The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
By Geo. B. McVay, Sr.

By Geo. B. McVay, Sr.
 Why not take out a policy in favor of your entire family? A well bal anced ration for all humans and par ticularly children, should contain a liberal portion of certain fruits and vegetables. Look around you and note the large number of pale-faced chil- dren who are suffering from malnutri- tion, due, in most cases, to the absence of fresh vegetables and. fruits from their diet. The premium oh such insurance | involves the use of a small piece of ground, the purchase of a few dimes worth of seed and little garden exer- else. The average back yard affords the necessary ground, which, if planted now and given the spare moments, will purchase a paid up policy to be shared by the entire family We read much in print about the vitamins in the veg etable kingdom and their necessity in promoting health, but many are prone to dismiss the subject as scientific vagary. Doctors, chemists and scien- lists know that the constant consump- tion of any foods deficient in certain vitamins causes defective eyesight, subs ceptibility to colds, decay of teeth, ner- vous disorders, digestive disturbances, diseases of the liver, influenza, lung trouble, scuryy, etc. A variety of veg etables in the daily food is a veritable sheet anchor in protecting the general health. Glow and eat more vegetables should be national slogan.
 More Business Needed In Farming
 The office man. the merchant and manufacturer usually has at his elbow the necessary tools, appliances and ma chinery in order to economically pro- duce a given amount of york; He knows he must do this or drop out of the game altogether and let his credi- tors take charge, but what about some of our southern farmers? To illus trate, the writer visited a good looking farm a few days ago and found that the family had gone away ill their au- tomobile. 1 discovered one farm hand, hoeing strawberries, who gave me much information. He was only a tramp, knew nothing about farming and was only working few days at one dollar per day and board in order to replen- ish his wasted frame with food and Ob- tain a small piece of change to enable him to move on. The hoe he was using very small goose-neck affair, was worn down to half size and was too dull to cut weeds. There was only one other hoe on the place, a rusty relic with a handle not over four feet long. The only other implements on the place were a piece of a one-horse harrow, a one-horse turner and q common Georgia blow stock. These were all distributed about the field, rusting and at the mercy of the clements; yet the owner of the farm, with his family, were out in their automobile, perhaps, taking a | joy-ride-now what this farmer most needs is to put more business and brains in his industry if he expects to get any net cash returns.
 It's Not A Home Until It's Planted | In every city, town and village, one may see a variety of modest cottages, bungalows and palatial homes being built. These houses cost lot of money and too frequently much more than the available cash. The builder has not | figured on the cost of beautifying the grounds through the planting of grasses, shrubbery, trees, flowers, etc.; hence it often happens that the house itself is the only occupant of the landscape. A photograph should be taken of such place to be compared afterwards with picture taken when the premises have 1 been planted for year or more with 1 suitable plants, disposed so as to con- form with some definite landscape eff feet. The difference is, that one pie ture merely shows a house, while the other shows a home-no one will dis agree with this, yet you will find count l less numbers of houses where no ef- | fort has been made to beautify the premises except, perhaps, an indiffer ent planting of a rose bush here and there and maybe a sprawling fern or two on the front porch. If people could but understand that every dollar spent in beautifying home is calcu- lated to add ten dollars to the real estate or sale value of the property, then we would begin to see some real homes instead of mere houses in which people must live.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. Is it too late now to set out li- lacs! Miss k.
 A. There are a number of handy late blooming outdoor hlacs that may be planted as late as April.
 c. l have a number of rooted cut tings of roses that l made myself. May these now be set out in open ground: Mrs. S., Fayette, Ala.
 If well rooted they had better be set out in the open at once and be care full to see that the soil is dug up deep ly and we'll pulverized.
 c. 1 have read a great deal about