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THM N01WOLKVBMK1A * FRIDAY , NOVKMltlill 18 , 1910.
eekly News-Journal
, Established 1877.
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N. A. Huse.
Secretary.
tiy mall per year. $1.50.
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( .hjfipostofllco at Norfolk ,
S matter.
iHl kditorlal Department
co and Job Rooms ,
man cannot remember
oV''What ' a great Juror he
J
, B lflK'Ho Is nearest to the
RodiavyhotKnoWs4riow | to bo silent even
hold their
up to Thnnksgiv-
Ing Qijtjjj'ftJIJljo "truly thankful. "
1b jWO ! ' ' .Mi" ' >
o1 near thu spell binders talk ,
youjfd.f.hjnk aip ajt chose between hcav-
n nhd , il ( iyfitlie simple marking of
a bcTHjjiu riHiit'j t
\7 ( U4jiioiiVui ) ro this feeling that
Teddy .wnnUlt'bJbe. king. He would
soon irtMttpjhltf'cf'rbwn ' ' for n rough rider
ilouch hat.
th' learn to milk Paul-
, noth-
getting the farmer
smashed by the gain
In tap islHSdBjutBnltlmore , whll'3 Dab-
his cud in the
parliament In
show their tnlcnt
by wusVi.g
linen.
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the Idea that T. H.
, but Teddy may
In from St. Helena
AFtoitytryhKitho ] ) no breakfast cure
fr/oiU-tet5iiJ'oUrs ) , It does look as If
tha dolrtUratto > J'iiarty ' had got about
those political
nvala'neTh fcSj 'y Jobks us If the demo-
crrttjlU ojip " ( .responsible for the land-
HlidGffU\iUtti < r.ul'aVa Cut.
/ifPv9Wr / llarilion's victory
it fiJ ( Rs'jajirif/iOlio : | ( | ) had one favorite
non'fr.tooijfiVun QtjO promote peaceful
cultifatjbrt' citJwtlro plum tree.
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"Minis' ffl"V * * ft
Igbjylondfibf > ! ti& big corn crop , the
fcf'p ) ' 'n Sltirt to smash the beef
i - < Aft.S.t. .
. out to tne hds , twQ
pieces' encli or'jqnnny cake for break-
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Tjboj.t ) ninuiii people watch the or-
forth their avalanche of
asthe Inhabitants of Nn-
. .Vesxivius throw tin Its hot in-
Mrji'/Tarf > 5ayb he may be a resident
of Oh'iciiinnti in'1914 , but after a dill-
Bent study of the newspaper for-rent
ads , tjfitiy\o'"lind the white house
thore. V
Onn. md.and eighty-seven tons
, - " -/i * A . . , , . .
of q Jk qgbXjin from England , and
the * small boy gjll no longer be con-
flntid to , spit l for hit ) school am-
wltn Mr. Dix for
Work. If only he
cessary to recover
with lite wall pn-
Clark drives that
Pennsylvania nve-
. b0 able to get a balky
congress to lift its hoofs from the
ltMe In sixteen years
the results t Moi2 election cannot
be anliouiicd utujl the evening of the
Tuesday ' aftor1 , ' ' ( lie first Monday in
Now 'it , tepihln to bo seen whether
the fj'eW J , < jroy 'trusts can get by the
exanteat Woodrow Wilson's universi
ty , merely by-ft aklllful flying tackle
/igalns't the , ' llnbd up consumers.
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Tlio czar and ! the kaiser kissed re
peatedly when they met. In this coun
try ivhen that sort of thing happens ,
careful mothers require young people
to be chaperoned.
The chauffeur who cut n corner and
ran vor four blind girls at once has
established a splendid and inspiring
record wh'ich it will be hard for any
successor1' VivbcnU
In Massachusetts they said It was
congress' that made the $10 hog , and
then t oy discliarged Governor Draper
for not ipJ"E $ to Washington and pre
venting 'tho critter from growing.
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Tho'bftlc'6 boy does the politics for
BO mn y'i'u'qwspnpors , that Mr. Roosevelt
velt sUn'Ujft Jiavo struck for n better
position oji tie ) Outlook than political
editor. Jwvqman's column , for in-
fiide 'tit the capitol buildhii ;
nt WnsltliifAtoiU has been washed , but
inside congress will soon bo acting
just llko the boy who squirms under
his Saturday night tubbing.
Many of the candidates who ran In
thu recent election couldn't hnvo
fared much worse If they had worn
hohblo skirts.
Wood row Wilson says an optimist IB
a man who can use the lemons hand
ed him. And If wo digested moro
lemons nnd less taffy , wo could dls-
penso with thu services of some of our
doctors of law and divinity.
Aviator McCurdy Is to lly from a
steamship llfty miles nt sen. This bug
gents n convenient way for many pas
sengers who desire to get out nnd
walk on account of sea sickness.
The aviators can't agree over that
goddess of liberty flight. They have
not got near enough to heaven so that
they Imvo escaped the universal hu
man passion for hanging , drawing and
quartering tlio umpire.
The postofllco department threatens
to suspend tlio rural mall service on
roads which aie too bad for comfort
able travel. This might bo an effective
fectivo incann of getting them put in
better shape.
As wo get a new generation of voters
ers every thirty yearB , n democratic
congress occasionally as an object les
son IB needful , particularly as nine-
tenths of the people never rend the
history books.
The trouble wltn the now national
ism as a political bill of faro , was
that the voters under the Fletcher
Ideas of digestion wanted time for
thirty chows on each mouthful , in
stead of the thing at one gulp.
The voluminous puffs worn by a
young lady wore credited by the phy
sicians with saving her from a frac
tured skull when she fell down sU-.irs ,
It Is enlightening to the public tc
know why the things are worn. Ol
course , as life preservern they ma >
be of great value.
The military appropriations during
Mr. Roosevelt's second term amount
ed to $1,454,3.7.GGS which was more
than the value of all the gold , sllvei
and other metals , oils nnd minerals
Including coal nnd petroleum for the
year 11)08. ) Suppose this vast sum
which was put Into machinery which
Is never likely to be used , before it
will bo obsolete , had' been spent lr
the development of the country , In
proper housing for the poor of the
cities , in good toads or n thousand dif
ferent ways \\hore it would have been
a permanent benefit to mankind. What
might not have been accomplished ?
A great iinptovement Is discernible
in the people of Porto Rico since it
came under American control. Ignor
ance , Idleness and poverty were thor
well nigh universal. Eighty-three In
every hundred inhabitants were tin
able to read or write and a conditior
similar to the slum districts in great
cities everywhere prevailed. During
the last decade school attendance hat
quadrupled , population has made a
gain of 16 portent and wealth an in
crease of 22 percent , but there Is stil
great room for improvement. Tin
land is only ha'f ' of It cultivated and
with a dense cultivation the entire
possible production is needed to sup
port the people in comfort.
President David Starr Jordan al
leges that wo ourselves and all the
world's inhabitants are paying now ir
Increased cost of living for the wan
"of the. last decade and a half. With
In a > period of seven years the world
witnessed three expensive wars , the
Spanish war , the Bour war and the
Mauchurlan war. These three burnec
up capital measured by the billions
of dollars. They also consumed 2
great deal of toclal energy. The na
lions whose boldiers did the flghtlnj
Buffered the sacrifice of lives , bul
those nations did not alone foot tlu
bills. The capital of the world is now
international. The money market ol
one continent is quickly affected bj
that of the other. We are all paying
day by day thare war bills.
ANOTHER HOSPITAL CHARGE.
J. A. Hayes of Antelope county , foi
a short time an inmate of the Norfolk
insane hospital but recently being dls
charged as cured , makes the charge
1 according to the Tilden Citizen , thai
| "much brutality is practised by the attendants
tondants at the asylum" and is of the
opinion "that nny sane man , compelled
to spend a few months at the instltu
tlon , would become demented from the
excessive cruelty of those who arc
paid by the Mate to administer hu
mane treatment to those under theii
care. "
This is a horious charge that Mr ,
Hayes makes. It is so serious that
It should bo investigated by Governor
Shallenborger and , if found true , fol
lowed by punifihmont of the guilty. II
untrue , then the Institution should be
cleared of the charge.
Mr. Hayes plionld be more specific
In his accusations. If conditions arc
ns bad as ho suggests , it Is his duty
as a citizen to make formal complaint
to the state authorities.
A Japanese inventive genius has
prepared a device for discounting gar
rulity In Its legislative speakers. A
trap Is arranged Immediately beneath
the spot where speakers stand to ad
dress the house , beneath which is n
receptacle Into which the members
who have had enough of the particular
titylo of oratory dealt In by the speak
er , can roll n llttlo lead ball , with
which nil the members are to bo pro
vided , through a tube , loading under
the floor from each member's seat to
the trap upon which the speaker
stands. When a certain number of
legislators have voted "enough" by
depositing their leaden balls It re
quires more than half the number of
the full house the trap descends auto
matically carrying the speaker with it.
No point of order is necessary all Is
silence and do eoruin. The will of
parliament has been registered with
out wuste of time * , the nbstrnctor dis
appears from Mew and better yet from
sound. This seems to us to be a great
Invention for conserving the time and
temper of congressmen , and we think
n machine of this kind should be Im
mediately installed In the congression
al halls In Washington. It would be
Hire to attract a crowd to see the
"grand disappearing net" , too.
AS TO COUNTY OPTION.
The fact that Nebraska elected a
republican governor and state ticket ,
and a democratic legislature , might
seem queer to an outside observer ,
unacquainted with the situation. The
result can have but one meaning. The
only possible interpretation of such an
election is that the people chose Aid-
rich and the republican state ofllcials
because they had moro confidence in
them than in Dahlnmn and the ticket
named by the democrats , without re
gard to county option , and that they
chose a democratic legislature because
they were not enthusiastic over coun
ty option. The lawmnking body has
thus been made very close on the
option issue , while the other officers
j have been selected because of their
superior fitness for the responsibil
ities involved , us compared with Dahl-
man and his ticket.
The News pointed out In advance
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that there was moro involved in the
governorship than county option. The
legislature is 't , nere the county option
was more of a real issue. Apparently
the voters took this view and chose
the republican state ticket without re
gard to option , voting for democratic
lawmakers with county option In mind.
CALMER AFTER-ELECTION VIEW.
It is fortunate that neither party is
so black and futile as the opposing
orators try to prove in the campaign
melee. Some people are always cher
ishing the dream , too , that some day
the good men will all got together in
one party , and bring ori a day of
stainless political purity.
Good and evil are Inextricably
mixed , nnd such alignment is not
likely before the judgment day. There
is so much amiable folly , that most
people tlo up with sclllsh men who
have some common sense , rather than
with spotless dreamers without tact
and feasibility.
Political panics rather are grouped
around differences of temperament as
to the scope of government , and the
choice between economic theories.
Each party contains plenty of good
men and of good business men. How
ever wrong-headed the leaders , each
must satisfy this conservative senti
ment to retain power.
THE CRIPPEN CASE.
Were wo a little too eager to give
credit to the English for the speed
with' which their courts act in crlml-
'nal cases ? Without proving that the
'dead body found In ; tbo Crlppen cellar
was. that of his wife'or e'vep ! that it
was the body of a woman , an English
jury , after a four days trial , deliber
ated thirty minutes ' and convicted
Crlppon of murder , sentencing him to
Imng within a month. The 'higher
court denied appeal and Crlppen Is
now doomed to bo hanged November
23. Rumors sprang up later that
Belle Eimore , his actress wife whom
ho said had run away with another
man , was allvo In America and a
Canadian town was startled by the
belief that Belle Elmoro was actually
In the community. The theory of our
law Is that it were better for ninety-
nine men to go free than for one
Innocent man to bo hanged. There's
a good deal of lax justice in tills
country , but the possibilities of the
Crlppen case suggest that there maybe
bo such a thing as too quick action ,
too.
THE REFERENDUM BALLOT.
A glance at the yards and yards of
ballot used at the recent election in
South Dakota , where the Initiative
and referendum prevails , Is enough to
make oven the most ardent referen
dum supporters skeptical over the
practical results of such a plan.
To a casual observer it would ap
pear that not one man In fifty would
over read the great quantity of flno
print on the ballots , giving the laws
that are to be decided upon. And
surely not one man In a hundred
could glvo the time and thought for
Intelligent Investigation that a vote
upon such a proposition should re
quire.
It has been proved that In a Nebras
ka primary campaign , whore a multi
tude of candidates nro.to bo voted on ,
the average voter will bo acquainted
with but a very few and will vote the
balance of tlio ticket on the hit or
miss plan. It may bo Imagined how
much more of an uninformed vote
might bo cast upon propositions so
complex as lawn.
In modern uiitdnoss , the specialist IB
permitted 'to do the Important things
becmifcu he can do thorn better than
the jack of all tunics. The manager
of a big corpon.tlon will hire special
ly tialncd men to do their various
vvoik , nnd will hold them responsible
for the results. The man who at
tempts to tak" care of the multitude
of details , soon finds himself swamped
nnd nothing Join. ' as It should be.
It's a good deal the same In the
referendum ballot. The average citi
zen under our present system employs
specialists to rmko the lawa men
who have titnij to concentrate their
attention upon the Intricate proposi
tions arising. It Is dlfllcult to Imag
ine how Intelligent legislation can
arise from submitting a mass of tech
nical reading 'mutter to the voter for
decision. Tin ; voter hasn't the time
and won't take the time , In the aver
age case , to intelligently cast his bal
lot upon thceu propositions.
AROUND TOWN.
What do you do for a cold ?
Ely got there that time.
If there should chance to be any
neckties for Christmas , let them be
red.
Our idea of the height of allluence is
three handkerchiefs a day when you
have n cold.
No matter how much of a crowd
they have , football teams always seem
able to make ends meet.
"Barring unfavorable weather , " the
paving people say , "Norfolk avenue
will bo paved this fall. " That's what
everybody's been saying all along.
A woman In Norfolk Is so shiftless
that when she undresses at night ( we
are told ) she loaves her clothes lying
around on the lloor just where she
steps out of them.
Why should a mother-in-law call
your list of "Christmas gifts wanted"
an extravagant one , when it doesn't
cost you a red cent ?
Speaking of lucky falls , fate must
be with a man when ho knocks his
glasses to the lloor and they drop in
n bunch of soft , cloth.
Here's a tip to n. M. , J. II. Me. and
.1. K. : It's a good scheme to wear
your overcoat now nnd then just to
prove to your fi lends that you haven't
left It with Abu Levlne.
If the man who ought to ( but
doesn't ) get up the "twenty-years-ago"
column on this rag would stick around
the office a littie more , instead of play
ing so much golf , he'd be doing more
to earn his pay. We hope this hint is
gentle enough to suit.
A customer In a Norfolk jewelry
store who had ordered an initial en
graved on a piece of jewelry lie was
buying for a gift was at the front of
the store long before the hour of busi
ness the other day. When the doors
finally opened he requested that the
jeweler take his time about the en
graving. "I believe I will have tc
change the initials , " he said.
Regarding that pound ot tobacco foi
Christmas , we've found a way ol
beating the tobacco trust. There's n
certain kind of tobacco that comes al
$5 a pound. But the tobacco Is toe
strong for your Uncle Fuller. He
likes a grade that sells for 85 cents
So if the person intending to make
the tobacco Rift will buy the 85-cent
kind and enclose the change along
with the tobac , we'll beat the trust out
of $4.15.
We're at work developing a bogey
score for the row winter sport called
"Furnace Golf. " Like other golf , your
score depends n good deal on the
weather , and r.lso like other golf you
never can tell when you start in the
day how much of a score you're going
to make. Just for the time being , C
shovelsful In 24 hours would seem tc
bo a difficult enough bogey. The
man who can get under that won't
win nny $10 prize , but he'll bo saving
coin at 7 cents a shovelful.
A Norfolk man is going to sue the
railroad company. He was eating sup
per at the Junction eating house and
had just started in on buckwheat
cakes the buckwheat cakes you get
at a hotel are always crisper and more
delicious than those you get anywhere
else he had just got his cakes when
the hands of the clock pointed the
minute for his train to leave. There
was nothing to do but run for the train
and desert thu cakes. But Imagine
his chagrin when he had to sit In that
blooming train twenty minutes before
it started. Thn mental anguish , he
thinks , Is worth about ? 40.
They say irolf is an extravagant
game , but It isn't. Hero's the proofs :
\s wo pointed out the other day , shov
eling coal Into a furnace's mouth and
shoving a golf ball Into the cup , afford
identically the same exercise , the
same training for the eye and muscles ,
and the same recreation. One's a
summer sport , the other a winter pas
time. Both accomplish the same desired -
sired end. But you never lose a golf
ball putting It Into the cup. so that
that act cobts you nothing but your
time and the tlmo of the caddy who
watches you do It , whllo on the other
hand , as was stated in another column
of this sheet Suturdaj. one llttlo shov
elful of coal costs seven cents and
nobody was ever known to stop at one
shovelful. In fact , six shovolsful a
day Is a common ration In this cellar
diversion , which makes It exceedingly
expensive as compared with golf nnd
not half so much fun. Also , In goli
you get the fresh air. We hope no
body will make any moro remarks
about golf being an extravagant gamete
to play at least nobody who feeds a
furnace.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Every man feels llko n lion ) svl.en
' o turns In a lire alarm ,
L very man -artles a white feaiier !
in his pocket , and occasionally shows
It.
The model husband you read about
In books Is the henpecked man of real
life.
Hope is nil light , nut it takes more
than that to win a world champion
ship.
Look out for the man who Is r.l-
ways telling you how square and fall-
he is.
After n man lias passed 30 and a
woman 50 they hear fewer noises at
night.
If you do a good piece of work ,
don't tand around two or three da.s ;
and admire iU
Honlth cranks who go without
breakfast ar > > like men who quit
smoking ; they quit for awhile and
then eat bigger breakfasts than ever.
It is twice ns easy to make u man
sore as it Is to remove the sore spot.
Some men make a living simply be
cause other people feel sorry for them.
, We are always hearing that people
are "hard up" but it's the same pee
] > ! < - I
It usually happens that a mystery
doesn't amount to much after it Is
solved.
It lit always an agent's business to
coax you to do something you don't
want to do.
A reputation ns n fighter might be n
good thing If you could get it with
out fighting.
Is there really any excuse for
'
French words on the menu cards in
restaurants ?
There is so much quarreling and
sickness that lawyers nnd doctors will
always do well. I
Occasionally a man is affable who
Isn't running for office nnd hasn't
anything to sell.
Some people are so good they com
mit little sins just to have something
over which to repent.
By the tlmo some men get n thing
fairly started , they quit it , and en
gage in something else.
Nothing looks more out-of-place
than a well-drtf-sed woman and a hus
band who wears shabby clothes.
Of all the different brands of ex
citement , the excitement connected
with a strike Is probably the worst.
You can get up a discussion any
time by asking this question : "Is a
squirrel better to cat than n rabbit ? "
Men who work in an olllco always
excuse their poor handwriting by sayIng -
Ing It was luined by typewriting.
Nothing in it ; they never could write
legibly.
You may have observed that n girl
has more faith In her fiance than a
wife has in her husband ; and there
are other indications that men don't
bear close acquaintance very well.
The general opinion seems to be
that the man who owns an automobile
isn't entitled to much sympathy.
When you pay out a dollar , do you
growl with it , indicating that you are
in love with it ? That's a poor way.
You needn't be very important to
get a letter from a congressman ; no
i much more important than the letter
you get from the congressman.
It is said that an Atchlson man is
so stingy that he half-starves hlmsel
every fall in order to keep up wltl
the shrinkage of his last winter's un
derclothes.
The poorest gnesser on earth Is the
l person who guesses how fast an auto
mobile Is traveling. He IB even n
poorer guesser than the one wlu
guesses on the number of people in a
crowd.
There Is to be n party tonight , and
this afternoon a woman called up hoi
husband , and asked : "What shall I
wear ? " "Novor mind , now , " her hus
band replied , "don't be coy. You're
going to wear that black dross ; the
only thing you have , and you know It. "
The Topeka Journal administers . .
stinging rebuku to the "Johnnies" who
hang around the entrance to thn hall
whore the Christian church conven
tion Is mooting. The "Johnnies" try
to Illrt with tht- pretty girl delegates ,
although the pretty girl delegates
have moro serious business.
A plumber 'vent Into a harbor shop
today to get shaved and when ho gave
the barbei n dollar , received two cunts
in changi' . "How's this ? " the plumber
asked In surprise. "No\er mind , " the
barber replied , "you wont up to my
house the other da > . worked fifteen
minutes and the bill was 98 cents. I'm
getting e\en That's how It comes , "
Home Course
In Domestic
Science
XVIIL Food For Inva
lids and Children.
By EDITH G. CIIARLTON ,
In CliM-tfe of Domestic Economy , low *
Stale College.
Copyright. 1910. by American fr M
Anoclitlon.
clllcf difference between
THE for the sick and for
tlioHo In good hcnlth Is that the
sick person must have bis food
properly prepared and the one who IB
perfectly well ought to have It proper
ly prepared. One IB a case of neces
sity In order to regain health ; the oth
er Is a case of prevention to ward off
sickness. There IB no medicine more
Important and powerful than the right
kind of food cooked and served In the
best way to make It easy of digestion
and nutritious. Since this Is true
there IB no part of nursing more Im
portant than that of preparing tlio In
valid's meals. Selecting and cooking
meals for one who has little appetite
mean more than choosing certain nu
tritious foods and cooking them well.
They mean presenting the proper food
to the patient In such an attractive
way that an appetite will be awaken
ed and there will be a desire to eat.
It Is essential , then , that special euro
be taken In arranging the paticnt'n
tray. A nick person is unusually sen
sitive to details. Little things which
possibly would pass unnoticed by tlio
person In normal health may cause ac
tual discomfort to the one weakened
by disease. The tray should always
be covered with a clean cloth. The
smallest stain or a rumpled appear
ance may lake away the patient's de
sire for the food The prettiest , thin
nest china and glass , the brightest sil
ver , bhonld be sent to the sickroom.
Tni'so In themselves will appeal to the
pyo and thus aid digestion.
The food should be served In small
quantities and by courses It Is not
unusual for the sight of a tray loaded
A UObPUN OUTFIT FOlt INFANT.
[ 1. Band. 2. Hand to he worn after second
end month. 3. Stockings. 4 Shirt. 5.
Petticoat. 6. Nightgown 7 Cambric
Blip. ]
with ninny dishes on which generous
helpings of food are served to take
away the patient's appetite before he
has tasted a mouthful. A well tilled
tray may be gratifying to the person
convalescing from a long illness when
food was limited to liquids , but as a
rule it is unappetizing almost to every
person. licforc taking the tray to the
patient make sure that his room is'in
order and that he Is ready for the
meal. Freshen the air in the room for
a few moments , wipe the patient's
hands and face with a dampened cloth ,
straighten the bedclothes and rear
range the pillows. Then bring In the
tray with the food on It freshly pre
pared. Serve hot things hot and cold
things cold. Have everything as near
ly perfect as possible. Place the tray
within easy reach of the patient If he
is able to feed himself and then while
he eats talk to him of Interesting ,
pleasant things , which will cause him
to forget himself and what he Is do-
Ing. Do not sit down beside the bed
and watch every nonthful ho takes ,
occasionally remarking on his Im
proved appetite or the lack of It. Such
a procedure Is very likely to make the
patient feel lie has eaten enough be
fore lie Is fairly started on the meal.
The patient's diet Is naturally some
what llmlU-d. There are a great many
kinds of foods that ho Is not allowed
to eat , and even those that are per
mitted cannot be cooked in all sortH
of ways. The physician In charge of
the ease will give a list of foods n- !
lowed , and In some cases he will state
how ( hey arc to be prepared. Hut his
directions are often general , as "glvo
him soft cooked eggs" or "let him
have a bit of chicken or a nice cream
soup. " Any specific instructions re
garding redpcs or different ways of
serving tin- MUMP food an. nut often at
tempted by the dot tor. If the nurse
be she wife , mother , daughter or pro-
fosslonnl-does not know how to servo
eggs In a variety of ways , how oven
beef tea and gruels may bo given new
forms and flavors , then the patient
will prolmbl.v Mi-nry < > t iiiein , perhaps
refuse to i-.it lli.-in rortiinaip is tin'
Wi'Umn h , , Ui , , us | , . . \ \ t , , pivii.u.- .
simple fomU ( iitiu. . IIM-IJ nmlvinn . , | , i
friends ai.i.rar . s , , i-\\ < u-.uai.taii , en.
Hut more are certain "don Is" that
must be observed when cooking for
the sick.
Don't glvo an Invalid or little ; , child
fried food of iui.kind. . . It Is hard to
digest , and tin1 digestive organs of
both sick people and children ore
weak.
Don't Include pork In the Invalid's
bill of fare. A little crisp bacon or
bacon gravy may be allowed occa
sionally.
Don't serve highly seasoned food.
The sense of tnste Is generally very
keen In sickness , and thu natural sea
soning of food Is often enough. Be
sides. Hplec.s may weaken by overstlm-
ulallon the digestive glands. Do not
use pepper , mustard or vinegar and
use salt spnrltigly.
Don't boll eggs for either Invalids or
children. Always cook them In water
which has not quite reached the bellIng -
Ing point.
Don't cook milk directly over the
tire : It Is almost sure to burn. Kvou
If It does no ) , milk should not bo boil
ed for the same reason that an egg-
should not. Itolllng temperature takes
the albumen tough and Indigestible.
Don't cook cream soups or boiled
custards directly over the Jlrc. Use a
double boiler to keep the temperature
below boiling.
Don't serve Insufllclently cooked ce
reals. Itlce , oatmeal and cornstarch
should be cooked for a long time over
hot water. Ulce requires about two
hours and oatmeal at least four hours'
Htea in cooking.
Don't serve fried potatoes. When
they arc allowed they are much bettor
baked , because they are more quickly
digested in that form.
Don't serve cheese and don't cook
butter too long. In making cream
Koups add the butter just before serv
ing.
Nurse's Care of Herself.
The woman who Is acting as nurse
in her home Is very apt to neglect her
self. It may be hard for her to do oth
erwise , especially If there nro other de
mands on her time and strength. But
If the patient needs constant care then
It Is almost Imperative that the person
who Is caring for him should be re
lieved of other duties and responsibili
ties. Ills recovery demands this , for
the nurse's mental and physical condi
tion has often a marked effect on the
patient. If the nurse Is tired out , has
been obliged ( o do without mitllclent
sleep for several nights , she Is not like
ly to be herself. She will be nervous ,
easily excited , perhaps irritable arid
utterly unlit to give her best effort to
her task.
She should have regular hours for
sleep , when her rest will be unbroken
for at least seven hours out of each
twenty-four. Then a short time should
be allowed every day for outdoor exer
cise. Constantly breathing the air of
even a well \cntllatcd sickroom soon
tells on even robust health. The nurse
should have also good , nourishing ,
easily digested food at regular hours.
When sickness comes Into the family
such matters as guarding the health
of the nurse and keeping the other
members of the household In good
health are often overlooked , and a sin
gle case of Illness very often becomes
two or three just because of this neg
lect , livery thing should be done to
hasten the recovery of the patient as
well as preserve the good health of the
rest of the family.
The nurse should wear comfortable
clothing a washable dress and broad
soled shoes and If the disease Is at all
Infections she should be careful to-
wash her hands each time she touches-
the patient. I'rofcsslonal nurses learn ,
very early In their training the Impor
tance of disinfecting and using every
precaution to pi event further develop
ment of the disease germs , but the In-
cxpurlonml Homellincs llnd It hard to
realize how very powerful and insidi
ous are these minute germs.
It Is not at all necessary for the'
home nurse to be versed In drugs and
medicines , nor should she be required
to put on complicated bandages , pre
pare dressings or administer treat
ments which require professional skill
ami experience. All such matters will
be iut1crtalen : ; by the physician wheik
a Ir.ilnrd nurse Is not employed. Hut
lhi0111:111 : who knows how to put on
: i .simple bamlriRp. how to stop an < > r-
< 'lriry : nrtnek of ii' ebl odlug , what
to dovhen ! 3omo nno faints nnd also
Is < Vnlliar wllli simple remedies fur
"Implc nllments will always find tfie-
krovUd"e useful. In fact. It Is ; i part
of the all roHvrt woman's education to *
know these ihi'igs and be nblp ( o ap
ply them iu a rnniinon etise way.
Th * Care of Little Children.
No woman should consider her edu
cation complete until she has an In
telligent knowledge regarding the care
of little children. When we consider
that the material out of which either
heroes or Invalids are made Is found
In the nursery It behooves every wo
man to see to ; t that either by her per
sonal effort or by her Inlluenco she is-
dolng her part to have the future gen
eration composed of strong men andi
women , uipyble of being heroes , and
that the number of weaklings is less
oned one of tlio greatest errors
made In the management of children
relates to their nutrition. "If the child
Is properh fed he will stand a great
deal of iilniM' "
In other directions. Hayo
one authority , but more Is necessart
tlnn food If the child is to devoloj
properly , ij , , , miN ( | , ! 1V ( , frsh | llr
suitable imtrl'I'iii and a i-hutx'o to live
as n j.M'i r'dld ' should , free from
care , with MMt'iini ; to ex.-he nerves or
prevent the proper dpvcliipinent of
Iwdv and mli : < ' an arl\- like a young
nnliu. I a * p , . hp i
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
\Vhon n man brings In an unreason
able bill now. ho explains It by say
ing that automobiles Imvo nmdo the
prlco of rubber so high.
What has liccomo of the old-fash-
lotted man who said to his departing
guest. "Well , como back again , when
you haven't so long to stay ! "