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BEST METHOD OF EXTERMINATING VERMIN
HEALTHY FLOCK OF WHITE LEGHORNS.
(By PROF. H. L. KEMPSTER, Missouri
College of Agriculture.)
If, for no apparent reason, there is
a lack of thrift among your young
chicks, perhaps the cause is lice, or
worms in the intestines. Examine the
chicks about the head for head lice.
Lice are more likely to be present on
hen-raised chicks. If lice are found,
grease the heads of the chicks with
lard which is free from salt. Do not
use lard and sulphur. Apply the lard
with the finger, rubbing the head,
neck, under the wings, and around the
vent. The brooding hen should also
be treated. One of the best methods
of exterminating lice on the mature
fowls is to rub a piece of blue oint
ment, the size of a pea, into the skin
just beneath the vent, and also under
each wing. Do not daub it on, but
rub it well into the skin, as blue oint
ment is very poisonous and will kill
the hen if she gets some of it into her
mouth.
~lf no lice are found, carefully ex
amine the intestines of a dead chick
for intestinal parasites, such as tape
worms or round worms. If worms of
any kind are found, the chicks should
be treated and removed to fresh
ground where there are no worms in
the soil. As long as the chicks re
CLEAN OUT DROPPINGS DAILY
Some Sort of Material Under Perches
Is Necessary—Sawdust Quickly
Absorbs Moisture.
The modern “dropping board’’ ne
cessitates the use of some sort of ma
terial under the perches so that the
tusk of removing the droppings may
be accomplished more easily and quick
ly, says a writer in an exchange.
Different poultry men use different
materials. Some sprinkle a thin lay
er of sand or earth under the
perches, while others use hay, chaff,
leaves, sawdust or other such sub
stances. Sawdust is about the best
material that can be used when it can
be obtained in sufficiently large quan
tities without difficulty. My experi
ence has shown that this material
quickly absorbs all moisture from the
manure, and it is not chilling to the
feet of the fowls, while, by its use, it
is an easy matter to save the drop
pings to use for fertilizing, as sawdust
mixes well with the manures.
No matter what material is used,
it, together with the accumulated
droppings, should be swept out with
a broom every few mornings. When
sawdust is used it is advisable to
sprinkle it with water before sweep
ing, in order to settle the dust, which,
otherwise, will be found obnoxious
to the person doing the sweeping.
How often to clean out around the
roost is a question that can be de
cisively answered by saying that the
most successful poultry men clean
out the most frequently. Many lead
ing poultry farmers attend to this
every day. Maybe this is a little
oftener than necessary, but it is play
ing on the safe side.
COOP FOR THE BROODY HENS
Large Dry Goods Box With Sides and
Bottom Slatted Will Prove Quite
Satisfactory.
You can take a large dry goods box,
knock off the sides and the bottom, and
then use slats to tack on the sides and
bottom in order to admit plenty of ven
tilation. The birds stand on the bot
tom and the fever cools more rapidly.
The box should have supports about
three feet in length.
The birds should be taken fron\ the
nest as soon as they have the broody
fever. This enables you to break them
from sitting more rapidly, and when
turned from the coop they will begin
laying much earlier. This will also
prevent many eggs from being spoiled.
The hens should be fed when con
fined in the coop so as to keep them
in laying condition.
HIDING PLACES OF INSECTS
Nests and Perches Should Be Given
Occasional Application of Some
Insecticides.
The nests and perches in the chick
enhouse should be kept from becoming
the hiding and breeding places of ver
min by occasional applications of in
secticides like kerosene and crude car
bolic acid; the hens themselves
should be given opportunity for fre
quent dust baths. By doing this, all
vermin will be kept within bounds and
will do no appreciable harm.
main on the old runs the danger of
contamination is always present.
To treat for intestinal parasites
feed should be withheld for 12 hours,
and one of the following remedies
given: •
Powdered areca nut, 30 to 45 grains
for an adult bird; powdered areca nut,
15 grains for immature chicks.
This can be mixed in a wet mash
and fed so that each gets an equal
amount. It can be fed to older birds
in capsules which can be forced down
the gullet.
Turpentine, one to three teaspoon
fuls, depending upon the age of the
bird, is also effective. It can be made
less severe by mixing with an equal
amount of cottonseed oil, but if inef
fective, should be used full strength.
The best method of giving turpentine
is by forcing it through a small flex
ible catheter that has been oiled and
is passed through the throat into the
crop.
Good results have been reported also
with the use of tobacco dust, using
five to ten grains to a bird. This can
also be fed in a wet mash.
The droppings containing the worms
should be burned or buried deep to
prevent the chicks from picking them
up.
TO DETERMINE FRESH EGGS
One Can Generally Tell by Color, Pro
vided It Is Not Too Old—Water
Test Is Favored.
How do you tell when an egg is
fresh? How do you determine that an
egg is stale?
One can generally tell by the color
of an egg when it is fresh, provided it
is not more than two or three days
old. The shell of a fresh egg is clear,
bright and is not easily mistaken for
a stale egg. Nevertheless this is not
an infallible guide.
Eggs kept in water glass for some
time will stay at the bottom when
immersed in water. Eggs from ten to
fourteen days old kept in a room at a
temperature of about 65 degrees, when
immersed in a pail of water, will turn
on end and begin to rise to the top.
As the age of the egg increases it will
rise in water more readily. If kept in
a cool place it is said that nearly a
month will elapse before the egg will
rise to the top in water.
When an egg is held to the light, if
it is old or stale an air-space can be
seen in it. The air-space increases
as the egg gets older. This is called
candling and it is the surest way of
determining whether or not eggs are
fresh.
If a stale egg is shaken its contents
will run together and a sound can be
heard. Eggs once frozen when they
thaw out will shake so the sound can
be heard.
Whether an egg was laid the same
day to be eaten can be determined if it
is boiled hard. In this case the skin will
adhere to the shell. It will not peel
easily. Perhaps this test would hold
for an egg boiled 1 the same way a day
after it was laid. —Arizona Experiment
Station.
TASK OF SHEDDING FEATHERS
Heavy Drain on Constitution of Fowl
—Can Be Aided by Feeding High
, ly Protein Foods.
The shedding of feathers Is a heavy
drain on the constitution of the fowl
because it is necessary to manufacture
a new coat. The making of new
feathers can be greatly aided by feed
ing highly protein or meat foods. The
ordinary grains like wheat, corn and
oats do not contain enough protein.
Meat scraps from the house or com
mercial beef scraps are necessary if
best results are to be obtained. If a
fowl Is thoroughly chilled and thereby
weakened by late molting during cold
weather, she will find it difficult to
recuperate until late winter or early
spring. By giving her extra care she
can be started laying much earlier in
the winter.
TO PREVENT BOWEL TROUBLE
Pepper and Ginger in Chicks’ Food or
Water Aids in Overcoming Chills
on Damp Days.
Black or red pepper and ginger in
the chicks’ food or water aids in over
coming chills and prevents bowel trou
ble, especially on cold, damp days.
Plenty of grit and oyster shells, to
gether with well-selected, wholesome
food, eliminates this necessity in most
cases.
DHE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA.
iNkIMnONAL
SIMTSOiOOL
Lesson
(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.)
(Copyright. 1916, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 10
THE ARREST OF PAUL.
LESSON TEXT—Acts 21:17-40.
GOLDEN TEXT—Thou shalt be a wit
ness for him unto all men of what thou
hast seen and heard.-*Acts 22:15.
No study of the book of Acts is
complete unless the teacher impresses
upon his pupils the opportunities for
living the Christian life in the normal
environment of the home or school,
at ivork or play. Deep interest at
taches to every detail leading up to
Paul’s visit to Rome. Therefore let
the teacher trace Paul’s journey from
Mileta to Jerusalem, which occupied
about four weeks, and took place in
the early part of the year A. D. 57.
1. The Arrival (vv 17-2 G). The Spirit
revealed to the disciples and to proph
ets that if Paul went to this city he
would be in great danger, and the
Spirit was not forbidding but only
teaching him for he knew Paul had
a great work to do in Jerusalem, and
that he only could do it. Everywhere
Paul went he “searched for” (v. 7)
disciples, with whom he tarried and
whom he enlightened in the way of
truth. Arriving in Jerusalem, he ap
pears to have made his home with
Mnason. outside of the crowded city,
thus being less exposed to danger and
finding a place of rest. At a public
reception (v. 18) Paul reports of his
work, and no doubt he laid his strong
est emphasis on what God had
wrought through him, among the
churches of Asia. The leaders of the
Jerusalem church received the gifts
Paul brought from the Gentile
churches, glorified God for what he
had accomplished, hut saw clearly
that, to accomplish his statesmanlike
purpose, something must be done to
make clear that the false reports as
to Paul’s teaching were discredited
(vv. 20-22). They therefore resorted
to diplomacy (vv. 23-26). To the
many thousands of Jews gathered on
this festival occasion in the city,
some of whom were zealous for the
law, they declared first that Paul
taught all the Jews which were among
the Gentiles not to forsake Moses;
second, that he had not taught them
not to walk after the customs of
Moses. The facts were Paul obeyed
the Jewish ceremonial laws person
ally, as a matter of race, not as a
condition of salvation.
11. The Arrest (vv. 27-30). Paul’s
attempt at conciliation resulted not
in peace but in more discord. Every
true servant of God is sure to he mis
represented, and it will not do always
to attempt to set straight all the lies
that are told about him. God will
take care of the lies and of our repu
tations. Most of the charges that
men, oven Christians, bring against
one another are based upon “sup
position” (v. 29). It was not a new
experience for Paul to he mobbed. As
the maddened Jews dragged him out
of the temple he must have recalled
the treatment of Stephen in which he,
himself, had had a hand (7:57, 58).
How frequent it is that we, ourselves,
are in due time treated in the same
way in which we have treated others
(Gal. 6:7). It was the intention of
the Jews to kill Paul at once without
a trial (26:9, 10). They fancied they
were doing God’s service (John 16:2).
This lesson is a striking example of
the utter folly and wickedness of mob
law. Paul’s time had not yet come,
and all the mobs on earth could not
kill him until God permitted it.
Ml. The Arraignment (vv. 37-40).
Tidings of the riot came to the chief
captain, equivalent to our colonel
(Acts 23:26). Paul was bound with
two chains, one from each of his arms
to a soldier, secured, yet left free to
walk with his guards, thus fulfilling
the prophecy of Agahus (v. 21). Mobs
usually have great respect for sol
diers, for they are inwardly cowardly.
No sooner was Paul on the stairs
which led to the top of the fortress
than the mob, afraid that they were
about to he balked of their vengeance,
made a mad rush at him, with cries
of “Kill him; kill him!” and Paul,,
unable in his fettered condition to
steady himself, was carried off his
feet and hurried off in the same path
his Master had trod (John 19:15)
and he was again to hear that cry.
(Ch. 22:22). During all this tumult
Paul had but one thought, how he
might witness for his Master, and
bring some of his blinded accusers to
a saving knowledge of Christ. Thus
it was that he asked for the privilege
of speaking, and most courteously did
he make his request. He spoke to
the captain In the Greek tongue, not
In Hebrew, and great was the surprise
of the captain.
Practical Application. When we are
attacked, no matter for what cause, if
we confidently look for deliverance
and exercise self-control, God will
take care of us.
Such conduct Is disconcerting to our
enemies.
Diplomacy Is often dangerous and
misunderstood.
Circumstantial evidence is never of
groat value.
There is, however, a desirable form
of diplomacy as when Paul addressed
the- soldiers in his native tongue.
Paul’s principle was In essentials
firmness; in non-essentials, liberty.
THESTRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
By EARL SILVERS.
Mrs. Sarah McConaughty kept a
boarding house in the heart of the
Catskills. She was assisted in the
various duties of her position by her
daughter, Margaret, who was as pretty
an Irish girl as could be found in a
day’s journey, and whenever her eyes
met those of Walter Blake she became
even prettier.
Walter had come to Ferndale in the
early summer, and there he had met
another Margaret, a Miss Fischer,
whose home was in New York. She
had admirers by the score, and Walter
Blake was one of them. During the
first part of his visit, he had followed
her around much in the manner of a
faithful collie who will not be driven
back when his master wants to go
somewhere without him.
But one night he had disconsolately
watched her drive over the hills with
Edgar Nolan, and turning, had found
Margaret McConuughty looking at him
with the hint of a twinkle in her eyes.
Seized by a sudden impulse, he had
asked her to drive with him, and they
hud gone together to the movies in
Liberty. The boy had frankly enjoyed
himself that night, while as for Mar
garet it became the event by which
al. other incidents of the summer were
measured
After that, they saw each other fre
quently, but one night when Walter
had asked her to go with him to a
barn dance in one of the neighboring
hotels she had been forced to refuse
because of the stern necessity of help
ing her mother with the supper dishes.
And he had been inclined to argue.
“I don’t believe you want to go,”
he had said.
“But I do. ’ Margaret’s eyes had
begged for confidence, but Walter had
turned away.
“All right,” he had announced. “I’ll
ask Miss Fischer.”
Three days had passed since then,
and Blake had paid little attention to
his country friend. He was contin
uously in the company of her rival,
however
On Saturday evening, however, an
hour before the strawberry festival
was scheduled to he held in the village
church, Walter found Margaret Mc-
Conaughty sitting on the back porch
hulling berries.
"Art you going to the festival to
night?” h» asked.
“I’m going to have a little festival
all of my own,” she answered. “There
are fifteen boxes to be hulled before
I go to beo tonight.”
“But can’t you just sneak away and
net do them?” He did not understand
tha t Mrs. McConaughty was accus
tomed to be obeyed.
Bui before she was given a chance
to answei, another figure appeared at
the foot of the steps. It was Margaret
Fischei
“Oh. hello, Walter!” She spoke with
apparent surprise, just as if she had
not known that her most faithful fol
lowei had been talking to Miss Mc-
Conaughty for the past ten minutes.
“Wed better start for the festival
soon.’’
“I don’t know whether I’ll go or
not.’ Foi some reason or other, he
did not seem especially pleased at the
interruption.
“Oh, come on; I’ve saved a place
for you beside me in the wagon.” She
seized his hand playfully, and led him
off hall reluctantly.
“He’ll b? sitting there in the dark
with her,” Margaret said to herself.
“And then he can’t see the paint and
powder on her face. She’ll be all
dressed up in her Broadway togs, and
he won’t give a thought to me sitting
here hulling berries. I hate the
tilings.” She took a red and rosy one
from the box and threw it vehemently
into the darkness at the rear of tlie
house. It struck something with a soft
thud.
“Please don’t fire at me,” a voice
pleaded.
Her heart jumped as Walter Blake
appeared at the foot of the steps.
“I didn’t know you were there?”
she laughed. “Wh*t are you doing in
the back yard?”
“Just walking around.”
“Aren’t you going to the festival?”
She looked at him hopefully.
“Yes.” Her hopes fell.
“With Margaret, I suppose?’
“Yes,” he answered soberly, “with
Margaret.”
She returned gloomily to her berries,
while he wached her silently. Mar
garet Fischer’s voice floated to them
from the front of the house.
“Oh, Walter, are you coming?”
Blake did not answer.
“I’ll go and find him,” they heard
her say.
She found him where she had ex
pected to.
“Hurry up,” she said lightly. “It's
time to start.”
“I’m not going.”
“What!” She looked at him in
amazement.
“I’m not going,” he repeated. “I’ve
decided to stay home tonight.”
“Oh, very weP!” She spoke haught
ily, and without another word made
her way to the wagon.
Margaret McConaughty looked at
her companion with a happy light in
her eyes.
“I thought you said you were going
to the festival with Margaret?” she
questioned.
“I am,” he answered. “The festival
is going to be held right here on the
back porch, and the girl I am going
with is Margaret McConaughty.”
(Copyright. 1916. by the McCiure Newspa
pel Syndicate.)
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Winter Asserts Women Are to Blame
for the Variations of Styles
in Clothes.
Women want something new to wear
every few months. The absolute
truth of this statement is what puts
the world of women against reformers.
It is easy to read and write reams of
theories as to why women should not
indulge in the caprice of new
clothes ; and, with delightful ingenuous
ness, these dress reformers put the
blame on the style-makers and shops,
ignoring the fundamental truth that
the blame should be placed on the
women.
Those who are sincere and those
who *ire insincere but want to be
heard crying aloud in the market
places, do not go far enough into the
clothes question when pleading for
dress reform.
What normal woman would want to
be robbed of her privilege of seeing
new clothes and buying them when
ever it is possible? What healthy
minded woman would wnnt to go
through life wearing the same gown,
cut on the same lines and preserved,
or copied, from season to season?
Mary Garden, the opera singer, an
swered this whole question once in an
interview on the deck of a steamer,
when she was sailing for Paris. It
was at the height of the great hubbub
concerning the question of American
clothes only.
The Reporter called up from the
gangplank. “When, in your opinion,
will American women wear American
clothes only and show their patriot
ism ?”
“When they’re dead,” she called out
over the rail. “They can’t protest
against an American shroud.” —Ex-
change.
Getting Even.
"Now, what do you want?” asked
the sharp-tempered woman.
“I called to see if I Could sell you
some bakin’ powder, ma’am,” said the
seedy gentleman with the staggering
whiskers.
“Well, you can’t sell no bakin’ pow
der here, and I ain’t got no time to
waste on peddlers, anyway.”
“Coine to think of it, ma’am,” said
the seedy gentleman, as he fastened
his bag, "I wouldn’t care to sell you
any powder. This poky little kitchen
of yours is so low in the ceilin’ that
the bread wouldn't have no chance to
rise.”
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“I remember a case the other day—•
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husband who had disappeared.
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“ ‘His last words,’ the truthful
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‘For heaven’s sake, shut up!” ’ ”
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“That will be all rigid. We can
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for her.”
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