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Lesson for July 31
Lessen Text: Exodus 16:1-5, 14, 35
Golden Text: James 1:17
When God wrought the deliverance at the Red Sea bringing Israel
over on dry ground and destroying the Egyptians in the sea, there was
great jubilation. They sang a song of victory and praise. How asham
ed of their complainings and fears they must have been in the pres
ence of such a wonderful display of divine compassion and power!
Would it not be supposed that this experience would inspire a new
trust in Jehovah and that when the next trouble appeared they would
humbly wait upon Him to show the way? In a few days, however, the
spirit of complaint again appeared and, shortly, the whole congregation
was murmuring against Moses and Aaron and crying for the flesh pots
of Egypt.
Human nature is always the same, rebelling against the discipline
and hardship which is essential to the making of character, and for
getful of the mercies of God.
In reading the story of Israel’s wanderings, it is easy to discover
that though God bore patiently with their complaints, bestowing con
stant mercy and care, nevertheless unbelief was continually robbing
them of highest blessing. God knew their physical need and a trust
ful faith would have assured a full supply.
It is clear that God had something higher in view than they re
ceived for we read in the record of the same events in the Psalms,' “He
gave them their request but sent leanness into their soul.” Ps. 106:15.)
How often do God’s children by their importunate crying for some
present selfish need sacrifice or delay some greater blessing! It is to
be observed, also, that God’s provision was one day at a time and the
attempt to hoard the manna brought only disappointment and sorrow.
Likewise we should rise early and receive each day our spiritual food.
Spiritual life is sustained one day at a time.
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THE FAMILY
.DOCTOR
JOHN JOSEPH GAJNES.M.D,
BITES AND STINGS
Summer is the time to look out for biting and stinging insects. An
author, friend of mine, mentions the mosquito and the bed-bug as the
chief offenders. I shall not discuss the latter; he is taboo in our set
this year. I confess I have grown rusty in my clinical data on the
bed-bug. r
But the mosquito—the malaria-carrier, you know. The more bites
the more malaria. Keep out of his way. A strong solution of cam
phor with twenty drops of carbolic acid to the ounce is a good lotion
for mosquito-bites; wet cloths with the solution and leave in contact
with the stings.
The poison—almost a venom—of hornets, wasps and bees, is be
lieved to b$ acid in nature; hence an alkali is the logical antidote. A
bottle of aqua ammonia should be kept in the medicine-closet for stings,
to be applied freely when needed. Coarse “bayonets” may be left in the
wound, bear in mind. Get them out before the medicine is depended
upon.
If a wasp-sting just chanced to enter a vein of the victim, as in
case of a child, serious symptoms may be caused, and even deaths have
been reported from them. The nests of these insects should be searched
for, and destroyed, it know of nothing more agonizing for the mom
ent than the sting of a hornet. They are plentiful in wooded districts
in our country. Remember your ammonia solution.
I have seen quite a fever arise from bee-stings,—in fact my last
adventure with thedittle honey-makers was a case in point; I went to
bed for several hours, aching all over, with temperature 103. I had
had over a dozen bee-wounds before armistice was declared. We are
never too old to learn, it seems.
TO THE LAND
Here and there we run across a fact which shows that important
social changes are working themselves out silently in a time like this.
For instance: The insurance companies are experiencing a rather
brisk demand for some of the farms they have had to take over during
the past few years.
So are the Land Banks.
In one southern city a canvass of the unemployed revealed nine
hundreds families that had formerly lived on the land. These people
were moved out to vacant farms and are being helped to self-support.
The president of a charity organization in a middle western city
came to see me, with figures showing the abnormal growth of our cities,
and particularly of the negro population in northern cities, in the two
decades between 1910 and 1930.
Said he: “In my own city we are feeding many thousand peo
ple, including almost the entire negro population. The negro is the
first to suffer in a time like this, for the white man is likely to be fav
ored in the distribution of jobs. The negro is a good farmer. On
an acre of land he can raise enough food for his family. Our city could
well afford to build cottages and settle a large proportion of its unem
ployed on the land. For no more than it will cost us to take care of
them in town another year we could make them permanently inde
pendent.”
In the depression of 1873, the unemployment in our cities was al
most one hundred per cent, but only a quarter of our people were in the
cities; we were seventy-five per cent rural. The unemployed simply
moved back to the land until the storm was over.
The expression “back to the land” is unfortunate; it seems to im
ply defeat in the city and subsequent retreat. I prefer “forward to the
land,” to a freedom and security the city too often fails to provide.
Certainly many men are now saying to themselves: “I should much
rather have a roof over my head and potatoes and cabbages in the cell
ar than to be an ex-vice-president sitting on a cold curb stone.”
Perhaps as a result of that thinking we shall find ourselves, one of
these days, with a better balanced, less top-heavy social organization.
Four-H Local Leaders
Receive Fine Training
CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 23.—
With what Dan Lewis, state boys’
club agent, considers the best group
ever :’n attendance, the training
school for 4-H club loe&l leaders
closed here Friday, July 22, after
four days of intensive training in
leadership for the 165 local leaders
attending.
A. E. Graham and C. L. Chambers
of the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture; H. A. Smith, state forester;
President E. W, Sikes, Dr. W. W.
Burtcn and Rev. J. O. Smith, of the
Clemson faculty, had leading places
on the program of instruction and
inspiration. Mr. Graham’s daily
discussions on community leader
ship, Dr. Sikes’ address on Corn
wallis in South Carolina, Dr. Bur
ton’s treatment of the Ethics of
Leadership, and Rev. Mr. Smith’s
discussion of Returns on Invest
ment were features.
Theo Vaughan, camp and recrea
tion specialist, had charge of in
struction and practice in recreation
for 4-H clubs; and both he and Mr.
Lewis were kept busy efficiently
guiding the various phases of the
four days’ school. Well directed
recreation in games and swimming
occupied afternoon hours, and the
evenings were given over to camp
fires, stunts, motion pictures, etc.
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Manufacture Fertility
For Next Year’s Crop
CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 23.—
“The tonnage of commercial fer
tilizer used in South Carolina this
year is the smallest since 1903, and
next year’s tonnage may be as
small cr smaller,” states R. W.
Hamilton, extension agronomist,
who says that farmers have been
depending largely on this commer
cial plant food to make crops grow,
and in order to maintain the sup
ply of food in our soils a ‘much
more intensive and extensive use of
farm compost must be practiced.
“During the slack work season in
July and August,” Mr. Hamilton
suggests, “the teams and hands can
be kept profitably busy hauling in
to the lot and stables gr^in straw,
forest leaves, pine needles, swamp,
or any other waste organic material
around the farm. This material
put in the lot and stables cr in a
compost heap, will rot and be in
fine shape to put in the field next
spring and will supply the all-im
portant organic matter and much
actual plant food.”
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Suggests Strawberries
For Home And Market
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CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 23.—A
yield cf 2000 to 3000 quarts per acre
from strawberries may be expected
by planting desirable varieties and
following efficient cultural prac
tices, says E. H. Rawl, extension
horticulturist, who considers the
strawberry one of our most import
ant small fruits and who advises
that every home garden should
have several rows and that market
gardeners near larger towns should
grow strawberries for local market.
“Strawberries will succeed on a
variety of soils and may be grown
on any soil adapted to ordinary
crops if the soil has plenty cf or
ganic matter and heavy applica
tions of fertilizers,” Mr. Rawl states.
“In general the medium or lighter
soils are preferred. Light soils tend
to hasten the maturity of the fruit,
but are most subject to drought. A
good strawberry soil should be fer
tile and well drained but highly re
tentive of moisture.
“Lands to be planted to straw
berries next winter should have
preparation under way now. Plow
the land deeply and disc harrow
thoroughly. Let the soil go uncul
tivated until after a good rain so
thdt weed and grass seed may
germinate, then latqr plow or disc
to kill the weeds and grasses before
seed are produced. Repeat this op
eration throughout the summer and
the worst hazard in strawberry
growing (weeds and grasses) will be
materially reduced.”
1XI
A forest fire which swept winter
grazing grounds of deer in the Las
sen National Forest in California
is held responsible by the local
United States Forest Service rang
ers for the death of many of the
animals by starvation last winter.
The greatest mortality was among
last year’s fawns. Although fleet
of foot, the deer does not range far
from its native haunts. Deer on
unburned areas not far distant
were found to be in good condition.
Delegates Have Fine Records
About 150 4-H boys and girls from
all over the United States attend’d
the annual camp at Washington, 0.
C. They were chosen from the
nearly 900,000 members enrolled.
The North Carolina four were
chosen from the 34,000 members in
that state. Max Culp made his
reputation in dairy projects. He
started with a purebred heifer four
years ago and now has a fine small
herd. Esley Forbes has showed his
dairy calves at the Gaston fair for
nine years, winning many prizes.
Mabel Bowling has been in most of
the girls’ projects since starting
club work in 1925, and made fine
records. Selma Harris is president
of the state 4-H club organization
and has a fine nine years record.
Allen Settle, South Carolina dele
gate, completed 13 result records
which were valued at $1,092.00. Rob
ert Lemmon, of the same state, in
club work 7 years, submitted 11 pro
jects valued at $2,636.80.
June Hungerford, Michigan dele
gate, in club projects completed six
years. Lawain Churchill, # same
state, has rounded out a broad club
experience with being leader of a
club. Francis Schell climaxed his 9
years cf club work by winning a trip
to the National 4-H Club Congress
and a $500 scholarship.
Ralph Arant, Florida, has had 9
years cf club work. He was chosen
president of the Lake Worth club.
North Dakota delegates, Walter
Graebe and Mary Widdifield, never
missed a club meeting. The girl
has organized a club near her home
and is its leader. Marion Pederson,
is vice-president of the state 4-H
achievement institute.
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Better Days Are Ahead
For Livestock Farmers
CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 23.—
During the past five years great
strides have been taken in improv
ing the blood of the South Carolina
livestock, an illustration being
found in a feeding demonstration-
contest just finished in Darlington
county when seven out of the ten
highest men fed purebred hogs,
says L. V. Starkey, Chief of animal
husbandry, who states that high
grades are becoming so plentiful
that it can truthfully be said that
a scrub animal is the exception ra
ther than the rule.
During the past two years, Mr.
Starkey continues, there has been a
33.6 per cent increase in the num
ber of hogs produced in South
Carolina, while the United States as
a whole has shown practically no
increase. This indicates that this
enterprise is growing in popularity
with us because it is returning a
profit to the farmers. This increase
should continue just a^rapidly as
the feed crops can be economically
produced.
Regarding two important bene
fits from livestock—richer soils and
profitable use of unmarketable
feeds—Mr. Starkey says:
“Not long since I drove by two
corn fields, one of which was suf
fering from drought, the other
showing no ill effects. This con
dition was not due to difference in
soil type nor to rainfall, but to the
greater amount of organic matter
and fertility which one field con
tained. When pigs hog down
corn and other crops, a large per
cent of the organic matter and fer
tilizing constituents is left in the
soil. As time goes on the soils will
become more productive and live
stock feeds will be more plentiful.
“One purpose of meat-producing
animals is to convert feed crops,
many of which are unmarketable
for cash, into meat, for which there
is a ready cash market, to say no
thing of the importance of meat for
home consumption. When our
fields are adequately fenced and
our livestock-minded boys and nen
become more experienced in the
care and management of livestock,
'the profits will be greater.
tXI
Every third Swede carries a life
insurance today, according to Sven
Palme, who for thirty years has
been president of the Swedish In
surant Society. In 1900 only ev
ery thirty-third person was insur
ed.
1XI
Professional story tellers may be
found in almost any market place
or amuspinent park in China.
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