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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1888)
o Of WHAT WE SHOULD EAT. WHAT PROFESSOR ATWATER 6AYI ON THE SUBJECT. Food of the I'uroprnn WngeworUer- A Qurxtlon ol Nutritious lllet I'ropor tlon i( Nutriment In Vartoui Artlelei of I'ood Important Facta. Tbf main difference between the diet oi people of moderate meant here and in En rot,? Is that the people hero ent more meat and other animal foods nnd more sugar Thf uropcnn wage worker usually ha but little mont. Outlet or mi gar In England be often enjoy o richer diet, I suppose, but on the continent ordinary peopU live mainly upoi th& Cheaper vegetable foods. Meati and fish supply a Rood deal of protein and fat The fate. Including butter, are rich In energy and sugnt suppliot more energy than most vegetable foods. While the energy in the working people' dietaries In England France. Ucrmpny and Italy, as rctxjrtcd by I'Uiyfafr, Aloloxchotl, Volt and otlieni, range from 2.A00 caloriif 01 less to a maximum ot 6.70U, those that I have found Ir tins country range troir a minimum ot 3..VJU to b.UUO, and even higher lTir dlllerencoF in the protein in American and Kurotwati dietaries arc similar though not quite as large. Without doubt wt waste more ot our ftxxl than the Euro peanx do, but the amount vrhicb we do eat Is evidently very mucl larger And tnough many of u? eat far too much monU and sweetmeat foi the good of out health or out pocket, the evidence seems to me to Imply very clivirly that we must keep on or.tiug more than otn transatlantic brethren if we arc u keep ort working ar Intensely aw' as productive!) as we now do. The question ol high wages and short hours l largcl) a que tlon ol nutritiour dieu Meat, eggs, milk. butUM and sugai can tx hud, whei thnru li motie) u pay lot them They are tooth some, and honci peoplt wbc car get them eat a groat deal They an easily digests and neb li protelt. and energy, and hence ustam n high degree ot activity The ftnndnrdr foi proportiour of nutrient belt & explain nhy we nood combinations ot dlllureul food matenuif foi nourishment AIiuoki any out kina ol food woulr make a one stdixi diet Suppose, foi instance, a workiiigmati Is restricted tc aingle food ma tenai, aj ix-ef 01 potatoes. A pound nnd thirteen ounce ot roost beef, of tho compo itloL here assumed would furnish the re quired iti'i grain O.UH lb.i of protein, and with It 0.1H lb. of fnt, but it liar no carbohy draU. Yet uatutc liar provided for the us ol those In nl food Throt Knmlf of com inejJ would yield thr protein and with it a large excest of cnrtKihydrntos cvor two pound.. A pound and three-quarters of cod llnh would supply the same protein, but it would have very little fat and no carbohy dm to to furnish the body with heat and strength. Potatoes or rice would have even a greater excess ot the fuel which the IkvI ami Huh lack than hn corn moal Assuming that the man needf b,&OU caloric of xtuutlal energy In hi dully food, the one and threo quarter pounds of salt codllsb which would furnish the ntexled protein would supply only 640, while tc gut the nailed protein from the tat pork would require U.b pounds, which would supply 7 pounds of fat and ovei tJ,U0U calorie of energy I Cutting the matter Id another way, wr might estimate the quantities of each ma terial which would furnish the required energy A ration made up exclusively ol cither kind of food would tie as ono sided it. this com- a before The llsh would be mostly jKirtoiii, the fat pork nearly nil fat, and the iKitntoor 01 noe little else than starch With almost any one of those food materials, in quantities to meet the demand of his body for neat and muscular strength, tho man would have much more or much less protein than he would need to make up for the con sumption of muscle and other tissues. If he were obliged toconliue himself to any oni food material, oatmeal would como about as near to our standard as any Wheat Hour with a Utile fat In other words, bread nnd butter would approach very close to Voit's standard for European working eoplo, with chielly vegetable dirt, hut it would need a' little meat, llsh, eggs, nulls, tioans, ieuso or other nitrogenous food to bring It to the pro (orttoiin that tho American sunward culls for Klco. which s the staple food of n large portion ot the human race, is very poor in protein, bonus have a largo quantity The ditl'erent plants which are together called pulse are liuumlcally allied to lxaux, mid are similar In cluiuucul eomositiou. Wo have iiere a very simple explanation of the use ol juilso by the Hindus with their rice. The Chinese uud the Juiuncsu, whoso diet Is ill most exclusively vegetable, follow a slmllui usage. Tho codflsh nnd potatoes and tho pork nnd beans which have long been so much used in and about New England form n most oco nomlcul diet, indeed, scarcely any other food available in that region hu supplied so much and so valuable nutriment at so little cost The combination Is likewise iu acconl with tho highest physiological Itiw Half a K)imd each of salt codflsh and ork, two-thirds of a pound of txvins und thni pounds of potato , would togelhei supply almost exactly the lilS grams of protein mid 8,000 calories ol energy that our standard for tho day's loo. I of a wnrkiiigiuuii calls for t'rofouor W O At water in The Century I'olltlca mill Literature. "Why should politics Inu-rfero wltli tlir sale of hooks'" Is a qui-ttoii that overypuli luher is ut pnvouit asking hlnuolf, and lliutn no answer Presidential tolitlcbUudoubt4s atfect tho book market, and while publitiei are ready to admit tho fact, they rail liud no logical cause tor tho' Interference, bald a memtter of one of the largest houses to me only the othe day- "Theno political uglta tloua, especially in a presidential year, are ruinous to the inxik trade. 1 will not admit that ixilitick hurl llternturo, but the impres slon has gone abroad that out of town deal ers are cautious nlnjut buying, and tbo rvNUlt I almost n otngnatlon oi'irndo, except In the direction of puer covered Ixxiks. The.se. being cheap and ready Mllliig stock, aiv Ixjing taken In largo quantities, larger thuu unuul by the dealer. "Hut them Is little or no profit In paper covered Ixxiks, and houses like the Hcribiiem, CuNholls und Macinlllans go Into the protlui tiou of that chusof llternturo simply t.wiiibe tliey are roinielled to do so by tho action ot other hoiiMu in the tamo direction. Hut there Is no money In these ' and do cent txxiks scjxrcely unyUilng. l ake u tiU cent Ixxik. for oxainple, by it (mpulnr author Your trade discount takes oir'.'Utvni. royalty. 10 cent mora, pnxluct Ion, Id ctiii. and ndvertisiiig and handling, uy ft oeutiN Thein i b tvnu left for the publUher. nml nven then the uu thor thinks that the publuhurU making iiunv than ho is, when you mw very plainly he i not. Tim in what rollticsare doing, driving the largo house Into tins pu.-r coveil lu eiutuio IiocmUmj tho dealers mt ufiuld te oiilcr nnd stock thwiisvlves up with cloth lKJk."-VilliutH J llok tn Now York Oruphia CofTro Is linprovod by keeping In cxii dry place, but lovs IU IJavor if keptafm browuiuj;, THE GYPSY LOVERS. 8pnad thy cost. Isd. nc tbr now, lt chat airhllt toeether Qypsj sweetheart urel) stmn How to be&i Ue tattei weataer Tea, lam, thoucn a tire wr mist. And hftvi nrlthri liotrl nor olankrt. Clo we'll sit and drink invr nlls And our bad lues, wr will thank Itt Sooth, fair lad. sootn. rrtlr We'll ne ei let the weather plunder Us of ant mirth, wnllot Feel nr hlaxi oni lot ejin under' - Wllhuiii truthfn Ir Home Journal CHARCOAL BURNING A LOST ART. It Wiu llexpnnslbli foi n Mnnitrnn tTaat. of TIihImt A llpttn Alrlhod Charcoal burning begar In New Jersey In I7.U). when Coruellur Hoard started an iron forge at l.lttli Falls, and It war greatly ex tended whet, llnenclever canu to this country in I7H and sUirteil several forges nnd furnnctw in his baronial po-we-winm In Passaic county It Increased rapidly until coal came Intc use ror Iron smelting, and sine then it has gradu ally decreased, sc that tlie trrxn have had a hanct to grow afialti on the ilenuded hills. In recent years uearly all ot the charcoal made has Ikmmi consumed in thecitles. and the ousiimptinn in dwelling has decrvawd con 'lantlv while the factory consumption has not greatly Increased Charcoal is a great neat producer and Is extensively uwkI In lewelry sno and a few other factories, but it it not an economical fuel at any price. Jnt of the most prominent lumirer men In the ountry, speaking about the waste caused by hanxil burning, said the other day Do you know how a rustic charcoal 'iiiniei lmn coal' He levels a place and iu.ck up the wixxi on end until it makes a Kiliiteo tnck about eight feet high and ten it twelvi fe'l in diameter This he covers itb earth and sxj until eveiybit of the ood It conceuled When the wood In this ;rudt kiln is fired It must Ixj carefully watched nlfrht nnd day until the conversion into charcoa1 is accomplished Khould It tireai' tntr a flame then would be nothing lell but ashes, so a man remain? on hand at ill time U keep tht combustion from being toe rapid uno tc mend the mound as breaks ippear lt.lt When it Is all done tlieconl buruei gets a few bushels of charcoal for his labor "let u see what hr wastes. It Is known that the manufuctiirert of creosote, ucctlc tcid, wood alcohol, mordant nnd otherchemi oil productr of wood can mnke a profit on sach of these product nnd have tho char coal fre of cost. The wood Ir packed In a tight Iron retort and o lire built under the retort. The temperature is raised to .'j00 ot 'XKIdegn., and the liquid portions of tho wood are converted into vapor, which passes through an Iron or copper worm enensed in n jacket ot cold water The vapor thus con denst Into various products, which aro after wards separated "Ueorgla pmo will yield by distillation wood gas, a small nmountof wixxl naphtha, a large amount of pyroligneour acid (wood vinegar), a large amount of wood creosote oil, a mfiall amount of tar and a great quan tlty of etiarcoal Nine cords of wood will give Ills barrels ot charcoal, fourteen barren of creosote oil, ten barrels of acid and a fow gallons ot naphtna uud bitumen Tho pyro ligneous acid alone will viy all of tho ex Hnct ot tho lalxjr, mid the creosote oil will more than pay for the wxxi and fuoL No ixxly but a country charcoal burner will issert that the coal is not as good as that producixl In tho wasteful way ho has beeu brought up to do It." It Is Ixilloved that charcoal burning will cease to txi an industry anywhere in this i-ountry within a few years. Certain It is that wide awako timlKii men are doing nil they can to root out the Industry In order to tn v tho tlmlwr laud for more valuable nnd useful purposes. Now York Mull and IJx pruaa, I'lrturo of Itoberl IxmiU Kteveusoii. Hubert Ixiuis Stevenson, the author, really dot look like the watermelon portrait of him in ono of the magazines. He sat in n Long llrauch car, tho other day, on his way from Mannsqiinu to Now York. Ho has a long, narrow face, and wears his long brown hair iiarlcd in the middle nnd combed hack. It is just such course, straight hair as Oeu Itogei A Pryor's, but much lighter iu color Stevenson Rat-in a forwiml corner of the cm with his hat otf and the caxi of his coat up tK'hind his head like n monk's cowl. His black velvet coat and vest showed plainly, and over his legs ho wore u black and white becked sliawL His Hyronic collar was soft and untidy, nnd his shirt was uulniindorcd, nut his clothoH woroscrupulomly clean. Un tho long, thin white lingers of his left hand no wore two rings, and h kept those lingers busy constantly pulling his drooping blonde miihtachu His face is slightly freckled and t little hollow at tho cheeks, but It has a good bit of Scotch color iu it, .Mr Stevenson presented such an odd figure that nil iu the car stared nt him, particularly when n rumor of who ho was ran among the ixsipla Hut 1,0 southed unconscious of the interest ho aroused. Ho was reading u book, uud every now nnd then ho would tlx a sou umco In his mind, close tho lunik on one linger, look nt tho celling and muse. When i sentence pleased him ho smiled ut it, and then road it again At tho Jersey City depot tie throw olf his shawl and stood up, uud thou the llguro ho cut was extraordinary, for his font proved to bo merely a large capo, with i small one ulxjvo it, und under both came ins extra long legs, or, rather, hUlung laven ler trousers, for they appeuml to have uo legs within them. Mrs. Stevenson was with him, but sat apart studying tho scenery Her husband looked it her fivquontly with a whimsical smile, und tound great fuu In lauguiug ut her txjlnnd his book when u dude of tremendous style took tho seat beside her. Now York Sun. IMIson ami Ills lluby. Thomas A. Edison, tho Inventor, Is the proud fattier of a little girl, which was Ixirn not long ago Tho wuurd of Monlo Park has rt.lron.1y Ueu oxX'rimeuting with young Miss Edison and demerit os tho nviilt us follows "Ye," uduiitUHl Mr lullson, "llmvetsvn oxixrlmeuting with her You know scien title inindf aro always looking for new devel opmeuts tti scionw I wanted to llud out n hat 1 1 unto her cry I discovered tho nvison I took her In my iirtns fornwhilenmUlm was quiol as could tv asmsm as I laid her down she ktckml and npiallisl until I took her up Hguln, when sho luimisliately suloideiL I tried thoexperiuiont of laying her down sev end times, and every time I did so she started olf with her cries. I at last discovered that it was lxcaus sho had found out that Utiug carrasl was more plousaul than lying in her col I suppose I will have my hands full now, as at night time I will be walking the tlixir with her I am out of pructtco, for It is now ten years siuuo 1 havo hud any work ot that kind. "I have iHTfected my phonograph this afternoon, and to-morrow morning I will register her cries un It uud then produce it f mm the phono In tho future. I urn delighted with her Sho is n strong, good, health) baby, weighing twelve hhiiuU Wo tiave two or thivu nuiinsi slected for her, but have not decided what iiutus wcj will give ucr," l'hlkdolphla Tim.. '""'."JIT TifTOiTuQ1 WU31A.N AJIT IIUJIE. TfACINO TmE DEVELOPVENT HOUSEHOLD l-ANCY WORK. OF A Itlosmpli) ol thr Rabv-Care ol Uu Kliutri ll Nlnipli I.I f lot Chi Id mil Work I lid loi Humanity Cowardice. Illnu loi thr llouMkngjior. It tr quiu a tudy tr trace the development Dt what tr called women's fancy work. It ric Lnkt U ai old txxik oil the maftei It is found tc contain vjjriouJ chnpU'rs on leather work wax work, and iaer Mowers, picture trniiiM niadf of beam and nee, landscapes i;miiKMj ot pehhltD. inossnud piecitsofdxirk ind tn-alcotnamt pictures There use to Ix 'hHituals ot knitting, tatting and crochet ork Kverj girl had to havo a knitted iMirsfc. a Uitlliitz set ot lingerie und crocheted -Igw foi trimming underwear She should know how to ictiit suspenders and smoking nf lot hei future stxiuse. tidies und bod T-(L- loi bei mamma, and afghans uud thirtr for liei baby friends. In those days Hit- guest chauilx!! hail maU.'h Ixixer and iuott4x maile from perforntel card txiard nid worstl. a lly catcher or air castle hang mg Irotn the chandelier, worsted lam muV. Hid Java canvas toilet sets, ull in as many xilor nt the rainlxjw The young lady's work takel held a wiuan of canvas being transformed Into a worsted landscape, Kr trait ol a jkxxIIo, oi gorgeous bunet of How ir-s. Un tht wall hung a newspax.'r basket manufactured from old hoopskirt wires, a till shell picture frame, and a most excellent unlikuiiUiis in crayon of some member of the family Hut there were some things the girl of tin period produced that will always remaii txwiiliful. The pressed sen mosses mnke just a.- interesting a little portfolio today iu' when they graced the somber old parlor of yester duy The dainty embroidery on muslin and grass cloth, the graceful vines and llowers worked out on soft flannel, the line hem stitching, the drawn thread work, handed down to us from nimble lingers of bygone days, are as beuutifui needlework as tiny tiring wo can da The herltariums of flowers and leave pruwd tu some old txxjk havo developed inU work with a llower press, and such art ar ruugBiueiits as tho stationers get out to con tuir pressed flowers a souvenirs of different localities leather work ha. been supplanted bv wood carving full of life nnd Ix-auty The conventional worsted work has given place to embroidery on txuiutiflll texture that take? high rank in art work, and is essentially temlmno. While it vies with the grand mother accomplishments with tho needle in iu delicacy and llnish, it has gained strength in breadth nud boldnessot design, of arrange ment ot color, and warm tones and variety ot fabrics The dea hly wax llower art has riei, intc war and clay modeling, and whereas the callet used tc txi entertained by skotct txxikr of old castles- and ruined nndget copied from unnatural landscaptts, today he looks on a painted screen radiant witii groups ot unturul flowers, a silken ban uei with a lifelike bird singing on a swinging vine, s caiiviu on the ousel filled with nod ling pansies hit of life gleaming out here ind there and everywhere. In the shop windows can bo seen mostnr tlrftic embroideries and paintings effectively worked up into all kiudsof nrticles for home idorument, from toilet articles to parlor lrjpcnes and hangings, all the product of temiuiue fingers and fancies There aro so letios ot dwtirative art wtiere one will find tiles, wood carvings, dmigtis In bronze and nlastlc sketches, ttie result of women's fancy foi art work The six'ietios of associated artists design and manufacture rare textile rubrics for embroideries und paintings. Every Industrial asxxMation ami charity school for girls has its department where art is tnugliL Now York Sun. A lllogrupliy nf tlie Maby. A pleasant custom, that I am sure more mothers would like to observe if they knew 3t it. is that of keeping a brief record of txitiy's life Our children's earliest years must ever remain n blank in their memory, and who can bill with what delight they may iu at lei years x!ruso the pages that may give them h clue to tho bnpxjuiugs of that won Jerful period! Uuce. when looking over some rubbish in my mother's garret, 1 found u package, of old letters some ot which had Ixvu written by grandmother to my mother when 1 was n liny infant, and never shall 1 forget the uigeriioss with which every word referring u. that remarkable baby was devoured. Tho -oloi ot hair and eyes, weight at birth, n sug ttMxtioii concerning the mime, etc., all were invest! with a strange charm for mo, yet the facts were pitifully meager, uud when iiy own sweet buby came, 1 resolved to keep fjr net future gratification a systematic rei-ord of her progross and achievements. To ix-sure there isn't time to do much at once, nut I plan to write a few lines each mouth, veu though baby has to tat on my lap during the oenitioiL Il takes but a fow minutes, and if thodar hug. whor grown, shall value her baby bis tory surely tho rowan! will bo sutlicieut Such a record could conveniently bo kept in a small titan k book and iu any way desired. Mine begins with u newspaper notice ol baby birth, and is followed l y a minute de scriptior of the interesting little maiden. I'hen in order of occurrence uro chronicled the principal events of her babyhood, to gethei with many hopes, reflections and prayers of her mamma, n ben baby was a few month old we printed her tiny hand and lisit on one page by carefully rubbing ink on their with a sooniro and iires.sini them on the ! paiwr What would uot you und I give if we ' Uxiuy could oe the imprint of our own baby hands or leoti A lock of silken hair graces one wigo, and here and there throughout tho history are nort km!iiib clipped from fuifxirs and magu iiiiiw by way of variety, and which nre ol iMUrn appropriate for baby Other features, to make tbo iusmuiU interesting, could he tddtsl from time to time us taste or ingenuity might suggest, uud the history Itself could u as lengthy and complete us time nud in i liiiatioc ioniiltud Hut if uo mure than live minim in each month could bo devoted to l hli- purpose I would earnestly recommend every mother tc do so much for tho future uappiuct of her little ouea, Ladles' Home Journal. Cnru of tbo IMu;er Nulla. Our tingei imll gn.wo.it nlKiut throe time a year I'he stioi.iii ij trimmed with sci or ouct a wis-, not Midi ax to lenvo in room lor tin dtit It gather, tor then they di. not protect Hit eiMb ol Hie tinkers, ax wisde signed b) nature U'sidiM II, ftiutr.ed too cl.w ttl th isiriiws. th.-re is danger 01 then growing l mi o the tt-s-ti. i-atimg tiiconvMiiouct lihd -iiiiiii.i. t!HNit fttu Vun c leoteiiu uudei the end ot tlie unllx should il ' If re moved by miy thing banter than a brt h or x oft pHv ot wood, nor should the iml t wraiMl with a penknife or other metnllii substance, as it deatruy ihe'dclicucy of then structure and will at length givottieuian uu uaiurul thickness. are noi is vorauiy impress i as m in i cleanliuu of a pcrsou who seeps bu uuil I are not lavornbly Impressed as tn th trimmed U. tbr quick, as It Is often done U prevent dirt cnthering there, whereas. If e margin were allowed, it would be an index to tbe cleanliness ot the hands, from trnicr the collections under the tingei unlh an made Leave a margin, then, and tbe mo ment you otrve mat these collections nee' removal, you may know that the hand neei' washing when they and tbe nails are botr cleaned together Most (x'rvms are familiar with those trou bUotue bits of skin which loosen at the root of the linger nails, it is caused by the skn adhering to the nail, which, growing out ward, drags the skin along with it, stretch mg It until one end gives wny To prevent this, tho skin should bo loosened from tn nail once u week, not with o-knifc or scissors nut with something hluit, such as the end ol an Ivory paper cutter, this islxwt clont nflei making the fingers In wnrm wnter. thei pushing Aieskin back gently nnd slowly, tin white specks on the nails are made by scra Ing the nail with a ktlifo at n ixuut where I esicrges from tho skin. Kiting off the finger nails Is an unelcanh practice, for thus the unsightly colleiaions ui tho ends nre kept eaten cleaiil Children hum tx- broken of such a filthy habit by causm; them to dip the ends of their lingers so verm times a day In wonnwixxi bitte s, without letting them know the object If this i uot riulllcient, cause them to wear caps ot) end tingei until tbe practice is discontinued. -Hall's Journal of Health. Simple l.lfe I lest for Children. Happiness is tbe natural condition of over uormul child, and il tht small boy or girl nus a xvuliar facility for any one thing it Is tor self entertainment, witt certain granuxi onditions, of coursa One of these is physl al f reedorr and u few rude and simple piny things. Agreeable occupation ir as great a :icfssity for children as lor adults, and he vond this almost nothing can be contributed ( to the real happiness ot a child 1 try bard tc make ir.v childrer bappy ' said a mother, with a sih, one day, iu de pair al her etfortit 'Stop trying." exclnlmetin practical frlenc at her elbow, "and do as a neighbor of mini Iocs." "And how Is thntT she asked, dolcfutly "Why. she simply lets her childrer grow and develop naturally only directing their growth properly She has ulwuys thrown them, as far as practicable, upon their owr resources, taught them to wuit upon them i selves no mutter how many servants she had and to construct their own nlavthincs. When she returns home from an absence they await but ono thing their mother' kiss. Whatever has been brought for them it lxstowed wheu the needed time comes i Nothing exciting is allowed to them at night. and they go to bed and to sleep In a whole some mental state that insures restful slum ber. They are taught to love nature, and tc feel that there is nothing arrayed so finely a tho lily of tho field, the bees and the butr terilies. there is nothing sc mean as a lie, nor anything so miserable as disobedience; that It is a disgrace to bo sick, and that good health, good teeth and good temper come from plain food, plenty of 6leep, and being good." In order to thrive, children require a cer tain amount of "letting alona" Supreme fuith in tho mother, few toys, no finery, plain food, uo drugs, und early to bed, are tho best things for making them happy. CJuivor. A Woman Working for Humanity. You are distributing tracts or makinp 'lothes for the poor, or vlsitiug tho sick, oi throwing yourself into this cause or that movement with all your body and soul, might and mam. Madam, you nro not doing nearly as much good us you think you are. You uro only feeding and clothing a few bodies- who will iu ill probability tx just us hungry nnd ragged next year at the same date, and como to you. a. usual, with their mouths and rent gar month bnlh wide upon. Or, you are working to push u movement when possibly you need far more to push yourself in every direction ou are expending n vast amount of force ind enthusiasm in attending exciting meet mgs, listening to speakers, good, hud, indif terentund all other kinds, being possibly one if the lot yourself, nnd you get up in the morning too tired out and fugged out to get ui) any Interest in nnythin You wonder where your strength has gone to by, madam, It went Into Thursday nignrs mono reiorm meeting, it was a ixirtof tho enthusiasm which prevailed there You can't get up suclin good tune ns 'you bad there on empty benches. 1 here must be m-oplo to (III thorn, peoplo to talk, people to applaud, xKiple to clatter cants and boot neels when they nro pleased, people to feel excited or indignant, nnd talk excitedly or indignantly, as tho "tyrants," or wrong kxjrs, whoever they may Ixs, are held up to the audience's execration. Peoplo must ex tx'iid strength to do this. Nor can they till up ugam in nn hour, nor in live hours. You ire ono of those peopla You had a good vnrni, exciting timo at last night's meeting mil now you must pay for it. You were on a mental spivo, xs.sibly, at the teinxrance mooting, nlong with the rest, and now you feel tho reaction, Just the same as if you'd taken your stimulant out of u bottle. Preu tico Mulford In Now York Star A Case of Cowardice. A woman came to me one evening and told mo that a certain neighborhood was all ex Wtemeut txHmuso of tbe constant and cruel tx'atmg of a child by its adopted parents 'I bey whip him constantly, said she, "and juo can hear the little fellow pleading and tx-gging for mercy between the blows." "So' And you sit around nud listen, do your said 1 "Well, to my thinking, you are lust ex "y the doer of tho cruel deed." I'hink you tho Lord is going to hold you and me guiltless, if the day ever dawns when he makes up his accounts, that we have been such sneaks and cowards that wo dared not ixiuhout his business down here business he nas left iu the hands of the faithful to dot If I were a girl and engaged to a million Uro doubly endowed, who promised to keep mo on honey dew nnd clover all the days of my life when I married him, 1 would break tho contract and stnrve on a crust if I found hlin out a coward, for of all things detest tble In tho sight of good women and angels, i flunk is tho worst. And what is any man hotter than that who stands around with bis hands In his pockets and watches, without protest, a hruto oundiiig a horse l And what is any man or woman but a partaker in the rune who allows the Inhuman txvitlng of a motherless child tn his or her hoariug, and uever lifts linger to Interfere! Up with you and tind your birthright to a soul I Oil with tho habiliments of men If you have Uie natures of in loot Do not masquerade any longer as human beings when you put bu inanity to shamet If Uod had intended you to carry yourself In tho world as uu oyster no would huvo put you in a shell and planted you underneath the tides of tho sen. I'rvtension and Cticap Ornamentation. It Is at comparatively small exx'use that the average housewife must adorn her home A multitude ot magnxiiies and hooks are urging tier on, giving directions how to uiuko covering nuo ornament lor even irtiola lu svury room from garret to cellar l.ildlng the nallr and the door knobs, matlm I in look like ebony, and common earthei wore like choicest Sevres. How false- uo vulgar what a sham Homi made decora tloru are lik burnt made gowns they ser a purpose but show thr lack of ar artisti' band. In nine case out ol ter, they an crude, inelegant, and in the end eimsive I'bey do not make youi homf attractive II vou have not the qualities ot mind anc heart that will keep your boy of! the street at night, they will not be stayed by a hnnr txilnted milking sUxil tied with a yellow tiitln bow aud a Turkish scarf acros youi ceutei table, if yot hove not tor you friends a graciout welcome and bospitabh chert they will not come, for tbe frippery in your drawing room Was there uo virtue Ir the substantialnes and simplicity of tbe old fashioned imrlor' Knot ttie personality of a room ofttimer Its greutesl charm' Aro uot pretension ami cheap ornamentation ax much out of plac lu your homi at they would be in your attire I'hen away witL all these uerhrialiUe Sweep out thr whole array of tinsel and fringe) and rags, ornament that an no orna monts, that ixrvert tin taste, that destroy the dignity and character ct a borne, making It look mon like a curiosity shop than the dwelling of reliiied, cultued txniple. Dora V Stoddard iu Uoor Housekeeping. A Child's tinned for livo. Delays are alw-ay dangerous, but novor 90 irredeemably as tn tlie case of lovinp words or .let-its It always proves Impossible tc sx-ak bsmnrrow exuctlv tht cordial oi alleo tlouaU wont which today demanded of us. A mottiei whust child had died suddenU was so entirely prostrateil with grief that some ol tht Uxi olllcioin friend asked hei t nusidei it hei sulleriugs were greater than thoss. ot other wtic had lost friends 'Oh. it Is not tht same. It is not mf same'' she cnei '.My little girl wa ditlereiil from otliei chlldren sin wo sc loving She used to com U me and tx'p me tc kiss hei oi take her n my lap toi a minute, aim sometimes I was busy and tolc hei U run away and play 'I hurt tier little heart. I mudt it shut up It I Itt. It- lof'ves whei II ought tc have tieen coaxed ox-i ty tbe sunshine. I shall novel forgiv myself " Sh nevei 'lid forgive herself, and though sh was almost patbeticall) loving tr thr children who wen left, no laps of time could evei erasi from her mino the memory ot that little girl wbc was hungry tor love. Youth's Companion Illustrated Coob Ilontis Some young Indies who have attended cooking schoolf during tie winter have col lections ot then favorite receipts. Thr little Lxxjks, made by their own hands and ill us trated in watei colors, are quite unique. Tbe cover of one has a picture ot still lite, apples, nuts, raisins aud a glass of wine, while another has tbe portrait of a dainty cook, with sleeves rolled alxjve the dimpled elbows nnd tumbled curls peeping out from beneutb a lace frilled cap In one book which I was permitted to look at thf picture that lllus t rates salads is a lobster and lettuce leave; txside u pot of mustard and bottle ot pepper with a teaspoon lying near tilled with salt. Slices of lemon and curled lettuce leave? form n border, in and out of which receipts art written In rhyme Tbe picture of a salmon In another Ixxik if- a genulnt work ol irt Cunou little designs accompuny each receipt, and the pretty utlair shows sc much skill one naturally wonders if tbe same bands tun product a real a etizing dish ot oscal loxd oystersor an old fashioned apple pie. New York Sun. Against the "Crazy" Quilt. If I was a woman and had nothing bettei to do than to sit down and cut scraps of silk and satin velvet into piece? and then spend noun- in sewing their together again into u 'log cabin' or "crazy" quilt, I'd I'd well I'd muke clothes for n few of the ragged, dis tnwsed and forlorn little creatures of earth who swarm in nil cities and are often found in small villages. A woman could read the "utin1 works of Dickens. Mucaulay nnd Hume, and keep up with all the leading mag i.ines ot the day in !. time than it Hikes to nuke one "crazy" quilt and tlmy are night iiarish sort ot things when done A white -pread, costing fS, will give any IkmI nn infin itely moix elegant and restful npcarauce. I'nts is a man's view anil may uot count foi much. onas Dane in Oood Housekeeping. (inoil and Itnd .Manners. Yes, tc; tx'come K!ile and well bred Is pos siblo. Some women have but to bow and .mile to conquer the world, others must -tudy long and patiently to achieve a goxt naiiner The worst manner is born of sell sullicient arrogance, a woman atiuounces nerself a vulgarian by every pompous sneer The bad manners of the present aro the out ropping ol ignorance aud selfish tndilfer 'lire Until the heart is mended tbo man uers will contiuuo bad. Mrs. M. E. W Sherwood. To Toughen Class Ware. Put dishes, tumblers and other glass articles into a kettle cover them entirolv with cold water, and put tho kettle where it will soon boil Wheu it has boiled a few minutes, set it aside, covered close. When the water is cold, take out ths glass. This pnxess will hapten the articles so that thej will uot be so easily broken. boston Budget Tho iKst method for cleaning old brass i to ur very strong ammonia over tht brass and then thoroughly scrub it with a regular scrubbing brush Alter tlve minutes ot inixir the brass will txcouie as clar bright and shiny as new inetaL Then rinso it in clear water and wipe dry A wash which will remove the sunburn ac quired tiy outdoor sports is made by uddiup to' twelve ounces of elder llower water six drums of common soda and six drums ol powdemi borux Applied to the skin, it will make it as clear and as soft as a baby's Do not appropriate tho best room for a guest chamlx-T Take thut for yourself . youi trieud's stay is short. Still, moke the room as cheerful as xissihlo. hang tho wull with pictures, nud supply such beautiful things as taste suggests and moans allow. Hams may Ixj wTopped In paper and packtd in a barrel of ashes, ritiioked bam or beet ufter tx.'tng cut can txi hung iu u coarse linen hug. tied closuiy to keepout flies, and hung in a cool pluisj. Illvo syrup is good for croup or Inflamma tiou of the lungs. It must Ixj kept in a coot plu v, for if it sours it is very poisonous. Damp nlt will n'tiiove the discoloinlion nt cups and saucer cuusol by tea uud cureless washing , A tcaspnonful of salt In each kerosriu lamp makes the oil give a much doom better light. A tflblespooufii! of turpentine boiled will your white clothes will aid the whltonuu. process. Itemove spots from furniture with kerosene Keep cheese lu a light tin box PLANT SHADE TREES. IMPROVING NFW YORK'S BANtTARY CONDITION AT SMALL EXPENSE. Tbr Intlmatt Connertlor ntnwr 4tukd and OimmI tlealtl During the II t a son A ri.rslelati's tlappj Tboagbb Oni Who Csrn for Treeo. There hai beer n hnppr thought brewing In thr mind ot a very learned as well as very ktnd heartec resident of New York, whoso numi t Dr StcpbeD Smith. Tbe thought hat beer brewing for the last ten years and is one that deserve tc Dc told, boeau it Itu not told and a large o umber of citizens of New York are not made to sor the beauty ind wisdom ot It nnd lend human support ind nid it can never become more than a thought, nnd then mnrf would b the pity It Is well known tc thom unfortunate iropb? who ore obligee! to remain in town all summer what suffering is caused by the exceeding heat, hut the degree of heat borne by the well to do and those- who have spacious rooms and bouse that allow of a full sweep of air, sucb is there may Ixj, is nothing compared with that boiling, melting, burning heat that has to tx endured by the dwellers in tenement nouses and the poor district of the city It was when Dr Smith was on the board of npalth. and had more than ordinary facility for making iuvestlgationr of tho evils, and iistress, and misery, nnd mortality that iccruofrom tbe beat nnd lack of air In the summer that tbo thought came to him what i tx'tietlt would be gained to tbe dwellers all jver New York if tbe city was planted with trees He tweamo so interested In the idea i.hat bo made a thorough study of It, and viewed It from every side ill order to tost its practicability One means to which he had recourse to test his theory was tc tako tho temperature of tho pavement in town on a hot summer's day. It was ISO dogs. Fah renheit. He then went to Central park and took the temperature of the atmosphere underneatL the trees. It was CO degs. and 71! degs. Fahrenheit, according to the deuso uess of tht foliage. It Is a well known fact that tho tempera ture in a forest or even under a clump of trees Is cooler In summer and warmer in winter Jtban in tho 0wn country The in stinct ot animals ts to go under the snado of trees wheu tbe sun's rays are too beating. Men gladly avail themselves of tbe soma privilege, knowing tho benefits to bo re ceived. As a result of Dr Smith's investiga tion bo says In this regard "Forests and even single tree have a marked tnfluenco upon the surrounding temperature, especially luring the summer, and tbey evideutty tend tc equulize temperature, prevent extremes both in summer and winter Heuce tbey bo come of immense value as sanitary agencies in preserving equality of climatic conditions. Whoever has walked in tbe streets of New York on a hot summer day. protected from tho direct rays of a midday sun by bis um brella, has found the reflected beat of tbe pavement intolerable. If for a moment bo passed into the dense shade of a tree be at once experienced u marked sense of relief." Trees exhale constantly large volumes of moisture into the air and this is a constant process of cooling tbe air Dr Smith also says in his board ot health report. "The in fluence of troes. heavily leaved. In a district where there is no other vegetation, in mod erating and equalizing the temperature can not bo overestimated. Tbey are also of im mense value owing to their power to destroy or neutralize malaria, and to absorb tbr poi sonous elements of gaseous compounds, while they emit the oxygen. The conclusion from the foregoing tacts is Inevitable that one of the great and pressing sanitary wants of New York city isan ample supply of trees. It is evident that tho shade trees of proxjr kinds, ind suitably arranged, supply the conditions necessary to counteract tbo evils of excessive heat " Trees would add much also to tbe beauty if the city, tiut that is a minor question for onsideratiou. They would bring shade and moisture, and reduce the fearful blaze from the sun's rays, and that would mean the pre servation of human life nnd some slight re spite from the band of disease. Tho wonder is that sucb a felicitous 'bought as the planting of trees In this city lid not occur to someone long ago, and nas nit been carried into effect. Charitably uinded ixxiple aro constantly trying to tind i new method of helping their fellow beings. Puis is nn object that would bo tor more nraiseworthy than starting a hospital, and loes not mean a tax on any one citizen un less it would bo a tax to keep In preservation ho precious boon in the shape of a shade tree What if these great green bits of nature were distributed In tho neighborhood of the Five Points, or any of the quarters where tenement houses aro as numerous! Witn what added comfort the children could play in the streeti It would be possible for them to have tho benefit of the little air there was i stirring Instead of being shut up in their two roolntd homes in order to bo out of tbe sua. Tho digree of crowding In the tenement nouse districts of New York is greater than my other city in tho civilized world a fact 'hat is owing much to the small compass of and on which the city is situated. The mor ality is of course very great In these dis-nct-s. but if it could be decreased even In he smallest degree by the planting of trees, uch a result would certainly bo worth the tfort A curious map was made by Ur. Smith while he was pursuing the Investiga tion of tbo tenement bouse system, and It mows to an appalling degree tho increase of tho death rate during the heat of tbe sum iter June "JO is reckoned as the beginning if the hot weather With tho rise tn tbe temperature, indicated by a brilliant scarlet nark on the map, rises also. In close prox nntv to It. a heavy black mark showing the nnvoc death is making A cloudy day the blai'k mark descends, a thunder shower takes Mince, tbo samo effect Is produced. All these variations go to shtiw that tbe smallest at mospheric changes as well as other contin gencies make a difference m the death rate. There is at least one man In New York who exercises his liest endeavor to keep the rew remnining tree m order Ho is a man of leisure. Much of his tune Is spent in ex ploring different parts nf the rity lor the purjxxseof discovering where there are trw. They have ixx-omo to htm as interesting as human tx'iiigs. and if he finds that any of them are badly treated that the pavement has lx-n brought in loo close con tact with their nxjta or that they ought to In inclosed iu onier to keep them out of the reach of mischievous txiys he Lukes the mini txr of the bouse tiefore which he bus .. such a tree and finds the name ol the owner In the directory, then goes home and wriim a postal ciimI to htm and mil nix aiteutrm to tho rin'utustaticvs In this wiy ne nas txeti the menus ot pntserving many of lis? old landmarks of New orlc .New Soiu Press. To set delicate colon In embroidered hand kerchiefs, soak them ten mimiu prvvi.Mis tu washing in a mil ot tepid water low nun t dessert spoonful of turpwuliu nas Ikku eli stirred. When stung by a bee or a wsun, inns t past of common earth uad water put on tu place at onou audi cot ur with a cloth.