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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1889)
v; .MfttA '- tiy A SICK DAY. JLyinS fint ana wesiry With a throbbing brata There's ft voice so efceery, Soolhlnjr all my p.iln. ia a room aiyaccnt 'T:s icy proclous wife; oviu, lender, patient, , Jewel of my lite. Whistling as she stitches; Stecinjras she sews; j ! Lil:c a tlream of witches How the nr.nic crows; Aa.1 t'n heart itrias tingle As it jsoves :.lo -g 2i the merry jiaxte Of iotno thil ihooaB sons. Now some deeper lcclmg. Or sotsa subtle whim. Better ileds rcvcal.n; Jinn "oW-t nc" hyfen; Aim the sprightly measure riails a WEor toco To express her pleasure I'are and all her own. Then like woodland breeze In the laonta oMunc Cones a strain that pleases And a sweet, giad tunc Fragrant with completeness Becringoa its wings, 'To my soul, such sweetness, As sbo sews sad sings: .Ih Tbj Care and Keeping." And I pray tkat still Y.'aiinc, Lord, or sleeping Wc may do Tr-y will ; Walk la ghwl comt. -nioa Till this life is o'ct. Hare eternal onion la Thee, evermore. L. A. Morrison, ii-Y. Y.'OrapUa, LET THEM WHISTLE, Dr. Talmajre Discourses on Famil iar and Homely Themoa. It is a prevalent notion that a propensity .to whittle indicates an indolent or trivial nature, writes Rev. Dr. Talmageinthe Chi cago Tima. When we are indulging in it by soliloquy and some ono meets us we stop abort, snapping the whistle in two, as though we had been doing something disreputable. There is nothing more healthful than this exercise. The fac ulty has been granted to those of us who can not sing much. Though wc might Jose our way in a tuno if we attempted he customary Eoprano or bass, we revel in the sounds which, without -tny F'.dll, rush with the breath through tho contracted lips. Grumblers seldom, if ever, whistle. The art is left only for the blithe end chcerfu Whether it is tho whistle that makes U good cheer, or tho good Cheer that make., the whistle, we have now e time to analyze. This kind of music is .an umpiring accompanimcotof work. Let two masons be busy on the scaffolding, their strength alike, their hods and trowels -alike, the one who whistles will better sot -the bricks and rear the truestwaU. Do not rob us of any of our helps. What the world wants is an augmentation of diver sions and entertainments; not less skip and romp and curveting, but mere. God -has no-objections to it or He would not fill the kitten with play .and the lamb with frisk and tno dog with facetious bark, and send the night wind around the gable with mouth full of whistle. We know not why women with all their cares should be denied tho exercise, and yet an ungallant rhyme has for ages for bidden it. Do tell us something that women may do I You do sot want them to skate or lecture or preach or walk too fait or laugh very loud, and you finish your long lLst of prohibitions by saying: " Whistling girls and crowing hens Always come to soma had end." There arc times in a woman's lifo whoa apsulm-tMnc docs not seem particularly ap propriate and a carol seems too formidable to attack the formor is too grave and tho latter too jubilant and nothing on earth is consonant with the circumstances but a whistle. That privilege shall not bo denied it wo have any thing to say about it. Soon after going on board a steamer we noticedaliltlopcwtcrinstrunicntthat hung to the boatswain's jacket On such a sim ple thing you would net suppose a man cauld makemore than one or two sounds, but that little instrument can play a bun .tfred tunes, and at its call cables, cordage. rigging, sails, colors, boats and anchor re apond, and the crew fly swifty from hammock te capstan and from capstan to' ratlin. After eight days of head wjnd we heard the boatswain's long, .keen, resounding whistle. It meant that -the wind had changed and tho sails must go up. There was in that rexvter whistle core music than in any harp wc bavo since .heard, and when it fell down again from the boatswain's lips wq re-examined it "to sec where all that chirrup and glee of "fund and shrillness of blast could bklo -themselves. Thus wa sail on in. life, and sessetimes in the teeth of a head wind, and it U tough navigation. Our whistle, gangling ta our neck, seems of no -use. Every thing is against us, but after awhile there is a change in the moor, and the wind that was -adverse wheels around and into our favor. Tien we take up our whistle and, all hands on! deck, tho saila arise and the port looms rln the distance. If at such a time we Ike more noiso with our mouth than wc it to charge it to the boatswain's stlc also, wo would -bo less hard on all ol frolicsomcncss. Forinstancc.haz- 6l college is tone reprehended, but it is eoworsc now thaR.it.hss always been. ft sec ma that some timcao tho students ea college- disarranged the storo signs, in- street lamps, sang discordant fionsrs. disfurbed the village until a commit- Lof tho citizens waited upon the mayor, ta taTgc group 01 tao young men wero. teteu, taken iwfore tho authorities, atoneu wiwi tno penitentiary, and r names telegraphed throughout tarn land. People say: '-What are oaf colleges comimr to!" end "What generation of wayward young max arc marcHiag on to take possession of otsr institutions! If staid, orthodox, solid colcges do so, what may wo expect of Insti tutions reckless- and nnti-Calvinisticl" Jtjf friends; thero is no cause of alarm; ooys ara aoiug jasz what their and grandfathers did before them. I as I can remoznbcrl was shown place on tho roof of tho colleon Vaading where- ono bright morning Cast- were round a load of wood Bst a mule attached to tho load, all raised to that bad cminenco by the ieptnrir.ro class during the night soma ofc-tbo men engaged in tno achievement afterward Senators of tho United States aast doctors of divinity. I reprehend tha young men who in Princeton put an under taker's sign on an apothecary store, and I eesnatbem ta be more careful, whilo at thV scans timo I give it as my ooiuion that they sesaatuaes have overhear?, tke recital in sans minister's stud-, or lawyer's office, of thsieollagepranks in which their fathers aattgraadf atbers participated. Boys will bo bans that is. boys that turn out good for sartaing. Ifhile I set myself against all weotafal mischief, a everyone must, and . whn ! vmin? men sfn v nt far as possible they confine thect to oaurcn Woes and retire sttsa iaa JOBKl aigstti 'clock in the evening, puaetaally; uever thcless parents should not imagino that all is lost because their sons arc sometimes a little frisky, and public officials ought to be lenient in their chastisement These young men do not need a cell in the peni tentiary, as I have seen it hinted, but they need a private talk by some kind old man, judge or professor, or college president, -who will put his spectacles up on bis forehead and take the young man by tho band and tell him of the great possibilities that arc open before industry and sobriety, and of the grief that his ill behavior will bring to parental .hearts so anxious for his welfare, and then say: "That is all, my son." But this throwing our selves back on frigid dignity and in merci less condemnation of tho present, as though the past had all tho virtuo and ail tho honor and all the propriety, is an as sumption hypocritical and unjU3tifiable. .Now I am resolved, and will you, kind reader, join me in tho resolution, to bo in good humor with men and women, boys and girls, and sweeten our judgments. If people want to whistle let us join in the ex ercise, and if boys will be boys, let us not concludo they are going to ruin. Wc know pcoplo so genial that their face Is always full of sunshino and there is no night there. When they have trouble we can scarcely tell whether they are crying or laughing. The wave of tears dashing against a bank of smiles. But there are others who are explosive and gunpowdery under slight provocation. There is such a thing (who -would have thought It!) as a nappy editor. When you enter his edi torial rooms he does not look up for a leaf while. You stand with your hat In hand, thinking what a luxury it would be to bo asked to sit down. While you are meditat ing the best way of attracting bis atten tion ho suddenly looks over his shoulder and spits out: "What iaitl" There Is a flash in tho eye and a venom in the tone that you feel yourself a villain, though previously you had supposed yourself hon est. Before you get through telling him What you want he is at another editorial, and he finally puts you off by telling yo he can not attend to you now. You back out with apologies for interruption, but in wardly resolving that you will never risk your life again in an editorial sanctum. There is such a thing as a snappy railroad conductor. When ho announces the namo of a depot he bites off the first tetter and the last syllable. It is at your pofc yon ask him tho name of the next place. While you arc deciding in which of your eight pockets you put your ticket, he gapes upon you devouringly, as much as to say: "I have you now; you expected to get a ride without paying for It, eh!" If you venture to tell him that the car is -very cold, he will freeze you Will worse with a wondering stare. If you ask him why there is no water on the train, he will throw over you tha wet blanket of s curt reply, and that is water enough. He is snappy to the old lady who is too long in getting off, and the old Kontleraan who is too long getting on; snappy a-ut where you may sot your feet, snappy about where you set your valise. Before naay miles all tha passengers f sal the contagion from having been bitten by such a snappy disposition, and so they get nappy, tea. You havo noticed, furthermore, the snappy merchant. After you have asked for a certain kind of goods he halts before ehowingthem,asmuchastosay: "Do yon really want to buy i or arc you among those who do nothing but go a-shopping, and ara you going to tako up my time for noth ing!" He talks over the counter in exas perating .monosyllables. When .you polat out a defect in the fabric, he asks: "Do yea expect to find anything perfect under tha sun!" While you ore meditating whether or not you had better take the goods, ha says: "You need not bare it if you don't want it" As you quietly- suggeitthat yoa saw something a little cheaper at the next store, he howls at you: "Go there and get it" As you go out he slams -the door after yon, and you go down the street with irritations all over you just because you came in-contact witn a snappy mer chant Suavity lean art that we all need to cul tivate. It pays to be a gentleman or a lady. Porcupines aro fit for nothing but museums, jfost of us need te have a smoothing-iron run over our templesv Many people get up a red heat at mo ment's notice and do not always cool off ss quickly. Some are like hot journals, oa the railway ears a little friction, and lot they are oa ike, and it takes ice and salt and waste and time to get things running smoothly; and .then there Is no saying when they willibo on fire again. If we had more of the spirit of Him concerning whom it is said: "Grace is poured into Thy lips," wa would all cease beingsnappy. WOMAN'S ADAPTABILITY. How a NniWrfSew York Girls Cossfsrtaele Uvtsg. The woman barber is not unknown In New York, and has conspicuously failed, as she deserves to, but, says tho New York Tribune, tho woman iiair-drcsser of tho other woman's hair is not so much talked of and yet decs a successful business. There aro several women in this town who make a good living by washing, shampooing, cleaning, oiling, combing and caring for the heads and hair of their fellow women. Women who know the discomfort cf having to wash their own hair, unassisted, appre ciate the services of 'a skttlf nl tiair-drosscr of this kind, and these who can afford it sud vctcau not keep a ladies' moM do not grucrgo paying well for it. -Especially & her practised' hand m demand ia rear ranging tho somctinxn inextricably 4ang!ed lock? of women who are recovering from long illness, when tho whole ssalpiSsora from tossing to asd fro oa thuptllavr, and the nerves are too uastrnng to 'bear tho awhv.-rdness of wsU-mcaaing but un slnliful attendants or friends. Toon it is that the professional hair-3flssscris'wel cometl and her gentle stroking and deft fingers aro more soothing than irritating to the patient Then thore is another Jargoclass" of young wonK-n whoso parents prefer to koep then at, heme, rather than hsve them accept any regular salaried pasftioa outside, atiB yet arc not unwilling that they sboalt earn enough money to ctotho themselves. These are the pesple who taste in sewing of vari ous kinds at such caVratos as ta make the lifo of the regular sowing gist ooo long fight for bars life But in turn they have girca rise to another trade for women that of teacher of tho different kinds of work tha big shops give out For instance, teachers of tho art of necktie making go from aaxsf to houso instructing yams; girls how make this ornamental male ataro ia such styles as the factories that give oat the work require. Alter the art is learned it is poor pay enough, but thotftaahing of itcem roands a fair price. All theso instances, of course, are only indications of how woman's wit and adapta bility is proving of practical benefit teuer. Few of these pursuits enumerated admit of much crowding. Not many could mako a living in any ono of them. Yet they are pointers, showing that so long as tho field be open at all, women is in venting and will continue to invent new methods, peculiarly her own and suited to her capabilities of raajriatt and sowing tfeereic. THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN. An Xarswst and Able Pica fir the Freran Uon of Disease. He should have -constant opportuni ty to know just what is the physical condition of each member of the fam ily is tho absence ol any manifest ev idence of disease To this end period ical examinations should bo made of such a character ns to reveal any lurking morbid tendency without waiting for its development into actual disease. There should be no such a thinff as a discoverable affec tion remaining: undiscovered. "Death from unsuspected hoart or kidney dis ease, for example, should cease to be possible. There should bo no mora histories like the following-, now so frequently repeated: A person supposed to be in :ood health is hastening- along- the street, perhaps hurrying to catch a train. All at once he is seen to stagger and falL Passers -by rush to his as sistance, but he gasps a few times, and, before any aid can be rendered, he ia dead. An autopsy reveals that he had fatty degeneration of the heart, and the extra demand made upon the heart by the unusual exer tion was more than its enfeebled walla could respond ta Ho was not aware of the existence of this condition, but if his doctor had merely laid his finger on his pulso his suspicion would hava been aroused, and listening to the aeart would immediately have con firmed it By proper treatment and the avoidance of severe exertion the catastrophe might have been averted for many years, and the usual limit of life might perhaps have been at tained. Or again, a gentleman who has thought himself quite well goes as usual in the morning to his place of business. A few hours later he is brought home in a carriage in a state of unconsciousness. In spite of tho most prompt and judicious treatment he docs not recover from his coma. On the contrary, convulsions set in, and in the course of a few hours he dies. Unknown to him or to his family he has been suffering from Bright's dis ease, the symptoms being latent up to the last moment Yet a very simple examination would have revealed to his doctor the actual condition of af fairs, and by proper care and -proper treatment the fatal termination might have been almost indefinitely deferred. The records of examinations by the physicians of life insurance companies show numerous instances in which very serious disease exists without be ing suspected either by the patient or his friends. This fact, in addition to the frequency of cases such as those described above, is enough to show the extreme importance of a system by which the actual condition of persons not consciously ill -should be periodi cally investigated. In view of this it should be a part of the duty of the family physician to make a thorough physical examina tion of every member of the family at least twice a year, and in tho case of a feeble or delicate person at much shorter intervals. The results of these examinations should be fully recorded, and the record kept in possession of the doctor, to be transmitted to his suc cessor. A record of this kind would possess immense value, not only for the persons immediately interested, but also for their posterity. It is by knowing the vital history of the par ents that we know what to expect in the children. Heredity is an influence which it is difficult to estimate. for the reason that the absence of records prevents our tracing it backward in the family history. Yet we know that this -influence may shape the physical destiny of generations to come. Dr. Holmes has said that the proper time to begin the treatment of some dis eases is a hundred yea before Use birth cf the patient He might have added .that the treatment sometimes needs to be continued for a hundred years after his death. But the opportunity afforded to the family jmysician to ward off injurious influences from these under his care might be extended much farther. It should ho within his province to indi cate what occupations were suitable to a given youth, and what, in the inter ests of his honlth, should be avoided. He should be able to prevont a feeble, ill-nourished, naarow-chested lad being put bohind a desk in a countipg-room, whore tho tendency tb pulmonary dis ease already -existing would certainly be developed. He should' havo suoh a voice in the selettion of boarding schools as would prevent the chijdreu Deing sentto lnstituiions in qnneaitn ful localities, or ia which thore was danger from defective sanitary pre cautions. -In the selection of a new dwelling, and even-in choosing a sum mer resort his judgment as to fb'o topography and the ' sanitary condi tions should have A controlling influ ence. His supervision should extend to' a propor adaptatijm of- edifoatjeaal methods to the apiutUe'of'tfoa ojr eral children ot.the farmijj, and to the order in whioh 'their faculties develop. On this latter point it is hlgbimeAhai the influence of .medicine should be felt in pedagogic$. Mental physioiogjr should lie at the foundation of every school curriculum. Itjs incongruous that at this age of the world the devel opment of the miadshoaldbe uUnwted unreservedly to 'those, vsno havo not e&n the most elementary knowledge o fho mind's .organ, tha brain. Andrew H. Smith, M. D., in Harper'aMagaztbe. 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