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Discontent
Two bn.'itn rockod on tho river,
In tlio hIjucIow of lejif and tree;
One whb in lovo with the harbor,
Ono was in love with Iho sea.
The ono that loved tho harbor
Tho winds of fato out-bore,
But thu othor was hold, close-clinging,
Forever against tho shore.
The ono at rest on tho river,
In tho shadow of leaf and tree,
With wistful eyes turned over
To tho one far out at sea.
Tho one that rode the billows,
Though sailing fair and fleet,
Looks back to tho peaceful river,
To tho harbor safe and sweet.
One frets against the quiet
Of iho moss-grown, shaded shore,
One Highs that it may enter
The harbor nevermore.
Ono wearies of tho dangers
Of tho tempest's rage and wail;
Ono dreams, amid tho lilies
Of tho far off, storm-tossed sail.
Of all that Ufo can teach us,
There Is naught so true as this:
Tho winds of fato blow over,
But over blow amiss.
Unidentified.
altar will havj given way to the
b.-aiilifully and scientifically equipped
laboratory from which our "health
foods," perfectly combined and
cooked, will be perfectly served. Th?
millcnium is at our door, and there
shall bo no more curses, neither sick
ness nor sighing; for the old things
shall have passed away.
"Tho Higher Education"
We've done it! It took some hard
Tcnocks and much disciplining, and
our advanco army suffered no end
of persecution; but tho battle onco
Btarted, it spun merrily on to victory.
Now, everybody is willing to share
in tho spoils and say, "1 told you so,"
but thoy do not specify just what
they did toll us; some of their tell
ings wero a little discouraging, to
say tho least.
The Gospel of Good Health
In addressing a class of medical
students, nearly one hundred years
ago, Dr. Abernethy, ono of the most
celebrated physicians of his day, said
that, in his opinion, "the cause of the
complicated afflictions of the human
raco was their gormandizing and
stufflng, and their stimulating the
organs of digestion to an excess,
thereby producing nervous disorders
and irritation." It is admitted b
the best physicians of our day also,
that nearly every ailment that dis
tresses mankind is the result of
trouble with the stomach, and these
troubles in various ways, afflict equal
ly those who under-eat and those who
gormandize. One of the prominent
chemists declares that "in order to
live long, it is only necessary to
know how," but ho leaves us as
much in tho dark as though he had
kept still. A writer, in the Lippin
cott's magazine, commenting on this,
says: "To live long, we must not
only know how to find time to learn
tho laws of which he speaks with
such confidence but we must have
tho prescience to distinguish between
two or moro conflicting laws pro
claimed by different people with
oqual ohemenco; and then wo must
know how to procure the things the
said laws prescribe which opens up
the whole quo-.tion of jobs, wages,
cost of living, and tho rest.
Not only must we know the proper
kind of food, but we must know that
the pure food law is in good working
order. Not only must we know that
pure water is wholesome, but we
many, but how good books, and how
thoroughly iigested," is what counts
for success.
If one is determined to succeed,
and has grit and courage to conquer
circumstances, the means for doing
so aro always at hand; but every
good thing has its price, and no
where are there better opportunities
for self-advancement than in the
country homes. In the cities, the
people are compelled to give their
best strength, mental as well as
physical, to the work of getting a
living, and the wonderful education
al advantages lying about everywhere
are necessarily neglected. The dwel
lers in towns and country can not
understand this, because they can
not realize the limitations which bind
the worker to his work, and which
force him to confine his reading prin
cipally to the pages of the daily
paper, or a "story" magazine wmen
can be read "'tween -whiles," when
going to and from his work.
It ib well to read the newspapers,
and often a good story is a great
soother of disturbed nerves; but one
should read such things especially
the newspapers in the same spirit
in which he crosses a filthy street
picking and choosing to avoid the
worst of it, where even with the ut
most care, the shoe-soles are apt to
be sadly soiled.
Tho combined business and pro
fession of housekeeping and home- ..- in, i, t nfti Vi iij.
making is becoming ono of the lino iB, 7?? Polit
arts, and sclonco la taking a strong
nana in uio uovoioping 01 tno new
departure." Everything Is tending
toward tho elevation of the horeto
foro despised housework indeed,
wo aro thinking of dropping that
word and taking the all-comprehending
term, homo-making, in its stead
and tho art of preparing whole
some foods is becoming tho corner
stone of tho homo structure Very
soon it will bo recognized as dis
graceful for a woman of intelligence
to aspire to homo-making without at
least a high school smattering of the
various branches of domestic science.
Tho women's clubs are taking it up;
tho public schools aro teaching it;
tho colleges and institutions of learn
ing aro devoting departments to Its
promulgation, and tho projected
$400,000 annex, where it is to be
placed along side of tho law, medl
clno and podagogy, in importance by
Iho Columbia University has set the
eeai 01 approval on its claim to be
ono of tho learned professions. This
last splendid indorsement has boon
rendered possible by a woman's gift
of $4 00,000 to bo used for that pur
pose Just a few moro years, and the
old, dingy, Ill-constructed, poorly
ventilated and badly conditioned
kitchen In which our forbears sacri
ficed Uiomsolves upon tho family
ical machine that controls the water
works.
Worry prostrates more people than
work, and mental worry, whether
real or imaginary, is one of the
worst foes to health, for it affects
tho action of every organ of the body
through tho well-known law of mind
over matter. It throws tho whoi
physical machinery out of gear, and
runners our nest efforts abortive.
But very often the worry itself is due
to tho action on tho blood of a poison
generated by the ferment of undi
gested foods which some sluggish
organ has allowed to pass into the
alimentary canal. Perfect health is
perfect happiness.
Education Without School
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Only Ono "BHOMO QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE 1IKO.MO QUrNINV Tai
lor tho slRnnture of 13. W. nitOVP v,ni ,fk
World over to Cure a Cold 1 iu Ou2 1&. hg Ul
It is sheer nonsense, in. this age
of cheap literature, to seek to ex
cuse ono's igr ranee by complaining
of a lack of schooling. Some of our
brightest men and women had little
to do with schools yet have developed
breadth and depth of Information
which renders them shining lights
in circles whee tho mere college
bred person fades into inslp-nifipnn
It is a fine thing to have had the
advantages of training in institutions
of learning, but the lack of it is no
disgrace, and, in many instances, no
handicap. Books treating on every
subject, papers, periodicals, pamnh
ots suited to every need, are to be
had almost for the asking, or at least
at very little expense. "Not how
Some Homely Recipes
Boiled Onions with Cream Par
boil the onions in salted water, drain,
then plunge into boiling salted wa
ter again and cook until tender
about three-quarters of an hour, then
drain again and sprinkle with a lit
tle salt and pepper; add a table
spoonful of butter and two table
spoonfuls of cream, and serve hot.
Deviled Cheese Run half a pound
of good, mild cheese through a meat
chopper; mix with one tablespoon
ful of butter creamed, one table
spoonful of vinegar and one of Wor
cester sauce; tarragon vinegar is
preferable. Season with one tea
spoonful of sugar, half- a teaspoonful
of mustard and -the same of salt.
Spread between square crackers, and
serve with salads.
Dried Apple Jelly Take two
pounds of tart dried apples (evap
orated is best), wash, pick over and
cover with boiling water, set on the
stove ana let cook until well done,
adding hot water as it boils away;
strain through a colander, and let
drip as long as it will; stir into this
Duico sugar in proportion of two
thirds cupful of sugar to each cup
ful of juice, the sugar having been
heated in the oven. When the sugar
i& uiui-uugiuy aissoived, strain again,
and pour into glasses to harden.
Celery SaltGet ten cents worth
of celery seeds of your grocer and
grind it fine as pepper; mix with this
about ten parts of fine table salt to
one part of celery. If t.h lorv tnof
is liked stronger, give less salt. Bot
tle for use, and put in a common pep
per or salt box when wanted for
use.
Potato Puffs Steam sufficient po
tatoes without, paring, and when
done, peel and mash thoroughly. For
every six potatoes cooked, allow one
tablespoonful of butter, half pint of
cream, teaspoonful of salt and a
Pinch of cayenne peppor; add to the
potatoes while very hot, and beat un
til light and smooth, then fold into
the mass the beaten whites of four
oggs. Heap the mixture by spoon
fuls on a baking dish, sprinkle over
it grated or finniv Mi ,-. n,i . '
IIclps for the Housekeeper
For a cheese salad, chop fine half
a pound of any dry cheese and add
half as much walnut meats, choppy
fine, as you have cheese; salt to taste
and mix with a pint of whippy
cream ; beat this lightly together and
serve on lettuci leaves. Any scrap3
of dry cheese will do.
When purchasing a roast of veal,
have the butcher lard it with salt
pork. This will make the meat juicy,
doing away with the unpleasant dry
ness, and gives it a fine flavor such
as nothing else will.
A good batter for fritters is mado
thus: Beat one egg, white and yolk
together, add a tablespoonful of olive
oil, beating it in gradually, and a
pinch of salt; add this to a cupful
of milk and pour all into a cupful
of sifted flour, beating until perfect
ly smooth and about the consistency
of a good cream. Have your fruit
ready, drop into the batter, dipping
out and laying into hot fat, which
must bo hot enough to begin cook
ing at once, so the batter will not
absorb the fat.
A good use to which to put sassa
fras roots is to make them into a
refreshing mead. Make a tea of tho
roots, steeping until quite strong,
strain, and bring to a boil; to this
add a half pint of honey, three pints
of good molasses (not corn syrup),
and a tablespoonful of pure cream of
tartar, stirring all well together.
This should make a half gallon of tho
tea, and it should be put into pint
bottles and sealed. To a glassful of
ice water add a pinch of soda and a
teaspoonful of the mead, and the
result will be a refreshing efferves
cent drink.
An excellent lemon pie Is mado
as follows: Beat smoothly four
tablespoonfuls of corn starch in a
little cold milk, and stir 'Slowly into
a quart of boiling water in a large
sauce pan. Let cook a few minutes
until .clear, stirring all the time. Set
aside to cool. Grate the yellow from
the rinds of two lemons, express the
juice and add both to the starch mix
ture, with three beaten eggs and a
pinch of salt, when the starch is cool,
stirring well. Bake in a bottom
crust, and when done, cover the top
with a thick meringue and place in
the oven to "set."
A Straight Xiace Edge
To sew a lace edge to a circle
without any fullness, as is now the
custom, baste the lace to the edge
of the circle before- it has been
shaped, or rather, before the cloth
has been cut to shape; the pencil
marks defining the circle must be
made, however; baste the lace over
the pencil marks, pulling the lae
as tight as possible. This pulling
will draw the lace up into a cap all
around the cloth. Do not be troubled
regarding this, but stitch the laio
down with the sewing machine.
After this has been done thorough! v
wet the lace with a sponge and wa
ter, and iron dry with a hot iroi!.
This will shrink the lace slightlv
and cause it to lie flat to "the liner
After this has been done, cut away
the linen from the edge of the la
and roll the linen between the thumb
and finger and blind-hem down; this
will prevent the linen from f rayin :
Press once more and you will havi
a perfectly flat lace; and if you ha
fastened the ends of the lace neatk
on a match of the pattern, you will
not bo able to tell the lace was not
woven with the edge of the cloth.
There should not bo the slightest
AN OLD AND WELL THIED REMUDY
Mns. Winsi.ow'.s SooTniNO Sviurp for chlhlrf'1
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