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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13,

NOTES OF THE DAY

11

HUMAN NATURE OR

and

EDUCATION?

1934.

BRITISH FARMERS' FUTURE BRIGHTER

"YOUNG

the

The Very Idea F

AUNT EMMA'S GIFT FOR XMAS

By George

By SIR E. J. RUSSELL Advocates of increasing arma-

The method of feeding has ment too often base their conten tions on the assertion that because

YOUNG people to-day aren't,

what they used to be." changed completely: now the lamb human nature cannot be changed it is useless to seek after peace. How often have we heard this is grass fed, and this means a cleso

Dean

can And here comes a Government study and improvement of the AL Harvard University,

DEAR George, Brown of Yale has just declared pubilention, the Report of the grassland, done much more care-

a generation age.

After a visit to the that the transformation of man- Agricultural Council, Issued by a fully than

The modern pig has changed kind for the better is quietly being committee of the Privy Council, accomplished all the time. Dean roundly declaring that "experience almost as much as the sheep. The local stores, I am simply full Brown says; "One cannot look of past methods in less useful than modern pigman would no logger of ideas on Christmas pre-

and the say, Bike his predecessor in Punch at the world for years through knowledge of new ones

rowth of his animals, "Lor some of the assistants but barrel without finally mental adaptability and courago when rebuked for the slow rate of sents. I told my ideas to reaching moral bankruptcy. necessary to try them."

even master, what's time to a pig?" He It quotes in support an

to the they explained they were Some wars have accomplished

conclusion from a knows they must be sent much

are more drastic there good, casses worth dying for. But shells Cambridge inquiry among East bacon factory when a few months not giving anything away

showed old, and every additional week of this year. and gas, blockades and starvation, Anglian farmers, which

A fine spirit in which to start strikes and lockouts, bitterness that when farmers were grouped life cuts off some of the proft till

the festive season! However, I and scorn nro poor substitutes for according to age, the younger the soon there is a loss.

So the modern young farmer has have managed to collect fourteen reason. Sudden outbursts of vio age group the higher were lenco accomplish little except 10 average profits: the older the bring the participanta back to the farmers the greater the average to be up in rations, to know about calendars and if I can get them proteins and starch equivalents, posted before the shops relense starting point. ia time to try losses they sustained."

them, it will solve fourteen of the composing powers of patience

There is no denying the general mineral requirements and consideration." Reduction

fact, but one must not jump to the mins. The pig is no longer con-

Another little suggestion I made of armaments must be concerted conclusion that the older farmera strained to live in dirty conditions my problems.

his bad and his feeding to myself was to collect some com- to be lastingly effectual. If n

are entirely to blame. Agriculture in a farmyard slum: he can now fs change

huma nature

is the business of supplying to keep necessary to develop the confid-day's food demands by methods trough clean, as he likes to do. A plimentary tickets for the cinemas

come a drawing-room pet if only only anng was that two ence among men required to stop suited to to-day's economic conf-modern young pig might easily be- and distribute them round. The the race for primacy in armis, lêt.

each other and began telling tules. it be fostered. There la no more

"An older farmer who set up in were lighter and a little more friends found themselves next to

shapely.

Light he must have if he is to I am sending some files to Aunt reason to discount the practica- bility of such a change than there business before the war has the in to deny the usefulness of educas implements and equipment of 1914; thrive; but, above all, like all farm Sarah who is in a dying condition. he knows his stock is out of date, animals, he must be well-born, for poor lamb, (though how she man- that modern things are better fitted there is no snobbery of birth equal ages to hang on at her age is a relatives. to all of us

we've done to to-day's conditions, that the to that of the farmyard. Unless puzzle flocks, and herds he laboriously his parents are right he has little Heaven knows built up no longer profitably supply hope for the bonus,payment at the best)'.

sending a By the way I am the changed conditions of to-day. bacon factory, which will make all

the difference in the matter of calendar to Cousin Bill who still. has six months to serve and I offer But what can he do?

the idea to any, readers who may friends working for the

and

tlon,

LOVE OF PEACE

be

tlons.

4

vita-

of my

our

Education for peace can quickened by visualizing more sharply the adverse effect of war upon the individual. Humanity In

He has no maney

to scrap the Prafit to the farmer. the

to become de- mass tends

Here the young farmer scores have Individualized by numbers, and lot and start afresh; and no one statistics of battles are not a com- will lend it him. So he goes on completely, because he knows from Government,

My brother Georgo is not so prehensive measure of their evils. turning out a'good article, but at the older farmers' experience what a cost that leaves him an exceed- Love of harmless contests is em-

desired, and he can ko

store for him. She says she hopes Bon just of warfare is subnormal and in his own living. The young man, choosing desirable mothers and to present him with a

The on the other hand, starting to-day fathers for his herd and start at about the 25th. George says he tolerable to humane people.

wouldn't mind if the idea was cultivated can begin with, cheap land, with once on the right track.

with of peace can be

and equipment.

The story is the same for milk. original but that he has five little FOOLISH WAR TALKtil it brings forth good will and modern

international understanding in a animals that will supply what to- for poultry, for crops, for every gifts of this nature already--and

thing, in fact. New methada are all from the same person. harvest as yet unseen on the earth, day's market requires.

Horace had his wages reduced What the market requires"in coming in. Artificial fertilisers other words, what the British may now make all the difference two months ago by Mr, MacAngus housewife wants: but what mere between profit and loss.

bodied in millions of men, but love ingly narrow margin for getting/Parents will give the young piga pleased at the gift his wife has in

THURSDAY, DEC. 13, 1934.

It is one of the most regret- table tendencies of the times that there should be a constant harp- ing on the theme of a possible Both future. war in the near

+

it.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD. everywhere in evidence, those British race is a matter of histor-"chicken"

York Building

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PURE WOOL TRAVELLING RUGS SILK AND WOOL SOCKS

PYJAMAS

BATH ROBES LEATHER COODS

etc., ofc.

2,000 YEARS AGO

no

The

·

over methods

round

Modern

and

DUMB-BELLES LÉTTRES

BUT

by Juliet Lowell

BRITAIN'S DOCDOM

There are near 3,000,000 licensed man can any he really knows that? demands are insistent: the older who is going to restore the cat at heart of his assistant and saving Hogs at the present time in Great it would sometimes appear that she farmers have borne the cost of Christmas, thus bringing joy to the Cruikshank a holding an "At in the West and in the East is Britain figure that does not in- doesn't quite know herself--though changing"

clude sheep dogs or animals owned she does know when she hasn't got animals and the younger ones have a little for himself.

entered upon the heritage. this trend to be discerned in by hind people, which require no

They are admirably aided by the Home" to shroffs but ho agrees Some things, however, are pretty print and in speech. Happily. licence. The increase in the number

"back-to-youth" remarkably efficient agricultural with Bellower that things generally there are also individuals and of dogs in Britain during the last certain.

sixty years has been remarkable, movement has spread to farm education and research service or are not looking up. However 1 organisations working strenuous- In 1866 the number of licensed dogs animals. All animals are younger ganised by the Ministry of Agri-think Bellower is influenced by a This year I am giving all of my ly in the cause of peace, but their www 445,666, but ten years later it than they were, and some would culture service which can just large boll on the back of his neck.

to time had jumped to 1,362,176-the great like to pass for younger than they ly claim to be among the best in efforts are from time

increase being due to the reduction are. Mutton, for instance, la no the world. The younger farmers readers-even you there, looking longer the mature animal praised take advantage of these services over somebody else's shoulder-my Happy New overshadowed by war propagand- of the dog tax from 128. to 59, n.

to be year in 1867, and the sudden popu- by our fathers; it is all lamb" of, more perhaps than the older ones Best Wishes for n

did, but the services themselves are Year.

Your faithful, ists, some of whom are

Fowls must all be "chickens." gaining in efficiency.

Aunt Emmn. found in high places, whose larity of terriers and other small this season's production.

doga imparted from the Continent.

The demand for technical educa- though be it noted that the United attract! In 1900 licence fees were paid for naturally utterances much attention. In view of the | 1,777,543 dogs, no the increase this States Department of Agriculture, tion by the younger farmers e In- present spirit of unrest almost century alone has been noteworthy. with perhaps some sad experi-creasing and is sometimes more That love of dogs is inherent in the ence of actual practice, defines than can, be supplied. The de- as "any fowl of the mands on the research institutes leal fael, Both the Greeks and the chicken-species over three months are greater than ever and the stairs

are taxed to their utmost who perpetuate this war talk are

The younger farmer has access that our fore-fathers kept pro- doing the greatest possible dis-Romans were aware of the dogs of age."

This has meant a great change to good, reliable supplies of ferti service to humanity. Whether tect their poultry and cattle from

and marauding animals, when almost a revolution-in the wayslisers, feeding stuffs, implements conscious of the fact or not, they. Caesur conquered Britain a great of raising animals on the farm. of all kinds, and he knows how lo

are use them. are producing a war psychology man of these dogs were shipped Many of the breeds of 1914

Further, he has been brought up which, if allowed full play, must to Rome, where they commanded somewhat unsuitable; the ewea

high prices,

In the 10th century, usually only produced one lamb to play with a bicycle, a motor- eventually lead to disastrous con-

as mentioned in old Welsh chroni- year, and that is not much use lo-cycle, and a wireless sel, so that he has acquired the instinct for day, sequences. With these thoughtscles, the dogs in Great Britain in-

machine. He often No young farmer would begin handling a in mind, it is cause for regret eluded the greyhound, the buck-

choose posscases a car and can get about that Mr. Saito, the Japanese Am- hound, the tracker, the harrier, the with them, but would bassador to the United States, spaniel, the sheep-dug, and the instead some prolific kind such as and widen his intellectual horizon.

the latter, "wandering dog.

the Border Leicester Cheviot ewe The widespread recognition that should, at the present juncture, doubt, a semi-wild mongrel type. that will commonly produce twins. British agriculture must be foster- He crosses them with a ram that od has given a new feeling of con- have seen fit to talk of Japan's' readiness to light if she is op

will confer the exact quality his fidence: there will, of course, market requires a Southdown, always be discussions na to how posed in her plans in the Far to his East. First reactions

That the graceful, intelligent Suffolk, a Dorset, a Ryland, or best this can be done,

But the outlook is brighter than utterance led to an explanation greyhound was known in Britain other breed according to whether in which Mr. Salto stated that at least 2,000 years age has been his market requires and will pay it has been, and I am more hopeful

than for some years past. what he moant was that Japan proved beyond doubt. Where it for high quality or moderate for the future of British farmers was sure that Britain and the riginally came from is ns conten quality at lower price.

tious a subject as the origin of doga United States would eventually itself, but from the sculptures and come to understand her policy, wall decorations of ancient China. but, if they did not, and forcibly Egypt and Assyria it is clearly attempted to swerve her from established that the dogs held in her course, she would be forced honour and favour in these coun- to fight. Contrasted with the tries of antiquity wore of the grey- hound type. Next to the grey original impression, that Japanhound in historic comes the

age would fight anyone standing inspaniel, and the origin of thin her way, the explanation has popular dog makes a fascinating served the purpose, of toning study. All authorities are agreed down the utterance somewhat, that it originated from Spain, but but, even so, there was not the how it reached Britain before the conquest is the debatable point. least call for advancing a hypo-The first dog shows in, London thesis unlikely to be encountered were held about 1800. "Toy" and and attaching thereto the threat fancy dogs, still beloved by women, of possible hostilities if expecta-originally came from the Continent, tions were not realised. There where daring breeding experiments has never, during the course of succeeded in producing the diminu- the recent negotiations over Far tive types. Dogs were first taxed Eastern issues, been the least in Britain in 1796, 12s. a year be- ing levied on each animal, and suggestion of either Britain or legislation about dogs commenced the United States seeking to in 1770. compel Japan to any course of action by means of force. In-the intended use of force to bring deed, the whole basis of Angio- Japan around to a different frame American policy rests on peace of mind. To put it on no higher ful adjustment of the issues in-ground, the occasion for such a volved. It is pertinent in this development simply does not connection to bear in mind that arise. All that will ensue if neither Britain nor the United Japan insists on equality of States initiated the present dis strength is that an armaments pute, which has arisen solely race will develop, In view of

LANE, CRAWFORD, Itd. But Japan's declared in these circumstances, the possi

Phone 28151

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Department

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Lines

tention of denouncing the cxist- bilities which Mr. Salto envisages ing naval agreement. The posi- can be ruled completely out. In tion is that Japan has made any event, the present is certain- demands to which Britain and ly not the time for indiscreet America cannot accede, but the references which can only servo. disagreement in no sense implies to aggravate the situation.

"This is the one. He's going to inherit a million some day.”

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A Complete Washout

Dear Mrs, Halney:

Your husband cannot come home to-day, because his bathing Bult was washed away in the surf.

Merryl Harper. (signed)

P.S. Poor Halsey was Inside the

Bult.

The Scented Second My daughter, who's young and impulsive, has often declared it's absurd that some go frat-class on the railways while people like us travel third. But I'm always in- clined to rebuke her when Buch. Bentiments flow from her lips; point out that "frat" is expensive and the portera expect larger tipa, It's better (I any) to be humble, even though one must travel Class 3; for one's not then a subject of envy which is what I should not like to be Let dukes or M.P.'s travel first-class when down to the country they go but we can go third and the porters are pleased with penny-or:10,

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