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There is nothing to gain, and everything to lose, by despising the example of Nature, and making arbitrary rules of life for oneself. Our liberty, wisely understood, is but a voluntary obedience to the universal laws of life. The end which at present calls forth our efforts will be found when it is once gained to be only one of the means to some remoter end. The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure but from hope to hope. Education is not a certain amount of raw knowledge which you have been able to stow away. There are many men full of facts who in a moment's conversation shew they are without an education. True education is the awakening of the mind to see and enjoy—it is giving it wings by which to mount higher, see more clearly, and enjoy more fully. Few of us have been so exceptionally un- fortunate as not to find, in our own age, some experienced friend who has helped us by precious counsel, never to be forgotten. We cannot render it in kind, but perhaps in the fulness of time it mav become our noblest duty to aid another as we have ourselves been aided, and to transmit to him an invaluable treasure. Each man has his own vocation. The talent is the call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him. He has faculties silently inviting him thither to endless exertion. He is like a ship in a riVtr; he runs against obstruc- tions on every side but one; on that side all obstruction is taken away, and he sweeps serenely over a deepening channel into an infinite sea.—EUEBSON.

GOOD RULES FOR TFACHEKS. 1. Prepare each lesson by fresh study. 2. Seek in the lesson its analogies and likenesses to other truths. 3. Study the lesson until its thoughts take shape in familiar language. Clear speech is the proof and product of clear thought. 4. Find the natural order and connection of the facts and truths. 5. Seek the relation of the lesson to the lives and duties of the pupils. 6. Use aids, but never rest until the truth rises clear before your own eyes. 7. Search for all facts. Master some. Make one truth your very own. 8. Have a regular time for study. 9. Have a plan of study, but study beyond the plan. 10. Secure the help of the best scholars and thinkers through their books.

K U itAL LIFE. BY A SON OF THE SOIL. A SEED-TZSTRit. A very simple method of testing seed comes from America-like many other smart ideas-a circular by the United States Department of Agriculture having been issued describing the method. As long as seedsmen fail to give any form of guarantee with seeds they sell, it is necessary for the purchaser to be able to estimate the quality of what is offered to him. The percentage of seed that will grow can easily be determined by means of this simple tester. Mix the seed thoroughly, and count out 100 or 200 seeds just as they _come, making no selection. Put them between a fold of cotton flannel or some similar cloth, taking care not to A SEED-TESTER. let the seeds touch one another. Lay the cloth on a plate; mosten the cloth well, but do not saturate it; cover with another plate, and keep at a temperature of about 70deg. On the second and third days take out and count the sprouted seeds. Good seed should germinate 90 per cent. or more in three days. ON LTLIBS. The lily has a dignity of charaeter which seems to place it quite apart from other beauti- ful flowers of our garden. Its majestic form, stately habit, and gay colourings have made it celebrated in all ages. The chaste white lily of English gardens has an interesting record of historical associations. Of two species of modern introduction, however, it cannot be questioned that the golden-rayed lily of Japan (auratum) is one of the most magnificent varieties, and has done more to popularise lily- growing and create enthusiasm for the flowers than all that has ever been said or written in their behalf. Although it can be forced into flower early in the summer, it is most attractive when grown in a natural way, and allowed to blossom in July and August; whilst its elegant relation, the Eastern Lily (Lilium Longiflorum Harrisii), is invaluable as a winter and spring A BEAUTIFUL LILY. decorative plant, and is very largely grown for church festivals, where its immense trumpet flowers of snow-like purity are invaluable. The mixed herbaceous border, the fronts of shrubberies, the sides or other parts of lawns, may all be used for the successful cultivation of lilies. The time of planting ranges from October to March; but as every day a lily is out of the ground it loses something of its strength the earlier they can be procured and planted the better. As to the depth to plant lily bulbs, from 4in. to 6in. is a good medium. A few inches of prepared soil over the crowns of the bulbs is useful in many ways. For the smaller sorts, plant about 6in. apart, leaving more space for the stronger and larger species. The most striking mode of planting is in groups of three to nine bulbs in a mass. This system is well adapted for growing lilies in herbaceous borders or beds, and is far more effective than single plants dotted here and there. A STRAINER PAIL. My correspondent "M. B." should have no difficulty in buying a pail similar to the one he saw at the Dairy Show, and of which I give an illustration. Such a pail is a most necessary adjunct to the smallest dairy, for all milk- sellers must know how essential is the draining of all fluid, either before it is allowed to settle in the pans or used for churning. The strainer, may add, is movable, and the size illustrated A. STRAINER PAIL. Is gauged to measure fourteen quarts, a capacity making the pail one of the greatest utility, Should my correspondent be unable to buy the pail at his village stores, or when he goes to market, I will readily send him the name and address of the maker. STRAWBERRIES IN POTS. The sharp spell of frost that has so suddenly come upon us this season will, we fear, prove particularly trying to strawberries that are standing in the open awaiting the time when they will be required for forcing. In our time- sall a writer in the Market Gardener, we have tried all the methods that are known to market growers for keeping these unharmed- One season we tried the old plan of building tliem up in long ridges much in shape like the Illush- room beds in the open air, the plants being embedded in their pots on their sides and the crowns covering each face of the ridge. We, however, discarded this method* as, although it was splendid for the pots, Preveutiug breakage by frost, still the soil i t f Pots usually got too dry to please us. e liave also wintered them on the floor of the cold peach houses, and provided the houses are kept freely ventilated they do very well here. We have wintered them, oo, in cold pits and frames, and provided there is no coddling this is a good place, if r?ie*u^s cannot used for* anything else. All these methods we have tried, but we n°t found any of them give such good results as plunging them in ashes to just above the rims of the pots, letting the ashes run down over the rims of the pots, so that they are covered. By this means the plants are rested in a natural manner, and the roots are preserved and the pots also. Enormous losses come to those who leave their plants standing about unprotected. Damage is done too the roots, and the pot«, owing to the expansion of moisture through frost, are split. We ask for tv more rational method of treatment for this of moisture through frost, are split. We ask for tv more rational method of treatment for this plant for it is to the grower's- great interest tn pec his early strawberries well cared for. Tha

FAULT-FINDING. It requires very little ability, or none at aJI, to see flaws or to find fault. A measure of knowledge and of power is essential to perceive what is commendable or to build up what is of value. This is why there are so many more who are ready to point out mistakes in the Bible, or in a system of human government, or in the crude efforts of a schoolboy, than there are who can see and shew the points worthiest of commendation in the thing under examination. But an ounce of constructive aid is worth many tons of destructive criticism.

THE TRUB OKNTLEMAH Will not think that "good intentions" com- pensate for rude or gruff manners. Will be as agreeable to his social inferiors-as to his equals and superiors. Will not sulk or 'feel, neglected if others receive more attention than he does. Will not have two sets of manners, one for company and one for home use. Will never remind a cripple of his deformity, or probe the sore spots of a sensitive soul.

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SNKROT OF CHARACTER. Energy of character h:.s always a power to evoke energy in others. It acts through sympathy, one of the most influential of human agencies. The zealous, energetic man uncon- sciously carries others along with him. He exercises a sort of electric power which sends ..thrill through every fibre, flows into the nature of those about him, and makes them give out sparks of fire.-SMILES.

CHEERING THE SORHBWFUL. The loneliness of sorrow is well known to everyone who has experienced it to any degree, but how often do we make the sorrowful even more lonely than they would naturally be by a thoughtless word ? We are usually caretul to express our sympathy by look or word or deed to our relatives and friends, but how about the sad and lonely all about us, who are almost, if not altogether, without friends, and who are hungry tor a tender smile and an encouraging word ? What a privilege it is to scatter sun- shine into the lives of those who are in trouble, and by thoughtful words cheer them in the loneliness of their rzirrnw I

With -Fels-Naptha Soaking the clothes dispenses with boiling entirely and half the rubbing. The only thing it don't do is damage, to clothes. Fels-Naptha 39 Wilson street London E C tOAIfg.-The CORPORATION Of BRADFORD are rprepared-toreceive LOANS at £ 3100% for aulas from £ 100 to £ 1,000. For sums of £ 1,000 and upwards special rates are offered. For particulars apply to Geo. A. Thorpe, City Treasurer, Town Hall, Bradford. DAD IC HOTEL' DE LILLE ET 0 ALBI0H, 223, Bue r nil to. St. Honore, cUra. to Place Vendome. First else*. All modern improvement.. Every hom. comfort. Larg. hall, luncheons and dinners at axed price or a la oarte. Tflp«r*ntf: LxmLsiow. P&zic-Henri Abadie. Proprietor.

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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. /¡ "S. to the Dairy Supply Company, Pentonville-road, Aing's Cross, London, N.

All correspondence affecting this column should be addressed to "A Son of the Soil," care of the Editor of this journal.

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plants musz nave rest, ana tne more perfectly this can be given the better will be the result attained, all other things being equal. A POULTRY NOTE. A bird "going light," or shewing symptoms of being consumptive, should be isolated from all other birds, and, if possible, kept on a grass run. He should at once be given a stiff dose of Epsom salts, say thirty grains, in a pellet of meal, or by dissolving it in a small quantity of hot water, and forcing it into his crop by means of a syringe. On the following morning a tea- spoonful of neat gin or whisky should be pul down the bird's throat half-an-hour before breakfast. Feed him on good poultry biscuit- meal, well soaked, and mixed with cooked vege- tables and fine sharps, for breakfast, and sound wheat for tea, with a small quantity of meat occasionally at midday, but always plenty 01 fresh green food, such as chopped onions, watercress, dandelions, and the like. Put a trough of clean water and a box of flint grit within reach, so that he may partake of them at will. Medicinally, allow cod-liver oil and iron, which can be obtained in capsule form, one or two a day being sufficient. If the fowl refuse* to eat the soft food, let him have grain only but, provided the stuff is well prepared, it is probable that the salts and spirit will cause him to have an appetite for the meal. ApPLES FOR PROFIT. The holding of exhibitions of hardy fruit in London, Dublin, and elsewhere is likely to lead to more extended and up-to-date orchards 01 fruit plantations being made wherever soil, climate, and shelter favour such a prospect from an economic or domestic point of view. There are, doubtless, in various parts of the British islands positions where apples, plums, and cherries can be grown as well and as pro- fitably as on the Continent or elsewhere. Great strides in fruit-growing have been made during the latter half of the last and beginning of the present century, the progress having to a great extent been forced upon us by the activity of other countrios who found it profitable to flood our home markets with their surplus produce. Beginning with the pippins of Normandy a century or two ago, we now receive imported apples by the shipload from nearly all the temperate parts of America and Australia, not- withstanding which our ever-increasing popula- tion in the towns is constantly crying out for more. Despite the thousands of tons of oranges, bananas, and apples imported to our shores, to the value of millions sterling, we rarely, if ever, receive more than can be consumed and utilised in one way or another by our insatiable people. With oranges and bananas our home growers have nothing to do, but the apple is our national fruit, as surely as the rose is out national flower. The apple is, or may be, with us every day of the year, and, raw or cooked or preserved, may be used in a hundred different ways. There are even some amongst us to-day so sufficiently optimistic as to hope and believe that the apple may yet form the pure and healthy basis for "the white wine of England in the shape of cider, and such indeed it may yet become if growers will it so, co-operate in its manufacture, and place it on the market in a wholesome and attractive way. In any case, apples can be grown in this country fully as well as, some believe even better than, else- where, and the exhibitions we have referred to will do much to prove to the general public that this much is true, and not merely the belief of a few interested people. With all our modern improvements in grow- ing apples, largely aided as these have been by the advent of new and productive varieties, we have still much to learn, and even the old mixed orchards of the past were not always the failures some modern growers would have us believe. American and other growers who have tried to grow orchards or extensive plots of one kind of apple have discovered that many, if not all, of the very choice varieties of apples and other hardy fruit trees are not so fertile when planted alone as they are when mixed with other and often more common kinds. Some of our finest apples, it appears, are deficient in pollen, or do not become fertilised by their own pollen if it is present, and even as recently as September 20th the scientific committee of the Royal Horticultural Society agreed with the advice that "no oøe kind of apple should be largely planted by ;tself," for the above reason.