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CHILDREN'S GARDENS 
hi 
The best remedy against mice is to get a little 
red-lead powder, mix it into a thick cream with 
water, and put the seeds into it before planting. 
The bright scarlet frightens away the mice and 
does not injure the seed. This red lead is 
poisonous to children, so be very careful not to 
let any go near your mouth or into cut fingers. 
boxes, and will have to be watered quite as 
carefully. Out in the garden they are some¬ 
times attacked by one of the gardener’s many 
little enemies, the mice, especially if they are 
nice, fat, nourishing seeds, such as sunflowers. 
WATERING SEEDS 
