Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 19, Number 17, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 October 1888 — Page 6

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WOMAN AND HOME.

THE NEED OF STOUTER MOTHERS ANO 3ENTLER FATHERS-

Economical cf ICarijr Dajm—^oralt of Children—A VTlfeV He btiUe—Drtiwlntr—Children's Happlne* —Cn*etQshi»*w»— Marriage—Hint* for tbo Kontehold.

A good homo ba» natty of purpose. A bad community is ia it when children do not And their joys ia company with their parents. I find this, that children arc often sant to school to get rid of them. They arc ordered to bed to get rid of them. They, in turn, like nothing so littlo as tho company of their parents. It is on error to believe that naturally the young dislike ali compauy not of their own age. Friendship of tho finest fervor exists between the young and the old. Yet wo should never be seclusivc, hoping to Lcep onr children a* a bind of private property. You and I bc^in our education over agisia when tho tr.il*"* begin to coma. Wo thought wo know something, but now there is another whole v,*orld open before us. Our now lessons are self government and self restraint —only not tc*» much of it. Parents do cot always let loose enough rein to themselves. They £ro*.v reserved, formal, print, old, mid the vim:: do not fall in with them. One who thinks herself immortal should be very boyWi Gt £D,

A cood homo needs stouter mothers and gentler fathers. No, I do not mean gentler mothers end stouter fathers but I mean exactly cm 1 said Robust health is the first requisite to robust souls. More misery is In tbo world todiy from unhealthy motherhood than from all other sources combined. Nervous disorders, diseases of tbo brain, unwiso ambit io::s, fi-oblo frames to sustain ambitious purpose, come fra:n prenatal starvation. Oxyguu ia the mother of wisdom. Mothers need nv.ro field life. They cannot grow good cl::klreu when they cannot grow good roses.

When I And in a boy a clean, healthy organization—that is, ruddy cheeks and an oye looking out from skull full of brains—I expect to hear a good deal about "mother." Mother a marvelous work. It means maker, crcator, molder—maker of souls and bodies. Tho mother in her child is reproducing herself, her moods, her passions, her powers, her honor, or lier shame.

But I said, also, gentle fathers. I do not know wbat should lead us to call Philip Sydney tho ideal gentleman if our husbands aro ashamed to bo like him. Tho word gentloroan wna well born, and thero no need for a bettor. A man should bo ncntta gentler than raon are, as thoyaverago to best society. Women should bo stouter and firmer than they average as mothers, Of course, if testhetics of either sex, on a backward march toward tho monkey, ossumo to be typical ladies and gentlemen, they do affect tho real thought bodied in thoso words, lady and gontionuui. In modern life, moro and more, tho man and woman must interchange work. It la not that woman ought to havo aright to bo a physician or ft speaker, but it is that society needs her as such. Mau also is claiming certain rights or confessing certain duties in the other direction. Ho Is moro of a homobuilder than In olden times. Woman become*. stronger and moro self reliant, men moro gentle and true to tho amenities of home life. It is only in tho middlo passago between barbarism and civilization, whero woman is throwing down the blankets and traps of her master, that she has to contend for tho privilego of doing something intellectually to her taste. At tho samo time man slowly leaves his druuken brawls to sit beside his wife when tho angels are born.—Mary E. Spencer In Glo bo-Democrat.

Common Cause* of Deformity. It is an easy matter for ft child to fall or for an older person to kn^ck thorn down either in play or auger. Often rib account is nmdo of a fall aside from tho immediate pain, but in a fow days, or it mr.y bo weeks, the chiid begins tocomplaiuof pains hero and there, of being tirod, of its back aching. From loin- active it bocoiucs quiet-, morose, Irritable nothing suits it Don't think tbo child is only cross, nor forget that fall it had upon iu back. Examine the back carefully, pressing tho linger on each vertebra separately. Bomo of them will probably fco sensitive. Another way of examining is, tho child being seated, press quickly, firmly down With both bands on tho shoulders. If it causes cay pun or even a bod feeling consult t:? best doctor in reach. Sec that tho chilil i.5 kept off its feet as much oa possible and a iveliuing position. You thuitaketho weight c'.i from tho inflamed part of tho spinai oolutuu, and possibly a fow wcoks of oontt:H'.:H it in bodwiU enable thopartsto recover -.shout deformity. This dli ve, Poll* diAT.se by name, ia often uotnoucjd until then- i. qulto marked curvature of tho spine.

Hip dixvafQ la another very common causo of deformity aud untold suffering. It is monti nrd hero oaly that mother may know tho first signs awl often havo the complaint arrested in tho first stage before deformity ensues. It develops oftcnest among so called delicate children or children with scrofulous tendencies It may begin in infancy, but not usually until the child walks, nor after the ago of maturing. is reached. It may result from win injury, or, eo far as known causo Is concerned, it may "just coaw," liko Topsy.

In tho Ix^-inning, in the usual form, the hip Is not wiptiined of at all it ia tho knee that offends, Wheii standing tho child rests the t«* of tho offectcd limb on tho foot of the well limb. They lloon the other sido and avoid long walks and all nctivo games. These sympt«r.w seem very slight and too often even a severe leg aebo is attributed to *etowtoa pain*." Oh, thtwo grow in- pains! When a child complains as above, havo him the limb, holding tho kneostiff: strike UM sole of tho fact sharply, squarely, It will not be tbo knee, but the hip. tbnt wiU sxy out Now la the ttoo of salvation in this

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stituted proper treatment are ncccssary to Iraurv a perfect core in the above compl ta. Amelia A. Whitfield, JL D., ia Good I? sekseplag.

EeowMSiM of Early Day*.

Those were titaos when fashions had not yet kerned to char»•with s»ch dt «r 1 ik«. mowL and petywdid occasion^..,, tjar tbetr old clothe* with an unblrahjng effroat«ry that would bo w«u dtagr fal todav Silks and it'H we all of the ^td«0rtptk«»aad tbelr owiwr. wew chary dtesmling thsra, or «v«a of lurhtlv Ti«4rf *lwro to ruin. Eciile Soavectr^* ktt id /, x^bopnrm the pority of h«r Wood wamewhat after the taanSwolU landtT «ns lodul^r^.- J» wSJtaB wantld to a saoartotm, could hardly ba«

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The same frugal spirit extended down to the Ism eatury, and was of value to self rmpirtiK~ p^or.-... ''Arti^: Uul cot yet foond it to4rt-..i their wives and children in ir.uta .«a flnerj. cr:d farmers were rrm leas awake to the exigencies ot fa*! :f ittim We read of rural couples placidly wearing their wedding ckKruu into tb 'r c.lv ir.cy* c?:J a^-. and wc r.re lost in bo as to hi v. :l. accommodated their spreading proportions to the coats and n3 .!. pi .iably had fitted tlaj ct-mparuuvc din: -s of their youth. With what patient Ingenuity did the good dai of Miss Mitford% village, aided oscasic _ly by an itinerant tailoress, tarn and return their husband's cast off clothing, until, from seeming rain, they liad evolved sound garments for their rrowing boys and with what pardonable nuedid the strutting youngsters exhibic on the village streets theno N-."gy spet. -ens of their mothers' skill!—Ag Repplicr in Atlantic Monthly.

The Slorals of Children*

Tho "hoodlum" clement is a menace to the safety of society. It has been allowed to grow until it has become a prolific source of crime, and it is not easy to control it. Various remedies hw been mentioned and they are good. One man says that thero is "too much charity and mercy in tho present moral administration of society." If bo mean, as bo doubtless does, that parents and all others who have tho care of children, too often exhibit the spirit of easy good nature, rather than a wholesome firmness, he is right Children need to bo made to realize wbat duty is and that it must be done, moro than many aro now made. Another declares that our public schools ought to teach fewer useless branches and pay more heed to inculcating good manners and morals, and many will agree heartily with him. Another urges that tho prevalent evil is duo largely to tho fact that children are ullowed to ramble freely after dark, and ho certainly is right in saying, "Keep them at home."

But back of all, and more important than all such specific remedies, thero must be a genuine arousing of public sentiment At present many of tho very people whose children belong to the ungovernablo class do not themselves think tho matter one of serious importance. Perhaps they used to have tho run of the streets when they were young, and escaped harm, or do not yet understand how much harm they received. Perhaps they would rather that thoir children behaved better, but know that their own slackness long ago caused them to lose all control over their boys and girls. Tbo number of parents is sadly large who havo learned what it is to bo openly and impudently defied by their own offspring. In any case, wo all need to wake up to the fact that such paronts and all parents must bo toned up to do thoir duty.—Congregational ist

A Wife's Just Complaint.

Farmer Bell did not believe in mental or moral sugar plums—at least, within his own family circle. Ho was quite willing to commend friend or acquaintance, but be had a theory that his own family would bo best improved by a species of Spartan discipline. Tho children must learn to do their duty without tho meed of praise, and as for his wife, she had toiled for fifteen years without having onco been told that sho was a satisfactory housekeeper.

Ono night, the two camo home from a tea party at a neighbor's house, and Mrs. Bell, with tho courage of tho meek, opened fire upon her husband. "Ezra," said sho, "seems to me I heard you praiain' up tho mottoes the Smith girls worked?" "Yes, I did," said Mr. BolL "Real pretty they were, for ouch fancy nonsense." "Your own girls havo made eomo just liko 'cm. You'd better praiso them. It'll tickle 'em to death. And didn't I hear yon say that squash pie for supper was powerful nicet" "Well, Miranda, 'twas a good pie "Was it a mite botSer hi mine, Ezra I" "Well, no, I can't say as 'twas." "When have you over said ono word to praise a pio or cako I'vo set afore you J" "Maybo I ain't praised ye ir.uch, Miranda but then I ain't complained." "Yos, you havo," said Miranda. "Yes, you have I Sayin' notUiu' *s complainin', sometimes. It's jest like pushin' a heavy load up hill, besides trhat you'vo agreed to carry, to go along day arter day on' not bear a word o' praise. I toll you, Ezra, you're a man, an' you dou't know anything about itl"

Ezra began to think ho didn't, and, although he by no means changed his spots entirely, ho did from that tirno forth try to act ou tho theory that "women folks" are fond of commendation.—Youth's Companion.

Dressed in Ten Minute*.

Between tho brisk young woman who can dawn upon tbo breakfast tablo noatly and coi 'etely dressed In ten minutes after her evci-is havo oponcl to tho light of a now day, add tho leisurely damsel who requires forty-fivo minutes or cn hour for the samo operation, thero is a whole gamut of feminine variations. The cloeo observer of thorn varying types of fair dressers finds oach possessed of interest There is tbo honest, candid girl, who confesses that it takes an hoar to H«IWM» tho raiment of the day and to ill justice to tbo mysteries of tho drc^Jg bureau and tho bath. Sho takes her hour, and no ono sx]*cts better things. There is th' rlrrs opposite—yet cmntcrpcrt—to the cq .. ly truthful young wi who says she can ready for breakfast or (ko walk in ten minutes, and who does so in niao cases out of ten.

Then comes the host of erratic ooos. The girl who will bo "rawly in a minute," only to keep up expectancy on the part of tho waiting ones for twenty times oaeminuta There is the fair one w' voice cheerily rings oat a statement thai has only her bonnet to pat oa, or a bow to pin, who apparently devotes moro tiraa to that simple i, .-."oo than to the varied operations of api_r_~jg. The art of getting into coo's daily habiliments with rapidity, ami yet with ss. Is pop^sd by minority ot Fw U-^h-tcrsc Yet V.s trait of raj*:. in dresslag should bo of honest and lis- -r* V*r. for cf a live was ot.- t. viv.dajt macht-.:^ 9at her toilet, and yet her fair data :ants do not toh:r!i tb!: noott aiKOTUMr's trails.-Pitts-

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Is bestowed when the needed time comes. Nothing exciting ia allowed to them at night, and they go to bed and to sleep in a wholesome mental state that insures restful si amber. They are taught to love aatore, and to feel that there is nothing arrayed so finely as the lily of the field, the bees and the butterflies: that there is nothing so mean as a lk, nor anything so miserable as disobedience and that good health, good teeth and good temper come from plain food, plenty of sleep and being good." In order to thrive, children require a certain amount of "letting alone." Supreme faith in the mother, few toys, no finery, plain food, co drugs and early to bed are tfco best things to make thwm bap r.—Cor. Detroit Free Press.

A Saint for Unselfishness.

It is true that the young wife and mother is moro often too self sacrificing than otherwise. Sho sinks her own individuality altogether too much in the service of her family. It is the easiest thing to do to reserve nothing in the way of devotion, but it is not the wisest way. It develops selfisimess instead of thoughtfulness in tlx beloved ones whom whom she served, and it too often happens that tho wife and mother who denies herself constantly in waiting upon others, and demands no consideration for herself, wakes later in life to find that she has made a mistake. Out of tho fullness of her heart she has given more than she ought for the sake of her family as well as herself.

The daughter whose comfort has always been consulted before that of her mother, the son whose hours of study or play must never be interrupted for hi3 mother1 sake, tho husband who knows that his wife is a saint for unselfishness, impose unconsciously upon her goodness. And they develop a dullness of sympathy, an unreadiness to think of her needs, which is as hurtful to their own moral growth as it is heartbreaking and incomprehensible) to tho woman who has uselessly laid down her very life for flhem.— Christian Advocate.

Marriage, False and True. ,i,: "Mark you," she is speaking to her boy lover, "wo have always this advantage over you—wo can at any time step into easo and competenco, where you must labor patiently for it A littlo weepiug, a little wheedling, a littlo self degradation, a little careful use of our advantages, and then some man will say 'come bo my wife!' With good looks and youth marriage is easy to attain. There are men enough but a woman who has sold herself even for a ring and a new name, need hold her skirt aside for no creature in the street They both earn their bread in one way. Marriage for lovo is tho beautifulest oternal symbol of the union of souls: marriage without it is tho uncleanest traffic that defiles the world."—"Story of an African Farm."

TWnirm the Work Easier.

Why do so many women object: to methods of making their work easier? Some say it looks lazy N onsonse. Men always improve such contrivances to tho utmost and aro never called lazy for so doing. Now, for instance, why should not a woman have a choir high onough to sit in for many operations of kitchen and cooking work, arranged to permit a free uso of the arms} It would promote health, savo strength and prevent much weariness.—Good Housekeeping.

Boiled or rdasted onions are a specific for colds on the chest They may not agree with every one, but to persons with good digbstion they will not only be found to bo a most excellent remedy for a cough and the clogging of tho bronchial tubes, which is usually the causo of the cough, but if eaten freely at tho outset of a cold they will Itae&k up what promised, from tho severity of the attack, to have been a serious one.

To remove indentations from furniture, wet tho indented places well with warm water then take somo brown paper fivo or six times doubled and well soaked in water, and cover with it the bruises. Then apply to the paper a l^ot fiat iron until tho moisture is evaporated, and if tho indentations have not disappeared repeat the application until the whole Burfaco is completely level So recommends an exchange.

Dont find fault, that is, in tho flaw picking, grumbling way. It not only makes you look and Boem and feel disagreeable at the time, but it permanently mars beauty. About tho mouth there is certain to come a cluster of lines to tall the world at largo of tho peevishness of its owner. It makes the eyes smaller, because they contract at tho time, and tho lips grow extremely sensitive from continual biting.

Fashion and tbo most exclusive taste have all pictures from the parlor. Tho hall and passages aro now the picture galleries, and even tho walb of stairways are lined with them. Very often all tho colored pictures are conocntratod in the library, and fHrr»n houses have the dining room lined with engravings.

Whon marriage shall be hedged about with mora judicious restrictions when delicacy and chivalry contribute their due share to the sanctity of wedded lifo, and when divorce shall become, let us not say easier, but i«K3 desirable, then tho foilara or success of toarria^o will bo no Linger an open question.

To keep a baby quiet who has passed tho ago when everyihicg goes into the mouth, touch the tips of tbo thumbs und forefingers with dissolved gelatine and give him a downy feather to play with. He will spend half an hour in picking it from ono adhv^rtilngcr to another, and so back again.

For mosquito or gnat bites an experienced traveler writes that bo use* a solution of alum water as strong as it can be made, adding coo-fourth of aromatic vinegar and onefifth of glycerine. Shake well before using. It will Instantly euro the bite.

A little exercise re bathing, and a good 4«al after Hr-thing, is very esMntial, says a household note. It will sometime* bo found that some exercise while bathing will not be altogether makm.

Tomato vinegar patented In England. It is by reci .: tag ripe tomatoes to po^, steeping tiic pulp in water twenty-four boors, thou drawing cS tbo liquid, adding sugar and allowing it to ferment

A great deal of proCsnity attending Ihe potting up of stovepipe In tbo fall might have been pnrrenled If tbe Joints had been marked with cbalk when the pipe was totes down in tbe sprinff.

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WHAT SHALL WE WEAR!

NEW FASHIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE AUTUMN SEASON,

A New Era in Hair Dressing—Styles Announced by Paris and New York Hate Dreaecm for Fall and winter—The

Banff Musi eoThff elegant and elaborate toilets that all full dress occasions demand call for a correspondingly elegant and ornato coiffure. This means that the severe fashions of the simple Grecian knot and the close cut hair, lately favored, must go.

Numbered with incoming coiffures are revivals of the styles of old days, including a modification of one of the many coiffures introduced by the Empress Eugenie during her reign at the gay capital. In this the hair is brought high on the bead and allowed to fall in a graceful twist, over the back of the head, the curled ends touching the neck below the coil and mingling above with the crimps, curled bang or front piece, which latter ia left to the pleasure of tbe wearer.

KO. I—DINNEH AND CATOOAN HEADDRESS. In the first cut are illustrated two of the latest modes of French hair dressing. In the dinner coiffure is shown anew way of arranging the front hair. Tho parting is visible and a space is left in the center of the forehead uncovered with tbo fringe. Small curls sparingly ornament the sides of tho forehead, and whoro the hair is not abundant the Louis XV toupee is utilized. In this connection it may lie well to explain that these ornate coiffures demand in most instances aid from the wig-maker, few ladies having Sufficient growth of hair to meet the demands of fashion.

Tho catogau head drees shown in tho same cut illustrates a style of arranging the hair, is much adopted by Parisian eiegantes for morning and afternoon a r. Thero is no doubt but that either low

KO. 3—KVTTKINO HEAD- plaited coils or DRESS LOUIS xv, hanging catogau TOUPEE. loops oi*o the latest arrangements for back hair as adopted by fashionablo French women. The preference in London aud New York is for tho happy medium, neither too low nor too high.

In the Bocond cut is givon an entirely new mode for ball and opera head drees. In this the front hair is crepe, and arranged in small curls but a Louis XV tou}eo can bo added if desirable* Tho hair is thou combed from the napo of the neck, and formed into rouleaux which are fastened down with ornamented tortoise shell combs. A pouf of seasonable fiowors is added,as indicated in the engraving. Having arranged tho front hair, fasten a thick strand of hair into a tortoise shell comb ami place it securely below the coils. Plait the upper part, and let the lower portion fall as a thick curl, tying a bow of ribbon in tho center and confining it with an invisiblo pin to tho napo of tbo neck.

The remaining flguro shows the Louis XV toupee, which will bo found very serviceable where one's own hair is scant

j:ow Dross Fabrics.

No ono caa complain that thero is too much sameness in tbe new stuffs, for in truth tbo choice is endless, and tbay are suited not only to all tastes, but all purposes, and almost any variation of climate. The mixed stripes on solid colored grounds make up well and light stripes on dark tones. Sometimes in the same dress there aro throe varieties of tho samo stuff, plaid, plaiu and striped, and on some of tbo newest plaids there is a woven motif, detached and scattered as though some huge beetle bad crawled over it, somowhat indistinct in form, as you would see the insect in the gloaming. Contrasting colors appear like flames jerked over the grounds, or in broken, irregular lines, forming indistinct and extended chocks. Whatever the merits of the new woolens, they cannot be found fault with on thescoro of monotony.

Tb» moro dressy and costly autumn material* have woolen grounds with silk ribbon stdpes, having a posiiivo edgi or wider and moro important stripes, which serve for panels. They are as expensive as the beet silks, but only 4 small quantity is required, to emphtsizo tho woolen. Sometimes this silk is a mixture of stripes and chocks, and, in lieu of stripes or checks, some show silk csshmcrhnua patterns. There is an infinite variety it thta raugo of material, and all ore handsome. Another new thing Is the dres.^ pioces witi pattern goihg round the skirt, qui to half yard deep, which appear to be worked in across stitch in black silk, on brown, blue, green.

New Stylft for Young Society Men. Anew era in hair dressing is announced for tbe mascuine sex. Tbo most notable feature is tho retern to the military regulation of wearing i. smooth face, whf will meet with specia, favor ^witii young siety men.

Tbe parting of fbo hair fn tbe middle will find favor wi^ tbe more effeminate of society youngsters,although the side part is ret -rimended as tbi beet style. For middle ag.- ind elderly gettkmoo the trimming of tin 1 ordand mtatefchoa la Boav..gc* will be 'v:.ionly new styl^ and isc:. that will be eageriy adopted. Fct this stw the beard must be clipped close tbe sides of the face and allowed to mnait long, while tapering to the end of the chin. Tbe pompon, which found much favor a far years ago, may be indulged ia by those wtaso face does not incline to follneaa. Ffir tie pompon the beard most be trimmed at lea* onco a week and parted in tbe middfc and brushed outward toward tbo cheeks. -For heed adornment the hair will be kept Hofely cot and tbo circular •ppaaranos whi Obtains «tcb In England will be U* prevailing style, aittxwgbmany wm sttl prefer 'be long angular lines wh are wlypos by sbavfcgUic neck«,i:,4 tine* CMb» mad Cafik

Xiamcollar*and c«ffs hav» beenatnxat entirely aboKaheC for traveling. Tbe long g|r-. el are bert wttboot tbem. but many women, who like little da*b of color, tack In narrow ribtxn with fancy edge at tbe tbniatand wrfstK A Um yard length* }of different colored Abons go a long way, and vary and eflecUv^y brighten many^ a coe-

ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

•aslcal Gongs and Strings of Silver Bells Now Announee the Serving of Dinner. The loud mouthed bell that announces dinner in the average well to do home has received much criticism, and quieter harbingers of tho feast are coming into favor. Japanese gougs represent the latest substitute. They are not clamorous, but thoroughly musical, and come in a variety of odd designs. Oue fa&hion of using them is to sound two or more gongs together, and if tuned in harmony the effect is very pleasant Another innovation in some houses consists of strings of tin}" musically toned silver bells hidden in tho portieres, which are set in motion by tho movement of guests passing through the draperies and thus imitate a feast of good things with an unexpected concert of sweet sounds that puts every one into a state of good humor and pleased expectancy. This, of course, is a passing fancy. In the more aristocratic residences the stately custom of having the butler enter and announce that dinner is served is uudisturbed by fashions of the hour.

Waxing Haiti Wood Floors. To wax a hard wood floor is by no means tbe easy operation it may at first sight appear. The following directions, if carefully heeded, will save the amateur a good deal of labqrand vexation.

Tube a pound of the best beeswax, cut it up into very small pieces, and let it thoroughly dissolve in three pints of turpentine, stirring occasionally, if necessary. Them ixture should be oidj* a trifle thicker than the clean turpentine. Apply it with a rag to tho surface of the floor, which should be smooth and perfectly clean. This is the difficult part of the work, for if you put on either too much

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little, a good polish will be impossible. Tho right amount varies, less being required for hard, close grained wood, and more if the wood is soft and open grained. Even professional "waxers" are sometimes obliged to experiment, according to Scientific American, which is authority for these directions, aud novices should always try a square foot or two.

Put on what you think will bo enough and leave the place untouched and unstepped 011 for twenty-four hours, or longer if needful. When it iii thoroughly dry rub it with a hard brush until it shines. If it ixilishos woll, repeat tho process over the entire floor. If it docs not, remove the wax with fine sandpaper and try again, using more or less than before, as may be necessary, and contiuuo exjierimonting until you secure the desirod result If the mixture is slow in drying, add a littlo of thfl common "driers" sold by paint dealers, Japan, for instance, iy proportion of one part of tho drier to six parti of turpentine. When tho floor is a large one, you may vary the tedious work of polishing by strapping a brush to each foot and skating over Jt

A Charjuiag Follujjo Decoration. A charming novelty for rooms or cousorvatdrips can bo formal of a largo whito sponge. Tho sponge should be sown full of rice, canary, bemp, grass, oir other such seeds. It should then be placed in a somowhat shallow dish, containing a small quantity of water, which tho sponge will absorb, and which will causo the soeds to sprout When the seeds havo sprouted into growth, tho sponge should be suspended in a window, or some position in which it is exposed to a littlo sunlight. It should then bo Watered daily, so that tho sponge is always kept moist, and it will then exhibit a mass of delicato gtocn foliage. .. ?.

Sure I)cnth for tho BuSflUo Moth. A eorresjiondont sends to a tcientific paper ix recipe for sure death to Buffalo moths, as follows:

Take strips of rod or bluo flannel, as those colors nro particularly attract!vo to them, dip in liquid arsor.ic and lay around the edges of carpets or wherever tho posts aro troablesoma They will soon oat a desired amount and collapse, to the ontlro, satisfaction of the housewife, without tho least injury to her carpots.

A Now and Attractive Settee. Tho rocont popularity of the corner chair suggested to a writer iu Decorator and Furnisher tho idea of tbe "sooiable" settee represented In the cut It is intondod to meet tho requirements of domestic and social intercourse, such as "5 o'clock tea," or tbo "at homo," and undoubtedly lends itself admirably to the purpose indicated.

TUB 80CIABIJS SETTEE.

tn ite normal condition it is simply a square settee for two portions, and in this form is suitable for ordinary private use. When ope I out, as shown in tbo cut, ft is seen to com.Llof two corner chairs, of which tbe sides that form the back of tbe settee are fitted in tbo rear with triangular flaps, which, being raised, are brought together, forming a little table for tho reception of light refreshments. Tho two chairs aro united by means of binges affixed to the inside arms. By means of tbo divided form of the settee each occupant has equal comfort and convenience. When fb-table flaps aro not in use tbey are out of h,/. it and not likely to mar tbe general effect .'

Biob Peach Preserves.

A rich preserve of icbes is Ki oi follows Pare tbo pcs^Les and ^ve the (tones. To every pound of fruit allow onothird of a poand of sugar. Make a thin -~Tip, boil tho p~"bes in tbe syrup till teu- :, bat not till t!.' break. Pot tbem in a bowl and pour tbe syrup over I n. Put th-Ta i~ ft cool, dry place and k* stand di v- Then make a now rich syrup, allowing three-fourths of ape 1 of sugar to c: of fruit Drain tbo pet*c*«s freen tbe firs- rap and boll tbem till tbey are dear ia tbesecond syrup.

Good Charlotte liases,

For very nice Chariotto man mix half a plat uf i.i-vr x....~ out. te-fourth of a pound r.frrrr.r it .: yo k. of four eggs pot it v.ttfc .ecs liko custard do r, it boil Soak »..• t:iird of a box of geiotjB •was**- ujd ftd it. Put ia a pan 1. 1 pint of v«rv rich cream, fiav., v«L Whe.1 odd whip It. PMir tba cream intoax. gerdish av pott^- tard into tbe pan sa Stlrtt.i itb like !y, i'.' add tbe cream vary 'Lino a dish wit'. KMge cske, pocr in toe Char lotto and y^on ice.

Cleaning Picture Flr&tifc'

Picture frames of polished wond, oak, walnnt or anything bnt gilt may brightened op by rnbtxng tbsm with solution three parts Unseed oil and ana part iuipautins, Apply with woolen doth and nib with ft ckan woolen doth antil perfectly dry.

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DO NOT IT

THINK, FOR MEAN8 "OLD

AT.:'FORTY YEAR.'

"A MOMENT, AGE."

The Body Can Be Maintained Long AfterTwo Score Is Beached—Julian Hawthorne's Bit of Timely Advice—No Need ot Growing Old.

The refrain of Thackeray's song used toawaken solemn speculations in ray soul when I was* a boy. "Forty year" meant, not middle life simply, but old age^-the period when freshness and buoyancy vanished when the apogee of existence was over, and. what remained of the terrestrial journey went down hill. I thought that a certain somber dignity and weight of taid experience might invest this remote epoch of life S bat it did not occur to me that one's carecr, beyond that point, could offer anything* better than reminiscences and makeshifts. And ray chief consolation was that "forty year" was so incalculably far off, that, liko the deluge, ono might indefinitely postpone any serious consideration of it The dreaded date came, however, and is now passed, together with nuo or two of its immediate kindred and the world and I still go on, as w» have doue after the various dates specified^ by tbo Millerites for the destruction of tha world. Thackeray's warning was evidently oue of his practical jokes uion tho boys. He was pleased to dress up a bugaboo to scarethe youn^xr generation withal.

The truth is, of course, that boys do not cease to be boys at forty aud now that tbisbubble is pricked, I havo my doubts whether' their boyish state ceases at Hftv either, or ot sixty or seventy, for that matter. Nay, I meta man the other day who owned to seven-and-seventy years, and such was his coyishness that I was almost surprised into feeling old myself, in comparison with him. In. short, my young friends, this whole'affair of old age, about which you hear so much talk, is a canard and a humbug, which wo whohavo existed a certain time imjKise ujon you. with a view to commanding your respect and services.

Somo well meaning persons, possibly, being of jieculiarly credulous and impressionable cust, have been so far prejossessed by tho insidious assurances of their elders, that when they themselves arrived at forty year, they took it for granted that tliey must bo old, and being themseives thus deceived, innocently carried on the deception. Others, again, may havo been misled by certain symptoms of Infirmity occurring on thophysical piano. Tho plausibility of those indications may be admitted but they really amount to nothing. The mind is the man tho body is but an instrument You would not call a car]enter old because his turning lathe has bo^un to wear out Besides, with proper attention, this bodily instrument can bo maintained in an active conditiou long after forty year. Dr. Hammond, indeed, and. sovoral* other sages of repute, maintained tho theory that the dccay of tho bodily powers, aud death itself, ouu bo indefinitely iK»t|X)ned by a proper regimen.

But leaving all extreme views aside, tho man of 40 makes great mistako if ho allows his bodily health and strength to detcriorato under tho impression that they have seen their best days On the contrary, the perfection of physical well being may bo and ought to be enjoyed between tho 40th and 60th year. When wo were boys in college wo exercised at the gymnasium aud 011 tbe river and tho ball ground. For ten years after graduating wo kept up our practice more or less—wo did not altogether IOHO tho custom of it From UU to 40 the business of making a living becamo so absorbing that we suffered gymnastics to fall Into a desuetude, which, If not absolutely innocuous, probably bad novery serious consequences. But st 40 or thereabouts a certain indolence begins to supervene wo toll ouraelves that wo havo douo enougb and deservo a little rest, and if wo listeu to this self indulgeut whisper it is apt to bo tho worse for us.

Do not listeu to it, fellow travelers of forty year! Take up onco more that old habit- of exercise that bus fallen into^abevance, and you will find your account in It Not that you arc to carry anything to extreuies—tolabor two hours daily in a gymnasium, or to train for a race. You did tliat when you were in your teens, and once is enough. What is necessary Is ccuily done. When you are in the o{)on air—and be fn it as much as possible, either on foot or on hone back—breatho deeply aud regularly, and breathe through your nose. Eat uo trash, and eat too littlo rather than too much of anything. In summer, play lawn tenuis, or row a boat In autumn and winter, walk at a round pace for at least ono continuous hour a day. By one means or another, contrive to get into a visible perspiration onoe every twenty-four hours, and rub dry with a towel afterward. So will your wrinkles disappear, and your gait lose its heaviness. And after all, a body is but a body and even if it be paralyzed, or disabled by a railroad aocident, you must not let it bully you into fancying that forty year spells old age.—Julian Hawthorne in Onoe a Week.

Wo are willing hear personal testimony t» the ollicHry and vi lueof llood'n Harsaparilla, which* we have been adverting some years in our paper, having used it for blood impurities with great *uc«v*MM. It is a preparation of standard merit made of perfectly pure ingredient ami thoroughly effective ill cleaning and purifying the system. For eruption*, BOLLS, etc., It can IK) relied upon every time. Oar own experience with If 1ih.H liwn most gratifying, and w« *r« glad to give it this endorsement.—Atbol (Mass.) Transcript.

EXTRACT

Tbe importance of purifying the blood cannot be overestimated, for without pure Mood yon cannot enjoy good health.

At tttfai season nearly every one needs a good medicine to porify, vitalize, and enrich tbe and Hood's Ssrsapsrilla It worthy yoor fIt is peculiar In that it vtrengtheos and builds op the system, creates an sppeute, and tone* the digestion, while It eradicates disease. Give It a trial.

Hood's Borsaparilla Is sold by all druggists. Prepared by C. Hood A Co., Lowell, Mass.

IOO Doses One Dollar