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VOLUME 12, NUMBER 24
The Oiilrt Piper
I conned mo Uio tale o tho Piper
Pied,
Wld a toar in tho tail of me eye;
'Tie I do ho glad thcro ho nono
such now,
Says I to mosolf, says I.
For mo fagot gleams on a woo hit
lass,
An' a slip of a hluo-oyod lad;
'An' what would I do, woro thoy
toled away?
Says I to meaolf, hedad.
But ono day I looked for me wee hit
lass,
An' tho slip of a lad, forbyo;
'Twas naught could I find save a
slim colleen,
Wid a blush an' a roguish eye;
An' near her, tho likes of a bold
gossoon,
Wid shoulders to match mo own;
Oh, whore are mo childcr, at all, at
all?
Says I to mcsolf, och hone!
Then T minded meself of tho Piper
ould
Sure 'tis hack he has como tho
day,
An' stolen me woo ones from off me
hearth,
Wid his pipo an' his wheedlin'
way.
Arrah, tho thafo o' the wurreld,
ho is;
'Tis aisy ho walks an' sly,
"Twas listen, and follow, an' over
tho hills!
An' 'tis lonely tho day am I!
Paulino Frances Camp.
ConrfucMjy
tHden)foitsMKp
iinvinir fhn an til taken off the water; been dissolved. Use the same kind
but if you can stand it, and react
quickly, tho cold water is a fine
nerve tonic; it must be taken quick
ly, and tho body rubbed dry at once,
so as to start a warm glow over tho
flesh.
of solution as a gargle at night, and
carefully wash every cavity of the
teeth well with it."
Morning Lassihido
"That tired feeling in tho morning"
which afflicts so many of us, may
bo relieved, if not entirely overcome
by a courso of slmplo exercises. Be
fore rising, stretch out fiat on your
back and lift up first one leg and
then tho other, raising tho foot as
high as you can each time. Repeat
this oxcrciso until you feel tired;
then raiso both logs, letting them
down slowly. This will bring a
strong strain on all tho musclon nf
tho back and abdomen, but do not
stop unless you get too tired. Next,
lift yourself into a sitting position,
and bend forward with your arms
extended as if you .were rowing. In
rising to a sitting position, keep
your hands resting on your collar
bone; you may find a difficulty in
reaching tho sitting position unless
you put something on your feet to
keep thorn down, but this mav bo
.effectually done i the exorciso is
taken on tho floor by pushing the
feet under some piece of furniture,
like a bureau, or stand, but perse
vere, and each day you will cain
strength until you can raiso yoursolf
without trouble. Do not strain too
hard at first, but "try, try again."
Whon you have dono these exercises,
Btand near an open window and take
a number of long breaths just as
long as you can. Expel tho air each
time slowly from the lungs. Those
exercises, if dono slowly, and not to
excess at first, will do more good
than all the medicines in the shape
of drugs that can be taken inwardly.
After taking them, try talcing a
cold bath, either tub or spongo, rub-
bing yourself well down with a
coarse towel, then with the bare
hand. If you are not strong at first,
be moderate with the exorcises, tak
ing longer stunts as you gain
strength. If a cold bath can not
bo taken at first, take a cool bath,
For tho Destruction of Flics
These rules wore published by the
Merchant's Exchange of New York,
and will answer for all localities:
Keop tho flies away from the sick,
especially those suffering from con
tagious diseases. Kill every fly that
enters the 3ick room. Do not allow
decaying material of any sort to ac
cumulate on or near your premises.
All rafiiRn wlilnli fnnrln in anv wav
to fermentation, such as bedding
straw, papor waste and vegetable
matter, should ho burned, or covered
with lime. All foods should bo
screened. All receptacles for gar
bago should bo kept carefully cov
ered and tho cans cleaned or
sprinkled with lime. oil. or other
cheap preparation. See that your
sewer is in good order, that it
does not leak, is up-to-date and not
exposed to flies. Pour coal oil in the
drains. Cover all food; burn, bury
or feed all tablo refuse. Screen all
foods for sale; screen all windows
and doors, and especially those of
kitchen and dining room. Burn
pyrethrum powder in tho house;
don't forget that flies have their
breeding placo in filth; it may be
on your promises; even inside your
room. Keep your own premises
clean, and if there is an unabated
nuisance in the neighborhood, ad
vise tho health department of it at
once.
It is well known that ono female
housefly lays about one hundred and
twenty eggs during tho season, and
she selects a place where there is an
accumulation of filth any decaying
animal and vegetable matter that
will furnish food for her larvae; the
eggs mature in about ten days, and
in a season there may ton or twelve
generations. Thus, under favor
able conditions, millions of flies may
result from the eggs of a single
housefly.
"A Plaguo of Flies"
Wo can not too strongly urge the
screening of doors and windows to
prevent the ingress of flies, and we
should be very careful to prevent the
ogress by killing any fly caught in
side the house. A perfectly reliable
fly poison, which is harmless to
humans, is this: Dissolve one dram
of bichromate of potash in two
ounces of water, and add a little
sugar; put in shallow dishes and set
about. A spoonful of formalin or
formaldehyde in half cupful of water
and exposed in the room will kill
all the flies. Or heat a shovel or
other article and pour thereon
twenty drops of carbolic acid. The
vapor will kill the flies.
Health Hints to Smokers
Here are some hints to smokers
which have been offered by a Ger
man physician, who is probably a
smoker himself, and speaks from
personal experience as well as pro
fessional observation for many
years, as stated in the Pharmaceu
tical liira, from which the quotation
is taken. Whon one has to care
fully obey these rules to avoid be
ing fatally poisoned by tho "weed,"
the best advice is: Don't smoke at
all. "The first and foremost rule
is, never to smoke before breakfast,
nor, as a rule, when the stomach is
empty. Novor during any exertion
of great physical energy, as danc
ing, running, cycling, mountain
climbing, or rowing, and especially
if in a contest. Nover follow tho
bad custom of tho French and tho
Russians by allowing the smoke to
pass through tho nose; nover inhale
it through tho nose. Keep tho smoke
as far as possible from tho eyes and
nose; tho longer the pipe the bettor;
uie use oi a snort pipe should bo
avoided during work.. Always
throw away your cigar when you
have smoked four-fifths of it. Al
ways rinse out tho mouth after
smoking with a glass of water in
which a teaspoonful of table salt has
Bits of Information
M. R. wishes to know "What is
a stupe, as used in medical direc
tions" Stupes are fomentations to
which some stimulating liquid or
powder has been added. A very
generally advised stupe is made by
taking the prepared hot fomentation,
and when opened for application,
sprinkle over the surface a table
spoonful of turpentino, and apply as
usual. Camphor may be used, as
less stimulating, the powdered gum
being used, or a few drams of
spirits of camnhor. SompHmAcj y,
light sprinkling of cayenne pepper,
or snuff, or coal oil may be used. In
some diseases, noticably bronchial
trouble, or pains in various parts of
tho body, such as colic, these stupes
are invaluable.
Tablets for making limo water of
official strength can be purchased at
the drug store, if vou do nnt on
to make the water, which is easily
and much more cheaply done. Use
the water freely in milk, but not so
freely as to give it a dituurrAnnhio
taste. For sweetening milk, milk
sugar is best; it is a fine white
powder, and can be purchased in
pound cartons. It is onlv imif na
strong as common sugar, and it
makes the milk more digestible.
A whitening bath for the hands is
recommended, made thus: Dissolve
five grains of chlorinated lime in a
basin of water, just lukewarm, and
wash the hands well in this. An
other that is said to whiton if rm,.
larly used, is, one tablespooriful of
uromauc vinegar and a teaspoonful
of muriate of ammonia in a quart of
tepid water. Tho hands should be
held in this- for ten minutes every
night, rinsed in cjiear warm water
then rubbed with a lotion contain
ing ono ounce of glycerine, one half
ounuo oi lemon juice and three
ounces of rosewater. The fingers
may be kept supple by massaging
from tho tips down to the knuckles,
rubbing a little cold cream into the
hands at night. A little olive oil or
cold cream should bo rubbed on and
around tho nails every night, gently
pushing back the rim or "selvedge"
of skin from the nail with the back
of the finger nail on the other hand
solution so that it touches the zinc,
and the tarnish will disappear as if
by magic Gold may be cleaned in
the same way. Oxidized silver is
silver with tarnish artistically ap
plied; so do not try to clean it by
this method, or it will come out
just plain silver. No polishing is
necessary.
Mrs. L. C. also tells us of this
method, but says the salt, baking
soda and water should 'be put into a
zinc pan. Try it and report.
Mrs. C. L. tells us that the stain
of red crepe paper may be removed
from cloth if we know what kind of
dye it is; it should be wet in cold
water, and rubbed between the
fingers; but if thi3 does not affect it,
try alcohol, then, if this fails, try
a weak solution of hydrochloric acid.
Mrs. C. L. asks what citric acid is.
Citric acid is a crystalline body pre
pared from lemon juice, or from the
juice of the fruits of the lime. It is
contained in grapes, tamarinds,
gooseberries, red currants, and many
other fruits. A solution prepared
by dissolving thirty-four grains in
two tablespoonfuls of water closely
resembles lemon juice, and becomes
moldy on keeping. It enters with
bicarbonate of potash into the for
mation of many of the purgative
effervescing medicines now so com
monly sold under different fancy
names.
Cucumber Cream
One of the very best cosmetics is
good health, and health is well
worth trying for. Yet as long as
wpmen feel that they must cover up,
instead of clear out the blemishes
of the surface, it is as well to recom
mend simple, harmless things for
the purpose. Sometimes the result of
their use is satisfactory; sometimes
not. Here is a recommended recipe
for making cucumber cold cream,
which is said to be -whitening to tho
skin: Put six ounces of sweet
almond oil into the inner vessel of
the double boiler; set over the fire,
after putting water in the outer
vessel, into which water the inner
vessel must bo placed. Have four
good-sized cucumbers at the stage
where used for the table, well
cleaned and cut up into inch squares,
without peeling or seeding. When
the oil begins to heat, put the
chopped cucumbers in it and set the
double boiler where the water will
merely simmer slowly for four or
five hours, then strain the oil, and
to six ounces of the strained mix
ture add one ounce of white wax,
one ounce of spermaceti and two
ounces of lanolin. Heat until all
the ingredients are melted, then
take from the fire and beat with an
egg beater until cold, adding dur
ing the beating process two table
spoonfuls of tincture of benzoin. If
carefully prepared, this will make
a delicious cold cream.
It is claimed by many that lanolin
will induce a growth of hair where
used; but those who claim authority
in such matters say not. If the use
of lanolin or other emollients would
induce a growth of bnlr. wa cTimilrl
have no scant locks, nor baldness.
Anything that nourishes the hair
follicles, if there be a tendency to
hair growth, may strengthen tho
tendency to a degree; -any tissue
food properly used may nourish tho
cuticle and, consequently, the hair
follicles, in a small degree.
From Our Readers
Elizabeth P, Wisconsin, sends the
following now method for cleaning
silverware: In a suitable vessel
lay two small pieces of zinc in a
solution of one teaspoonful each of
soda, and salt and in a quart of
water. Place your silverware in this
Query Box
Annie M. A white plume can bo
cleaned by dipping it into thin raw,
cold starch, slightly blued, then let
dry and shake off the powdered
starch. If not clean, repeat.
M. R. To stiffen starch, add to
one quart of prepared starch a
teaspoonful of gum arable and ono
of baking soda, dissolved in a very
little water, Btirrlng well.
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