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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 18
Weighing the Baby
"How ninny pounds does the baby
weigh
Baby, who camo a month ago;
How many pounds, from the crowning
curl
To (ho restless point of the rosy
too?"
Grandfather ties the 'kerchiefs knot,
Tenderly guides the swinging
weight; f
Carefully over his glasses peers
To read the record "Only eight!"
Softly the echo goes around;
The father laughs at the tiny girl;
The fair young mother sings the
words,
While grandmother smoothes the
golden curl.
And bending over the precious thing,
Nestles a kiss within a prayer;
Murmuring softly, "Li'ctle one,
Grandfather did not weigh you fair."
Nobody weighed the babyvs smile,
Or the love that came with the
k helpless one;
'Nobody weighed the threads of care
From which a woman's life Is spun.
No Index tells the mighty worth
Of a little baby's quiet breath;
A soft, unceasing metronome,
Patient and puuseless until death.
Nobody weighed the baby's Soul,
For here, on earth, no weights
there be
That could avail; God only knows
Its value through Eternity.
Only eight pounds, to hold a soul
That seeks no angel's silver wing;
But nestles In this human guise
Within so fair and frail a thing!
0, mother, laugh your merry note;
Oh, pleased on-lookers, gaily smile;
But don't forget that, shut within,
A priceless soul is shrined, the
-. while.
And Grandma's eyes, washed clear by
tears,
Looks down the path of years to
come,
And with each kiss, a whispered
prayer
lament to guide the baby home.
Ethel Lynn, in New York Ledger.
rest should be taught to this class.
While a large class suffers from over
work, a large number suffers from a
lack of work, and for these latter,
work if at all appropriate, is a tonic,
remedy, panacea. Among this latter
class we find the lazy (mentally and
physically) ; idle young people of both
sexes, men and women who, Having
their living provided for them by the
exertion of others do little or no work;
invalids, self-made and self-kept,
through watching their symptoms, ex
perimenting with drugs, diet, bathing,
and general living, and by these means
so deranging their functions as to
weaken both body and mind. "Work
should be exacted from them in some
form suited to their .abilities.
There are no "average workers" to
which all rules will apply. Workers
vary widely in mental and physical
requirements, so that it is quite im
possible to prescribe a diet which
would meet the requirements ofall.
Some workers (especially indoors)
are suffering from obesity, others from,
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ers nervous; somo are doing thefr
woric easily, otners unuer tremendous
strain. In each of these cases, diet
and other matters should be prescribed
specifically for the individual; in a
woric aeaiing witn tne general puo
Hc, only very general rules can be
given. The application of these rules
must be made either by the patient,
or must be effected, under the advice
of a physician especially acquainted
with the case. Reputable physicians
are giving less medicines and relying
more upon foods, exercise, and sani
tation with personal cleanliness, than
formerly. One of the best physicians
one can employ is common sense. "As
a man thinketh, so he is" will apply
to every one of us, whether mentally
physically or morally. Health Culture.
when this hardens, cover the top with
stuffed dates. Pour over this half of
the orange mixture, and after it has
begun to harden cover the top with
stuffed dates. Alternate the lay
ers until all the jelly has been used.
Place on ice to harden and serve
with whipped cream.
Banana Cream. Rub through a
course sieve a half dozen ripe ban
anas; add as much cream as there
is fruit and also a pinch of salt. To
each pint of this mixture add two
ounces of powdered sugar; beat this
with a whip until it is light and
frothy. Serve in glasses and sprinkle
blanched or powdered almonds over
the top. In the center of each glass
place a candied cherry. Serve cold.
Prepared jelly powders are to be
had in various flavors of the grocer,
with directions for use on each pack
age. From "Uncooked Foods."
Some Health Notes
No one can be healthy who eats
too .much, too often or nf w.n
kinds of food, or who eats whilo hur
ried, anxious, excited or exhausted.
We arc told to eat moderately of
simple foods, at regular intervals, and
our meals should be taken while we
are in a calm, restful mood. The
crucial questions of diet are, not what
we cat, so much as how, how often,
and how much. Very little fluids
should be taken with our meals, but
the bodily functions require dally at
inner i rr j-tfi.rt i i .
"UV. llUtUia oi- water, to he taken
on rising, between meals, and on re
tiring at night. More water, drinking
will in no wise bo hurtful, and the
thirst should bo quenched as often
as necessary, outside of meal time.
Herbert Snennnr snvo- Trr i.
heard enough of the benefits of work-
we need now to be told of the benefits
of relaxation." The majority or peo
ple work too hard and too intensely
whether from force of lmbit or 'S
supposed necessity. The religion of
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Garden Sage
Every garden should have a few
plants of sage, and it may be grown
either by planting the seeds, or by
buying the plants ready started. Any
good, sun-exposed garden soil will
grow it, and, as it is a perennial, it
will be very little trouble after it
gets started. It can be propagated
by divisions of the root in spring, if
one has an old plant. If the plants
are kep'c thrifty, any needed lenses
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may ue gathered during the summer, hishment:
Misunderstandings
A great deal of unhappiness in home
life comes from misunderstandings.
Each of us is more or less affected
by the v personal impression of con
versation, incident or episode. The
way it strikes us i3 very apt to push
quite out of sight the way it may
strike another; in consequence, we
misinterpret moods, or attribute to
others motives which never have oc
curred to them. The quiet manner
is taken to mean irritation when it is
simply weariness; or the impulsive
.speech is supposed to spring from
anger, when it may have its origin
in embarrassment or indiscretion. If
one appears absorbed in earnest
thought which draws lines between
the eyes, or cause a tighter closing
of the lips, we are accused of being
"mad," or out of temper, and if a
"case of nerves" shuts us away to
ourselves for an hour or two, we are
accused of "sulking," or moodiness.
If only we were willing to take each
other at our best valuation, and allow
to another what we exact for our
selves, much heartache might be es
caped, and the home life would be
come happier and more wholesome.
Ex.
"Ready-to-Wear" Garments
Answering a reader's query, we
copy the following, showing the pains
taken in material and make-up of gar
ments in a first-class clothing estab-
and in September it mav hf nut. ror
drying, or, better, the leaves picked
off the stems and laid on papers in
some shady place to dry. Home grown
sage is far superior to that for sale
at the butcher or vegetablg stalls. Its
uses- in the kitchen are many, and in
our mother's time, its medicinal value
was well known. For the hair, noth
ing is better than a wetting of strong
sage tea, as it is a valuable tonic, be
anies ueing perfectly harmless.
Recipes for Uncooked Desserts
Prune Jelly. Soak eight large
primes over night in warm water; re
move pits and place a salted almond
in each prune. Cover the bottom of
the mold with these stuffed prunes,
and pour over them the prepared jelly
powder. Instead of using one pint of
hot water to dissolve the jelly powder,
warm one pint of the water in which
the prunes were soaked, and use for
that purpse. Serve with whipped
cream when cold.
Date Jelly. -Prepare one package of
luspuerry ana one' package of orange
jelly powder In senaratn vRoie. rrm
hU the raspberry WUr To Wom ' Ui&rent SSon.T S Jre
"When the eoods "ars repAivnri rrnm
the factory), each piece goes over a
rack and every yard passes under the
scrutiny of an expert inspector. Every
defect is marked and .the cutters have
to work around the spot marked. The
sponging is done on a machine; live
steam is forced through the material,
and it passes between heavy rollers;
then through another machine which
still further presses Vim fnhrin n
leaves the goods in perfect condition,
with the nap in good condition. A
bolt of cloth measures about forty
yards, and shrinks from one to three
yards during the sponging operation.
The materials are cut with electric
knives which follow the hand of the
operator with wonderful rapidity
sixty thicknesses can easily bY cut
at once. The materials for a single
garment are rolled together, goods!
trimmings and everything. They go
forath.i0r,nVh(? Sec0mes sponsible
for their completion. Every labor
saying device is used that can be
safely used; the machines do every,
thing that hands can not do better.
me garment passes through the
quently, then more stitching is done.
This gives permanency to the shape.
The cheap way is to press the gar
ment when it is done, but lasting form,
real style effect, is thereby sacrificed.
As the garment is completed it goes
to an eagle-eyed inspector,- who care
fully verifies the measurements and
inspects exiery seam and button-hole;
nothing goes out that is defective;
sometimes some faultless-looking suits
are rejected because the right shade
of silk has not been used in stitching,
Men and Women's Magazine.
Saving "Scraps"
We can riot all afford to buy the
"store" scrap-hooks, nor could we, if
we had them, always take time to
paste our clipping in them, but there
are other ways by which we can have
our clippings handy when we need
them. There is the old, out-of-date
or useless book, which, by cutting out
every second and third leaflet, will
answer very well, and be serviceable
for a long time, with careful handling.
Then, some use small paste-board
boxes, labeled -with the names of dif
ferent topics; but these' are too bulky
for the most of us. Then,, there is
the long paste-board box (an envelope
box will answer) in which a dozen
or more envelopes, each marked with
a different department name, such as
Recipes, Art, History, Literature, Re
ligious, Political, House-cleaning,
uook-ery, etc., and, as the article which
interests us is clipped from the print
ed page it can be slipped into its es
pecial envelope, ready, at a moment's
notice, for reference. This is a very
convenient way, where one does not
have separate books for each subject;
and, indeed, it is a good plan for one
who does, as the envelopeful of clip
pings may then be pasted into its
own book with little waste of time.
If one has more time than clip
pings, it is a good plan to take two
pieces of card-board (paste-board
boxes will do) of the size wanted for
the scrap-book, and cover with some
suitable cloth, pasting the cloth down
smoothly on the board and letting it
reach over the ectees onto rh inairiP
which may then be covered with more
cloth, or with fancy paper, and the
corners made durable by mountings
sold for that purpose at the stationer's
store. Between these covers, place
as many large envelopes (strong ones)
as you wish, marking each with a
topic department name, punch holes
through both covers and envelopes
and tie with some pretty tape or rib
bon. This may be hand-painted, or
ornamented by some of the pretty
pictures to be had at the art stores,
or those cut from magazines. If any
of these means are employed, it will
save much time and annoyance from
having to hunt up a paper which is
never at hand when one wants it.
For the Toilet
If the eyebrows are thin, a little
tinoture of cantharides, or two or
three drops of the oil of cajeput may
be gently rubbed into the roots of the
hair every other night before retir
ingthe rubbing being always toward
the outer extremeties of the hairs;
never the reverse. Or the eyebrows
hiay be brushed with cocoa butter or
oil, or Inodorous castor oil, either of
which will promote the growth and
give a glossy appearance. Vaseline
is excellent for this purpose, as is
also almond oil. When the brows
have been lost, by fire, or by other
causes, it is recommended to use a
lotion composed of one ounce of alco
hol and five grains of sulphate of
quinine. None of these remedies should
BETTER THAN SPANKING
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If It did tliore would bo fow children that would do
It. T horo la a constitutional causo for tills. Sirs.
M. Summers, Jlox 118, Notre Bnino, Ind., rrlll Bona
nor homo treatment to any" mother. Sho oBka no
money. Write her today if your children trop,1"
you In this way. 3)ont blamo the child.
chances aro It can't help U.
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