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i i- ;( The Commoner. VOLUME 9, NUMBER 39 8 t ?, t (if .5,1 li ,1, ' a flfll V v. . - - 1 jfHWTfB I . fc-' .r J& wiHBiL -yto-fvrj17 " X5U Comfuait WteMtis ffi&r rs tmerrtf fDepar Full ins lioavcs Amidst the Indian-Summer haze, The forest's royal hues unfold, With richest crimson, cloth of gold, itusset and scarlet, all ablaze. ilow quickly havo the days flown by Sinco Spring, her first faint colors threw In pure relief against the blue Of charming April's summer sky! Tho budding white oak's rosy .tint The summer changed to vivid green; The slender birch's silvery sheen Was heightened by tho sunbeam's glint. Now, soon each leaf, all seared and browned i "With cutting wind and biting frost, 'By ruthless autumn torn and i tossed, Will fall and wither on the ground. blood will course more freely, and tho whole body will bo revivified. Tho "remedy" Is so deep and univer sal that wo are apt to slight it. f. And so our. lives must bud and grow, Warmed by the sunshine of God's love And vshowered by mercies from at)6V.e ' 'Till we 'in health and beauty glow. o f Then, 'mid tn,o frosts of Sorrow, still : We shelter those lives yet to como, i And when we, fall, our voices , to dumb, , ,'.:v , . They live to do the, Father's will. fDora". !Polsom Brokaw, in Farm t Journal. i Health Notes , As the cold weather approaches, Vo should avoid as long as possible tho closing of doors and windows, oven alter the first fall fires are lighted. Tho temperature of the living: rooms should be kept not higher than seventy degrees Fahren heit, and a few degrees lower would be better. Avoid extremes of artifi cial heating and extra clothing, but kindle tho "fires within" by plenty of fresh air, exercise, nourishing food and deep breathing. For those who are exposed to inclement weath er, the vest may bo lined at the back with -flannel, as this will serve to keep the spine comfortable, and thus the whole body warm. Avoid neck scarfs and wraps, as these make tho throat delicate, and thus Invite diseases of the throat and lungs. Keep tho hands and wrists warm, as these have an im portant influence on tho temperature of tho body. Do not neglect the feet; wear warm stockings and shoes thick enough to withstand dampness; the shoes should be loose and easy fitting, and one should not sit with wet shoes on the feet. A good aid to warmth of tho feet Is a pair of clean, fresh cork insoles, as this protects the bottoms of the feet from any dampness of the soles of tho shoes. These are good for child ren, too. . As to foods, hot soups, rich, fatty foods, butter, milk, eggs, cheese, all . produce heat, while bread and pota toes, together with many other vege tables, are heat producing. When the body is weak, the brain fatigued, and the whole system In a state of llfelessness, just go out into tho open air, take a few vigor ous inspirations and expirations, and 'Living Within One's Means" Tho greatly increased cost of the plainest living is working a great hardship on the families of moderate incomes. Many families have an in come of but ten to twelve dollars a week, and these parents make great sacrifices in order to give their chil dren common, living comforts. They are willing to live poorly and dress plainly to keep together; but what if the income is ten dollars, and the expense twelve? You will say, "Curtail expenses;" but you can not curtail the cost of a five cent loaf of bread when you can get it for no less,, and with meat at almost pro hibitive prices, the family of moder ate means gets very little of it. Vegetables are almost as dear as meat, and fruit of any respectable quality Is out of reach of. small wages. Rents are exorbitant, the cheapest clean, healthy locations are taken so fast that nothing fs left, and the poorest shelters in the city command six to seven dollars a month mere sheds, most of them. The' working people have squeezed their few dollars until they , can squeeze no moro. The question oi clothing and incidental necessities seem utterly beyond solution. The increased cost of living, and the ab solute inability of parents to meet their obligations to their children are conditions that break up homes, separate parents from children, and play a larger part than anything else in the so-called race suicide problem. It is not only the shiftless class that suffers; now, when it is claimed to be a period of great prosperity, we see many honest toilers ready to give up tho struggle, while homes are narrowing down to a room or rooms in tenement houses, small, uncom fortable flats, and mere sheds for shelter because of the impossibility to mako income and expenses balance. night, as this helps to bring back the color by its tonic action on the scalp; the scalp should be rubbed with red vaseline or crude peroleum every night, to replace the oil that has been dried out. If this care is given it for six months or a year, there will be a decided improvement. It takes far less time to ruin than to restore. If the hair is loose at the roots, there is no way on earth to tighten it; it must come out to give the new growth a chance, and the sooner the dead and lifeless hair is out, the bet ter. A scalp that sheds hair should be massaged very gently, combed carefully, and if at all diseased, should be treated until well, at the same time looking well after the general constitutional health. Oaring for tlic Hair The practice of "ruffing" the hair, and using wads of cheap "rats," of applying hot irons to the front, stick ing it full of pins and straining it with combs, are all injurious and ruin the gloss and sheen in a short time. The same may be said of neglect and lack of care in combing and brushing. It takes years to un do tho mischief done by a few months of such abuse, and the best plan to revive its life and lustre Is to lessen the number of pins, do away with false hair or "wads," hot irons, washes and lotions. Shell pins should take the place of metal ones, and but few of these should be used. The various combs should be laid aside, as they pull and strain the hair. Let the hair hang loose an hour or two in the sun as often as possible, and at night braid it in a loose braid and pin a soft cloth or cap over it, preferably silk, to pro tect it on tho pillow. During the day, while sweeping, or doing any dusty work, protect it with a dust cap. Once or twice a month the eec The Salt Rub . Various sanitariums and private sanitariums and private hospitals are using the "salt rub," and it is be coming so popular that some Turkish bath establishments are advertising it as a special attraction. It is just as good for well people as for sick people, is the most refreshing of all baths and rubs ever Invented, ex cepting only a dip in the sea, and is matchless in its effects upon the skin and complexion. With all these vir-. tues, it is the simplest and most easily managed of all similar meas ures, and can be taken at homeany' one in ordinary health' can do it very satisfactorily. Put a few pounds of coarse salt the coarser the better, and sea salt is preferable if it can be obtained in an earthen jar and pour enough water on.it to dissolve the salt. Some physicians recom mend that the salt be only well moistened; this should then be taken up in handfuls and rubbed briskly over the entire person. This being done, the next thing is to take a thorough douching twith clear cool water, and then rub briskly with a warm dry towel. The effect of ela tion, freshness and renewed life is immediately felt, and the satiny tex- ture of the skin with increased brightness and clearness of the com plexion swells the testimony in favor of. the salt rub. In case of weakness, and debility a second person should do most of the work, but the patient should do as much of it as possible without greatly fatiguing the muscles. Another method is to take a me dium sized Turkish towel gener ally sold for ten cents, and dip it into very strong brine, hang on the line without wringing and let dry. At night, on removing the clothes, take this salted towel and rub the body all over, thoroughly, with it. A glow and feeling of warmth fol lows, and if regularly persevered in, it will quickly build up the system, giving improved health. It costs lit tle to try it. The effects are assured. The same towel may be used two or three times, then washed and salted again. having a false botton perforated free ly with quarter-Inch holes eight inch es deep up from the permanent base of the filter, and a large opening out of the space between. Fill the upper space with one foot deep of gravel or finely-broken rock; next, eight inches deep of lump charcoal; next, six inches of clean, sharp sand. Tho pipe from the roof leads to the lower space below the false bottom. This allows the roof and gutters to wash out first; then a plug is fastened in the opening near the base, and the water commences to filter up through the perforated false bottom, gravel, charcoal and sand, and at tho top of these a pipe leads this really filtered water into the cistern, which is un der ground. The filter being at the top of the ground surface, over the cis tern nothing but absolutely pure wa ter ever enters the cistern. After the rain is over tho plug to the false bottom space is to be pulled out, and all the substance caught on the false bottom and in tho filter material is washed away, leaving the filter clean for the next rain. Do not have a wooden platform over tho cistern, but have the arch finished with a large rock, or cast-iron top, with a "man-hole" therein. With a -filter as above, the cistern will never need cleaning. J. F. B., El Paso, Texas. This seems to be all right, and we hope every one of our country read ers, as well as others, will have tho cistern, and finish. as our friend sug gests. But have the cistern, .by all means, for laundry purposes. uu luoiJiiuLiuuB uuu expirations, ana snampoo snouia be used, as it is note the offectn. The deen breath- erond to rnntarn Hfo nrwi ria. i ing will invigorate and stimulate, the sage tea should be applied every feet in diameter, and three fet tall Filter for Oistcrn A good friend writes us that he has a better way of filtering water for the cistern, and kindly sends his method for its application. Here it is: Build a filter of cedar wood, or a gaivanizea iron tank, throo - ,9 V. Vw PcklingPork Answering G. H. B. After the animal heat is all out of the carcass, cut the meat in strips about six inches wide, take put all bone pos sible, cutting the parts in. handy sizefor "cooking; '6rc' the' harhB arid shoulders may be left' out for sugar curing.' Pack the' strips of meat in a perfectly clean, sweet barrel, set ting the pieces on edge, not laying flat, beginning at the sides of tho barrel and continue on around tho side of the barrel, filling up the cen ter as compactly as possible, pack ing closely, until one layer is packed ; work into the spaces as, much salt as you can, then add another layer in tho same way, until all is packed. Make a brine very, strong so an egg will float, and be sure it is a fresh egg; boil this brine and let it cool, then ppur over the meat. There must be sufficient brine to well cover the meat; lay three hickory sticks on top of tho meat, then put a weight on this. When the brine becomes red, with the blood out of the meat, pour it off and boil it, skimming until nothing is on top, let get cold and pour over tho meat again, adding brine to cover if moro is needed. Pour off and scald the brine as often as it needs it some times three times. - Keep the barrel well covered, and the meat weighted down in the brine at all times. The least little piece sticking out of the brine will spoil the whole barrel. Another For everylOO pounds of pork take four gallons of water, eight pounds of coarse salt (rock salt is best) , two ounces of saltpeter, one pint of New Orleans molasses, one pound of brown sugar. Boil, skim and cool. Have the meat close ly packed and weighted, then pour over it the cold brine. Many persons do not pickle the bony pieces, or when they do, re move as much of the bone as pos sible, as it is apt to spoil in the joints. use Can Boys Bo TaughtNot to Swear? The discovery that profanity In American schools and colleges 'Is serious and growing evil is to be credited to Alfred B. Stearns, prin- naflWteawnwmwii ,i-,.u,WAmraiujm,.wiml,im ... ,,.i,,.i,. . n-ii - . - - !. lk'..A(-tt. ?.. t; X..- .,,.. .a'tiNM, AJlffl .. - . .&bi.HC'-