Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 24, Number 28, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 January 1894 — Page 6

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I WOMAN AND HOME.

HOME

WHERE HUSBAND AND

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ARE ALWAYS LOVERS.

Women and Sleeplessness—"Not at Home." Nail Iiitiug Children—Closely Shaved j' Seams—Lamps Require Much Care—DiJiing With tlio Queen. V4^

Spoken words of love were abundant during the courtship. They come easily from the heart and lips. As time wears on this fountain of love* seems to dry up the tender look, loving words and kind caress seem to be forgotten.

Not that husbauds cease to love their •wives—they would work their fingers to the bone for the mother bf their children—but the honeymoon is over, cares press hard and close, and they forget the kiss they used to give, or that a word or look of praise would be of untold value to the weary wife. She -has had her petty grievances and needs the tender caress more now than when there were no pains, no hard work, no "bridges to be crossed." Be gruff to the world if necessary, be gruff anywhere, but leave it outside the threshold of home.

Let the home be a place where consideration for each other is never outgrown. If your wife's work has been hard, it will cheer and rest her to know you appreciate her (Torts to mako home attractive. You had a pet name for her when you were winning her dorrt drop it now the mere mention of that name will bring aglow to her cheek and alight to her eye.

You think perhaps I should be all content. To know so well the loving place I hold Within your life, and so you do not dream How much I long to hear the story told. Thin It for a moment, husbands and wives, what it would mean to you if death should enter your home and henceforth one muse walk alone. The cry would rise to your lips, "Why did I not oftener speak of my love?"

It isn't the things you do, dear. But the things you leave undone, That eive you the bit of a heartache At the setting of the sun. I remember a wife saying to me, "My husband never notices the things which I do, or my successes in cooking it's the failures and tho things that, for lack of Btrength, I leave undone, which attract his attention and call forth comment."

Home should be the place where expressions of tenderness come without reserve, shyness or fear of ridicule and where hearts can be sure of each other. When they cease to be true, it is home no longer. It may still afford shelter, but it is like a hollow bit of fruit.

The home should be so precious that a man can feel that this one spot is ever open to welcome him. Each member of the home circle has a work to do. All must be thoughtful, considerate and kind. It is the united efforts of all that make home the dearest spot on earth.

I have as near neighbors a man and wife who have lived together 55 years, and he tells me, "Wife and I have never had a quarrelsome word since the day I promised to love and cherish her." )t is beautiful to see an aged, gray haired couple loving and tender. 'Tis like a flower bordered walk from May to November. The asters are as lovely as the early blossoms. Each in their time have their beauty.—Minneapolis Housekeeper.

W and Sleeplessness.

"What is the next most common complaint among women to melancholia?" reflected the doctor. "Well, a good many of them complain of sleeplessness. Of course, that is sometimes an accompaniment of real disease, but there are numerous cases of it in my experience where it is a separate and distinct ill." "How do I treat it? Oh, I usually begin by asking questions. I ask my patients whether they have unusual worries which they lie awake o' nights to think over. I inquire if they make a practice of going to exciting plays or read exciting books before they seek their downy couches. And you have no iflea how many women regard an evening's entertainment as a miserable failure unless it is full of excitement. They go to see morbid plays or they read exciting books all evening and come to me the next morning to know why they don't sleep! Why, excitement is as much a foe to slumber as a guilty conscience is. "Then I find out what kind of physical food they take before going to bed—whether it is a harmless cracker or two or a rest disturbing Welsh rabbit or fried oysters. Of course, if they persist in foolish evening feasts, whether material or literary, I can't do anything with them. But if they assure me that nothing more thrilling than Maria Kdgeworth's tales and nothing more indigestible than graham crackers fqrm their bedtime banquets, I am willing to take them in hand. "I tell them to take a very hot bath, or at least a hot footbath, before going to bed. That will almost iuvariably produce the most deliciously drowsy sensations. Then I bid them open wide their windows, for fresh air is a great aid to healthy slumber. Then wheu they are safe abed I charge them not to let their minds think of anything connected with th'e daily routine. I try to make them picture to themselves long, even stretches of prairie, with the grass slightly in bloom, or the calm of the quiet sea. If only they can get firmly before their minds some quiet, soothing image, they are saved aud will be asleep before they know it. "Drugs? Oh, I believe in mind cure for most women's insomuia."—Exchange.

"Not at Home."

The little phrase "not at home," used in the conventional sense, simply means that one is not at liberty to receive her friends or acquaintances. It does not mean that she is out of the house, and it is not so understood by people accustomed to society. When the maid bars the door to a caller with the information that the lady is "engaged" and cannot come down, the culler, unless she is a very sensible lady indeed, is •pt to feel that she has had a rebuff. "I'll not take the trouble to go to her house again very soon," she thinks, and probably say*, as she walks disappointedly away.

Of oourse if the phrase "not at home" is crudely taken and regarded as a falsehood by the utterer and by the person who hears it, it lowers the moral tone of both. But this is not what is intended when it is used. The gentlewoman who is "not at home" is understood simply to be "not at home to visitors*" and thus she has thrown up a fortification for the day around the poem she is writing or the picture she is painting, the child she is nursing, the gown she is making or the dessert she is concocting. "Mrs. will not be at home until after 3 or 4 or 7 p. m." is merely a variation of the form, signifying at what hour Mrs. will be disengaged.

The only really needful thing in the matter is to have everybody understand and adopt what a few have adopted and found convenient and courteous-—a conventional phrase to indicate that the occupations of the house cannot be thrown over for the pleasure of a conversation with friends who

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may find"another occasion for calling. To a multitude of overwearied women, interrupted until serious" pursuits become impossible and nerves and health breakdown, this little phrase, if accepted as coin current, would prove a boou.—Harper's Bazar.

Nail I5|tingr Children.

Every mother who has attempted to combat nail biting in her child will be interested in the recent investigations upon the subject by a distinguished French physician. He recognizes it as a disease and calls it onychophagy. Further, he finds it an inherited affliction, and one, too, that is an unfailing evidence of latent nervous degeneration. The percentage of girls so afflicted is much larger than that of boys, in one mixed school examined the proportion being 52 per cent for the former and 20 per cent for the latter.

The usual remedies suggested of local applications or tying the hands he pronounces useless. Looking upon the disease as a nervous disorder, he advocates the careful and continuous treatment that is necessary in such affections—great attention to food, exercise, sleeping habits, ventilation and all hygienic necessities that will tend to build up and strengthen the nervous system of the child.

This will probably remove the cause, bnfc not the habi t, for which he employs his own treatment, as follows: "1. To create a counter irritant, and thus to transform by out-, ward excitation the unconscious act into a conscious one. 2. To create a counter automatic impulse. 3. To strengthen the resolution'of the child." He adds to these the treatment by suggestion while in hypnotic sleep.

The results of this investigation-have been received with much interest everywhere, and a careful study is being made of the new disease.—Her Point of View in New York Times. ,4-\

Closely Shaved Seams.

Do you purchase your gowns ready made? and, if so, have you ever noticed the peculiar trick of the seamstress in shaving down the seams? They are trimmed as closely as if women never grew fat and garments were never given a tubbing. We women are long suffering creatures. We grumble among ourselves over trade idiosyncrasies, read the riot act to a chosen few, but when the proper time arrives to proclaim our woes we are as still as mice.

I saw a woman pay down the sum of $20 for a plain tailor made costume, with never a word about this defect. Once she was outside, however, she commenced to fret. "I am dreadfully afraid I have blundered. I know those seams are not going to allow for shrinkage. Oh, dearl why didn't I speak when I had the chance? Good mind to go back. No, I won't. I shouldn't get a bit of satisfaction," and so on.

The strangest part of the whole business of women's carelessness in this direction lies in the fact that if each shopper would take a stand for reform we should soonhave material and to spare. One does not want bulk, but simply comfort. How quickly Bix complaints a day would travel to the ears of those responsible for defects, and how soon we would note the deference paid by merchants to our wants and desires! —Philadelphia Inquirer.

'tamps Require Much Care. The wise man who made the interesting remark that it required a gentlewoman to makaa drinkable cup of coffee might have gone on and claimed that it required a patrician to keep lamps in order. The ordinary servant cannot do it. She regards anything beyond filling the oil tank as a work of supererogation. Occasionally entreaties may prevail upon her to trim the wick, but she always does that with the scissors, which is the worst possible method.

The lamps should be wiped with cheese cloth. The wicks should be trimmed with the Bharp edge of a visiting card or with a poker, heated redhot and passed over the wick. This last method is a little troublesome, but it removes the charred part evenly. Wicks used for along time, even

Burners should be wiped free from bits of charred wick and drops of oil every day. Every now and then they should be boiled in strong soapsuds, to make them perfectly clean. When they have been used a long time, they need replacing.—Hardware.

Dining With' the Queen.

Dining with the queen does not seem to an exhilarating function. A woman who* has been there describes the routine, which never varies. The visitor is conducted immediately to her room. There she remains until a quarter of an hour before dinner, which is set at 8:45. Punctually at that minute the queen enters, and the company proceeds to the oak room, where dinner is served. There is no general conversation. If the queen and her family speak together, it is in undertones. After dinner the queen addresses every guest briefly and retires.

A young attache sent from a foreign court and thus entertained gives a still more

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A Girl's Best Studies.

I feel convinced, and this feeling is based upon careful inquiry, writes Edward W. Bok in The Ladies' Home Journal, that four principal branches of study, with one or two of the arts, are sufficient for a healthful absorption by any girl of average mental capacity. And if I were asked to outline these particular studies they would consist: First, of a thorough English course covering anaylsis, grammar, composition and rhetoric second, history third, literature, and, fourth, mathematics. And add to these, as accomplishments, the study of music first and art second, and a girl has a sufficient course of study before her, with a due regard for her physical welfare. Where other branches of study are deemed best or necessary, it is wiser to substitute rather than add.

Afraid to Trust Safety Vault.

when"they do not become very short, grow cleansed by putting flour into a large pan thick and are aptto give forth un unpleasaut and rubbing it very thoroughly into the arodor. They should be renewed once a month tide to be cleansed. Use plenty of flour at least. In duplex burners one wick should be trimmed in the opposite direction from the other. Round wicks should be trimmed toward the center.

"view of the queen's hospitality,

'or three hours previous he was confined to his room, not daring to walk through the corridors. At the rendezvous before dinner no one spoke to him. At dinner two guests conversed across his shoulders without noticing him. After dinner no one addressed him. The next morning, expecting a Epecial interview, he was ushered into the presence of a private secretary and in a few words curtly dismissed. He did not bang the castle doors as he left, but he was a red hot Socialist all the way to town.—Pall Mall Budget.

There is a lady of great wealth and keen business instincts in Alleghany City who has one striking peculiarity. She is continually haunted by a dread of burglars, amounting almost- to a monomania. Jewels of great price and cash of large amounts $he always has with her. She will trust none of her personal property away from her person. A specially capacious pocket has been constructed for her use, and this always worn beneath her dress. Its contents in paper, diamonds and other precious

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stones seldom aggregate less than $50,000. Yet nothing and no friend or relative can persuade her that the treasure is less safe suspended from her waist than in a bank, strong box or deposit vault.—Jewelers' Weekly,

Mother.

Mother does the most and get3 the least pay. From the mother's pulpit is preached the shortest sermons, but they do the most good.

If there is but one Christian in the family, let that one be the mother. Who first taught us to say "Our Father?" Mother.

The richest palace without a mother's love is barren. A mother's love in the home is what sunshine is to the earth.—Rev. Dr. Rockefeller in Ram's Horn.

What Cured Her.

A very, beautiful society woman Jias for years indulged herself in the reprehensible trick of biting Iter nails. After a time she suddenly cured herself to the surprise of all her friends. One of them dared ask how the reform was brought about. "To tell you the truth," was the answer, "I paid $5 to have my hands manicured one day, and I could not bring myself to destroy his work, until the habit lapsed with the passage of time."—New York Mail and Express. s»

The Duchess of Sutherland.

The young Duchess of Sutherland is the only literary lady entitled to be called "Your Grace" in Great Britain. When a child, Lady Millicent St. Clair Erskine, as she then- was, was an active contributor to the writing competitions in various young people's periodicals. Shortly after her marriage she went on a yachting tour, and on her return published a volume of travels, "How I Went Around the World in My Twentieth Year."—London Tit-Bits.

Perfected Necks.

Physical culture enthusiasts claim that a thin throat can be developed into the firm, round column every woman desires by regular exercise. The fingers are pressed lightly upon the muscles at the front of the throat and the head thrown forward, the pressure of the fingers serving the same purpose that dumbbells do in exercise of the arms and chest. The process is repeated backwards and sideways.—Philadelphia Call.

Exercise.

Mothers should encourage their daughters to do a few Swedish exercises every morning. The Princess of Wales insisted on her daughters, practicing these for a quarter of an hour every morning after thpy jumped out of bed, even when the girls were living on board their father's yacht. Their figures are graceful, and although Princess Maud is very short she is beautifully proportioned.—London Sun.

A Good Furniture Polish.'

A good furniture polish may be made by putting equal parts of spirits of wine, vinegar and olive oil in a large bottle and shaking thoroughly every day for a week, when it will be ready for use. This polish should be applied to toe furniture with a soft woolen cloth and thoroughly rubbed in: If the furniture is very dirty it may be rubbed clean with a woolen cloth dipped in kerosene.—Ladies' Home Journal

Princess Helen.

Princess Helen of Orleans is golden haired, blue eyed, tall and very lovely. She is a magnificent equestrienne and is a fan miliar figure on many an English hunting field with her favorite horse, Chocolat. She swims like a fish, shoots with unerring aim and is most skillful with the sculls and foils—all this without sacrificing any of her dainty femininity or Parisian elegance. —London World.

To Clean a l^hite Shawl.

A white woolen shawl or cape which has been soiled, bih not spotted, may be

and rub thoroughly, but gently. Then take it out of doors and shake till the flour is all out. It will take some time, but leaves the article clean.—Exchange.

How They Began.

Sarah Bernhardt was a dressmaker's apprentice. Adelaide Neilson began life as a child's nurse. Miss Braddon, the novelist, was a utility actress in the provinces. Charlotte Cushman w^j| the daughter of poor parents, and the best contralto this country ever had up to a dozen years ago was a washerwoman's daughter up in Maine.— Philadelphia Ledger. fl

Dusting.

Don't take the duster and move the dust from the piano to the table, and the dust of the piano and the table to the desk, carrying the accumulation from one piece to another around the room. The girl who does t-hia finally tucks the dustcloth behind the bookcase. Shake the duster to free it from the dust of each single piece.—Chicago Times. J,

An Ingenious Device.

An ingenious girl who has been troubled by the persistency with which a certain frat., trimmed heavily on one side, would slide over that ear, Has invented an antidote, as it were. She sewed weights on the opposite side of the crown to preserve the balance and had no bother thereafter.—Exchange.'

The Home of Mary Lyon.

The home of Mary Lyon, near Ashfield, Mass., where she was born in 1797,is owned by the Mount Holyoke association. The house is in ruins. There is an acre of land. The Holyoke students and teachers make pilgrimages to it and keep it in order.

Italian girls' make the best house'servants, writes a lady who should know. They are said to be obliging, friendly and obedient, and to lack that peculiar habit of some servants—a habit of changing from place to place for little or no cause. s:

Health is wealth health is beauty health is the birthright of every child. The girl with a cool head, warm heart, faithful stomach, sound teeth and self acting lungs, liver and limbs is richer and bonnier than many royal princesses.

When water is spilled on a carpet and you do not wish it to leave a mark, dab the place well with dry cloths till all moisture is absorbed, changing the surface of the cloth each time.

The boy who is compelled to sleep in a hot attic, while the cool bedroom remains closed, awaiting no expected visitor, will not value his home.

There are in India 25,000,000 widows 77,000 of these are little girls under 10 years of age. _____

In many German factories corsets are forbidden during working hours.

Economy In Hosiery.

After stockings are past weariilff for grown folk the better portions may be utilized for children. Diagrams land 2 are thus described by Ohio Farmer: No.

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1 is the bottom of the foot. The lines A B, A B. in 2, are to be cut, and the part outside these lines forms the heel and the foot. Fold the pattern along the lin#C now stitch across the bottom of the heel and up the leg of the stocking. Put the bottom of the foot, A A, in place and stitch around the foot and toe. Now join A A in 1 to the sides of the heel, A B. in 2, placing the center at the seain in the-bottom of the heel.

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Genera) SPALDING with his GLTJE ce mented North and South, never to be parted. It never cracks. I'

A Useful Box Ottoman.

A box ottoman may be made of a round wooden box 17 inches high and 6 inches wide each way, with lid to take off, and may be used as a seat or to hold soiled linen, as well as small requisites in a

OTTOMAN WITH EMBROIDERED BORDER,

bed and sick room. The inside may be lined with woolen stuff, linen or leather. An embroidered border 14 inches wide ia put on plain around the ottoman and edged below with a frill of cashmere the color of the groundwork of the border. A somewhat smaller frill trims the lid which is to be covered inside and out with a stripe of canvas drawn together in the middle under a button. The large bows of ribbon which fasten the ring for taking up the lid should be of a color to match or harmonize with the other colors shown in the ottoman.

Eels and Their Spawn.

Young eels in passing up a river show the most extraordinary perseverance in overcoming nil obstructions. The large floodgates—sometimes 15 feet in height— on the Thames might be supposed sufficient to bar the progress of a fish the size of a darning needle. But young eels have a wholesome idea that nothing can stop them, and in consequence nothing does. Speaking of the way in which tljey ascend floodgates and other barriers, one writer says: "Those which die stick to the post others, which pet.

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little higher, meet

with the same fate, until at last a layer of them is formed, which enables the rest to overcome the difficulty of the passage. The mortality resulting from such 'forlorn hopes' greatly helps to account for the difference in the number of young eels on their upward migration, and that of those which return down stream in the autumn. In some places these baby eels are much sought after and are formed into cakes, which are eaten fried. "Eels spawn like other fishes. For long, however, the most remarkable theories were held as to their birth. One of the old beliefs was that they sprang from mud. A rival theory held that young eels developed from fragments separated from their parents' bodies by the rubbing against rocks. One old author not only declared that they came from May dew, but gave the following ra .pe for producing them: 'Cut up two turfs cowred with May dew and lay them ono upon the other, the grassy sides inward, and then expose them to the heat of the sun. In a few hours there will spring from them an in finite quantity of eels.'

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One Use For Stale Bread

Housekeepers who have too niuch principle to throw away stale bread, and who cannot bring their families to relish bread pudding, will find they can put their loaves

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what an experienced mother calls "bread omelet." Cut the bread in very thin slices—and there is nothing that one can slice so thin as stale bread—and dip the slices in beaten eggs. Fry in butter.

most substantial, economical and satisfactory dish for breakfast. „..

Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop tbe cough at once.

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