The Amman Valley Chronicle and East Carmarthen News

Interesting Medical Problem. An interesting little medical pro- blem is unfolded in the fifth episode of the great Essanay serial, film, The Strange Case of Mary Page," which will be shewn to- night (Thursday) and Saturday at the Public Hall, Gwaun-cae-gurwen. Ac- cording to this, it is quite possible for a sympathetic person who has for years suffered from violence at the hands of a drunken loved one, who in his sober moments would not touch a hair of her head, to finally get into such a state of mind that the mere sight of intoxication will cause her temporarily to lose her reason. The medical term for this remote disease is "repressed psychosis, and it is a newly discovered form of temporary insanity which is at present engaging the attention of medical scientists. Edna Mayo, the charming heroine, is a real heroine. Yes, sir! While the Court Room scene in the picture was being filmed, a savage mouse came scurrying across the floor, and stopped directly in front of the witness box. Imediately the women in the scene were thrown into a panic, but what did Miss Mayo do? She held her ground and refused to be intimidated by the savage brute. Yes, she did really. Nay, she did more, for after the massive intruder had been been captured through the combined assault on it by the studio staff, headed by Frank Dayton arm with a fire- man's axe, she refused to allow h-s execution (the intruder's, not Frank Dayton's), and the fortunate quadruped was accordingly liberated in the back- yard of the studio.

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P. I Our Poultry Column. THE BREEDING STOCK. At this time of the year there is nothing more important than proper attention to the breeding pen. So many folk get an idea that if the birds are mated and then fed, that is enough, and that plenty of good eggs result. Infertile eggs and weak germs are often put down to the ordinary run of things, but I am convinced that more than half of the weak germs come from lack of attention to the breeding pen. It is very necessary that the birds should have food, and have as much as they need; but this is not enough, because they require grit to masticate the com and fresh water to aid diges- tion. There is a lot of trouble among fowls with indigestion, and yet few breeders know how to treat it or what to do. Much of # this could be avoided if only a little c harcoal was given in the soft food, for this will help diges- tion, and cleanse the stomach of all putrid matter which follows indigestion. Give an ounce to every six birds every other morning, and then occasionally, to keep the birds fit. There is nothing to be gained by the use of condiments for the general stock, because if the birds are in good health they will not want such stuff, and though it may force a few extra eggs, this is all right for the laying hens, but bad for the breeding stock. At the same time, there is no reason why all fowls should not have some tonic now. During this cold, rough weather, when the birds have had to be kept in, some may begin to look seedy, and this tonic will just put now life into them. A tonic wants to be stimulating to all the organs and something which will tend to purify the blood. Take some wairm- iner substance like ground eincer. a butter product like gentian, a tonic like carbonate of iron, and then some- thing like aniseed to give it a lfavour; mix equal parts and then give a tea- spoonful to every sx birds n the soft food, after having given a very spare meal the night before. One of the most necessary things now is to find enough green food. To ensure good health the birds require some every day, if only a little, and this is difficult to get. The greens keep the blood cool, and the system in proper working order, and is the best egg producer which can be found. W,ith so much frost about there is not much green food in the garden, but any odd chippings should be boiled and used in the soft food. Grass is far too dry and tough, and there will not be any fresh shoots for some weeks yet. One very good substitute is mangold wurtzel, which is only one form of beet, according to the seeds- man. This is a very succulent food, and contains a good deal of sugar; hence is part food, though not of a fattening nature. When desired it can be boiled and mashed up with the soft food, though they are usually split in halves, and then put down in the run for the birds to peck at. The great idea of Clover Meal is that it shall take the form of green food. This can be had in various forms, both fine and coarse, the fine being almost a powder, and contains some small por- tion of seed; while there is also the head or flower just as if pulled when in full bloom and then dried, and other like a very coarse cut chaff. For young stock, the fine is much the best; but either sort must be scalded before use, which is best done at night, and then covered over till the morning, when the stalks will have become soaked and soft enough for mixing in with the other meals. Another way of giving green food and providing a meal at the same time is by sprouting oats, and then giving both grain and green together. The method is to put some oats in a box, not more than an inch deep all over; stand this in a very warm place and keep well soaked with warm water. If the place is hot enough they will sprout in a few days, and then when the green is about an inch and a half long, the whole can be taken out of the box and cut up for the birds. They will eat both the green and the grain, so that it acts as food and green stuff. This plan was adopted a good! deal a few years back, but has been dropped lately; but still it is a good idea, and can be used to great advantage to the birds.

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I- The Control of Mines. I I ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I The Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain at- tended on Tuesday at the offices of the Board of Trade to meet the Presi- dent with a view to ascertaining what the position of the miners would be under the Coal Controller in regard to working conditions as Trade Unionists, and also on the wages question. Mr. Robert Smillie (miners' president) put the views of the Executive Committee before the Department. At a subsequent meeting of the Executive Committee, Mr. Smillie stated that Messrs. Vernon Hartshorn, James Straker, A. Smith, and him- self had been invited by the President of the Board of Trade to be four out of five members of the Advisory Com- mittee to be set up to assist the Coal Controller. It is understood that there is to be a fifth representative of the miners upon the Advisory Committee, to be ap- pointed from outside the Miners' Fede- ration nominees. It is presumed, from the fact that there are to be. five miners' representa- tives on the Advisory Committee, that there will be a like number of coal- owners. South Wales coalowners waited upon the Coal Controller on Tuesday with reference to the supply of pitwood. On Wednesday the Executive met the Chancellor of the Exchequer to deal with the question of income tax, and an appointment has been fixed with the Minister of Pensions to discuss the question of increased pensions for totally and partially disabled soldiers and sailors. Mr. Smillie presented the views of the Federation in each case.

Items of Interest. The Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force has succeeded in recapturing Kut, which fell after 143 days' defence under General Townshend, in April last year. Two Prime Ministers from British Dominions Sir Robert Bordien (Canada) and Sir Edward Morris (Newfoundland)—arrived in London on Thursday for the Imperial War Conference. Mr. Massey, the New Zealand Premier, is already in this country. The figures of the new War Loan give the colossal total of £ 1,000,312,950. The Treasury had also received gifts of 9.60,000; loans free of interest amounting to £ 196,000, and promises of £ 13,000 a year during the war. Applications for War Loan made through the Bank of England were 1,089,000, and through Post Offices 1,000,000. The Germans have beeen forced to make a considerable sacrifice of defen- sive positions on both sides of the Ancre. Serre and Petit Miraumont are in British hands. Unrelaxing pressure and mastery of artillery have led to the enemy's retirement, and the important gains were obtained at little cost. Ger- man Headquarters lamely seeks to ex- plain the British success by saying the positions were evacuated because they were full of mud. Some enemy torpedo boat destroyers approached the Kentish coast at 11.15 on Sjjnday night, and fired a number of shells at the unfortified towns of Broad- stairs and Margate. The fire was con- tinued for about 10 minutes. The material damage caused was slight, one occupied and one unoccupied house being wrecked and about 10 houses damaged. It is regretted that one woman and one child were killed, while two children were seriously injured.

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HINTS FOR ALLOTMENT HOLDERS. I BY SPADE-WO KEF, I HINTS FOR THE BEGINNER. Have you ordered your seed potatoes? If not, you may find that the varieties you particularly wish to grow are sold out. I sent off my order a week or two ago, but even then one or two special sorts I asked for could not be supplied, and I have to be content with substitutes. If you take an interest in the different varieties of veget- ables, the pleasure of kitchen gardening is greatly increased. It is true that all those having different nam-rs are not distinct from each other; nevertheless, most varieties have special characteristics, and for the sake of experience in future sowing and planting, you should study their growth and the crop they yield. Some varieties are much more vigorous than others, and are therefore less suitable, for small plots of ground. SOW PARSNIP SEED. First-class parsnips can be grown by any- one who will take the trouble to dig the soil deeply, and sow the seed in February. Stable manure ought not to be mixed in the tsoil where this crop is to be sown if the land is poor, you must rely upon an occa- sional sprinkling of artificial manures during spring and summer. When the roots come in contact with fresh manure, they get forked and otherwise unshapely the same thing happens if seed is sown on shallow, ill-dug ground. The parsnip must have a long season of growth, hence the necessity for sowing in February. If you wish to prove the truth of this assertion sow a few seeds now, and others in a month's time; the roots from the first sowing will Fine root in deep soil at (n) forked I root n shallow soil at (b). be almost twice as large as those from the second one. The commonest way of sowing parsnips is to place groups of three seeds at 9in. apart along the row, and allow only one of the seedlings in each group to de- velop. This is a more economical plan than that of sowing seed throughout the row, but if the latter practice is adopted the seed- lings must be thinned to 9in. Parsnips make vigorous growth, and you should have the rows 15in. to 18in. apart: There ought to be a parsnip bed in every allotment in the kingdom, for the roots are of great food value in winter, and the plants need sur- prisingly little attention. The soil between the rows must be hoed every week, and water may be required in dry weather, but that is all. A further recommendation is that the roots can be left in the ground, to be taken up as they are wanted. The Student is a popular variety, and under good cultivation reaches a large size. THE PROBLEM^3F WINTER GREENS. I can imagine some reader saying, "It is all very well to advise turning up the ground to expose it to frost and snov and rain, but what is to be done with the winter greens? Are these to be taken up and thrown away They fill a considerable portion of my allotment." That would be a very pertinent question. It does not, of course, concern the new allotment holder. but it is of real moment to those who grew vegetables last year. The winter greens are undoubtedlv in the way, and unless some- thing can be done they must remain where When gathering Brussels Sprouts, I clear the stem before cutting off the 1 top of the plant. they are until the produce is cut. But all cabbage stumps, Brussels sprout stems from which the sprouts or buttons have been gathered and of vjiich the tops have been cut, and the stems of curly kale which have also been topped—all these ought to be taken up and planted close together in some corner of the plot where they will not be in the way. Even broccoli may be treated similarly the plants should be laid in a shallow trench so that the tops are facing north, the roots and lower part of the stems being covered with soil. Providing these various plants are lifted with as much soil as possible attached to the roots, and are replanted with care, the broccoli will form heads in due course, and the cabbages, sprouts, and kale will give further sprouts or greens. This plan has the effect of clear- ing valuable ground and enabling one te prepare it properly for next summer's crops; it is more important to do that than to let the greens remain undisturbed. The correct way to gather Brussels sprouts is shown in the accompanying sketch. All the "buttons" should be taken before the head is cut off. Many amateurs do exactly the reverse; they cut off the top of the plant first, and the result often is that the sprouts lose their firm, button-like character and become greens; further, the leaves offer protection to the sprouts, and for that reason ought to be left on as long as possible. I ARTIFICIAL MANURES. I I find that owing to a printer's error an important mistake was made when dealing with the above subject, the amolnt of super- phosphate of lime to be used being given as 2Slbs. per square rod. This is,oltipgether too much. The correct amount to apply is, for average use, 2ozs. per square yard, or 41bs. per square rod arniroximntelv

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Pontardulais News. Mr. Griff. Lewis, second son of Mr. Tom Lewis, who joined the Navy some time ago, returned home on Wed- nesday for a few days' leave. It was a surprise to his parents, as he was not expected Miss Brown, headmistress of the Infants' Department, National School, who is leaving at the end of this month to take up a similar appointment at Llangollen (being nearer home), has been made the recipient of a lovely cake-stand by the staff and scholars of the school. On Thursday afternoon last, at Glyn- caerau Farm, Hendy, 31 ploughing match was to have taken place, when women had entered for competition. The committee at the last moment decided to postpone it until Wednes- day, 28th inst., owing to the ground being frostbound. The mortal remains of the late Mr. Edward Clement, aged 50, carpenter and wheelwright, Pontlliw, were laid in their last resting place, in Carmel Baptist Chapel burial-ground, on Satur- day afternoon. He was a staunch sup- porter of the cause, and had been the secretary for many years. We are extremely glad to report that Mr. Thomas Jenkins, merchant, Oakfield Street, who has been con- fined at Swansea Hospital for a con- siderable time, as a result of a railway accident, and also at his home, is im- proving slowly and satisfactorily. With the aid of a pair of crutches one day last week he was able to get just out- side the door for the first time. Mr. Evan Jones, New Cardiff House, has received a congratulatory letter respecting his son, Gunner David Jones, from his commanding officer, stating that he had recommended him for a commission for being such a thorough soldier." Gunner Jones en- listed in the R.F .A. in September, 1914, and was transferred to France for active service in August, 1915. There, after undergoing an operation, he was confined in hospital for four months. He was again sent to the Front in February, 1916, and has been- through the heaviest fighting in the Sorame, &c. On Sunday morning, the Rev. D. Lloyd Morgan, D.D., pastor of Hope Congregational Chapel, in lieu of his sermon, read over thirty letters he had received from members of his church who are seryng their King and country in various parts of the world. They are over forty in number from Hope, and a letter enclosing a postal order of 5s. was sent to each one as a Christmas present. These letters were acknow- ledgments for the present. Some had come from Francf, Salrn>*ra potamia, Africa, &c. He also read a letter from Lord Devonport, President of the Food Control Board, urging the people to exercise the strictest economy in the consumpton of food. At 3.45 on Thursday afternoon, the death took place, after a painful ill- ness of less than a month, of Mr. Geo. Jones, Cadle, Oakfield Terrace, Pontardulais. Deceased was only 36 years of age, and was employed as head annealer at Glynhir Tinpiate Works, where he was highly respected by all his fellow-workers. Previous to that he was engaged in the same capa- city at the new Dulais Tinplate Works. He was a native of Morriston. but removed here when the Dulais Works started. He was one of the pioneers of the Pontardulais Town Silver Prize Band, of which he was a committee- man, and an efficient E flat bombardon player. He was also a member of the famous Hanney's Band, Morriston, and competed with them when they won at the Crystal Palace, London, some years ago, and also when they com- peted at Paris and took away the chief prize. He leaves a brother, step- brother, sister, and step-sister to mourn their loss. Under the auspices of the newly- fcrmed Gorseinon branch of the G.F.S., of which Mrs. Watkins, Llwynon, Loughor, is the secretary, a presentation took place at St. Catherine's Mission Hall. The Rev. W. Jones, vicar, presided, and after referring to the good work done in the shape of providing woollen comforts for the sol- diers and sailors, called upon Miss Mitchell, Argyll House, to present Mrs. Curtis Morgan with a beautiful coral and pearl brooch as some recog- nition for services rendered during the last ten years as secretary of the Llandilo-Talybont branch, with which until recently Gorseinon had been in- corporated. Mrs. Morgan, in respond- ing, alluded to the great assistance she had received from Lady Dillwyn Llewelyn, Penllergaer; Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell, Argyll House; the associates and members generally. A message regretting inability to attend was read from Miss DiHwyn Llewelyn, PenHer- gaer, diocesan president of the G.F.S. Mrs. Morgans is undoubtedly the most active lady in the place- in all cases of charity, &c. She is the local repre- sentative of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Fund, and every Saturday is busily en- gaged in paying out allowances to over 30 wives of soldiers and sailors. She also attends meetings in this connection at Swansea every week.

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