Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 52, Number 19, Jasper, Dubois County, 11 February 1910 — Page 7

For Sprains PRESENT

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T chronicles on the subject would Boom to Indicate that comic vnlcntlnos did

not mnKe tneir nppearanco quite ns early na the beautiful nnd sentimental

varieties, but It is evident theEe sarcastic Bouvenlrs .p not far behind the poetic factions of flowers nnd lace ; ,tr in finding popular favor. ( . the outset the whole prin- , f the exchange or distrlhu- ' ,' i if comic valontines has been : rnt In one Important essen- ' from tho dispatch of the iffy kind." In tho case of the : tic and sentimental tokens of Valentino tho sender is usually i K. nay anxious that the re- ; i-t shall suspect his Identity. I :.' case of tho comics, on tho ' r hand, every precaution is !y taken to koep tho origin '' !. barbed shaft a profound se-

With the dccresslrg cost of the mrnic valentines the small boy can new buy as many as ten for a cent tl.prp mo has grown and oar public men and celebrities, from the president, all down the ladder, are now likely to be deluged each February with morp or less pertinent reminders of the Jokers day. Germany and Japan have manufactured many valentines, but American lltbograplc houses are gradually capturing most of the business and there are now spvoral men in the United States who devote practically their entire time to foparlng designs for comic valentines.

DANGERS IN DANCING. Dancing has been extolled as a healthful recreation; as a means of physical culture It favors the development of the muscular system and promotes health and cheerfulness.

in the case of both classes of v.lPTitinns the sentimental and the n tho earliest manufactured valentines tboee of more '! .it. a century ago wero preceded by home-made valen's which had vogue during a considerable era. So pentr.il was the exchange of these home-made valentines that h Is in tur form of "Valentine Writers" or books of approrr r.N- verses were regularly published for the Inspiration 1 f young people who desired to prepare such epistles. Just as v.luniPH of ready-prepared letters yet find some sale among l"ei..-n youths of little Imagination who desire to appear to tip Uft advantage as sentimental correspondents. Most of t; - vnlpntino writers" were designed for the sentimental "Hör. of the public, but there were some prepared espe-c-.ir.y for tlit- scribblers with a sense of humor F. r instance, thero was published along about the last "f 'N- Iphteonth century "The Quizzical or Satirical ValenHi.. Writer." the character of which may well bo surmised ft.m the title. This, alike to most others of Its kind, became nr. annual publication and was looked forward to each vear

; .'si as the appearance of the almanac for the lew year was anticipated with keen Interest. Ar.ntber of these forerunners of our present-day t mi-- valentines was published In London dur'ho same period nnd bore the highly signlflTit fifio "Hymen's Revenge Against Old Maids. ( 'I Bachelors, nnd Impertinent Coxcombs; or a w Valentine Writer. Doing n Collection of Val-:Mn-8 Humorous and Satirical, chiefly original. i t. n expressly for this work." Some idea of tho caustic ammunition prom.Ih! by these helpers of the composers of valen'."a may be formed from the following spedfrtn verso addressed "To a Lady Who Squints:"

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live and fashionably rowned woman. However.

the pulling of a string changed the whole aspect of the picture In that the head of the woman was suddenly replaced by that of a parrot Later the manufacturers of comic valentines struck what might be termed the standard form of grotesque, highly colored caricatures which has endured to this day with only such changes as have been dictated from time to time by the edicts of fashion In dress, etc.

Tt'v rhnrmln; peepers must dellrht; Ti . yield a most convenient sight; tufnlent. I do not deride. K r you can see on cither aide. One of the most novel features of the beginge of the comic valentine craze was the apv trance of tradespeople's valentine writers con"ring all sorts of verse especially designed to to devotees of the various vocations and ; " of mercantile trade. Such a reference work J dc a good-sized volume, for, In order to be f njpiote. it had to embody verses for every 1 agmable trade and occupation. There were p nie sentimental tributes included In each voltun of this character, but for the most part the c ntents consisted of more or less humorous r 'i re-nces. The system waa certainly n convenient one. ' r not only were gibes nnd appeals provided. ' t there was also appended favorable and unfavorable replies for each such advance, so that !p recipient of ono of the valentines thus deri cd had only to consult tho book In order to trtaln the proper reply. For instance, a groter could nddress his lady love as follows: Your breath I all-sptce I declare. And you're no nent and handy. That you'ro ns Bwcct. I think, my fair. As plums or BUKiir candy. He favorable. I Implore. These versea kindly welKh: And if you will my heart restore. I'll treat you to some tea. However, the lovelorn grocer was liable to "ply to this effect: Your letter I've weighed. Am truly nfnild Many pounds you'ro deficient In weight. An so Mr. Grocer. I'tl have you know. Sir, 1 mro not a riu for your treat. With tho Introduction of manufactured valrnllne8 tho comics kept pace with the sentlmenvariety Among tho earliest and most Inter8,tng of the humorous products of the early valu'lno manufacturers were transformation pic-t-ires which conveyed hidden or double meannK A notable example was tho design which Presented at first glance the figure of an attrac-

Robin Redbreast's Valentine A girl and a boy wandered forth Into a fair, pleasant garden that looked like fairyland, although It was wintry weather. Suddenly the girl spoke. "I wish St Valentine had had the snowdrop Instead of the crocus dedicated to him." And as she spoke she knelt down and, ralclng one of the white, drooping flowers, she gazed lovingly at Its pure white petals and at the delicate green tracery of the leaves of Its Inner cup. "Ah!" said she, "what have you been waiting for so long? "Under the snow, under the snow. With your Ivory hoads all bendln? low. How many secrets you must knowl The boy lookefl nt her wonderlngly. "How can the flowers know anything?" he asked. "Everything knows something." returned Leila, dreamily; "but tho flowers are dumb and ennnot tell one their thoughts only their beauty speaks, and their fragrance breathes sweet thoughts Into one's heart that one tries to put Into words. But that Is almost Impossible." "Of courso It Is," answered her companion. "Now, It Is qutto different with the birds; they can mako themselves understood. They sing songs of thanksgiving and their note of Joy or mourning Is easy to tell. They scold and chatter as the Jackdaw and rook, or screech like the owl. or sing a serenade as th nightingale. And one of them speaks even more clearly, for when he cries cuck). cuckoo,' we know that the summer Is coming. No wonder St Valentine cared for the birds, and you see that they are all fluttering out and singing a Joyful song In honor of his birthday." "Yes," said Leila, softly The birds tn spring Sweet chorus sin? To good St. Valentine. "See, there are two sitting on a bough whispering to each other of tho spring and summer days and all that Is going to happen; where they shall live and how they shall build their nests. And thoro are two more flying toward them and two more always In pairs. Ah! that is because

Young girls appear to experience no tatlgue after it They will not miss a single waltz, polka or square dance, but if the pulse of one of these Indefatigable devotees Is felt after the dance Is finished It will be found In the majority of cases that the number of pulsations Is far In excess of the normal, and from this It may be Inferred that the condition of the heart must react prejudicially upon the entire organism, and It Justifies an apprehension of danger to delicate girls.

on Valentine's day each bird chooses Its mate." "Of course," answered the boy. "And the snowdrops are nodding their heads, as if they were keeping time to the birds' song." continued Leila. "Doubtless they have been waiting to do honor to St Valentine. They have been lying patiently under the snow and now that the warmer day has come they are eaylng. 'We belong to the wreath that the flowers weave for Valentine's day.'"

WHY WE GIVE VALENTINES.

Long ago there lived a priest named Valentine. This good man was noted In all the coun try round for his kindness. He nursed the sick, comforted tho sorrowing and was always readj to give help to anyone who was In need. Valentine dearly loved the children and those who went to him for food or clothes were never turned away. After this kind priest became too old to go among his people he was very sad because he thought he could no longer be of any help to them. Then he remembered that he could writ loving messages to the sick and sorrowing. Soon his friends began to watch for the kind words that were sure to come whenever sorrow or Joy entered their homes. Even little children would say. when they were sick, "I think Father Valentine will send me a letter to-day " ( But after a tlmo no more letters were received and soon the news went abroad that good old Valentine was dead. Then every one said that such a man was good enough to be called a snlnt and since then he has been known as St f Valentine. It was not long until people celebrated his birthday by sending loving messages to their friends. The notes and letters containing these messages wero called valentines. This all happened years ago. but good St Valentine J

Is still remembered on the fourteenth of each February.

SAYS DAD. "1 notice you ordered lota of Ice cream öurln the holidays." "Yes. I like to order Ice cream sent home," "Why?" "Because It Is about tho only thing mother will eat her share of, and not try to savo uptll next day for one of the children." Loulsrlllt Courler-JournaL

She Its tbrr-e o clock I'm going to my dressmaker. I shan't be more than a quarter of an hour. He All right; don't forget we are din ng out at eight o'clock. RAW ECZEMA OH HANDS "I had eczema on my hands for tea years. I had three good doctors but none of them did any good. I then used one box of Cuticura Oiauaeai and three bottles of Cuticura Resolvent and was completely cured. My hands were raw all over, inside and out, aad the eczema was spreading all over my body and limbs. Before I had twod one bottle, together with the Catlcara Ointment, my soros were nearly healed over, and by the time I had used the third bottle, I was entirely welL To any one who has any skin or blood disease I would honestly advise them to fool with nothlag else, but to get Cuticura aad get well. My bands have never given me the least bit of trouble up to now. "My daughter's baads this summer became perfectly raw with eczema. She could get nothing that would do them any good until she tried Cuticura. She used Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Ointment aad in two weeks they were entirely cared. I have used Cuticura for other members of my family and it always proved successful. Mrs. M. E. Falia, Speers Ferry, Va Oct 19. 19."

The Cagey Bacnetor. The womaa who waste the bachelor to come to diaaer called him up at bis rooms "Hello." she said, adding la the irrt tat ins way of women, "do you kno who this is?" The tactful bachelor didn't but fawas too diplomatic to admit iL IMIo, beautiful lady.' he made an swer.

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