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phosphoric acid and seven pounds
of available potash in each one
hundred pound bag of the above
named fertilizer.
Step 6. Determining the Time
and Method of Planting
After the decision has been
reached as to what to grow and
the amount, one should consult
the planting table to find out
about when to plant in the open
in order not to have too much dis
appointment by having a lot of
vegetables killed by the late frost.
When actual planting time ar
rives, be sure to see that the soil
is we'll prepared and in flower
bed condition, if possible. Take
your planting chart or plan and
see that the rows are arranged
and spaced as you have already
planned. Where commercial fer
tilizer is being used, be sure to
see that it is well-mixed with the
soil.
It is generally considered a good
practice to place the tall growing
vegetables, such as corn and pole
beans and the like to the north
or west side of the garden. Better
result can generally be had if
the smaller and earlier vegetables
are planted on the east or south
side of the garden and then con-
tinue the planting across the gar
den as planned. Local conditions
should always be taken into econ
sideration.
Step 8. Cultivating
Weeds must be kept under con-
troll by thorough and shallow Gull
tivation. In the large gardens
and where horse power is avail
able, this will be done to a very
large extent by shallow blowing
with cultivators, however, much
hand work with a sharp hoe will
have to be done or the weeds will
rise to claim the ground.
The garden should be worked
lightly after each rain as soon
as the soil is dry enough, keeping
in mind not to work clay soil
when wet.
Step 9. Insects and Disease
Control
Another very important feature
of raising a successful Victory
Garden is to make plans to con-
troll insects and diseases which,
if not controlled, can seriously
damage or destroy your garden.
Rotenone or substitutes are adj
visable for gardens generally.
Yellow Cuprocide or CONNER
cial Bordeau spray is advisable
for tomato blight.
Step 10. Harvesting
The delightful JOB of all, if
faithful until the end we have
been. A few suggestions that will
add to the quality of the vege-
tables if properly carried out:
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Best quality OF many vegetables
has been neglected by waiting for
larger growth and bigger yields
Vegetables should be harvested
before they become overgrown,
tough and coarse. Quantity is inn
portant, but quality more so. Elk
cessive size is generally classed
as lower in quality. The quicker
vegetables can be used after be-
ing harvested, the better the
quality and taste.
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Step 3. Preparation of Ground

For the farm gardens and for
all others who can be so fortunate
as to be able to secure it, give
the garden spot selected a good
application of manure before
turning it. Good gardeners recon-
mend using as high as twenty to
thirty two-horse wagon loads to
the acre. This amount would be
approximately heaping bushel
for every twenty-five square feet
in the garden. Any amount used
will be better than none at all,
especially on the clay and sandy
type soils.
Thorough preparation of the
garden soil is essential for sue
cessful vegetable growing. This
preparation begins with turning
the soil from eight to twelve in
ches deep, depending on the depth
of the top soil. Should the top
soil not be very deep then the
turning should not 60 more than
one to two inches deeper as it
would turn up too much of the
subsoil. After turning and before
time for planting in the spring,
the ground should be thoroughly
disked and narrowed several
times. It cannot be too well pre-
pared.
Step 4. Determining the Kind
and Amount of Vegetables To
To the most of us this job has
been very simple matter. 1t was
determined very largely by the
likes and dislikes of the different
members of the family. If our
Victory Gardens, however, are to
contribute most in every respect
toward a better fed Nation, natur-
ally those in health building vege-
tables, rich in minerals and vita
minis, should have first considera-
ton.
Step S. Determining the Kind
and Amount of Fertilizer To
Use
For Victory Gardens all over
the country the kind has been de-
termined already, namely, $40
S. This analysis means that there
are three pounds of available nj
trogen, eight pounds of available
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Does And DOn'ts
For Gardeners
Don't Start What You Can't
Finish

Finish
Before you plant garden
count the work involved even be-
fore seedtime and through to har-
vest. Abandoned gardens are {
waste of seed, fertilizer, tools, in
secticides and labor.
Don't Waste Good Seed ON Bad
Soil
Gardens need good, well-drain-
ed soil, not the usual kind of city
lots where soil is mostly cinders
and rubbish. Places where weeds
flourish are promising garden
spots.
Don't Work Ground Too Soon
Starting too early will spoil the
soil. When a piece of earth will
crumble apart as you hold OF
press it between your fingers, the
soil is dry enough to cultivate
Make sure yours is.
Don't Use Too Much Seed
Crops seeded too thick will
come up close together, they will
need lots of thinning. Learn how
to space the seed you use. Over
seeding wastes seed and labor
Waste won't win.
Don't Plant Too Much of One
Thing
Too much of any vegetable,
even if it comes from your own
garden, is hard to take.
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Ten Important Steps In Raising Victory Garden Outlined

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Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
Commander in Chief of United
States Pacific Fleet says, 'Where-
yer the stars and stripes fly over
Pacific islands there is also found
the symbol of the American Red
Cross. It's representatives work
tirelessly in the service of our
fighting men. Recreation equip
ment given by the Red Cross is
in our ships. The friendly and
merciful hand of the Red Cross
is stretched out to our troops to
give them courage in their dark
est hours of need"
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CARD OF THANKS

CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all those Wht
helped in any way, following tn
burning of our home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Gentry
Baldwin, N. G.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
A Closed Circle

British successes against the Japanese along the Burma-India border and the attack by preponderant American Brit ish naval and air forces on Sumatra bases have closed the circle around Japan. There is no point at which the Japs can break out with the possible exception of Siberia, and the Nips would hardly care to challenge the Red Army.
 General MacArthur's plunge across most of the coast of Northern New Guinea seals off another arc of the circle If the enemy attempted to go southward, he would wind up against the coast of Australia which the Allies are amply able to defend. In the Central Pacific Admiral Nimitz is not only holding the Japs but soaring them almost to death. In the North Pacific U S. Forces are en- gagged in an air offensive against the Kuriles which augurs an invasion of those islands and possession of air bases within easy bombing distance of Tokyo.
 The encirclement of Japan is indeed completed It remains to contract that circle as rapidly as possible and, even more to the point, to make semi-circle of it. It is extremely likely that in the course of time the Allies, pushing from both the Indian and the Pacific oceans. will meet somewhere in the South China Sea after looping all the East Indies off the Japanese empire. Then Japan will be in the position of Germany today-penned up with its one feeble hope that of resist ance by land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
Views Of The Press
MUSIC HELPS TO HEAL
(Hartford Courant)


 The use of music as a form of therapy, now widely countenanced in the Walter Reed Hospital, Wash ington, D. C., once more effectually demonstrates that nothing is so very new as what is very old. Although nowadays music is probably bei3g used with more scientific exactitude than formerly, scarcely any form of therapeutics has a more ancient or honorable record. The works of Tnpp0cI ates, father of mode!r n1edi- cine, cortins allusions 10 the heal ing power of music And even be- fore his time music as a therapy was experimentally tried out.
 This is not to belittle the present Walter Red hospital experiments. Recent medical literature, particu- larly in the field of psychiatry. abounds in case histories recording the beneficial effect obtained by the wise use of music. The Washing ton musical treatments" are today being worked out through consulta- ton between the doctor and the musician, selections ranging all the way from jazz to church music.
 Music is frequently particularly effective in the treatment of patients mentally depressed because of some physical disability. This is not sur- prising. Many suffering soul has found that music. carefully selected to suit a given mood, can do won- ders toward dispelling gloom and inspiring renewed hope for the mor- fOT
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their opinions as to the prograss of the war All said there is stil1 war to win. Speaking for the Navy, Rear Admiral Cooke, deputy chief of staff, said that in spite of brilliant naval successes a way had not been found to deploy sufficient ground forces to defeat the Japs Under secretary of War Patterson pointed out the great task of supplying munitions to armies stationed at the ends of 56,00O miles of sea lanes.
 Major General Hershey, Selective Serv- ice director, said it would be necessary to supply replacements for the nations fighting units at the rate of 100000 men year for an indifinite period. None of the three is at all doubtful over the final outcome. But they emphasize that the war still is to be won.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
G-5 Problems

First reports on G-5, the American and British armies corps of civil government specialists, are encouraging. G-5 is faced with the appalling job of bringing speedy and orderly government to llber- ated Europe. But the announcement of its general plan indicates better prepar- ation and promises less confusion than has prevailed in Italy since the Allied landing. The general aims seem to be these: to turn over details of local gov ernment to acceptable leaders as soon as possible (except in the case of Germany and to make sure that resumption Of civil life does not interfere with military activity. For France it is indicated that an earlier American position will De reversed and that G-5 will deal through the National Committee of Liberation at least to the extent of the committees specific knowledge of the loyalty of local officials There will be no contact with the Vichy regime. EXiled governments and loyal groups will be dealt with in Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway.
 The G-5 decision to let the citizens Of these countries dispose of their own war criminals is sound. Those who have Suf- fered will know best which of their countrymen contributed most to their suffering. And it is only just that they should supervise their trial and punish ment under a free, restored judiciary Germany presents a particularly complex problem. Stern military rule will have to be enforced, and the opposition is bound to be fierce and determined. But certain civil functions are to be entrusted to nativeS who can convince G-5 officers gaat their Nazi party membership was a ansans to employment rather than a political conviction.
 This is not ideal, but the only alterna- tive is complete chaos, with G5 not only combating opposition but begged down in the endless details of hundreds of local administrations. Reorganization can come later, along with the final decision on the debated guilt or innocence of the entire German people. But in the meantime, German railroads will have to run, utilities will have to function, roads and ports and communications will have to be kept open in conquered territory. We may trust that the softnesS and halfway measures which marked the treatment of defeated Ger many after the last war will not be re- peated by G-5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
Let Petit Fleur'

Anyone who ever read perfume ad will understand why the New York City Board of Estimate acted as it did in that matter involving Coty, Inc, the perfume people, and Mayor La Guardia. Coty's, as you may have read, offered $25,000 for the privilege of broacasting the mayors week. iy talks to the people,. The board turned them down.
 What undoubtedly prompted the boards action was the mayors first name Fiorello, as you know, means little flower. But the perfumers, following professional custom, would certainly have translated it into French. First thing his honor knew, he'd hear himself being an- nounced as 'Le Petit Fleur'.
 Then they'd probably name perfume after him. Just think what the commer- cials would be: "The zestful fragrance of an effervescent personality the tan talking aroma of City Hall .. Le Petit Fleur.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
A Thought for Today
The Flowers That Bloom in Conn.

As June approaches, we in Connecticut articipate a pleasure ahead. This VIII be the blooming of our state flower, the Mountain Laurel which we capitalize, because of its importance and rare beauty.
 Why rush onto the Mountain Laurel when lilacs, dogwood and appleblossoms are still overwhelming us with thelr beauty and scent? Just because we hap pened on the illustration in the 1944 Connecticut State Register.
 Connecticut the beautiful has plen- titude of natural beauty. In any section there are marvelS to behold but there is nothing that quite equals laurel in pro- fusion shining bright in woody sections To the north of us up Winsted, New Hartford and Riverton way it is delight to drive in June for miles just to view the sight.
 It was designated state flower in 1907 The blossoms, white and pink, states the register, are a vivid contrast with the gloom of the virgin forest" This is ir- deed appreciated. And this is true, too, of the dogwood which is now in bloom, and startling too with the forest back ground of green.
 The azalea and rhododendron which are now in bloom are related to the Mountain Laurel It does not blos- som in profusion consistently every year; if it is prolific one year the next there is less of it.
 So as we take in the lovelinesS of May with appleblossoms, dogwood, lilacs, and the smaller violets and anemones and cowslips, we have something still to look forward to in mid-June, the Mountain Laurel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
GEORGE ADE
tNew York Herald-Tribune

With the death of George Ade- humorist. playwright, farmer, lover of liberty, and friend of man-there has passed a writer of great talent, a humorist of the first rank. His mind was remarkably well attuned to the small town, particularly the small town of the Middle West. No other country could have produced him. He was as American" as that expansive, windy drummer one used to meet on the c. B. & e. Railroad; or the Peoria hardware merchants on his way to a fling at a worlds fair; or the Dubuque matron whose daughter has just married well" and who is mighty proud of it; or the oldtime livery stable proprietor who was part philosopher and part show-off-the list is endless, and Ade knew them all, understood their ambitions ad spoke their language.
 His shrewd and delightful Fables in Slang were a true creation. But the speech in which they were writ ten belong not so much to Ade as to his undistinguished fellow citi- zens. His sure feeling for the some- times startling. annually banal yer nacular of his time-that was the main thing. And no one has ever handled it better.
 Ade was one of the finest of that considerable group of Indianans who achieved literary prominence, but he did not take this distinction very seriously. Once, when some one re- mained upon the fact that "so many bright people" seemed to come from Indiana, he said: "The brighter they were the sooner they came" Yet, notwithstanding the fact that he was a far traveller, a cosmopolite ventures, such as 'SThe Sultan of in the lush days of his theatrical (he passed much time in New York Sulu" "The College Widow" and The County Chairman" his roots remained in Indiana. where he was esteemed as an oracle and, in par | ticular, as Purdue Uniyersitys staunchest friend and most dis- tinguished alumnus.
 Perhaps Ade,s greatest contribu- ton to our letters was his leader ship in making slang respectable. He showed the way to many others who have taken the living lan- guage about them-in the Bronx. in Hollywood. in Mississippi. or wherever they found it-and turned 1t to their peculiar uses. Like every great humorist he was essentially serious philosopher. When he chose not to deal in slang and sci himself to the task of writing seri- ously, he showed a keen perception and a striking clarity and concise ness of style. Even in his master. piece on ''Tlhe Joy of Single Blessed ness." he is hardly clowning whel he says, 'The more you camp b, yourself the more you shriyel" and speaking of the position of tn bachelor. He has been saved fror the shipwreck by miraculous inter yention, but he fipds himself on
 lonely island not a sail in sight. George Ade was one of our best whether one took him as a serlou, artist, a writer of funny pieces. or merely as one Of the most agree able companions to be encountered anywhere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19

life thinking about nothing put their pleasures. their appetites, their ambitions. and their comforts until some day tragedy and sorrow force them to turn and flee into the arms of God because they have nowhere else to flee. They woulc have lived their lives through and never have thought about God at all had 1t not been that some mis- fortune revealed to them, in one shocking hour perhaps. the hollow ness and fuility of all the things in which they had put their trust, Then for the first time did they realize that the physical world, where they had so deeply dug them selves in. is nothing but a shell. and that reality exists only in the spiritual universe over which Almighty God presides.
 They could not see this when the physical seemed SO adequate, so sat- iSfying. so pleasing. The inclemen- cies of life rained down upon them: and turning to flee. they found for the first time the open arms oi cod outstretched to receive them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
A War to Win

Apparently optimism over the war sit- uation, so generally expressed by the civilian population, is now shared by the men whose bushes sit is to make victory possible Recently there has been much in the news which has been cheering. The Pacific campaign seems to be going well. Bombing of Nazi territory, being carried out by day and night, is becoming more and more effective. The Russians con- tinue to pile up trouble for the Nazis. Those who view the picture from afar would seem to have ample justification for optimism.
 Recently three men who know at first hand the resources and strategy of the armed forces of the United States gave
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Choke Cherries

Has the juice from choke cherries remedial value? Especially 10 rane- mia-that is. does it contain any iron? (R. O.
 Answer-No. It is merely a flavor. Formerly wild cherry bark Virtually identical with choke cherry) was used in cough syrup, but it contains insufficient prussic (hydrocyanic) acid to have any appreciable seda- tive effect on coughing. Pleasant flavor, though.
 Poor Combustion
 Daughter suffers mental anguish because she gains weight conStant- ly. yet she eats excessively and can't feel satisfied no matter how much she eats .. suspect her own the ory may be right-that it is some thing wrong with her glands.
 (Mrs. M. E. B.
 AnSwer-Very likely. Has she had a try at the diet for Reducing on Four Sqnuare Meals Day described in booklet Rules for Reducing?" For copy of booklet send twenty five cents and stamped envelope bearing your address. If your daughters theory is correct she should ask her physician for gland treatment.
 Smoking and H. B. P.
 Have been troubled with high blood pressure for over 10 years. Doctors do not seem to help it. am 6l. Does smoking affect blood pressure? (Mrs. V. J. H.
 Answer-You mean you have been ailing, in fancy or in fact for over 10 years and assuming your ailment is high blood pressure. If that is so. my advice is that you do nothing about tiff complete physical exam ination by your physician reveals nothing besides high blood pressure. Smoking tends to increase blood pressure.
 Copyright. 1944, John F. Dille Co.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-19
MoRBTD oUTLOOK ON LIFE

MOkhDAO OO4ANSOAA OAN ASAA@ -
 We are a group of young girls in ounr early twenties (writes Miss M. S,), the majority of us having hus- bands or future husbands in the service. Naturally we are interested in a home and children at some time in the future.
 Young girls in their twenties sounds like mairsy Totes and .dozy dotes. Girls are girls and women are women, and it doesn't matter whether they call themselves young or old. This applies as well to young men of twenty-six or boys of twenty- six. On the other hand 1t, is en- couraging to note that this group. of assorted females has g. collective if remote interest in children at some time in the future and fiddle lambsy divy. N .~
 Having heard and read about childbirth through the process of spinal analgesia we are wondering about its use in the immediate fu- ture, We all feel that we could look forward to the ordeal of hav- ing children with less anxiety if we knew there would be such Q process to rely upon (Miss M. s.
 This query takes me back to the time when twilight sleep" was all the rage among readers of popular magazines--and some of the naga- zines were insistent upon accept ance of the method (shots of mor- phine and scopolamine) by the medical profession. After a while the circulation department conclud- ed there was nothing more to be gained from exploiting the method, and 1t has since remained about where 1t was before the fake dis covery" in European alternative method of amnesia which American doctors use in an occasional case when safer anesthetics or analgesicS are not applicable.
 These young women have not re- ceived fair deal in their educa- ton. What was the matter with the grade school. the high school or the college instruction they were given, that the most vital subjects were ignored or excluded from the curriculus? Isn't 1t time that the people directly responsible for the curricula in high schools and col- leges offer at least tentative courses in the subjects every woman should study?
 Any woman who contemplates childbirth as an ordeal may learn something to her advantage and happiness by reading Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick Read, M. A., M. D., published by Harper 6; Brothers. and probably available at the public library.
 It is really none of the patients business which method of anestlle- sia. analgesia or amnesia, if any, the physician may consider best. Does patient who undergoes all operation attempt to instruct the docto rabout the anesthetic