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RAISE RASBITS IN BACK YARD! Specialists Urge Scheme as Move of the Highest Importance Just Now. HOW CHILDREN MAY HELP Interesting and Easy Work, and the Financial Returns Will Be Gratl fying ? Proper Care of Ani mals Necessary. Lot the children start n rnbbltry In I the back yard if they tire Ip earnest about helping the meat supply. Bals- | Ing rabbits Is nu Interesting and easy j work and the returns will be well i worthy of father's or mother's eo- ! operation. Efforts will he quickly re warded, for these animals Increase | rapidly and are rei|dy for the table ?when three or four months old. The meat Is very palatable and nutritious and can be grown at small cost. In fact, the cost of producing rabbits Is ! less than that of any other meat, not ! excepting poultry, Babbits In back yard pens have proved so practicable a way of furnishing a quick meat sup -ply It* -Furc^cn?'. -coyntr'^s 1. '.t the i United States department of agricul ture is urging their wider breeding in the present emergency. Plan for Breeders Now. As February la the best time to mate ? March may he best for breeding young does ? it will be well now to ar range for breeding animals and to pre pare a place for them, with the chil dren's help, In the yard. Four litters a year, at Intervals of twelve weeks, and averaging six or seven young to the litter, may be expected if pairing begins in February. The Belgian and Flemish giant rab bits are recommended for meat pro duction, as the ordinary tame rabbit Is smaller and develops more slowly. Breeding stock of Belgian hares may be bought from breeders In nearly all the states at from $1 to $3 each. They may occasionally be had from pet stock dealers. Fancy pedigreed stock Is not required for meat production. Iiabbits eat, hay, grass, lawn cut tings and green vegetation of many kinds. Well fed, the young will aver age five or six pounds live weight when three or four months old. Prac tical experience has demonstrated that rabbit meat can be produced In unlim ited quantities at a cost of about six cents a pound. By utilizing lawn cut tings and other vegetation that would otherwise be wasted, the cost will be even lower. Quarters In Barn or Shed. Outdoor fenced runs, with hutches for does when having young nnd sleep ing hutches for other stock, make the best quarters for rabbits In hack yards. The rabbltry may occupy part of or all of n barn or shed, or be built In a sheltered space In the angle between buildings or walls. Feeding Is necessary twice daily. In winter one of the meals should be chiefly of green food, such as roots or cabbage, and the other mainly of praln. Roots, cabbage, celery and the like should be washed free from the soil, but should not be wet when fed. If green food is given In Hie morning, the evening meal should be whole oats or other grain for mature animals. A little hay should be given at each meal. . If prpperly cared for, rabbits are remarkably free from diseases. The more common aliments result from In sanitary surroundings, lack of care In feeding nnd improper ventilation. The demand for rabbit fur is such as to make it pay to save the pelts of those killed for food. The better class of skins sell by the dozen, bringing from CO cents to $1, or somthing less than 10 cents apiece. Later articles In tfiese columns will discuss the care of the youqg litters, feeding, killing nnd dressing, and the possibilities of mar keting. Farmers' Bulletin 490 of the United States department of agricul ture, ^Raising Belgian Hares and OtJber Rabbits," .will aid the beginner. Vhe Belgian hare Is one of the best rabbits for table use. It weighs more than most breeds, develops rapidly and the quality of the meat is superior to nil the others. The Flemish giant Is n Belgian hare bred exclusively for large size, with the result that the meat is coarser and less delicate in flavor. These characteristics ye con sidered by some persons as desirable, but this Is largely u matter o? individ ual taste. Market Meat by Mail. ?Marketing meaj and meat food prod ucts by parcel post can be done eco nomically In many Instances. Many kinds of'ineat and meat foo<l?products may be shipped at this season without the use of an expensive container. I or some kinds of meat an Improvised con tainer made of cast-off corrugated pa per-board boxes Is satisfactory. A market basket also is a chefcp and con venient container for shipping meat by parcel post. Before meat or meat food products can be shipped from fwie state to an other, however, the shipper must fur nish for each consignment a certificate of inspection or exemption. Upon re quest, information In regard to ship ping meat and meat food products by parcel post will be furnished by the bureau of markets, United States de partment, of agriculture. In the Improvement of beef cattle cniv lias been taken to develop to the greatest extent those portions of the body from which are secured the high priced cuts of beef. These points should be kept In mind when selecting breeding animals. As the type of anlmnl necessary for tin1 production of large yields of milfc is entirely different from that of the beef animals, it has been impossible to produce a breed which would combine these functions and be of superior merit for both purposes. Enforcing the Food Law. In the enforcement of the food and drugs act the United States depart ment of agriculture, during the past year, recommended 719 cases for crim inal prosecution and 371 for seizure. There were collected for examination 5,049 official and 2,171 informal sam ples of food and drugs. This, however, does not Include thousands of exami nations made in the field, such as can dling of suspected shipments of eggs or the critical Inspection of consign ments of wormy or decomposed nuts. The various laboratories of the bureau of chemistry analyzed 27,301 samples, and in addition took 70,739 floor In spection samples. Over nine thousand cases were made the subject of hear ing. either in person or by correspond ence. Much milk Is lost In the process of handling In milk plants, says the an nunl report of the burenu of animal Industry, United States department of agriculture. Economies effected In that particular by one plant caused a yearly Raving of $2,8r?(V Simple meth ods of cheeking milk bottles, often an Important Item of loss, and a simplified system of accounting, have been worked out and put Into successful operation In a number of milk- plants by the bureau's Investigators of milk plant management. Much Skim Milk Saved. One creamery In the state of New York Is condensing every day 25,000 pounds of skim milk, much of which formerly was run Into the sewer, nnd several creameries now make their en tire supply of skim milk Into cottage cheese. These examples are cited In the annual report of the bureau of ani mal Industry, United States depart ment of agriculture, as showing rav ings effected through the campaign for conservation of all products that can Increase the supply of food. Rabbit raising on a back yard scale Is not an experiment. Thousands of small rabbltrles In this country are producing meat crops regularly for family tables. These domestic animals are easily raised and remarkably free from disease when ^properly cared for. i The principal facts In regard to the raising of rabbits are as well estab lished as those of rearing other domes tic mdmals, and the directions which a beginner needs are few. Statements to the effect that cer tain breeds of rabbits produce pelts of high market value are uhwarranted. Raising rabbits for the fur alone would be unprofitable with any known breed, specla 'lafi . When it Seems to Hit Your Case An iconoclast is one who knows things are not always what they seem. His trade is smashing idols. The Boss, after an impassioned ap peal in behalf of our readers, kindl/ permits this to go through. We trust It will be cut out and paBted in the scrapbook and read over once iii a while thoughtfully. A certain number, about 1 per cent, of the letters received from readers of this department inform us that some particular thing we have said "seems to hit my caB&" And since we have exhibited such remarkable ability to "tell you just how you are handled," surely we will forward di rections for treatment ? or something to the same effect. In the six years or more a student devotes to the Study of medicine per haps nine-tenths of his time is spent on diagnosis ? learning how to recog nize different diseases and trace their direct and contributing causes in dif A HARD KNOT TO UNTANGLE. Symptoms Are Treacherous. They Fool Even the Most ^ompeisnt Physicians. For Accuracy an Exnm Jnation Is Desired. ferent cases. And one-tenth of his time is given to the study of treat ment of all kinds (only a minor part of which is medicinal). This means that the art of diagnosis is far more difficult and important than the art of treatment. If it were at all possible to diagnose disease by a mere tabulation or con sideration of symptoms which the pa tient complains of, there would be no need of calling a doctor. All the pa tient yvould require, in order to know ihow to treafc himself, would be a sma'l encyclopedia of medicine which could Ibe had for about the amount you pay the doctor for hla services In an ordi nary three days' Illness. But unfortunately symptoms are jtroacherous. Thoy fool even the most experienced and competent physl BROWN SCHOOL SECTION. Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Braswell, of Royall School, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Brown Mrs. Charlie Grumpier returned to Columbia, S. C., to stay with h<?1" husband while at Camp Jackson. We are glad to note that Misses Annie, Irene and Little Herbert Wall are improving. We hope they will | soon be out again. . / Miss Ethel Wall has been on the ! sick list for the past week. We are sorry to note the serious illness of Mr. Worley Wall. He was taken Sunday with an accute case of appendicitis, and wasv operated on Tuesday afternoon. We hope him a speedy recovery. The sympathy of the entire com munity goes out to Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Wall in the death of their son and the illness of their other children. . Their son, Lessie, a youth of almost eighteen years of age, died Thursday at 2:30 p. m. He Was sick ten days with pneumonia. Lessie was a Chris tian-hearted youth, dearly beloved by all who knew him. The interment was made in the family plot near Micro Friday afternoon, January 11, in the presence of a large gathering of sor rowing relatives and friends. A short byrial service was conducted by Rev. Collier. January 17, 1918. /Tdver risers will find this paper an excellent medium in which to display their bargains and maVe their wants known re i!, II I! II. II; II il. II I il 1 r 1 i QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. i r Belching. Mary C. D. After eating a hearty !? meal my stomach swells and I have I befflilng spells. If I take soda In water it relieves me temporariljs I have been advised that soda is inju-' rious. Is that correct? ! Answer: Persistent belching is gener ally due to what stomach disease special ists call "reverse peristalsis." The cause of it may be appendicitis, stomach ulcer, intestinal adhesions, or disease of the Kiili tract. Sodium (bicarbonate, known as ordinary rooking soda, often gives temporary relief; and does no harm, except to mask the real Bymp- 1 toins, so that the disease causing the trouMe may grow steadily worse, whllo ' the jiutient delays seeking a correct diag nosis. with permanent treatment. The best remedy is to see a good physioi&n and let him find the true cause, and pre- | scribe the right course of treatment. See a physician who does not proscribe "tablets" advertised in the newspapers aa "absolute cure for indigvtion," for in variably such claims are absolute lies and no physician worthy the name will be misled by such frauds. j See Your Physician. [ F\ H I am frequently troubled with fever blisters on my lips, little white sores on my tongue and gumboils I What is the cay^e and cure? Answer: "Fever blisters," sore lips, tongue "gumboils," and other glmllaf conditions may* be due to Infection; rut are generally due to dietlc errorR of Irreg ular habits. The remedy is diet, fneAerft I tlon, temperance. $ clans. There is scarcely a minor ail ment which may be accurately diag nosed from symptoms alone. If accu racy is desired ? and surely nobody would care to risk his health on guess work ? an examination by the doctor is indispensable. Only in this way is it possible to interpret the nature of illness or disturbance of health and determine what remedial measures may be required. We know it is only human nature to beat the doctor if you can, and a grand thing to do so when possible. The fascination of the unknown, the mysterious, influences us all in some degree. "Trying" something which some one else has tried and survivod is an ever present temptation. But, alas, it always proves more costly than the doctor in the end. Of course, we are thinking of a good doctor, not one who 'is too busy to study his pa tients. We are thinking of the doctor who examines the patient first and names the complaint afterward. In this respect it is regrettable that all physicians are not subsidized, so that the bogey of the doctor bill would not cause the patient to hesitate about seeking medical advice at the very beginning. But even under the pres ont arrangement, true economy may be summed up in this maxim: A fee in time saves nine. ?V ?A? 'A* 'A' 'A' 'A' 'A' -t' ?*' -A' 'A' 'A? 'A' 'A' -A- 'A' -V '4' ?A' ?A' A' 'V 'V 'A1 'A* 'A' lT? ??? aTtafttfltTliTltVS * * , * BOX PARTIES. * | * i* Fox Party. Ther^ will be a box party at John son School House on Fridaj^ night, January 25th, 1918. Mr. A. M. John son, Farm Demonstrator, will be present to mnke a talk. Everybody [?ordialy invited. Misses Sallie Sanders, Katie John son, Teachers. Price's School. z There will be a box party, guessing f and voting contest, fortune telling uid other things of amusement at I ? Price's School House, O'Neals town- U hip, district No. 3, on Saturday L light, January 2G, 1918. Everybody j? nvited. ? Teacher. 1 1 Kenly, N. C. Banner School House. There will be a bax party at Ban icr School House next Saturday night, (anuary 2(>. Proceeds for benefit of school. Everybody invited ? George 0 iVheeler and Callie Turlington, teach- B rs. p I Sandy Springs School. There will be a box party at Sandy Springs School House on Saturday light, February 2. Everybody is in cited. Proceeds will be used for the benefit of the school. D. C. MASSEY, Principal. Pleasant Grove School. The box part that was advertised to >e at Angier School, January 28th, tvas an error. It will be held at Pleasant Grove Schocl, January 26th. The world's corn production is in ?ound numbers throe rnd a half J jillion bushels, and the United Statis iroduces six-sevenths of it.
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