Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1884 — Where He Stored It. [ARTICLE]

Where He Stored It.

A woman claimed to be the sole owner of a dude, and as a mother she had a,, right to liim, owning him, as she did, in fee simple. L • To a neighbor, who was not particularly strnok on the qualifications possessed by the boy, said: “My son has been given every advant-’ age, and has a well stored mind.” “Indeed,” repiied the neighbor, I wish you would inform me where he has it stored, certainly not in his head.” —Carl Pretzels Weekly. Ladies with oily and greasy skins may use, sparingly, a few drops of camphor in the bath. Borax and glycerine are use with good effect by home people, while thoroughly disagreeing with others. Glycerine alone softens afid heals, but in time will darken the skin and make it over sensitive; the borax obviates this and has a tendency to whiten. No toilet table is complete without a bottle of ammonia. A few dirops of this in the bath cleanses the skid and stimulates it wonderfully. It is especially valuable in removing the odor from those who perspire freely. The century plant, which takes 100 years to ripen in the North, takers bat ' twelve years to mature in California, and takes only £h)fe in Mexico. "V*. * ■ ■ . - “t i’ .