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A child, beside a statue, said to me,
' With pretty wisdom very sadly
just
"That man is Sir. Lincoln, mamma.
He
Was made of marble; "we are made
of dust"
One Cash of stinging sorrow trembled
through
The dust of which I had been dimly
. .".. made.
One fierce, quick wish to be of marble,
too
, Not something meaner, that must
fall or fade.
-"To be forever fair, and still, and
cold,"
I faintly thought, with faint tears in
my sight;
"To stand thus face to face with time,
and hold
Between us that uncrumbling charm
of white;
To see the ereatures formed of lighter
stuff j
Waver In little dead-leaf whirls
- - away, -
Yet know that I could wait and have
enough . -
, Of frost and - dew enough of dark
' and day!"
- -
(I would be marble.'' Wherefore? Just
to miss
xThe tremors of glad pain that dust
must know?
The grief that settles after some dead
kiss?
The frown that was a smile not long
ago?
Do I forget the stone's long loneli
The dumb Impatience all wan
-" watchings bring? f
The looking -vith blind' eyes. In vague
distress,
.For Christ's slow coming, and the
end of things?
No, boy of mine, with your young yel
low hair.
Better the dust you scatter at your
feet
Than marble, which see3 not that you
are fair; :
Than marble, that knows not that
you are sw.eeL -Aye,
or than marble which must meet
the years .
, . Without my light relief of murmur
'. . -,ous breath;
Witbout the bitter sweetness of my
. .;. tears
Without the love which dust jurist
have for death. ''
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mental attitude is one of alertness
and ambition. When danger menaces,
we face it with erectness; one can
not defy misfortune with drooping
shoulders. A clear, straight-forward,
look is Indispensible to high moral
and mental courage. It is well to cul
tivate the physical attitude which
gives us the strong mental and moral
courage to face the world, and look
our life squarely in the face. Hold the
head well up, the shoulders squarely
back, and give the lungs room in
which to manufacture the rich, red
blood so necessary to health, and you
will find that life will be broader,
brighter and better for you, from
whatever vantage ground you may
view it.
" The "Straight Froat."
If it has done no other service to
womankind, jthe fashionable fad of a
"straight front" has induced them to
at least-hold the shoulders well back,
and the head erect An erect position
has a moral, as well as a mentaland
physical effect Erectness is a sign
of courage, hopefulness and -ambition.
A stooping posture Is a sign of a cow
ard and a slouch. A bowed head may
be the sign either of lack of self-esteemundervaluation
of our own
worth or it may .be an evidence of
conscious degradation. When the
shoulders are allowed to droop for
ward; the chest is contracted and the
lungs refused room to perform their
natural functions, and Inevitably, poor
health is the result of the construction.
The results of poor health are too
well known to need amplifying here.
With the head erect and the shoulders
.well back, one. is not apt to Indulge
ln morbid or despondent fancies; the
The "Little Foxes."
Remember, It Is the little foxes that
spoil the vines, and, In like manner,
it Is the little rips, rents and tears,
missing hooks, torn-off buttons,
ragged button-holes and neglected
tapes that spoil the usefulness of our
garments. These little neglects bring
upon us, also, the name of being un
tidy, badly dressed and slovenly. Not
only in the matter of one's garments
are these little offenses against neat
ness apparent, but the careless condi
tion of the hair, the dingy neckwear,
the flowing shoe-string, the wrinkled
hose, the uneven hanging of the skirt,
and the general tossed-on appearance
of everything we wear at our work.
One cannot go slipshod and untidy six
days in the week without some ravel
lings ripped from the garment of habit
trailing after us on the seventh. Ha
bitual untidiness cannot be hidden. If
there is a rent or rip in the clothing,
It is much easier to mend at once,
than to wait until a patch is required
where a stitch would have sufficed if
taken in time. A rip or a rent never
grows less, if left toMtself ; no button
ever, of itself, attaches itself to a gar
ment To put away a garment need
ing even small repairs, is surely lay
ing up trouble for another day, when,
in an emergency, we have imperative
need of its wear. A few stitches in
time may save us hours of work at a
time when we can illy spare it, and in
many cases, the garment is rendered'
useless by additionai.mishaps because
of our neglect
ly, at the feast of St Michaels, a table-cloth
valued at not less than three
shillings. These quit-rent table
cloths, beautifully embroidered by
members of the family, came to be
used as napkins at the table of the
king, and were called D'Oileys.
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- Fnwty neralngs.
Dorhot forget the babv's comfort
now that the cool mornings necessi
tate additional attention to the little
one who can only make known its
needs tnrough fretting and whimper
ings. See that the little limbs are
covered; that the little stockings are
well drawn over its little knees, and
that no, wet, uncomfortable, sickness
Inducing clothes are anywhere about
its little body. Remember that a
healthy baby is a clean baby, and the
little one cannot help itself: its com
fort is entirely dependent upon those
about-It Whatever else is neglected,
let it not be the. baby. The nursing
bottle, top, . needs "attention at all
times, not -less in winter than in
summer, absolute cleanness and"
neatness is the price of baby's health
and good nature. But especial atten
tion must be given to keeping the lit
tle body from chilling and getting
blue. Do not neglect the baby.
DoIIeys
Tradition tells us that the word
"doiley" originated in the name of
Robert D'Oiley, who received a grant
of land from William of Normandy on
condition that he should give, annual-
Qaery Box.
Reader. Mrs. A. D. -T. Whitney has
passed her seventy-ninth birthday.
Hollis. Answered you by mail, as
you sent address. No business address
given in the Query Box.
M. M. S. Thanksgiving is the real
home festival. Every one wants to
have a home dinner on that day, or,
at most, meet with friends.
Mrs. A. N. As a preventive to
moths and other insects, some strong
powder, such as red pepper, black pep
per, tobacco, or slacked lime, should
be sprinkled on the bare floors before
putting down the carpets.
"ioungaNurse. A good way to apply
hot fomentations is to heat a brick
very hot, dip it in water and imme
diately wrap in several folds of flan
nel cloth and apply to the seat of
pain. Care must be taken to prevent
the steam from burning the flesh by
having enough wrappings. The effect
is often magical.
Young Daughter. A reasonable
amount of decoration adds to the
beauty of a room, but too much, or
which is unsuitable, is out of taste
and repels the eyes. In the living
room comfort and ease of keeping
clean should be the first thought '
School-Girl. No, do not " prefix
"Miss" to your name when writing to
friends. In writing to strangers, or a
business letter, therword should be
written before .your'name, enclosed in
parentheses. Miss r Mrs. is a title of
respect'
Mechanic Common shellac, dis
solved in encngh alcohol to make it
the required 'consistency, is said to be
an excellent cement for wood. It is
claimed' that it will unite fractured
legs of chairs and tablss as firmly as
if they had never beea. broken.
Enterprise. I cannot advise you in
regard to the raising of ginseng roots
as a commercial venture. I believe
horticulturists have de-ided that the
autumn strawberry is not an anomaly,
but a perfectly natural growth which
may be produced every r.ormal season.
Doris. For lavender sachets, try
this: One pourd of lavender flowers
(to be had of your druggist), one
ounce of benzoin, half ounce of oil of
lavender, one ounce of extract of
musk. Mix thoroughly, fill muslin
sachet bags, tie and place among your
linen.
A Reader. A wash-silk waist should
be washed in hot water with. pure.
wnite soap, rubbing gently and
squeezing lightly with the hands;
rinse in clear water In which has been
put a very little vinegar. Do not
wring. When nearly dry, iron on the
wrong side with a, moderately hot
iron.
"Nervous." It is not well to dose
one's self with every remedy seen
recommended in even the best of per
iodicals. Medicine does not affect ev
ery one alike.' The drug mentioned
has been highly recommended, but
3ou should ask your physician's ad
vice before taking- it
Jennie. A good school rhetoric and
dictionary will be a very, great help
to you in learning to express yourself
in clear, terse, forceful language, and
a good set of Encyclopedias will be
almost indispensible for the work" In
which you wish to engage. Reading
and Body
Physical health, mental health fc.
deed almost everything good oa'thj
earth depend in great measr UI
proper food. ' r a
Without health nothing i3 cth
while and health can be won aior
every time by proper feeding crTti
scientific food Grape-Nuts.
A California trained nurse p vei
this: "Three years ago I was Ji
very sick, my work as a trained nr
having worn me out both in toj- ail
mind, and medicine failed to rLe.e
me at alL After seeing a niml-r c!
physicians and specialists and tLrs
no relief I was very much discourassl
and felt that I would die of general
nervous and physical collapse.
"My condition was so bad I neTer
imagined food would help me, but ca
the advice o a friend I tried Grape
Nuts. The first package brought ce
so much relief that I quit the cei:
cines and used Grape-Nuts steadily
three times a day. The result vaa
that within 6 months I had so com
pletely regained' my strength and
health that I was back nursing again
and I feel the improvement in my
brain power just as plainly as I do
in pnysical strength.
"After my own wonderful experience
with Grape-Nuts I have recommerded
it to my patients with splendid suc
cess and it has worked wonders in
the cases of many invalids vfejin I
have attended professionally." Name
given by Postum Co.,, Battle Cree",
Mich.
Look in each package for a copy of
the famous little book, "The Road to
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