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The Unseen Guide
Thoro Ifl no blind, unguided chance:
Tho wandering atoms fool tho sway
Of central forces, till they dance,
Harmonious, in tlio sunbeam's glance,
As star-worlds in tho Milky Way.
The lonollest can not walk apart:
A hand unseen is in his hand,
A heart Is beating with his heart,
And thrills of homelike music start
The pilgrim in a desert land.
Tho brook that, down its sinuous
way,
Goes humming with a low content,
Though clinging with a pleased
delay
Hound flower-banks many a sum
mer's day,
Runs, fate-like, whither it was
sent;
'Runs to its marriage with tho sea,
r Not less predestined than tho shoeir
Of arrowy torrents foaming free
And roaring down in boisterous glee,
Or madly hurled from rock to
rock.
What foolish pains wo tako to reach
; '.The prize we can not miss or hold!
. The simplest rill, whoso gurgled
speech ' r
Is musical mirth, could better, jteach
How inward laws our fates unfold.
.Great Nature, nurse of mortal life,
Smiling or stern, nor threats nor
bribes,
, Too caroless of our peace or strife
To purchase chango, she bids us drive
Right on, nor heeds our plaints or
i , gibes;
. Yet, undor all, and life of all,
A mother heart beats warm and
great:
Blind to its mighty pulse -wo call
Our gain or loss, its rise and fall.
Nor know how all things undulate.
Let him thanlc God -who, at tho laBt,
Though sorely scourged by storm
and wave,
. On any solid shoro is cast.
Thoro shall ho find the very blast
That wrecked will drift him food
to savo.
More proudly may he tread tho wreck
Of shattered hopes compelled, once
more,
To bear him homo, than, ero the
check
Of adverse fates, ho trod tho deck
Of his gay barque and turned from
Bhoro.
Strength comes from trial, soon or
lato,
And that omnipotence of will
Which dares to man a helraless fato
No sleek-browed fortune can create,
No scowling fortune daunt with'ill.
George Shepard Burleigh, in Suc
cess Magazine.
and to some extent, intelligent indi
vidual. Each has its history, its
birth, its growth, its period of ac
tivity, decline and death. Each re
produces others like itself. These
individual particles arc constantly be
ing born and constantly dying, just
as in tho jungle plants are constantly
dying and being roplaced by others
springing from their seeds. As the
great Virchow has said, "If tho cells
of tho body could be kept healthly
indefinitely, wo should never die."
Tho "blood is tho life," and into the
great red river constantly rolling
through the channels of the body, all
things enter. Tho blood stream the
great "red river of life" travels at
tho rate of seven miles an hour, flows
through tho body in a great double
circle llko tlio figure 8. From heart
to lungs, then back to the heart;
from heart to tissue, then back to
tho heart flows the blood through
miles of piping, making a complete
circuit of the figure eight three times
in each minute. Each moment count
less millions of old cells are dying,
while young cells are being born to
tako their place; the dead cells are,
for the most part, thrust into the
blood which, like a great thorough
fare, holds both living and dead
both the elements for tho body's re
building and 'the results of its con
stant crumbling away. It is the most
wonderful stream known, yet very
few possess any knowledge of its
wonderful activity, or the purpose it
serves. Health Culture.
cold water, try the temperature
which suits tho stomach best; but
drink the water freely. Do not ex
pect results in a day, or a month;
but stick to the drinking, right along.
If constipated, do not drink cold wa
ter at all; but use it slightly warm.
Many stomachs can digest pork much
easier than mutton and chicken. No
one diet can bo prescribed to suit all
cases, and only one rule can be fol
lowed by all if the food "agrees"
with you, eat it; if not, let it alone.
Eat all that hunger demands of easily
digested food, but do not crowd the
stomach by over-eating. If hungry
between meals, a good substitute is
clear, good water, as much as you
can drink. It will stay the hunger.
Hot water drinking will often cure
the headache.
The plainest, nourishing food is
best, and one should eat only to sat
isfy hunger, not appetite. It is sur
prising how small a quantity of food
will serve to keep one in health and
comfort. Get the habit of eating to
live, and there will be a lot more
comfort in the world, as well as less
waste.
A Question of Etiquette
Tho custom of men rising and step
ping into the aisle to let a' woman
enter tho pew in church dates from
a period when good Christians were
not safe, even in church, and as tho
enemy might appear at any moment,
tho men had to bo In nositions of
advantage. Why the custom has been
preserved to these peaceful days it is
hard to say, unless it be attributed
to tho masculine desire to get out
of the house of prayer as quickly as
possible when the service is over.
Men who step out of the pew o po
litely into the aisle doubtless would
let a woman crawl over them in her
effort to reach a seat in a streetf car.
In church and street car, considerate
men move up in the seat.
Health Notes
Tho Red River"
The body may bo compared, not
to a tree, but to a jungle; because
the body, as It appears, is not a unit.
In reality it is an aggregation of
countless millions of particles called
cells. Each of these cells is an in
dividual a separate, independent,
AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY
MB8. Winklow's SooriuNa Svnur for chllclron
tccUilUR should always bo usod for children while
toothing. It Boftons Uio gum llaya tho pain,
wrca -wind colic and la tho beat remody for Sax!
ttioc. Twonty-nvo cents a botUfc
Wo shall hear some one complain
ing of freckles, pretty soon, and it
is just as well to have some simple
remody at hand. Here are some old,
tried removers: The juice of one lem
on comoineu wun a teaspoonful of
powdered borax and one teaspoonful
of sugar. Put in a bottle and apply
twice daily. Another old-fashioned
remedy is the juice of half a lemon
squeezed into a tumbler of milk,
which forms a curd like buttermilk;
batho the face night and morning,
and dry gently. This is for a greasy
skin.
An excellent' cleanser for tho stom
ach is to squeeze a half lemon into
a tumbler of -water (not cold) and
drink it before breakfast. All stom
achs can not tuke acid; so, if it does
not agree with you, stop its use.
One of the best beautlflers, and ex
cellent for the health, is to drink at
least two quarts of water more if
you can dailv. mittinc n j,i.
at the, table, and for half an hour
' ? a "rQ an nour artop meals. This
will flush, out the sewers of the body
and bring the impurities from the in
side. If one can not drink cool or
Reaping tho Harvest
Those, who planted plentifully of
the hardy bulbs last fall are now
enjoying the blooming period of such
plants, which comes before anything
else is really budded. Many yards
are gay with the hyacinth, daffodils,
crocuses, 46032385s, and kindred iblos
soms, from late March to, latel May
and June. If you did neglect the
planting last autumn, try to correct
tho omission by dealing in summer
blooming bulbs now, and at the
proper time, set out a store of the
hardy ones. Sow flower seeds in all
the bare places and have all the
beauty-spots you possibly can. A
great many things can be set out in
May, and many of the most expen
sive plants and shrubs can be raised
from seeds sown this month. We
talk about our "Grandmother's Gar
den," and the old-fashioned flowers;
but if grandmother could come back
and look at our flower borders, do
you think she would recognize the
brilliant, perfectly formed blossoms
seen there as the old favorites of her
time? I hardly think so.
Vines
In training tho new growth of
vines, cut the soft tops from cast-off
shoes and use in strips to fasten up
the growth as it lengthens.
Ampelopsis, both quinquefolio and
Veitchii, is propagated by cuttings
buried in winter, or very early in the
spring. For the veitchii (Boston Ivy)
uj uuLLiuijs oi green wood may be
used in May or June.
The best hardy evergreen vine is
the Halliana honeysuckle. It Is ex
cellent for draping the face of walls,
or rocky cuts, or for trellises. It
will crowd out everything else, and
must be kept within bounds. The
bloom is deliclously fragrant.
Clematis paniculata is readily pro
pagated from cuttings, or may be
grown from seeds. It makes a rapid
growth, blooms beautifully in the
fall, covering its top with small, deli-ciously-scented
snow-white flowers It
is perfectly hardy, and can not' be
recommended too highly.
The old Chinese Matrimony vine
grows and flourishes even under
abufce, throws out long sprays covered
Sft ,daf?ty purple flow4rs followed
by bright scarlet berries growing as
thickly along the stem as they can
be crowded. Very showy, very
hardy, fine for trellises, or covering
unsightly cuts or banks.
A goodly quantity of old, well rot
ted manure should be worked care
fully into the soil about the roots of
hardy vines in the early spring. The
roots should not be disturbed, and
if mulched heavily with chip dirt, and
given a lot of the laundry suds dur
ing the hot days, tho result will bo
fine.
There are so many beautiful,
hardy, everblooming climbing roses
on the market that they should be
plentiful about every home. Mailing
size plants cost ten to fifteen cents
each, and if given even ordinary care,
by the second year they will be ready
to give "bushels" of bloom. Do not
delay getting them. They should be
set as early in May as possible.
Tick-Ups
When holland shades are soiled,
brush all the dust off with a soft
cloth, then rub with corn meal moist
ened with gasoline, having the shade
out of doors and laid on a flat sur
face. Use a clean, dry cloth to rub
with, and exchange for a fresh one
when it gets soiled. If the lower end
is much damaged, take the shade
from the roller, and turn the dam
aged end to the top, tacking it on the
roller just as the other end was,
using the same small tacks,, then hem
the fresh end, run 'the stick in the
hem, and you have a very excellent
imitation of a new curtain.
Every housewife should have a
short step-ladder, and any one -handy
with a saw and hammer can construct
one that will answer, if the "store"
one can not be afforded. Three or
four steps are all that is needed, and
the ladder can be used for many pur
poses all over the house. Such a
ladder can bo had at department
stores for 25' cents.
If you' can iiot'.have ail the labor
saving devices for the house, have
as many as you can get. Many con
veniences can be home-made, and the
work of making them is so little that
no husband should be excused for
tho'r not being provided. Many
OLD SOAKERS
Get Saturated With Caffeine
When a person has used coffee for
a number of years and gradually de
clined in health, it is time the coffee
should be left off in order to see
whether or not that has been the
cause of the trouble.
A lady in Huntsville, Ala., says
she used coffee for about 40 years,
and for the past 20 years was
troubled with stomach trouble.
"I have been treated by many
physicians but all in vain. Every
thing failed to perfect a cure. I was
prostrated for some time, and came
near dying. When I recovered suffi
ciently to partake of food and drink
I tried coffee again and it soured on
my stomach.
"I Anally concluded coffee was the
cause of my troubles and stopped
using it. I tried tea and then milk
in its place, but neither agreed with
me, then I commenced using Postum.
I had it properly made and it was
very pleasing to the taste.
"I have now used it four months,
and my health is so greatly im
proved that I can eat almost any
thing I want and can sleep well,
whereas, before, I suffered for yeara
with insomnia.
I have found the cause of my
troubles and a way to get rid of
them. You can depend upon it X
appreciate Postum."
"There's a Reason." Read "Th
Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
ono appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of hums
Interest.
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