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The Commoner.
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 34
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"Just Common Fojks."
A hundred humble songsters trill
The notes that to tholr lays belong,
'.Where just ono nightingale ml.ght fill
The place with its transcendent song.
And thus lame comes, and with its
smile,
A soul with lusting greatness cloak's,
And leaves a thousands else the while
To he for ayo Just common folks.
If only sweetest hells wer6 rung,
How wo should, miss the minor
chimes!
If only grandest poets sung,
How wo should miss the humble
rhymes!
Tho modest, clinging vino adds -grace
Unto tho forest's giant oaks,
And 'mid earth's mighty is a place
To people with the common folks.
Not they the warriors who shall win
Upon the battlefield a name
To Hound above tho awful din;
Not theirs tho painters deathless
fame; '.
Not theirs the poet's muse that brings
The rythmic gift his soul invoices;
Theirs but to do the simple things
Thatduty gives just common folks.
They are the multitude of earth,
And mingle ever with the crowd,
Elbowing those of equal birth,
Whore none because of cast is proud.
Bound by the meshes of a fato
That somotimes a decree revokes;
Above the lowly, 'neath tho great,
Are millions of just common folks,
Fate has not lifted them above
The lovel of tho human plane;
They share with men a brother-love,
In touch with pleasure and with
pain.
Ono great, far-reaching brotherhood,
With common huraens, common
yokes,
And common wrongs and common
good
God's army of just common folks.
Boston Globe.
Homo Cheats
A prominent physician, in his pub
lished talks, tells Us that there is no
tonic so good for any pilment as
fresh air and sunshine. Net to these
is good food, and plenty of it, whether
the sun shines or not. Among tho
factors contributing very largely to
diseased conditions nf th rWotni
body are dust, dirt, dampness, insuf
ficient food food poor in quality or
badly cooked; intemperance in eating,
drinking and persona! habits, neglect
of bodily cleanliness, irregular meals,
and a grumbling, fault-finding, attitude
toward our surroundings. Ill-advised
exorcise and undue exertion are also
reprehensible, and while work, and
plenty of it, is a good thing, over
work and straining the physical powers
of endurance are the extremes of extravagance.
During the summer months, it has
been almost an absolute condition of
bodily comfort that tho house should
bo well vcntillated: though many peo
ple aro still so afraid of "tho night
air" (as tho' there were any other
kind after sundown!) that they close
tho houso as tightly as possible when
they retire to their couches; but with
tho coming of tho cool nights, tho
rooms will gradually bo closed until,
In .some houses, not even tne windows
will be loft with tho smallest opening
through which tho foul air may
escape. In such houses, the samo air
will bo breathed over ana over, with
never a thought of its uncleanliness,
In the endeavor to avoid the "night-
damps," and tho family will come out
of tho night hours with headacho,
lassitude and irritable- nerves, and talk
about , malaria. And well they may,
for the "bad air" has been with them
poisoning their bloocr and bodies all
through the hours of darluiess, be
cause it could not force its way out
and Jet the clean air rn. These fam
ilies would not think of using the
same water for all tne morning ab
lutions, but the water would be no
worse than 'the air.
Now, let us try, ds the autumn even
ings come with their hraclhg coolness,
to get the good air and reject the bad;
if tho evening -is chilly, do not shut
up the house entirely, or more than
ono must, but leave the doors and
windows open as long as possible,
adding some light wrap Or additional
garment; and on going' to bed, still
leave the windows more- or less open,
but nevor entirely closed, and for
additional warmth during the night,
lay a thin quilt or light spread where
it can be reached in the night if the
need arises. You will find you sleep
sounder, get up rested, and do not
feel "that quarrelsome feeling" that
,gcts- out of bed with you when every
thing is shut up tight.
be necessary in tho case of hard June
roses, but it is very desirable in tho
case of hybrid perpetuais and roses
of about tho same degree of hardiness.
Among the teas there are a few- per
fectly hardy ever-bloomers, but any
rose will be the better ror a mulching
of coarse litter or barnyard manure
after tho ground freezes. Among tho
most desirable hardy everbloomei's is
tho dainty little Chilotildo Soupert,
the plant of which is, at times, liter
ally lost sight of in tho abundance of
bloom.
These beautiful September evenings
wo find it very pleasant to sit out on
the veranda or lawn, giving little heed
to the fact that the dew is falling and
the bodily temperature lowering, . and
that such sittings are first-class
catarrh breeders. Tne danger would
be very greatly lessened if we remem
bered to carry a light wrap with us,
and on the first hint of chilliness,
would throw it around our shoulders.
It is the "little things" that that go
to make up our health, or' the lack
of it, and- a continuant of "HHio
things'" will grow ,, into, a great one
in time. - ...
Coffeo and Tea Mocking
Do not forget that, to have the host
results, your tea-kettle must be often
cleaned out, and filled with water
freshly drawn; soft water is best but
whatever kind you have, it must be
fresh. Bring the water quickly to a
boil; have the pot made hot by rinsing
with boiling water before the coffee
or tea is put into it. Allow one table
spoonful of coffee to each cup of the
beverage wanted; allow to boil from
three to five minutes, and the finer the
coffee has .been ground, the finer the
llavor will ,be. If ground very fine,
it will be better to tle.it in a little
sack, in ardor that tho coffee may he
clear. Give, just time ror the coffee
to get well settled before serving
about ten minutes. Dashing a little
told water into the coffee-pot just be
fore removing it from the fire will
aid the settling process.
Do not boil tea-grounds, but be
sure the water to be used Is fresh
ening;, and pour it boiling hot Over
tho grounds; . stir the tea just once;
after pouring the water on it. Let
stand about ten minutes perhaps less
to settle before, serving. If the tea
has to stand, any length of time be
fore using, it should be drawn off
the" grounds into a hot earthen pot;
if allowed to stand, on the grounds,
the tannin will be extracted, render
ing it, bitter and unfit to drink. Do
not begrudge the little extra pains
which is necessary to have a delicious
beverage. , . ,.
It is reqommen'decr that fruit, raw
or cooked, .where vegetables aro to
be eaten, should be raxen at dinner,
if raw,, before tho vegetables are
eaten, if there is warm food to follow.
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tills simple preparation for tbo euro of Leucor
rhcea. Ulceration, Displacements, Falling of tbo
Womb, Scanty or Painful Period, Tumors or
Growths, Uot Flashes, Desiro to Cry, Creeping
fcelinK up tho Spine, Pain in tbo Back, and all
Femalo Troubles, to all sending address. To
mothers of suffering daughters 1 will explain a
successful Homo Treatment. Ifyou dccldo to
contlnuo it will only cost about 12 cents a week
to guarantee- a cure. Tell other buH crers ot it,
that is all I ask Ifyou aro interested write now
and tell your Buffering friends of it Address
M. M. Summers, Vox 1G9 Notre Dame, Ind.
Wintering Tendor R.osos '
In answer v to an inquiry, I would
say. that it is not always safe, espe
cially if inexperienced in such work,
to take up tender rose plants at this
time pf year. Even one "who knows
how" doesn't like to-do it. If tea
roses are wanted to bloom in the
house during tho winter, the plants
should be secured in tho spring, kept
in pota and given' special treatment
toward that end. If the plants are
growing in- the border it is as well
to keep them growing thriftily, and
when the season comes for protecting
them get the best advise you can
from some practical rose-grower, and
follow it. In wintering tendor roses
outdoors you will find it a good plan
to cover them with an Inverted sod,
then put tarred paper over them to
Keep off tbo rain. divine cood drain
age so that no wateu vrtll stand nrminri
the roots. Of course, this would not'
1 Caring for tho Children
It is well not to be in too great
haste in putting the Nnttle ones to
school. Ordinarily children are sent
to school as soon as they reach the
earliest ago prescriqea by tho law,
without any thought being given to
their -fitness .for the duties now to be
taken up. . Once in' school, the chih
is put through the curriculum regard
less of individual peculiarities, and in
Jnany cases, it is dike trying to fit a
square peg Into a round hole. Each
child must learn the lessons given
out to the class, and often the bright
est scholar in one class is the greatest
dunce in another, for tne reason that
all. children are not endowed alike
mentally, and the work fit for one
little, brain Js the greatest torture to
another. Many times, tho greatest
stumbling block is a misunderstanding
of the meaning of the term used-the
child does pot know wnat tho words
mean, and on tho definition being
made clear to him, ho has no further
trouble.
Children, often gain more and' make
iSSX Rrof?ff 'being, santaaate (to
school, and thiols especiallyuthe foaee.
wherd the child is delicate, as wc find
so nfany jir&, hbw-a-days. They will
learn more, and remember the learn
ing longer, if allowed' td run in the
untihirte and play as other HtUo
animals do, until their tender bodies
and expanding minds are sufficiently
developed to undertake the new work
Kindorgartens do not, as. a rule, forgo
tho intellect of tho child, but the
temptation to; push the little mind is
great, and often, the ambition of tho
cJhild is excited and fostered until
work - is undertaken rar beyond its
ability to carry. If the child is ailing,
rest from schopl is the best tonic that
can be given "We may be very proud
of our clever child, but health is bet
ter than scholarship, ana if one must
be sacrificed, let- it not be the health.
The length of school Hours, recess,
sanitary conditions. of the rooms and
character of the lunch are all points
that must be carefully noted in tho
early school-life of' the child. The
burdens will fall on the soft, dimpled
little shoulders fast enough. Let them
be babies while they may.
Ways of Cooking Moat
With the advent of tho "r" months
we begin to think of heavy eating.
The summer is practically ended, and
the chilly mornings ana evenings
make onje think of- hot breakfasts
and substantial suppers, while we want
something "staying" or our luncheon.
Here aro several ways' of varying tho
fare: ,
Beefsteak Omelet. The ingredients
required are three pounds of beef
steak, one scant pound of chopped
suet, seven crackers ana three eggs.'
Roll the crackers fine, beat the eggs,
and run the steak and suet through
a meat-chopper. Mix these and to
BUILDING FOOD
To Bring tho Bablo's Around
"When a little human machine (or1 a
large one) goes 'wrong, nothing is sol
important as -the -selection. .of food
which ''will always .bring it around
again. - .
"My little baby boy fifteen months
old had pneumonia, then, came brain
fever, and no sooner had he cot over
these than he- began to cut teeth and,
being so weak, he was frequently
thrown into convulsions," says a Color
rado mother. '.'.
"I' decided a, change might help, so
took him to Kansas City for a visit.
When we got' there no was so very
weak when ho would cry he would
sink away and seemea like he would
die. ...
"When I reached my sister's homo
she said immediately that we must
feed him Grape-tNuts and, although
1 had never , used the food, we got
some some and for a few days gave
him just the juice of the Grape-Nuts
and milk. Ho got stronger so quickly
we wera soon .feeding him the Grape
Nuts itself ,and in a wonderfully
shdrt time he fattenea right up and.
became strong and well.
"That showed ine something worth
knowing and, when later on my girl
came, I raised her, on Grape-Nuts and
she is a strong,, .healthy baby and has
been. You will ,' seo from the little
photograpli I 'send you what a strong,
chubby youngster tho boy is now, but
he didn't look anything like that be
fore we found this nourishing food.
GrapeVNuts nourished him back to
strength when he was so weak ho
couldn't keep any other food on his
stomach." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
All children canbe built to a more
sturdy and : healthy condition upon
Grape-NUts and cream. The food
contains, the 'element nature demands,
from whiqh to make the soft gray
filling in 'the nerve centres .and bra in.
A well fed brain and strong, sturjiy
nerves absolutely insure a heaitny
body, , itt'i'KS' 'y.u' .- ,
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