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Suggestion
Fair are tho flowers and tho children,
but tho subtlo suggestion is fairer;
Rare is tho roso burst of dawn, but
tho secret that clasps it is rarer.
.Sweet tho exultanco of song, but thG
strain that precodes it is sweeter;
And .never was poem yet writ, but
tho meaning out-mastered tho
meter;
Never a daisy that grows, but a
mystery guideth tho growing;
Novor a river that flows, but a
majesty scepters tho flowing;
Never a Shakespeare that soared, but
a stronger than ho did onfold him;
Back of the canvass that throbs, tho
painter is hinted and hidden;
Into tho statue that breathes, tho
soul of tho sculptor is bidden;
Under tho joy that's felt, lies the
infinite issue of feeling;
Crowning tho glory revealed, is tho
glory that crowns tho revealing;
Great are tho symbols of being, but
that which is syrabolod is greater;
Vast tho create and behold, but
vastor tho Inward creator;
Back of the sound broods tho silence,
back of the gift stands the giving;
Back of tho hand that receives, thrill
the sensitive nerves of receiving;
Space is as nothing to spirit, tho deed
is outdone by tho doing;
The heart of the wooer is warm, but
warmer the heart of the wooing;
And up from tho pits where these
shiver, and up from tho heights
whore those shine;
From voices and shadows swim star
ward, and tho essence of lifo is
divine.
Colonel Richard Realf.
some ono says they are "good for
you." Every one must be a law un
to him or herself; what agrees with
ono, will bo very disturbing to an
other. Over-eating Is one of tho be
setting sins of cold weather, and is
one of tho most prolific causes of
sickness and disease. It is surpris
ing, how little it takes to keep one
well fed.
For Winter Weather
Remember that November will
bring many cool, damp, if not stormy
days, and for the sake of health you
must make many preparations to
meet the changes "that will come
without warning. See that the lit
tle folks, both those who go out
and those who Btay In, are made
comfortable in tho way of clothing,
and look out for tho little coughs,
colds, chapped hands, roughened
faces, chilled feet and sore ' throats.
Save up a bit of nice mutton tallow
and make Into cold cream or cam
phor Ice; have the bit of "shoe
wax" ready for tho cracked fingers
of those who work out in tho wet;
teach tho children to use the corn
meal and vinegar after scouring the
hands with soap; have the "beauty
bags" of oat meal handy for the
girls' use, and mix a bottle of glyoe
rine, lemon juico and rpBewater, a
few drops to be put In the palms
after washing and rubbed over tho
hands and wrists; do this every time
the hands are washed, and teach
tho little folks to use It, especially
at night. Boys, especially, suffer
great pain from tho rough, cracked,
grater-like skin that comes of care
less washing and drying of the
hands and face.
Do not overload the body with
clothing at first, or at any time; but
try to recognize the "internal fur
nace;" teach the children to warm
up by Judicious exercise, right
breathing and proper postures of the
body. Do not follow food (some
call them "fool") fads, but see that
the family has plain, well-cooked,
nourishing foods. But what you
,llke, In moderate quantity, and if
you find any ono thing disagrees with
your digestion, let It go and try an
other. Don't eat things just because
Bathing
During cold weather, the room in
which tho bath is taken should al
ways be warm, but the weather is
not yot cold enough to make any
special heating necessary, and the
water should not have more than tho
chill taken off, if tho cold bath is the
ono chosen. Delicate women, if ac
customed to the cold bath may still
take it, if the room is comfortably
warm, and a bath sheet is ready to
wrap around, her when she comes out
of the bath. But unless one feels
comfortably warm after a quick rub
bing down, tho bath would better
bo in tepid water. Rubbing of the
whole body with a' towel wrung out
of slightly warm water, then drying
with a coarse bath towel with rapid
rubbing, Is helpful to the delicate
person who can not take a full bath
by immersing. Where It can be
taken, the bath in the tub, with a
good soap and brush, the water of
the temperature most pleasant, with
tho room warm, is the one for the
city dweller to take at least once a
week in order to cleanse tho body
of the soot and dirt always to be
found in the city. A large handful of
sea salt thrown into the bath water
is very strengthening. There are
many things that act as a tonic to
the body, Invigorating and strength
ening, that may be added to the wa
ter In the bath tub; any physician,
knowing your temperament and
health conditions will tell you what
is best. It is not advisable to give
up the daily or weekly bath just be
cause the cool weather comes on.
Keep the skin clean and the pores
open.
what softened. Then, with an instru
ment with a blunt point, such asa
pair of scissors or nail-cleaner, the
skin at the circumference of the cal
loused place should be carefully
raised just enough so the thumb and
finger can hold it, and it can then be
peeled bff carefully, soaking each
time until the outer layer will come
off readily, then the little hard ker
nel should also be removed. Fol
lowing this, the corrf should be paint
ed with collodian in which a few
drops of cannabis Indica has been
added to the ounce or ten grains of
salicylic acid ten drops of the can
nabis will be sufficient. Colorless
Iodine is also excellent, and especial
ly good for tho soft corn between
the toes. Bo sure to keep the feet
well washed and have shoes and
stockings that fit.
For washing fancy .work, prepare
a paste Nwater in this wise: Put a
half pint (a teacupful) of bran In
a pint of cold water, bring to a boil,
and let simmer half an hour, then
strain, adding a half pint of cold wa
ter. Wash the fancy work in this,
moderately hot, using no soap, being
careful not to wring or rub or twist
it, but squeeze it softly between the
hands. , After it is clean, rinse in
clear water, completing the work as
quickly as -possible, drying imme
diately and ironing on the wrong
side.
Habits of Neatness
It is not true that "any child can
be made Into everything that is love
ly simply by training." Many a con
scientious mother wears herself out
trying to teach her children habits
of neatness, and though the "line
upon line" may make them passably
orderly while she is continually re
peating It, on the .slightest remission
on her part, or when they go away
from her, the natural habits will crop'
out, and her work will seem of no
avail.
Oaring for tho Feet
With the thicker shoes and stock
ings" which the cold weather calls
for, many people have trouble with
their feet. If the feet are In
trouble, no one can be comfortable,
and the feet deserve more care than
they get, at the most. They should
have a dally bath, and after the bath,
should be rubbed well with alcohol.
Corns and bunions are usually
brought on by wearing shoes that
do not fit. The narrow pointed toes
of late years forced upon people are
to blame for the deformity of the
great toe-joint called a "bunion,"
and nothing but a well-fitting shoe
will cure it. Corns should not be
cut, but the feet should be well
soaked In hot salted water until the
outer covering of the corn Is Bome-
Tho Christmas -Box
It is none too early to begin your
Christmas collection. Many pretty
little gifts can be made most Inex
pensively, but if your time Is scarce,
or your purse poorly supplied, the
ten-cent stores abound with things
both useful and pretty, and for a
small sum you can lay in quite a
supply. Remember that many peo
ple would much rather have a pretty,
useless thing, than an ugly useful
one. There are so many dainty lit
tle trifles costing but five or ten
cents, that you can remember a good
ly number of your friends with a
nickle here, or a dime there, and
be ready to send your little gifts
before the shopping rush and crush
is on. If you are "handy" with the
needle, the "bargain" and remnant
counters are covered with bits of
lace, . embroidery, wools, silks, vel
vets, etc., and from tho expenditure
of a few cents you can get materials
to make a whole Christmas box full
of pretty things. Don't wait until
the last moment, or the purchase
will cost you dearly In strength and
nerve-force.
In Malting Over
Before doing any cutting out, see
that your materials are free from
every spot of grease, and all dust
shaken out, every thin place darned,
or otherwise made whole, all clip
pings of thread removed, and the
wrinkles pressed out. If you are go
ing to dye the materials, be sure you
get the right dye; for linen or cot
ton, or mixed goods, a dye made for
cotton must bo used; if silk, or wool
en, dye especially .adapted to these
materials should be used. Be sure
to ask for the right dyes, and see
that you get it before you leave the
store. Animal fibres, such as silk
or wool, will not take dyes prepared
for vegetablo fibre. If the original
color is white, it can bo dyed any
color, but any color can only be dyed
a darker color never. a lighter un-
For tho Toilet
For whitening the throat, this h
recommended: Mix together four
ounces of -alcohol, two ounces
of rpsewater and fifteen drons
of, tincture of benzoin. Saturate a
cotton cloth with this and bind
around the throat, covering with a
dry bandage; leave three-quarters of
an hour, then remove. Massage tho
throat for several minutes. Try this
every day for several weeks. The re
sult may not be satisfactory in every
case.
For a face bleach, boil three
ounces of pearl barley in a pint of
water until the gluten is all extract
ed and tho mixture a' creamy mass;
strain through a cheese cloth and
add twenty-five drops of tincture of
benzoin; wash the face night and
morning with this lotion.
An old fashioned, most effectivo
bleach for tho face, removing the
tan and discolorations of the summer
sun, is buttermilk, not too old or
sour, but sufficiently acid. An ex
cellent beautifier of the skin' is the
use of the "beauty bags" in tho
wash svater. Make little bags of
thin muslin, and put into each about
four tablespoonfuls of rolled oats.
Lay one of these in the basin of wa
ter, and let it get thoroughly satu
rated, then use as you would soap.
It is cleansing and softening.
Corn meal and warm water is as
cleansing as soa"p, and If well moist
ened and used to scrub the hands or
skin, just as you would use soap,
it will keep the skin smooth and
clean without removing the natural
oil of tho skin.
Corn meal moistened with vinegar,
used on the hands and wrists is heal
ing, as well as cleansing, though it
WISE WORDS
A Physician on Food
A physician, of Portland, Oregon,
has views about food. He says:
"I have always believed that the
duty of the physician does not cease
with treating the sick, but that wo
owe it to humanity to teach them
how to protect their health, especial
ly by hygienic and dietetic laws.
"With such a feeling as to my duty
I take great pleasure In saying to tho
public that in my own experience and
also from personal observation I have
found no food to equal Grape-Nuts,
and that I find there is almost no
limit to the great benefit this food
will bring when used in all cases of
sickness and convalescence.
"It is my experience that no physi
cal condition forbids the use of
Grape-Nuts. To persons in health
there Is nothing so nourishing and
acceptable to tho stomach, especially
at breakfast, to start the machinery
of the human system on the day's
work.
"In eases of indigestion I know
that a complete breakfast can bo
made of Grape-Nuts and cream, and
I think It Is not advisable to over
load the stomach at the morning
meal. I also know the great valuo
of Grape-Nuts when the stomach is
too weak to digest other. food.
"This is written after an exper
ience of more than 20 years, treat
ing all manner of chronic and acute
diseases, and tho letter Is written
voluntarily on my part without any,
request for it."
Read the little book, "Tho Road to
Wellville," In pkgs. "There's a
Reason."
Ever read tho above letter? A now
ono appears from time to time." They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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