The Cambria Daily Leader

Children's Corner. BY UNCLE JOHN In order to try to give you all a look-in, I am sure you will agree with me that the best way to deal with the scores and scores of little letters which are in hand, the best thing I can do is to give a part of each, for a time, at any rate. Annie WIikins. 4, Salutation Court, High-street, Swansea, nds:- 1 ALL SINCE THEY WERE LITTLE j ONES. Pat, Mike, and Joo went into a farm. Joe stole a cow, Mike stole a horse, and Pat tstoica cart. On going out they were met by a policeman, who asked Joe where I he got the cow. He said, I had it since it was a calf." Ha then asked, Mike a I similar question, and he said he had it: I sinco it was a. pony. Then he said to Put, Where did you get the cart?" and he answered, Sh/uro, sir, I have lutd ¡ it since it was a wheelbarrow." j Phyllis Williams, Llwynderi, Talbot- street, Gowerton, sends the followiitg: Master: What is the outer liari of a tree? Pupil: Please, sir, I don't know. I Master: Bark, boy, bark. Pupil (ner- voi?? sly) Bow-wow. Did you deliver that medicine to Mrs Brown last 11 "Yes, eir." the boy answered. I wonder if she took it ? T think she must liai-e answered tho boy; I noticed the blinds were drawn as r I passed this morning." j THE SOAP. At one o'clock I leave my play, 'I And wash my hands for dinner. And though the grown-up people say That I grow fatter every day, I The cake of soap goes thinner. Jessie Pope. Thomas Allison (age 10 years), Cwin- felinfach House, Ynysforgall, near Swan, I sea, sends 119 this:— j CLIMATE. An American soldier, travelling from France in the same compartment as nn Irishman, started boasting to Pat of tho wonderful growth of the crops in his native country. The wheat," he said, grows to the height of 12 feet." H Well, well," says Pat, and how do you account for that ? Oh, the climate," and again he said, The potatoes grow as large w footballs." "Oh, begorra," says Pat, and what makes them grow so large?" "Oh, the climate, tho climate," says the American. Well," I says Pat, H we have a.n hotel in Cork, 12 storeys high, with no stairs." Weil, I that's funny," says tho Yank, "and how do you get up?" "Oh, climb it, climb it," says Pat. ¡ | Godfrey IitclHU. Gwynfe-road, Loughor, gives us this Htt1t' assortment:— j DASH AND TAFFY. Our newest dog's a,s good n. gold At doing everything he's told; When we are playing on. the beach He never wanders out of reach. But if a white and hissirig wave Seems bearing Dolly to her grave, Without a thought of danger, Dash Bounds in and saves her by her sash! But Taffy is far otherwise, We want about a. hundred eyes To watch him when we go with nurse To Fp'nd the money in her purse. He to think that any bono jl In butchers' shops is just his own And when he steals it, off he flies, And leaves us to apologise! M'arjorio Thomas (age 7 years), H iIlsiùe, Ivillay, senus along the folli),Wing:- I Mrs. X.: And why did voti eat your little sister's share of the apple, Joe? Joe: Because you told me always to take her part. I What were the colours of the wind and the waves' in the last .storm at sea?—The wind blew and the eea rose. When is a wmdow like a star?—When it's a skylight. Cur-Ie: And what did you get in your stocking at Christmas, my little man?" H Only threo little holes, uncle." Lyndon Havard (11 yea;? old), Mnson'?- road, Gorseinon, has some riddles for us to-day:— I Why does a thirsty man always carry a watch with tll(?re's a spring in it. What. ?6 the only pain of which every- one makes light?—A window pane. r Why is a nobleman like a book?—Be- cause he has a title and several pages. Why is a lady in a cotton dress like a riddle book?—Because she appears in print.

DOUBLED UP WITH INDIGESTION. I REMA BKABLE OtTRE EFFECTED BY I BISURATED MAGNESIA. Mr. F. Kendrick. 7, Foxton-road. Salt- ley. says: I have suffered so severely with indigestion and stomach troubles that I frequently had to leave my work and come home to have hot flannels ap- plied. Even this gave me little or no re- lief, and I was doubled up with the in- tense pain. I had to give up eating solid foods and take nothipg but hot milk, but still I did not improve. Then my wife read how a case similar to mine had been cured by Bi sura tod Magnesia, and she got" mo a bottle from the chemists. I felt I great relief after taking the first dose, and by the time I had finished the bottle I was cured." Innumerable otiter cases of indigestion, dyspepsia, heartburn, flatu- ¡ lence. catarrhal stomach, wind. etc., equally good results have been quickly ob- tained -by the use of Bisurated Magnesia, and it is now being used in hospitals and recommended by many specialists in preference to drastic drllgs and purgative medicines. The dose usually advised is half a teaspoonful of the powder form or two compressed tablets taken with a little water after nipals, and either form can now be obtained from high-class chemists everywhere, the powder form costing its. per bottle and the tablets Is. 3d. and 2s. 6d. per flask. Accompanying every pack- age is a binding guarantee of satisfac- tion or money back, which protects users of JBisurated Magnesia against all risk of disappointment or loss.

I DIPHTHERIA AT DUNVANT. Ii Swansea. RuraJ, District Council have (decided to charge Sl per week for water 4o showmen at Gorseinon, and to make the charge retrospective for one month. It was reported te the Council on Mon- day that there had been a serious out- break of diphtheria at Dunrant. The Sanitary Inspector had found, the stream I polluted, and there had been no less than 50 cases of diphtheria in the district.

I SKETTY WAR MEMORIAL. I I Colonel Nicholl, of Merthyr Mawr, has I very generously- offered to the village two •acres of Ifmd off D1'l'a-B«he-r oad for use as a memorial recreation ground. The com- mittee is now working out pla-ne for the lay-out of the ground, and a public meet- i?? ? to be callw next month to receive the report.

For the Ladies. Proper Treatment For Floors. Floors, whotker hardwood, carpeted or painted, 'liave always been a source of much care and inconvenience. Carpeted floors, so much in vogue years ago, have almost entirely been displaced by hard- wood or painted floors covered by rugs. Hardwood floors, as well as those of painted soft wood, are kept looking well only with constant care and labour. Yet there is nothing that affords so much pleasure and pride in one's liouse as a bright, clean hardwood floor. A clear understanding of the various methods required to put old and new floors into proper condition should be interesting to the householder, and the knowledge would undoubtedly aid materially in their upkeep. The woods commonly used for hardwood flooring arc birch, maple, oak and hard pine. Ash and chestnut are used oc- casionally. Almost any wood which is dry and fairly free from knots and checks may be used whore the floors are to be painted, although spruce is more com- monly used. While most soft woods are close-grained, hardwoods may he either close or open, and must be treated ac- cordingly. Consequently one article alone would not properly treat all kinds of floors. New hardwood floors require several operations before the finish is complete. The fundamental thing is to lay a founda- tion. as it were, for ilie final touch. In such <-il)en-g-rained woods as oak, ash, chestnut, birch, and so forth, this is ac- complished hy "filling" with a good silex paste filler. This simply nwans ap- plying some substance to fill up the pores of the wood. so that the whole is one com- plete, smooth surface. The best finishers use a silox filler whose finely powdered needlelike quartz particles imbed them- selves firmly into the wood, which is not true of the ordinary cheap clay filler. A liquid filler should be used only on stand- ing work, and never ou a floor. All stain- ing, other than the shade of the filler itself. should be done before filling, and with a good oil stain. The paste filler may be obtained by the pound, and is put up in several different shades, such as antique oak, golden oak. mahogany, natural, and so forth. It is dissolved in Ixmzine or turpentine to the prniwtkiri of about ten to twelve pounds to the gallon of liquid. It is brushed en, allowed to dry long enough to be chalky to the touch, and rubbed off across the I grain with a cloth or SOfiE" excelsior. No more space should be cove red than can be conveniently rubbed off, for the filler is p.nt to. become gummy if left too long. Assuming, of course, that the floor had been properly scraped and sandpapered before filling, it is necessary to again sandpaper lightly. After the ifller has] Cirit-d about twenty four' hours, a coat of good floor i-ariiiih may be applied, fol- lowed by another in about forty-eight hours, sandpapering lightly between coats. Properly carried out. these operations re- sult in a good, lasting finish that will stand a great amount of wear and hard usage. Close;; rained -wood.. as 1)ine. and so forth, do not require a filler, and the varnish can lie applied to the wood with no other preparation. This is true on all woods to a certain extent, hut a greater number of, coats of varnish is necessary, and, of conrse, this involves a great amount of time and labour. To prflpzi-c, old varnished floors for re- I varnishing it is first necessary to thoroughly clean them, removing all stains, grease spots, and so forth. Tur- pentine will remove moivt grease and paint spots, .although alcohol is good also to (iean off greaslê. Do noL soak the floor. hut wipe clean with lukewarm water, and allow it to dry thoroughly before apply- ing any varnish. Smooth the rough places with sandpaper and touch up the worn spots with floor varnish. After these places have dried at least overnight, give a coat of good floor varnish. In sweeping varnished floors- it, is well to tie a soft cloth over the broom, as this prevents scratching the varnish. If a waxed finish is desired, a thin coat of shellac is applied over the filler, and one or two coats of floor wax on top of this, polished with a weighted floor brush. Wax require renewing about three time a year, but frequent us,? of the brash will keep it in good condition, particularly if one is careful to occasion- ally wax the- places, receiving the most wear. Should it become necessary to clean all the wax off the floor, a cloth saturated with turpentine is all that is required to accomplish this. Experiments have shown fliit hellac rdoue has no wearing qualities: also that floor varnish applied over shellac easily mars and scratches white. Nor does it last so long as when no shellac is used. A special crack-and-^revice filler is manufactured for filling cracks, and so forth, and is far superior to putty, inas- much as it does not shrink as it dries out. Painted floors ara not quite so difficult to finish as hardwood floors, although care must be taken with them as well. All knots should be killed with shellac, cracks filled and the whole surface made as smooth as possible. Two coats of any good floor paint of the desired colour will wake a very satisfactory looking floor, which may bo varnished if one chooses. One must not expect a painted floor to give as good service as one that is stained 44nd varnished. In time the paint will crack and peel; therefore, this is not the best finish for a floor that is ciibje-,Ec) to rnucb. traffic. Inde-ed, such a finish />>nly suitable for a bedroom floor. Do loft at- tempt to scrub floors of this kind, nor use much water on them. Water damages the wood by opening the pores, as vrell as by removing the finish, ond permits the wood to absorb dust and dirt. Old floors which seem hopeless may oftentimes be put into excellent condition by the following methods: Procure isome so-called ground colour, apply a coat to all cracks, holes, and so forth. When this is dry fill these cracks with crack filler, then give the whole a coat of the ground colour. After this has dried apply a coat or two of good varnish stain to give the desired colour. If one cares for artificial grain- ing this^an be done by putting on a coat of graining colour directly over the ground colour, and, while it is still wet, grarrt with a graining tool to suit your fancy. Of course, only a small amount of Surface en be grained at a time. Perhaps the most abused floor in the house is to be found in the kitchen. No kitchen floor, if bare. can be kept .lean and free of grease for any length of time. The more scrubbing with strong soap and like preparations it receives the more ab- sorbent the wood becomes. Tho ideal covering is inlaid linoleum of good quality. This should lie laid by an ex- pfTiencel man who will cement it to the floor, thereby preventing it from buck- ling and at the same time making it waterproof. Mild soap and tepid water will keep it clean.

wnpaia so Young /C\ Rub Dandruff and 1 I-lf Itching with cutimm ftimeirt S kfluw With CatMsra Sotp T &- Instead of Sugar or Jam Your children will clamour for pudding or boiled rice covered with Karo Syhip Give them all the KAHO they want it '?O the y want it will nourish, warm, and fatten them like the sugar, jam, and butter it replaces. On bread and porridge and tarts, in puddings and cakes, with stewed fruit, KARO will save your sugar tlnd ianI. Everybody will ask what makes your dishes so delicious. KARO is pure and wholesome, bcwitchingSy yet so delicately sweet that it never cloys the palate. B It pours out easily, economically. Use it in all your cooking—especially your Christmas cooking—and for irresistible home-made sweets. Karqm ^^Syrup The spread for bread T?E MORE DELICIOUS SYRUP WITH 100 USES Ask your Grocer for Karo Syrup, in   2-lb. nett air-tight tins—price 1/6 per ? f s? tin. Can also be supplied in 5-lb. — andl Io-lb. nett air-tight tins. per z-lb. nett tin CORN PRODUCTS COMPANY, LIMITED 4 0, Trinity Square, London, E.C.3.. GLASGOW: Gordon Chambers. MANCHESTER: Produce Exchange Also at Hull, Nottingham, Birmingham, and Bristol 18 1 >I- -1 PIANOS. PIANOS. 1 No Firm doing a Hire Business bears < better reputation than THOMPSON & SHACKELL, LTD. Sole Agents for Estey Organs and Brirismead and Broadwood Player Pianos, 39, CASTLE STREET, SWANSEA, And at Cardiff, Newport, Merthyr, Pontypridd, llaneUy. Bridgend, BarlJOljf, Ebbw Vale, Bristol, etc., etc. FOR FAIR DEALING. BEST TERMS AND GOOD yAHTE. I LARGEST STOCK IN WALES TO SELECT FROM. Don't think that because a tin is bigger it is cheaper. Get IDEAL MILK, which is guaranteed ) much RICHER IN CREAM than the U.S.A. Government Standard* for U Evaporated Milk." IDEAL MILK N ???L ? P t ?B? iB ?JB &?J?S' ja&a ?aA ?..m.- j 4.i?JS H?..?N -?B -?i !.aHBa -it3a&L Sold Everywhere. Cash Price, lid. and 6d. per tin If unobtainable locally, write to NESTLE S, 6-8, EASTCHEAP, LONDON, E.C.3 TRElLO/\F13 tobacconist TOBACCONIST FOR SMOKERS' XMAS GIFTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. WIND STREET OXFORD STREET (Opposite G.P.O.) (Oooosite Eradire). DEFFXTIVE VISION AiEEDS CAREFUt; THE OLDEST AND QUALIFIED WfALIFIED OPTICIAN TREATMENT. IN SWANSEA. d. SCOTt and Son, 12. VICTORIA ARCADE, Swansea

MINISTRY OF HEALTH. Welsh Consultatve Council. Two meetings of the Welsh Consultative Council heve been. held recently under the chairmanship of Sir Edgar R. Jonee, M.P., and the Council have made sub- etaiufciol progress with the consideration of the important duty remitted to them of reporting1 to the Minister of Health on <' sygteinati&ed provision that bhoald, ;n their opinion, be made in Wales in orler to secure for the popula-tion the best possible medical and allied services. The discussions of the Council have ranged over a wide field, and have had epeoiai refer- ence to the importanoe of preventive measnrts; the provision of an adoqnato service of doctors, dentists. health yitiiloi-s. mid wives, home helps, nurses; the ext. «jon of medical and sanitary inspection, and IL-a provision of institutional and .laboratory facilities of various kinds and different I grades suited to the requirements of urban, semi-urban, and rural districts. Further meetings will be held in the early part of the ye^r with a view to the presentation, to the Minister of an interim report at the earliest practicable date.

r  THE CHILDREN'S I' CAUSE IS SACRED. WILL YOU HELP IT ALONG? I