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,billty and heartache, an exchange tells
us, are poor investments of strength
tlmo and money. Then, too, the end
less round of imagined duties causes
chronic overwork among women, and
produces the saddest results to them
and those dependent on them for rest
.'and comfort. A philosopher says:
' "There is nothing in the world I dread
- like a thoroughly exhausted woman.
No amount of personal comfort should
r-Nfever compensate for such a state of
affairs." But there are so many of
that kind of women! You meet them
everywhere.
What constantly tired . woman is
.capable of generous sympathy and
. ready help or pleasant companionship?
,The better part of family life cries
.out for sympathy and tenderness; but
.the women who should give it are
.blindly wasting themselves on ma-
fterial things, polishing the outside of
.' the cup without a thought of the wine
.-within. Can one so employed divide
care or double joy? It is a pitiful
state of affairs, but we see it every
where, in all sorts of homes. These
mistaken women are sincere in their
.idea that they are "doing their duty"
to their family, and so far as their
: light is given, they may be; but duty
is not everything, and many times it
is a false god they are following to
their ruin. They do not deserve to
be scolded. They should be lifted
out of the rut into which they have
- fallen and lured to the height be
yond. To conquer prejudice, to sur
mount educational limits, to overcome
' habits of body and mind calls for
force of will and power of effort; in
both of these, the mistaken women
- may be woefully lacking. In time, this
conquering and overcoming self-confidence
will be ours; but as yet, we
are as little children we have not
learned to use our- feet; we are, many
"- of us, still crawling. We need patient
guidance, and careful training, and
vwide teaching. We must be lifted to
a higher outlook, else It is like talking
of color to the blind.
In the growing light of the New
Year, we must ldok well to our win
dow gardens. There are dark, dis
mal days, and the coldest of them are
to come. While we joy in the
warmth of our comfortable rooms, wo
CRIED EASILY
Nervous Woman Stopped Coffee and
r" Quit Other Things
No better practical proof that coffee
." is a drug can be required than to
note how the nerves become unstrung
in women who habitually drink it.
The stomach, too, rebels at being
continually drugged with coffee and
tea they both contain the drug caf
feine. Ask your doctor.
An Iowa woman tells the old story
thus:
"I had used coffee .for six years and
was troubled with headaches, nervous-
" noss and dizziness. In the morning
upon rising I used to belch up a sour
fluid, regularly.
"Often I got so nervous and miser-
- able I would cry without the least
. reason, and. I noticed my eyesight was
- getting poor.
"After using Postum a while, I ob
served the headaches left me and soon
the belching of sour fluid stopped
(water brash from dyspepsia). I feel
decidedly different now, and I am con
vinced ,that it is because I stopped
coffeo and began to use Postum. I
can see better now, my eyes are
stronger.
"A friend of mine .did not like
Postum but when I told her to make
it like it said on the package, she
liked it all right." Name given by
. Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Al
ways boil Postum well and it will sur
prise you.
Read .the little -book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a rea-J
The Commoner.
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should see to it that there is a supply
of moisture in the air, else our plants
w P00r y; AU the ln8GCt enemies
thlt P pid,y,,n hot, dry atmos
phere, and it will not do to lot thorn
get a start, for it takes much time and
work to rid the plants of thorn, once
they get a foothold. Examine thorn
farCn U,L?ften' ajld kc?P thn Know
ing thriftily by letting in all the sun
shine possible, and giving them fresh
air through a remote open door or
window as often as possible without
frosting them. A good way to pro
vide moisture is to set a shallow pan
full of boiling water under the plants,
and as It cools, drop into the water a
heated brick.
Whipping Children
A writer in Good Housekeeping
says: "Delicate, nervous, or high
strung children react very badly
against rough treatment. Children
can bo reasoned with, which shrink
from bodily pain and are unfit for
even the mildest forms of corporal
punishment, and the 'motor type
the vigorous, objective, aggressive
child, to whom such a punishment,
justified by the gravity of the offense,
would appeal. To the latter class, the
immediate punishment, the immediate
result of a cause they set going, is
necessary in order that they may un
derstand a little more about law and
order and behavior, before they forget
and become absorbed in some new act
ivity. To such children, all siiriple re
active punishments, such as tying
them up when they run away, taking
off their shoes when they kick and
hurt others, and whipping for some
serious offenses, appeal very strongly
and vividly. This type of child
emerges from his punishment serene
and content, with just a little more
thoughtfulness, and a little subdued
by his experience in violating law and
reaping the consequences. It is cer
tainly important to be sure which is
the child that it will do to whip; some
temperaments will mislead the most
careful mother."
kilted and made with two .or throo
tucks at tho bottom. General utility,
skirts arc made round length, varying
from two to three inches from tfio
ground. Tho skirts of ovonlng gowns
are all extrercoly long.
For tho woman whoso figure is not
well rounded, tho corset cover is
trimmed in front with throo or more
fujl- lace-trimmed ruffles, which act
as a bust extender. ,
Many strappings of velvet ribbon
are used In tho way of trimming on
house and evening gowns. Tassels
and fringes, and old-fashioned ball
fringe are also in favor. Braids are
extensively used as trimmings, espe
cially tho silky radiums. Tho braid
Is almost invariably tho same color
of the fabric. Fancy plaid braids arc
used for belts. But'tons are a favorite
trimming, some of I he most charming
new ones introducing the plaid Idea.
The jumper waist is tho fad of the
season. Tho Jumper waist is somo
kind of a skeleton "body" to be Worn
over the lingerie waist or over a plas
tron and cuffs of lace or embroidery.
Fashion Magazine.
Query Box
To Cure a Sheep-Skin With the Wool
On
Answering "A Reader," this is rec
ommended by one who knows. Take
a tablespoonful of alum and two of
saltpeter (these proportions), pulver
ize and mix well together. Then
sprinkle the powder on the flesh side
of the skin, and lay the two flesh sides
together, leaving the wool outside.
Then fold up the skin as tightly as
you can, tie around with a string, and
put in a dry place for two or three
days. When you think it is dry, take
it down and scrape with a blunt blade
or very dull knife until clean of the
flesh and pliable. Rub well together
with the hands to soften. This com
pletes the process, and makes an ex
cellent pad to use under the saddle.
Other skins may be treated the .same
way.
Fashion Notes
The little bolero jacket continues
to be the 'smart thing.
A guimpe waist is very appropriate
and economical for the young girl, as
it lends itself to many changes at little
expense.
Shoulder capes are introduced on
both tailored and dressy coats and de
veloped in lace and chiffon they ap
pear on house gowns and evening
blouses.
Neckties to wear with stiff linen
collars are made of plaid ribbon.
There is a center knot to which five
or six pieces of different lengths are
attached.
The short waist-line is among the
newest features of the new gowns.
All the tricks of the trade are used to
introduce this Empire effect. Some
times it is only the back that dis
plays it, while in evening gowns the
waist-line is frequently shortened in
front. -
Skirts of the new walking suits are
C. S. M. Your letter reached mo
too late for the information required
to do you any good.
Housewife Paper the dark room in
white, or very light colors, with wood
work also painted in white or cream,
or somo light color.
Mrs. J. For brightening the colors
of tho muslin, gingham, or calicoes,
dissolve a lump of alum the size of a
walnut and pour the solution into a
pint of starch (these proportions), and
use for stiffening after washing.
Annie B. Girls should not write
letters to men of whom they know
nothing. If the man wishes to meet
you, or to keep up a friendship already
begun, he will find a way. Girls but
cheapen themselves by encouraging
the attentions of men of whose habits
or character they know nothing.
F. L. Sow the dahlia seeds In
boxes Indoors in Pebruary or March,
keep moist and warm, grow the plants
thriftily, transplanting as necessary
to make stocky, then set in the border
in May, when the ground gets warm.
Treated thus, seedlings will bloom the
first year.
C. L. For stiffening laces, as a rule,
one tablespoonful of thick, cooked
starch to about a pint of cold water
is about right; common laces require
thicker starch than the better qual
ity. Rice flour may be used for the
starch, but does not stiffen so
strongly.
A. G. Nasturtium seeds are fre
quently used as a seasoning. To
pickle them, the unripe seeds are gath
ered and dropped as gathered into a
bottle of the desired size, containing
good vinegar and a little salt to cover
the seeds. When the bottle is full,
scald the seeds and vinegar and seal
while hot in air-tight bottles.
Mrs. B. N. For the curtains over
the opening, which must be frequent
ly pushed aside, the best method of
hanging is to sew brass curtain hooks
to the top hem, and hook these into
brass rings that slip on a rod across
the top of the opening. The rod may
be run through the top hem, but the
curtains can not be pushed aside so
readily in that case.
"Distracted" You know the pro
verb: "A rod for the fool's back."
If the boy is a fool for want of train
ing, you may be to blame. If a fool
for want of brains, he may be brought
into the traces by kindness and pa
tience. A "bully," or a maliciously
evil boy is a hard proposition, though
the bully is usually a coward, and can
be ruled by the whip. The malicious
one is a criminal in embryo perhaps
from a diseased or malformed brain.
I am afraid I can not advise you.
Edna D. A lamp shade would seem
to be almost as much of a necessity
as tho lamp Itself. No ono should
rnnil rtr wntj ...ut. i. ni. .
.,. wiv vtiu mo iiuih snininK i
on tho oyoa. Any kind of a shade is
bettor than none. One can be made
from stiff paper cut In circular form,
wiwi ii wvuKu-HuniJcu nieco nut. frrm
one sido of the circle to h ih rt
shape. A frame of flm wlm tn nut
over tho hot chimney on which tho
auane win rest will keep tho papor
from burning. The Innldo should bo
white to reflect tho light downward,
Papor shades can bo had at tho city
storos for fivo or ten cents each.
WHAT 8ULPHUR DOES
For the Human Body In Health and
Disease.
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY.
The mention of sulphur will recall
to many of us the early days when
our mothers and grandmothers gavo
u our dally dose of sulphur and mo
lasses every spring and fall.
It was the universal spring and fall
"blood purifier," tonic and cure-all,
and, mind you, this old-fashioned rem
edy was not without merit.
The Idea was good, but the remedy
was crude and unpalatable, and a
large quantity had to bo taken to get
any effect.
Nowadays we got all the beneficial
effects of sulphur In a palatablo, con
centrated form, so that a slnglo
grain is far more effective than a
tablespoonful of the crudo sulphur.
In recent years research and ox
perlment hnve proven that the best
sulphur for medicinal use Is that ob
tained from Calcium (Calcium Sul
phide) and sold In drug stores under
the name of Stuart's Calcium Wafers.
They are small chocolate coated pel
lets and contain the active medicinal
principle of sulphur In a highly con
centrated effective form.
Fow people are aware of tho value
of this form of sulphur In restoring
and maintaining bodily vigor and
health; sulphur acts directly on tho
liver and excretory organs and purifies
and enriches the blood by the prompt
elimination of waste material.
Our grandmothers knew this when
they dosed us with sulphur and mo
lasses every spring and fall, but the
crudity and Impurity of ordinary flow
ers of sulphur were often worse than
the disease, and can not compare with
the modern concentrated preparations
of sulphur, of which Stuart's Calcium
Wafers is undoubtedly the best and
most widely used.
They are the natural antidote for
liver and kidney troubles and euro
constipation and purify the blood in a
way that often surprises patient and
physician alike.
Dr. R. M. Wllklns, while experiment
ing with sulphur remedies, soon found
that the sulphur from Calcium was
superior to any other form. He says:
"For liver, kidney and blood troubles,
especially when resulting from consti
pation or malaria, I have been sur
prised at tho results obtained from
Stuart's Calcium Wafers. In patients
suffering from boils and pimples and
even deep-seated carbuncles, I have
repeatedly seen them dry up and dis
appear in four or five days, leaving the
skin clear and smooth. Although Stu
art's Calcium Wafers is a proprietary
article and sold by druggists and for
that reason tabooed by many physi
cians, yet I know of nothing so safe
and reliable for constipation, liver and
kidney troubles and .especially in all
forms of skin, diseases as this remedy.
At any rate people who are tired of
pills, cathartics and so-called blood
"purifiers" will find in Stuart's Cal
cium Wafers far safer, more palat
able and effective preparation.
Send your name and address today
for a free trial package and see for
yourself.
F. A. Stuart Co., 57 Stuart Bldg.,
Marshall, Mich.
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