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S It is not easy to grow house plants. Some of you with “green thumbs” may have this problem solved, but many home owners still have difficulty. A discussion of some of the general require ments may be helpful. Temperature and humidity. Many of our modern houses are too warm for best results. A day tempera ture of 70 degrees and a night temperature of 60 degrees seems to give best growing conditions for most house plante. If the temperature is maintained much above 70 degrees, African violets may stop blooming, and poin settias may lose their leaves. A relative humidity of between 40 and 60 per cent should be main tained if possible. Usually, the higher the temperature the lower 1 the humidity. In houses heated with hot air, keeping the humidi fier on the furnace filled with water will help. In houses heated with stoves or circulating furnaces, water may be kept on top of the heating unit. If neither fits $-our situation, large shallow galvanized pans with coarse gravel in the bottom might be tried. You may have a better idea, but THIS WEEK'S SAFETY MESSAGE By Cameron F. Mcßae, M. D. The newspapers last week car ried a story of a small child climb ing into a washing-machine which was running, while his mother was out of the room for a few /ninutes, and receiving, fatal in juries. While this is a most unus ual kind of accident, it points up the need for /eternal vigilance where young children are con cerned—especially in the second and third years of life, "when the spirit of adventure and self-in quiry is high and self-control is slight”. A common type of injury is this age group is burns, due to contact with either hot liquids or hot metal. Burns may be prevent-, ed not only by keeping these ag ents away from the baby but also by teaching him to stay away from the kitchen stove and other | hazards; this, teaching can and should start as soon as he is old enough to crawl or walk. “A ser ies of "don’ts" is not enough; children learn through experience, and many of the hazards around the home can be used as teaching material. In addition to telling the child that the stove is hot, the terfQ MxxAesin, 0 pgMatKllCHini WE HAVE {TOP QUALITY g MATERIALS FOR THE JOB | I Formica &C E Textolite j Counter Topping g Plastic, Vinyl and Rubber Tile I Sherwin-Williams Paint I Cabinet Hardware Everything For Your 1 Building Needs l We Deliver Your Orders | Promptly g B. B. Penland & Son Lumber Co. I j PHONE NO. 8 BURNSVILLB, N. C. j 1 WMnrmrei ■— j GARDEN Til 1 ►* impute I instate colfep I I would suggest that the pan be about three inches deep." Put in about two and one-half inches of gravel, and keep two inches of water in the pan at all times. Set your pots on top of the gravel. This may not solve the humidity pro blem, but it should help. Try to prevent sharp temperature changes in the house. Watering. The water require ments of plants will depend upon the type of plant, soil mixture, size of pot and temperature and humidity conditions. No rule of thumb can be given, so good judge ment must be employed. Over watering is as harmful as under watering and probably more so, be cause conditions are more favorable for root and stem rots. Check the plants daily, and water as needed. Be sure that good drainage has been provided by a hole in the bottom of the pot covered with coarse gravel. • Light. All green plants require but some more than others. The South window is a good place for most foliage plants, while phil odendron will grow under reduced light conditions. Artificial light may be supplied where conditions justify. mother should take the child’s hand and place it on a warm, but mot hot, stove on a number' of oc casions, repeating the word “hot” ■ when she does. Similarly, learn ing experiences can be developed around other fixed household ■ equipment which from time to 1 time is a hazard. The attitude of the mother in these teaching ses sions is most important; she should be affectionate and sympa thetic, and the whole must be casual and relaxed, so as not to arouse any anxiety or fear in the child”. (Home Safety Re view, October 1956). ROBINSON STATIONED ’ AT FT. EUSTIS, VA. FORT EUSTIS, VA. (AHTNC) | —Specialist Third Class J. C. Robinson, whose wife, Anna, lives in Burnsville, N. C., is a member j < of the 4th Transportation Terminal j Command C at Fort Eijstis, Va. Specialist Robinson, son of Mr. I and Mrs. Earl Robinson, Green Mountain, is a cargo checker in the 117th Transportation Company of the command. He entered the ! Army in December 1954 and re ceived basic training at Fort Jack son, S. C.'"He IS a 1952 graduate of Micaville High School. delicious 3 The Stars Os Any Jliiip ßAY brothers grocery g- ”~= - j OPEN TIL 10 P. M j I ' 1 ! . j WHS ot even Santa > has a wider, more won- 1 fry d er£ “ , selec « on of Christmas gifts than we do! . j | ou 11 find it s easy to solve your shopping prob- Mgfc, \ |j lems here, because there are so many gala gifts to M.Spjl j choose from We have everything to ptease every mem- WfflKk , I | your family ... at prices to please you 111 j | The smartest Santas do their Christ- j I mas shopping early. That way, they j | aToid rusl iing and get the best j proffit™ j THE YANCEY RECORD \ • ; ■ THURSDAY, KOt. 29, 1956 y #
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