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Hyacinths and Easter Lilies
Hyacinths and Easter Lilies,
As the breozo your censers swings,
Tli rough the dawn's cathddral arches
Illso tho thoughts of holy things I
Goes tho story mythic, oldon
That Apollo, jiniiwaro,
Slew the lovely Hyaclnthus,
- Youth of "beauty, wondrous, raro;
As a token of his sorrow
Caused ho hyacinths to grow,
And upon their trembling petals
Wrote tho story of his woe.
Logonds tells us that at Easter,
When tho blessed Son of God
Loft His tomb, that snow-white lilies
Sprang to life where'er Ho trod.
Thus thoy woavo for us the story
Of the Easter Lily's birth
By His touches waked to gladden
All tho gardens of the earth!
Hyacinth, thou fragrant symbol
Of an earth-lovo's hopeless pain;
, Easter Lily, sign supernal
Of a love that rose again
To my hoart you botli aro precious
At this holy Eastertide;
Earth's fulfilment, Heaven's promise,
By your beauty typifiod!
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f season: If wo have not already
"cleaned house," it is warm enough to
begin tho work without delay, and
tho stoves may usually be taken out
of most parts of the house, by this
time; so wo aro happy, and feel like
praising because we hope to, ourselves,
arise out of the dirt and dust and
grime that tho close confinement of
tho winter months has forced upon
us. So, looked at from whatever stand
point, the Easter season is a happy
season, and both physically and spir
itually, wo aro constrained to "re
joice and bo glad."
The Eastertide
With tho air full of flying gold and
swootost perf times, it is easy enough to
bolicvo in tho lesson the Easter soa
son is supposed to toach'us; but when
chill winds discourago spring's ad
vances, and tho sunshine is shut away
. by snow-flakos, we aro apt to grow dis
heartonod, and to lose faith in rtll
promises. Rut should wo? I think not.
Easter Sunday falls so late this year
that wo shall havo .flowers enough to
attest to tho truthfulness of its les
sons, not only tho hardy, sturdy lit
tlo Qiit-door harbingers, but indoors,
. as well. And nothing is so beautiful
as the decorations of the church and
home with tho waxen ascension lllios,
the rich, green of palms, tho delicate
"petals of the scented hyacinths. Flow
ers do- not bloom alono on plants at
this season, but shop windows, bon
nets and headwear blossom out won
derfully. Hero isxa bit of "ancient"
. tradition, handed down to us to em
phasize the fact that women were not
alone in their lovo of finery, or tho fos
tering of their vanity:
"Last Eastro I put on my blue
Frock coat, tho vust time, vier now;
Wl' yallor buttons aal o brass A
That glittered In the zun Ilk gloss:
r Bekaiso 'twor Easter Zunday."
Easter Sunday is not a time of re
jolfclng solely from Jts religious signif
icance; it is the time of renewal In
more ways than ono, and overybody
is oxpocted to have "now things" at
least one really new garment to wear,
on that day. I am afraid there is
more thought and consideration given
.to the getting up tho new clothes than
Ho the Important lesson tho day itself
should teach us. But we do get so
tirod of tho rubbishy old things we
i havo worn all tho comfort out of, that,
really, one is not so much to blame,
after all. One can worship so much
' more heartily in spirit when not cru-
clfled in the flesh with the thought
that we are not looking as well as we
might, if we were prettily dressed. An
other thought gives us exceeding cbm
fort, in connectipn with the Easter
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AN JOLT) AND, ELL TRIED IlEMMW
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SH3 ffiffirffir flsrassK3" jaa?"
flta450' pii, ."e WW remedy "for aufrhcoa
"Telling Lies to Children"
Not so very long ago, a little' lassie
spent an Easter Sunday with us. There
were a basket of eggs and a package
of assorted dyes provided, and invi
tations given to a few little mates to
help her color Easter eggs, and we
anticipated for her only a pleasant
day. There was to bo feasting and
fiowors, also, in her honor. Early
Easter morning tho little maid was up
and dressed, and I noticed that she
was critically examining many nooks
and hiding places. 1 asked: "What are
you hunting for, Dottle?" "O," she gig
gled, bashfully, "I am hunting the
nests." Not having been accustomed
to the idea of rabbits' eggs through ex
perience, I did not think of the object
of her search, and said, "But, dear, we
dd' not keep hens." She smiled, and
continued her search, stopping only
when summoned to breakfast, to which
meal she brought a very rueful look
ing little face. After awhile, during
which her eyes had been busy search
ing the room, she asked, "Auntie, don't
you havo any rabbits on this farm?"
"Plenty of them. Why?" "Because,
I can not find their nests, and where
do they lay their eggs?"
Well," I said, hardly knowing how
radish in milk, applied with a bit of
oloth and, allowed to dry on the face
at night.
Agness D. Have you tried brushing
the hat with a strong dye of. tho de
sired shade, made of some one of the
popular ten cent dyes? Ask your mil
liner. Sadie L. Blondes can wear reds,
greens, and some shades of yellow;
red-haired girls look well in browns,
rich greens and blacks.
Mrs. C. A. B. For information re
garding cheese-making, write to Der
partment of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C, for bulletin on the subject which
I think the Department has published.
Any publication devoted to the inter
ests of dairying can aid you.
Sufferer. When the cough is hard
and dry, rub the chest and over the
spino with equal parts of lard and tur
pentine and cover with a hot flannel.
Repeat every two hours until relief is
obtained. Keep the parts well covered.
Anna. Anything that nourishes the
skin warmth, care, food will, to a
certain extent, nourish the hair also;
if there is a tendency to excessive
growth, this will. stimulate it. The
remedy I sent you, some time ago is
the least expensive, most harmless and
generally satisfactory I know.
Mrs. Thomas T. Walnut stain Is a
popular and harmless dye for the hair,
if you must dye it, but, like other
dyes, must be constantly renewed as
the roots of the hair grow out. The
dried bark can be had of most any
druggist, bur fresh bark Js better. I
think an ounce will cost you about ten
cents. Steep one ounce of the bark
in a pint of water, kept just at the
boiling point, for an hour or more; J
strum, ana aaa a lump or alum tne
size of a small hickory nut to set the
color. A little alcohol or bay rumf may
be. added, but the alum will keep it
irom souring. Apply with a bit of
tiye of the resurrection. The miraclo
of the resurrection of the hody is ap
propriately symbolized in the re-ap-pearance
of flowers, the budding of
bare trees, and the soft carpeting with
verdure of tho brown fields. Green and
white are the Easter colors, the one
emblematic of life "and growth in na
ture, and,, by a simple -transition of
ideas, of the, quickening of spiritual
life after death; the other, is the em
blem of, purity. In the church and in
the home, Easter is a feast of flowers,
and wherever possible all things may
be decorated with these beautiful em
blems. In many countries, a number
of different cakes, or other dishes aro
prepared specially for Easter. In Eng
land, according to tradition, the early
Christians invested tho hotcrbss huns
with much sacredness, and, it is said,
to this day, in some of the remote
English counties, a small loaf of bread,
marked with a cross, is 'baked every
Good Friday morning and carefully
preserved until the annual return of
the day. This is to be used only medi
cinally, and many grievous disorders
are supposed to be cured by a small
portion of the sacred loaf grated and
made into a sort of panada with a
little water. It would be considered a
sacrilege to use it as food. It is
claimed that the same buns were used
as early as 1500 B. C, in the worship of
idolators, and were considered by the
pagans as a safe-guard against disease
and danger when used in their idola
trous rites.
Other Observances
Among the Jews it was customary, to
build a great fire in the open air on
Easter eve, into which to cast all
leavened bread. Although this Are
has fallen largely into disuse, there is
s'atd to be enacted at the present day
in ''Jerusalem a ceremony called the
Miracle of Easter Pire. For centuries
the. Latin 'churches refused to take
part in this,, the Roman Catholic
church opposed it, and now its only
participants are said to be tHV'Giceek
and other Oriental1 cTiufcheV The
Greeks claim that'the ceremony comes
down the long ages from the apostles,
and that their candles are actually
lighted by -a fire sent from heaven. It
is also claimed that this holy fire ap-
to meet her question, "our rabbits are
not used to children, and I don't think sponge tied to a small stick to save
(hey lay any; 'but her,e is a big basket- the hands; or, an old- soft tooth brush
ful of thorn which the hens have given may be used. Repeat' 'tWo1 application
us." Her eyes brignteneu wonderfully,
but her thoughts wore still with the
rabbits. . r
There are many, who dbjectr strong'
ly to tho Santa Claus story which has
been rehearsed for the children's
faith, time without end, nnd insist
upon cutting it out of the curriculum'
01 cnutt teaching, but there is vas.
more sense in this belief, foolish afc( itx
may seem, tnan in teaching the little"
ones tho impossible story that tho
Easter eggs are laid by the bunnies. 1
do not advocate encouraging in chil
dren the belief in the miserable street
representatives of 'their cherished idol
of the holidays, for, at the best; they
aro miserable failures, and fool none
of them long, but there is ,a Christmas
spirit a spirit of kindly giving and
good cheer, which the growing child
will gradually credit with the wonder
ful deeds once attributed to the cher
ished Santa Claus with no Ill-feeling;
but the rabbit-laying idea is so absurd
and untruthful, that I can not see any
good to come of it. The true reason
for Easter Sunday is so beautiful, why
not teach them to know that perfectly?
And teach them to find for themselves
the symbols of the Risen Savior, as
they He on every hand.
Query Box
Fannie L. My dear child, a girl of
your age should not dabble with cos
metics. The beauty of your young
ye6aild IS the l0Vellfedt tllInS m' this
Essie F. A faitlif uT old recipe W
is becoming the CUStom.of. nonrlv 'nil
Protestant churches to have s spec&fij
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Easter Reading'
- We are told that neither in the New
Testament, nor in the writings of. the
apostolic -fathers do we find any trace
of the celebration of' Easter as a
church festival. Origin urires that tho
Christian who dwells ori the truth of
vnrist as our Passover, and the gift
of the Holy :Ghost, is every day keep
ing an Easter-and Pentecostal feast.
It is doubtless true that the first Chris
tians continued to observe the Jewish
festivals as"commemorative of events
of which these had been the shadows,
and thus the Passover, made even
more sacred by the thought of Christ,
the true paschal lamb, the first fruits
of the dead, continued to be celebrated
and became the Christian Easter. The
word "Easter," like the names of the
days of the week, is derived from the
old Teutonic mythology. Bede tells
us it is derived from Eostre, or Ostara,
the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, to
whom the fourth month, April (or an
swering to our month of that name),
was dedicated, and that this month
was the same as the Monsis Paschalis
when the "old festival was observed
with the gladness of a new solemnity."
Eatii ntiwi-win. .Wood. At the same time they impart to the
taster uoservances certain neutraUzInftagents hich hasten
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