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Menagerie Man?Don't be afraid
of that tiger, sir, he's as harmless
as your wife.
Meekton?Good-by, I'm gone I
All Square
He waa a stout man, with large,
broad feet, and although several
pairs of boots were shown to him he
refused them.
"1 must have square toes," he
explained to the assistant.
The - young man sighed. "But
square toes are not stocked now,
sir," he insisted. "Pointed toes are
fashionable this season."
The stout man gave an angry
stare. "That may be," he retorted,
"but I happen to be wearing last
season's feet."
WHAT A MISTAKE!
Jimmy Skeet ? Good gracious,
what happened?
Bobby Skeet?Bit a man with i
wooden leg.
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GROWEBS TRY NEW
STRAINS pF CELERY
| Combine High Quality and
Disease Resistance.
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By R. A. EMERSON
I Celery growers are testing (our
; new strains of cross-bred celery this
spring, combining high quality and
disease-resistance of the parent
stocks.
Developed by the joint efforts of
the departments of plant breeding
and vegetable crops at Cornell, the
new strains are a cross of the old
Golden self-branching variety with
the high quality and disease resist
ant green variety Giant Pascal. The
growers have selected four strains
for trial.
The new strains are said to be
highly resistant to the yellow fun
gus, a serious celery disease in New
York state. Though not all the cel
ery land in the East is infested with
j the fungus causing the disease, the
affected areas are extending more
widely every year.
However, if growers continue to
raise varieties that are susceptible
to this disease, most of the muck
land suitable for celery production
will be infested before many years.
The cross-bed celery has better
quality than most of the celery on
the market today, he says. The
plants were bred on the basis of
length of stalk, thickness of stalk,
and firmness; the resulting strains
form thick stalks of celery that are
"less stringy."
Good Breeding Birds
Worth Protecting
Poultrymen who pedigree breed
ing are confronted each year with
the problem of keeping breeding
males in good condition from one
breeding season to the next.
Since the progeny test is the basis
of progressive poultry breeding op
erations, it is necessary that all
males tested during their first year
be kept until their breedingworth is
determined. It is discouraging to
discover that the fyest male, ac
cording to performance of his
daughter in the laying house, has
been beaten up by his mates during
the summer months and cannot be
used again for breeding purposes.
F. P. Jeffrey, instructor in poultry
husbandry at the New Jersey col
lege of agriculture, Rutgers univer
sity, says that because of their ten
dency to fight each other, it is un
wise to allow male birds to run
together in any large number un
less they have access to a very large
range which also provides a certain
number of hideouts where the male
can take refuge.
"A better system," Mr. Jeffrey
says, "is to allow the males/to run
with females. It has been observed
at the experiment station that three
males with 100 females generally
works out satisfactorily. This prac
! tice, however, is not desirable from
the standpoint of sale of market
eggs unless the eggs are given im
mediate cooling and retailed as
quickly as possible.
"In case a valuable male breeder
has been detected, it is worth while
to keep him in a roomy, individual
: cage equal in size to one used for
stud mating. The extra labor re
quired in caring for him is well
spent if he can be kept in good
physical condition for the next
breeding season."
Industrial Cycles Are
Important to Farmers
Some of the nation'* most impor
tant industries are "cyclical" in na
ture; their booms and poor times
come in cycles, according to G. E.
Brandow of the department of ag
ricultural economics, Cornell univer
sity.
He cited buildings, textiles, and
automobiles as the principal exam
ples of industries that show these pe
riods of activity and inactivity.
"The importance of industrial cy
; cles to the farmer," he stated, "is
\ mostly their part in causing changes
in total business activity, which, in
turn, influence the demand for many
, farm products. A long cycle in
' building is most important; its influ
ence can be detected in the price of
eggs and milk and in farm prices
generally."
Mr. Brandow said the most impor
tant influence on profits in farming
is the general level at which prices
fluctuate or change. Industrial cy
cles and business activity do not
cause changes in the general level
of prices, he said, but they do ex
plain many of the short-time ups
and-downs in prices and the time at
which major changes occur in price
levels.
Gardens Profitable
The farm garden returns as much
from time invested as does any farm
enterprise. The better the garden,
the more returns it can make in
food, fun, and profits to the family.
Have the garden near the house.
Odd moments can be spent there,
and the lady of the house can easily
gather the vegetables without waste
of time. Nearness to the house also
gives some protection against ani
> mala and thieves, but a permanent
fence is the best insurance.
COOLING DRINKS FOR SUMMER
See Recipes Below.
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Household Neius
Cooling Summer Drinks
Can you think of anything more
cooling and refreshing than a frosty
glass of ice oold beverage sprigged
with mint and tinkling with ice
I cubes? Neither can I! There's
something about a cold; tart-tasting
drink that seems to lower the tem
perature several degrees.
I like to keep a variety of chilled
drinks in my refrigerator to meet
the demands of sultry weather; a
sparkling punch to serve during
. mid - aftetnoon
when everyone is
wilted and weary;
old-fashionedlem
onade for thirsty
youngsters and
grown folks, too;
Or cool, refresh
in* tf>a tn
I serve with meals, or whenever the
occasion warrants. ,
| Iced tea is a summer standby, and
properly prepared it's truly deli
cious. Follow these simple rules for
making it, if you like to serve to
your family and your guests the
clear, sparkling, faintly fragrant tea
that's delightfully refreshing.
Iced Tea.
1. Rinse teapot with boiling water.
2. Place tea in teapot?allowing
one teaspoon of tea per cup to be
made.
3. Pour freshly boiling water over
the tea leaves.
4. Allow tea to steep?not boil?
for 3 to 5 minutes according to
strength desired.
5. Cool hot tea infusion quickly by
pouring it over a generous supply of
chipped ice.
8. Serve at once. Lemon slices
or a sprig of mint may be used as
an accompaniment if desired.
Ginger Julep.
(Serves 4-5)
Few sprigs mint
2 lemons
V* cup superfine powdered sugar
1 quart gingerale
Cracked ice
Place the mint leaves and the
lemon rind, cut in strips, in a pitch
1 or With thn haclr ?^
of a spoon, crush
the leaves and
the rind. Add
lemon juice and
sugar, and place
in refrigerator for
a do ui an nour 10 ripen, wnen reaay
to serve, add gingerale, and pour
into tall glasses filled with crushed
ice.
Old,Fashioned Lemonade.
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
Vi cup lemon rind (grated)
ft cup lemon juice
1 quart cold water
Place the sugar, 2 cups water, and
the lemon rind in a saucepan. Cov
er and cook for S minutes. Add
lemon juice and cold water. Chill
| thoroughly, and garnish with a sprig
of mint or a marshmallow in each
glass.
Spiced Syrup.
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
Pinch salt
3 teaspoons whole cloves
6 inches stick cinnamon
Bring sugar, water, and salt to
the boiling point and boil one min
j ute. Remove from fire and add
spices. Cover and cool. Strain be
i fore using.
Frosted Grape Juice Ade.
(Serves 8)
4 cups grape juice
Juice of 3 oranges
Juice of 1 lemon
1 pint water
K cup sugar
Crushed ice
Combine the fruit juices and wa
ter. Add sugar. Dip the rims of
tall beverage glasses in lime juice,
then in confectioners' sugar to make
a frosted edge. Allow to dry. Half
Q)1 glasses with crushed ice, and
pour in the beverage.
Iced Coffee.
Prepare hot coffee in the usual
manner making it a little stronger
to allow for dilution. Then pour
over crushed ice or tea cubes in
tall glasses, and serve at once.
Mocha Freeze.
Pour chilled coffee into tall
glasses. Add a generous spoonful
of vanilla ice cream to each glass
and top with whipped cream.
Bowling Green Punch.
. (Serves 8-10)
3 cups orange pekoe tea infusion
Ice
1% cups spiced syrup
V4 cup lemon juice
74 cup uiauK*
juice
? 1 pint gingerale
Pour warm or
hot tea over ice.
Add lemon and
orange juice and
spiced syrup and
mix thoroughly.
Add gingerale
just before serv
ing.
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Make Modern Laundry Out
Of Waste Space Upstairs
Waste space upstairs can easily
be fashioned into a modern laundry,
brightened up with paint and hung
with some of those attractive low
priced curtains that are always bob
bing up in- such Variety. If you
read door plans of modern houses
you have discovered the growing
trend for off-the-kitchen-laundries.
Equipment designed for such rooms
includes washers that pump them
selves empty.
Ironing has always been an up
stairs operation, possibly because it
is easier to transfer ironed clothes
to proper storing places without dan
ger of over-mussing. Many ironers
have table tops that serve a real
purpose in the small kitchen, and
there are washers tailored to kitch
en size, too.
House Cleaning Is Made
Easy by Use of Vacuum
The days are gone forever when,
to clean a rug thoroughly, it was
necessary to hang it on a clothesline
or lay it on the grass and beat it
with a bamboo or steel wire con
traption.
Today, thanks to electricity
and the vacuum cleaner, rug beat
ing is a thing of the past in mil
lions of homes. Moreover, in addi
tion to eliminating much work and
drudgery, the vacuum cleaner
raises practically no dust and thus
greatly reduces the time required
for dusting.
Household Refrigerator
To get the best results from the
household refrigerator, it is well to
decide in advance which foods are
to go in and which ones to be
taken out instead of pondering the
question while the door is open.
Every time that happens the tem
perature goes up and the longer the
door stays open the higher up it
goes. Another wise precaution is to
make sure that cooked foods are
well cooled before putting them into
the food chest, otherwise the heat
and moisture generated will also
cause the temperature to rise.
Yellow for Light
To brighten a poorly lighted bed
room, a color scheme includes walls
painted daffodil yellow, a paler yel
low ceiling and white woodwork
with thin lines of orange color.
Care of Dishcloth*
To save your dishcloths use a
medium-sized cork dipped into
scouring powder, when polishing
paring knives or other cutlery.
smart rattems in
Midsummer Styles
IF YOU'RE looking for a gra
* cious, sophisticated afternoon
fashion in women's sizes, you will
be delighted with 1763. Cut on
true princess lines, it is beautiful
ly slim and graceful. The shirred
vestee and narrow roll collar give
a pretty, soft, dressy touch, and
it has the simplicity that you like
in midsummer. For this, choose
silk crepe, georgette or chiffon.
Dutch Mode for Tots.
Cool comfort and cuteness for
tots is assured by 1765, a simple
pattern including playsuit, pina
i c v 1 > ?*. 1
fore and air-conditioned little bon
net. You can really make a whole?
summer-full of daytime clothes
for your little girl, using this one
easy design. It's so quick and
easy to make. Gingham, linen,
percale and seersucker are nice
cottons to choose for this.
The Patterns.
No. 1763 is designed for sizes 34,
36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48. Size
36 requires, with short sleeves, 4
yards of 39 inch fabric without
nap< % yard of contrast for collar
and vestee.
No. 1765 is designed for sizes 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5 years. Size 2 re
quires 1% yards of 35 inch mate
rial, without nap, for pinafore, %
yard for playsuit, V4 yard for bon
net. 8H yards of braid or bias
binding.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., 247 W.
Forty-third street, New York.
N. Y. Price of patterns, 15 cents
(in coins) each.
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