am
DOINGS orwoncN
Staying: Youthful.
Whatever your age may be, begin
How to think of, yourself as in the
dawn of new developments. Say to
yourself many times a day that you
possess more vital power, more men­
tal force, more magnetism and charm
than ever before, in your life.’ Say
also that you are better loved and
more fully appreciated for all yout
virtues and charms than ever before,
and that your ability to give and re­
ceive happiness is unlimited. Then
use moments which you have been
accustomed to idle away or to employ
in melancholy thoughts, in improving
yourself. Let this improvement be
three-fold, until body and mind and
spirit all radiate new brilliancy.
Give your mind hew thoughts. Give
your spirit new aspirations, and feed
your brain with some new purpose.
Keep up whatever accomplishments
you possess; cultivate new ones. Be­
gin at forty, fifty or sixty, even, to
study languages arid music and art.
And instead or continually thinking
about advancing age, think about in­
creasing qualities and charms; instead
of worrying over added years, rejoice
over added occupations and means of
enjoyment. Encourage the young to
seek your society. Amuse and inter­
est them, and this can only, be done
by keeping in sympathy with their
Ideas.
girl who likes pretty lingerie would
mark it in this way.
Changeable tones in chiffon find way
among the fall dress materials which
look rich .over solid siilk or satin
foundations. These patterns are trim­
med with rich trimmings of gold and
embroidery.
Advantages p(f the Short Girl.
The tall girl may be more imposing
in appearance, more of a power at
social functions, but the short girl
db.es deadlier execution among men.
From the first day they are. at ease
with her, which means a great deal
to the average man; in her presence
he does not feel the drawbacks of
early incessant cigarette smoking, and
the degeneracy of’ his sex; she can
coax and pout, and .flounce into pretty
little passions with greater grace than
a “daughter of the gods”; she needs
a protecting atm in a crowd, and she
does not take up so much room in a
railway Gar, or dwarf her partners
in the ballroom or while out for a
walk.
There never yet was a little woman
who could not flirt mote furiously
than a tall one, and yet escape unfav­
orable notice. Her scratches all seem
to be given in play. It is, of' course,
by comparison that everything is thus
or thus, and so it is only when judged
by the’ standard of some exceptionally
bls bacK* If laid on its left side the
weight of the liver, which organ is
proportionally very large in infants,
rests on the stomach and sometimes
distresses the child. Lay him down-
after his meal and do not disturb him
even if be cries to be petted.
“Indeed,' parents weak minded
enough to yield to the young tyrant’s
/demands in that respect are laying up
for themselves a large share of ..wrath
'to come. Let him have it out. In pro­
tracted cases selfwilled infants some­
times wake the echoes of a whole
block for many hours, but the next
time the struggle comes it won’t last
so long, and in time the child is
trained to obedience in the »matter of
going to sleep. It takes strength of
mind to follow this out at first, but -it
pays.
“Of course, the mother should al.-,
ways make sure when the child cries
that there is really nothing the matter
with him. If he stops crying as soon
as picked up, it’s a pretty good sign
tnat he merely wants attention. Have
no mercy in such a case,1 but leave
him, in a separate room if .possible;
where he. won’t see any one moving
about. He will soon learn what it
means and will expect nothing differ*
ent.”
• -Mi-- - .
Position
in
Sweeping;.
If a woman will stand up straight
while she is sweeping it will prove
the very best possible way of expand­
ing her chest. But stooping over a
broom is bad; the chest is contracted
and the work, made, harder.
To sweep vigorously with head up
and arms moving freely helps, to give
trie shoulders a beautiful erectness and
also pulls off superfluous flesh.
Especially where the arm is too fat
directly below the shoulder this work
helps. It takes off the extra flesh and
rounds the arms splendidly. For this
it is almost as good as using the wash-
THREE STRIKING COSTUMES
POWN WITH COOKS.
■3T-
Slogan of Upton Sinclair’s Campaign
for tlie Usé of Raw Foods.
t
fl
•Z'»
&
The Apple Barrel.
It stood in. the. cellar low and dim,
Where the cobwebs swept and sway­
ed,
Holding; the store’ from bough and
limb
At the feet of autumn laid,
And oft, when the days were short
and drear.
And the north wind shrieked and
roared,
Wh children sought in the corner here
And drew .on the toothsome hoard
Foi thus through the long, long win­
ter-time
It answered our every call
With wine of the summer’s golden
prime
Sealed by the hand of fall.
The best there was of trie earth and
air,
Of rain and sun and breeze,■
Changed to a pippin sweet arid rare
By the art of the faithful trees.
A wonderful barrel was this, had we
Its message but rightly heard,
Filled with the tales of wind and bee,
Of cricket, and moth and bird;
Rife with the bliss of the fragrant
June
When skies were soft and blue;
Thronged with the dreams of a har-
- vest moon
O’er fields drenched deep with dew.
)
Oh, homely barrel, I’d fain essay
Your marvelous skill again;
Take me back tó the past, I pray,
AS willingly • now as theri—
Back to the tender morns and eves,
The noontides, warm and still,
The fleecy clouds and the spangled
. leaves
Of the' orchard over the hill.
—Edwin L. Sabin, in Lippincott’s.
Composition of Vegetables.
A
FAT.
C rude fibéra
proteid B
Mr
$
ASIfî
ve
PUTTHE-
t
I
t
E
Î
I
1
t
t
*'
I
♦
Fowls and Eg;ss.
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 128, United
States Department of ..Agriculture,, . The attendants in zöblogical gardens
says: “The eggs of different kinds Of are exposed to dangers of various
domestic poultry vary in size as well sorts. The; superintendent of the Cin­
as appearance, and there is also a con­ cinnati animal park once had an ad­
siderable range in the size Of eggs of venture with a python which .crime
90% fe
•WATER
different breeds. Thus, hen's’ eggs near costing him his life.
a
It became necessary to make some
range from the small ones laid by ban­
»il
-PROTEID.09%
tams to the large ones laid by such changes in the- snake house, and the
Ì
a'
breeds as light Brahmas. On an av­ superintendent, Mr. Stephens, was in
EXTRACT^ ....
erage a hen’s egg is 2.27 inches in the cage of pythons, anticipating r:o
r
itnBRE.2%X __
length, and 1.72 inches in diameter or danger, when to his dismay he saw
matter i.066%’
width at- the broadest, point, and the .largest snake coming toward him,
rAT.OI5%W^
weighs about 2 Ounces, or eight eggs hissing and darting its tongue angrily.
8
to the pound (1% pounds per dozen). •Instantly he realized his danger.
LÜ
Generally speaking, trie eggs of pullets
The superintendent quickly grasped
are smaller than those of old hens; the.huge reptile just back of the neck
w
Ä5*
those of ducks somewhat larger than with his right hand, arid with the left
hens’ eggs, while those of turkeys and clutched the creature two'1 feet lower
geese are considerably larger. Guinea down, where the greatest 'muscular
eggs, on an average, measure l%xlVa- power of the python is located:
carbohydrate -
i inches, are rather pointed at one erid,
» I
He tried to - thrust ’ the writhing
J5.Ô*
and weigh about 1.4 ounces each, or rhass into a waiting box, but the
17 ounces to the dozen. Goose eggs python coiled its twelve feet of length
KJ
While vegetables are given a low weigh about 5.5 to 6.7 ounces each, or round the. man’s leg; arid began-to con-'
value as food for man or ..beast on about 5 pounds to the dozen—-that is, strict, carrying its . tightening coils
Jersey Top Frock,
Coat in Russian Smock Style.
Separate Apron Tunic.
account of their large percentage of more than three times as much as higher-and u-igher.
portion is highly nu- hens’ eggs. The eggs of wild birds are
Struggle as he might; Mr. Stephens
In many of the shops these graceful yoke and stock are of dotted net in plaited skirt and both are Of navy water, the dry pQtatq
the 22 per' cent said to be smaller than those of the seemed helpless in the serpent’s grasp.
tritive. In the
blue
mohair,
bise~or
old
lace
color.
■
tunics may be bought, all ready to -
The ultra expression of trie moyen- of solid matter is nearly all available same- species when domesticaeed. Wild His hands were so. moist that the
The Paris fad for everything Rus­
wear with any skirt that matches; sian has-brought forward all sorts of age mode has bben the jersey top for food. The proteids as flesh form- ducks’ eggs áre said to be, on an av­ scaly bod/ twisted in them. Perspira­
sleeves and even stock and guimpo Russian habilaments. Tolstoy’s peas­ dress', with a cuirass bodice reaching ers and the carbohydrates as fat pro-’ erage, 1.97 to 2.17 inches in diameter^ tion streamed from liis face. The
being supplied to match. In this caSe ant smock? is much*used, for coat to the hip, and braided to imitate the ducers are essential parjs of food. z
domestic ducks’ eggs, 2.36 to 2.56 python had worked its head free and
inches.
was darting^, its horrid tongue almost
tunic and skirt have been built at models and such a smock is suggested ancient armor efféèt. This frock, is of
Keep the Road Drag; Going;,.
in its victim’s face,
the same time and the material is a here, though this coat has been adapt­ white Silk cashmere, the bodice being
Woman in Chicken Yard.
Bad roads are an extravagance that
Tile man threw up his hand instinc-
pale biscuit shade of pernio fabric, the ed to meet the longwaisted lines of of the supple woven silk fabric of no farming community can afford,
look
September
is
a
good
month
to
soft silky combination of'mohair arid the. season. The fastening; at one which the embroidered silk, gloves are just what they cost in unnecessary about for stock, and if one has not al­ tively to shield his face; and at the
worsted threads which is daintier for side, is very Russian in character, and fashioned.^ The braiding is done in expenses it takes but a moment to de­ ready settled upon a particular varie­ same moment the snake seized and
such costumes than an all wool ma­ the fronts are cut double-breasted white and the .sash, which is tied termine.
ty, a hint in that direction niay be of began swallowing it.
terial. The braiding is done in the fashion, closing snugly about the around the hips, is of white satin mes­ A team and driver are reasonably some use. Unless a woman can afford
By tliis. time the attendants had.
same1 shade of -material and the little throat, This coat is- matched by a saline.
worth $3 a day, and by the use of to keep plenty of help, she should not rushed into the cage, and they began
these'it is possible, to deliver to . mar­ keep oyer fifty fowls. I feel that I am beating the python, Not liking this
snake relaxed its:
If you find your thoughts running tall sister that a short woman will board, and that is proverbial for im­ ket from .your home 100 bushels of writing for the woman who takes care treatment, the. big
Mr.
Stephens
jerked his hand
coils,
proving
the
arms.
corn.
Hauling
over
good
roads,
the
of
her
chickens
herself,
and
to
her
permit
herself
to
be
so
described.
She
along the line of criticism and dis-
free,
and
broke
off
one
of the python’s
cost
of
^delivery
is
3
cents
per bushel, would say that if she has the room it
par aging comparisons of the young will always indignantly disclaim a
Mending; Umbrellas.
But if, in consequence of bad roads, is a good plan to keep a Small flock of fangs, in his*thumb in so doing.
people of the day, with those of your brevity of inches under any circum­
Sometimes a^person would, like to but fifty bushels can, be delivered, the two varieties—one for broilers or
“If I had not held on to its heaviest
own morning time, keep you/ ideas to stances, though no woman ever yet
objected to the epithet “little woman” change some, expensive, umbrella: cost is. doubled and the difference is fricassees and one for laying eggs, and muscle,’"’ said the superintendent/ “I
yourself. Do hot utter them.
handle to another umbrella arid fasten what; the impassible: roads cost you. when it homes to the genuine busi-' have no doubt it might" have strangled
as a term of affection.
Needlework Notes.
it on solid, This can be done- by; Continue this calculation, ripplying it ness, theri 'give me the Black Minor- me. As long as I kept my grip there
A sash of ciel blue satin would be
cleaning out the hole left in the to trie hauling of all your crops, arid cas. The eggs are large and pure I felt confident, but I was pretty weak
neat on a girl’s dress of ciel blue crepe
handle from trie old rod arid filling it quickly becomes apparent that it white. The hens are almost perpetual, after the adventure.”
de chine. Make , the yoke and sleeves
the hole with powdered sulphur. Place amounts to a very burdensome- fax. i layers and do not make good moth-,
Not MucH Brains Required.
of tucked net.'
the handle in a solid, upright position,
Good roads help in every way; -they er's. Trie eggs will command the high­ A novelist who lives near Indianap­
and after heating the umbrella rod red; promote, sociability by making friends est fancy prices, and if your stock is
Tinted embroidery can be cleaned
hot push the rod down into the hole and relatives accessible, and by means pure you can sell the eggs for sittings olis once engaged an individual who
by rubbing the surface with a piece
containing
the sulphur, The hot rod of them it is easier to reach .the at prices according to the stock you claimed'to be a gardener. That this
of bread a day old.' Use a small piece
Jy'
blaim was without basis of’ fact was
fuses the sulphur, and when cold it schools and churches and to generally keep.
with the crust on and throw away as
will
hold
the
rod
solid.
This
method
soon as soiled.
do and enjoy the things which make . The Plymouth Rocks or the Wyan- soon made evident to the employer,
for the man proved well nigh useless
may be applied to fastening rods into life really worth living.
Cushion covers for bedroom chairs
dottes are. suitable breeds for broil-, —so useless, in fact, that it became
stone,
iron
or
wood.
are plain, just back and front, of one
ers or for home use. I think there is necessary to discharge him.
Sunilowers for Poultry.
colored cretonne, and put together
more money in the selling bf eggs to
Strength of Human Hair,
with a simulated hem all around the
Sunflowers are grown by many private customers, or even in the mar­ The man took his dismissal with
A human hair of average thickness, poultrymen and farmers. The seed kets, than in broilers. There is less such jaunty indifference that the nov­
edge. No frills.
can support a load of 6*4 ounces, and make an excellent feed for poultry work and less- worry. The latter fowl elist was somewhat nettled. “You
To prevent embroidery on sheer ma­
“Too many, fond parents give way to
average number of hairs on the and can be easily and profitably pro­ is a good layer if she does not get too seem rather pleased, than otherwise/’
terials from puckering baste tissue their impulse to pet the new baby,” the
head is about 30,000. A woman’s long
said he. to the man. 1
paper under the part to be embroi­ said a New York physician recently. hair has a total tensile strength of duced. ..The seeds can be sown in fat, but’ when this occurs make a pot-
“Oh, I ain’t worryin’,” was the
rows
and
the
crop
cultivated
the
same
dered. It will easily pull away when “It is a mistake that often has fatal
more than five tons, and this strength as corn. When ripe the seed is thrash- pie of her.
prompt
response.
the work. is finished.
results and cannot be too strongly cori- can be increased one-third by twist­ ed but and fed to the poultry either
“Indeed! Perhaps you won’t do so
Hints on Hog Raising;.
Never neglect to moisten the linen demned. Of course, there is a reason ing the hair. The ancients made prac­
Salt buried a few inches in the well as you think. May I venture to
* that is to be drawn, with a damp rag for all things, and no physician would tical use of the strength of human whole or ground, If the sunflower
ground in certain spots, will attract inquire- what you. have in view?”
heads
are
thrown
into
the
chicken
or small sponge. The threads pull be so hard hearted as to deny to the hair. The cords of the Roman cata­
“Well,” answered the gardener, “if
•even more easily if the- line to be parents all such expressions of affec­ pults were made of the hair of slaves, yard, the birds will thresh the seeds the hogs affd confine them pretty close­ the worst comes to the worst, I may
ly
to
such
places.
out
themselves
with
no
expense
to
the
pulled is rubbed with soap after be­ tion, but handling of infants should and it is recorded that the free women
It is natural for a hog to root, but take up writin’ books. Sence I’ve been
grower. It is an excellent fattening
ing moistened.
nevertheless be sparingly indulged in. i of Carthage offered their luxuriant food, and when fed with cracked corn if you want to prevent him from do­ here I’ve found out it don’t take such
It takes but a few moments to mark The child should be held gently and tresses for the same use when their gives good results.
ing so a simple ring in the snout will an awfully bright .man as I used to
one’s underclothing with embroidered- never jounced about or excited un­ city was besieged by the Romans.
think it did.”
It is too late this season to sow thez answer the purpose.
initials, and these are always much duly.
It is a great mistake to mark a hog
sunflower seeds, but it is a good thing
Even the biggest fish began life on.
prettier than anything that can be
The last cable road in Brooklyn will • to keep in mind for- another year.— by mutilating his ears. Better use a
“After feeding the little fellow
A
small scale.
sewed on that It seems as if every should be laid on his right side or on soon be electrified.
metal tag.
' Farmers’ Guide.
».
I
I
’ W atcr
U;r'
■
.:4-í -
? ¿fe-.
“After the fire at Helicon Hall and
the strain and worry caused by serious
financial losses,” writes Upton Sin­
clair in the Independent, “I was in
very bad health, and my wife in even
worse. So for the first time in my
/i
life I’began to pay serious attention
to the question of diet.
Hired Man and tlie Boss.
“A good many of the members of
An exchange presents each of the the colony had been vegetarians before
two sides of the farm labor question they came there, but we had served .
in this somewhat homely but forcible meat- for the meat eaters, and the re­
sult was that all the vegetarians had
manner: •
“He felt that he was working too fallen from grace.
hard for the pay received; he knew
“Now, however, I became a vege-
better than the boss .how the work tarian ‘for 'keeps,’ living for the most
should be laid out; .he caroused on part on the ‘germ proof’ food prepara­
Sunday and was dead to the world tions of a well known lhanufacturer
Monday; he was. jealous of'the other of that sort of thing. That helped
hired men—he got fired!
me some, but' very little.
“He had no regular hours; he
“Last fall 4 found myself in such
shifted teams from one man to anoth­ condition of nervous exhaustion that
er; he spent his time in town; he. had I went away by myself to California,
plenty of spare room in his house, but vowing that I would not. come back to
gave the hired man the best in the my family, and my friends until I had
hay loft; he grumbled about trifles-* made myself a well man.
“I got a little bungalow, and because
his hired man quit.’’
I did not want to have tó bother with
Troublesome Weed.
a servant and wanted to be alone at
meal times I took io eating foods that
did not have to be cooked. I could
not get the prepared stuff I had been
eating, but I was in a land of fruits
and fresh vegetates, and SO I lived
on these.
“In this, blind way and quite with-
out guidance I stumbled on what I
now know to be trie greatest discov­
ery of my life; the deadly nature of
the cooking process, which destroys
the health-giving properties of foods,
incites to gluttony and is the cause
of 95 per cent of the diseases of the
human race.
“I used a kind of whole hard wheat
cracker, hut for this I ate no cooked
food for,five months. I lived on nuts,
ripe olives, salad, vegetables and a
variety of ‘the kindly fruits of the
earth,’ both fresh and dried, I was
Reports come from Ontario that the indoors most bf the time, for the cli-
perennial sow thistle has gained a mate was vile.—it rained nearly every
firm foothold, making it the greatest day all winter through.
“I worked harder than I had ever
weed enemy with which the farmer
has to contend. It has been spread worked in my life before, and yet my
from one farm to another by the troubles fell from me like a cast-off
threshing machines, the numerous garment: My stomach ceased from
seeds being easily carried. One meth­ growling, .my sluggish Intestine^
od being advocated for its eradication awoke, my nerves became calm and
is to sow winter rye in September and my headaches were forgotten. I was. a
pasture it the folowing spring, This picture of radiant and rejoicing
can. be followed in June by rye, tur- health,”
nips or buckwheat, iri this way crops
are secured and the sow thistle |
♦
IN A PYTHON’S COIL.
fought at the same time.
,