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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1908)
ESS5 t- 4Tvrr The Commoner- VOLUME 8, NUMBER 25 "Sg3g5S! ' 'W'llWlM'MWWm in Wild Roses O, the wild Juno rose In tho pasture knows, Though it hath but little roason, That Its cousins fair in tho town declare 'Tls tho debutante's own season; But it Binilos no less for tho hap piness Of tho rose on gentler highways, For it blooms and blooms, and its glad perfumes Fling their sweetness to tho by ways. On a thousand hills, whoro tho wild rose wills, In tho moorland and the valley, . There the rose-clans come, and tho wild bees hum, Iii tholr gladsome June-day rally. 'Tls the festal day on tho pasture way, ' In tho distant doll and hollow, And tho sunshine brings many offerings And tho welcome rain-guests follow. 'Though a fairer roso in tho garden grows, There's wuo'that is more con tentod Than thQ bravo, bright flower of tho sweet June' hour, On tho green hills, richly scented. And it knows as well as the city bello, "With.ita city-bred compassion, . That a,'. Juno-day liatli, in tho country The rose that is all the fashion. JJ W. Hutt, in Ladies' World. the playground, or of its attendants, but it is tho natural effect of herding children together. Parents, or guardians should attend their chil dren at such places. But even then, all evil lessons can not be suppressed, , Perils of the Playground A great deal is said in nraise of tho public playgrounds which philan thropists are opening up in many of , our large cities, and in many ways they aro a very great improvement upon -the streets and alleys. But there is slowly coming to the surface Caring for Men's Clothing In folding trousers for traveling or packing purposes, put the waist buttons together, and pull tho trous ers down quite flat, with the outer seams about an Inch In front of the Inner; fold them over Into half their length, and then put them into what ever receptaclo awaits them. In folding a coat, lay it lining- side down on a table, which allows enough room to lay the coat perfect ly flat, and turn up the collar. Next, turn the fronts back, and fold the left half over the right, the back seam acting as the crease-edge on tho left hand. Make a fold from tho arm-holes downward to the bottom of the coat, being careful not to dis turb the sleeves they have been naturally cared for. Turn the coat to half Its length, unless the box or case allows full length. In hanging up a man.'s coat, do not hang it by the loop beneath the col lar, but hang it on a coat form; the coat hanger will cost but a few cents, will last almost a life time, and the coat will be kept In good shape. In hanging up a pair of trousers, the average woman buttons the waist band together and hangs them up by the band, or by means of the sus penders. This soon gets them out of shape. Get a hanger of the tailor or department store, or at the ten cent store two for a nickel, In most places, and the tailor will show you how to use them. When trousers are "kneed," or "bag," dampen the bulge with a sponge, or lay a damp cloth over and Iron with a pressing motion until the bulge is taken up. The dampening may nave to be repeated. If too beforo they are quite dry press care fully with a hot flat-iron on the wrong side, turn them, and crease down the front of each leg. A way of cleaning preferred by some is td wash them in gasoline as this will not shrink or wrinkle the goods. This should be done out of doors, and they should be hung In tho open air to dry. Do not wring, but let the fluid evaporate. Many times, if the spots are cleaned with a good cleansing fluid or soap, they will not need washing. them also carrying twigs and pota toes, stones, tools ana contrivances other ' than personal objects." Tho writer contends that the school build ing should be more than a place where children may study books and recite from them; that it should bo a place where they can use their hands and their thinking powers. A step already taken towards this end is the growing of flowers in the win dows, the collecting of curios, of in sects, of grains, plants, and other like objects that awaken a spirit of Investigation in the young minds. "Cleaning House" House cleaning should have no especial season. If one or more rooms have a weekly ' straightening up and cleaning, regularly going over them as one has time, the whole house is easily kept sweet and clean. Bedding should be aired and sunned every day, if possible; but If not, they should get as much fresh air as is practical. No clothing should be al lowed to get the "bedroom smell," and If regularly sunned and aired, and the room well ventilated, it Is entirely unnecessary that they should. If one has a washing ma chine, It Is a very easy matter to keep things clean. Working men's garments should not be worn more than a day, In hot weather, not only on account of the disagreeable smell, but because the perspiration rots the clothes. Run them through the ma chine, whether you iron them or not. They will be dry washed at night. by morning, if ,i.J . -A 1.UI. uu '.wuuyr Burreui ui Wmumi, , f of , f ., . rQ theysand guardians are beginning .. fnlrn fl . ,. ,.;,,"" to rftkllie the perils that meet tholr T(. ' " ,,. :z ",." .- V ., i mother V rVUll iWnn., Vi or n Ttanon In linrora rP ' the grounds can not be everywhere, ' or aprhear everything, and there are wprdB spoken and actions slyly Indulged In that little children, though they may not know the mean ing of- thorn, will surely remember and repeat. A mother, whose chief interest in getting a home near one of the best equipped of these grounds was that her children, ranging from twelve .-vears to five, r.oulil havn rht bone-fit of the playgrounds, told me that4; after two months of the play ground education, she found her children v(ore learning lessons that 1 she hadne'ver dreamed of their learn ing Ui ore, and she had at once se cured: another homo and taken her little ones from tho neighborhood. On these play grounds, all sorts and classes of .children are to be met, and it Is not always the most care fully groomed child that is the safest companion for "our own." Then, too,, the exercises are too 'strenuous" for many children who are untrained in the uses of their muscles, or are u'oKctlve enough to indulge In them withdut harm, and not all children have the wsdom to let hurtful ex 1 ercisos alone. Tho stronger children often push and crowd the weaker ones, who are too shy, or too brave to make complaint, and in many in stances there are hurts thrt nobody, ' except tho mother, and not always she, hears of. It Is not the fault of If very dusty, take the clothing out doors and beat with a carnet whip, or flexiblo cane or switch. Afterwards, lay on a table and brush them downward, from waist to bot tom. If clothes are wet,' stretch into shape while drying, then press with a heavy Iron. As many men are In different to their looks, or too busy to attend to their wardrobe, the wife or daughter should make it a part of her education to know how such things should be done. The women of the family generally bear the blame In such things. Washing Trousers A tailor gives this way of washing men's and boys' trousers with, satis factory results: First wash through thoroughly warm (not hot) soap suds, pressing between the hands, rather than rubbing; do not rub soap on the garment, except on the worst spots, but it is best to have these at tended to before undertaking the whole garment. After they are cleaned by sousing, squeezing and pressing with the hands, rinse In two cool waters, not wringing, but hang ing them so they will drln. After the last rinsing, turn them wrong side out and pin them to the Hue by the waistband, using plenty of pins to keep them hanging naturally, not sagging. Dry in the shade, As fast as tho water collects In the hem, squeeze It out between two cloths; "Squint," . or Strabismus It Is generally recognized that, in case where squint commonly called cross-eye has existed for many years, the eye affected loses the pow er of clear vision, from disuse. If the eye turns in or out positively, only the other eye is employed look ing at objects, while the eye at rest deteriorates, in time losing the power of vision wholly or completely. rn all, or at least the majority of cases of long standing, an operation to straighten the eyes by cutting certain muscles, while it may Improve the appearance of the eyes, does not Im prove the vision, as the idle eye has become incapacitated for practical use. The following is recommended for young children who show a ten dency to "squint:" "In cases where the squint is not constant, appar ently affecting sometimes one eye and sometimes the other the trouble Is duo to a want of balance between tho muscles of the eyes. Both eyes may be kept In health by taking the precaution to bandage first one eye and then the other, thus forcing the use ot tne eyes In alteration. This must be done daily so as to keep the eyes active, wearing' the bandage over one eye one day and over the other the next. By this means both eyes can bo kept in health until the child reaches the age when the diffi culty can be corrected. The correc tion by wearing glasses is likely to be more permanent in results than that obtained by an operation. Prop erly adjusted lenses relieves the diffi culty by removing the cause. An operation often results in a complete disablement of one eye." Good Health. For tho Sewing Room White skirts are much used for day-wear with the lingerie dresses. The bottoms of the skirts may be finished with a deep-flounce, or ruffle, of embroidery, or with lace and in sertion insets, or the ruffle may be of sheer material with clusters of hemstitched tucks and a bottom hem. Imitation Valenciennes lace the kind called a "real" pattern is an excellent trimming for underskirts; that with the round mesh the Ger man Is said to launder better than the square meshed, or French. For tho flounce, or ruffle, French lawns, dainty muslins, Swisses and dimities are all used, and the dotted or fig ured Swisses are desirable. For those who want warmer skirts than the cotton, albatross offers a wool of exceeding light weight. For these skirts a fitted yoke is desirable, and a ruffle of the same .finishes the lower portion. Under the bottom of this ruffle may be a frill of white lace. The old method of fastening the petticoat, with draw-strings, or bands with the backs gathered, should not be used. The top of the skirt should be .fitted to the figure carefully, and thus give a neat set to the over dress. In many of the new- -lingerie waists a. touch of color Is introduced. For the simple, tailored waists, the color may be in the form of piping, cord ing, bands, edging of plaits and cra vat frills. The colors are a matter of taste, but they should be such as Will wash. Floral dqslgns of em broidery, with lace insertion are much seen. A new style of corset cover is .cut in circular form, having gathers at the, top, but none at the waist-line, with no .seams except ai the. shoul ders. These are attached to the fit ted underskirt, thus doing, away with belts,, bands and gathers, .which are all so objectionable with the new style of lingerie dresses. . White skirts should be cut gored and finished with French seams. The skirt should be an inch shorter than the dress-skirt, and under no cir cumstances should it be ) allowed to "sag,". and hang below the dress. Tho Coming School Room The Century Magazine says: "Now wo see children carrying only books to school; some day k we shall see A Safe Bonfire Contrivance At every home there, are tlme3 when an accumulation of, waste pa per, trash and small rubbish becomes an eye-sore, if not a positive incon venience. At this season, the gas or gasoline stove has taken the place of the coal range,, and ther.e seems no, plrice for burning the waste ex cept out of doors. There is always more or less danger of the flying scraps setting fire to something of value, or causing a destructive con flagration, especially if there is a strong breeze blowing, and the Are itself often creates, a breeze, To ac complish the burning, here is a safe plan, and it may be tried .on. a larger or smaller scale: Get a piece of close-meshed wire fencing poultry fencing will do for ordina'ry of suit able length; five feet long by four wme is a good size, through for the AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY Mjw. WjNsi.ow'a SooTniNd Sviuir for children toouuner should always ho used for.chlldreu.whll teeming;. It softens tho gums, allnys tho paliu curoa wind colic and Is tho bast tomody for dlr rnaesf Twonty-flvocontsabotUe. . ij-. ..-.. .. . Xijkitu.. . di i Mirtmw i ti.rMimaxMfj