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no longer impose upon the Government
the necessity of maintaining so large a
gold reserve with its attendant and in
evitable temptations to speculation Most
of our Gnaucial laws are the outgrowth of
experience and trial and should not be
amended without investigation and dem
onstration of the wisdom of the proposed
changes We must be both sure we are
right and make haste slowly
If therefore Congress in its wisdom
shall deem it expedient to create a com
mission to take under early consideration
the revision of our coinage banking and
currency laws and give them that ex
haustive careful and dispassionate exam
ination that their importance demands I
shall cordially concur in such action If
such power is vested in the President it
is my purpose to appoint a commission of
prominent well informed citizens of dif
ferent parties who will command public
-confidence both on account of their ability
-and special fitness for the work Business
experience and public training may thus
be combined and the patriotic zeal of the
friends of the country be so directed that
such a report will be made as to receive
the support of all parties and our finances
cease to be the subject of mere partisan
contention The experiment is at all
-events worth a trial and in my opinion
it -can but prove beneficial to the entire
country
International Bimetallism
The question of international bimetal
lism will have early and earnest attention
It will be my constant endeavor to secure
it by co operation with the other great
commercial powers of the world Until
that condition is realized when the parity
between our gold and silver money springs
from and is supported by the relative
value of the two metals the value of the
silver already coined and of that which
may hereafter be coined must be kept
constantly at par with gold by every re
source at our command The credit of the
Government the integrity of its currency
niid the inviolability of its obligations
must be preserved This was the com
manding verdict of the people and it will
not be unheeded
Economy is demanded in every branch
of the Government at all times but espe
cially in periods like the present depres
Mon of business and distress among the
people The severest economy must be
observed in all public expenditures and
extravagance stopped wherever it is found
and prevented wherever in the future it
may be developed If the revenues are to
remain as now the only relief that can
come must be from decreased expendi
tures But the present must not become
th permanent condition pf the Govern
ment It has been our uniform practice
to retire not increase our outstanding
obligations and this policy must again be
resumed and vigorously enforced Our
revenues should always be large enough
to meet with ease and promptness not
only our current needs and the principal
and interest of the public debt but to
make proper and liberal provision for that
mobt deserving body of public creditors
the soldiers and sailors and the widows
and orphans who are the pensioners of the
United States
The Government should not be per
mitted to run behind or increase its debt
in times like the present Suitably to pro
vide against this is the mandate of duty
the certain and easy remedy for most of
our financial difficulties A deficiency is
inevitable so long as the expenditures of
the Government exceed its receipts It
can only be met by loans or an increased
revenue While a large annual surplus
of revenue may invite waste and extrava
gance inadequate revenue creates dis
trust and undermines public and private
credit Neither should be encouraged
Between more loans and more revenue
there ought to be but one opinion We
should have more revenue and that with
out delay hindrance or postponement A
surplus in the treasury created by loans
is not a permanent or safe reliance It
will sullice while it lasts but it cannot
last long while the outlays of the Govern
ment are greater than its receipts as has
been the case during the last two years
Nor must it be forgotten that however
much such loans may temporarily relieve
the situation the Government is still in
debted for the amount of the surplus thus
accrued which it must ultimately pay
while its ability to pay is not strengthen
ed but weakened by a continued deficit
Loans are imperative in great emergen
cies to preserve the Government or its
effdit but a failure to supply needed
revenue in time of peace for the mainte
nance of either has no justification
Larger Revenues Necessary
The best way for the Government to
Citizens In obedience to
FELLOW of the people and in their
presence by authority vested in me
by this oath I assume the arduous and re
sponsible duties of President of the United
States relying on the support of my coun
trymen and invoking the guidance of At
maintain its credit 3 to pay as it goes
not by resorting to loans but by keeping
out of debt through an adequate income
secured by a system of taxation external
or internal or both It is the settled pol
icy of the Government pursued from the
beginning and practiced by all parties and
mighty God Our faith teaches that there administrations to raise the bulk of our
is no fcafer reliance than upon the God of
our lathers who has so singularly
the American people in every national
triad and who will not forsake us so long
as we obey his commandments and walk
humbly in his footsteps
The responsibilities of the high trust to
which I have been called always of
grave importance are augmented by the
prevailing business conditions entailing
idleness upon willing labor and loss to use
ful enterprises The country is suffering
from industrial disturbances from which
speedy relief must be had Our financial
system needs some revision our money
is all good now but its value must not
further be threatened It should all bj
put upon an enduring basis not subject
to easy attack nor its stability to doubt or
dispute Our currency should continue
under the supervision of the Government
The several forms of our paper money
goffer in my judgment a constant
rassmeut to the Government and a safe
balam e in the treasury Therefore I be
lieve it necessary to devise a system
which without diminishing the circulat
ing medium or offering a premium for its
contraction will present a remedy for
those arrangements which temporary in
their nature might well in the years of
our prosperity have been displaced by
wiser provisions
With adequate revenue secured but not
until then can we enter upon such
revenue from taxes upon foreign produc
tions entering the United States for sale
and consumption and avoiding for the
most part every form of direct taxation
except in time of war The country is
clearly opposed to any needless additions
to the subjects of internal taxation and
is committed by its latest popular utter
ance to the system of tariff taxation
There can be no misunderstanding
either about the principle upon which this
tariff taxation shall be levied Nothing
has ever been made plainer at a general
election than that the controlling princi
ple in the raising of revenue on imports
is zealous care for American interests and
American labor The people have de
clared that such legislation should be had
as will give ample protection and en
couragement to the industries and the
development of our country It is there
fore earnestly hoped and expected that
Congress will at the earliest practicable
moment enact revenue legislation that
shall be fair reasonable conservative and
just and which while supplying sufficient
revenue for public purposes will still be
signally beneficial and helpful to every
section and every enterprise of the people
To this policy we are all of whatever
party firmly bound by the voice of the
people a power vastly more potential
than the expression of any political plat
form The paramount duty of Congress
is to stop deficiencies by the restoration of
that protective legislation which has al
ways been the firmest prop of the treasury
The passage of such a law or laws would
strengthen the credit of the Government
both at home and abroad and go far to
ward stopping the drain upon the gold re
serve held for the redemption of our cur
rency which has been heavy and well nigh
constant for several years
Reciprocity
In the revision of the tariff especial at
tention should be given to the re-enactment
and extension of the reciprocity
principle of the law of 1S90 under which
so great a stimulus was given to our for
eign trade in new and advantageous mar
kets for our surplus agricultural and
manufactured products The brief trial
given this legislation amply justifies a
further experiment and additional discre
tionary power in the making of commer
cial treaties the end in view always to be
the opening up of new markets for the
products of our country by granting con
cessions to the products of other lands
that we need and cannot produce our
selves and which do not involve any loss
tiny and to the honor of the American
name These years of glorious history
have exalted mankind and advanced the
cause of freedom throughout the world
and immeasurably strengthened the pre
cious free institutions which we enjoy
The people love and will sustain these
institutions The great essential to our
happiness and prosperity is that we ad
here to the principles upon which the
Government was established and insist
upon their faithful observance Equality
of rights must prevail and our laws be
always and everywhere respected and
obeyed We may have failed in the dis
charge of our full duty as citizens of the
great republic but it is consoling and
encouraging to realize that free speech
a free press free thought free schools
the free and unmolested right of religious
liberty and worship and free and fair
elections are dearer and more universally
enjoyed to day than ever before
These guarantees must be sacredly pre
served and wiseiy strengthened The
constituted authorities must be cheerfully
and vigorously upheld Lynchings must
not be tolerated in a great and civilized
country like the United States courts
not mobs must execute the penalties of
the law The preservation of public or
der the right of discussion the integrity
of courts and the orderly administration
of justice must continue forever the rock
of safety upon which our Government
securely rests
One of the lessons taught by the late
election which all can rejoice in is that
the citizens of the United States are both
law respecting and law abiding people
not easily swerved from the path of pat
riotism and honor This is in entire ac
cord with the genius of our institutions
and but emphasizes the advantages of
inculcating even a greater love for law
and order in the future Immunity should
be granted to none who violate the laws
whether individuals corporations or com
munities and as the Constitution im
poses upon the President the duty of both
its own execution and of the statutes en
acted in pursuance of its provisions I
shall endeavor carefully to carry them
into effect
Naturalization and Immigration
Our naturalization and immigration
laws should be further improved to the
constant promotion of a safer a better
and a higher citizenship A grave peril
to the republic would be a citizenship too
ignorant to understand or too vicious to
appreciate the great value and benefit of
our constitutions and laws and against
all who come here to make war upon
them our gates must be promptly and
tightly closed Nor must we be unmind
ful of the need of improvement among
our citizens but with the zeal of our fore
fathers encourage the spread of knowl
edge and free education Illiteracy must
be banished from the land if we shall at
tain that high destiny as the foremost of
the enlightened nations of the world
which under Providence we ought to
achieve
Reforms in the civil service must go on
but the change should be real and genu
ine not perfunctory or prompted by zeal
in behalf of any party simply because it
happens to be in power As a member
of Congress I voted and spoke in favor of
the present law and I shall attempt its
enforcement in the spirit in which it was
enacted The purpose in view was to se-
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of labor to ohr own people but tend to in
crease their employment
The depression of the last four years
has fallen with especial severity upon the
great body of the country and upon none
more than the holders of small farms
Agriculture has languished and labor suf
fered The revival of manufacturing will
be a relief to both No portion of our pop
ulation is more devoted to the institutions
of free government nor more loyal in
their support while none bears more
cheerfully or fully its proper share in the
maintenance of the Government or is
better entitled to its wise and liberal care
and protection Legislation helpful to the
producer is beneficial to all The depress
ed condition of industry on the farm and
in the mine and factory has lessened the
ability of the people to meetpthe demands
upon them and they rightfully expect that
not only a system of revenue shall be es
tablished that will secure the largest in
come with the least burden but that ev
ery means will be taken to decrease rather
than increase our public expenditures
Business conditions are not the most
promising
It will take time to restore the prosperity
of former years If we cannot promptly
attain it we can resolutely turn our faces
in that direction and aid its return by
friendly legislation Uowever trouble
some the situation may appear Congress
will not I am sure be found lacking in
disposition or ability to relieve it so far
as legislation can do so The restoration
of confidence and the revival of business
which men of all parties so much desire
depend more largely upon the prompt en
ergetic and intelligent action of Congress
than upon any other single agency affect
ing the situation
Duties of Citizenship
It is inspiring too to remember that no
great emergency in the 10S years of our
eventful national life has ever arisen that
has not been met with wisdom and cour
age by the American people with fidelity
to their best interests and highest des-
cure the most efficient service of the best
men who would accept appointment un
der the Government retaining faithful
and devoted public servants in office but
shielding none under the authority of any
rule or custom who are inefficient incom
petent or unworthy The best interests
of the country demand this and the peo
ple heartily approve the law wherever
and whenever it has been thus admin
istered
Congress should give prompt attention
to the restoration of our American mer
chant marine once the pride of the seas
in all the great ocean highways of com
merce To my mind few more important
subjects so imperatively demand its intel
ligent consideration The United States
has progressed with marvelous rapidity
in every field of enterprise and endeavor
until we have become foremost in nearly
all the great lines of inland trade com
merce and industry Yet while this Is
true our American merchant marine has
been steadily declining until it is now
lower both in the percentage of tonnage
and the number of vessels employed than
it was prior to the civil war
Commendable progress has been made
of late years in the upbuilding of the
American navy but we must supplement
these efforts by providing as a proper con
sort for it a merchant marine amply suf
ficient for our carrying trade to foreign
countries The question is one that ap
peals both to our business necessities and
the patriotic aspirations of a great people
Foreign Policy
It has been the policy of the United
States since the foundation of the Gov
ernment to cultivate relations of peace
and amity with all the nations of the
world and this accords with my concep
tion of our duty now We have cherished
the policy of non interference with the
affairs of foreign Governments wisely in
augurated by Washington keeping our
selves free from entanglement either as
allies or foes content to leave
ed with them the settlement of their own
domestic concerns It will be our aim to
pursue a firm and dignified foreign policy
which shall be just impartial ever watch
ful of our national honor and always in
sisting upon the enforcement of the lawful
rights of American citizens everywhere
Our diplomacy should seek nothing more
and accept nothing less we must avoid
the temptation of territorial aggression
War should never be entered upon until
every agency of peace has failed peace
is preferable to war in almost every con
tingency
Arbitration is the true method of set
tlement of international as well as local
or individual difference It was recog
nized as the best means of adjustment of
differences between employers and em
ployes by the Forty ninth Congress in
1888 and its application was extended to
our diplomatic relations by the unanimous
concurrence of the Senate and House of
the Fifty first Congress in 1800 The
latter resolution was accepted as the basis
of negotiations with us by the British
House of Commons in 1S93 and upon our
invitation a treaty of arbitration between
the United States and Great Britain was
signed at Washington and transmitted
to the Senate for its ratification in Jan
uary last Since this treaty is clearly the
result of our own initiative since it has
been recognized as the leading feature of
our foreign policy throughout our entire
national history the adjustment of diffi
culties by jmiininj - tlimlg rather than by
forceof arms and since it presents to the
world the glorious example of reason and
peace not passion and war controlling
the relations between two of the greatest
nations of the world an example certain
to be followed by others I respectfully
urge the early acton of the Senate there
on not merely as a matter of policy but
as a duty to mankind
The importance and moral influence of
the ratification of such a treaty can hard
ly be overestimated in the cause of ad
vancing civilization It may well engage
the best thought of the statesmen and
people of every country and I cannot
but consider it fortunate that it was re
served to the United States to have the
leadership in so grand a work
Extra Session of Congress
It has been the uniform practice of each
President to avoid so far as possible the
convening of Congress in extraordinary
session It is an example which under
ordinary circumstances and in the ab
sence of a public necessity is to be com
mended But a failure to convene the
representatives of the people in Congress
in extra session when it involves neglect
of a public duty places the responsibility
of such neglect upon the executive him
self The condition of the public treas
ury as has been indicated demands the
immediate consideration of Congress It
alone has the power to provide revenues
for the Government Not to convene it
under such circumstances I can view in
no other sense than the neglect of a plain
duty
I do not sympathize with the sentiment
that Congress in session is dangerous to
our general business interests Its mem
bers are the agents of the people and
their presence at the seat of Government
in the execution of the sovereign will
should not operate as an injury but a ben
efit There could be no better time to
put the Government upon a sound finan
cial and economic basis than now The
people have only recently voted that this
should be done and nothing is more bind
ing upon the agents of their will than the
obligation of immediate action
It has always seemed to me that the
postponement of the meeting of Congress
until more than a year after it has been
chosen deprives Congress too often of the
inspiration of the popular will and the
country of the corresponding benefits It
is evident therefore that to postpone ac
tion in the presence of so great a neces
sity would be unwise on the part of the
executive because unjust to the interests
of the people Our actions now will be
freer from mere partisan consideration
than if the question of tariff revision was
postponed until the regular session of
Congress We are nearly two years from
a congressional election and politics can
not so greatly distract us as if such con
test was immediately pending We can
approach the problem calmly and patri
otically without fearing its effect upon an
early election Our fellow citizens who
may disagree with us upon the character
of this legislation prefer to have the ques
tion settled now even against their pre
conceived views and perhaps settled so
reasonably as I trust and believe it will
be as to insure great permanence than
to have further uncertainty menacing the
vast and varied business interests of the
United States Again whatever action
Congress may take will be given a fair
opportunity for trial before the people are
called to pass judgment upon it and this
I consider a great essential to the rightful
and lasting settlement of the question
In view of these considerations I shall
deem it my duty as President to convene
Congress in extraordinary session on Mon
day the loth day of March 1S97
Triumph of the Whole People
In conclusion I congratulate the coun
try upon the fraternal spirit of the people
and the manifestation of good will every
where so apparent The recent election
not only most fortunately demonstrated
the obliteration of sectional or geograph
ical lines but to some extent also the
prejudices which for years have distract
ed our councils and marred our true
greatness as a nation The triumph of
the people whose verdict is carried into
effect to day is not the triumph of one
section nor wholly of one party but of
all sections and all the people The North
and South no longer divide on the
I old lines but upon principles and polities
and in this fact surely every lover of the
country can find cause for tme felicita
tion Let us rejoice in and cultivate this
spirit it is ennobling and will be both a
gain and blessing to our beloved country
It will be my constant aim to do nothing
and permit nothing to be done that will
arrest or disturb this growing sentiment
of unity and co operation this revival of
esteem and affiliation which now ani
mates so many thousands in both the old
and the antagonistic sections but I shall
cheerfully do everything possible to pro
mote and increase it
Let me again repeat the words of the
oath administered by the Chief Justice
which in their respective spheres so far
as applicable I would have all my coun
trymen observe
I will faithfully execute the office of
President of the United States and will
to the best of my ability preserve pro
tect and defend the Constitution of the
United States
This is the obligation I have reverently
taken before the Lord Most High To
keep it will be my single purpose my con
stant prayer and I shall confidently rely
upon the forbearance and assistance of
all the people in the discharge of my sol
emn responsibilities
DELUGE IN THE WEST
Awful Storm Sweeps Over the Mis
Hissippi Valley
Reports from southern Illinois Indiana
Ohio Missouri and Kentucky indicate
that the worst rainstorm known in years
has swept over those sections of the coun
try In many places the rainfall which
began Thursday night registered sir and
seven inches within eighteen hours and
as a result entire communities were flood
ed by overflowing streams At St Louis
two lives are supposed to have been lost
and several persons are missing The
damage to property in that city will foot
up into the hundreds of thousands At
Cincinnati no lives were lost but the dam
age is said to be enormous From all
points in the State named news has come
of disastrous washouts which practically
paralyzed railroad traffic and numerous
wrecks are reported By the Collapse of
a building one child was killed at Cairo
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At Cincinnati there has never been a
precedent in the history of the local
weather bureau for the amount of rainfall
Mill creek and the Big and Little Miami
are raging torrents Mill creek is sweep
ing down carrying everything before it
Its normal width is twenty feet It is
now from one half to a mile wide engulf
ing a broad territory Scores of factories
and hundreds of gardens are under water
Great damageis reported from the valley
and many have been compelled to fly for
their lives The Ohio river rose seven
feet in twelve hours No flood in the his
tory of the Ohio has so completely cut off
Cincinnati from the outside world as the
present The only railroad not tied up
were those entering Cincinnati from Ken
tucky the Queen and Crescent the
Chesapeake and Ohio and the Louisville
and Nashville
The flood in southern Indiana is the
worst since 1875 Twenty streets in In
dianapolis were under water and in the
entire northeastern part of the city many
people got up to find their clothing floating
in a foot of water on the first floors In
four hours White river rose six feet The
railroad service throughout the southern
half of the State was fearfully crippled
At Langdon station on the Pennsylvania
road the flyer train south bound had a
narrow escape The water was pouring
over the rails when the flyer passed that
point in safety A minute later the em
bankment for a distance of 300 feet dis
appeared as if by magic Advices from
every quarter of the State tell of great
damage by the flood Nearly all the wag
on bridges in the vicinity of North Ver
non were washed away and the loss will
be many thousands of dollars Portland
suffered a deluge and the town was partly
submerged Martinsville has been com
pletely isolated and three quarters of a
mile of the Big Four tracks was washed
out Half of Washington is flooded and
many families are homeless The fire bells
were ringing for relief of the sufferers
Bridges are washed away and trains are
delayed by washouts At Anderson White
river is out of its banks and washouts
are reported on the Panhandle Big Four
and Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton
railroads At Yincennes the Wabash riv
er rose one foot an hour and railroad
traffic is seriously impeded The hardest
rain in forty years fell at Madison and
hundreds of homes were flooded The
Ohio river has been rising four inches an
hour
In the vicinity of Cairo 111 tornado and
inundation went hand in hand Roofs
were torn off by the storm plate glass
windows smashed a frame church un
der construction destroyed and one
house blown down and wreckage burned
Eight persons were injured and one killed
and burned in the ruins The wind ve
locity was from sixty five to eighty miles
Mrs James Darnell had her back broken
Mrs Cary injured internally will prob
ably die Sol Fettis child burned to
death but others in the house escaped
with slight injuries
The storm was terrific at Winchester
Ky The track o the twister was about
half a mile wide and came from the
southwest Houses were blown down
trees uprooted and many domestic ani
mals killed Hundreds of families have
been rendered homeless and creeks and
streams throughout the inundated coun
try are rising
CHICAGOS MAYORALTY
To Ie Fiercely Contested by Republi
cans Democrats and Independents
Chicago is on the eve of a fierce fight
for municipal offices There will be at
least three candidates in the field and
more may develop The Populists have
already nominated Carter Harrison son
JUDGE - C SEARS
of the great Mayor whose assassination
shocked the country and the Democrats
have talked of endorsing him The Re
publicans have named Judge Nathaniel
C Sears Postmaster Washington Hes
ing editor of the great German Demo
cratic paper the Staats Zeitung will be
an independent candidate It will be the
hottest election since Carter H Harrison
downed Pork King Allerton four years
ago Judge Sears the Republican nomi
nee is 43 years old an Ohioan by birth
and has practiced law in Chicago since
1SS0 For three years he has been a
judge of the Superior Court
Five floors of the Shinkle Wilson
Kreis companys wholesale grocery house
at Cincinnati crashed down in a heap into
the cellar under a load of nearly 1000
barrels of sugar Michael Schwabach
the watchman was crushed to death and
William H Gerdse a clerk and Michael
Coleman a drawman were slightly in
jured
Chief Constructor Hichborn who has
just returned to Washington from an in
spection of the battleship Iowa at Cramps
ship yards reports that the ship will start
on her trial trip on March 29
Wasteful iichh
Every careful housekeeper knows
how easy it is to deplete her husbands
purse by permitting small leaks to con
tinue about the home and how muck
may be saved by a judicious attention
to little things Little foxes spoil the
vines and It requires no effort of n care
less woman to keep up a constant drain
from the exchequer A list of the ave
nues through which wastefulness
makes Itself felt would occupy much
space A few of them however may
be mentioned
Lemons left to dry
Cold fish thrown away
Sour milk thrown away
Spices exposed to the air ti
Fat put In earthen dishes
Cheese permitted to mold
Bits of meat thrown away
Towels used for wash nigs
Dish towels used for holders
Sheets used for Ironing table
Napkins used for dish towels
Cold potatoes allowed to sour
Tea and coffee pots neglected
Mops and brooms not hung up
Carpet brooms used to scrub with
Left over vegetables thrown away
Canned goods left exposed In cans
Bread pan left with dough sticking
to it
The mustard cruse remaining open to
dry
Rice and sugar wasted in the hand
ling
Too much starch made and thrown
out
The kerosene can left open to evap
orate
Soap left in dishpans to dissolve and
waste
Pieces of lace and ribbon thrown
away
Pails and wash tubs left to dry to fall
to pieces
The cogs of the egg beater allowed
to get wet
Silver spoons and forks used in the
kitchen
Tin dishes improperly dried when
washed
Corks left out of vinegar and molas
ses jugs
Preserves opened forgotten and left
to sour
Turning skirts wrong side out when
hanging them up
Failing to dry a box of soap for sev
eral days before using it
Wearing the same clothing each week
as it comes from the wash
Buying articles because they are
cheap and will come in some time
Sweeping the house in the usual
morning dress with head uncovered
Pieces of bread and cake allowed to
dry and mold and then thrown away
Leaving a silk umbrella in a case
thereby causing it to split in the folds
Allowing whalebones to rub through
the waist thereby ruining an elegant
gown
Failing to sew glove buttons on be
fore wearing or mending them before
cleaning
Dried fruits left uncovered and con
sequently allowed to become wormy
The face of flatiron used to crack
nuts on
Wearing rubbers over new shoes
thereby making the leather dry and
hard and easily cracked
Makingthesewingwomanwait in the
house idle or doing fancy work because
you have neglected to get materials be
fore her arrival
The Care of Beda
Many housewives who in all Cmcr
respects are model housekepers are apt
to neglect the proper airing of the beds
The desire of the energetic housewife
is to have her work all done up and
her house in perfect order very early
in the morning and as a consequence
what is intended for neatness and or
der becomes quite the reverse for a
bed should never be made up in less
than two hours after it has been occu
pied When leaving the sleeping oom
in the morning throw or rather
spread all the covers over a chair be
fore an open window and turn the mat
tress up so that a current of air can
freely pass over it If this is not Thor
oughly done the bedding not only
comes to have a close and disagreeable
odor but that very odor becomes in Ifr
self a warning for perfect and health
ful rest can only be had when every
thing about a bed is sweet and fresh
Have the coverings light and warm
Woolen blankets are far better than
heavy comfortables which retain the
exhalations of the body and do not al
low free ventilation The spread should
also be light and open in texture and
the sheets frequently changed Hair
pillows are better than those made of
feathers and should also be placed in
a free current of air daily
The Cozy Kitchen
Th modern kitchen incased in brick
walls at the back of the house lacks
much of the charm associated with the
old fashioned kitchen of a generation
or so ago Yet a small expenditure of
time and money will make bright and
cheerful an apartment where at least
one human being spends three quarters
of her life A clock ticking cheerily and
some thin white sash curtains at the
window add much to its comfort and
cost but little The floor should be cov
ered with a bright oilcloth or linoleum
and the walls tinted some sunshiny col
or A rack for three or four books and
two or three plants on the window sills
will help to brighten the kitchen and
there are but few maids who will not
appreciate these efforts made in her be
half
