Reading Observer 02-1918

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At lut tho Belfast Corpor.tlon bu decided that
ANTI B.~ATlC8
& woman docto r 1& not IpSO rn.cto dl$qua ~ ltled from
People aoeuatomed to • ' Iedentary Ufe who
child wo1(a.re work I On Noveinbet _l l t iowo men
Ifor
doctora v; ~Te ~ppo lllted A4 medlc.l practl' IODeti suddenly set to .....k (10, "y, the gM'den)
under t he new Ch ild Welfa.r& 8cheme Im mediate a short pen~ get 8el'ere attacks or l what they
prot.est was mnkle and ACtiVO Opposition ot;ganl&ed nnsoall lumbago, ~ WhlCb 18 really only:,. the
\iy Lhe Belf'o.t ISufl1 age Society • Three !'pontbs result of Budd. n and •• ter. formallOn of UtIe
aCid 10 liose mUlS(!les of tbe lumbar region of
delay follo"ed \vh'le . very effort w .. mad. by
w omen a orgall1!a.tlons to (oree a.ppotntment.
the spme which bad h8J'dly be"en ufledl bef_e.
woman doct.or Even as late &S J anuII.ry 29th.. the abd flO were r ewy to I I break down 1/ illto
Puljlic Health Committee re affirmed the orlgmal uric IloCld at any sev-ere exertion It IS ob1'IOUl J
~fPo1ntmentl: J\d reCused to acee.pt the suggestlon remarks a medl~ wrl te l" , t.ba.t mediCines ",ill
mu.t have dl,tl1\8
o tbo Local GovernlMDt Board thnt , t hird no t fully m •• t tbl. calli! ~
doctor shou ld be appointed and tbat thiS should and attem{lts to "wash out II the toms by
be a. \l oman 1be CorporatIOn, however, Ia.W tbe wstery drlnks calculated t<r counteract ~e
matter different]) , and £\it Its meetlOg on , J alluary B91d formahon
We -.-.it lDtrodu~ mto ~e
31st a.ppotnt.cd 3. womlUl d oclor by a. tna.Jonty of sydem suffiCIent o:r:ygedf to oxidise tM unc
:,cld
moo
ur
ello
which
the kidneys can de.l
two to one It IS an mt.erestmg eVldence of the
ThlS 18 aclllev ed beet by a COpiOUS uae
streng t h of pubhc opm lou, lcd and organi sed It. "lth
18 a.liio sallsfactor y proof that. com bined action 18 of the hgbter and more easdy dlgested vege
becommg moro and more po~slbl e a.mong women tables which contalD much alkaline. sa.ltsI\lknhhs b elog correctives of acldlty In the
of Belfast as Rll parties flnd a.U cr eed s were repre
By the ~Ighter Yegetablofl are meant
BeDted on the dep utA tion whi ch tm1e Bnd agam bl ood
spinach , broccoli. tbe softer leaves of the cab
pressed the matter on the CorporatIOn
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ba.ge lettuce, sea. ko.le or e*n the blanched
lea ves of. the d andeho~-ln fact, all the softer
THE SCOTTISlj: WOMEN'S HOSPI1A1,S vegetables
Potatoes b olled m then s]uns are
Mu ch vattlablo " ork hM been done m the S er &lso \ alu!l.ble, 801$ ID the outer par ts of the
blnn Refugee <tOlOD) 10 COrsiCa., With Its hosplta l, potato there IS a good deal of potallh-a firstb .zaret and outpost Sta.tIOll8 but the sea. voy age IS class antI r heumatiC, and one of the most con
no\\ difficult ~nd dangerou!i, and IMt aummer
"'taut medlcmes fo r rh e umd15m lD the docRado\ ano, Ie ~(;o mml&l toner General for the Ser if}r '& best list
UnhappIly our womenkmd
blAn Refugeee In France, beggtd the Scottish seldom know the value of the outer parts of
Women's lI o!'1 ltals to open & hospital In t hat. elther p otato or applej and eo they pare both
country for Sqrhs sufferlOg jrom tuberculoslls The thefle l:alu able antl
rheumatIc substances
Commit-tee obtained the necessary penmSSlon h om waslefully thIck, casting 0."" 80y the
tho French ~ lIllsl-er of t he tnterlor, and In parts aad ret ammg the least. useful
November t", a of Its members, Dr Ersltlne Bud to observe how reckl ~1I and 8IDfully w".t.ef,"l
Mrs Robertson went to Fra.nce In search of & are many otherwIse good wOlDen as
1mtnble place Ma.ny dlfficul t1es had to 1>& over thlS parlOg of the potato and afl>l.
come, and the lq ue.st took on at time. the character aa'Sy last to 81n~ th e t.lllck pe~ awa,..
of a.n &4:1, enttlre m which bht:z&rdfl and brOKen looks so H JIlea.n ' t o pare ol ole to the ,akin I
down motonl figured lar8~ly Fmally an hotel In Many sufferers ~t present amlCted WIth sel'ere
the Village of Sallanche 1D the H aute Savoie '''&8 rheumatIsm would r eaent as an lDrnlt any
selected It III 8. new bUlld10g 10 exoellent rep&lr, nttempt to mform them as to the JustIce of
lutuated In & broad v alier wlthm motonng du;
theu euft'erlngs lll.g~ by the way they peel
tance of _I\IX les BaIne, WIth good roads a.od ad the potatoe!'! and apples 1n theIr kltohen
It
mlrable climate
The num be r of beds IS not to u only by each one of UJ spre&dm8 this lafor
ex.-l 100 to begin" Itb
mllotlon that any real good Wlll be done.
The mO!t urgent need of the Scottll~h Women 5
H 05Plta.lS hi for clothmg for their patltnts every

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ManyToVDishes~

to be perfect for both

~ IUId outside 1J3e, and many
claim to be free from bloom.
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To POULTRY

GIVE YOUR HENS

SPICK GRIT
The New Shell Grit.

'''nte lor sa m ples and name and address

of nearest Agent.

TE ~CHERS' SALARIES -

M~NUFACTURERS'

LIVERINE

LIMITED,

ORIMSSY.

THE POULTRY YARD.
Ullder thiS hudlar we have afTanlled to publlab
weekly aD art icle 00 P oultry and Poultry Keep
Ing by an eIpeT"t which .hould prove very wefut
at. the pr e~llt. tIme The writer .".,11 be pleaaed
to &D.llIVer l.IIy que&tlon s by readers, w-ho ahoul'd
Mod their conespondenee to Th. Editor,
liteadlDi' Ob&e"er ..

.very d B). Bnd

She "D,e arest,
letters I couldn"

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you sold

the

keep \ good time • ~eo.lcr
of the wa.tcb
llal"cc't
!It\J t hat tImes a~e .. ery

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come here and
Do
Dublin •
BTldg.~ (to
little dndtnt! ] t 5 a. {(Teat
be 1.0 )'ollne ' f, I'm t In'kl D',

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saId the cunous one to the
so lli:m y men n eed p:ltsses 10
did D Ot need them beror e t to

see tlle w.nr t~""otJgh,"
promptly
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who had gODe to EsJ'p1
taking Il W'a.lk lhto the .
or t.hree mile s fr brr. It,.hel T
th e bo) s s aid to h ~ mote

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KIn g
Bill " F ~ W)e1"
a t he l a.s~ of ye1 4u~p.enee,
r ha ve ml'de
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e\'er rQE-L.· Tommy " Tha.nk
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PROBL'"'-e
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(From If The IProblem
Bleck (2 p,....,. I

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w. Are hvmg III difficult. tlml!!"S a.nd the poultry
keeper 19 working under a dilemma bccauee I he
doc. not. know "","hat to be d010g ~. On& day be
reads In t he dally Preas that It. IS neccua.ty to
rrod uoe all the eg~ he can and the etock. of
fowls must be lncr.....d. and 'then only ~ceDtly 1t
w .. &aid that WIth tbe shortage of food stuffs and
offa.la for stock feeding It mIght be neceasa.ry to
... conslderably reduoo the stocks' of poultry 10 the
country and do a.WAY W}th AU the hirdll which
could not bo ca.J Jed useful ThiS would ca\l&e a
gOOd deal of t rouble m some quarters, because
though .ll could not ho e&lled good layers they
WIll all la.y eggs and the surplul ODe! would come
lD fine for ea.tmg SOJJle men ha.ve a. great deal 01
prejUdIce against a breed they do DOt lIke cCnd
t hen If such a. man was put on t.o e:J:amm~ the
lStocks he could not dea.l fan}y '\\ ltb all a1th But
1 don t thInk there Js too need for I Uch a. step
and we mu!'.t JU~ bang on to &klck whIch mll
pa.y The only bbJect now 13 hlrd$ or eggs for
eat-mg, and the faucy breeder Will onlv lu ~t keep
enough ,BOlOg to mamtlnn hl& atram T o produce
bmis Simply for ornament 18 foofiM and " waate
of food, but ever,) fa.ncler, no matter how good
bls pen, carr a.lW&Y.!l pick out lome wa.sters and
these should not be kept 10n~ now but eaten 811
lSoon as they show their fayJn gt, WhICh meAns
Iha.t theae ,,"auld ha.ve been lil1led off month.. ago
Every man who keeps '\\ hat I S known as good all
round bird!! or If from a. noted la.Y.1Dg flock , should
bref'ld as ma.ny U pOMlble accordmg t o the Ilze of
t he ground Tho nud for fll.wll Will oe grea~r
than ever In t"elve month~, and thOM who can
ca.rry on now '\\ III fin d the advantage theo
P ouJtry mUIt eHr be m bl8 dema.n d, because
nothing can take Its place There IS no meat !O
.sweet. and sUlt&blo (or the In''alld as .. chtcken
a.nd not.omg can pOS&lbly tllke t.he place of an egg
a.nd for these reUDDa fowls must ever be m de '

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When makmg
alw&)'s use Bo wooden
spoon Iron spoons spo~ l the aroma of the SpIC8i5
Before COOklDg onlons soak them IU· warm
salted water for an bour. as tillS greatly
Impro ... es their flal' ouT
'Wrtng chamOIS out of lIoap), water wlthoUt
rm!ltn~
When It drIes It IS soft. and servIce
l.ble, IDstead of stItt.
To clean a tll£ he arth , u se tUl:pentine
rubbe~ on WIth a fl o.nnel, whIch will rentove
an stalnll Pohsh With a dry dUller, and the
bles wlll look hke ne....
The tiles should
nenr be wAabed WIth water.

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Waite '0 pl&l' and mate JO Uu.. mOT'"

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Barley IS u !Jed dletetlcalJy In the mAnufsc
ture of many malted fooda, and IS also of great
value medically
The gram po!!sellses a hlgh
nutrIent va.lue, and 1ts power all a remedial
agent ID th e hom. generally. and 1n the BI.k
room particulorly , cannot be surpassed
In
cases of I t IDternal mflBmmo.tlOn , especially
arl910g from kidney disord er barl ey water ,
taken cold, IS fr equently prcscnbed , achng a!J
It daIS a8 an anti rebrtle, '& demulcent, and
an emolhent, It can also be ua~ for the same
purpose \ 8.9 hnseed ret. lD wmter
One of the
best remtche!J for IDsomnIa IS a large cup of
fre.hly bolled batley aDd cream or mllk
B &r
ley II an excellent braIn fdod
The tIred
worker who cannot afford expensIve m alted
medl_ted forml of nounshment c&n deriv e
mucb benefit from thiS cereal, wblch can be
made really appetismg elther w)th eugar or
lomon
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SOLUTION TO PROBL1lM No 2197.
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R , PRoALEM No J I98
We mentioned 1ast wee\ that
posltioa hu no

eolution

CRITICISMS

Correct lIolutJons to No 2191 frorp ~ W Good~an
(A neAt IllustratIOn of th e promotion theory) Harry
Dowe (The capture key atoned for b:r tho promotion of
the :2a.wn to three squarel becomlp.g 8. Kmght Very
mgeDlow and hIghly matructh:o). ""L Lacey (A 'Very
clner conception
The echoed mates on dIfferent
co1oured s,qu &rew by : promotion to l KmRht &re most
mgewoue) Rev T Ha.mllton (Clner and ~tere8tlOg
'Ioudy 10 pawn~promoti o u Unfortunnte pluro.Uty of
of chOIce a.fter Kt-B3)
"Old ~lver " (One of my
fAYOunte.s The triple pa.wn-promotion 18 well-concen.,(l though there 4re defects ~11 construction- a
dIfficult thing to STOld In tMk probleme)
I I Two
Oxford Boys" "A Friend lU KhBD (Good) Mary
Mlma.n. G Emmerson (One of tlit best of 1I:.a kwd .
I much prefer howen r a promoti~n~oblem where
pawn becomes Kt, B, Rand Q m turn - You eVidently
'OTerlooked tiu..t tbla ~Ition LB n LeT"
Y &8 1t com·
the three· fold Queen promotion As Alal D
observes-I< WhlJP promotion mates by ono
p&WU can eVldeutly be canied no f~tber " - EDl'l'On]
.. CbeltoUian " (Pro!l&bly WlU never be ben.ton for
pawn .promot!on mgenutty In a. two- mover) U Alice,"
A B WhIte, G Jams (1 much enj oyed thL8 problem
as It lnvohel 80 much that 18 of prtloCtie&l T&lue) E

DON'TS FOR WITES
Don' t mBorry a m.n for • h vmg, but for
10'fe
Don't ol' ~ r dress, or the renne
Com
ANOTHER SIDE OF THE QUESTION Never, :when
Above we ha.vo dealt wlt.h one> a.apoct of the edu mon seDse l' better thlm style
cahon question from the teacher'l )pomt of Vlew, marned, set th~ Idea that the way to rUD a
There IS a.nother , a]80 fina nCial, whICh concerns house IS to run Away from 1t, or that It IS
I'lg bt to lecture lour neIghbours on how to
t he public In genera.l
Mr H 1 !\ II. Fisher addrealng a mect1ft~ of brtng up tPelf ohlldren while you are neglect
\Dg your own
Don' t nag Nothmg III so
ed uC&tlon ~hsts a~ Blrmmgh.m Oft Januar;y 318t,
F.il__
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I]>oke of t be cbonged outlook of pwple m thiS hkely to Beod your husb and out of the hous e
f't8 that
country thwa.~ds educatIon For genpra.tlOns we
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM.
grudged the money spent on IIiObools And UnIversl
By ~ C A KY.:fNJ.RD
RULES
FOR
MANGLING
CLOTHES
In 0 Issue of Ja.nuary 26th we l.Ubl18hed a tb.roet.les, &J1d !comp,Brl w ns betweoD the help glVen to
mover of speeml mterest by C
Kennard The
t.l1em bv the I State m America., Germany and
An expert In laundr", work glTes the follo1'>
England shoWIl only too plamly the higher value 1'08 rules .bleh should be o'h58rved when flub10lUed 11 the poSItIOn WhIte
(7)
K
on
QB'1,
Rookson
Ql,
and
K7. Boa KBl,
placed on education In the tint t~9 mentIOned usmg the m.ngle
F&WIlIi on Q2. QKt4 QR5
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countnes
Fisher Ifl conYlD~d liowever tbllot
The roller bo.rdo--m fact. aU par t.! of the
Bleak (2) K ou Qo. PoWD OD Q3
,England IS Wgmnmg to feel that It. IS unreason mo.clune-Illust be kept perfectlf clean
The K ey mOV6. IS R-QDI I and the reeultallt plAY II
a.ble and '9iaateiul for the country to be IITMmdw g
uncommonly pretty .Cor.rectly aoll'ed by ReT T
fhe pressur. Iflullt be put on tightly
30 millions B vea.r for Lhe educatIon of children ijP
The folded elde ot the article must be put Hamilton (Fine Key a.nd after- play_ W1th strlking u. e
to tbe a.ge of ~4 a.nd then to ponmt t hat ~ucat~9 tb\"o~h the machine " first
ThIll k eeps the Qj White King-V~et1'nel"lesaarily . mall) G Erumer~
lIudd enly to ce.ase Henc& the new E ducatlon Bi,IJ
.o'tL (Very fiD e) G .r~s (Ulloommowy diftioult, but
clcthe. straight, and prevents alr getting lD
The co.t \0 tbe country WlII not be , mall
Mr "d. the fold.
Mangling .hould bo done mexpreulbly pretty) Harry Dewe
F llher woul d not. ve nture on an exact estImate,
l!IIowly and el'ooly '"
and lt .... lll be cumulative, but even when It rea.ches
A FI!lW THOUGHTS ON RUSSIAN CHESS
ArtJele« should
pa.oed thrcugb B.TOral
Whilst the glleA.t RUl8lAD Empll'e 11 ~onllLDg m tbe
tts utm~t hmlt It Will be moderate 1D oomparllOn tUlles
j
throea at chaos a.nd revolution, to whil"lh It 11 dIffi cult
mtb • fortm ght. s waT expendIture
Too great a tblckpell8 must not be ,aqueezed to see the end, It II mtJresting to refall the }act that
throU8h
ThIS lnlures the machtne, and a che!IB, lD both game! and problemll, hal! been the purbetter re.uli. IS &eCUred by foldlDg In lellS bulk suit of the wt.elleetual clB8llee 10 that unhappy country
THE
~RIAGE PORTION ' tOl centuri~, though, III the abeeneg 01 authelltle
Thanh to Lord Knutsford tbe £2 rant , to and mangijng a Dumber of time!!
Always UDlcrew the machme when m&nghn g recorda, It 11 almoet lmpoi!lllible to trace Ita OOW'fle and
women ce&8lnAon mart"l aso. to be mllUre pet'40n s
eTofution there Whether Rlii5UlD. cheae III of Aelatlc
I
h Ad dlSa.ppe~ from the Natlonal Insurance Act, a dOlle
H'fIg "Up to au' clothes that do Dot r equI re or European aDceetrv IS hIghly ~roblematic. J aenlsoh,
and has been repla.ced by a fa.t' more pra.ctlcal
m 18"2, contended that It was Jmmedla.tely of Astatic
rronmg
Only sheete, towels, plal ~ pillow
fonn of benefit A woman Will now be e ntlUed
source , aDd he tried to demonAtra.te tbat the ploueers of
(1) For one year to 5s a. week sJclcn e.ss benefit casee, and dusters should be ftrushed by the g&Ule were the Mon~ lDvadeu wJlo overran RllS
r
(hm1ted to 8lX weeks) , (2) to a mate.nut.T benefit 1roDIng alone
ala from time to tIme In tbe ea.rJy Middle Agel To
The Importl\ftce of &. thorough alrmg ot follow a.U the learned disputations of ethnogra.phel'l
of 30s for the first. confinement WlthlD. t wo years
clothes, w>th dter mangHlig and lrOnlng, and anthropologiIIU w ou ld fill coll1Dlns of thIS JOuruoJ
of marrIage
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cannot be O"t'6r e mphasrsed - pot only on thft for l'Veeb and would 1eave the student OO"'lldcrod
ma'nd
score of hetr.lth , but on those of a~pea.raDce beyond words Whether chess entered RU!!'.ll\ from
1 he ~eat difficulty "K hlch I!IO ma.ny feel DOW 1!J
aDd e<>Onomy
Clothe. put ... ay d 1 do Bot the Eu~rn Emplre In compa.ny Wlt.b Its Chmtianity,
the lack of food ,tuffa but. here the town d" eller
lsmootb and well fim l hed when akeD out 01' it lt came from lndm, 18 0. matter that:will never be
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE PHOSPHATE l()C)k
Hi f~ ll!1g It more th a.n the man In the country
for U!C, and there lS a danger of
eu be poe1ti... ely demoostrated The whole lubJect 11 hone~ last of our big towns ar& IIbort of a.1I these mlll
J88Il, complicate4 hy the many forms of Onent.a.l ches!l,
I FOR WElK NERVES. I
COInIng damaged by mIldew
mg ofIals whIle the country com 6tore can usua.l1y
&s much Ul the deUIlea.tion of the cheee·men &.!'1 In the
I
keep hiS customen gnmg H ere the countrYman
modes of pia..,. ~ -rea.cling &ntiqua.ria.p works on the
game It 11 h&rd to .teer a clea.r course 8.8 to Its evoluha.a a great A.dvantage, beoause much of the food
W AR-TIMI:- DISHES. I
tion, beca.use of Ita ml,litiform eccentncrties a.nd maUlproduced locally 15 oonliumed loca.l1y a.nd the same AN
INVALUABLE
REMEDY
WHICH
SCOTOlI
BROTR
-Take
tbree
pound.
of
fold vaga.rt811 of Illnguage and IItyle Cerlam 1t la:,
roces !'! goes on from year to Jear, hence With a
CHEMISTS SUPPLY UNDER BINDING
mutton from foreqnar~' two quarts of cold however, that, In ' fe w countnes hss It IUrvlved the
rgger production t here 18 more to go round and
water,
half
..
tablelpoonful
of
saltl
a
quarter
ravages
of polJta~1 sWe o.nd national troubles to the
GUARANTEE.
some OHr for the towns The ~untryman haJJ &
of a ~upoon!lli of pepper, one emaIl OO1on , e:rlent that It ha.e m RU88la Thla: areat emptre haa
~eat advantage &Iao In the ml!!&ru of groWtag
csrrot.!J and turnlpII half a cupfvl ea~h cut In produced mol'tl than lts due proportion1cif great pl&yen
frod M06t of the llmallholden ooul d produce all
Im llll cubes, two tabl&epoonfuls of flour, three and probteDl1!5ta, proba.bly due to th't' undema.ble fact
t hey need and .ome for sale. and t hIS beyond the
SATISFACTION OR MONEY BACK.
tablespooniu\e of ",.arl barley
W ~h me at. that theM h~! alw4ys been In A1I1& and the Far East an
amount for huntan consumption
Of cour5e
remove SkiD and "fai'l and cut meat In small essentIally democmtio game, whareaa In Europe the
potilt oell Are usually tabooed for poultrv but l~
game h&a: been. ujltil the nmetee1.th century, almost
pi eces , add w"ter, se asonmgs, vegetables
excluslvely an ~tocmtlC PUrsUIt The mtei1ectua.l
tlmc~ hks thiS whet! ordmaTy food II s~O& we
barley,
and
flour
n'l1'xed
wlt.h
a
I
~ttle
cold
RUl5fnan
IS 8. phlegrna.tlQ mc1ivldua1, a nd It would IIUX.
The w~r UI probabJy responsible l for the fa.ot that
Just Ufe eveIJ'"thtng whJch come. to band ea.slly and
water
Cook slowly from SlJ: to eight hours
fi t t o t ~e the pla.ce TbUl brmgs In aU the little all round U8 we see men and women who have no As w.ter evaporates, add enough to make up pnae us but a ht~le it wQ b eard tha.t 10 Petrograd a.t
thiS moment, when mad n oting, murder, rapino, and
potatoe~, and a.lso the chlPpmgs from greens
physical ailmeAt or mftrmity, yet are weak, mtless, for that lost by ev tloporation
genoral dtaorder a1i8 rampllDt. chCf1!l playezl of theclty
Sil edes
turnipS, carrot. and such like which' depresaed. a.nd nenon!. Tbpy lack ener gy , have
meet as usua.l a.nd carry on to the 8.CCOft)pUllmcDt of
STBWBD TaIPK -Take two 01' th ree poundll
"hen hoI led, CM be made mto & m~ vnth
Itl CeMa.nt turmOil and UncelU!lOg strife Mr George
(rdma n meals The country m&n ca.n get hiS lur no nm , VIgour, or vitality. tpId. oooaequently cannot ot tripe, waah It well, smd scr ape a.wlIIf aU t he Kennau, In bis II 8100rla a.nd tbe EIile System" snys
pi 1'" gram locaJ ly, and many small communities apply themselves WIth uet to ruther work or ht, put It ID a large stlouccp nn and Just cove r that the Soyou, a nomadiC people who Jtve In Siberia.
Scrape four car and Mon~oha. had been descnbp.d to hIm fUI the wild
'Worl mg like t hl. are entlrelv Independent of the reare&tioD
Such a. oonditJon It pltilLble, ,et, It With qUite bolhn g wder
With elt, the fie rcest &nd the lO08t &av4ge of all the native
1;I1.,e t owns for f hmgs whi ch Me of the home fortunatelr, it la eaaill remedied, for phymolane roi$, put thes e 10 'Tpole WIth the
tubes of tho.t part of the "orld But, like all the
m:\nufacture I Jlnow m some of the modern siud have pr.1Ied beyond qu..tion that a ~roduct known four lar~e Onlona, pteled, a
A lUtLtl~ , they are ch . . .as plaven
In tbe !bnUllilDsk
t l1 \1" 5 thmgs have been hard t<> get, wberea.s U1
II bltro-phoaphate Will restore lost nen ana energy I\nd marjoram I cover cloee
Museum rue sets of Soyot chealHXlell, and the pIeces
the count.ry those fOo<b 6ave been plentiful - DII and ma.~ the wea.k fIond liitlet18 stron~ /lnd TlgOroUS four l;l.ours Take out the trIpe .,,,e',"'lly••~.
were
ananged
MJn
am:
game,
but
the deftlgns of the
Irren t parts of the country vary &, good dea1 as: agalD Readen ",ill find that h1gh , ciau 'cbemUit8 bot dIsh "hlle you thlCken the
men o.ro very fa. tuhc, albeit qU&.lntly ploturesQue
tablespoonful of fl our Wlth a
t"") Ihe ~m o unt of t ood avadable Cor ao~ pa rUl eyerywh er! are able to Mupply tbt8 restonJjve bUroThe P1t1ceS are CAn cn.turt!s ot dogs, camea, hol'88l,
~c:('m "ell supplted whIle others' are Mort Not phOl!lpba.te In the fonn of IIml\U oompreued tablet II Il")utt.o em oath , stu th18 toto tho
ch ildren, ete , but theU" m ovemellts are Yf!JF1 81milar to
Let It boll for seven Iminu,ic,
contaJD lOg 8uftiClent tablell for two frOiD the trrpe
! n;.; A..Qo an order wu Is«ued tba.t ma.17.e coul d not and lIS a
those of OUr own Chfll8.mell, and the obJ e·ot of check·
hI' f",d to fow ls, a nd In fact wa.a not to be had from weeb tr~ tment can be obt&lntd fOf Qs 6d, 1he put t.'he carrots round. the tr.lpe,
ma.te 18 Dearly IdelltIcn1 It Op~IlS up flelde 01 ape~':Il "'.
bOll and reflection thnthordes of8avagcs aud btU"bUj.ans
tl e Cr"Jrn merchants But I know of a. man who IS remedy ~ 'Wlthtn the Iells)' rea.ch of ~Te~7 sufferer sauce over, and sene as h ot as pe,,,:!ble.
hko these SoyQts IIhould I1lt.erest thems~lves 10 the gaqle
!':tH i ne; mlddlmJ{s and m &l Zf) ae much 8.IJ he wants T ake one ltablet after eTery meal J and very BOOn rou
Pne. PtiDDurO -Wa.b ami
ot
chen , whlcb'dema.nils 1:1. qUIet o.tmoaphere andenryWIll
n
ote
a.
mo.rked
lDlproYemeot
1U
your
fcondltlOn
f I poultry a.nd there seems no shortage of any
~ pht peas for twen hy fotH' poure
thing ahsn tn theu otber c\lstoms and habits It
kmrl
Ma.ny people think that. money can do You will t.1eep Letter and a.waken brlF.ht and refr~bed
thorn ]oosely 10 a pllddu\g cloth ,
would seem that tho mmd' of Dllln, whether highly
anq hlntc but It won't buy Ituff thl\t IS not avail Sudde:n, lUDe.J:peOted ecmnds will no lODger alarm cqJd w&ier, and boll lrolD two
culturetl or pnnutively blU'Qp.rl&n, ba. something In
yOD. 8nd o ervo u s hoad8ches wlll be banlabed So .·ha]f hours
rl'rif' and Tn the case mentioned a.bove It II not a
Dram the pellS well
common
a.ftdi all
these reeu1ta that e ....eq flaak of bltro~ beforfl passIng them through a
I e ~ tl on of money , but JUst ordmary bUSlnesA certaIn It
I :t li n.'!
If Spaoe! &1101". JUlt go on &nd produce ph03phnte tablets is aocompa.nied by 8. blading ounce' of butter or other fat,
"THE CHESS AMATEUR"
... mil", chicks aA pol8lble and you WIll not need guarantee of aatill£action or money ba.ck, and the small eggs, and salt and
Added featurcs murk' the Febl uo.ry 18SUO of thiS
tel dcsp,l\ r of getting food although you Will need user lS therefore m Sllred flgalll8t aU poUlblh~y of Steam 1ft a. gre"sed ba.lIlD for
POl?ul!lI monthly With mtereflt a nd IDstruCtiOIl An
to pl'('pare for It early enough and keep a talr 10119, M well 118 protected frllrn the d&n~" of drug tlghtlv In a floured cloth
article by Thorold Oos~et on H.A ! suggested Intor·
Al1pph In hi'lJld Tbll means ordermg well before taking AnalYllell sh9 1U thllt ~)ltro·phO(lphllte IS 1\ meat or se parately, for an hour
nttionnl
Chess Notatron" le a.n tngeDlou8 attempt to
thr 'lt hpr lot has run out, then there us DO re&8On pure natural food for tho ner .... ea. and the ta.blet.a eggs may be om itted
I f e6peranto " - if we ma.y OOlgTl & ~erb-the languag~
cont&m no traoe of sny harmful drug
I
fo r l!ettmg short
of tlie ~me, but we &l"e rar fr" m collVloced iOf the need
!TAl UN Sl'XW -Take
of a uOl ....ersal no t,dh oJI '] h J present a.rrnngement
beef', t."o smaU OniODS. 1."'0
works W'1tb Ilttle fndibu aud the ddferenCflll In Uie
fat one' and a hBlf pmt of
IDterpr,tation of I~~ moves by other nabonahties are
broth one and 81 h a Jf ounce of
e~unt, OTercome ~\Ve rio not t.hIut tbe ldea mll meet
~RMING. m eal, two tomllloee p epper and
"iltlth grell.t support I Mr H W Butter haa two pages
the meat trImmed and cut· Into
nf the , I Amateur" for h'ls,not.e8 on the County· of Sue.
pleees I chop tb e OOlonl and cu t
sex-a county th",t hu 10 luddenly come Into the hme-nlkr
peeling-'
nto
small
pieces
hgJ:tt
.And these Will prove edifymg re&ding
At tho Holborn R est,urnnt on Friday, t\l.e con
mto a aaucapM'l a.nd when h ot
U Cbeclclnl(' Zig-Zap," by Mr T
R. D"W80D, .,has but
Ir oo& of fumers an d alJotment holders lnterested onion
It (or a f~w mlDu tes Add
8. teohmcal mtereat, m ... olTlDl, as It dOlI, SOMewhat
le the agrlcultura.l co ope.rat.lve movement 'W'M r e seaso n tn
laboured studT With httle resultant compensation
'f-l th uit and pepper, an d cq mlmm
Otlter llJatten 1ft the 14 0 A " II of the Ulual typo a.n.d
l umed
I
cook sUrrlng frequentl Yl untIl
confirm.
us in tbft Vlew'that a bnfJbter and Chea.per
Then add the
Mr L ethe Sco U, M P , who aga ll't prulded, ID nicely br owned
monthh' ohMS Jourbal It 'WoJ\ld be Impo8lllble to protoml\to, brmg up to the bOll
t roduced t he I!uhlcct of tbo tradmg Iide of t he re
duce We do not ;l5Jlow, how •• er, why the
aprlllkle In the oatm ea1
L et
ment of late ha .... tJJowed ~trv tp appear m
constructlon scheme plPposcd by the AgrIcu ltura.l about tW(J hours un ti l the meat II
which h~ no reference wliBtever to eh_
Organisation Society
He c:ontended that a.n der, stlrrmg the contents of the
e:xtri.neoUl rhrm:fIII! occupy valuable apace, a.nd
Agncultura.l 'Vholesale Soclet.y Wil absolutely OCC&llon~lly, ADd adchng a h~t18
h&f"e no plaoe lD th. tnq'um8.
Se r\fe very bot, occolnp.nie.d
euentjal to the co-operatIve monment, so far &8 tf necessft ry
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of
well
balled
pOtatoe.
No lOBI
la rDler& were concerned , and tbat f.k .w ould abo be
Chaap~
Jl'ram
a SJUl ~,..t:i'n TOurney
of great. value to a.1lot.me.nt h olae~, pa.rth:ularly
Whl..
Whit.
Btaol<
Whl!!D they were a.ble to grow a. certain amount of
SpieJmaa
Spielmao
Manhall
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18
PsP
PXP
l urplul produce for Ailpoaa.l ui t he market
2 Kt. - KB8
19 B&p
R-Xtlch
A d loeu"lon took ,pl\lC6 aB to best baOlI
8 KlxP
20 K-Rl
Q- B'
which £100.000 Could be raised .. copital In
f=':'~B'
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B_Qa
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BxP
nectloD With an AgrIcultural ' Vh oleaale SOCIety,
.. n-J[S:\I~.) ,RsB
'The Soap to
COLDS. l C~TARRff
a.nd In t~~ end It W8s Brrangeu tbat. certaIn
25 KtzR. . , ,l}-JCB6
.~leanse and putt ....
commend"tlons Ib ou1d be laId before th'••o~~!::;;~~ 1
-ry. the OlO tment
=~~i~r ~t:.R.:a
IOCletlo, represented, and tho.t [lnother ~
"~J[1t ~
BlJ\(,
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t6soothe andh •• l
shOll d De h~ld In la few weeks, .... ",hlcb
...
P-R. (.) .
Xt.-:f.16 \
Nothing better for
BC ~]['(b)
~~.
could
W'rojiort.od
all sldn . nd scalp
~~~m l Ba~
troobles.1 a, well
'thalrT(l&J1
83 PIlI
l ' .Itsil'\l
u for IIvery.day
Jt bad
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r::.~~ tQ!let pU'i¥lBe.

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THE VALUE OF BARLEY

WImI planning tbe a)loImenl lor cr<>ppillr.;
T&rlOue pomts DlWJ~ be taJaen iM:o CODSde.r ...
ti.9n
Too mueb ~ should not be a~
for arry one C!'O'p I for mstance. 'Glnablo &II:
potatoes are, they .shoul8 Dot be gnen ~
large a. share of the grOUBd. for if they ar-e ali
&fallure there are nGt suO\ment ot.t.!szo ~
·crops, such as earrots, tW'D!!pB, swedes, a~
BO on. to take tbelr place If the soil 18 s tieky.
damp clay, slightly rai sed beds ar~ the best
for proqUClDg good e arly crops of T~"
but wberMhe Boll 18 light fl a t beck are qwterj
f5ui'ttr'ble
To make gBt.bermg snnpie, and to.
prevent crOJJs beIng trodden on, narrow P&tb1
ways ietween the beds lore a useful I eco!!ODly,
though they mar take up a. hUle space
ThtJI
plan • ould b. thorougbly mapped
belo"",
an,. crops are pu~ In
dus saves much t~Gj..
and l~hour wll... the rush to £6t seed 111/
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n 10 1& mlJ.nb to Iry and grow too m any\
,.arietieO .,f p,otMoeo The best plan " ilo try:
• Ie.. kindo. and ""'" p1ck 001 the
""'p'
per and table potal<!. and keep to this for tb",
chief YIeld of tubers
For heavy 80Ils the
number ot ~ ar~ are strictly hWJ'ted, and
very ofren nr~tte8 winch do well lD etherSOl18 prod1lOO ODIy p oor qoahty i.ttbers when
grown LD them
Of ea rly ... a.riette8, May
Queen 1.8 nearly 8ure toO prGl'e a. auccess, and
Harbmger and BrtMeb Queen are two safe
~cond ear'llell
Of lIunncrop kiudR, the b est.
,. geD<lrally vole<! to be Laogworlhy, tbough
Golden Wond-er, a. potato allilost sIDlllar, 111
fir st rate ThIll pot&to needs generous manurlng Rnd deep digglDg lf It 1.8 to succeed

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b ut horribl y dje hrc r erl,
)"" -~'onl "" mus t 'be n fool to
I S sh e!
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second urc nln, cdttlln,p; om

In Spite of .some excellent recommenda.tlOns, the
Report. or t h e De:putmentaJ Comm ittee on the
sala.l"Iel of E lemen ta.ry School Teachers Will not
be fl\vourlLbl ) receIved by those who are £ightmg
for t.he prmclple of equa.l pa.y for equal wor};;; The
Comm ittee has -ootne out defimtely on tbs Ilde of
tbose who co nt.end that a rnM n eeds, and IS en
t,tled to a higher .,.l.rv than a woman It . ug
gesta 8.8 • baals for further cxam lllation of the
quellhon that the women .. mUlmum should be
not. 1068 than throe quarters of a man's
The followmg general prmclples a.re IMd down
to gUide loca.l authontu~s 10 fiXlDg scales of pay
(II Authorities m constructing a. scale, a,.im ILt ob
t.a1n m g 0. constant. supply of sUltable recruit.!!, a.t
retalnmg them" hlle other careers 8I"6 shll open
to them and at. securmg seITlc~ of the des tr~d
quaht.y from tho!le who make tea~bing th l!! lr Me
work (2) feachers, m accepting a. scale, ma y
proped)! expect that It IIhaU proVId e t.hem WIth 1\
reasona.ble assurance of a. remune1'3tJOn that Will
enable t.hem to hye a.ppropru~,tely WIthout financIa.l
embarraa.ment, and that they
ha.... e ·a lau
cha.nco of advancement to post.i 0 g:r:eater 1M
parlan ce a nd 6D101ument
The mlDlmum In monev payments recommended
for certified te.ch.r! \0 £100 for men ""d £90 for
women, With £65 lUI a mlO1mum for uncertified
teach.", of beth .t . ..
In London a.nd adjacent urban &reM better
• o.l.nelli ani recommended to eompensat.e for the
greater 005t of hY1ng

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ve!lts arid pants, "ocks and hedsocks
,
l\b Abbot.t. " ho bas been collecting money for
t.he h~Plta.ls In Austraha. sends 6Xcell ent aC1Xl unt~
of ber p ro~ She has Taued £6 000 In Queenr;
land, and II ,till expecting subscrlpt lons
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BrusseJs sprouts take some t.jme to come t6
• good cendlbon of growth for plcking, so
early sowmgs should he made whe rever pas-.
rible The seed IIl&Y he sown now In bo%Cs all "
pot.8 and placed 10 a. room or cupboa.rd wher.
there 18 gentle 1\&rmth, 1f no frEV,UC or- green....
h OU6e 1& avaIlable
A.s ooon a.s the pla:nt.e;
hav e made their first r ough lea.ves they:
!!hould be transplanted mt~ other boxes or a.
cold frame. IllloWln! t:.breQ: mches beWieen:
each plant They ca.n then be allowed to gro...
WIth as much aIr as pos81bJe gIven them, 50that t hey may be g raduallv h rden.ed orr a.n~
plBnted out In Api'll
Gn: en tillS start, the."
\\0111 go ahead at once In t he ground and pr~
dace fiDe pbmts early m the ati\umD.
Auy ltWle from now till the end of Marella!
pa.rsalp ~d may be sown m narrow drilla
about 15m apa.rt
The seed must not bl).
v.:asted by scattenng lt7 there wlil be qUIte
e nough work. to do later on WJthout the extru..
]a..bour of olearmg &n overcrowded p3rtmlpbed
A few seed. ,bould be dropped a1o~
the dr1ils at a. dIstance of 6m to 8in aparl.,
After BOWlD8, the bed must be finely raked!
down, leavmg It 80 untIl the seedhngs are ~
the ir true leaf , t hey ma.y then be SIngled au
and a good dressm g of soot glve n ana weI
hoe d In FreCijlen t UBe of the hoe, and anotherdresslDg of soot a month aiter the firat, .,.dl
be all the care needed To get the best results
the plot chosen should De are deeply dug th ..&
has not had manure added to It J'eCe1l:tJ.y..

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Seed tillS year HI d ear Bond scarce, t.nd tosa
of seed through lmproper SOYflDg must be.
aVOIded
UnsUItable 8011 .or baft weather maYl
often cause the 1088 of seed put 10 most care ...
fully
For those. who lock expenence and!
know no otbar way of te~hDg, an e.xceUen'k
test of the proper oondltton In whtch the 801~
should be to receIve seed or plants HI thfl
e ffect It has on the tools u s.cd If they beCotnei
c logged ' by earth stickmg to them, D6l-tbe1'l
SO"'I~ ..nor plantlD@" should be done
It til
much better to walt for dner wea.tker aDd soil
than r1l!k seeds 1U eaturated cold earth.

To get an ea.rly crop of those de1icioUIII
veg&tables leeks 80WlDgS mlly be made DOW
for tIn,s plBnt 18 ~ectly hardy. The SOl 1
shquld be 5ufficLCntly d ~ to be raked to a-ftna
tiltli
A fioelseed bed, free of 5tones It.IJd
c10ds, IS ~bso utely lIecessary to allow tha
,.eeds to germ) ate
'Iibey mBY be grown \Q
(ull sn e Without benlg transplsnrted, nnlea:t
\be object 1S to blBoch j th em , or for this pur~
pose th~ thtnDlngs ma! be used 'l'bey -ahonldl
be sown 10 furrows, hB1f an mch d ee p and on6
foot ap art, to n110w them au:fficieat room....
Ground for loeks should be deeply dug 0..,
tren ched aDd well mauureci
OnIons are , no doubt, one of the- moat prOoli
fi t&ble crops to grow 1 fL8 well as bemg thai
mos.t popu.lar "nd useful elf all "eg8~
afte r the potato
As much space as possible.
should be spared for tlte}1l, a.nd a SOW-lOg can;
b e made any time bctween mId F1ebruary ami
mid March, pronded the ground 18 In good!
working order To asslst heavy aoi!, a apeculJ
.omrst of earth, together WIth some al'fi.
fiela fer t IlIser , may be added to the driIIa..
Weeds mU5t be· kept under, but at the sam&.
t im e tJ;1 e Mil must not be UDduly loosened.
aDd when the bulbs begm t-o (arm care musti
be taken that the earth IS lIOt drawn aroMldl
them
The most cntlca.l times In omon culture are "t II 1w1blDg ' I and rlpenmg bu.
even when the bulbs nave atta~ed to ibe11'l
full , SIZe httl& or DO water should be 8I"en.

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rk d istrICts wh~te the oman l1y 18 -.ery ~
vale nt it IS '" good plan now to ao.w omon8
thml)j In box~s or paJl8 of good 8011 pl&oed lIt
modera.te hea.t
The seedlings Me kept, Deal"
the gl ass to make them sturdy, &00 wbeDJ
about L\\O Inches h i.gh they are transplanted!
two and a. b8li,f to three Inches apart tn boJ:eei
of rlc h sod
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Early tn Apr11 choose, If possible, ehowElT1'
weather for plantIng out "Young Ol1.)O-n plants
a.re aet SIX mches to nme mches or mOI8i
apart, In rOlHl twelve Inc hes to fifteen inches!
aport, on beds WhIch have been pre.fl£ed
WIth very great care
The sod can bardly bet
too 1rlch , or too finely brol(en up or made.
too finn for ontons 'I'11e C1.'Op vnll ibe fit for:
use\ after the other crop has been nnesW o~

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Td procure rCl\lIy ~ood hOrseradiSh, dfJe-p
trench«s sftould be mod e to a depth of about
2tft
At the bottoJn a liberal supply of halfdeca.yed lIlanure should be put, and the soil
placed on top should be In a fine. eastly wor'k.~
a-ble COnditlOD St.rong roots should be cboeen.
and the cuttiDFCsl made should "be Illbout .(in..
long
The.e .hould be plooed aoou.t 15in.
apart, With the crowns or top ends put 2in or:
so below thc surfo.cc Where roots I are gro'W'll
for sal e. an annual plan-tatJOn must be medii)!
fOT though th e rootll are' well nrgh l-OOestruc ..
tible good cul tlvatlOn lS JIIIecessary to set 6n.
Btr&lght roots

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old'fashlOned 1de. that -.I mus, h.
sown thlckly to e!\sure DO gaps In the rows
h olds good no JOl!ge r , for very nauly a.11 t~&
seea sown now hM been properly hlU"'l'Mted,.
cleaned, and ~ tes ted and there IS httle fear"
glven prop'er condItions ot weather and... soil.
that Jt wdl no* an germmate
So ... cry Uua
SOWlDg can Bately be practiSed, .thus 8&nog:
seed and Isbour later on, whf\u the time or:
thinning comes
R athe r tb.,n have a goocl
d eal 9f seed left OYer for another y'eM It
would be a good plan If anotment-holders
\Vent shares lD a parcel of seeds
'For Ina penny or twopelllly packet of vegco!
see~ wlll conta.m ten to twet....
a.llot.m en t--holder can do wlt11
for these seeds lore very hardy.
r e ared carefully , each Heed lihoul~
produce • 6ne plant.

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