} poisoned wounds, sych as Tarantula and Snake bites. They did not claim it 
as a cure, but solely as a first aid. 
I have found no wildling which responds more freely to cultivation 
then the Spring Beauty. Especially suited to children's gardens. It is 
almost foolproof, fully satisfied with the catch-as-catch-can style of 
cultivation which children are likely to give. Found in half shade in the 
wild, it thrives and blooms freely in my garden in full sun, and the corms 
grow much larger, These corms were eaten by the Indians but I do not know 
the recipes. 
Home gardeners have a big advantage in the production of Zood. We 
know that vegetables must obtain their food from the air and from the soil 
and we cannot get from them, the minerals they are supposed to supply un- 
less they can &t them from the ground. So long as farmers continue to be 
afflicted with political saviors, they can hardly afford the cost of com- 
plete fertilizers, sup let in suitable quantities by the acre. Home gar- 
 deners can save all the leaves and bury them in the row, thus gacnss ous 
} some of the minerals drawn from deep in the earth. Complete fertilizer 
will cost muck less for the back yard garden than for the acre patch. Many 
of the worst scourges of mankind, as pellagra, seurvy, beri-beri and others 
are now known to be due to some deficiency in the diet. There is some 
grounds to suspect that cancer may be connected with a lack of some of the 
trace minerals. Plenty of complete fertilizer, combined with brains and 
elbow grease will go far as health insurance, as well as being fashionable. 
If you are intending to plant Sweet Potatoes, better send a card to 
The Com. of Agriculture, Baton Rouge, La.; or Atlanta, Georgia; or Jack- 
sonville, Florida, and ask to be placed on the mailing list of the free 
Market Bulletin. There is no other charge, Growers in those states offer 
Sweet Potato slips of excellent quality at reasonable weices, and there is 
much time saved in growing the crop--- a matter of importance where 
summers are short. 
