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NOVEMBER 25, 1904" The Commoner. marriage, a thousand things draw a woman's heart to her husband; a thousand things estrango him from her. Selected. , '- M Our Lessons 9 I wfsh you could all realize that this HfoJsbut a school, in which it is in tended that wo shall learn the lessons given us. Problem after problem pre sents Jtself j and if we learn each thor oughly before the next is presonted, each will become easier of solution be- cause of tuo strength the exercise of our faculties begets. If we turn, away from any one of them, the next will seem harder, and we may not be able to solve it at all until the great school master, seeing our defection, turns us back to the slighted lesson, inslstmg tfyat it be learned, berore another can bo Understood.- Once a lesson is thoroughly learned, we may push it aside with no expec tation of its ever being set for us again. The rules it contains may have to be applied to some other problem, but the rule will be ours; we cannot forget it, though we may disregard it. Every sorrow, every pain, every af fliction, every petty annoyance, is nec essary for ' our growth and develop ment; every discipline will add to our strength if wo so determine It, and every lesson must be learned, whether with smiles or tears. Each one re ceives just the quantity and quality needed for his or her growth. It Is well to feel, when some sorrow over takes us. that it is but the discipline needed -or. some development, and to accept the wesson as something in tended for oui;.good. Pain and sorrow and discouragement should teach hr only an increased love and kindness uu vuu,n,y', anouiu Drmg us nearer the consciousness- of the universal brotherhood -which - is but another name for, ,tne. kingdom of heaven. Training the Little Ones In answer to a query from "A Reader," I copy the following from Good Housekeeping: "Bedtime should bo made happy by talking nonsense to the children and telling them laughaole stories. If they have a goody-goody spell then, tell them of their faults and suggest their trying 'to correct them. Never punish or scold a child in the pres ence of a third person, for such a course tends to harden them and to crush their self-respect. Tell the children of your own early struggles, and malco wrong-doing hard' a'nd doing right their trying to correct their faults. Never let a child go to sleep feeling itself unforgiven, and teach it to loolc on the bright side of things. Get ja child's love and confi dence and the rest Is easy; love can accomplish moro than fear. Never give a child what it wants after it coaxes or cries; never mae a promise to a child unless you - are surev you ;an keep it, but if, for any reason it can- Without Pain or Dlsflguremont Cancer Cured with Oils. Lebanon, Ore, Juno 19, 1904. Dr. D. M, Bye Co,, Indianapolis, jnd. Dkak Docrons: I am thankful to the Good Lord that I can tsay your medicine haB cured mo of the cancer on my nose and also the oncon my cheek. I have followed your directions with ?rour medlcino until every appearanco of cancer ft gone. The beauty about your remedy is such little pain produced by tho use of the med icine and such a small scar left when the cancer Is cured. I had faith all the time I was tiding your medicine it would cure mo. I wish all who are afflicted as I have been knew of your rem edy for cancer and that they could have just such faith in ita virtue. I want to nay, Praise tho Lord for Dr. Bye and his medicine. F. & DOUGHTON. (Local Minister Of fhe M. ;'Church South.) Wo cure all forma of cancer and tumor with soothing, balmy oils. Doctors, lawyer and ministers endorse it Write for 'free book to Home Office, Dr. D. .M. 'Bye Co,; Drawer 505, Dept 28, Indianapolis, Iridt - ' not bo kept, explain very carefully why, and let the child feel that it 13 better so. Do not excuso" an untruth or a meanness, and do expect to cor rect their laults over and over again, patiently. Always bo ready to praise and appreciate little things; show pleasure when they seek to please, and try not.to see everything that is wrong, and in pointing out tho faults, seek to correct the principle, and not tho par ticular act of the moment. Do not look for an old head on young shoul ders." ' These are but general rules; the mother must not forget that each child is an individual, to bo studied and dealt with accordingly. Every woman is not so constituted that she may become an ideal mother, and many women cannot be oven a passablo one, but wo must all do the best we can. Tho woman who tolls steadily inside tho home, although she may do "only housework," has no more time to teach and train her children than has the ono who toils outsitio. in the work shops of the world. A great deal of blame Is laid at the door of tho work ing mother to which she is in no way entitled. It is through her efforts to bo all things to her home, husband and children that mc3t women become nervous wrecks before they reach middle age, and physical invalids be fore even that time. Most of the rub bish about the duties women owe to their homes and their children is writ ten by the proverbial "bachelor'3 wives" and "childless old maids." The working mother of a lot of little, helpless children does not often have time to air her theories. She is kept too busy applying the "lessons of uie hour." Yet it would be well if, on reading these, miscellaneous criticisms and admonitions, tho wife and mother should seek to apply them to her own case, but she should not feel dis couraged if she is convinced that she Is doing the best she can under her own circumstances. No ono can do better than her best, and our dear Lord requires of one only to earn the praise of having "done what she could." Growing Old Gracefully No woman, whatever Her age, should be blamed for wishing to look her bast; indeed. I think she deserves blame if she does not. There are few things whicn age a woman moro than an indifference to her personal appear ance, whether of body or raiment. Tho daintily and becomingly dressed mother, sister, sweetheart or wife, with pretty complexion and glossy hair, is accorded far more respect and admiration than is ever given to the one in ill-fitting black gowns, with frosty hair and sallow complexion, and fow things add more to the charms of a woman than a feeling of "looking well" to her friends. As the years come, a woman snould' take more and more care of her "looks;" for her duties should grow less and less onerous as her family cares grow fewer, and she should not scruple to employ any aids of the toilet which she finds benefit her. It is said that "happiness may depend upon the shade chosen for a dinner dress or the set of a hat," even though the hair may be tinged with grey; the woman past forty needs all the help she can get from dress, and the one past fifty needs it still more. When "age" be comes an acknowledged fact, richness and elegance' of material and plainness of cut and making should be the rule, and if rfch material cannot be af forded, there is still neatness and gopdfittlng .to be had. and becoming colors; shp.ula' always be regarded. . ; To 'many women, of all ages, con- flno thoir choice Of color n Mantr- Black la a depressing color cither tQ wear or to see. and It often suits the youthful woman far better than' tlm one who Is advancing in years. There are many pretty, subdued and pleasing coiors mat combine wen with the gray hairs, faded comnloxlnnn nmi quiet eyes of tho really old, as wch as me miuuic-nged. Somo shades of brown, gray, or dark blues and greona are peculiarly becoming, whilo a touch of crimson, or other bright color at the throat or on the Iioadwoar Is by no means to be tabcocd. "S'omo com plexions can stand any shado of blue, and a fev are really charming In danty touches of pink. Touches of white combined with black or other dark colors give a peculiar elegance to a gown, "and everywhere dainty laces are the acknowledged belongings of Lh well-cared for grandmother. Let us "grow old gracefully." v Floral Notes - If you can give your plants only "living room" facilities, choose easily grown, good-natured plants that will bear a few hard hits and the often times unavoidable neglect and hard usage which tho house-plants of the busy woman must oxpecL. If you cali not give them a sunny window, try the shade-loving kinds. Take your suc cessful friend, or the florist, Into your confidence, and don't bo ashamed to let them know that you know very little, but are anxious to learn. There is no such thing as luck In the flor ist's business; It Is all close attention and careful treatment. The moro you know about your plants and their needs, tho easier they can be grown satisfactorily. Children and plants are very much alike they must be studied 'ndlvidually. And they will talk to you, if you will only try to un derstand their language. Your plants intended for your window should have been' in the pots for some time, but if you havq neglected the potting, do not despair; It is not yet too late. Put your rooted slips In small pots three-inch pots will do if you will bo sure to keep the soil moist, but a four-Inch pot Is not too largo if you are inclined to let them "dry out." We are told that more plants are killed by kindness than by neglect, and one of the too abundant kindnesses is over-watering, which rots the roots. The s"oJl should be kept just moist not muddy. Many quite large plants may be potted In a four inch pot, and In order that your plants may bloom, they should not have a largo pot ono Just large enough io hold tLe roots comfortably Is the proper size for a geranium. Foliage plants require more root-room than flowering plants. It Is th-3 nature of all plant life to try very hard to re produce itself by seed, sprout or other wise, and when the blooming seed bearing plant finds that its growth is stopped, it will at once proceed to form flower .buds by which to ear seed. Many pests are brought into the house with the soil while so small as to be invisible, and they become very troublesome unless fought with soot tea, lime water, tobacco tea, or some other destroying agent; but much trouble may be avoided by baking the soil in the stove oven before using It. Put the soil in a big dripping pan, and while heating, in a moderate oven, it should be stirred occasionally. Do not let it bake, but let it get steaming hot too hot to handle with comfort, then set it away to cool before using. In this way eggs an young are de stroyed. It is a gopd plan fcp shake the soil through a coarse-meshed sieve. If you have already availed your self of the "garbage" hole plan which INTERESTING, IP TRUE Vh Can Try It Vr YrMf 4 Pr.v It. One grain of tho active principle in Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest 3,000 grains of moat, eggs or oUiurs wholesome food, and this claim haa been proven by actual experiment which anyono can perform for him self In the following manner: Cut hard-bollod eggs Into very small pieces, as It would bo ir masticated, placo tho egg and two or three of the tablets In a bottlo or Jar containing warm water, heated to 98 dogrcos uhe tem perature of the body, and keep it at this temperature for throe and one half hours, at tho end of which time tho egg will bo as completely digested as it would havo boon In the healthy stomach of a hungry boy. The point of this experiment Is that what Htunrfs Dyspepsia Tablets will do to tho egg In the bottlo It will do to tho egg or meat In tho stomach, and nothing elflo will rest and Invfgorato the sto.jach so safely and effectually. Bvo.ii a lltlo child can tnko Stuart's Tablets with safety and benefit if Its digestion Is weak and tho thousands of cures accomplished by their regu lar dally uho are easily explained when it is understood that they are com posed of vegetable essences, aseptic pepsin, diastase and Golden Seal, which mingles with the food and di gest it thoroughly, giving tho over worked stomach a chance to recupe rate. Dieting ncvor cures dyspepsia, neith er do pills and cathartic medicines, which simply Irritate and inflame tho intestines. When enough food Is caton and promptly digested thero will be no constipation, nor In fact will there bo disease of any kind, because good di gestion means good health In every, organ. . , Thf TYlftpU nn1 mmnnim rf C'..-i Dyspepsia Tablets are world-wido and they are sold at tho moderate prico of 50 cents for full-sized packages in overy drug storo in tho United States and Canada, as well as In Eurppe. I told you about somo months ago, you should always have somo good potting soil, but If not (and most likely it is "not"), any good garden soil, with the addition of a little sand to render tho soil loose, will do for most plants. Tin cans are not always a success as a plant holder, though many per sons havo splendid "luck" with them, and many plants do better In them than In porous pots; but very much depends upon the caro you give them, whatever they are n. Small wooden boxes do well to winter plants In, and one can place quite 'a few small plants In ono of them and carry them through tho winter to bo used as bed ding for plants noxt spring. Over-potting and over-watering . a a plant is like over-feeding a child. Trouble Is suro to result. Until root growth begins and the leaves start, the rootlets absorb but little; the soil sours, and the plant dies. Parsnip Huta Mash fine somo boiled parsnips un til you have a pint; add to this two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one scant teaspoonful of salt, a little pep per and two tablesponfuls of milk. Stir over the fire until smoking hot, then add one egg well beaten, mix thoroughly and turn the mixture Into a shallow dish and set away to cool. Have a tew pine kernels or other ruts shelled, and when the mixture Is cold take one nut meat and roll some of tho parsnip mixture around It until the size of an English walnut Roll in beaten egg and cracker dust and coolc In -hot lard until a nice brown. vs " ji-'Bj'lJS 4k -