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THE ORGAN DEDICATION
THE MUSIO IN DR. TALMAGE'S TADEH
NACLE SUGGESTS A LESSON.
Wonderful Compass of thi Human Vnlrr.
Irrfctlnn In Mutlrsd tnttrtimrnts Orl
gin unit DiTnliiimriil of Muslo I'imer
of lUrreri im Holy Art.
DnooKLVN, Sept. 00. Tho mngnlflcont
organ of the now llrooklyn Tnlornnclo was
dedicated today. Tho services wcro verita
ble musical festivals. WI1II0 tho regular
musical programmo at tho tnbernnolo I
always attractive, that of today was excc
tlonallylieauttful, tho congregational sing
IriKi offertories mill interludes bolng ren
dered with marvelous volumo and expres
Ion. Dr. Tal mage's sermon, which waa
appropriate to tho occasion, ivm on Itiu
text, Genesis Iv, 'i, "Ills brother's iintuo
wns JiiImIj ho wns tho fnthcr of nil Mich
m handlo tho harp ind orttnu. "
I.aiiicch had two lioys, thn ono n herds
mnn mid tho other n musician, Jubal, tho
foungor son, was tho first organ builder,
0 started tho first nound that rolled from
the wondrous Instrument which has had
o much to do with tho worship of tho
gcs. Uut what Improvement linn been
made under tho hands of organ bulldorti
ticli ns Ilornhard, Sebastian llach nnd
Grorgo Hogarth nnd Joicph liootli nnd
Thomas Hohjohn, clear down to George
Mid Kdward .Inrdluo of our own day I
do not wonder that when tho llrst full or
gun that wo rend of as given In 767 by nn
emperor of tho east ton king of Franco
ouuded forth Its full grandeur, a woman
fell Into a delirium from which liar reason
was novor restored.
The majesty of n grunt orgjin skillfully
played Is almost too much for human en
durance, but how much tho Instrument
hiu dono to tho ro-onforcomont of divine,
service It will tnkonll tlinoaml nil eternity
to celebrate. last April, when we dedi
cated this church to tho sorvlco of Al
mighty God, our organ was not mora than
half dono. It has now como so nonr com
plctlon that this morning 1 prench a ser
mon dedicatory of this mighty throne of
acred sound It greets the eyo ns well m
the enr. Dchold this mountain of an.
themst This forest of hosnnnnhst Its
history Is peculiar.
niSTORV OP THIS OIIOAN.
The late Mr. George Jardtne recently
made a tour of tho organs of Europe, lie
gathered up In his portfolio nn account of
all tho excellences of tho renowned Instru
ments of imislo on tho other side of the At
lantlo and all the new Improvements, and
brought back that portfolio to America de
claring that Brooklyn Tabcrnaclo should
have the full advantage of all ho had ob
tained, and although he did not live to
carry out his Idea, his son, Mr. Edwnrd
Jardlnc, hns Introduced Into this great or
gan nil those Improvements and grandeurs,
and whllo you henr this organ you henr nil
that Is uotablo In tho organs of Luccrno
aud Frlbourg and Hnnrlem and St. Paul
and Westminster abboy and other great
organs that have enraptured tho world.
In It aro banked up mora harmonies than
I can describe, and all for God and the
lighting of the soul toward him. Its four
banks of keys, its one hundred and ten
tops and appliances, Its four thousand flvo
hundred aud ten pipes, Its chime of thirty
even bells, tu cathedral diapason and
pedal double diapason, Its song trumpet
mud night horn and vox humana, all, all,
we dedicate to uou ami the soul. It will.
I believe, under tho divine blessing, lend
uncounted thousands Into tho kingdom.
Its wedding mnrches, Its thanksgiving
anthems, Its requiems will sound after all
tho voices that follow It today shall have
sung their last song. To God tho Father,
God tho Son and God tho Holy Ghost we
dedicate Itl
Thcro bos been much discussion as to
whero muslo wns born. I think that nt
the beginning, when the morning stars
sang together, and all tho suns of God
shouted for Joy, that tho earth heard the
echo. The cloud on which the angels stood
to celebrate tho creation wns tho birthplace
of song. Inanlmnto nnturo is full of God's
stringed and wind Instruments. Silence
itself perfect silence is only a musical
rest in God's great authem of worship.
Wind among the leaves, Insects humming
In the summer air, the rush of billow upon
beach, the ocean far out sounding Its ever
lasting psalm, the bobolink on the edge of
the forest, the quail whistling up from tho
grass aro music.
On Dlackwell's Island 1 heard, coming
from a window of the lunatic asylum, a
very sweet song. It was sung by one who
had lost her reason, and 1 bavo come to be
lieve that even the deranged and disordered
elements of nature would make music to
our ear if we only had acutcuess enough to
listen. I suppose that even the sounds in
nature that are discordant and repulsive
make harmony in God's ear. You know
that you may come so near to an orchestra
that tho sounds are painful instead of
pleasurable, and I think we stand so near
devastating storm aud frightful whirlwind
we cnunot hear that which makes to God's
ear and the ear of the spirits above us a
muslo as complete as It la tremendous.
OOD'S UirtKlTB MUSIC.
The day of Judgment, which will be a
day of uproar and tumult, I suppose will
bring no dissonance to the ears of those
who can calmly listen; although It be as
when some great performer Is executing a
boisterous piece of muslo, he sometimes
breaks down the instrument on which he
plays; so it may be on that lost day that
the grand march of God, played by the
fingers of thunder and earthquake and
conflagration, may break down the world
Lnj uicun uvnu t,
e muslo Is executed.
Not only is inanimate nature full of
music, but God has wonderfully organized
the human evolce, so that In the plainest
throat aud lungs there are fourteen direct
muscles which can make over sixteen thou
sand different sounds, and there are thirty
indirect muscles which can make, it has
been estimated, mora than one hundred
and seventy-three millions of sounds! Now,
I say, when God has so constructed the
human voice, and when be has filled the
whole earth with liarmouy, and when he
recognized it in the ancient temple, I have
a right to come to the conclusion that God
loved music.
I propose this morning, in setting apart
this organ for sacred use, to speak about
sacred music, first showing you Its Impor
tance, and then stating itome of the obsta
cles to its advancement.
I draw the first argument for the Impor
tance of sacred music from the fact that
God commanded It. Through Paul hetelU
us to admonish one another lu psalms and
bymus and spiritual songs, aud through
David he cries out, "Sing ye to God, ail ye
kingdoms of the earth." And there are
hundreds of other passages 1 might name,
proving that It ns much n man's duty to
sing as It Is his duty to pray Indeed, I
think there are more commands in the
Bible to sing than there are to pray. God
not alone asks for the human voice, but for
instrument of music. He asks for the
cymbal, and the hnrp, aud tht trumpet, as
well nn the organ.
And 1 suppose that, In tho Inst days of
tho church, tbn hnrp, the lute, the trum
pet and nil tho Instruments of munlo.
whether they have been In tho service of
righteousness or sin, will be brought by
their masters and laid down nt the feet of '
Christ, and then sounded In tho church's
triumph, on her way from suffering Into
glory. "Praise yo the Lordl" Praise hl;n
with your voices. Praise him with stri.igiA
Instruments and with organs.
I draw another argument for the Impor
tan co of this exerctso from the Impressive
n ess of this exerclso. You know some
thing of what secular muslo hns achieved,
You know It hns mndo Its Impression on
governments, upon InwH, upon literature,
upon wholo .generations. Ono Inspiring
national air Is worth thirty thousand men
ns it standing army There comes a time
in thu battle when ono buglu Is worth n
thousand musket I have to toll you that
no nation, iiocliurch can afford to severely
ecouonilzo in munlo.
TIIK MOTIIItlt'B BONO.
Many of you aro Illustrations of what
sacred song can do. Through It you wero
brought Into tho kingdom of Jesus Christ.
You stood out against tho nrgumont anil
tho warning of tho pulpit, but when, lu
tho sweet words of Isaac Watt or Charles
Wusloy or John Newton or Toplndy tho
love of Jesus wns sung to your soul,
then you surrendered as armed costlothnt
could not bo taken by a host lifts Its win
dow to listen to a harp's trill. Thoro was
a Scotch soldier dying In Now Orleans nml
a Scotch minister camo lu to glvo hhn the
consolations of the Gospel. Tho man
turned over on his pillow nnd said, "Don't
talk to mo nbout religion." Then tho
Scotch minister began to sing a familiar
hymn of Scotland that was composed
by David Dickenson, beginning with tho
mother, dear Jerusalem,
When shall I como to thee?
Ho sang It to tho tuno of "Dundee," and
everybody in Scotland khows that; and ns
ho began to slug tho dying soldier turned
over on his pillow and said to tho minister,
"Whero did you learn thntr" "Why," re
plied tho minister, "my mother taught mo
that." "So did mlno," snld tho dying
Scotch soldier; nnd tho vory foundation of
his heart wns upturned, and then and thero
he yielded himself to Christ. Oh, It has an
trreslstlblo power. Luther's sermons hnvo
been forgotten, but his "Judgment Hymn"
sings on through tho ages, nnd will keep
on singing until tho blant of thonrchnngel's
trumpet shnll brlug about that vory day
which tho liymu cclobraU. 1 would to
God that thoso who hear me today would
tako tbeso songs of salvation as messages
from heaven, for Just as certainly as tho
birds brought food to Elijah by tho brook
Cherlth, so theso winged harmonies, God
sent, aro flying to your soul with the bread
of llfo. Open your mouths nnd tako It, oh,
hungry Elijahs!
In addition to tho Inspiring muslo of out
own day we havo a glorious Inheritance of
church psalmody which has como down
fragrant with the devotions of othor gen
erationstunes no more worn out than
they wero when our great grandfathers
climbed up on them from tho church pow
to gloryl Dear old souls, how they used
to slngl When thoy wero cheerful our
grandfathers and grandmothers used to
sing "Colchester." When they wero very
mcdltatlvo then tho board meeting houso
rang with "South Street" and "St. Ed
mond's." Were thoy struck through with
great tenderness thoy sang "Woodstock."
Were they wrapped in visions of the glory
of tho church they sang "Zlon." Wero
they overborne with tho lovo aud glory of
Christ thoy sang "Ariel." And In thoso
days thcro wcro cortaln tunes married to
certain hymns, nnd they have lived In
peace a great while, these two old people,
and wo havo no right to divorce them.
"What God hath Joined together let no
man put asunder." Uut how hard hearted
wo must be if all this sacred music of tho
past and all tho sacred music of tho present
docs not start us heavenward.
IT CHARMS TUB MELANCHOLY.
I have also noticed tho power of sacred
song to sooth perturbation. You may have
como In hero this morning with a great
many worrlments aud anxieties, yet per
haps in tho singing of the first hymn you
lost all thoso worrlments and anxieties.
You havo read In tho Diblo of Saul and
how be was sad and angry aud how tho
boy David came In and played tbo evil
spirit out of him. A Spanish king was
melancholy. Tho windows were nil closed.
Ho sat In tho darkness. Nothing could
bring him forth until Farancll enmo nnd
discoursed muslo for three or four days to
him. On the fourth day ho looked up and
wept and rejoiced, and tho windows wero
thrown open, and that which all tho splen
dors of the court could not do tho power of
song accomplished If you have auxletles
and worrlments try this heavenly charm
upon them. Do not sit down on tho bank
of the hymn, but plunge lu, that tho devil
of care may be brought out of you.
It also arouses to action. A singing
church is always a triumphant church!
If a congregation is silent during the exer
cise, or partially silent, it is tho silence of
death, if, when tho hymn is given out,
you bear the faint hum of here and there a
father and mother in Israel whllo the vast
majority aro slleut, that minister of Christ
who Is presiding needs to nave a very
strong constitution if ho does not get tho
chills. He needs not only the grace of
God, but nerves like whalebone, it Is
amnzlng how some people who havo voice
enough to discharge all their duties In tho
world when they come Into the house of
God have no voice to discharge this duty.
I really believe that if tho church of Christ
could rise up and sing as It ought to sing,
that where wo have a hundred souls
brought into the kingdom of Christ there
would be a thousand.
Dut I must now speak of some of the ob
stacles in the way of the advancement of
this sacred music, nnd the first Is that tt
bos beeu Impressed Into tho service of
superstition,
I nm far from believing that
maslc ought always to be positively re
ligious. Keflned nrt hns opened places
whero muslo hns been secularized, nnd law
fully so. The drawing room, tho musical
club, the orchestra, tho coucert, by the
gratification of pure taste, and tho produc
tion of harmless amusement and the Im
provement of talent have become great
forces In the advancement of our civiliza
tion. Music has as much right to laugh in
Surrey gardens as it has to pray in St.
Paul's. In the kingdom of nature we have
the glad Sting of the wind as well as the
long meter psalm of the thunder. But
while all this Is so, every observer has uc
tlced that this art, which God intended for
the improvement of the ear, nnd the voice,
and the bend, nnd the heart, has often been
Impressed Into the service of false relig
ions. False religions havo depended more
upon the hymning of their congregations
than upon the pulpit proclamation of their
dogmas. Tnrtlni, the musical composer,
dreamed one night that satau snatched
Irom his baud an Instrument and played
upon it something very sweet a dream
that has often beeu fulfilled lu our day
tho voice aud the Instruments that ought to
have been devoted In Christ, captured from
the church and applied to purposes of su
perstition t)lfC(lllt) AMONO MUSICIANS.
Another obstacle has been an Inordinate
fear of criticism The vnst mnjorlty of
tieople singing In church never want any
body clso to hear them sing. Everybody Is
waiting for somebody elo to do his duty.
If wo all sang, then the Inaccuracies Ahat
aro evident when only n few sing would
not be heard ntnll, thoy would lw drowned
out. God only asks you to do ns well ns
you can, nnd then If you get the wrung
pitch or keep wrong time, ho will forgive
nny deficiency of tlwearnnd Imperfection
of the voice. Angels will not laugh If you
should lose your place In tho musical
scalo or come In at the close a bar behind.
There are three schools of singing, I am
told tho German school, tho Italian school
nnd tho French school of singing. Now, I
would like to add a fourth school, and that
Is the school of Christ. Tlio voice of n con
trite, broken heart, although It may not be
nblo to stand human criticism, makes bet
ter music to God's ear than thu most ar
tistic performance when tho heart Is want
ing. I know It Is easier to preach on this
than It Is to practice; but I slug for two
reasons II rut, becausu I like It, and next,
because I want to encourage those who do
not know how. I have but very llttlo
faculty In that direction, yet I am resolved
to slug. God has commanded It aud I daro
not bo silent He calls on tho beasts, on
tho cattle, on the dragons to pnilsu him,
nnd wu ought not to bo behind tho cattle
nnd tho drauons
Another obstacle ttiat hns been In tlio
way of the advancement of this holy art
has been tho fact that thero has been so
much angry discussion on the subject of
muslo. Tlicro aro thoso who would have
this exercise conducted by musical Instru
ments. In the same church thcro nre
thoso who do not like musical Instru
ments, nnd so It Is organ and no organ, and
thcro Is n fight, lu another church it Is n
question whether tho muslo shall bo con
ducted by a percentor or by a drilled choir.
Somo want n drilled choir and some want
a percentor, nnd there Is n fight. Then
thcro nra those who would llko In tho
church to hnvo tho organ played In a dull,
lifeless, droning way, whllo thcro aro oth
ers who would have it wreathed into fan
tastlcs, branching out in Jets and spangles
of sound, rolling and tossing In marvelous
convolutions ns when, lu pyrotechnic dlt-
filay, after you think a piece Is exhuusted
t breaks out lu wheels, rockets, blue lights
nnd serpcutlno demonstrations. Somo
would hnvo tho organ played In almost lu
audlblo sweetness, aud others would have
It full of staccato passages that make tho
nudieuco Jump, with great eyes and hair
on cud, ns though by a vision of tho Witch
of Ettdor; and ho who tries to please all
will fall Ju everything. Nevertheless, you
aro to admit tho fact that this contest
which Is going on, not In hundreds but In
thousands of the churches of tho United
Stntes todny, Is a mighty hludrnnco to tho
advancement of this art. In this way
scores and scores of churches nre entirely
crippled ns to all influence, nnd the muslo
Is n damage rather than a praise,
can voir nuiSK god nr rnoxYf
Another obstacle in tho advancement of
this nrt hns been the erroneous notion that
this part of the servlco could bo conducted
by delegation. Churches havo snldt "Oh
what nn easy timo we shall have. This
minister will do tho preaching, tho choir
will do tho singing nnd wo will hnvo noth
ing to do." And you know as well as I
that theio aro n great multitude of
churches nil through this land whero tho
people nro not expected to sing, the wholo
work Is dono by delegation of four or six
or ten persons, and the audience is silent.
In such n church lu Syrneuso an old nlder
persisted lu singing, and so the choir ap
pointed a committee to go nnd ask the
squlro if he would not stop. You know
that In n great multitude of churches the
choir aro expected to do all tho singing,
and the great mass of the people, aro ex
pected to ho silent, aud if you utter your
voice you are interfering. There they
stand, the four, with opera glass dangling
at their side, singing "Rock of nges, cleft
for me," with the snmo spirit that the
night before on tho stage they took their
part in the "Grand Duchess" or "Dou
Giovanni."
My Christian friends, have we a right to
delcgato to others tho discharge of this
duty which God demands of us? Suppose
that four wood thrushes should propose to
do all tho singing some bright day when
the woods tire ringing with bird voice. It
Is decided that four wood thrushes shall do
all the singing of the forest. Let all other
voices keep silent. How beautifully tho
four warble. It is really fine music. Uut
how long will you kuep the forest still f
hy, Christ would come into that forest
aud look up as ho looked through the olives,
and he would wave his hand ami say, "Let
everything that hath breath praiso tho
Lord," nnd keeping timo with the stroke
of innumerable wings, thero would be flvo
thousand bird voices leaping into the har
mony. Suppose this delegation of musical
performers were tried lu heaven; suppose
that four choice spirits should try to do the
singing of the upper temple. Hush, now,
thrones and dominions nnd principalities.
David! be still, though you were "the sweet
slugcr of Isrnel." Paul! keep quiet, though
you havo come to that crown of rejoicing.
Richard Uaxtcr! keep still, though tills is
tho "Saint's Everlasting Rest." Foursplrlts
now do all tho singing. But how long
would heaven be quletf How longf "Hal
lelujah!" would cry some glorified Metho
dist from under tho altar. "Praiso the
Lordl" would sing tho martyrs from among
the thrones. "Thanks be unto God who
glvcth us the victory!" a great multitude
of redeemed spirits would cry. Myriads of
voices coming into tho harmony and the
one hundred mid forty nnd four thousand
i breaking forth into one ncclamation. Stop
'that loud sluglugl Stopl Oh, no, they
' caunot hear mo. You might as well try to
drown tho thunder of the sky or beat back
thu roar of the sea. for everv soul In heav
' en has resolved to do Its own singing. Alas!
Hint Vt U BUUUIII IJ111C kllCUlPM (llill IIIIIV
which they caunot do In heaven, and In
stead of Joining all our voices In the praise
of tlio Most High God, delegating perhaps
to uuconsecrnted men aud women this
j most solemn and most delightful service.
I LET ALL THE CONCUEOATIOS E1XO.
I Now, In this church we have resolved
j upon the plan of conducting the music by
organ anil cornet. We do It for two rea
sons One is that by throwing the whole
' responsibility upon the muss of the people,
making the great multitude the choir, we
i might rouse more heartiness. The congru-
' gallon coming on the Sabbath day feel that
they cannot delegnte this part of ttie great
service to any one else, aud so they them
selves assume it We have had n glorious
congregational slnylug here. People have
come many miles to hear It. They are not
sure nbout the preaching, but tht)' can nl
ways deiend on the singing Ve have
heard the sound coming np like "the voice
, of many waters," but It will be done nt n
I better rate after awhile when we shall
realize the height and the depth nnd the
Immensity of this privilege.
I forgot to state the other reason why wt
adopted this plan, That Is, we do nut
want nny choir quarrels. You know very
well that In sco r ccs of churches there has
been perpetual contention In that direction.
Tho only church light that ever occurred
under my ministry was over a melodeou In
my first settlement. Havo you never been
In church or the Sabbath day and heard
the choir slug, and you said, "That Is splen
did music," The next Sabbath you wcro
lu that church and there was no choir nt
all, Wk-yf The lender was mad, or his
assistants were mad, or they were all mad
together Soma of the choirs aro made up
of our best Christian pcoplo. Somo of the
warmest friends I hnvo ever lind hnvo stood
up lu them Sabbath nftcr Sabbath con
scientiously and successfully leading the
praises of God But the mnjorlty of tho
choirs throughout tho laud aro not made
up of Christian eoplo, and three-fourths
of the church fights orlglunto lu tho organ
loft. I take that back and say nine-tenths.
A great many of our churches aro dying ot
chnl rs
Wo want to roiiso nil our families to tho
duty of sacred Ming. Wo want each fnm
I lly of our congregation to bo a singing
I school. Childish petulance, obduracy and
Intractability would bo soothed If wo had
more singing In the household, nnd then
our little ones would lie prepared for the
' great congregation ou too Sabbath day,
their voices uniting with our voices In the
' praises of tho Ionl. Aftorn shower there
I nro scores of streams that comedown the
mountain side with voices rippling and
silvery, pouring into one river and then
rolling in united strength to tho sea. So I
would havo all tho families In our church
send forth the volco of prayer and praise,
pouring It Into tho great tido of public
worship that rolls on and ou to empty Into
tho great wide heart of God. Never can
wo have our church sing as It ought until
our families slug as they ought.
Thcro will ho a great revolution on this
subject In nil our churches. God will come
down by his spirit and roiiso up the old
hymns nnd tunes that hnvo not been more
than half awaku sluco tho timo of out
grandfathers Tho silent pows In the
church will break forth Into music, and
when the conductor takes tils place on tho
Sabbath day there will bo n great host of
voice rustling into the harmony. My
Christian friends, If wo havo no taste for
this service on earth, what will we do in
heaven, whero they nil sing, nnd sing for
evcrf
I want to roiiso you to a unanimity lu
Christian song that hits never yet been ex
hibited. Come now, clear your throats
and get ready for this duty, or you wilt
never hear the end of this. I never shall
forget hearing a Frenchman slug tho
"Marseillaise" ou tho Champs Elysee.-,
Parts, Just lieforo tho battle of Sedan in
1870. I never saw such enthusiasm before
or sine. As ho sang that national air, ohl
how tho Frenchmen shouted! Hae you
ever In an English assemblage heard n
bnnd piny "God Savo tho Queen f" If you
have you know something about tho en
thusiasm of n national nlr. Now, I tell
you that theso songs wo sing Sabbath by
Sabbath nre tho national nlrs of Jesus
Christ nnd of tho kingdom ot heaven, and
If you do not learn to slug them here, how
do you ever expect to slug tho song of
Moses nnd tbo Lnrabr I should not bo sur
prised nt all If somo of tho best anthems of
heaven wero made up of somo of tho best
songs of earth. May God incrcaso our rev
erence for Christian psalmody, and keep
us from disgracing it by our Indifference
and frivolity. When Cromwell's army
went Into battle, ho stood at tho head of
them one day and gave out tho long meter
doxology to tho tune of tho "Old Hun
dredth," aud that-great host, company by
company, regiment by regiment, battalion
by battalion, Joined In tho doxology:
Praiso God, from whom all blessings flow,
I'ratso him, nil creatures hero below;
1'rntso hltu above, yo heavenly host,
Praiso Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Aud while they sang they marched, aud
whllo they marched they fought, and while
they fought they got the victory. Oh, men
nud women of Jesus Christ, let us go Into
all our conflicts singing the praises of God,
aud then, Instead of fulling back, as wo
often do, from defeat to defeat, we will bo
marching ou from victory to victory.
Glory to tho Father mid to the Son nud
to the Holy Gtiost, as it was in the begin
ning is now and ever shall be, world with
out end. Amen.
lleiuember This When Going Away.
Notwithstanding that traveling promises
so much In thownyof health, both men
tally nnd physically, but few who Indulge
in It realize its grentest good, nnd uo small
proportion aro literally fagged out oven
after n journey extending merely over n
day or two. Such result can generally be
Inrgely, If not entirely, obviated by a llttlo
JudIclou3 management.
Tho nverngo traveler's greatest fault Is
that he makes uo provision for tils meals.
If Journeying by rait, he relies almost
wholly upon tho restaurants along the
route, nud what ho eats U swallowed hur
riedly aud in a state of heat and excite-
meut that aro by no menus favorable to di
gestion. Tho food provided at such places
has been the subject of much Invidious
criticism, yet it would scarcely be posslblo
to do It injustice, for very little of it is
above suspicion, while much of It is abso
lutely unfit for tho stomach of man, for
the reason of Its questionable nature, be
ing allowed to stand too long after cook
ing, etc.
Unless there happens to be a dining car
on the train, the best way for travelers is
to make uo meal at nil until the Journey is
over, piovided, of course, It is uot to be tot)
long, but to carry a supply of provisions,
such as bread, boiled eggs, chicken sand
wiches, fruit and the like. They can then
eat when they like, and If they do so
lightly, ns they ought, they will be hungry
ns often ns every three hours.
If this plan is adopted it will lessen In
finitely much of tho hardship of a journey,
aud keep the mind and body Inn strong
nud active condition. It will alsodo much
to prevent the aching and swelling of the
tegs which nre so often complained of after
a long day's confinement lu the cars.
Breaking tho fast often in this way is
also preventive of Indigestion, from which
travelers of long distances are frequent
sufferers, especially In summer. Often
times they go much longer without food
than they ought, and In consequence tho
stomach becomes inactive and partially
paralyzed. When the stopping place Is
reached, being half famished, they eat at
once and hurriedly Of course a full meal
on a stomach in this condition, if It is not
vomited, remnlns for a long time undi
gested. If a long period of fasting has
been unavoidable travelers should not eat
heartily when they reach their stopping
places, but should take something very
light, as soup, eggs, a little fruit, bieadHnd
coffee, and make up for their denial at the
next meal. Boston Herald.
UlililliiU (Joixlby III Iceland.
In some parts of Iceland it is usual for
a guest, when taking leave of his enter
taluers, to shake hands with every man,
and kis every woman belonging to the
place, m hcther old or
lu New York Epoch.
young. iiaviu tver
OIL HEATERS
Hot Air Furnaces.
RUDGE & MORRIS,
1122 IS STREET.
"NOT WORTH $5. oo."
THe SHoes
We offered Inst weekfor $5.00 were wortli more
money, but wc couldn't get over $5.00 for them
because DASHITES will not wear $600 shoes.
THE SHOES
we offer tills week nre not wortli $5.00 so wc
ask $3.00 for them.
1015 O STREET.
Ladies'
y
oents raragon
E. R. GUTHRIE
1540 O STREET.
THE OLD RELIABLE
CARPET HOUSE
Is now ready to show the Latest Fall Styles in
CARPET1NGS
From the Best Manufacturers' Standard Makes
and Fine Work Guaranteed.
A. M. DAVIS & SON.
Phone 219.
m
S. B. NISBET,
Paragon
1 1 12 O Street.
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