Some of the
best physicians
prescribe
.OXIDINE
in cases of malaria
They can doso ethically, for
Oxidine is a known remedy
with a known result.
In cases of either incipient
or chronic malaria. Oxidine
effects definite benefit
and almost instant relief.
Takeit as a preventive, as
well as a remedy.
It is a great tonic.
OXIDINE issoM by a lldrui-
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tee thatifthefirstbottle does
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FOREIGN BELIEFS ARE QUEER
Spanish Wedding Is Ruined if One
Person Appears Entirely in Black
—Some Other Signs.
In Spain the wedding is spoiled if
one of the guests appears entirely in
black, or if the bride looks into a
mirror after orange blossoms and veil
are fast in her headdress.
When a person’s hair ends split, it’s
taken by the superstitious for a sign
that she Is either a witch or has been
bewitched. As blond hair splits more
readily than dark hair, all witches,
spirits and sorceresses have blond or
red hair, according to the standard of
art.
On the marriage eve there is often
much good-natured rivalry between
the groom and the bride in the Slav
countries as to who shall blow out
the candle, for the person who does
will be “first to die.” It is impossible
to trace the origin of this superstition,
yet it prevails in aristocratc society
as well as in the peasant’s hut, even
as like this, that “to insure the life
and health of the children” the wom
an must occupy the right side of the
bed. In addition, she must not smoke
before-her forty-fifth year.
There is a superstition in this coun
try and many others against burning
a broom. The bud of birch broom is
used in Southern Germany as a pre
ventive against erysipelas. These
buds, a piece of yellow wax and some
other articles are enclosed in a pink
silk bag, secured with red silk and
worn on the back of the neck. The
person must change his shirt every
Friday.
SPARROW IS NUISANCE
Much to Be Said About De
structive Little Bird.
j SUPERIOR BAIT FOR CUTWORM
Bran Mash, Sweetened With Sugar or
Molasses, With Paris Green, Will
Prove Effective.
Destroys Fruit and Flowers of Culti
vated Trees and Devours Many
Seeds—Has No Song, but is
Noisy and Vituperative.
(By N. DEARBORN.)
The English sparrow among birds,
like the rat among mammals, is cun
ning, destructive, and filthy. Its nat
ural diet consists of seeds, but it eats
a great variety of other foods. While
much of its fare consists of waste ma
terial from the streets, in autumn and
winter it consumes quantities of weed
seed and in summer numerous insects.
The destruction of weed seed should
undeniably count in the sparrow’s
favor. Its record as to insects in most
localities is not so clear. In excep-
i tional cases it has been found very
i useful as a destroyer of insect pests.
For example, during a ercent investi
gation of birds that destroy the alfalfa
I weevil in northern Utah, English spar
rows were feeding their nestlings
I largely on weevil larvae and cut-
I worms, both of which are very injur
ious to alfalfa. In this case the spar
rows, attracted by grain in the fields
I and poultry runs and by the excellent
nest sites afforded by the thatched
• roofs of many farm buildings, had left
the city and taken up their abode in
the country where the weevil out-
i break subsequently occurred. Unfor
tunately, however, farmers can rarely
I expect such aid against their insect
| Toes. Wherever this bird proves use-
ful, however, it is entitled to protec
tion and encouragement in propor-
i tion to its net value.
I On the other hand much is to be
said against the bird. It destroys
1 fruit, as cherries, grapes, pears, and
peaches. It also destroys buds and
flowers of cultivated trees, shrubs, and
(By F. L. WASHBURN.)
Cutworms are the larval forms of
moths belonging to the family known
as Owlet Moths. The first name was
given this family because they are
particularly night-flyers, most of, them
remaining concealed during the day;
and the second name, on account of
the fact that their eyes shine at night,
in the presence of a light, to which,
by the way, many of the species are
attracted.
Both the moths and their larvae are
fond of sweets; and this fact is made
use of both by collectors in catching
the moths and by the farmer and
gardener in killing the “cut-worm”
itself. The larvae, when full grown,
averages in length about one and one-
half inches, and is as a rule, dull col
ored, with or without obscure mark
ings. This full-grown larva burrows
into the soil a short distance, and
turns into a brownish or reddish-
brown or mahogany-colored pupa.
These pupae may winter over, when
formed late in summer, or give rise to
moths in August and Setpember,
which lay their eggs at that time on
various plants, or on the ground near
their food-plants. The larvae, which
hatch in late summer or fall, winter
over in some concealed situation, and
are ready for business in the spring.
While many, birds prey upon cut-
worms—and although they are eaten
by some other insects, and are the
victims of parasitic forms, to say
nothing of diseases bacterial or fun
goid—nevertheless farmers are often
obliged to take active means against
them in order to save their crops.
A bait made of bran mash sweet
ened with cheap sugar or molasses,
and made decidedly green with a lib
eral application of Paris green, is a
very good remedy in a garden. A
tablespoonful of this should be put at
WOMAN WORKS OUT PROBLEM
Mrs. Sarah Erickson Declares the Hen
Lays an Egg at the Same Hour
She Was Born.
What time o’ day
Does a hen lay?
That question has puzzled poultry
fanciers for unnumbered decades, but
now, it seems, it has been satisfacto-
ril solved by a woman. She is Mrs.
Sarah Erickson of Falconer, N. Y.
Having kept chickens for 37 years,
she believes she qualifies as an expert
in this line of effort.
“I have worked out the problem,”
she declares. “By using marked leg-
bands, trap nests and alarm clocks at
tached to the nests I have determined
that a hen lays an egg at the same
hour, minute and second that she was
born, or, rather, hatched. For in
stance, if the hen happened to be able
to peck its way through its shell at
7:43 a. m., she will lay an egg at pre
cisely 7:43 a. m. And she will do this
without variation every time she Is in
clined to lay. I have kept close, sys
tematic watch on my hens for five
years, and I have never known the
rule to fail.”
CRUST COVERED BABUS HEAD
532 Brunswick St., Baltimore, Md.—
“My baby’s face broke out in pimples,
which after bathing would weep and
form scabs until his head and face
were completely covered with a crust
and his hair all fell out. It was cross
and would not sleep. Each day it
spread until his entire face and head
were covered with -weeping sores. I
tried several prescriptions, but did not
find any relief. Then I decided to try
Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
“After using them two or three
times the sores dried up and after a
half dozen applications all disfigure
ment disappeared. In less than three
weeks the sores and scales were com
pletely gone, and baby’s skin as
smooth and clear as when he was first
born. Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured him.” (Signed) Mrs. Lottie V.
Steinwedel, Jan. 14, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Add. post-
card “Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.” Adv.
Wild Ones.
Charles Grafly, the noted sculptor,
was talking at his summer home at
Folly Grove, near Gloucester, about the
qaint humor of the Gloucester fish
ermen.
“In Gloucester one day,” he said, “as
I idled among the shipping, an old salt
began to narrate his experiences to
me.
“‘Wunst, he said, ‘I was ship-
wricked in the South sea, and thar I
come across a tribe of wild women
without tongues.’
“‘Wild women without tongues!’
said I. ‘Goodness! How could they
talk?’”
The Educational Step-Ladder.
We know what kindergarten is for;
it is to educate children for the pri
mary grades.
We know what the primary grades
are for; they are to educate children
for the grammar grades.
We know what the grammar grades
are for; they are to educate children
for high school.
We know what the high school is
for; it is to educate children for col
lege. ■ •
But what does college fit you for?-—
Life.
RIGHT HOME
Doctor Recommends Postum from Per
sonal Test.
No one is better able to realize the
Injurious action of caffeine—the drug
in coffee—on the heart,, than the doc
tor. Tea is just as harmful as coffee
because it, too, contains the drug caf
feine.
When the doctor himself has been
relieved by simply leaving off coffee
and using Postum, he can refer with
full conviction to his own case.
A Mo. physician prescribes Postum
for many of his patients because he
was benefited by it. He says:
“I wish to add my testimony in re
gard to that excellent preparation—
Postum. I have had functional or
nervous heart trouble for over 15
years, and a part of the time was un
able to attend to my business.
“I was a moderate user of coffee and
did not think drinking it hurt me. But
on stopping it and using Postum in
stead, my heart has got all right, and
I ascribe it to the change from coffee
to Postum.
“I am prescribing it now in cases of
sickness, especially when coffee does
not agree, or affects the heart, nerves
or stomach.
“When made right it has a much bet
ter flavor than coffee, and is a vital
sustainer of the system. I shall con
tinue to recommend it to our people,
and I have my own case to refer to.”
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Re^d the little book,
“The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs.
“There’s a reason.”
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
ore genuine, true, and full of human
interest# Adv.
Nest-Box Trap.
vines. In the garden it eats seeds as
they ripen, and nips off tender young
vegetables, especially peas and lettuce,
as they appear above ground. It dam
ages wheat and other grains, whether
newly sown, ripening, or in shocks.
As a flock of 50 sparrows requires
daily the equivalent of a quart of
wheat, the annual loss caused by these
birds throughout the country is very
great. It reduces the numbers of
some of our birds, as bluebirds, house
wrens 1 , purple martins, tree swallows,
cliff swallows, and barn swallows, by
destroying their eggs and young and
by usurping nesting places. It attacks
other familiar species, as.the robin,
wren, red-eyed vireo, catbird, and
mocking bird, causing them to desert
parks arid shady streets of towns.
Unlike our native birds whose place
A Outworn and Its Work.
frequent intervals among the plants
subject to attack; not, however, near
er than twelve inches to the plant;
for, in case of rain, the Paris green
might be washed against the roots,
and would injure or kill the plant.
The Paris green should be mixed
with the bran when the latter is dry.
Thorough cultivation is an aid. Pieces
of shingle or board, placed at inter
vals over the garden, serve as traps
under which the cutworms hide to
ward morning, when they may be
found and killed. Frequently the
depredator will be found in the morn
ing, within an inch or so of the plant
cut, buried an inch under the soil.
Young plants like cabbage, cauliflow
er, etc., when not too numerous,
when first set out In a small garden,
should be protected by paper or tin,
or a barrier of some sort, which
should extend into the ground an inch
or so, and two or (hree inches above
the surface. This can be removed
when the plant becomes so tough as
not to invite attacks from the cut-
worm. On large acreages, fall plow
ing and thorough cultivation afford
perhaps the most practical treatment.
Cutworms are likely to be especial
ly troublesome the next year after
sod, for It is only natural that, when
deprived of sod land by farm cultiva
tion, they should attack the crop im
mediately following.
This family of moths is an enor
mous one, two hundred and thirty-
five different species of the group hav
ing been found in one state. Of this
list, something like 45 species are
typical cutworms.
FREE RANGE FOR THE CHICKS
Sang for Sultan.
Mulai Hafid, the ex-Sultan of Moroc
co, while staying at Vichy, in France,
made an excursion to Les Ardoisieres,
says the “Matin,” where Napoleon III.
used often to go for rest. Three young
girls, sisters, timidly approached the
Sultan and asked him to sign post-
cards. Mulai Hafid consented on con
dition that they would each sing a
song to him. Two of the girls at
once complied, and the delighted Mu
lai Hafid wrote on their cards words
which, translated, mean: “Like Na
poleon III., I have visited Les Ardoi
sieres, where I have enjoyed, together
with the calm and freshness of na
ture, the grace and charm of the
voices of Mlles. Pauline and Clo
tilde.” The third girl did not know
how to sing, but one of her sisters
having sung for her the Sultan added
the name of Gabrielle.
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Crime to Kiss.
In Russia it is a crime for lovers
to kiss in public, and not very long
ago two young men and two young
women were arrested in Odessa for
having been guilty of this offense.
They had all been dining together in
a restaurant, and kissed on parting.
They were condemned to short terms
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tramcar it may cost anything up to
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It usurps, it has no song, but is noisy
and vituperative. It defiles buildings
and ornamental trees, shrubs, and
vines with its excrement and with its
bulky nests.
The evidence against the sparrow
Is, on the whole, overwhelming.
By concerted and continuous efforts
to destroy every nest after the eggs
/"are laid, and by trapping the birds
and destroying them, the numbers of
English sparrows- in any locality may
be rapidly-reduced.
Samples of easily constructed trap
nests are here shown.
Gardens in Such Shape Now That
Fowls Will Do Little Damage—
Lowers Feed Bill.
Where hens or chicks have been
confined in small yards during the
spring and summer they should be
turned out on free range now if pos
sible. A yard which has been in use
all the season will by this time need
attention. In most cases it is abso
lutely bare, and well contamniated.
The chickens in it are not receiving
a fair chance.
Gardens are in such shape that the
chickens will do them little damage
now, and to turn the hens loose will
reduce the cost of the feed bill, as
well as make them happy. In case
several varieties are kept a good plan
is to turn each flock out at least one
or two days a week, or better still a
few hours each day. This method will
give them all a range without mixing
the flocks.
The yards themselves should be
plowed or spaded up, and this fall
sown to some crop, such as oats, rye
or wheat. The crop will purify the
soil, as well as furnish green food
for the flock. It Is only by careful
attention to these details that hens
can successfully be kept in small
yards. •
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
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Riga's Trade Distinction.
The growth in lumber shipments
from Riga, totaling 97,400,000 cubic
feet in 1910, ranks this port among
the world’s greatest timber exporters.
The greater part of this trade was in
sawed lumber. Britain took over half
of the amount exported.
A Household Remedy.
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quickly croup, coughs, colds, pneu
monia and all affections of chest and
throat. Use freely and RUB! RUB!
RUB! Now sold by all medicine deal
ers. Should be in every home. Burwell
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A Hint.
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Potted strawbery plants are best
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one to plant in hot, dry weather with
out loss. There is less check conse
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ordinary layer plants. Pot-grown
plants may be set as late as Octobei
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should be set before becoming pot
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