LEFT-OVERS 



of this kind: balm, sweet basil, caraway, 

 catnip, camomile, coriander, dill, penny- 

 royal, peppermint, saffron, tansy, and 

 wormwood. Our grandmothers had un- 

 limited faith in the medicinal qualities of 

 some of these plants, and many a mother will 

 be glad to know that she has a stock of some 

 of them stored away for winter use when colds 

 and coughs are prevalent among children or 

 grown people. Some of the old home reme- 

 dies are far preferable to those we are ac- 

 customed to using, as they are harmless, if 

 they do no good, which is something that 

 cannot be said of most drugs that are taken 

 into the system. 



Don't wait for the currant-worm to show 

 itself on your bushes. You can safely count 

 on its coming. Act on the defensive in ad- 

 vance by sprajdng your plants thoroughly 

 with an infusion of Nicoticide, keeping in 

 mind the fact that it is easier to prevent an 

 insect from establishing itself on your plants 

 than it is to get rid of it when it has secured 

 a foothold there. In spraying, be sure that 

 the infusion gets to all parts of the bush. 

 Throw it up w^ell among the branches. Simply 

 spraying it over the plant isn't what is 



needed. It must reach the under side of the 

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