di'l'orosd
The poultry breed.r will --now be or; .the Jook
from the Poor lAw.
out... for next S8a.son' i work and be preparing h11
Mr, HaY~i FIsher, \n replylnc, gaTe rene'\'l"ed ~ and hotltOl ,for ~h. breeding.took. Thi. i.
hop.. of an 6rlim,ion 01 -Local lrovermnont "CIon· all?n -good tim .. but there i. !lothing Iih beIDg
tro1. At the ~. tim, h. pomted out th& JPllantl. roady. On neady .very farm there wlll.onre to be
difficulti.. lacing any pro~ t<t oit.Slim a
. ba:ckWard chi
J~ I
I
Health1Ministty at the present time.. ChIef among aom.e'
eken., thn.t 18 a ,pu~v ~o hal ~
these wu a lIhortage of docton. midWives, and grown .tuff which n ever look ~like ma.k:in~ big
....mmodation. Another, pre.. bl legalatlon b{roj. - Probably thi. i. tbe re.iUJt 01 late hatch·
The L....t GOT~nt Board was. Mi. FIsher I-tnll'"wd the" not so careful feedIng .. with the
announced. ukinll far & Bill that would enable
brcedo. coneequently t.he•• youngsten now
local authoriti.. m Englllld and WtJe. to do all
mIserable ¥uch. of th.. I~ ~ result
that .......an~ froIIl a Mini.try of Healt.h.
owner through carel.."" ... ,In nQt 'feeding
t~ • .am. care all through the .....on. Jun.
,
!l'HE
:AND tHE AUTO , ndt an ideo.! month ~Oi h.tchlDg. but When the
Looele" h.. now known her for ..ver.l weeko- young';ten are pushed -ahead thev com.. on rap,dly
,.
,
the woman ta.xi:drl_ who med to be an ..tin.
M,B. Ryder. cpe'nment lias mit with complete and soon develop enough to lay .eggs.. In actu.l
flUCOOIlS, aqa as yet she has not found ta.x.HiriVlDg 8lZe they fall 8hort of thp March b~d. ,~d "Wlll
a sen01ll1ilMlmy to art. Over the mem where ber not ·be 10 bill. lIu£ the,r ma.li:e melul layers and

ton ond fail to pr dUe<! many or good
Plenty of I all',
a,1 mu.t be aUoweil
~hem, or I troubles suoh 8_ 1mIldew win make
theIr app,earance. 1 Guard ngMnat !llugs and
mlCe, whi ch do an immense amount or hn.rtn

"gl'<lW

podB.

-

.

mother,

fnll and breuk Jour bone s

Just as the ,.oung~ shoots are coming through.
I '

&l'&

roolU

which

Mi.1

Rydu

lS

will

keep on nght through the wmte~

Ther. I. no ' m thod of getting rid of the
otber perennl.1 teeds but to pull them all
If
are burl ed I a luxurIart crop of these
weeds Will a.g81D Ima.ke th elr I appear.sncc next
Where lDflec~ pest! h~ve been troubledurmg thIS year , tne best plan IS to
gae lime on the gr ound at t he rn. te of
pound perJiquare y'ro. and dI g thIS in
weeks aIte ards If IthlS cf\nnot be pro

ou);, even the tin est blts,' Qnd burn them
t.b~y

a mlJtur. composed of Blb.1 of hme and

od I of
a.phtha should be sca.ttere.
the trench1~' .

.! .

Brussel,

"me.

tlHB :rt1'I.imk"oJ mE V.A.D,Oomtderin. the larp proporliona whIch 1ih.1r
won LU reii(,hod lin"" th. organloation of t.h.
IV..!.D. wu

""'ted .....
outbreak of
u, the
~_,
hith

Jf thell. birds are to be , BOooetll they mll!t be
",ell ·fed and housed. ' It is f..tal "tQ lee tll'm' Btop
on tbe cold ground. 80 if they eM he -"l1lck~ -up
and put mto a IO<Jd boll.. or I~ ohe~ they' wiU
soon al ... ,and, make _lui lay....: Wba.t
"ant , II good food and 'Y,gu\at f.edlng, WIth, 'of
COI!rlI&, all t¥ other reqn.ieite. ,,~. such h
green food and gnt
GIven- a liberal. treatment
for a. forlDlght a.od you WIll h&rdl:lj kIfo,! them
.v"Iy pullet will prove worth all "til. extn
Cock....b 01 the .ame age'WIIHlot be lit
much besides kill mg. and _
Dlont~ will .,.
.
,

pItked from tbe bottom of- the
ub·wal·d.: and th.y should alw.ys be
IHathered while In the button form. and no'
to open and spht, or theIr flavour a.nd
I properh•• WIll be l' cono1~erabl1 SPOIlt.
top, Bhould be ~ft and not tquched tIn . U
the sprout!! ha.ve l been entirely ta.ken ol!. If
thIS IS done, later on Dlcol tend~r shoots ,vBI

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1"~~~~EId: No. 2176.

' 1!()LtJTJON

grow OD the old "terns, and make good greens
dW'l..D8 the later part of tHe wmter.

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1"••....,... -,

~~;;Z'I!I1\[ No.

war. Dot
'h
lDuch hy been he"", 01 it
.rt. m t e
thon.1!h-;th... have beeo periodl. appeals for
~ aud & ~ oerta.in. &mount of DOueapooOOnoe .. good tllDe for movmi them 'oft' ( W~~ there is
de&l~1rit.b ,grienh.,..
Now public ' _tion a crowd of th... they can be all fed: to,gether.gJven
baa
ciollod to the ""biect in a drNnatlc man- ,. ,liberal diet and then ,all idlr.d of! at on"". be·
n.t
thi:
' letter 01 Bam<> F1rne In th& U TIDI.. ..
they will li;eep a lew daY" if (l~"" and
of ~oy1"'i
l~h. ...ttip.g forth her ~cnIi f~r
I what the 8~O they wlll 1Ind i-eady purI
' ho-U'
re.\gnlnjr er poot &II Commander·in Cli • and
'". _!.orbl""t by lihr Arih1ll' Stanle
LPrd
,
" " lUU
Chiliton ....hich ap~ next d..y. 'l'. letter.
plaoea and
indi~ p!>jnt at. 00. between th~ two part1"
bIrd.
JJO P'l~l ~ Clammen'· teemS unneoe..ary What
they

;':Z.

~Q i.&i !IIIIilIlioe~
m""" emoo£h]y'
'. 'bu Ii6eri nuoated t
ail In!uentlal com·
1111 toO~.haa\4 in_ig&t.e'the probl.ma arIllng out
of the oituijon. - Pmioely euch a com.~ttee oat

2178.

....omen of alllhe'joy 01

.~ng a.nd., robuat ,to a.

.tea!~hily
m 1'l'~~~I 'l
in theand
extrem
•. This
to
foully memor:r~de'
Work
atlon.

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w"

One I of the 1"(I"80D8 why allotments have
succeeded this year !!IO well is tha.t m many
cases the gro9Dd had bele n uIlcultivated for
years, and the soIl was nch Ln plant foods. .......
But after 8 year's hard CropPlng~ the se a.llotments W11l be ",11 tlie poor~r III such materi.a.1s,
and iJ'.good crops are wanted~ agAlu next )ear, ..
plant food, m tbe r form
manures, must .be
-put into the 6011. Iii many places it is q;lmoat
impossible to get eucb I anic ma.nures, but

or ......

For .ome mvaUrioul reason.

Â¥

It
lIo!. published lID~il ~ In May. and 80 far ~'.; .•J.I,.d
as .... are ~....are It >might jost ... ....,U have ""
molDed ,otill longer buried in official Ill.. lor \':II
th& attempt that b.. been made to act on. ".
recommendetiona. MelLllwhUe. the work of the
V A,D •meinben goo. steadily 011 in hoopi/.al. at
home ~d abroad,' on ho!.-pital shlps . . and traWl,

or

their place IS well take by artIficml fertlhBers, the pr:ce. of which I hate now been fiUd
hy the Government But the !lI"eat merit of
mQ.nur,esl Irom sta.bles and! cattle , shed~ 15 tl).t
I

often in face of diacoUl'&~ng conditlo\J,S and unrem~red gqevancea
Is It too much to ask. aD
~.lf of women, many of whom ha.~ been -dOtnJt
the work of oombm,ed charwoman.. 'Wi.rdmtdd and
nuno
1914. tbat t.h~ .. Pow.", !.hat be '"
shou1d~ at 1m make a
and well·c<>nllid<.red

.inc..

""IOU'

attempt to overb.ul their orgamsation
on & llIare .atiijaetory footing! •

mixed Wlth It h elps largely to ' 1mtexture of tbe soll. and artlftcia~
this power

I

In clamps ,or ptf.a
8ame manlier as

ke.p well enough

put

a8 time ~pa88ef1, to
thJ.8 1s noticed,.
r.:!nove,\. or the roots
carrote 'are

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THE MINISTRY ~OF MUNITIONS sEE~S
ADVICE'
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L .. t woelt we CODlDlOnted on the reconotltutton
of tbe Worn""', W~s Tribunal by the MlD.iItr:Y
of Mumilon.. !I'bi. week. an ~ditlonal AdvillOry
Commtttee h .. Ipt.UDg into being It 1& aua.logous
to the AdVllOfY COmMittee on men's work set up
some month. 8moe bv Mr ChurchIll It conzlJto
of rep:r.esent&tlvel of Trod. Unions containlDg
women members
The tint meetlDg of the Comm1tt.eo h~ ~l"'Bdy
been held Mr Churclilll presided, "9'lamlDg the
Commlttee's conatltuttOn an d procedure
Its
work

Win

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"READING -C~!l,NTY BENCH..
I

·1I .'Majar
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......", .... , Y,-Belore

C.

W,

left in the

mum

th e bUI! of labour regulo.tlons afJectmg women
I

after the ... or.

A P ERSONAL EXl'J,ANATIONWe have now l'eoelved a. copy of the at.a.t.emenf.
as to hel' reAaons for realgnmg the offi ce of Com~
m, nwt.ln.Ch" l. pla.ced by Dom. C.t.herlDe Fun.
before the Central J oint V A D Coml1\1ttee.
which mdlca.tes very c1earlv .the hnes whIch ehe
conslders should be followed 10 reformmg the or-

Darby

t

effort. of the

Commandant.ih.Chlef,

And

her

s!.off to get them removed ha.. beoh tbwarted by
the 'rlCliciUoUJ oy.tem which places , th~ reapon·
s.b.lj,ty Ibr '!.ha welfare abd dimplme 01 t~ei.
womsn 1I~ County DI~ct.r. and a Comnnttoe
compoood ........1,. of JIIOII. ..bll. aeny>.ng to t6i0,
Co~~t'in·CJP~' neD_ th. poJl'er to mftltipte compl_ln" .or breach•• 01 diIclpllJle.
;-

... i

!

C

••

tbls land nnght b.
next sea!On's crops

is I necessary

a. dry

13

O~ & weather~proof

be * tled

shed"

a hea.p and'
a f.w spadefuls of roil,

t~~l:~~~t:2:I~
::

10

be_ r emembered UI
plots In prepara.

It

18 • a

mist~ke

and on heavy
a.nd does Ulora

unnumbered throng, ..

Von. and .oug Qnd mimtrels.r; and WIlle full-fJavoursd

'" the best Imp Ie"
clean; a bngb t,

s.nq sweet,
Bilokaammon and chess an the huntine ground, and
the fnlcoQ. aud cheetah 6 t,
~l'\ ~ud ball tIoud audieuoo ba.ll a.nd batUe aud banquet
mre,
f
Borae t\nd. Brms, a.nd & .£euerous hand, and pnl.1se 0
my Lord aud prayet.
•
of mating
readen should note the

more work than
earth
D'Sno harm;
e~'",rm il,;;;iion 'Of Insect
Wher e the SOIl 18
the subSOIl gra.vel,
18 a gr eat InIstake
top SOlI can be (:on-

mYl ltf~

a.long,

.

~

iJ!

of 'the V A.D
~
rutbe firat 01&06 zhe pomte out that the develop~
m ent of tbe W A A C , whlc~ mllkes demands on
& very simliu type10'1 women S la.bour and hM all
adya.ntaJttI5 of oomg I!IilIpported by the autbontv 1of
the 'Var Dffice 18 ~ bound to have a pn.'lludlct31
eft'ect on recr Ultmg for the V \. D unless there hS
co oper,I!tIon between the t - j • ' itp.!! Sbp.. there·
fore suggests tbat hence(, '
A D ~ork fIobou\d
be broken up mto two acct,!! J under different s.d.
mmlstrat l0n,,: .

r.rt

fla.vour wheti
m But whe nIS to store them,
of va.luable room

Th.t}n qUest of tIi.. a: I my .oul m. y pls... , ond spesd

gatHJIl Btlou

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W A.A C.
The adT8lltage. elaimed for this schema ~:
F".t that th& IJlUii.Â¥Y &ul.horlti~ wollld ~tinQ.lS.
ter tha1; .. ction 01 tho V AD ....h,ch " !>a1d.
boused, ntloned. UnIformed and tr&iilport:ed by
them' .eoondly. ~b.t ,t would do IWO- WIth. t1!e
~t compe'titlon In recruitlng ~tweeD the t~o
bodiell. thfrdly " that It would aVOId dupHeatlon
01 m;;;1inery in adlnini. tratlon and ot&!f. •
t wo of the statement deal. ;WIth lII~al
reform. ;n the V A D. orglLllIBatLOn ,It m.ntloll.
many ",f the gP!.v.n~ under wlllch V.A 1>.
work.,.. bave been .nf!erlng. and . ho.... how th~

But It is a go~
the !!iBme way 8.81
!jee./,.!
tbaWlIl>g mar

correspondents With a f-i:eILous
J HaV11.ndj"and Col. J. E Broadbent.
"conundrum a.nent our two I
unfortul)o.tcl,. U badly cooked 11
Wa.l'tmr"problems cooked P~ H BeCYCLE or-FOOTPATH:
'.
Cyril Jam... 01 Wo Ide. Bllcbe.ter. .... lined cia,,. • •itb. name speUs ~wards 'Not raw.' '..,.,
In the tenth oelltury a. Pers~n ~et, Ziyarid Qabus,
f9r ridlDg a blcycl on the footpatb at Jlurghmentioned chesS in a. poem In which he recounts h18
on N ovembet 17t
fa.l'ounte occupations The followmg 14 a fl'fle transla.A
KItTEN
tlOD of that portlon 1D. whioll the poet quoWe aheM ~ tbings of tht8 world from end to end are/ tlie goal
Margaffi>
of cfeaire and greed,
.
And I lIet before thia heart of mme the thinrs I that I
most do need,
,
But ••core of thinga I han ch....n out of the ,rorld.

tlOns WIll be re{"""d to It }". tbe Mimstry of
MunItIOn. " jllkt now the ~reate.t employer of
women's la.bour; the. Committee'e decls;ons Will be
of far rea.chm.lZ Importance, and win dou'btle8s be

c (1) Se"lC,e lD auxllmry hoePltal ••. tho bulk of
whicb i. perlQrmed by un pMd pf.rl·tl1ne worke.rs,
. honld remaio AI at 1)re..nlr-unal!!' the directIon
nl tb,e ' Central Joint V A D CommIttee and the
County Du'octo",.
(2) , Bernc. m m.litAry hosnital.. and WIth
milItary 100000.~on' ..t home ond ""road, when a
de6nlte coiltract i~ ~Ilfned lJ'1t.h the War Ofllce,
aIlould be co·ordin.t<>d WIth the wQrk of the
VAD.
/
'

they a.re very.

I

(m the chJr) • .Mr. W. J. A1e"'IDder.

not overlap that done by the Women's
01

b. pllod In
wltli just the

n

Wager. Tl1bunalt- but all q uestions concernlD-'t the
employment of women on thB productIon

·

~rlng. f

lut Yflll1:. h~ a, great dOoJ 01 e..tdenoe, dIIcn_
It' ~;iely, _m.bly, and .igned" a "'~
in .ta.nu~~ , 1917.

, ·1

Tbooe gardeners who this ysar for the first
tlIDe take over an allotment of clay rand may
otten feel lnclmed to glVe up the work III disgust, for of 0.11 BOIls It lS I most l unproDUslDg.
Great sticky lumps are all 'that re!JuJt~ from the
mos t strenuouJI diggtng, and these must bebroken 'Up When they have been broke n to a.
certaln extent they can b~ left to th e helpful
forces ()f wmd and frost Action at onoe ta.kP.5
place, aod the next tiIl\<l tbe gardeoer IS ~bJ.
to Bet to work he wlll find the .lumps break
much more eas11y, and pa,slbly all can be re
duced to 8om~thmg like orderly I soli. If tl].en
some light materlal such B8 soot, sand, or lime
IS lDcorporated the wor~adually becomes
eQsier, and when persevere(l WJth throughou~
the wmter the 8011 will be rendered quite
8Ultable for all kiD,dB of I.crop! I ,Ule' following

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'1:J~~:~ _~, fal!o

th01l8&lldo 01 wom.,. wwking nnw !.he Central
JoInt c:onoem
'V,A.D,· the
o-mittoe
i.. to be the
&ei
bit10n I>-what
and particularly
~~ih60f U~IT Is ""rutelllPt j!9In~ IA be made

spr~t.s can Ibe mBde 10 lQ"
tbe winter If the I sprouts a.re
a pro er mBnner
OthenVlse the
ceB e to be nt'r and are almos t
ru~ tma8 or so I The sprouts

Most of

honmt turned lD~ a otudio lI.t, and there. in hI!!' th~ b!r~ ' .hould start laying In 'NOve"inber.u'id ~~:'~~~l~~
lree
."''LID-ana to contmue het pointin~, ...,1\ continu. ri .... t into Ma.rcl! .bOfore they want
.U'NC'~
JI.I"" there wfil' Boon be no\ one, but tIMe ta.xiII
1
."
all rei.dy ·for ,the fray. Row doe. Mias
a l'66t.
",
, propooo' to ran them all lIor&ell7 Qn.ite
She d.-'t: J'ollo.wtng In W f60tateps ..
M pooalble _nto mote'tiui.gitls In tb.
and . . .oon ' ilf4he:r a>o rudy 6h. ta.xi tno
~1.'!J..'f"" ~ ~p London tr&tli~ to l"1II1 on

,

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roots of bmdweed, dock, thistle, tWItch, and

.urrxS'l'

taxi b ... iW -ab08e.

hea.y work

denerB might enjoy I. a dlB1i of pe •• 11\ the

w~k

dustd~ Org&D.lS&tionl,

t

I A legitima~ de ic·a.cY th~ti a g~od many gar-

THE QUEST!QM;P!1"IDw.TH.- •

n er

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""iiti.on.

lU So.lD.

'

He m&de

•-ad

.ddltion of prop ••
remam too low

WIll

leek! will now be
othere still need It

is 80ld in

711,: liag 2 /--1.,.:

JU'h e"ri[Ia

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E. 'SMITH, 350, Oxford:Road, Reading

LIVEltINE Ltil.,
•

R .S " e.l'.A _. hid he exo.m-

a. stnrved condttion

had bought th,.- liit"

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cr

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POTATOES FOR BRt:AD.
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to Bnlwery HOil'e.
. •••• then o..WRV and
procured a ,1Bdq.er and
a ."indow The kitten
conl~iti(~ and he hll1ldsd 1\ ' to
al.o ""oke to aerVin2
dele~it.nt, who said: • All thli
,,;~n

should be .Illv~ n WIth·
t In end r emler thIS
TIW"J' and otllers
Ibe gIven occn.ni,.mIre. ThIS will not
help the leek. tQ
5(

sweet fta.Voura

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