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bo dono botter.
To Test tho Iungs
Draw in as much breath as you
comfortably can, then count as long
as possible in a slow and audible
voice without drawing in more
breath. Noto carefully tho number
of seconds this consumes. A con
sumptive does not exceed ten, and
is frequently less than six; in
pleurisy and pneumonia it ranges
from nino to four seconds. "When
the lungs are sound tho time will
range as high as from twenty to
thirty-fivo seconds. To expand tho
lungs, go into tho open air, stand
erect, throw back tho shoulders and
head and draw in through the nos
trils as much air as possible. After
having thus filled the lungs, raise
your arms still extended, and draw
in more air. When you have thus
forced the arms backwards with the
chest expanded, reverse the process
by which you draw in your breath,
expiring until tho lungs are emptied.
Do this several times a day, and it
will enlarge the chest, give the lungs
better play, and serve to ward off
much lung trouble by washing out
tho organs of respiration with plenty
of fresh, clean air.
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Appetite or Hunger?
Tho question of how one may de
termine when ho has eaten enough,
is easily settled. Let your sensations
decide. In the healthy organism, the
entire function of digestion and
assimilation is carried on, without
conscious supervision, entirely un
felt and unknown, except througli
results. A senso of fullness in the
region of the stomach Implies that
too much food has been taken. As a
rule, the meal, eaten slowly, should
ceaso beforo the appetite is entirely
satisfied, becauso some little time Is
necessary before tho effect of tho
food taken is felt by the out-lying
organs of taste. Instead of eating,
as most people do, until they can no
longer hold 'another mouthful, the
smallest amount that will keep tho
DOCTOR TAIiKS ON FOOD
President of Board of Health
system In good shapo should bo
taken. Peoplo oat too much, and
this gorging affects both tho health
and tho income. Peoplo in normal
health should seek to eat according
to thoir craving, sometimes some
thing is wanted, and a sense of hun
ger is felt until tho article of food
is found, and the craving appeased,
an'd one can soon learn to distinguish
tho cry of tho system for nourish
ment, and tho cry of tho appetite for
indulgence.
Something About tho Dollar Mark
Did you ever stop to think that,
though we say "five dollars," in
writing the amount, the dollar mark
always conies before tho numeral
we write it "dollars five" (five dol
lars), but wo say it the other way.
In every country which has a writ
ten language and a system of coin
age, the abbrevation for the unit of
value precedes the figures. Where
the abbreviation is not used, tho
unit is written out in full, but as
soon as a clerk, or bookkeeper jots
down a memorandum, the abbrevia
tion is prefixed. The English pound
sign is the old initial letter by which
the Romans expressed "pounds," just
as we use the lbs. It has been said
that -we uso our money abbreviation
backwards because the Romans in
expressing pounds always said
"libera decern" instead of decern
libra; tho first form being "pounds
ten," and the latter "ton pounds."
From this fact, tho whole world has
gotten the habit of doing these
things backwards. It is said that the
American dollar mark is composed
of the letters "U S," which stands
for United States, and also for
Undo Sam.
you have a washing machine, rub
them through this water in tho ma
chine, wring out and if clean, rinse
through soveral clear waterB. This
will usually clean them, but if two
boilings do not, try giving them a
third boiling in clean suds.
Another good way to cloan over
alls in to havo good, Btrong suds with
a half-teacupful of conl oil to tho
gallon of hot suds, and keeping the
overalls on tho washboard, scrub
them with a stiff scrubbing brush,
using the suds freely. Itinso well
when clean.
"What shall I eat?" Is tho daily
inquiry the physician is met with.
I do not hesitate to say that in my
judgment a' largo percentage of
diseaso is caused by poorly selected
and improperly prepared food. My
personal experience with the fully
cooked food, known as Grape-Nuts,
enables mo to speak freely of its
merits.
"From overwork, I suffered
several years with malnutrition,
palpitation of tho heart, and loss of
sleep. Last summer I was led. to ex
periment personally with tho new
food, which I used in conjunction
with good Tich cow's milk. In a
short timo after I commenced its
use, the disagreeable symptoms dis
appeared, my heart's action became
steady and normal, tho functions of
tho stomach were properly carried
out and I again slept as soundly and
as wen as in my youtn.
"I look upon Grape-Nuts as a per
fect food, and no onecan gainsay but
that it has a most prominent place in
a rational, scientific system of feed
ing. Any one who uses this food
will soon bo convinced of the sound
ness of the principle upon whidh it
is manufactured and may thereby
know the fa"ctsf A3 to its true wlirth."
Name given by Pogtum Co., Battle
Creok, Mich.
"There's a reason," and it Is ex
plained in the little book, "The Road
ito Wellville." in pkgs.
Ever read the nbove letjter? A
new one appears from time to timo.
They are genuine true nd fall of
luunan interest
Helping the Wnge-Worker
The shop girl has drawn more
attention to herself, perhaps, than
any other small-salaried woman
worker; philanthropically inclined
people have labored diligently to
benefit her and others liko her, who
can earn but little more than is ordi
narily considered necessary to keep
body and soul together, while many
fail even to do this, though there aro
the needs of clothing, and shelter as
imperative as food. Yet much of the
benefit afforded by such work comes
to them in the guise of charity, and
charity, above all things, is hated by
tho high-spirited and Independent
woman. Thus, the really deserving
ones are inclined to keep things to
themselves, an'd hold their privacy as
dear as do the daughters of million
aires. It would be Interesting, if one
could catch glimpses of the "ways
and means" in some of the "bachelor-maids"
quarters, where dollars
are few, but determination to "make
good" is abundant.
For tho Laundress
Lace curtains which look yellow
and dingy can bo restored to white
ness by boiling in a strong soap
suds which is half milk and half
water. First shako out all dust and
dirt, and prepare as usual for the
boil. Let boil half an hour, then
finish as usual.
Saturating a spot or stain with
coal oil, will nearly always remove
the trouble. Scrub tho spot with a
small brush dipped in the coal oil.
Pure coal oil is one of the most
effective remedies for plains of all
kinds.
For washing greasy overalls, first
soak them all night in a strong warm
suds; in the morning wring them out
of this apd put into boiler half
full of water to which has been
added two tablespoonfuls of coal oil
with enough soap to make a strong
suds. Let them bojl fox a quarter
of an hour then take off the stove,
remove from the boiler, clean the
boiler put and put in clear water,
witbT soap and coal oil as before, and
boll again. Then, take put, and if
Bits of Information
If the tubs and pails spring n leak
when you aro busy, try to have a bit
of soft putty, or even chewing gum
at hand, and close with that. For a
temporary remedy it is good.
Try to keep a pair of scissors in
tho kitchen, and cut salad vegetables
with these. A pair of scissors does
good work among the lettuce leaves.
For the ironing board, do not de
pend on old sheets and other worn
out cloths, but get unbleached mus
lin and when you aro washing, slip
the board cover in for a good clean
ing. To keep a kettle from boiling over,
greaso a ring around the top with
a bit of butter or lard.
To save the strings that accumu
late from the kitchen supplies, wind
the pieces on a spool, or piece of
pasteboard narrowed in tho middle.
No nocd to knot tho ends Just wind
them.
Keop tho paraffin that is lifted
from tho Jelly glasses, and it will b
"good as now" when tho preserving
season comes.
As overything points to a big
supply of fruits, try to got ready for
tho work so thoro will bo no un
necessary delay. Among other things,
sond to Department of Agrioulturo,
Washington, D. C, for Farmers'
Bulletin No. 359.
Fluid MeuHtiro
Sixty minims equal ono fluid
dram; 8 drams, one fluid ounce; 1C
ounces, ono pint; 8 pints, ono gallon.
Ono minim of thin liquid is about
oqual to ono drop; ono dram (sixty
drops) equals ono teaspoonful; two
drams equals an ordinary dcBsert
spoonful; four drams equal one ordi
nary tablespoonful; ono ounco
equals two ordinary tablespoonfuls;
two ounces equal an ordinary wine
glassful; four ounces oqual an ordi
nary teacupful; two teacupfuls, ono
pint.
Thick liquids can not bo meas
ured by drops or spoonfuls. When
possible, liquids should bo meas
ured in a small glass graduate,
which can bo had at any drug-store,
and tho cost is small. It is tho only
way of being cortain of amount
given, as spoons vary in size.
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