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The Commoner.
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 8
child, tho less liable it Is to take, or
to suffer so severely from -whooping
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Moro men in search of the
polo
Tho mythic stuff around which
roll;
Moro treasures, ships, and lives,
mayho
All sacrificed to tho Polar Sea.
What if thoy find tho Polo and tho
Sea?
What botlor, then, shall earth o
children ho?
Silonco and glaciers, snow and fogs,
Doath knolls and darkness and
wolfish dogs;
No ship on tho errands of commcrco
hont
Would cross to tho now-found conti
nent; No church will rival tho lcoherg s
snirc
No chimney shelter a household fire.
"Scionco7" I know. As tho old
wlfo waitsr
Going backward down to tho Blessed
Gates,
Looking earthward still for somo
token sot
Of tho lost and fallon sho can not
forgot
Think you all tho charts tho ex
plorers gavo
Can hide from her dreams tho un-
soddod gravo?
Think you the wives of tho missing
men
Can say God-speed to tho search
again?
Thoro will bo now tales of bo-
leagurod ships
Amid topllng borgs and ico-floo nips;
'Of dying men homesick for meadow
sod;
For tho sound of tho bolls in tho
houso of God.
Snow-blind and faint with tho cease
less stare,
Thoy shall stumble on through tho
ley glare,
'Til, worn and weak in thp garish
light,
Thoy sink to sleep
night,
For this: To outlino a chart anew;
Whoro tho ship had carried her
colors through;
To claim fresh fields of tho sterile
ico "
At such foarful cost! Is it worth
tho price?
1 Ethel Lynn.
Blind, throo of whom arc totally
blind. It has been in process oi
preparation for eight years, and it
is hoped it will bo finished during
191 .'. Tho characters aro punched
on brass plates one and one-half by
twelve inches square, and the raised
printing is done on heavy, impres
sionable paper direct from the
stercotypod plates. At first, all the
work of punching was dono by foot
power, but tboy now have a power
press and dynamo. Tho proof-reading
and correcting tho plates must
still bo hand-work, however. It is.
ono of tho most wonderful things in
tho world tho placing within the
reach of tho blind tho wonderful
riches of tho Biblo and the other best
literature. A visit to tho Missouri
school for tho blind would bo a
revelation to any one.
in tho arctic
Our Early Enster
Vf juiu.oi.ui to ib mutuuiu iudii V til, UUU
always comes on tho first Sunday
after tho first full moon following
tho vernal equinox. Tho vernal
equinox is sot for March 21st, and
EaBter Sunday must fall between
March 22d, and April 25th; it can
not bo earlier, or later than ono of
those dates. In 1761 tho festival
came on tho first possible date,
March 22d, and again in 1818. In
1788, 1845, and 1856, it camo on
March 23; and not until after tho
year 2000 will it again como so
early. It is safo to say that flowers
for Easter will enhance "tho cost of
living" sovoral degrees, If thoy are
indulged in to any great extent.
Seeding for Transplanting
Many things, both flowor and
vegetable, should bo started early
in order to do their best. A good
way to start tho seeds is to make
little cups or bands of stiff paper and
sot them in a box of soil, filling
them with soil and planting ono or
moro seeds In each. These should
not bo closed at tho bottom, but just
pushed down in tho shape of a ring,
so they can be lifted out when tho
seed germinates and the plant is
ready for removal. By this means,
thoro is no shock to tho plant, or
disturbance of tho fine rootlets.
Another good plan Is to use tin
cans the small evaporated milk
cans' In which milk is brought to you
are good for this purpose. Put them
in the fire, or on a bed of coals until
tho top and bottom aro melted off
and the sides melted apart. This
may bo easier dono with vegetable
cans. Have a box of good soil and
sink tho cans to tho level of tho soil,
then fill with soil and plant your
seeds, ono or more in each can.
When the seedings aro largo enough
for transplanting, lift tho can care
fully from tho box of soil, dig tho
hole deeper, or set in a deeper box
of soil, and put tho can back In the
dirt. Draw the dirt up around the
plant, a little at a time, but not
deeper than you will set It in the
outdoor soil. When transplanting it
finally, work the can about so as to
loosen tho soil about It, and draw
it out. leaving tho nlant. fill tho
kind. There are plants for every
region, and you are entitled to your
share. Somo plants, like the nas
turtium, do best on poor soil, while
others demand; the richest to bo had.
Tho majority do well in good gar
den loam; others want the hottest
Riinnhlnn. whilo another kind de
mands a cool, shaded tylace; some
want moisture, and others must have
dry feet, though not too dry. If
you want pansies (and few things
are better liked), you must sow the
seeds this spring for the fall bloom
ing. If properly cared for during
tho hot summer, given shade and
moisture, then sheltered during the
winter, they begin to bloom very
early and continue all spring. Many
growers set them in cold-frames and
have them in bloom throughout the
winter.
There aro many summer blooming
bulbs that appeal strongly to every
flower lover, as they are so easy to
raise and sure to bloom. Get out
your catalogue and look over the
list, and when doing so, just mark
down a goodly lot of tuberoses of
the double kind, gladiolus, oxalis,
Zephyranthus, and the list is long
and the bulbs are not expensive. Get
them of a florist, or one who has a
reputation to keep up. You can get
them very cheap at the department
stores and from the ten cent stores,
or tho street stands; but you will
find such purchases anything but
satisfactory; they are usually old
stock, or damaged, or anything but
"true to name." Better a few good
bulbs each year, than throw your
money away on such disappointing
things.
A great deal of the cheap seeds
offered at these same places are
worthless. They are old stock, or
otherwise damaged, and you will
find yourself with just so much trash
Instead of your nickels. Tuberoses,
especially, should be bought of re
liable dealers, for a chill, or frost
will blight tho fiower-stalk, and
while It will grow, it will not bloom.
Get of reliable paTties.
Legumes as Crops
Farmers are admonished to plant
plenty of beans, because of their
food value to the family, as well as
the profit to be gained from the crop.
This is a hardy, nourishing vege
table, found now in somo form on
nearly every table, and will find
more consumers as its great value
becomes known. There is becoming
an increasing demand for it, and
navy beans which, a few years ago
could he bought for fifty cents a
bushel, now sell readily for five
times as much, and in small quan
tities, are retailed for ton cents a
pound. It is claimed that old land
is better than new for growing
beans. Every farmer should- plant
a few acres, and see that they are
harvested properly.
Ailments of Children
It Is claimed that, while whooping
cough is regarded with little appre
hension by most parents, it Is nearly,
Or fill A J1R fntnl HO OPflT'laf fnira .,.!
almost half as many deaths result vaI?in Jifferent Persons.
Somo Health Notes
If you will think the matter over,
you will recall the fact that nearly
always, when the cjiild has bowel
trouble, the physician recommends
you to "give it a dose of castor oil."
You will probahly not have thought
of this, and you wonder why a
laxative should be given at such a
time! But Ihe -reason for this is
that some poisonous substance is
causing the trouble, and this ppison
must bo purged bu o'jfc the system.
Many things, ' but most frequently
undigested fdod, may cause this
self-poisoning, and castor oil seems
to be the best purgative, as it- leaves
no bad effects behind, such as the
usual purgative medicines will do.
Constipation is a'bad thing for child
or adult, and if possible, it should
be cured by feeding prdperly; but
sometimes just what to give to the
sufferer is not known. 'Oatnieal gruel
is good, with plenty of water to
drink. An abundance. Of water alone
will often cure. After giving worm
medicine, the dose of castor oil
should follow.
Fruit Laxative-pSteep two punces
of senna leaves , in one quart of
water; strain over one pound each of
cnopped seeded raisins, prunes and
figs; add half a cup of white sugar
and a tablespoonful of Epsom salts.
Let soak over night; add another
pint of .water and slowly simmer for
20 minutes, stirring often, until a1
thick, smooth jam is formed. Turn
this outv into a shallow pan, and
when dry cut into squares and pack
in paraffine-lined boxes. A small
piece of this fruit paste will relax the
bowels. Use just enough to keep
the bowels regular, and this will
There is
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f??,, Cil0JtGiy ?b0Ut Anl rots' and of the complications which are ant
t.i, "," ITJL0 re" to follow the disease; one of the
worst complications is pneumonia of
A Complete Biblo for tho Blind
One of tho most stupendous under
takings of tho world of letters is the
getting out, in St. Louis, of a com
plete Bible in braille (or raised)
characters for tho use of tho blind.
This work is to bo conrprisod of
nineteen huge Volumes, and is the
work of four young ladies connected
with the Missouri School for .the
moved. It will receive no shock, or
check, and will go right on growing.
Try this, using caTo, and you will
find it ono of the best means for
starting tender plants that bear
transplanting poorly. The stiff paper
bands can be bought cheaply, but
you can inako them yourself at
literally no cost except time. These
will rot as the plant roots grow, and
there will be no checking root
growth.
If you have a spare corner, Just
sow petunia seeds there, and you
will have plenty of bloom the year
through, Tho improved zinnias,
salvias (scarlet sage), delphinium,
lychnis. Japanese fllnks, galllardia
and many others are showy, free
blooming hardy annuals.
nothing harmful in the ingredients.
It is claimed that a- te,a made of
the inner white bark of the apple
tree wjll cure Inflammation of the
stomach. If you can not get the
bark from, the tree, any druggist
will order it for ydu. Put a heaping
tablesporanful of the powdered bark
In a granite, saucepan and pour boil
ing water over it to cover well; let
boil five minutes. Strain, and when
a very fatal type; kidney and heart
disease are also to be feared. The
disease is a truly distressing one,
both to the child and the one who
nurses it. Children have strangled
to death when having taken Some
thing in thn TTlniltTl ovan . M...i.
as a mouthful of milk whan m,rai c.old drtnk this instead of water. It
a paroxism of coughinc seta nn r.oes nat tasJ:e fodly, and in a short
ume you will like It, For food, use
cereals, or light diet for ono or two
weeks, then gradually get back to
Wliat to Plant
Many plants which gr.ov and do
finely In on region will bo but dis
mal ranures in another. You must
study the needs of your plants, and
if you find a plant refuses to do
well in your locality, try some other
and the food is drawn Into the res
piratory uioes. Liittie can be done
to prevent an attack, because people
do not exercise precautionary meas
ures, and children are allowed to go
about in public without restraint, in
most places. No child should need
lessly be exposed to the disease, and
there should always be a good phy
sician In attendance on Mia mi
sufferer, as much suffering can be
avoided and complications pre
vented. Especially should va
young children be guarded against
thjs disease, as the greatest fatality
iu tMuuuB me very young; alter the
regular, meals, drinking thn nnnle-
bark tea All the- time, for a month,
at least Eat any plainly cooked,
nourishing food; but don't over-eat
"Nerve Hanger"
Neurasthenic individuals some
times experience peculiar attacks re
sembling fainting snells. with ex-
Itreme weakness, pallor, vertigo, cold
perspiration, weakness and tremb
ling of the knees and a sense of
neaviness In the head.
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