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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.
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And so our. lives must bud and grow,
Warmed by the sunshine of God's
love
And vshowered by mercies from
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'Till we 'in health and beauty glow.
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Then, 'mid tn,o frosts of Sorrow, still
: We shelter those lives yet to como,
i And when we, fall, our voices
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They live to do the, Father's will.
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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
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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.
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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-
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