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The' Commoner.
APRIL 15, 1904. ; ')
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under heading "For the Complexion. '
Query 3 is answered in reply to H. M.
above. Query 4. Application shouid
he made to some hook dealer, or li
brarian of your city, lor the informa
tion wanted about hooks.
V. A. N. For dressing your hair,
you should he governed by your uil
or thin face, quantity of hair, expres
sion of features- and general contour
of face. .Better consult some friend
who exhibits taste and skill in dong
her own. The skirt should he long
for one of your age; the length of
skirt does not add to your maturity of
face, or take from it. The drooping
shoulder effect will he all right. If
you bleach or wash your hat you niujt
re-block it to get it in shape. If you
wish, you can remove the entire
crown and make a new one of tuiie
closely shirred over a cape-net or who
foundation, concealing the sunburnt
and discolored brim under a frill of
tulle or lace.
three days had 6,500,000 germs." The
name of the health food company mak
ing the demonstration is not given,
and it is not stated whother the germs
were "good" ones or evil ones. A
stone jar with, close cover is supposed
to bo the best vessel in which to keep
breads, but the jar mus't not be al
lowed to get moldy and musty for
want of air, and heat.
greatly lesson tho labors of tho real,
not-to-be-done-without hdusccleanlug
upheaval.
DON'T RISK A PENNy,
GET TOLL FIRST,
For the. Walls.
If papering is to be done, "remove ail
old paper possible from the walls. This
may be done by going over the paper
two or three times a day with'a wet
cloth: when tho paper is made quite
wet in this way it can be easily peeled
off. After the old paper is removed
wash the walls with soda and water Lo
which a few drops of carbolic acid
have been added, and let the doors and
windows remain open for a day cr
two in order Nto air the rooms. Wails
which have been whitewashed should
be well brushed over with strong
vinegar, or the paste will nojt adhere.
Fill all holes in the plaster with a
mixture-of plaster paris and mortar.
If the plaster is broken in large places,
paste a piece of muslin,. over it. Af
ter these matters' have been attended
to, paper the walls in thehisual way.
If the paper persists in cracking or
tearing off the walls, a smooth, raw
paste made-offlour and thick sour
milk will generally proy6 effectual In
holding it. It is difficult to make pa
per' adhere to a wall that has been
roughly plastered.
It is always best, on the score of
sanitation, to replace paper that has
become dingy or blackened, but some
times it may be improved in appear
ance at small expense in the follow
ing manner: Tie a canton flannel cloln
over the broom, and with long, even,
firm strokes sweep the ceiling. Soft
cheese ,cloth may be used in place of
the canton flannel. Change the cloth
on the broom frequently, or the walls
may be. smeared. A soft cloth may Ue
used in the same manner for the walls,
hut may be. hand-used to better effect.
Do not. forget to change the cloth
frequently.
For patching wall paper, take a
piece of the same that is on the wail,
and tear not cut out a piepe con
taining, and much larger, than, the
design to be covered, match the fig
ures at the edges and paste the scrap
over the place to be mended.
,Grease spots anay be removed from
wall paper by holding a piece of blot
ting paper over them and gently rub
bing with a well heated iron; or, ap
ply powdered pipe-clay mixed to tho
consistency of cream with water, and
leave it on the spots for several hours.
Which Sh-fUl It Bo?
Despite the fact that we have been
warned from time out of mind of tho
harmfulness of eating warm bceads
and the exceeding healthfulness of the
stale article, here is another side of
the story: "A health food company
made a recent demonstration of the
fact that stale' bread is dangerously
infected with germs, showing that,
while fresh, well-baked bread gave two
hundred and forty germs to the grain,
hread that ivas kept In a cupboard
Gold Fishes.
The goldfish , belongs to -the carp
family, and arrived at its golden color
a trifle by nature, but more by a sys
tematized method of selection, and
the Chinese and Japanese bear the
palm for tho culture of these little
creatures. By close and persistent
breeding the little creatures have as
sumed tho desired forms which make
the distinctions between the different
kinds. They were brought into Eu
rope in the seventeenth century. The
annual sale of the goldfish in tals
country at present is estimated at over
two millions, with a value of over
three hundred thousand dollars. A
goldfish attains maturity in a year,
but is said to live a hundred year;
but not in the ordinary glass 'globe
in which we find it in the homes
throughout the land. A wise precau
tion to keep an aquarium in a swOet,
healthy condition is to place in it cer
tain other creatures that act as scav
engers. Frog-tadpoles, snails and
newts serve this purposo, but shouid
never be left in with the spawn or
baby fish as they will eat them. They
will eat all the waste food and other
material, and are' thus a real aid to
the person in charge.
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AN OLD AN1) WKtL, TIUEJD KEMEDY
Mns: WiNsLow'a Soqthixo Sirup for children
teething bUouU always be used for children while
teething. It softens the gum, allaya all pain, cures
lnd colio and la tho bestwhaedyfor diarrhoea.
'X wonty.flvo cents a bottle. It is the host.
Housecloaning.
This is a work that many house
keepers dread, and as it is usually
done, one can but wonder how it can
be faced with any courage at all. Jt
is usually made much niore laborious
than, is ,at all necessary, because the
average housewife docs not under
stand or employ the best methods.
The smoke andMirt and grime, should
not be allowed to accumulate to sucn
an 'extent as" to render an entire up
heaval of the whole housekeeping
economy imperative at stated times of
the year. Once a week, or even once
in a month, all closets and other "hid
ing" places should be attended to,
and all the odd corners attended to on
the regular sweeping or cleaning days,
A great many small jobs may be
looked after at odd times at Intervals
during the whole season, so that when
the real renovating time does come,
the work will be greatly lessened.
The cellar may be looked after at
any time, and the work here should
be done by the boys or men of the
family. It is not wise to allow the
cellar to become the repository of all
kinds of refuse, and it should be kept
clean and dry. The walls may be
whitewashed at any time of year, and
as fast as the fruit or vegetables "give
but" or are removed, the division
which they occupied should be thor
oughly cleaned and sweetened, even
if it is only a pine box, and in that
case it can readily be taken out ai?d
aired.
The closets and pantries may be of
ten overhauled, washing the floors
and woodwork with a strong solution
of alum or borax and water, in order
to insure against insect pests which
frequently 'infest such places. Wash
all shelves and drawers with this solu
tion in the kitchen also, and see that
they are dry before replacing the ar
ticles removed from theim Do not
hoard a lot of old bottles with rem
nants of medicine in tnem, as you
will in all probability never use the
medicine so left, and it is much bet
ter to clean the bottle and put it away
with others for some future use. Such
work as this, and much more which
will suggest itself to the thoughtful
housewife, may be done at odd times,
and even on rainy days, and will
Asparagus Plumosus.
One of the loveliest plants that can
be grown in tho houso is the asparagus
plumosus; the 'plant has largo, flat
fronds of exquisite delicacy and fine
ness, and a well-grown plant never
fails to attract attention and admira
tion. The foliage is particularly
"lacey" and delicate. It should bo giv
en a soil of loam and sand, watered
moderately, and kept out of the sun.
If the red spider attacks it which
may bo known by the yellowing and
falling of patches of its foliage the
remedy is water; turn tho plant dewn
on its side and spray it thoroughly
twice a week. A daily shower bath
would be much better. When tho new
shoot is about a foot ia length, nip
off tho end to cause side branches, for
without tho nipping it is apt to grow
more like a vine, and is not then so
attractive. ,
Asparagus sprengeeri is one of tho
easiest plants to grow. It requires a
sandy loam, plenty of water and
shade, and often becomes a large plant
with long branches thickly covered
with rich lustrous green foliage. It
is fine for hanging baskets, or grow
ing in pots on brackets, and for decor
ative work it Is one of our very best
plants because of its graceful habits
and lasting qualities. It has charming
little feathery white flowers delight
fully fragrant.
The plant lover knows that the
window garden requires much atten
tion, as the plants are struggling
against unnatural conditions, and in-,
sects. of various kinds injure thcin
greatly if allowed to establish them
selves on them.
yr 80 years Iva bees a physician!
I hare treated nearly two ralilioa funI
Burelf you'll admit that such oipcrlcace et
hare taught wo some crtalatlc. t
.AndCu tnat x kB0W dloo and cure,all
that 1 have proypa-to be worth Kaowl&g-ls condensed
Into my six hooks for tho Sick.
Write for a frco copy today.
.iiTI)0!1 d,BCvery that practically all
2..W v?n h0 Permanently cured through the sym
pathctlo Nerve.
,..V?t IL?03 wo fcel ,lB "eo with, hoar with,
but tho Insldo nerves.
rtU!?-thr? A01 "ncoiHcIougljr operate tho vital
0lSffii7i .W,"1' Llvor Klducr, "rain, etc.
Whoa the Insldo noma get run down, that organ
which Is weakest In tho body looica It power to act
properly.
It then throws 1U work upon tho othor organ.
Thrwi nfff&nt In turn. Imnnm. ir....i .1... .
work, and so, scarcely any caao Is found without com
plications. I proved It useless to doctor tho individual Organs
thomiolvcB wh Jo tho Norvo power to fully operate
them was lacking.
Sedatives temporarily doadeuod tho pain, but In
creased tho distress afterwards. Tonics revived the
drooping powors. only to Jnsuro relapse, so soon as the
atlmulous was withdrawn.
Of what uso to hourly move ahead tho bands of a
watch U Its mainspring be seriously weakened?
Tnoro Is Imt one sensible thing to do, vlz,stlKeB up
tho malniprlng.
That Is what my, now famousprescrlptlon Dr.
Snoop's itcstoratlvo does.
It acts directly upon the Sympathetic Norvo Cen
ters Just as steam acta In an Englno. It provides,
through these inside nerves, th power to make tho
weakest drgan dolts duty.
It enables woak organs to cast off their clogging
"mw uiAiMu, uu mj repair moir worn tissue.
It runs tho human mill, at full capacity, till that
mill produces enough new material to keep Itself run
nlng without further help. So suro ami of this Re
storative that I authorize certain Drutrclsta nvnrv.
whoro to supply it on a month's trial, to practically all
who wrlto mo for that privilege.
To supply It at my expenso if It falls to bcncflt.-at
your expenso If It cures.
Tho cost is but 15.60 for six bottles, Including my
professional help during treatment.
( ould anything hotter prove my faith In this sys
tem, than this voluntary tost?
Could anyono furnlih you bettor grounds for confl
denco? YOU Should CTOt mv honk. TOllfh tiMa hnn fri otira
diseases permanently.
Wrlto for It to-dar. now vou can't irtt wMi ton
'soon.
Just specify which of tho six you need.
Tro.lned Nvxrsos.
, Answering a correspondent, we give,;
tho following: Most hospitals uo not,
accept girls under twenty-one years
of age; a health certificate, and also
a certificate of good muial character,
is required from some physician and
others who hae known the applicant
for some time, On an average, two
years' training is required before a
graduation certificate is received.
During this time, she has much prac
tical work to do; receives much in
struction and oversight as to the best
methods of doing things, has some
study, the training of discipline, and
the benefit of association with and
observation of those at tho head of
the medical profession. Only a com
mon 'school education Is required
enough to enable her to make her rec
ords neatly, study books relating to
her profession, and to understand the
relative quantities of medicine. She
will require a generous amount of
common sense. For tho first few
weeks she is on probation; if sjie
gives satisfactory evidence of fitness
and competency for the work required
of her; she is given the right to wear
the cap .and apron.
The hours are necessarily longer
than in moat other occupations.
Breakfast is served to the nurses at
6:30 in the morning; they go on duty
at 7 and -remain on duty until 7 in
the evening, with one hour off for re
creation in tb.e afternoon. On certain
evenings, each is free after 5 o'clock
supper, and in such cases she does
not have the mid-afternoon hour; she
has one afternoon a week for hnrsclf,
and usually fpur hours on Sunday; oc
casionally she may be able to get a
"long day" off duty, Every training
school provides several months' night
duty for its pupil nurses, wh6n the
go on duty at 7 o'clock in the even
ing and remain on duty until 7 o'clock
the next morning. In connection with
her practical work, the pupil studies
nursing, anatomy, hygiene, and such
branches as will be. helpful in her
work. As 'a rulenurses are paid $2
Pook l on Dyspepsia.
Book 2 on tho Heart.
Book 3 on tho Kidneys.
Mook 4 for Women.
Book 5 for Men (sealed)
Book 0 on lthcumatlsin-
Address Dr. Shoup Box 7515, Haclno, Wis.
P. a simple cases often yield to ono bottlo or Itcstora
tlvo. All druggists carry It.
llutaU druggists do not supply It on a month's trial.
You must wrlto to mo for that.
a week for their services while learn
ing, and their uniforms are furnished
them. Besides this, some training
schools furnish them with a watch.
The profession is full of hardships to
the conscientious devotee, but the pay
is good, and the work interesting to
those fitted for it. Inter-Ocean. ,
A Good Figure. '
In correct breathing the abdomen
is drawn in and up with each inspira-,
tlon, The habit of bVeathing in -this
way can readily he formed. If in ad-,'
dition to that, one remembers to standi
with the chest advanced and the ab
domen drawn in, instead of in the too-,
common ungraceful attitude in which
the abdomen is thrust forward and thq
back hollowed in, there will be littlo
trouble usually from the enlarged',
"stomach" which is the affliction of
so many women. The reason that so
many persons not otherwise stout have
enlarged abdomens is that the muscles
of that part of the body have so lit
tle exercise that flesh readily accumu
lates there. Another cause which
helps to bring about the same thing
is that many people by wrong habits
of breathing push the abdomen down,
and out at each respiration. The im
portance of right habits of breathing
and of the proper carriage of the body
cannot be too strongly urged upon one
who wishes a good .figure.
Fruit of flit Palm.
Drakc'3 Palmetto "Wine, a tonlc'laxatlve. un
failing specific from purgiuice of the wonderful
Palmetto fruit. Glyes immediate relief aodab-.
solutely permanent curg In all cases of Catarrh,
Stomach Troubles, Flatulency, Constipation,
Congested Kidneys and Inflammation of Blad
der. Seventy-five cents at Jrg Stores for a
large bottlo, usual dollar size, but a trial bottle
will be sent free and prepaid to every reader of
this paper who writes for; it. A letter or postal
card addressed to Drake Forsasla Company,
Drako Building, Chicago, 111., is the only ex
pense to secure a trial of Drake's Palmetto
Wine. One small dose a day cures to stay cured.
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