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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.