WOMAN AND HOME. !
The growing scarcity of young
WOMEN FOR HOUSEWORK.
Cood Health nnd Physical Urnuty TVInilo
DIthca Plain Tallt for JJuubnml "Xo-
S all's Ark" Qui It A Fat Woman'i Com
plaint Hint for tho Hoimoliolcl.
I ,
An elderly wife, who hod advertised in
tain for several months, said;
"Tho great evil iti America, as I hitvo
learned it from many housewives from many
cities, is tho growing scarcity of females for
housework. Tho factorlos, mills, sowing
rooms, offices of all kinds, shops, etc., aro at
tracting young women, who consider house
work a disgrace. Very many young women
would rather toil from morning until night
for (3 a week ond iay for their own board
than do housework, which would yiold thorn
twice as much money. Thoro is entirely too
much false pride among tho young women of
tho country. They imagiuo doing housework
Is a disgrace. Thoy forget tho honest toil of
their mothers. In many instances mothers
aro to hlutno, of course. Thoy don't want to
sco tho delicato hands of their daughters
Boiled. Thoy don't want them to lxs drudges
in any family, for fear their chances for suit
ivblo marriages will bo lessened. All that is
falso and ix.'rnlcious teaching. Tlio ability to
do housework as it should 1x3 dono should bo
tho aim and object of ovcry young woman,
rich or poor. Hut as long as this falso idea
of tho humiliation of doing housework exists,
bo long will young womon rather work and
etarvo at doing something else. With tho
present custom of abstaining from house
work, tho dearth of suitable, help in tho
household has Itccomo an alarming annoy
ance. Wo 11ml it almost impossible to get
any well trained help. Families aro giving
up housekeeping and going to boarding.
Thoro are loo many 'ladles' with beautiful
hands.
"They want to bo taught tho dignity of
labor. They want to Ik) informed that hon
est young mechanics want wives who can
koep house. Thoy want to know that sowing
girls aro not wanted for housowiveH, nnd tho
entlro community must know, sooner or
later, that tho great underlying cause for so
much tmhuppiiicss in tho homo circle, not to
6ay jioverty, distress and absolute crime, is
tho fact that youiu; womon who marry know
nothing of housekeeping. Their mothers aro
deserving of tho most severe censure for this.
Thoy connive with their daughters to deceive
prosj)oetlvo husbands, anil when tho young
women !ecomo wives thoy disapoint their
husbands, home becomes a mockery, tho in
como of the husband is frittered away,nothing
is saved and chaos comes into that home circle
I have no pity for young women who starve
at fifty cents a day and who must 'board'
themselves. If thoy would shako oir their
false pride, think less of tho lino texture of
their hands, loavo tho mill and factory, drop
tho needlQ and vacato tho garret, and take
up respectable housework, thoy would lx) far
bettor oir. Such young women can solve this
wholo problem themselves.
"Tho supply of housework girls is drained,
nnd tho supply of necdlo girlji with lxwutlful
hands is Hooded. Both must be adjusted,
nnd jioverty among women will dlsnpour,
but false prido must lead tho way. Tho bust
women in the hind do housework of somo
kind, and no honest girl need lo ashamed of
that sort of employment. On tho contrary,
Bho should lie proud of it, Ixvauso every
sensible man will think tho more of a young
woman If ho is told that sho is doing house
work for a living and thus lolng correctly
schooled for the practical resousIblllties of
married lifo. Then, If sho is well married
'and does not need to do housework, sho will
know how it might to bo done nnd her help
cannot deceive her. Sho will Ixi independent
and thoroughly capable to care for herself.
Therefore, to sum up, I would advise sewing
womon to drop the needle and take up houso
work." Now York Sun.
Good lloaltli mill 1'liynlrnl llenilty.
Tho handsomest woman I over saw wns
ono who took great caroof her health. When
I know her she was over !10, but no girl of 1(1
that I have ever seen had rosier cheeks o.
brighter eyes. Of course sho was naturally
flno looking, but tho attention she gave to
matters of hyglono ad. led to and preserved
her leauty. 'lmt dtd Bho dof I don't know
that I can recount all, but I reiuemler her
telling mo sho took a spongo bath every
morning; was particular nbout tho ventila
tion of her apartme.its; took long walks
when sho could; ato but little meat, much
fruit and cereals whenever sho could get
them. Another thing she did which sho
tried without success to get mo to do, sho
drank her coffins without milk or eroum,
diluted with water.
Tho reason sho took her coffeo so was lx
caust) her physicians told her it was healthier
to drink It In this way. Whether tho prac
tice nddixl to her personal charms or not I
don't know. On tho wholo sho was certainly
repaid for hor systomatlo habits, and as cer
tainly there was nothing arduous alout tho
performance of them. Nor was there any
thing bizarre nlxmt them as, It scorns to me,
there is ulxmt tho following account I read
of n Chicago IkjIIo:
"To keep tho suppleness of her figure sho
stands one hour dally, ilfteen minutes at u
time, with hor hands on her hips leforo n
long mirror, and bending hor knees out from
each other sho sinks slowly down to tho lloor
n low as possible, then as slowly uprising,
inoantliiio moving her arms In any direction
to tholr utmost length, out or up, forward or
lwck, until when she stands erect Uioy nro
ready to l placed on her hips again.
"Each movomont is repeated, every tlmo a
little accelerated, until at tho cr I of thirteen
minutes It Is dono quickly, and luo color is
In her cheek. Sho then lies d on n per
fectly Hat couch, without n ptl until her
breath comes smooth and rogul..r t It will
in tho two minutes left In her mi:., irof an
hour. When sho plays a good ilea' f tennis
sho cut down her exorcising one-1 ilf." Of
course, tho bonollt to bo derived Irani tula
procedure is not to bo questioned, whatever
may Ihj thought of It besides. It is easy to
sea hor wholo lody thus receive good exor
clso, adding to tho graeoof her own form,
beautifying her complexion and making her
stronger and healthier. Ban Francisco Post,
l.r HiitlUli Thau Men.
Recorder McCord, of tho ju-oliato court lu
Cincinnati, wiy that us n rulo women aro
loss bullish than men. Ho comes to this con.
elusion after reading 100 old wills, in which
ho found nuiny com whom tho huslwuid
made provision to cut oir tho widow's .up
plies in case sho remarried, and In his wholo
oxixsrleneo ho has read but ouo will of a mar
ried woman wherein any such stipulation
was mado respecting her husbaud. Now
York Bun.
A "Nouli's Ak." 0"1U.
Ono of tho fashlonablo things In fancy
work is a Noah's ark quilt. Tho quilt can bo,
pf sorgo, cloth, satin sheeting or plain cream
sheeting, and is designed and commenced by
tho lady who undertakes it. If she Is an ox
iwrloneed worker sho embroiders or applique
tho Noah s ark, which is near tho center of
tho quilt, but placed high up. Tho animal
aro nil In coupler, ntia form a long procession
I around tho entire quilt, marching toward tho
. nrk. Sometimes tho procession fa curved so
J as to. form a design over tho entlro surface,
but this depends on individual tasto or fancy.
Ono can ask her friends and neighbors to
work tho pairs of animals, usually giving
them somo choico in tho matter. Somo of
theso quilts nro very amusing and really
worth keeping.
At ft recent starting of ono n lady volun
teered to work two fleas, which sho actually
did with wonderful euro and doxterity. In
cream sheeting tho animals may bo all in red
turkoy quill, worked with red ingrained
thread or in various colors. This may bo an
idea of many busy fingers. Tho baby's
crawling blanket or cot coverlids probably
gavotho idea of tho Noah's ark quilt and also
suggested tho same stylo of ixirambulator
cover. Tho animals nro generally cut in pa jxsr
first nnd then in whatever material they aro
to be workod, and aro copied from n child's
colored plcturo Iwok. Scraps of furand skin
nro used to represent tho specimen as truo to
nature as possible. It Is occasionally workod
on a foundation of doublo width diagonal
sorgo, with tho various animals portrayed in
wools, sometimes In cross stitch, first worked
on pieces of ordinary canvas, afterwards
drawn away or in outlino stitch, In crewels
or in another stitch, which Li being now used
a good deal for traveling rugs, bath blank
ets, etc., which is dono by laying wool in
trands on tho outlino pattern nnd tacking it
down by smnll stitches of silk or a contrast
ing color. In two shades of color this works
well and tho edges nro usually widely but
tonholed in both shades. Mrs. Lucia Lud
wig in Detroit Froo Press.
Tlio lira of IVomnn.
Tho present is pre-eminently tho era of
woman. 1 no vast progress mado ny tho sex
toward a higher physical and intellectual
piano is exerting its effect upon body nnd
inlnd to produce thnt sixties of development
which wo term lx:nuty. This evolution will
go on until it reacUes n climax, when de
terioration will commence. Women havo
for ages been under restraint, llko plants
kept where there is doflciout sunlight. Tho
growing tendencies toward emancipation re
movo the physical restraint and illumino tho
Intellectual atmosphere, and so Improvement
goes on, but finally thcro will como n tlmo
when thcro will lx too much sunshine, and an
excess of growth without tho pruning or
training which aro necessary to maintain
perfect development.
Thon tho deterioration will commence
Womon will lx?eomo in strength, energy nnd
physical prowess moro liko men, and, alas!
moro llko men in morals, while tho men will
grow corresixjiidlngly effeminate nnd physic
ally feeble. This will simply lxs tho resultof
sxcossivo luxury, tho swing of tho pendulum
to tho oxtromo of civilization in contrast to
its starting point In savagery. But it will lx)
a long tlmo before tho ultimato limit of
social revolution can bo reached, and wo will
venture to prophesy that tho American
womon of tho Twentieth century will roach a
physical and intellectual xrfcction that will
make them tho most beautiful in tho world,
goddesses indeed in stature nnd in Intellect
uality. Now Orleans Picayune.
Boniethlng About "Mudo" DIhIios.
"It's all very well to bilk of mado dishes,"
broko out a woman ouo day in a council of
housckeeix!rs, "but what is ono going to do if
her family won't touch them? Now there's
my husband; ho won't eat hashes or stows or
mado ovors of any kind. Ho always wauta
steaks or chops or veal cutlets for his break
fast, and tho boys aro just liko him. If I
wcro to put a scallop on tho tablo ho'd call it
baked hash or boarding houso fare, and it
would lxs Just tho same with croquettes or
anything else of tho kind. Ho says ho wants
something solid for his meals."
Undoubtedly many womon havo to battlo
with this sort of opposition in their ondoavors
to rnlso tho standard of cookery lu their
homes. Still thero aro ninny men who relish
mado dishes, and thoro aro othors who can
bo brought to do so by a littlo iunocent
diplomacy. It is not worth while to advor
tlso by blowing trumpets lxforo it that tho
ragout or pnto thnt present such nn attrac
tive appearance is composed of scraps from
yesterday's roast, tho gravy mado of tho
bones and a littlo boiled rlco or macaroni. It
would lxs no gratlllcntlon to most rnou to
know that tho wholo dish cost just thlrty
soven anil a half conts. With tho woman, on
tho other hnnd, tho knowledge of tho fact
causes her to thrill with mild exultation nnd
Imparts n flavor to tho food that would bo
quite missing in a meal that was three times
as expensive. Christine Torhuno Herrlck in
Harper's Bazar.
A l"n t Woman's Complnlnt.
"Thoro is ft fortuno for anylxxly who will
start a 'Fat Woman's Journal," said n
woman who weighed moro than 'J00 pounds;
"or If you want to bo moro euphomlstlo and
ouphonlous, a fashion magazine nnd christen
It 'A la Jolio Einlxmpolnto,' In this thoro
shouldn't 1)0 ft fashion or a fashion plato that
did not pertain to n woman woighlng at least
17.") pounds anil upward, as they say In tho
cheap stores. At present you can't find ti
fashion plato that does not represent n slender,
long wnistod woman. For this sylph every
thing Is designed gowns, wraps, bonnets. It
Is imposslblo to find anything intended for
lurgo women. Apparently nobody gives us
any consideration, and wo clothe ourselves,
as it were, by faith.
"It is nbsurd," continued tho lady, "for tho
fact is well established that American womon
hnvo lost tho approach of scrawniness. Go
whoro you will, at least nmong the lolsuro
classes, nnd you will find tho large proportion
of womon broad shouldered, well developod
nnd a generous overflow of figure. And wo
aro worth considering. Thero Is a fortuno in
avoirdupois for whoever is far enough sighted
to perceive it. Bond out tho prosixcius -a
la Jollo Kmboupoiuto' or tho 'Fat Woman's
Joumnl' and seo how quickly wo will rally to
Its support from every iart of tho land."
Now York Kvenlng Sun.
Cure of tlio Complexion.
In closing my talk with tho ladles cm this
subject I would classify and sum up my ad
vlco something like this:
Train your features to composure, and
avoid nil grimacing habits.
Kxerciso much lu tho open air.
Uso oils, creams and fruit freely In your
diet.
Drink simple, blood purifying herb tons
frequently.
Do not wash your faces of tenor than oncon
day, but apply some harmless cream or meal
at least twice In twenty-four hours.
If nlggnrdly Nature or jealous Timo on ft
hot summer day necessitates tho addition of
n powder putt to your toilet articles, uso It
wlpi discretion anil moderation.
And in addition to all this you must keep
your minds busy, your thoughts cheerful
and vour soul froo from bitterness If you
would preserve ti fresh, attractive exterior
beyond tho fleeting springtime of youth.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
l'Utti Talk for Husband.
Then thcro is another tiling, sJrl Often and
often havo I markod you turning to watch r.
pretty face, or commenting with your men
ronqmilons upon tho outlines of a handsome
form or a tleiuior toot, uavo you any mora
f
business to do this than sho has! What a
rumpus thcro would bo nbout tho family
hearthstono If you wcro to catch her flirting
with a man or following a bearded faco
through tho streets to seo where Its owner lx
iongedl What particular blazes would play
about tho walls of "Homo, Sweet Homo," if
sho indulged in such harmless foiblesl Yet I
say unto you, yea and verily, her latltudo in
that direction Is just as wido as yours.
What if tho wifo you married is getting
faded, llko a fabric that has been often
washed; what if tho lines havo como whero
tho smllo in its diraplement was, and tho
ugly crow tracks, llko birds' feet on tho wet
and shining sands, havo traced tho skin that
once was softer than a rose leaf; what If tho
graceful shoulders nro bent ft littlo and tho
laughter has loft her oycsl If you havo tho
chivalry of a truo man in your soul, you will
rove re and honor that wifo with greater and
increasing tonderncss as sho grows old and
wan and faded; for what is it that has aged
herl What has stolen away her bloom and
robbed her glanco of its sunny light! What
but ministering to you, and toiling for you,
nnd serving you! Your children havo stolen
tho rose tint from her cheeks nnd lips, nnd
tending to their wants by night nnd day,
ministering to them in sickness and health,
if she lxs a fond mother, has deprived hor of
tho graco and bloom of youth. "Amber" in
Chicago Journal.
Thomsclvc to Illamc.
For many of tho sins of mankind women
havo themselves to blamo. First, for their
viciousnest and coarseness, women being
either too ignorant or too cowardly to oxact
from men tho samo standard of virtuo which
men expect from them. Secondly, for their
tyranny, bocauso tho laws and customs of
many generations havo placed women far too
much in tho powor of men, and evon wero it
not so their own warm affections mnko them
too easy slaves. Thirdly, for tho selfishness
which doubtless with rightoous reason
is so deeply implanted in tho masculino
breast thnt a thoroughly unsolflsh man is al
most n lusus naturae And no wonder, since,
from his crndlo his womonkind havo adored
him. Mothers, nurses, sisters nil join in
sweet flattery, tho perpetual acquiescence,
which makes him us boy and man think far
too much of himself.
Thon, perhaps, comes a period of innocent
tyranny from his sweetheart, which ho soon
repays by tyrannizing over his wifo. Thus,
except that brief season when lovo has
Struck the chord of self, which, trembling,
passed In music out of sight,
thero Is for the ordinary man I do not say
tho Ideal man, or oven tho specially good
man no timo in his lifo whon ho was not
bolstered up in his only too natural egotism
by tho foolish subscrviouco or adoring lovo
servitudo of tho women nbout him. Corn
hill Magazino.
Kdiirntlon for Girls.
"If I had n girl I would send her to collogo,
but I havo put my son at work in my ofllco,"
said n prominent business man, himself a col
lego graduate, tho other day.
'"Why do you mako such a distinctionl" ho
was nsked.
"Because a girl needs tho best education sho
can get in order to earn a living, whilo n boy
Is often as well, nnd sometimes hotter off,
without. A woman physician can get into
practico more easily than a man bocauso thoro
is yet so little competition. A woman teacher
must bo fit for a position in tho highest grado
of school if sho isn't to starve A woman
stenographer must havo that general infor
mation that a man gots nibbing about tho
world, but that usually comes to a woman
through books, to mako hor intelligent
enough to mako wages. That's the girl's sida
of it; as to the boy, thcro nro too many men
in tho professions, nnd us a preparation for
business, too manv venrs of schoolinir waste a
young man's timo. Ho might lay tho foun
dation for ft fortuno whilo bo is fooling with
tho Greek particle," Detroit fiow.
To nrovont plo juices from running out in
tho oven, mnko a littlo opening in tho upper
crust and insert a littlo roll of brown paper
perpendicularly. Tho steam will escopo from
it as from a chlnmoy, and all tho jilco will
bo retained in tho pie.
Try tho experiment of finding Qt what
boys know, and what thoy don't knov. Help
thorn to do a littlo thinking for tlnmsolvos,
and sco how quickly thoy will acqufo mora
knowledgo, and uso it intelligently or your
benefit. I
To keep moths out of closots, clones and
enrpots, tako green tansy. It is bitter be
fore it goes to sood. Put it around tio edges
of carpets and hang it up in closed whero
woolen clothos nro hung, nnd no mth will
ovor como whero it is.
For bunions get flvo cents worthpf salt-
oter nnd put It into n ixittle with ajllclont
ollvooll to nearly dlssolvo it; shakodp woll
nnd rub tho Inflamed joints night aij
ing, and moro froquontlj if painful.
A starch superior to gloss starch ti calico
nnd chambrov can bo mado of flour, v wet
ting tho flour up with very warm Jater a
day before you nood tho starch; aduboiling
water and cook when you want to us!
It is said that in canning fruit, ier tho
jar is tilled, if tho fruit Is stirrodlvith n
spoon that reaches tho bottom of tho
wr un-
til all tho air bubbles riso to tho top
tents will never mold on top.
,o con
A Boston lady says that Kato Ore iaway
nnd hor plcturcsquo drawings in cl dron'a
books aro responsible for moro absun y and
discomfort in children's clothing th . any
body is awnro of.
Tho best way to fry apples is to halthem,
removo core, put somo butter in fryfc pan
and put in tho halves, tho cut siddlown;
then ndd a littlo water and lot them ill dry,
then fry.
To toko grcaso spots out of clotljg wet
thoroughly in ammonia water, tli lay
whito soft iwixr over It and Iron wij a hot
Iron.
Onocnnsavo nil tho bread scraps y dry
ing them in tho stove, then with thwlllug
pin they can bo crushed for puddiugltoma-
toea and souji.
Gnlvanlzed Iron palls for drlnkinjwntcr
should not Ixi used. 1 ho zinc coatlurt react
ily acted upon by water, formlug a pfonous
oxido of zinc.
Do not allow tho splco Ixixcs to lxxio dis
orderly. Havo each division careBy
boled and permit no mixing of tho i:
tents.
Put dried sweet com inncofTco
(11 nnd
grind, and sec what a quick and idei
ishot
soup you will have with seasoning,
According to Joaquin Miller tho Morula
woman talks less thou any other Mian in
tho world.
If possible, keep ono utensil sacred tniom
OJOUO.
A much worn
carpet,
broom is very tuutnthc
There are said to bo only four fcesU
Alaska, three at Juneau and ono at tka.
'CHAT ABOUT DRUGS.
A FEW OF
PATIENTS
THE MEDICINES THAT
HAVE TO SWALLOW.
What a Physician lias to Say Appli
cations of tho Most Important Drag.
Watching for the Leading Symptoms.
A Irofelonal Secret,
"What aro somo of tho most Important
drugs nnd their applications!" snld a lending
physicinn as ho repeated tho reporter's inter
rogatory. "Why, you will bo surprised," ho
said, "when I mako tho statement that not
over a dozen of the hundred and odd drutrs
upon the shelves of any city prescription ! t-eal is served In tho German stylo of cook
stro nro in general uso among tho profession I Ifc consists of several courses, barley
or considered Important in combating disease, .or chicken soup, boiled beef or Hamburger
No need for astonishment, it is n fact; and steak, with fried potatoes and sauerkrnut,
my experience from day to dny, based upon f veal cutlet, roast duck or broiled chicken,
observations in nn extended practice, leads "h salad, nnd n compoto of prunes and
me to tho conclusion that thero is only ono raisins or somo delicato pastry. ' A dish of
drug quinine which can bo relied on to tho choicest fruit nnd a jar of celery stands
produce uniform results. Quinino nppronches i always on tho tnblo. A smnll cup of black
a specific moro closely than any other remedy coffee completes tho meal. No butter is
known to medical practico. All other drugs j served with tho bread. No milk or milk
vary, and at times to nn nlnrming extent, ill j product is allowed in tho restaurant, tho
tho results produced by their administration, i Mosaic law oxpressly forbidding the eating
but quinine is very nearly infalliblo in tho j of milk and meat in any form at tho samo
treatment of that class of discaso popularly time. For this reason tho Jow drinks his
termed malarial, and about one-half tho mor- J colTeo clear or abstains from it altogether,
tnlity of tho world may bo traced to thoso I At noonday Lustig's is always crowded
diseases. In fact in all aises of blood poison-
lng this drug is tho favorite. In tho valloy
of tho Loire, in Franco; along certain por
tions of tho Thames river, in England; tho
ffcmian Cnmpagna and tho Pontino marshes,
In Italy, tho coast of tho Gulf of Mexico, and
tho mangrovo swamps of tho tropical regions,
whero malaria Is endemic, tho continued uso
of quinino is nn nbsoluto necessity, nnd from
theso regions no diro results havo ever been
recorded against it. Is thero n quinino habit!
I have nover mot but ono caso. Tho effect of
tho drug is not speedy enough to havo its uso
(ftteriorato into a habit,
"Next to quinino iodldo and bromldo of
notasslum lav tribute on thn nrnfrsslnn. nl
though their notion nt times is sally erratic.
Tho former with iron constitutes tho basis of
blood purifiers, so called, although such a
thing as n blood purifier, ,in tho popular ac
ceptation of tho term, is unknown in medi
cino. It exists only on tho euro all placards i in Hebrew characters, hanging outsido tho
of the patent medicino compounder, and in j door. In tho windows tho shrunken ear
ths materia mcdica of tho quack. Iodldo of casses of geeso aro allowed to hang until
potassium acts as an absorbent in tho blood,
and Its efllcacy as a remover of impurities is
brought about in that way.
"Bromido of potassium and with it chloral
aro used principally in tho trcatmont of ner
vous liseascs. Thoy lessen tho flow of blood
to tho brain, moderate nervous activity, nnd
calm exciting emotions, producing a state of
mental rest. Thus they nro used largely in
tho treatment of tho insane, and in cases of
mental exhaustion. Digitalis is probably en
titled to tho next place from its importance
as a heart tonic. Wo appeal to it in cases
of weakness of tho heart, and in most cases
of diseases affecting that organ, although ita
uso does not cover ovcry species of heart dis
ease. Bismuth and pepsin aro tho remedies
tho profession considers tho most efficacious
in tho treatment of tho Internal organs of
digestion. Tho former is used in disturbances
of tho stomach nnd bowels, whilo tho latter
is supposed to supply tho lack of acid, which
Is ono of tho instruments by which food is
digested in tho stomach. In surgery car
bolic acid and iodoform aro tho principal
drugs used. Tho ncid nets as a disinfectant,
tho other has important properties in heal
ing. "Drugs," tho doctor continued, "and their
administration is tho least arduous part of a
physician's business; tho great field that exer
cises skill and acknowledges ability in tho
profession and out of it lies in tho determin
ing of disease or tho study of its symptoms.
Hero is where tbo physician pauses.' Wo only
know discaso by its symptoms, nnd when wo
nro called to tho IxkIskIo of tho sick person
our energies nro Ixsnt to discover tho most
prominent oxisting symptoms, nnd, knowing
these, tho grent traditions of tho scienco nnd
our own experiences point out tho remedies
that nro npplicnblo. And hero let mo say
that thoro is scarcely such a thing as wrong
treatment, so often heard assailing members
of tho profession whon thoy fnil to effect a
speedy euro. As I havo said, wo always
treat tho leading symptoms first. This is tho
invariable nnd only rulo that can guide us,
but frequently tho drugs thnt havo dono most
efllcncious work boforo in combating exactly
tho samo symptoms npx?nr perfectly useless
in tho present case; this is owing, of course,
to tho existenco of tho latent symptoms
which will determine, tho nature of tho dis
ease, and for which wo aro compelled to wait
unless dismissed in tho meantime as incom
petent in tho opinion of tho patient or his
rrlonds, and a now man called."
"Do many peoplo consult you, doctor,
whoso ills aro imaginary f interrogated tho
scribo. Tho doctor smiled and relighted his
cigar.
"In answering your inquiry," ho said, "it
will lxs necessary for mo to unload a profes
sional secret, but I guess It has leaked out bo
foro this. Many of our ofllco consultations
aro with people who aro laboring under tho
apprehension thnt thoy nro nbout to bocomo
invalids. Why, a caso of that character left
my ofllco not an hour ago. Ho is n railroad
engineer, and thought his kidneys wcro
affected, an idea produced, I supjwse, by nn
occasional pain in tho muscles of tho bnck
caused by tho continued position which thoso
men are compelled to assume. I gavo him n
prescription and told him ho would bo nil
right, although ho didn't need it nny moro
than you or I. I'll gunrnnteo, though, that
that prescription, which will fill a largo
bott'lo, will not hurt him, for it's nothing but
a littlo syrup nnd wntor, with sutllciont sarsa
parllla added to color it. Why did I givo it
to him! Becauso if I told him that ho needed
no medicino ho would in nil prolwbility go to
somo other physicinn 'wlwknow his business'
nnd get tho worth of his money, ns ho would
term It, By giving him thnt proscription I
havo saved him another fee. I used to tell
such peoplo when I first began practico that
thoy needed no medicine, but I found that
my honest ndvico wns attributed to ignornnco
on my pnrt of their hyjxjthoticnl disease,
Strango, isn't it, but it is a fact, that tho
majority of ixrsons who visit n physician
want something for their money, and gener
ally tho more medicino thoy can get nnd, as a
consequence, tho larger their druggist's bill
becomes tho botter you please, them."
Tho King's Head.
Tho king's head was llrst used as ono of tho
hall marks on English silver in 171. Tho
story is that Georgo III, having attended n
diuuer at Goldsmith's hall, was greatly im
pressed with tho rich display of plato used on
that occasion, nis majesty was in need of
money, it being just after tho close of tho
American war, nnd tho idea wns suggested
that silver plato was a good article for taxa
tion. Boon nfter tho duty net was passed,
which imposed a tax of sixixmco per ounce on
all silver mado in England, and also enacted
tli.it tho nddltlonal stamp of tho king's head
or duty mark should lxs placed on all articles
as an ovuienoo mat tno uuty nail oceu paid.
The sovereign's head is tho fifth mark, thero
foro any plecoof English silver with only four
marus is certainly over luu years old. Thcro
are many fine specimona of the earlier period
owued hi Bo-tnu. Boston Transcript.
IN A KOCHA RESTAURANT.
An Katlng House Where Hebrew
cares Congregate Somo Cheap Place.
Kocha is n Hebrew word signifying
"clean," and oNtocha restaurant is one whero
tho Mosaic law regarding tho preparation of
tvod is observed to tho letter. There are sev
eral of theso places in Now York, all of them
w?ll patronized, for a strictly orthodox Jew
seldom eats elsewhere away Trom his own
table.
Tho Delmonico of tho Israelites, is Lustig.
His restaurant is on Mercer street, in tho
heart of tho dry goods district, and his chef
fs a German Jow. Hero at midday tho
wealthy Hebrews of tho vicinity congregate
for luncheon. For forty cents an admirablo
with Hebrews of a distinctively German
type. A spirit of jollity pervades tho place,
and for a timo all thought of business is cast
aside. This is especially truo on feast days,
when tho menu is considerably amplified.
On such occasions poultry of all kind is
I lerved; turkeys, ducks, chickens, geese, mine,
quail, whatever fowl is in season can lxs hud
fresh, end cooked deliciously with herbs nnd
spices. On fast days Lustig's and all tho
strictly kocha restaurants aro closed.
On tho great east side, of tho city, in Essex,
Norfolk, Ludlow nnd adjoining streets, there
iro many so called kocha restaurants. They
' iro kocha, however, only in name, as tho ser-
I vico is filthy nnd tho food scarcely fit to eat.
i Any one passing through tho Jewish quarter
may sco them. Thoy aro mostly small rooms
I in tho cellars or upon tho ground floors of
tenements, furnished with n fow wooden
tables and chairs, with a bill of faro, printed
blackened with exposure.
A substantial meal, such ns it Is. can bo
purchased in any of theso places for from
sight to fifteen cents. A favorito dish hero
Is a fish stow, strongly flavored with garlio
and redolent with odor. A strictly orthodox
Dcbrow would turn in horror from such res
taurants, for tho underlying principlo of tho
Mosaic law concerning food is clennlineirf.
Now York Evoning Sun.
An Irreligious Mimsnlman.
Osman's chief characteristic is a reckless
disregard for tho conventionalities of social
lifo nnd religion; ho nover seems to liother
himself nbout cither washing his person or
saying his prayers. Somewhere, not far
awny, every ovening tlio faithful aro sum
moned to prayer by a muezzin with tho most
musical and pathetic voico I havo hoard in
all Islam. The voico of this muezzin calling
sAllah-il-A-l-l-a-h" ns it comes llonting over
tho houvis nnd gardens in tho calm sitanco of
tho summer ovenings is wonderfully im
pressive. : From tho pulpits of all Christendom I havo
i yet to hear an utteranco so full of pathos
and supplication or that carries with it tho
impressions of such deep sincerity as tho
'Allah-il-A-l-l-a-h" of this Afghan muezzin
In tho Herat valley. It is n supplication to
Che throno of graco that rings in my ears
even ns I write months nfter, and-it touches
tho heart of every Afghan within hearing
Mid taps tho fountain of their piety liko
magic, It calls forth resixmsivo prayors and
pious sighings from overylxxly around my
bungalow everylxxly but Osman. Osman
ran scarcely lo called imperturbable for 1m
has his daily nnd hourly moods and is of
vnrying temper, but ho carries himself al
ways as though conscious of being an outcast
whom nothing can either clovato or delllo.
When his fellow Mussulmans aro piously
prostrating themselves and uttering rollgious
sighs sincero as fanaticism can make them
Osman is cither curled up beneath a pome
granate bush nsloep, feeding tho horse or nt
tending to tho ixjowit. Thomas Stevens in
Outing.
Tobacco In Venezuela.
An impression seems to provnil nbroad that
tho ladies of Vonezuela, being direct descend
ants of tho bpanmrds, nro great smokers. I
bnvo mado particular inquiries, but havo
found tho contrary to bo tho caso. How could
it lxs different ! Tho caranuonnas show such
excellent tasto and so much refinement that
thoy could not possibly stoop to such vices.
It seems, howover, that certain elderly ladies
occasionally enjoy a good cigar when among
themselves, but nover in tho society of gentle
men. Probably they would indulgo in it a
littlo moro if cigars and tobacco nero botter
in Venezuela, But thero aro no good cigars
to bo had.
Tho nntivo tobacccy nlthough grown in
largo quantity, is far below tho average, and
Havana cigars aro very expensive. Of ciga
rottes, American or Turkish are nlmost un
known, nnd but thoso of Havana mako aro
used. Among tho women of tho lowor classes
tigaretto smoking is far moro common, and
women of n certain, or, to express it moro
plainly, of nn uncertain, ago indulge a great
j ileal in cigar smoking. A curious nnd very
I general habit among them is smoking cigars
Inverted, with tho burning end insldo tho
! mouth. I havo seen this frequently in the
j West India Islands, nt Curacao, nnd among
' tho women of Venezuola, but I nover noticed
I men indulging in this risky practico. They
say cigars tasto much botter if smoked In this.
I way, but I must leavo it to tho readers to do
, cido for themselves. E. Do Hesso Wartegg
111 11U1V lUllvOUIl.
I'oiintalnless T,omlon.
London is n fountninless city. It U not for
! wont of urging; wo havo boforo now pointed
; out that thero aro many nooks and corners in
London which would lxs almost iwautliled by
I tho addition of n littlo water in an oriiamou
I tal form. Wo havo, of course, tho Trafalgar
I squaro squirts, but thoy aro only apologies
I for fountains. Wo want something really
j beautiful and refreshing to tho eyo, not that
, miserablo sort of thing which has given tho
i nickname of "Squirt square" to tho spuco bo
i hind tho Town hall in Birmingham. Foun
i tains can bo mado per so attractlvo by tho
mere arrangement of water. London Globe,
Seen at Night.
I It is surprising to bo told, ns re aro by a
writer who is nn experienced yachtsman, that
dork tanned sails aro much moro easily dis
tinguished at night than aro whlto ones. Tho
i same remark holds truo of buoys, which aro
seen against tho wutcr and not against the
' sky. In their case, black con bo soon farther
i and moro distinctly than white in tho uight
time. Youth's Companion.
Tho dead letter ofiko received during the
last fiscal year 5,573,005 pieces of mail u jit
ter, or moro than 13,000 per day, or an arvr
ii of 40 a minute
CRIPPLED CHILDREN.
LITTLE ONES WITH MERRY HEART8
AND WITHERED LIMBS.
Sunshine and Shadow, Mirth and Fatho
In n Hospital for Unfortunate Children.
How Tliejr Forget l'aln In riay Scenes
In tho Wards.
Only a crippled newsboy, swinging himself
along with tho nid of a crutch. Ah I It
hard lines for such a ladt But thcro is a
placo in this city whero thero aro scores of
such children oien moro helpless than ho. It
is tho Crippled Children's hospital on Forty
second street.
They look bright and happy enough at first
glance, as you seo them at play in tho big
hall at tho top of tlio building, with its four
great wido windowed towers. Happy enough I
As thoy swing high in tho nir in high backed
chairs suspended from strong ropes or play
hido nnd seek nround tho pillars, in tho
depths of tho big windows and behind tho
screens. And thoy nro very happy and
bright when, for awhilo, thoy forget their
pain and quivering nerves, and shout with
laughter qulto ns gleeful as if many of tho
littlo heails and crooked backs wcro not
bound up in hideous iron frames. And thoy
trudgo around tho room after a runaway ball
with as much zest as though tho halting,
tedious step and clanking braces did not hold
them back at every turn.
Uarkl What a rumblol Look down to
tho elid of tho hall. Thero is a groat chatter
ing going on, and out from tho crowd fly
half a dozen tricycles abreast, each manned
by a girl of ten or thereabouts. With
swiftly working feet and hands and shining
eyes thoy roll down tho long hall sido by
side. Evidently thoy nro running a race. At
tlio further end they wheel round and roll
back again moro slowly, guiding with dex
terity their wheels through tho scoro or moro
of advancing riders who had followod in
their wake.
I'AI.V AFTEK PLEASURE.
All is not play, however, much as thoy
enjoy it, and pretty soon somo palo faced girl
draws out to the side, and unfastening tho
straps that hold her foot in tho step, sho
raises it on her knee nnd chafes it with her
hands, whilo sho moans with pain.
Every afternoon tho children como up
here, and tho paralyzed and lamo romovo ono
or both shoes and go through theso exercises
to strengthen thoir diseased limbs. It is all
dono under tho eyo of a skillful professor, who
tempers every exerciso to tho condition of
tho littlo ono. Sometimes when ho fastens
tho stnqs of tho tricycle tho child utters a
quick cry, and oftentimes must bo lifted off
tho machine, being too tender to enduro tho
exerciso for that day.
Thcro are tho bars for paralytics at ono
end, whero the child seats hersolf and with
her hands on tho opposito bar works herself
with a swinging motion back and forth. This
is to try to bring lifo back into tho withered
muscles, nnd nfter weeks of practice it soino
times succeeds. '
After play hour comes tho hard part of tho
day, when tho littlo ones gnther hi their
wards, each in his or her own littlo chair,
and wait for tho surgeon to como and Imnd
ogo them. Four o'clock is their dark hour,
and it is with fearful faces and many a sigh
that thoy wait tho coming of tho houso
doctor.
Tho nurses go from one to tho other, loosen
ing braces and straps nnd unwrapping band
ages, and thon with a quick step and business
liko air, albeit with n kindly touch in his
skillful Angers, tho surgeon comes in nud bo
gins his work. And thon thero nro pnllid
chocks nnd lips, clenched Angers nnd brnvo
struggles to hold back tho cries that seem ns
if thoy would como out, and thero aro tears
and moans from tho littlo ones, whoso baby
hearts cannot understand the suffering thoy
liavo como into.
WAITING FOR BREAD AND SULK.
After an hour or so ho flnishos, tho last
bandage, is fnitcnod, tho last braco firmly
set in place nnd tho last strap buckled
down, and then tho children movo nlwut
a littlo whilo, putting away tho doctor's
utensils, picking up tho scraps ho has left
nnd getting tho room ready for their ovening
meal. Thoy tako their chairs again and,
placing them in a row, ono directly behind
tho other, sit down to wait until tho waitress
brings in their bowls of milk and heaping
trays of bread.
Tho ward is divided into two sections, with
a doublo row of tables in each. Tho children
aro stretched out in two rows in tho rear of
tho tables. At the tap of tho nurse's bell, tho
first row rises nnd proceeds in an orderly
manner up tho sido of tho tnblo till each child
is opposito her placo. Thoy go pushing thoir
chairs in front of thorn, for but fow of tho
littlo ones could walk without this support.
When thoso wero nil in places tho nurso
tapped tho IkjII again ns n signal to thoso in
tho other section. Thero was a rush of wheels
and a shrill, scraping sound. And then tho
bell tapped again, nnd instantly each tiny
hand was folded and each head bowed, nnd
in low, roverent voices theso words sounded
through tho room:
"Our heavenly Father, wo thank theo for
0Iving to us this food, and wo humbly ask
theo to bless our strength to thy service.
Amen."
And thon thero was a rattling of spoons,
and each child fell to eating with as much
enjoyment ns though thero woro no such
things ns discaso nnd braces and surgeons in
tho world. Whon tlio meal was over and tho
dishes removed tho tables pushed back out of
tho way, and tho girls brought out tho band
ago boxes and proceeded to roll bandages for
tho noxt twenty minutes, till every ono was
ready and packed away for tho noxt day's
dressing.
At 7 o'clock tho littlo ones went to bod.
Thero was much bothering ovor inconvenient
back buttons on aprons and dresses, a sudden
gleam of lby anns, so thin and wasted, un
lacing oi snoos and adjusting or braces and
straps by tho nurses, und then cool whito
uight dresses obscured tho bright heads for a
moment ero thoy wero buttoned into their
places.
Ah I theso children havo grown old in suffer
ing, till out of tho littlo features tho light of
careless childhood seems to havo faded, nnd
even their gaycty seems pitiful. Now York
Herald.
Unlucky Days for AVcddfngs.
It is well to recall ono or two Intercstlntr
superstitions that wcro religiously noted lu
tho timo of our grandmothers. In tho first
place, according to an ancient and reliable
chronicle, thero aro thirty-two days in tho
year that aro especially unlucky for mar
riages and journeys. Thoy aro as follows:
Jan. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10 nnd 15; Feb. 0, 7 nnd 18;
March 1,0 and 8; April 0 and 11: May 5.0
and 7; Juno 7 and 15; July 5 and 19; Aug. 15
and 10; Sept. 5 and 7; Oct. 7; Nov. 15 and 10,
and Dec. 15, 10 und 17. Everybody knows
that Friday is tho most unlucky day for a
wedding, while Wednesday and Thursday
are tho luckiest. Our grandmothers believed
that it was a most unfortunato thing if tho
bride, after finishing her toilet and leaving
her looking glass, should turn around again
for a last glanco at herself. It was also bad
for her to see tho man she was about to marry
of tr dressing and before the time had coma
for tho aremoay. New York 8 tar. ,