WOMAN AND HOME
A MISSIONARY FIELD TO WHICH
OUR GIRLS WERE BORN,
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Xo Mnko Match Scrntchent Hanging Plct
urcs Women Who Aro Not Jealous.
Mother ami Child To Select ft Wife.
Tho Tongue Hints ami Helps.
While a great many of our young girls,
having finished their nominal school studies,
nro restless and uneasy, half longing for a
novel field of labor, for an opportunity to do
something that shall holp tho world along,
Bomo missionary Held or alsoluto errand of
their own in lifo, thoy aro In somo danger of
forgetting that n flold for their usefulness
lies directly within their own gates a mis
sionary field to which they wcro born, and
whoso neglect will Injure far moro than any
effort thoy can mnko in other directions un
less very sux:rlativcly gifted for work in
thoso directions can help tho world This
field of which wo speak lies in their own
homos, nnd is nover so well cultivated ns in
tho season of cold weather and bright fires,
long evenings nnd bright lnmps; nnd in homes
where there Is a father, an undo, maylxi, nnd
certainly somo brothers, our young girl is tho
priestess of tho mission sho desires.
Tho girls of a family havo it in tholr powor
nt all times to do n great deal of work in Ixv
half of tho male members of tho household,
or of their acquaintances, who nro out in tho
rough nnd tumble, and among nil tho tempta
tions of the open world; but tho winter
'weather affords them ampler opixrtunlty
than all tho out door days of boating and
shooting nnd lawn tenuis nnd picnicking do,
Cor it brings nbout n closer and moro con
stant contact, a much fuller vision of flno
qualities, and a much more effective ground
for their exercise.
Young girls, then, who understand this
Will soon find that thoy have all thoy want
to do, If thoy will undertake to make tholr
homes so thoroughly delightful that not only
other youths will como to sou them there,
hut thoir own brothers will contentedly and
proudly prefer to stay therein. Hurler's
llazar.
To Make Match Ncrntcbers.
' Japanese figures aro always ornamental
ono wny is to mnko match scrutchers out of
them. Cut out card board the shnixs of a
full drtiMcd Japanese figure; paint the fnco
and hands and tho everlastingly accompany
ing fan; then paint bright strips and orna
ments along tho edges of tho gown, leaving
tho whole of ono uuornnmonted side to bo
'coated with thick gl io or varnish, over which
sprinkle white sand. If the face, hands, fan
nnd ornaments aro all allowed to dry thor
oughly tho figure, which has just been coated
nil over tho plain places with varnish or glue,
can be laid face downward in a box of sand,
to that it will uduoro moro evenly to tho sur
face. Talking of match scrntchers, I have mado
b number of original ones out of iiand pajxir.
They save the wall and aro quite ornamental.
Ono of tho simplest is a sheet of the sand pa
per painted to represent an old mill with a
storm coming up over far away hills. In
pointing those uso an old worthless bristle
brush, as thu grit of tho hard sand soon
tjears it out. I uso either oil or water colors,
preferring tho former well weakened with
turjxjutlno to make it How easily. Another
design is a desert scene, with camels drinking
from a stone trough under a group of palms.
Away in the distance tho pyramids are seen,
giving it a truly Egyptian apixvirauce. Tho
water trough is a box fastened to one-half
thu bottom of tho sheet of sand paper and tho
camels' heads reach down into it, npjiarently.
Another design Is of a girl carrying an um
brella painted with half a market basket
In relief, this is to hold tho matches. Tlieru
Is a street scene with a corner and lamp post,
Hid tho more ono scratches tho sand paper
the more thu picture looks as if the rain were
really coming down, for overytiino a mutch
Is lighted it leaves a long streak across tho
picture.
A design of n fat old lady selling melons In
market is a cutu ono. In front of her is a
half of a big basket like a round bushel
basket while all around her lie big green
nnd yellow melons and pumpkins. Over her
liead Is painted a big um-rollii, mid no mat
tor ho iv many matches aro lighted across her
smiling, fat visage, she never seems ono bit
ftfrnld of gettii.g wut. Tho basket holds the
matches, of corn-so. Eva Best iu Detroit
Froo Press.
Ahout Picture Hnnclng.
Most people who are fortunate enough to
ho the possessors of oil paintings know that
they kliould never le hung in a strong light,
for if so hung they soon take on a faded,
washed out npixwiineo; but xrhuis these
enmo iH'nplo do not know that olironos suffer
iu the same way If exposed for any length of
tlmo iu a strong light. Tho word chromo
has un uninviting sound, Ixdug associated
with tho advertising card; yet them are many
very flno chrouios that even tho most artistic
would not bo ashamed to hang up Iu their
homes. The art of chromo making has
reached so near perfection In the lost fow
years thnt many of the finer grades of
chromo aro much moro preferable to tho in
ferior grades of oil paintings.
Very often iu pictures such as lithographs,
steel engravings or any of thoso that havo
i;la over their faciw, dust is observed be
tween the gloss ami picture, making an ugly
mark on the face or margin of the jwipor.
This is caused by thu lmck of tho picture not
being covered properly, and owing to a knot
hole iu tho boards or tho crevices lxt ween tho
boards the dust works its way in. As "au
ounce of prevention Is worth a H)imd of
cure," it is well to see, Ixiforo tho picture is
put in placo, that the Iwek is covered proji
crly. Get souiu smtxith wrapping jvqxir, or
lacking that, nowspaxr, and some jmsto,
Kum nrablo or thin liquid glue. Cut tho
paper large enough to cover tho whole liaek
Of the picture mid extend to within au inch
or livs (according to the situ of the picture,
ns a small picture will not require as much
margin as a largo one) of thu outside edge on
the back of tho frame all around. Paste it
firmly all around thu edges, mid there will
bo no dust on tho inside of that picture whilo
tho paper remains whole. Boston Budget.
Women Who Aro Not Jeulum
Thwo aro two tyxs of women who are
never susevptiblu to jealousy. One is thu jx-r-fectly
humble Ixiiug, utterly devoid of Indi
viduality, who lives In a state of wondering
umazoment that she should bo thu recipient
of hor lover's least regard Sho is grateful
for a smile, nnd overwhelmed nt a word of
praUo, Shu finds greater joy in loving than
in being loved, and U a fulut echo of the mas
culine mind in all her opinions and ideas.
She Is willing to bo thu mat beneath his feet,
to eat thu crumbs which fall from his table,
to do his most menial labor. She lias tho
nature of a serf, the devotion of a dog, and
if lio neglects her for other women (as he
usually duos) she never complains, as iu his
will shu finds her only pleasure, Hor nature
it mild, patient and constant and dovoid of
passion end Intensity,
Tlia other tyjw of womon who knows no
Jaalousy Is quite her opiiosito. Sho Is a radi
antly happy creature, Jull of self confidence,
egotism, nnd satisfaction. Sho Is pleased
with life and with herself. She loves deeply,
and demands as much as sho gives. Sho ex
pects to bo told everyday that sho is the most
adorablo woman on earth, and sho is suro to
convlnco a man of the- fact. It novcr enters
her happy head that another woman could
bo n-s charming as herself, or that sho could
Ixj displaced In tho affections of any man sho
loves. Sho is a woman who has been accus
tomed to love and admiration all her lifo,
and sho knows how to keep her lover inter
ested and amused. Sho is suro that ho finds
other women dull in comparison with herself,
and sho lends him freely to her friends, cer
tain that ho will return gladly to her. Tho
majority of tho women who load a monoto
nous existenco live in their imaginations nnd
grow morbidly sensitive. Ella Whoeler
Wilcox.
A Mother's Devotion.
All tho way through a man's lifo, Ixj It con
sumed liko a lxmutiful fabric in unholy pas
sion or held aloft liko St. Ocorgo's banner
undefllod in tho battlo of lifo, his mother
stands by him, nnd yearns over him, aud
prajs for him to tho lust. If ho is successful,
sho is proud; if ho is often cast down, sho is
pitiful; if ho is wicked, sho excuses him; if ho
dies young, her hopos aro buried in his gravo,
and sho never ceases to dream of what her
darling might havo been. Others may lovo
him well, but their lovo novcr discounts hors.
Others may bo proud of him, but sho always
sit in tho front row with thoso who applaud,
and catches tho splendor of his achievements
boforo it is more to other eyes than a light
reflected from afar, or tho noiso of wings
that tarry in their coming. Sho anticipates
his triumphs and antedates his victories.
Thcro is an "I told you so" in her proud eyes
long Ixjforo men hand in tho verdict of his
greatness, and all his achievements uro but
tho prophecies of her lo 'ing dronms.
And when sho dies, vhon tho fluttering
breath has expended itset in tho last kiss,
when tho soft old hands have loosened their
clasp, novor lcforo removed since his helpless
baby days, when tho patient, yearning oyes
havo withdrawn tholr gazo to look their first
on God, what loss can ov'crtako a man's lifo
like this? Tho dovo that brooded abovo tho
household nest and kept ovcry nurseling in
t.'io shadow of her wings, has winged her
flight to hoavon. Tho everlasting lovo that
no unfalth, nor sin, nor ingratitudo could
chill or destroy, has vanished liko tho sun
from out tho sky, leaving only a few faint
stars and a wan and chilly moon to fill its
placo. "Amber" in Chicago Journal.
Hoy Doing Housework.
In tho training of children, a subject upon
which I havo been asked by many to writo, I
cannot suggest anything better than that
mothers should teach tholr children to bo
usoful, and begin tho lessons early from tho
first step out of babyhood. Parents would
more readily accept this suggestion If thoy
would givo it an honest examination. Un
fortunately, oxcept among tho jwor, whoso
poverty compels them to practice it, this Is a
doctrine that receives of Into but littlo atten
tion, nnd is in grent danger of Incoming ob
solete Mothers who must bo chiefly re
sponsible scout at the Idea. Tho excuse Is
advanced that usefulness with girls Is jxjssi
blo, but that to teach boys to bo of servico is
an absurd and hopelusB task. It is suld that
Ixiys nro troublcsoiuo, restless and awkward,
and nioro given ovor to mischief and play
than work. Wo nro asked: "Would you
havo us teach Ixiys, as thoy grow older, to
run on errands, up stairs nnd down, nt tho
risk of overturning everything with which
thoy come in contact! Would you try to
tench them how to dust a room, to holp set
tho tablo, ctcf
Certainly I Why not Is any mother will
ing to Ixillovo that sho cannot tench to boys
what can lie taught to girls Surely, each
one, boy or girl, can Ik) very early taught to
be useful, and can bo so gently and skillfully
guided that thoy will find it all "us good as
play" to Ik) ablo to help thoir mother and
others, indoors nnd out, and with such teach
ing thoy learn to help themselves. Mrs.
Henry Ward Bceehor.
Druiiiatln Career of Women.
Many young ladles ask my advice concern
ing a dranmtc career for themselves. Tho
play Is a groat factor in tho amusement lov
ing world. Wo must 1k entertained, nnd
tlmo flies, young actors grow old, old ones
die, and tho ranks needs must hn filled. It is
n worthy profession, whon worthy natures
adorn it. But it is a hard life nt Its cosiest
and lxst. In ft dramatic career nioro than
any other a woman should fool tho impelling
force of great talent or tho oxtroiuo com
mand of necessity Ixiforo sho enters upon it.
As a ruin it calls for tho sacrifice of all
domestic comfort, tho outlay of every particlo
of brain nnd body jxiwer, and demands un
remitting drudgery for years before tho To
wards are obtained. After tho rewards do
come tho lnlmr of study and rehearsal and
constant appearances taxes all tho vitality of
a strong woman and allows no timo for homo
lifo, Tho pretty young girl who dreams only
of glory nnd riches needs to weigh all theso
considerations calmly boforo sho ventures
upon this most arduous and uncertain of
carvers.
So ninny and great nro tho obstacles in tho
wny of success in literature or on tho stage, I
can but wonder at tho jierslsteiiey of girls
and women who, without ability or reason,
btand before the locked dixirs of these pro
fessions nnd lxg tholr oldor sisters who have
found an entrance for themselves to let them
In. Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Now York
World.
How to Select a Wife.
Ill tho first place, soo tho girl you intend to
honor as early in tho morning as possible,
aud note whether sho is fresh and tidy or
limp and frowzy.
Watch how sho treats her jxufl her dog,
her canary, her littlo sisters.
Discover what she cat and drinks, nnd
mnko yourself certain whether she bathes or
uses jxjrfumory.
llemomtier if sho nuikcs a habit of walking
or driving.
Inform yourself whether sho dotes upon
Owen Meredith nnd Henry James, or reads
Longfellow nnd Fonlmoro Cooixsr.
Go to church with her ami see if sho cares
more for the preacher than for the Gospel.
Mnko a sly study of her anatomy when you
get a chance. Walk her up Murray hill as
ns fast an you can, and dance a wholo waits
through with her, aud mark if sho allows
herself breathing room aud wears tight
slippers.
Famlllarlso yourseii witn ner miners ar-
fairs and her mother's toinixr; and then, my
boy, when you'vo found a girl who is neat,
trim, true, healthy, wealthy and wise, sail in
and win her. "Tattler" iu New York Star.
A Tux on tint Tongue.
A novel club was organized In a town of
tho old nutmeg stato hut winter, ono which
would not fall to do good In ninny other
plural if its plan of operations was faithfully
carried out. It was called "Tho Tonguo
Guard," and each iiiemlxsr pledged herself to
jvay a xjnny into tho treasury every timo sho
aid anything against another person,
whethor sho absolutely know it to bo de
served or took it from mine one's "say so."
ThlJ was done by menus of home boxes, and
at tho cud of thruo mouths thoy w ere carried
fo headquarters, and tho contents utilized for
charitablo jiurposcs. It would require, of
course, a great respect; for ono's word to keep
tho pledge, since many pennies collected In
tho box would stamp ono as ill natured or n
gossip, but this mortification was probably
prevented by having all of tho boxes exactly
aliko and without mark, so that they could
not bo identified. The mere matter of bdng
I obliged to put a penny in tho box when
thoughtless remarks wcro mado would bo cu-
rativo, Ixjcauso of its inducing tho habit of
ininKing wnen speaKing.
Cnre of the Ilnlr.
Young girls di tho present day completely
destroy their hair by crimping it with irons
nnd twisting it up tightly with thick, hard
hairpins. This treatment may inako the
hair look pretty for tho tlmo lcing, but no
thought is given as to tho ultimate result
and tho apjxwranco it will present a fow
years hence. Tho hnlr should 1 well brushed
every night nnd morning with a moderately
hard brush brushes mado with short, un
bleached bristles aro tho lxst--and on retir
ing to rest tho hair should bo drawn back
lightly over tho ears, plaited in ono long
plait, and allowed to hang down tho back; it
should not lo fastened up with hair pins, nor
Hiiould any cap or covering bo worn on tho
head. This method makes tho hair bright
and glossy, without tho aid of oils or pomades,
which aro lest avoided. Tho fowcr hair pins
and ties used ir. dressing tho hair tho letter;
and twisted hair pins nro injurious. It is not
well to contini.o tho samo stylo of dressing
, tho hair for too long n jerIon, ns that is apt
to make it thin in somo places; a littlo cliango
is a relief to tho head and othcrwiso advis
able. Cutting tho hair occasionally is necos
sary, and should not bo neglected. Now
Orleans Times-Democrat.
Sun Flonrr Itomedy.
Tho seed of tho common sun flower is tho
best remedy for whooping cough that I havo
over known. Brown tho seeds slightly, liko
coirec, then grind and steep; when sufficiently
Bteeped drain clear .of tho dregs and sweeten
with rock enndy or lump sugar. Let tho
littlo ones drink freely of It nt intervals
throughout the day, and especially beforo re
tiring nt night. In nil ordinary ca&cs, whero
children nro properly cared for and kept in
in bad weather, no other mcdiclno will bo re
quired. It also has a very loosoning effect on
a hard, tight cough, nnd thus it seems that
oven tho despised sun flower is good for
something. To any who aro inclined to bo
skeptical I would say, pleaso try it beforo
you condemn. I consider it so excellent a
remedy thnt last summer I devoted a con
siderable ixrtion of my summer gardon to
tho raising of sun flowers that I might gather
tho.seeds for medical purposes. "Mrs. J. J.
C." in Detroit Froo Press.
A Hoy's Knrly Training.
I bcllovo thnt from tho outset of a child's
career tho appeal should Ixi constantly mado
to his manhood. It may 1k truo that wo in
herit n large heredity of tho brutal sort; but
there is also in every ono, or in most, a largo
heredity of tho noble and good. All tho
progress of tho ages has not gono for nothing.
It is in our blood. It can Imj felt as instinct.
It can Ixi npix-aled to nnd used as a f ulcrum
to movo tho boy to generous deeds. I do
not Ixiliovo in nppenls to a boy's avarico and
greed, whether it bo in tho way of applo tarts
or paradise. Nor do I believe in nppenls to
his fear, whether in tho way of rawhides or
eternal bonfires. Hut from tho beginning,
and continuously, lot us call out tho noble
and mnko tho mean a sourcoof mortification.
Our young men nt 10 would then go out of
tho fnmily with courngo of convictions, nnd
an abhorronco for selfishness. M. Maurico,
M. D., In Qlobo-Democrat.
Tho American Girl.
Tho American girl is not nn ideal daugh
ter. As a rulo, sho is something of a tyrant
in her homo, nnd is inclined to rebuke her
parents if thoy displease her in any way.
Sho has Ixxjii roarod to regard herself of foro
most importance, nnd sho exjxcts evcrylxxly
and everything to conform to her wishes.
Onco taught resect to her elders, sho bo
comes tho most devoted of daughters.
At a seaside resort, last summer, a young
lady who was deemed ono of tho belles was
constantly scolding her doting mother for
the most trivial things, ns wo havo heard a
cross nurso scold a refractory child. Had sho
heard tho comments of disgusted listeners
sho might havo been surprised nt the estima
tion in which her belloship was hold. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox.
Scnsonnd Stove Wood.
Green wood is easier choppod than dry
wood. But tho forehanded man will chop
tho green wood whilo it is green and havo it
seasoned nftcrward. Stovo wood seasons
rapidly when it is in a dry, airy plueo.
Though tho wood must bo burned as cut, it is
tho more economical to chooso tho dry wood.
Tho extra labor required for its cutting will
Iki moro than well paid for by the greater
heat from its combustion, not to sjxuik of tho
tlmo lost In gotting green wood to burn.
Chicago Times.
To llulltl u Home.
Tho tmo disposal of the latter third of tho
day Is to devote it to tho family for recrea
tion and sjxirts. I know scores of men who
follow intellectual pursuits who novcr have a
family hour. Thoy aro tho most unsocial of
nil creatures and least domestic Hut then
men rarely accomplish anything worth tho
sacrifice. A man who falls to build a homo
is a failure. A man whoso children dread
him is n monstrous unimnl, oven if ho know
how to discuss theology or metaphysics. M.
Maurice, M. 1).
To prevent salt from congealing and sift
ing from tho collars, you can use a littlo corn
starch with tho salt a salts'iKxinful of com
starch to nlxuit two salt cellars of salt. Tho
starch alorla tho dampness, and tho salt
slf ts nioro easily.
A pretty addition to a elosotless room can
be mado by putting up two pieces of scant
ling In a convenient corner, fastening in some
hanging ixgs, nnd draping it with a pretty
hanging of chintz or Madras cjoth.
To set tho color in black or dark hosiory,
calicoes, cambrics, etc, put a largo tablo
spoonful of black pepper into n pnil of wa
ter, nail let the articled Ho in soak for a
couple of hours.
Whenever a farmer gets a labor saving im
plement for himself, let him thluk'if some
thing to save his wifo from kitchen labor
cannot also 1h secured.
Never wash bronzed lamps, chandeliers,
etc, but dust them with a feather brush or a
soft woolen cloth.
If you nro troubled with a clammy sensa
tion after retiring try wearing woolen under
wear at night,
Pieces of stale broad may Iw dipped In nn
eggt frlod brown in batter, and terved as au
omelet,
"Washing Fluid Ono tablospoonful of soda,
and ono teacup of coal oil to teu gallons of
water,
A clothespin apron should havo a viae In
very laundry,
HYGIENE OF BEAUTY.
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR MAKING FEMI
NINE LOVELINESS PERENNIAL.
Keeping tho Skin In Good Condition Vir
tues or tho Hath Illnck Pimple on
tho Nose Tho Cuuaes of Had Skin.
Food.
Next to regularity of features, hnman
beauty largely consists in a fino complexion,
to havo which it is necessary that tho skin
should bo kept In good condition. According
to Ovid, paleness was essential to femalo
beauty In old Rome. Modern theorists of
beauty prefer color lu the face, which is cor-.
tainly suggestivo of health. To keep tho skin
in good order, cleanliness is tho first requisite, i
Between tho Russian peasant, who. nover
bathes, and tho neat American, who bathes
over' day, thro aro mnny gradations, such
as tho Englishman who bathes often, tho
Frenchman, not of tho highest classes, who
bathos occasionally, and tho people of other
European nations with whom tho prnctico is
intermittent. In this connection it may not
scorn impertinent to quota from a work on
the hygieno of beauty, published quito re
cently in Paris. Therein wo reud, after vari
ous directions for washing tho faco at least
twlco a day, tho following remarkablo ad
vice, which is translated literally:
Every week, or at least ovcry fifteen days,
hygiono presents a goneral bath for cleansing
tho person n bath of tepid water from '23 to
33 degs. centigrade Tho bath universally
rccognlzed by legislators is indespensablo as
a means to health. "I would abandon mcdi
clno," wroto Percy very justly, "if I wcro in
terdicted in uso of tho bath."
A bath onco in fifteen days would hardly
satisfy tho conscience of a neat American nor
prove perfectly agreeablo to his associates. I
No American ovor thinks of bathing without
soap. Tho French often do to, bcenuso only j
a small minority of tho ixioplo nro nblo to
havo a bath tub at homo, and at tho public l;
baths soap is an extra charge. Tho soap used
in bathing should not Ixj too alkaline, '
though, slnco tho skin of tho body is soon
nftcr supplied with nn oily fluid by means of j
tho jxircs, this is a question of less import- ,
anco. If something should Ixi added to tho ;
bath to mako it moro efficient tho question
is, what shall It be? In this matter tho ox- '
perienco of tho French will bo found valu
able If tho skin is inclined to eruptions an 1
nddltiou of sulphur or tho uso of sulphur
soap will bo found efficacious. Baths of bran,
starch and gelatine soften and cleanse tho
skin. Cold water baths aro not generally to
bo recommended unless uttended with tho
froo uso of soap and a lively friction.
Brnn or starch added to warm baths in
creases tho unqtuousnoss of tho skill, which
delays tho formation of wrinkles. Gelntlno
has a similar effect. Baths with aromatio
plants, cologno water, benzoin, essences of
thymo or wiiitergreon, or borato of soda, all
havo tho effect oT chocking excessivo or offen
sive secretions of tho skin. Friction with oil
after tho bath was tho custom among Greeks
and Romans, nnd is still throughout tho civil
ized world greatly in favor. Tho Empress Pop
paoa used baths of milk. Blnncho d'Autigny,
a noted contemporary demimondane of
Paris, baths of champagne. In regard to tho
celebrated baths of Mmo. Tallien, wo aro left
In uncertainty as to how often sho indulged
in tho luxury. It was probably only on social
occasions of importance. Its cost could not
havo boon groat when strawberries and rasp
berries cost no moro than three or four cents
a jxaind nt Paris. Baths like these, though
luxurious, havo only a wscondnry hygieno
importance, and aro not likely often to bo
imitated.
Tho black pimples of tho noso nro not nl
wnys duo, ns js supposed, to a small and very
curious worm to which scientists havo given
tho namo of domodox folliculorum, though
this is found frequently in the skin of man
and of animals. Thoro nro in tho skin littlo
glands, tho ofilco of somo of which is to so
creto perspiration, and of others the fatty
sebaceous fluid which Is intended by nature
to keep tho outer coating soft and pliable,
Theso communicate with tho surfuco by mi
nute pores invisiblo to tho naked oyo. Theso
openings sometimes becomo obstructed, when
thero follow several forms of skin disease.
Tho most simplo form of malady, which is
caused by nn excessivo secretion of tho soba
ceous fluid, which becomes hard and black, Is
called by tho physicians acno simplex. When
tho complaint is moro serious it is caused by
tho congestion or inflammation of tho atro
phy or hypertrophy of tho sebaceous glands.
Thon tho black points iucreaso in size, esix
cially if tho skin is not kept clean, and thero
aro larger pimples on tho skin which suppur
ate. Pressing ono of theso pimples, thero
emerges a long, black, cylindrical object
which resembles a worm, but which is mere
ly fatty matter hardened nnd mixed with
dust. If tho most fluid part is dissolved in a
drop of olivo oil or ether tho worms nro some
times found, with tho nid of a microscoixi,
floating in it,
Tho causes of a bad skin aro bad digestion,
bad blood and generally a want of neatness.
Even if the blood is not in perfect condition,
If tho skin is kept clean, pimples may In
most enses lx nvoidod, which is not saying
that tho blood should not Ixi kept puro by nil
possible menus. To this end tho diet must bo
regulated and tho digestion kept good. In
this regard tho French nro exceedingly rea
sonable, Thoy drink red wlno, which is nn
excellent corrective, nnd thoy rarely drink it
to oxcoss. Thoy aro discreet in thoir uso of
acids, alcohol, rich syrups, smoked meats,
lobsters nnd oysters. Thoy eat littlo buck
wheat, fruit or meat pies, sausages, spices, or
other fatty substances. As a general thing,
whatever may bo said of tho infrequency
with which they bathe tho body, thoy keep,
tho faco clean nnd hnvo good complexions, as
a rule Preparations which French women
uso for tho faco aro numerous and can easily
bo found They do not wash' tho faco too
often with alkaline soaps, but clean it with
bean flour, meal or bran, applied with tepid
water and a pieco of flno linen. Creams aro
often used. The frequent drinking of milk
is recommended as keeping tho stomach,
liver and kidneys in order, and so indiroctly
aiding digestion.
There is reason to IxjIIovo that tho skif
tho faco can bo kept free from pimples by
verysimplo means. To this end tho ixxiy
should Ixi kept clean on account of tho syrn
jwthy between tho skin of tho chest and that
of tho face, Tho face should bo washed sev
eral times a day, whether with warm or cold
wuter does not matter muoh, if Immediately
afterward It is lwithed with cologno, which
should not Ixi wijed oft, but left to ovapo
rate. Persons who uso cologno freely can
safely mako It of spirit of wine or deodor
ized alcohol, jK'rf umod with a few drops of
attar of roses or other essential oil For tho
faco and hands tho uso of brandy or corn
whisky will 1 found beneficial Then be
foro retiring something In the form of a
cosmetic should Ixj applied which is not too
quickly altoorbsl by thoixires of tho skin.
Cold creams aro good, but they aro absorbed
almost immediately. Thcro is nothiug so
good for this ptirixiso as a well laude cam
phor ice, one winch has wax, glycerino, cam
phor, and perhajis somo puro form of gtraso
comixjunded in proper proiwtions. Tho
wax keciw tho other elements from being ab
sorbed too quickly. Sau Francisco Chroa-Ida.
YESTERDAY AND TODAY.
The Accident of rortune The Seconl
Generation Young Nohodles.
In thoso days when so many men who wcro
bom in tho gutter dio in a palace, when the
accident of fortune, rather than that of birth,
determines a man's social status, it becomes
young men and maidens to study and thor
oughly comprehend tho essentials which go to
mako np g- -mien and ladies.
No ono con say that in this froo country ho
has no chance. Thcro is chanco for every
ono to becomo what every ono seems to think
tho noblest, highest, most to be desired condi
tion very rich but thero is also chanco for
every one to becomo a man in iU brightest
sense, a gentleman according to tho tyixi rec
ognized by intelligence, vlrtuo, honor, self
nbnegation.
Imitations, whether in jewelry, fabric or
manhood, aro readily recognized Thcro is a
superficiality of polish, ft gaudy stickiness of
varnish, an unpleasant prominence of trait
about imitations which fortunately the solid,
gonuino material does not need. As in a
museum ono can And gathered by tho hand of
enterprise curiosities from all portions of tho
globe, so in a city may l found, drawn by a
common magnet of ambition, all tho odd de
velopments of human nature, nnd ono of tho
strangest features of metropolitan cxpcrlonco
is tho extraordinary growths which aro ap
parent in the second generation, extraordin
ary growths in directions utterly foreign to
any seed supposed to exist in tho paront
Tho boatman of yesterday produces tho
dude of today. Tho comer grocoryman of
twenty years ago oflloresces into tho Fitz
noodloof this year. Tho practical butcher
of the past is transformed into tho manikin
of tho present. Tho honest, painstaking, in
dustrious self denyer, who for forty years
put head and heart and hand nt sovcrest toil
in order thnt his pocket might bo filled, pro
duces in tho second generation nn empty
headed, idlo banded, sbriled hearted spend
thrift, of no uso to himooJf or any of his fel
low creatures.
If you let tho namby pamby German danc
ers of tho day, tho flippant waltzers of tho
period, tho sipjxjrs of absintho and tho gulp
crs of brandy and soda, tho pallid faced, woak
oyed, bifurcated bearded, overdressed fops
answer, thoy will drawl out that thoy, in
their many colored gaudirnents of apparel,
are tho tmo gentry, nnd will blush to tell you
how tho monoy thoy so recklessly waste nnd
prodignlly squander was made and saved by
their brawny ancestors. It is difficult to
speak of tho nlleged "ladies" whoso names
appear in our society columns day after day,
tho samo sickening list of flatulent nobodies,
bocau,so ono hesitates to pillory non-combatants.
Joo Howard in Boston Globe.
New lllscovorle of Gold.
Now and oxtensivo discoveries of gold con
tinue to be reported from all sides. It is now
certain that tho mines of Alaska are excep
tionally rich. In Australiu, districts where
tho oxistenco of gold was unsuspected
throughout tho palmy days of tho diggings
havo been found well supplied with tho yel
low metal. In tho regions surrounding An
gra Pequena, tho recent Gorman acquisition
on tho southwest coast of Africa, gold fields
of extraordinary richness have been discov
ered. Tho interior of southern Africa, in
deed, seems likely to prove little short of ono
vast gold mine. Considerable quantities of
tho metal havo already beoii obtained in tho
Transvaal, and tho largo district lying Ixv
tween tho Limpopo und Zambesi rivers
Northern Bochuanalaud is believed to bo so
richly supplied that a mining company lins
lxxm formed for tho purpose of prosixjcting
it thoroughly from end to end.
The discoveries in Alaska, which interest
us most, suggest tho reflection that as the
Russians wero so long in occupation of tho
territory without suspecting tho oxistenco of
theso mines, thero may exist in their own
possessions on tho other sido of Behring sea
vnluablo deposits of which they havo no
knowledge Gold mines of somo importanco
havo long been worked in eastern Siberia.
Bust such a vast and thinly populated region
as Asiatic Russia may contain deposits of
surprising richneis as yot undiscovered
New Orleans Times-Democrat,
Tho Day of the Dead In Mexico.
Most of tho candy stands havo a choico
assortment of skulls in white or cream hucd
sugar, from those tho sizo of a filbert to
others "as largo as lifo and twlco as natural."
And pooplo aro to bo found who really buy
and cat them! Ugh-h-h: Numerous nro tho
vendors of models of tho funeral tram cars
that servo ns hearses in tho City of Moxico.
Pninted somber black they are, whother of
wood or tin, and of whatever dimensions,
from six to eighteen inches long, or oven
larger. Thoy hnvo their sablo curtains caro
fully looped back at tho corners to show tho
bior within and the corpso or tho coffin upon it ;
und in tho moro elalwrnto ones thcro nro
tho blnck garbed, tall silk hatted driver.
Hero is a tablo full of deaths, mounted to
show countless ways in which tho grisly ono
may assail us. Ono skeleton is mounted uixm
a wido nostiilcd, fiery eyed horse, which
very evidently would carry any rider to de
struction. Another is engaged in an inter
esting controversy with a bull, which may
well end in disaster. Another is mounted
upon ft corpulent, noxious looking alacran,
or scorpion, whoso sting is so fatal in tho
tropics. Ono venturesome Death stands
poised in nn nttitudo of triumph, with ono
bony foot plnntod on tho breast of tho dovil
in person. San Francisco Chronicle
The Kncllsh Soldier.
Col. Clark, of tho Seventh regiment, who
has just returned from a three months' loavo
In England and tho continent, had his eyes
on things military while across tho water.
Soldiers aro met so frequently over thcro ns
to impress him with the magnitude of tho
burden their supjxirt must entail.
Tho English soldier, ho says, is a model In
appearance Ho is strong nnd nthlclic, very
erect, with a most soldierly carriage His
uniform is clean, handsome nnd woll fitting,
and when seen oil duty, with a natty littlo
cap perched jauntily ou the sido of his head,
cane in hand and well gloved, "he is in ap
pearance tho most distinguished soldier in
tho world." Distinctive uniforms add greatly
to tho esprit do corps of the army, for ovcry
untfonn has a history and a record that is to
bo maintained. Whilo ho deems tho English
volunteers a iwwerful adjunct for national
defense, ho thinks their organization and
system in many respects inferior to our Na
tional guard. New York Herald
Always nn KnclUhman,
Tho chargo that Maj. Haggcrty and Tom
O'Reilly aro Scotchmen because thoy wcro
bom in Scotland lod ono of O'Reilly's frionds
Into a 6tory yesterday. Once upon n timo
tho Duko of Wellington, when accused of
being an Irishman, mado a stiff denial of tho
accusation. "But weren't you bora in
Ireland T' asked his accuser, "I was," re
plied his grace, "but If a man happened to
bo lxrn in a stable, do you call him a horsol
I am an Englishman I" cried the duko,
"wherever I was born." Now York Sun,
Thcro nro 1,500 temples in China that were
erected to tho memory of Confucius. In
theso edifices 02,000 pigs, rabbits, deer and
sheep aj 9 sacrificed annually.
AT CIIICKAMAUGA.
A BIT OF EXPERIENCE WHICH TWO
MEN WILL REMEMBER.
What Happened to" n I'cderal Artillery
man Mnklng Trlcmls with n Wounded
Confederate llotibcd by Ghouls A
Cloo Cnll In tho Swamp.
Miles P. Cook, of Flint, Miolw, went to tho
front during tho rebpUion In tho Twentieth
Ohio Battery, and had an experienco nt tho
battlo of Chlckamauga which ho will over
remember. Ho says:
"On tho first day ottho fight our battery
was charged time nfter time, but wo repulsed
tho Confederates each timo until nbout mid
afternoon. A raw regiment was then brought
up to net ns support for tho battery, and at
tho very first chargo they fled in wild disor
der. Wo wero left stark alono on open
ground, nnd though wo gave them doublo
charges of canister tho Confederate lines
swept right up to our guns aud over us. I
was shot in tho arm and leg, nnd was left ly
ing on tho ground with scores of others when
tho guns wero drawn off.
"As soon as I could look around mo I
found that tho man on my right, who was
wounded in tho hand, shoulder nnd thigh,
was a Confederate. Ho was a member of tho
Ninth Alabama infnutry ono of tho charg
ing regiments nnd his nnnio was A. R. Car
ter. Thoro wero other Federal and Confed
erate woundod nround us, nnd tho ground
was covered with dead men and horses. I
dressed Carter's wounds nnd ho dressed mine,
nnd with tho roar of battlo around us wo be
came tho best of friends. Nono of tho
wounded wcro romoved that night, and early
next day tho ghouls began to nppear. I saw
a number of Confederates robbing tho dead
and wounded, and by nnd by n mombcr of
Hood's Texan rangers approached us. I had
on n pair of now boots of fnncy mako, nnd
as ho came up ho ordered mo to pull them
pff. I replied that I'was wounded and could
not do it. Ho remarked that ho would havo
them off in a jiffy, nnd ho seized my foot
and drew tho boot off In a rough manner. Tho
other log was tho wounded one, and as ho
grabbed my fixjt I cried out with tho pain. I
wus then braced up against a bank of earth
in a sitting ixisition, and tho wound had be
como very painful. Cnrter reproved tho
ranger for his want of feeling, and with un
oath ho dropped my foot and picked up a
musket with a bayonet attached.
A CLOSE CALL.
"I beliovo ho meant to kill mo, but as ho
thrust at mo tho bayonet passed through my
right hip and entered tho earth, pinning mo
fast. Tho merciless Ranger thon picked up my
foot, braced ono of his feet against my body,
and pulled off tho boot. Everything turned
dark to mo, although I did not loso conscious
ness. Ho was going away with tho boots
under his arm when Carter reached over and
possessed himself of a revolver from a caval
ryman's holster, and taking careful aim
ncross my legs, ho sent a bullet into tho
Ranger's back and dropped him dead in his
tracks. I expected wo would both bo mur
dered for this, but tho fellow's own comrades
camo up and ngreod that it served him right.
Thoy raised mo up, cleaned tho bayonet of all
dirt, and then pulled it out as carefully as
possible
"Just below us was a bit of swamp, and
Carter, myself and soveral others managed
to crawl down to it. Thero was a bod of
soft, wet muck into which we burrowed
clear up to our chins, and wo were thcro
another twenty-four hours beforo tho Fed
erals came to tako us off tho field. Tho mud
bath was doubtless the means of saving our
lives, as it kept tho ilios away, stopped tha
loss of blood, and ncted as a dressing. When
thoy came to wash mo on in hospital tho
flesh about my wounds was as white ns
chicken meat, and tho soreness had nearly
all disappeared. Carter was taken to tha
samo hospital, but I nover saw him after
ward But for him I should certainly havo
lx?cn murdered by tho ranger, and it was ho
who revenged me Ho may yet bo living,
and if so I would give moro to receive word
from him than I would to bo appointed a
member of tho president's cabinet. Detroit
Free Press.
Not a Glovo Wearing People.
Pleasant promonado days always exhibit
tho peculiarities of tho glovo wearing Ameri
can. Ho invariably covers his hands with
dogskins on a cold day; but when tho air is
warm enough ho discards them altogether, or
carries thorn half tho timo in his cane hand.
There'll havo to bo another generation of
fashion In tho United States beforo it bo
comes a man's second nature to glove him
self beforo leaving homo. The society writers
invnriably make their heroes como to tho
notch on tho glovo quostion, and tho fashion
articles earnestly insist on its importanco.
But careless men, men witli fine hands and
white, tajxsring fingers, men with big rings,
men in a hurry and men who liko to wash
their hands often, won't wear gloves if thoy
can holp it. Yet thoy rocognizo it as a sign
manual of tho modo.
Roscoo Conkling is rarely seen on tho street
without gloves, John W. Mnckoy and Bob In
gcrsoll rarely with them. Tho lato Algernon
S. Sullivan never loft homo without covering
his hands as carefully as his head. Tho young
Vanderbilts aro often seen with light street
gloves carried in tho left hand. William L.
Scott often wears light kids, a nobby Derby
and a slender cano as jauntily as if ho wero
under his thirties. Benjamin II. Bristow
doesn't wear gloves often. Postmaster Pear
son is fond of keeping his fingers woll clothed.
Mmo. do Barrios imports her own gloves.
New York Sun,
Froxcn to Death.
In tho Sandy Creek Valley, Dak., a fam
ily lived ten miles from tho nearest neighbor.
After one of tho winter storms had ceased,
tho family not having been heard from in six
weeks, two Indians undertook to reach tho
spot.
They found that tho cabin had been com
pletely covered in with snow. After consid
erable work they made an entrance On tho
bed lay the wifo, with a new-bom babo at
her breast. By the bed stood tho husband,
half reclining against tho post, as if in tho act
of waiting upon his wifo. In a tmndlo bed,
in tho corner of tho room, wero two boys
and ono girl, clinging closely together, as if
trying to keep warm.
Tho sccno was lifeliko and realistic, but on
touch they wero all found to be dead frozen
stiff. Not ono had survived to tell tho story
of their sufferings.
Tho cattlo stood around like statues outside,
and as tho snow was shoveled asido their
bodies wcro brought to view much as tho
relics of Pompeii wero rescued from their
beds of lava. This is but a samplo of tho
terriblo suffering endured in that region.
Youth's Companion.
A Titled Crowd.
IIo (at a Chicago restaurant) There are a
number of prominent pooplo present, Mrs.
Wabash, Thero is an ex-governor and nn ox
judge and an ox-prosident of a railroad and
an ox-dlstrict attornoy.
Sho Yes, and tho gentleman talking to tha
ex-judga U an ,ex-hiuband of mine Now
York Sun.