Reading Observer 03-1918

HEAtTH OF , TH~_COUNty HINTS
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SAYS RHEUMATIC AGONY IS
STOPPED IN TEN MINUT-ES - BY
HOT AtKALINE BATHS.
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~r W Su.am. Act,ng C01lJ1ly Med.cal Officer
of Health h.1 1I,ued hIS annual ~port, IDI whIch
h....ya .. Actmg upon the lugptlOIlll ¢
to expe.aslVe h.ot apriD" or
LocAl Gcrtemmctlt Board, the District MedlcaJ
dostOg with powerful dtuaa.
Officer& Qf Be&lth of the 'County 11.vo lIaued abB y A 11CE L.l1{I)Lli8. QIl.liJi«l °N.ru
breVlatcd l"8ports for the l ycar 1916 the reports
b ave been confined chlefiy to eaaentuLl and urgent
A. !'.k vour 0\\11 mwaal man About whether he matters which have Hfflcted the pubhc health dur.
\; \~ .. of any surer, safer, or more converuent WA.7 Jng tb e vea.r, and ~ome of t@ customary st atlstlca.1
to up rh (>uma.t1c ~, a.o~ea •• welling Ilnd
laoles have been ether omItted or ",bridged
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than hy bft.tbing 'In .uongly alkaline hot ! Slmllar lines have been fol1o~d In tID!! report
,.. 11 r v;hioh any ohemin can tell you how to v.hl ch is consequently Ie. comprehensive tb&n
prepare at h ome RemeO'lbPr those of form"r yearl I t 111 neoessa.ry to pomt
that oold J& Alway& the belt out thAt oWlng to the diffieulttes m el~lmatlng
1 1oca l popu lat.lons together with the changes In
!~:.~ rh:m:~~~ t~~
clO56e the 8\OU POrefl, 1\0 the I th en' a~!) and se~ COn.ltltlJ,tlOn, the prmCipa.l v lt.al
ludney"- haTo to do aU the \ stat.lstlC:S for the year (wIt h th& e:sceptlon of
additIOn'll 'Worl- ellmlll§tlDg raLe of mfant.tle mort.a.hty) are somewhat.. untrust
$c\ds and lmpuTltlel'l which l\ orthy for purpose. of compa.r180n With thIS
ahould b a thTown off by the
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h b ,~
pores
Cold u180 eont.racla reseI'Ya.tlon It. may be stated tuat t e IT,-," rate
t be surfa ce blood. U lIICbc de~ waR practlcally the lame a.a m 19].5, and COD.Ilderprlvmg mu :wl~lI ~r JOlntl. of Rblv below the a\ erage of t.he l o"'yean 19051914 j
the warm blood ~upply they Rnd t.he general death rate was lower t.ba.n t.he
hRdly need, tbua m&\nng them st~ff a.~d pamful I corresp ondmg rate for 1915 but somewba.t high er
Ihlfl. Aooounb for the prevfllcnce 0 rh6rm utl'lm lOr ! than the "verage nte fOT t~ preceding 10 years
w Id wea1her and for the de.s.erVed populanty 0
haths at fllm ou& ho ~ medlcated :\lx llhne SpT1T1'S" 1 The rate of mft\ntlle ruort.a.htYJ whlcb 15 unaffected
-W hen the body l&lmmersed In b ot. (llxa.hne ViA-ter,
errors due to changes m the popul.tlon showed
the skin qUlckly becomes qmte r ed
TillS ot OOUl'Ae a reducti on of over 30 pe~ ce~t (US compared Wltb
II bec.u&e the w&lla of the blood venela near the th l) unu.auo.lly higb rn.t.e of 1915 and waa thtl
surfa.ce of the body hue munedlA-te1y ex~~~e~ . andf 10\' est reoordad In the County The m Cld enC6 of
there n aturally foll ows a greatly lO cre~ u OW 0 I
blood tbrough the parts to wish ont nno aCId sca.rlet fever t hough greatly below tha.t of 1915,
aocp mulation~ a.nd prolIl oausing p01.~nl!l
T ~e bot wa ll contilderabl~ aoove t.h~ a.verage, the metdenoe
albh ne wa.ter .180 open.!! tbe pored l\ud peTmi~9 the of dlphtbena was about tho average &rid of entenc
aOla~ :\ud uupurltlM to MCl.pe. Juet as they would 10 fever below the a.verage
Ten. Ca.se8 of cerebrothe form of perspImtlOD 10 hot woa.tJ)pr ~r"pln\tloo spmal fever were notifie.d M compared Wltb ~
nlways bemg strongly &Cldulol18 ''You will soon
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fEW'l the relreAhtng and exhtll1:rabng effect of your caMS In 1915
p&ms dis.. ppear Etther take the bath lmmediately
The area of the AdmlOl5-tra.tl've County is
befoTe r ettrlng at mght, or elee follow hy a cold 454 728 &.cres. of wInch 2 866 acrel a.Te covered
epongmg to close the porcs agllln, 10 there wlll be WIth water
no chance of ca.toblDg cold Avotd pIlla and rnedi~
Th
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omes U a few gralns of .. n6rootio or other drug
e average btrth rate m tht. ounty aa &
at
h 10 top yopr pam th.y will &!to dnrm g the ten years, 1906 to 1915. WM
;':' txrong enou~ t.o d: other I... d ..':"bl. IhiDgs _
whtl, t the rate m 1916 w .. .l.7 81 pOP 1000
ALong enong
popula.tlOn Of the va.no'QS dlstncbs, Fanngdon
Rural sttll sliows the hlghC&t &overage rate, Ie,
Any chemist ca1l aupply at trifllnt co.t ttie
only mgredient. requlNCl to pNpatII tlaa
baths at bOIll" No aeecl of t ....

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Tit. tHlf'1tI1U .tf'dflgly all:tJlille medlCuJ4l
"", edle1U. refern4 UJ ." the o/JOf)4 article ca,.. be 011
tlWttd Irota aoy chnm~t nlreOOg eomlmled (,..ady for
1,nmedUltl UM)
tM jo,.,n of Reud81 bath .al~t'ate,
(powa.r I-I
Tho. .... o{tm pr~,..btll by phy.acwtu for reu.elJmg patn or jD'f' ctW'1ng .,eum/l /lud otller
ury
. liN afflMtloJil that most chemut. kt'tp t
r~ pttt up ~n fXJd>e~ of CO'~II.".t
ilt wry ~llgh~
PJft, 01"'119 thl treJUfH,,IIt G tri4l u tim e/ore Dn

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Ilmpk nu:lt".

WOMEN'S WORK.

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TO REMOVE MUD STAINS
SOIDe s\...". made b) mud ..re tzoublesODlft
to remOVfI, and a few may Appear to iefy
troatment..
lhey oan, however, be clea.red
r~o:n c otbea bJ ulIUlg a ~ol ut.ion 0( carboIl&te
0\ !OO<l. and te;xd "at« Apply,. w,tb a
pl&:!ft of c!,.c.Lh, Vi all rubbing tee spot
After
o:erds pr e¥/! Ute materlal on ihe under!l1de
..,u4:l 0. bot lron, p~tt.in b a d~mped towel tbe
t~~f1 tk.... tr O ~ and
the garment prt'sied
C hit sLnu:i b:l.dly, the 'ftllltish m.r~ boweur,
~ 111 s.uccutnb to tho t.ceat.meD~ laa, descTlbed

c~l ekcn .

hkel! tho 111;11,]1

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TUDmng

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nervous about
.. to ,.h4her thel l
hatch
chtw

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otherwlIc no
earth and push
mako It a- slt\lcet;
and yet "ot fiat

bay or slraw and
that you have •
egg. can ~..!'ep1
t.hat..sbe elf' mov~
PO!ltloDf5: Not
be turned o\'"cr,
tntO
ccnLr~
part of lthe nect1
mnet be coPled 1

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successful

ba.tcL

the nest wd,h }D
and Beaa ,l:n-ciidmg,
)f not. prevented
hen where aile 18
that she .;hou1d

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1 H E NEW HOSPITAL 'FOR WOMEN 1 he memona.l to Dr Garrett Andenon 18 tc t&ke
the form. of the endowment of beds 1n the new
H osp Ital for women ITho appealfor fundi for Ih..
purpose IS ha.vmg very good reSults .£10 000 ha...,.
mg bun already IUbscnbed G1rton and N ewn
ha.rn are collectmg £Or a. Cambndge bed Lady
Ma ..garet H all, Some~llle a.nd other CoUegd, for
an Oxford bed Bedford College ma.mt.a.lDS a bed
nlrcBd, by an ~uaI sub&crlptlon ,..hJle raISing
£1000 for Ito ponn~nenl endowment MMy of
thfl large schools &r6 r&lSlDg iunda for beds to be
named a.fter them
The womea' engaged In par
tl cular OCCupa.tlona-..mtl&Cl&De, antboreese. &0
trcs;te.:l CIVll aervanu, gardenert, domestiC ser
\ anls-a.re also collecting for the SAme purpose
~lost of the clvil hqsplt.aJs need help more tb&n
\1'1; lal at. t he preaent tlme, aDd bO~ t.hem more
t ban the New HOlplW fOl' Women.
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h ave often in dlscusslng the Govemm&nt'l
for t.he hout mg of the 'Worklllg

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(' ·"es l ~ d atrong oempba.&lS on onr hehef thAt
t l at. tbcro was .a. subJect on ",hleb. the 'W'omlm .ll
I IDl on would be of the greate5t 1".l1le It lS,
t m:!lc' nre wltb the grea.t-est Int.ereat th&t we read

"n announcement of the fonnatlon of &: Women a
SIt) (nmmltLee of the AdVlsery Councli by tbe
\ l m.; t il' of RecoDstruct.lon
Thla Sub-Commlt.tea
' \ II collect Informa.tIon and gIve adVice on house
p lans from the pomt of new of the work.lng
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La.dy Emmott 18 Its ch.Ltman. and on
the Cu mmlttee a-re tune other women &1.1 con
n ('ted 'Wlth HllpOrt'D~ orga.ll1 l atlons a.nd departINn l", b u~ appomted In an IndIVidual &ltd not an
(lffi('lal ca.paClty
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to make extra. 'PrOVISIon

to accommodaf.t\

th~m or ~ a.cknowledSil' that It cannot deal With
them locall~ D"p.n.al'.. have been held wee~ly
at Rellldm~,--and tortmghtJy at Abmgdon th,rough

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a.nd calhng statloo have been eatabwh,ch are ulled mop,thly at W .... ta~e an<\
N ewbury IIt 1.11 h oped th.t centrea at Maidenhead
And 'Wmd~r WIll sharllv ~ In o.,eratlon Dur
mg the year &bout 76a.'f111.t.a'to p atIents were palQ
by tAO tuberculosI8 ofBeer, 171 patlenfli paId 393
1"ISltS to the Du~pehsary m Readtnsi. and 57
patJents 'Paid 130 VISIU to tbe Abln2drin Dlspen
Mill Hugbel th~ Tu~lof!l e. Hea.1tll
Mry
Vlslwr f'8I'ugned 10 Apnl, alfl Mllj, Dutt.on was
appomted 1m her ~Iaoe. &lid tQok up ber dul,e.
m June Durin g the yeal' 1,180 Tunt! were paId
by the TubcrculOlu8 V1Alton A total of 112 !peCl
mens of 5put1lm were exa.mmed 1n the County
la.bora.torv dUTIng th~ vear :i ,J.£. of the~ ga.ve E..O!II
t1'7'o Te-ultt; The BerkshIre In lura.tl~ liomm'fttee
reo:Hv.d 76 apnlicatlOns from m~ured penon., fo f'.
SMR.tonum Benefit
Of the 76 npflhca,nts 62
""ere lent to tah&tona. 75 received domlclhary
treatment extra nOl1Mabment etc 32 meurcd
pal lent. were proVIded WIth .helten. One of tho
apphcanh moved out of the
before any. treat
mcnt wa.s ~'IVeD
62 adult pa.hPTIts umnlmred
and 10 chlldren were "ent to ISAnatnna at. tbe eOfit.
01 .b. Connlv CounCIl, and m add,llon 70 chIld
nm were eent to the Sa.nlltorlUm School Shelters
were Jent to 33 unmllJ~ penons
r. a senea of tablel a.re ~tven ltatlstle1 of the
det\th ra~e froll\. vanODS dIseases
The Pubhc H eolth (Vencrea.1 D u!eaaes) ~gula
"on' dated Julr 121h, 1916 p,o"de th. ' the
CounCil of ev~y County and County Borough (1)
.boll mbJect to the opproval of the Local Govern
ment Doard, make al'!'!U'lpep)entR for enabhn,2' any
medical practltlOn~1 PrRctUtnll In Ute area.. of the
'CounCil to obt.aln at the (.'9!11t of t11e Conncil a.
BClentIfic report an any m a,~ rla.l which the 'PTnc
tltuml:r may .ubmlt from a patlent stT ~r>ected to
be IJ'Ufienn$l from nnereal dlsPR8C, and (2) . !:taU
prepare and Bubmlt to the BnlU"d a !Cherne (al 'or
the treatment at a.nd In hOSO lta,1s m' other lm:tlh\
tlDnII of penoos J§ 11ffcrmg rrom v~nerea.l d J.Sea.5e
and (b) fOT ~upplvtna: m edlcI'1 prll<:tlt.lOnen With
salv[\n~ or Ita aubstltUt.eS for the t.reAtm e.nt and
preventIon of v6tlereal di Sease: Slmu1taneouR ly
ltlth t.be IRlue of the I'eli.'UlattonK the Local Gov
ernment. Board Illued c11'Oular, a.nd & me.morBn
dum In whIch t.he ntet.!lBlt.y for lmmedlat&l ~otl on
WlU! ur,szed Md detaIled aU':'lCstloDS D.! to the
org&nu!9.tton of 1ICh8mM were mnde It W M -toLed
that the Boud wIn repa.y to tb ~ Countll 16 PH
cent of the con of apprqveq achemes
In thiS
Count.v imtnedll\t-e !te'DS we:~ taken to comllly
WIth the relrulatlnns the GcfvemOT~ of the Rova l
Ber~. Ho.v.hl RtadlD~, and of tho R.doM e in
flnnA.ry Oxford-tho onlv ."JuI.bIe Hl l'lt,tutlone
WhlCh ~eet tho reqUlrcn'lt"Tlts (If the LOcal Govern
ment Board-were Anpronchcd Anrt a T'lrnVISlonn l
scheme W a!i flketcbed ont
Crm sld l'rRhle d lRiC'll1
tIel 10 Betthng the d etallll of tbe l'Ichem p.: \VeTe met
wlth but ot tbe time of WT1tlll U INnv,.mn ... fo
1917) 6nol agreements w,th bnth hO"Tnt.,I. hod
been reAched a.nd It 1" anliclpnted t.hllt thc 1111
nrovd. of tHe LocaJ Qovernm~nt Board WIll shOTtl)"
be 81•• n

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FOR THE V !>. D NURSEThe Army CoQllc111ha ••t I&lt acted npon one of
the rE'commendatlohl or the Comnutt.6e whlch rfI
1 " .. ted long ago on tbe question o( nur&el lIn milt
t'ln hnOCl Olta~ In futuro nun lO&: members of
A D a.nd mil itary probat1oners who have served
'!'l tmllously 10 MIlitary, Terrltorla.l tlr Wa.r Hea1 1Lfil p. [or t,,,!,) ye&I1' &nd ba.ve thelI' mItreD"

rroc mmt'nda tlOn for I!!ffiC1eney. a.re to rank II
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mt nlltSt'oA THe mtroductlon of a new gJ'!id'
I t\\ecn tha t of probationer and staff nuI'M oug.bt
tn "egu1ar lse the
I tlons of ma.ny V A D nune.
\\ ho whl !e t liooret l ally r&hkmg 8S prohAhonerl,
b1\ e been domg v
reap onslblo \WOrk 10 under
c.~ aile d mlhtaTY hOlt ltals

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' H E IV A AC IN ~ANCEThc (()mpOtiltum of the OOlDmlo10n of WO!DflI
\\ Ilch IS to VISit France to inveat1ga.te TODlout.
ohoul 10. eonduct 01 membcMl of tho W A A ()
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:l'Ul no\\ been offiCially artnnun~
It, member.
nl~ MI ~s Violet Markham Mn Deane Streat6eld,
}. I liS Carter (of the Dock a.nd Genera' \Vorkera
L nlon) MIM V I\rley (Workers UplOb ) Mil. Rit'on (\1 om'n. F",ndly ~OClely of ScotJand) Tke
(omml .. ,on 10 to h~v. ~1l faClh~leI for e&ffymg
o It Its enqum el alJd ii!l ..to ba aeeompuJeci by
'lr.. Burl~ lgh Lea..c'h~ Chief COntroller of tJJe
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N~RVES

MAKES THEM STEADY AND STRONG

leeks ..,.. tit"*,, that are
10 \hat tlMtJ may ~.

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.bould
11aitl
open- I
agam.
a grea' ......t.an ta .\IeW leek, to
~ro" too long 'D bo.... or po.nl; ,DOi oDd, will
" o&use t}lelll to be ~. 1M. ~y ..ill, ....
cpn"d...l~hly looser m gro....lOfi • ..."a _ _
Jlie-r-er alake any ane 'I"b. 1OIID8i pI...., Mroakf
be irartspla.nted In sell well enriclsed ......sII1
ten maaure
Set theM oiUl apart. m J'e.te
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apart If lHffere weather comes, tIIaeJ':
.h uld b. protected m _e

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PROBLEM: No 2210

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By PBILlP H WILI.UD (Specially Contributed)
.Blaol< (6 pIO...)

recommendatioM
Get some orean sand alld
dry ,t thoroughly 1D , pan on tM ot.o.e A~.ke
a b&« about eight lnchsa aqU1'lre of BnnDel fill
It lfl1ib the dry .s.nd, sow the end. oorefulll

together, and cove r the bag With CQtt.Gn Clr
llDen oloth
ThIS Wlll prevent tbe sand from
silting out, and also en&~le you to heat the
bag qUIckly by Plac'l!~ IL m Ihe oven or OD
the top of the .toTe
he sand holda the heat
for a. long time, and tb ba.g can. be tuck.d op
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without hurting the lnvaluI.

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ABOUT 8PUINS
The most Im~OI'tant thIng lS absolute relt
BIDdle .. apra.lh as htUo M pO~151ble Irarner]H!
the foot- m w ..ter as 'bot a8.It can be borne
Place a fold~d towel &round the part aDd
eo.er Wlth 'blmdage
Keep tbe foot elnated
ID. ~e oak of a epulDed. bind or :wrllt apply

• padded aplint and put the arm ,n a ,It'S
HOW TO PREVENT GRUBY HAIR,
H ••• the f~Uo"IDS udi"e IOllon m.d. np by
your eheDllat four drops or 011 of orange
lower, four drachm!!! of alcohol , four drachm!
of acetIC &Cld , fiTe drachma of tineture of CD.D
tharlde......,ihe whole to be mlud 'Wltn enough
d~8ttlled water to m~ke Clght. ounces of lotion
Apply thIS wlth ~ etreular movement of the
fi'ng crll to the bead Ahv.ys all&w \.be sun and
au t.o set t.e the halr as much as enr poesl,le
TO CLEAN MIRRORS
A most excellent method of cleamng marrore
of all kmdl!l 18 the followlDg DIp a. cle an
IIponse lnto ,plrlt8 of w~e, Imd rub the sur
face carefully
Then drdB lt over Wlth whJtlog or powdered bhle In a Jl!:uslin b.g RMb
lt lightly and qUickly off agaIn WIth a clean
dry cloth Rub on ce more With a seoond clean
clolh aud polish 8nally WIth a l "Ik h'ndk. r
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chief

If

the mirror la a large one only hrJf

o( it Mould be cleaned at once,1 as , otherwIse
I..he &pInts ot wIne wlll dry on before It ~~
be ru.bed

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WAk-'rIMfIJ DISHES.
A'NCHOVY POTA1'O'S.lI -For bre&kfalt try
t.:hJA potato, egg, and "ncho.y pute dl.h
H,.ve re&dy !!lome cold oooked potat~s, out 10
ahce8 about • t.hlrd of an lOch thIck, .-Dd try
brown on both aid es
nralD epread .vnth
.ncho.y paste. and ptle scr&mbled egg on top
(The dru!cJ egg lfI gUlte good for Uus purpo!le)
CKIEU Pl. -A savoury ple of cheeae'l
potatoes, and nce mttke3
aD
e:Jcellent
luncheon dish
Fry an omon (cut up) add.
tomato (honed when frcsh 1!IJ not obtalnl1ble),
bnd cook for fhe mtnutes
MIK. together a
quaJ'ter of a pound of breaderumbs half a
pound of cooked mt\St~d potatoes, t.wo ounces
of cooud rice, a qUllrLer of Il pound of grated
olieese, and the frled onlon and tornilLo
Stir
in a gill of mJlk a.nd an egg Turn all mto a.
sreased pledlah,
cover wlth some more
ma.hed pot&to and bDke for hDolf an hour
Serve wltb hot tomato aauce
CURRIED FISH - Curried fish Will be gene
rally hked for dmner Any kmd of fish can
be used, such 8S cod, hake, haddock herrmg,
or rpck salmon
iBolI the fi~h. remove all
bones a.nd ,skID. and cut Into Amall pleces Fry
a shced onton, and a Chopped apple
Add 8
te&spoonful of cUITY powde r, a tea.cupful of
the' fish stock, pepper and salt, and cook for
""'VODty mInutes
Then put In the fish and
Slm mer for ten lOJDutel
Sene wtth a border
of bOIled flce
ITALI.A.N' RJ80'l"rO - Fry 1'D. .,a cR!5serole, U1
about a tenspoonfu.l :of dnRpm g, if more Hi

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nlo £~tU:;l Y
s'bredded
brqwll
~.dd a htUc
chopped hnr or kidney, WD1'C: ~ho illd aleo b e
browned
Gradually pour In Boma w&tcr
half filhng the casserole, add Aom"" rlC"e Rnd
and loCt the whole stew together for Aome time
until th e rIce IS wen COOked
Serve p"i p ng
hot With a savoury rIce ba.I' many nOUrish
mg dIshes ca.n be made Rice prepft.red m the
way deSCribed wILh a.)lUIe' grated chec~ and
one tomato, In plll.ce of tb~ Iner or kidney, ie.
very good, or a httle curry pOVl'der and no
cheese makes a savoury dish
KIP-PER. KBpGK-B.BIt- - 'rake some .....en
hailed rtoe cooked 111 a (!Q8serole and m&dc
savoury, then add a. Itttle fi sh such 05 0. boned
kipper or tiOJled L'!&lt -flsh ~ beat thorous,hly,
and serve p1plng ho ~
Ked-g(l r ee as ~ brt!\k
laat dISh sa~~1 bre4'd, Mld IS WIlDD.lDg anl1
nourl shlng
CaOU'lE AU
POT --Crout« au pot made
'Wlthout meat IS a French r eCIpe
l'ry In 11
c8.sserole 10 • ver y httle fnt some v; cll
ohopped onlotl mue(l lVlt\ a httle flour llnd
salt and p' pp, r
I\.dd gradually other vM_
ta-blu, such ,,8 crarrot c.bopped or: shced, po
tato, cabb&g8-m fa ct, any vcgo tnbles U1 sca
aOD f HGke them all a nts.e b rown
Ad d
water enough to mak e the wholo tlle con
'lstenoy of IOUp. and cover ~ camp etoly'
.hecd potatoc.. .. ..QIl,.g Wllh .~It ond
peppe,
Ploc. th e lid on tho jltirlolrole oM
oook \the whole
upti1' \U 'Yea_tabla.

not avnlla blc:. onc
Wbe~ th.. ,. "eU

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Autumn aown lettaees JPAY now be ~
outdoors lD a ",."JIl, sheltered l;;orderl If dM
weather 1S roughJ" fe:w nergpeea boagba
stuck m ihe ground on the Windy Bide lriH
save them hom bemg d&maged
They I!Iihoald
not be CO'fered up m any' way, O'r the .bsence
of bght 'WIn !OOil spoil them
If the 'border
slopes to the sun "It 19 a good. plan to take out
a flll'l'-GW Rome mcbes deep and plant She lettuc~s J~ t})e bottem
Tb18 will. pt'O't'ide .. go&d
am~IDt l of .belter

Though the subJect of artifiCIal mamII'fII is •
Jarge ODe, all gardelu~rs 8bouhi maks
themselves QCqua.mted With a few .1mp~ an.
useful facta .bo1l.t them
Otb9nflBe mone,
may .siJnpiy be throwD away on tl\eae IUde to
gardemng, If they are wrengly applied
The
commolleet phosphatic m.nure8 are baslo alas
and .uperpho.p~ nte
N,trogen IS found In
oulr.hate of ammo",a und nitrate 01 ood~
wb.He the only two $OuJ'ees ef pob-sh mU1'la.tW
of potash and klumt, that were more or less
e~sJly
a.. tl&bl~ befGre the ... ar
are Plew
almost uDobtsmable
ShU It can be got from
woed ashes
Boneme.l con tams both Dlt.ratBa
very

TaB USB OP TEA
'nlo use 01 tea, .. oPP9,ed to ,t. "n.. er

THE SANDBAG
'Of the hot.-wa.:ter bas- (or 'bottle) the 'Vlrtues
&18 we)l ~O'WJl.. but. a sand ba.g .bas stIll better

oiIcaJd..".- ....... a&
pt'e....., i*;

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0 wid.

onc:e,

-Ipoonfnt) In a bOlo.; 1 oC "trong infuSlon of
ftocalyptus leaves II Tet! etncaclouR In the
t.l"eaimea t t)f chrOl'l in broDebi u s
Tb e lD b a I"
tien. aheald. be COIltiDUed. ten mmutes morn
lOS uci ~ll!

thorne &lid Sandhurstl
Exoeplmg In tho 1..,
named where some :vattlOst I. carried 0u1... the
work " chieAy contined to lIlf... co",u)t.\ion. at
a. centre
t
1/
The ave~age annual mort.a.hty from phthISIS
(pulmonary! tuberculollO) m the ll6rol,,", Regn
trl'L\lon County whtch mcludea the Boroup:h of
lWoadInS), l'a, 2 37 per 1 000 of popwat.lon during
the docenmol penod 1861 70 Sm.. then tho mor
tahty: from phthiSIS In the same area haa steadily
dechned to lIeu tban 1 per 1J OOO of> populatlO1l and
.. IIm.JW fall lit the rate of DKlt'tahty has taken
place In England and Wales u • whole In pr$VtoUl annual report. attentIon liu been dr ..wn to
tho work that h'" be", doae by tho DI,' ru:t
CoUUClJ.. m th .. County 'D JOnrd to both the
pY'6Ttmtlve land curatlVe ~l.. , of t1lherculosle
Recent legl-BlattOtl ha.a facilItated progrw, and
the Count)'! CoUDC1I I. now tak:iBr an actIve P&rt
10 tbe worik
Fq,r the foIlo1ri.~ , note. rega.rdmg
.bo rooon~.V'lopmont. 01 the ColUlty .cherne Dr
S ..am ox MOd Ri. IndO~ to Dr E.ther
Carhn,.
0 I, act,ng .. tuberl!l1looiJ omoor (In
additIon
her dutIes as medtoal. Apermtendent
ctf the Ber a and Bneka Jomt'Sa4atorJtlm ..t Pep
pard Com~on) dunn,- Dr Richmond'...bienoe on
nnhtary d*y
The tubt;renlcms W"OTk u.. ~De on along t\t!I
lame hnea as II\, 1915 The beds at Abmgdon and
P eppard bI..e been ulUo.Ily full a~ 10m. tIm ..
there h .. been a con61derable .....tmg h.t
Th.
number of discharged loJdleTs ADd SAllon .'Ppl)r
IlJg for l&naoorlUm treatment IS tncrea~l1ng
greatly, and It seems hkelv -that the County will

partlcularly OOIleeral womw ance aU w6men
quabfied for t.he UDlverllty vote m TeSpoct of age
probably quahfied ur reepect of--thetr d~ ~ COD
"d.rabl_ timo belo", tbe pauago of the Ac'
A
Central UOI,eMl"'" Parhamentary RoglOtrat,on
A.: 5f50Cla.t.lOn IS therefore being fanned m London
'Wlth the obJect of getttng All Umvermtle8' TOt.ers
u pon the :regtster Qua.hffed Umvenut - Toten
Ehould commumcate "WIth
J F A.ah.b1', 9,
ShaJston V1Uato, Surhltan, SUlT'61

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IHH....L.ING IN COOIC Bn.ohCHITIB
Inhalationa of tinohre of 10cliDe (ODe tea

...11). ODd part of E ..lIl&I;np~ Rnral D.stncl
(tile more populM1s parl.a b f the

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are 30me

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~e ~ a" of purely l COIlt

misUse, III hl@:hly beDe5oi&1 to tae system, _YI
Dr ¥usgrOTe, in I t NerTous J BreakdowBs '
22 71
There HI DO remedy equaJ to l it for a tuM
By rate of lDfantile mort.a.htv )s under.tood the headache
It wMhes out the stQmn.eh .nd
ratlo of the ..nnual number o f deaths of mfa.nf.a gUM It a Ireali sbrt- (or the nezt ,....t
u nder one year of 80ge to every thouaand births Fllrthe.nRMO it '6f'\'es a 8&0<1 purpotle 10
dunng t.he .me p eflod In the urUM dll1t.nct! makin, &be blood clTc:ul&te more frecl,. and In
the rate was 6244, In the rural distncla 66 47, dibttng tll • .,essel-s of the 8km, thWl assu.tiB@:
and 10 the count.y 58 35
The rate of infantIle 10 the elmu.JlAt.ion of WlI6te matter
In tbi!
morta.lity 10 England ~ Wales dunng 1::116 was I . r".p~cl It HI much bettet' adapted th&n cold
91 In tbe 96 great town , 99 In LondoD , 89
m hot we ather, part.icnlarly lor those
In tbe 148 emeJ)er towns 90
erra:r.sed In act.i.v-e eutllMor ~&lIles. nch 8.8 teJl
nll For It. mAku a nore efti.cient thirst
No scheme of Matenuty and Child Welfare quencher, and by ftu slnng out the t1 !sues
work for the AdmlD1st.ratlve County has yet 6een belps t.e> prevent the ouset of f&tigue HaTe It
adopted although a scheme lS under consldenr fresllly m.de t.k:e It 1" moderamOD J a.nd It
tloD Sepa.:rate mnntclpal scqemes-comprhnng m 1'f'1U neTer do any haMl1 Especially la thiS the
each c.ue synemailchomeVlsltJngtogetherwltheaseWlth.Chl. . tea, If t&ken ID preference to
consnlt&.tlons, under medLCaI sUpe::rvHlon at & oen Iudl.n, for It Idoe. not Injure tAt! s tomach at
tre-have been establisbed m the Boroughs of the nJirvee 1D the ,",y tha.t the 1.tter lIS apt to do
MaIdenhead Newbury and
WlIldsor
In
Maldeohead and Ne" Windsor the cODsultatlOn
~EDIOINB: STAINS ON SHEETS
centres a:re IProvlded a.nd TDamt&ined bv voluntary
These muat be ""emeTed before "Isbll'lg
a.~nCle., t~oull:h m each caAe the Borough }'fedlcal
0!Iic0r of H ... I.h •• mated b:Y Ih. B....ugb Health MM. a paatoQ 01 fuller a,., earth and. ammOD1a
VlSltor, conducts the conrultatlons
olunta.ry &ad spread 1'1; over the lUlU, rqbbln& 'Well 1n
I!ICb.emea ~ in Opera.tlon In AbIngdon Borough, If ..bey Me very bad Leave till o/Y. alKl wash
part of Fanmtdon Rural Dlstnct (pan!IJhes 'Of Great 1» eold waier before soaplO'g In thq Ulual "ay
Fanngdon Pemltam IUld OrMt and Little Cox

THE UNIVERSITY VOTEThe qualliicat.IODJI for the woman's UnrveJ'lIlt.y
....ate are, like the red of tbo Rcpre.e.nt.a.t.iO'D. of the
Poop.. Act as yet. a matter lor ,nllmduoJ mtor
preta.t1o.D., but e:xocpt In one. pr.rtlCUla.r It &eeIR1
probabl. that tbe o,diJnvy mdiVldoal. lnt.erpre1aR00l will be the ""'0 ... t .......hich will ooon be
a.~ to the U.J.,.ennty cla'0&8 by CO~ II.,.,.
The term • Uru_y Conat,~uoocy" .. nil! not
perhapo Wll..nsally underotood
If I _
en
titled to a Sheffield Un,vert,ty vote. that d... not
mean ih.&t. I vote fot' the Member of Parila.ment
,,100 ~nio the Parliamen\al"y _,ouon<y
Sbeftiold, but for tho 'Illite 'dtIfems'
Member of Ptlrl ......nt. who ~io Sheffield
Uniftrlity alon.. 80 _ell ~or the oonot 'tJOll"1
The q~lifiea.tI01a Jar men and women a.rtI the
....,. whore men and wo","" both
thetr depee, except. for the usual reatnct.t01l pla.oed upon
a ",Outan--tho 30 y __ age II"",
If a man hal
reoelyed a degree fo(JIOf tIwl. ... honorwy 4egroo)
a.t .IZl En,li6h Unlftnlty, and. 1D iae CMe of •
_ , iI abe boo roached the age of 30 ...d b.
rooomd " degree {ot.har lhan ... hoDOrary d0sre:')
he or the It: entitled. to "ote
Bui wha. of the UDly.....t ... which do DM yet
gtve women the 'Yote! What, for example, of
Oxford and Cambridge! QUIte mnple The.e 11 •
zpeclal prDOllO to meet tbeir caae, a provl&<>
which 00Ilte.InI the one amblgwty of the cl._
A wmnan u: glvea the UruTenity ....OU if abe haa
been admItted to aDd pUled the ~ exammation,
and upt. UDder the oond,tlou r~lJ<d of women
by \be Uru-...rllt'i tho p ....od of ..... donO! ~
for 0 mill! \0 obWn a degree It t. tM myotery
enclrcbng tJ:d • .DeCeSSI.IJ' ~od of 1ft8.lde.nce which
calls for furlber eJ'\lcldatlOn a.t common law
One othu pmnt Under the .b 8Pre&Mlt&tlOll of
th. Pooplo Act .t 15 lofl poostblo for the go ......
109 body of a UruTU.llty to rnle th.t. persons ]Wbo
.aTe recelved a degree before the puuge of t.lle
Act shall not be ro~...d .. yoton nnJea Ih.!y
make a apec:laJ e1&lDl. It I' all 1lD.porta.nt III
n .... 01 tho poolllbilij.y of a General Elect,on th ....
all UmTemt.y TOters ahould a.soertain that then
name.s are on tbB UmVer81ty ft81lter, and thll

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taglQUII dlMaSe, or lDdif.edly by m.&ecb, food,
or water, toilet articles toys apd 50 forth A
fe" d"ea.e. at. no. \r~... iI&ed from Lhe melt
to t.be well, bdt. are c.~ t h1 ... i~rm. ~at &l'e
foynd In the SOli or
~ articles thllt .... re
handled m the course ot , Dolly life
'That 111
tbe .caM With tetanus and anthrax (mahgDal1t
p(')fiwe), the gena of tetanus thrhe& tn the
dtrt, Otllt o( anthra.x IS found lD bides ~d
wooL
Formerly tl..Je belief prevailed that
most. dUe65e1 ,.,tee spread by JDfect.ed u1:ic1ce
ffomllots WI\( t.he t.echtnc~l 'term), hence tber.
wall; a gru,t ado .bout (hslnfeotlng mercbu
dll'!! And t ..ggage, f'uangalifl! room.., lQ wb!ch
a. SlCl: perSGD. had bcen a.od destroY1Dg or dla
mt-cilr.g .u ~artioJe.a th~t the .lck person bAd
h:::.udlcd

Ill"

.NOT.B

1IT1~ Ip~.

medi,cal

dlaea.aea of eIther class au A;erm dlce ...~, ami
uro .proad by meane of g~rm.. ..hlch are
traosRntted from the lick to tJle well either by

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address

lime

A&...

tnfectiouaa ~,
\Mre
malliDg
"-...etion}tll"
b.tw
.... cu•• really yen
an<I
litU. c1i1l.r_. dOClar.. a doctor
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W~i-Le (5 pIeces)
Whitfl to play &00 mate ,n three mOT'"
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No 220]
By.A. GEUY

Key Q- R3
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No 2206
.By A.

III
HI

HI

GlWlY

K.y Q-K6
K-B~
2 Q-K4o",

Q~KSeh 0",

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CRll'IClSMS

Correct solutions to 2205/2203:from HOld SolTer~'
(Both m good st) Ie - The two·movet 18 unusually
good from a pr.oh)e.mtHt noted a8 a composer of
3.ers 9- Jo.I t18 (22J)5 A very clever proJ>lem mtll
metre p)ay dian one! "Ifould expect from suoh sHmder
forcel 2206 Two mce qUiet moves of White follol.,.
key and the construction IS -perfect With economy most
pronounCf!d) E F Dean (220.') Delectable 8.nd
oleyer Key tttT6!I two flights, &nd tbere IS qUltc a. lot
of pla.y for 80 frail a poI!Ilt.iOD 2206 Anc)ther aplendld
tllece of work 1"'0 qwct eecond mO.68, and the play
18 SO naturo.l and easy)
ReT r HAmilton (Both do
hghtful etudle&) Barr,. Dewe (Cr~dltab1 6 2 mover With
several good m es Tbe 3 er, tholll!h eftSl, 19 pretty Ul
the extreme) A W Goodman (The Gen.r, trIo hue
.uWIlYS produced good work though there II alwaye Go
certam fa.mlly lik.eness runnlllg through all theIr prob
lems-M i1 tbe.y must hA.ve had familv cousultaho1l8for lDstall Ce . they hll\e never mdulA'Cld In complex
problema, confinioj' their fot ees to, II.t most, a, dozen
pl6Cul G Emmel'8OD (Both slight but melltorlOu8)
• Dbe to[1I4n" (Gea.ry's problem!! whether- :fa.th~r or
8001:1 nre always attract!"ve though lll'i l't.n aLly ahght IU
archttecture) A. B Smith (Both gocxl thou gh ooth ug
very Ipecml) Ma.~w elman • A Friend In Khui(1
J Ahu, n
I
T\fO nord Doys" (Both solvlSd wdh
com aro.tiTe elUle)
King Pa. kII (220::. Ke epoded
by t~rea.tened llla.ckfeheck Otierwl!le neat pray for a.
mUllaturs 2"06 The two qUlet va.uatlon s h8.'t'a rather
neat mates) L Lncey(22Q5 Ecollomy of fOl "C a.nd
Vll l'1~ ty of mA.tes 2206 ~ Very Dent Tbe blocks by
tbe Black Pa.wm I!I. feature)

It IS B great ml.take to put &rtifietal
mn..nures on the ground too soon for they a.re
wo.nted. Denr the 8urf.ce of the ground tor the
use of the crops In thelT eMIy stages of
growth Mest of the artifiClals should be
scn.ttcrcd bro&dcBst on tlie I$:round when It 18
b ei ng prepned1for seed sowmg, then they get
well ""or\ ed m 0 the SOlI wtple the <:~I'dbed 15
b ema' got mto condltlOD Except for pot.aLoes
n.rb6Clsls may be spread. over the cnltre bed
Pntntoes s hould hnTe tben mn.nure put m to
th e drills fo l'i the roo ts Bre confined. to the rId ges

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Those new allotment holders 'Who are only
now takmg over t1It!lr • war plots' would do
best to li se the nmgh grnss from the top for
\ l eta.bl e ma.nure
Barllet In the year It
'R1~ht hav e :been lDcor pOf'llted m to the bottom
of the trenches, but 8S lt tl\kes n. long tlme to
decay It IS b est to p .. re , off the turf to a
depth of!tm to 2m and stack th e turves In
rl.1l un", anted corner, or p1nce th em In a pit
If houOCle f>lops Bre r egu lDrlj poured over them
thcy Will de:ly 111 !'he qUIcker and v;lll m ak e
3 goad hotbed fOl
growIng ve&etn.ble m:\r
ro\.s
When the tm f lS all p~eled off "
thorough search shoulLl be mad e lor nil b t3
of roots of hindw ced t .... l lch dock a nd other
fong r ooted .. ceds f OT (' lese I f left In ,\\111 be
the source ~f a lot of e:d ra work Ia.ter on
When a small lIowmg of Onlonll was made
r.ecen t lj under g l as~, the voun ~ plan ts should
10" be r e:uly for
tnm splantmg mto boxes
fhc 5011 s bould be a compo s!' of leaf mould,
\\ 00(1 ashes a nd so nd
I1he bons should he
put. 10 a billy ",nrm fra me, so that gro y; tl l
may go on u lchceked a.nd 90 tha t the pI m~s
Illay be put out as soon 8S \\ ar m weather IS

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pretty cer tlun
Tn those gArd e n" or allotmen ts where there

~ a mce 8heltered.l b e d or bonIer
earl y p otatoes m ay no\,.- be put ID

\m~proyt.ed"
If the J?:lot

a cold or an nposcd one there IS no obJcct
m p1.11nttng too Mrly bl1 t whe re fho soil I S
~ arm 1\11 1 dry an cl)rl y crop c lln he obtaIned
\\ lllch 1S of consldcrable VAlue
'I ho potatoes
m such 1\ c ase :\'.111 probably come abo\a
CORRESPONDENCI!I. ETa
When thll<l
H.l'ftBT DEWS -Your three mover 15 lIolved in 'l"WO t=;ronnd -before the fr os ts nrc over
hoppens good protection should be glv en
by R-Kl
I
G Juvu - Thanks for lund a.ppnUllatlOn
~u eh
Too ofL . . n parslcy 15 sow n year after year 1n.
tealimomnls from our readers ..re n ch reward for .my
srtme plnce, DS It hAppens to he co n~
efforts of OUR
I
Thi s IS no t good for tl]C crop I1S the
SOlI gets exhftu ~t.e d of the parbculAJ' food
elementoS requ ired by the parsle) and It ofte I\
TO
An open
Orlgmal 'Pro~em..ll -tor this column will be 'Very dIes WILh out Any a.ppnTcnt reMon
p o ~:qtlon 1S beet 150 that. the rglla.ge mfl.) bs
welcome
well e xposed to 1t2'ltt air o.n n rnIn I\nd thuR
b r!comes a. de ep rich green Th e seed IS very
NOTES AND l'o"EWS
...
small out It mUBt not on thlfl Itccount be
Alam C WhIte of New York coutnbufes to the lio\\n'tlllckly plan ts a.re all the better when
Saturdllv W etlt m lUllter GiUett.e" • quaint hUla
the .seed IS Chi efullv sown
mats ""ell worthy of reproo lctton here,n
pOtlition 18 -2" 2 P 3 q 1 (). kt kt 14k 3 nI
Allotment bolder!'. ~hould I r y and spllre a
Kt 3 P n 3 K 2 R Self ma.te 10 two lD O\ 6.'1 ThIll
rendered eu.,Sy by tho p:>Sltion of iho two Wlllt" Rooks h ltle room for the less well known crops, 60
a
~
to test th eir merIt fer themselves
Celerlac
find 'Vhlte Kin$l IIbO\~lug the opportuult of Cutimg
on either SIde The kev 18 Xt-B .. 011 alld thougb the lS gettmg better kno .... n every year for It II
composer calls It a Joke lt l! oue tha.t 18 highly ongmal far less trouble to gTo\'f thl\.n pe~eTy, yet It has
the real celery fla. vour 'Wh ich add s SQ much to
~nd tlivertiog
Seed m.ay
The Marcil IsstJe of "The Ch~1I8 Amateur" PO!VIB8I1'es the goodness of soups and stews
bo sown nov; In (TA mes or greenholl!!es, and
Its usual features of vnned IlI leTest Gnoocs plOb
the pl a nts put out ID Uay Good nch BOIl l !
lema, tlild game.!!, and letterpress are here In abuud
ance We note f\ bner parILI(Taph taken from tha requtred for tb l3 seeds and when planting
I Amenca.n Cbess Dulletin."
wlltten by Frank Jnnet out care must be tnken n ot to bu ry the :young
deplormg: th~ preOClent da.y tend ency to 1~1l0re the chs!!!! rou.nd e d shaped roots " IH Ch are beg mnmg t.o
hecrlUner ~x'Pert pla.yora a.nd nrobl6m18ts OoTe, \\ e form at the. base of the ste ms
m ~st Q.(lmlt too 0"'0 wrapped uplm thelI own pro
'o\Ultllcn Qwl6(l ~e of ~hess to oonl:1.escend tq encouTI\ga
TIioll gh not much frUit can be gTown an an
the tyro and tIllS 11 a • danger that threatens 0rc~!1 to
allo tment for VA.rlOllS r easons, thcre should
day~' 'Mo.n,r a would be pln.yer and mo.ny fln fUlplnng
so1vei, are dll5COur:t!Icd by tb s lack of attention from b e no obJection to a row of str"l\bernes a.long
thoee "ho haTe chmood the ladder Ml\ga1.IDcs partlcu
the margm or &t the most. convefuent end
larl Yj --which Ilro devoted to the game, sJlould reserve a The b est kind to choose IS that known 6S the
IpeCllL1 eorner for the tel\chmg of chcu m both Its p erpetual frUlttng
Thcse do not require a
phases, and clubs ft.re neglectIng ono of their paramount great deal of attention, and though the frUlt
duttes if they do uot IIlVltti begllll1ers &! VlIltor/lf not itS is not large it lS numerous 8D.d the plants
mewbern. t. ose tbel.1' rooms fol" the purpQ8e of l(>umng
wwl be.ac from June somehmea on tIll Chr-tst...
the fucmattn/Z mystene!'. of chess
The !tame then
ma.s
The best vari eties to grow are La'%'
WO~become IllCrCa!ungly populn.r a.nd Its futuTB l\ el~
ton s Perpetua.l, Atktn s Continulty -and. St.
fAre
placed on a. stroll.el, heclllile & wlder, bUI8
We now of dozens of cases p8rr.onfllly where lUtelhgent Joseph
young fello.... s anXIOtlS to JOiC the a.rmy of ch~Ult91 ha.ve
~I".eu up 10 d88plLU' for want of klll(\a.dvlce and a help. I When l!Iowmg tomato seed It IS a good plan
Ing JhUld In the pBP;8S of. II lIte Cheas Aw&teur" we to sow eDch seed emgly about two mches
rea.dfhow lair P H WtlluLlns - who cont.rlbutes hro ap&rt, each seed being pbt in With a pomted
prot'~ compOfllhollllto our column to day-compo8edono piece of etlck
Two to three mchee )S Lho
of hil best change D)ILte t~ 0 mo\Crs Ul the Tube at rIght depth for t omato aeed The eeed way be
KlIIg's CroSIl durl a. recent R.lr rlud Serated on the sown lD boxes and l'Itood lD a frame green
~~~I~~O:{ebJe~~~I~~ ~~~~~~\~~~! ~~~~ s~~~'c~~ hou!le or even a wann brIght. cupbonrd Wlth
le!ltt ll ction ho WD.3 busy UUc1 ls tulhe.d III a work of Ii wmdow In It bmng south
The eompost
cOII"tr ucboll for tho delect!l.tlou olsohefiJ
uscd should be rath er coarse , 80 that 'be
• J.oI\ Stra.tagto COI'Qmences thft ..\e\'I' volume In an
aeadllftg9 mD.y s row atrongly from tbe fir st
oth er r.oloulel~a.rlJ an(llspllllte{lolllla}lerthatshowa Fme 11011 does Tlot 1J1l C mu~h support to ths
thfl restnclionl' WI to thll commodity aN not confined to growing seed
A piece of g19.ss should bo pu.t
ETl~lnnd 111l11la A. matlOi of httle unportauee how· over the top, tiU the seeds are well up
l;\'er rhe co num~ the lea.dIng Flench ClieSi Journal
r
,,. tl.. ellgrou!n,i! f\.I evor Some f tither gamea of the
Manure 15 too d e"J' to wnste aud lt IS best
fano\\Skl-01lllTo nllllch 111 l'oiew York A.re presented
ddt
k
nl....:l . how Ja.ffe to ne A. Il uhhorll aml roso Iredul pln.yel' for mexp er1ence
gar eners a rna e !Jure
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II how and when to apply It
Artlfl cl~ls should
II~ U l\t h Ili rOl11lUlntlle oPi' lIent A utallt aymoll
not ibe dug mt..o the ROll for the} are 'W~nted
O, \eu t'Outrlbut-c1i n. 'P1l)ler eutltled 'Some rcnuuks n.n, the .u.lnce fo' the use of croRs durmg
011 the Com(lO'lt on nf Tw 0 m ove Problom. " which
\\mberea.dwllhlllll lll\natm~ IIt.erc~t 'PAlttcularly lUI thctl' e o.r}y. stages of gro"t.h
A.l soluble
Hie ~nu8 two mo~er lilUl DWCIt heed jWlt new of a manures superphosphatell 4!loot sulphati vI
l\"'r(1 nfh elp I\.lld ~n coul:\l.: e "llI:m t, £01 tt IS patent tho..t ammom8., guano and an) of the 'Patent fer
the llll 8') morel' lIS "mel wIly hut l urely oUllting 1ts bhscrs, should b e 8ppl~ c d brofldcas t oveJ'i the
ltttlo liro tlillr from Itl\ plltCe JII the 100lwa pt the prob. 1Bnd wll1ch has fbeen well prepo.rcc( for seed
\em eu'to. We 1'1110\l\d be vfny "('lll~ t o l e,(tud the two
SOv.Jh't
Wlnle tIl e seed b ed IS bemg got. mto
mortt ItS/\ jH'Ospec hv,e I Dodo 11.111 hope tha.t enllif condi t ion the n .. ltflCla!s wjll be worked III
oIlJ.Y.I~1I nceoallt of t.11 r. Ictu uet II neClb It may vet take TIl e best tIme tal apply manures of thlS kand
en ~lfrctlh Istl ~e of h£e Some end {(1l'(J'les by k .A. L
h hIt
KJ,t.11bel a.il(1l1l thU lelLvcs of • LA. Mta.tegtC.' one
IS lust- !befor e n .sh O\\er of rl\tn t 1.<; e p,s C)
whioh we J.;epro tuco - q -4: Kt R t 1 P 6 , 2 k P 4
wn sh them mto the SOI l
Slow actmg fer
6 p I P 1 P P 4 2 P" P 4 P tIC 1, 8 Whlte to ttt HilerS, such as baSIC !!ilag O'f' bonemcnl,
play And ""u SolutiO Isftnd ClIttClsms are tnnted &nd should be ap.,ph erl. on tho surfa.ce durm gl t.he
wlll be .clmowtedgctll1l <ll1Cl co l'ile
autumn Qr wtntcT, but many 'Peopl e I use
Weare lndeble l t~ the 'MIDchestel' Clt, News" thsse especta.lly blSIC slaa, Just l befole 6eec!
for the : ollOwl11 g tit .; tlt
sowmg 10 the sprmg
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THE WEEK S WORK
Sow seeds of pehts~emons

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that need lt
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Ldok: over beds of wallftowers
Start tubers of salvIa pa.tens to pronde
cutJings
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Sow seed of sl'ngle d&btla.S
Hoe the -ground j Mound autumn 80wn
hardy annu,lS;
Plant out~the corms of montbretra.s I
Sow leeks'
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, Pl&nt early potatoes m warm borders
Sow Bru 8a ~a sprouts In fra.mes
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Transplant outODS sown under gla.s!
Thlll earrote 111 It"",.. ..hen

enough
Sow pl!r~l.y 1
M'o . . st...w<berry plantahon.
Cover rhubarb crowns mth monar" 1
and "boxes or tubs
Put .oed {,ot.too. In. shallow bo••o
J sprout.

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