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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1888)
'Science aj?d progress. i . Wow hum; 1 GARDED IN N SACRIFICE IS RE THE CONGO REGION. Ono of tlio Most Interesting of the Jubilee Gift RfpcSvcil ! Queen Victoria Tho Secret of the II:i;;lt! mirror Kxplnlncd. Hangers r Alpine TonrUtK. Modem scIauo3 has clearly" explained most tho superstitions tint wore firmly bolioved In two or tliroo centuries r.go, and among them that of the magic mirror of tho famous astrologer Nostr. lainus. In tho middlo of tho Sixteenth century Kostrndamus was loo!to:t upon with r.ivo at holding inlercourso with familiar opirltM. Ills maie mirror was 'believed to disclose to those consulting it events of tho past and prophecies for tho cfuture, nvicl tho aodulity of tha ago is re rrcaled by tho fart fiat evon tho crafty Cath erine do Medici w.is n.firm lxdiover in tho TOarjIc mirror. It will be rcmcmlicred that 3n the tildst of hor intri -ua3 tho took counsel of it aad thoro nppjarod to hor n long lino of CFrcmii kl.iga follo-.vcd by n crowd of Jesuits, ell st-tiggllng umo'ij thomsslvoj for tho IFrcnch crown. . A MAC1IC tllllUOIt. i Nostradamus wo.), of course, only a man ahead of his llmo in knowledgo of physics, chcmht:y r.nd mcdleino, anl Popular Scicnco 2fows demonstrates, with tho aid of tlio ac ompanyln3 cut, how tho illusions with which ho and otheni of hid ilk entertained their dupos nro produced. An will lw B2on tho magic mirror i3 only one of n series. Tho mirror in which tho image upjKjsrn, C, is inclined at such en unglo tliut n pcrcon looking into it neon not bis own rolloelion, but that of n second mirror suspended ovorhead and couccalod by n canopy. In thto min or la rolloctcd tho imago of n person or objoct concealed behind n par tition or screen, in tho upper part of which is an opening jtift largo enough to allow tho light to pens through. Bo, instead of behold ing (i vision of Bplrlto, Catherine, da ModleL iTua Pimply looking into an adjoining apart ment. Tho trick of tho magic mirror is n vory on tortainlng ono. In performing it a doorway between two adjoining rooan can bo utilized, by draping it with curtains ho as to Icavo an opening near tho top. Both this opening and tho mirror IS, whjch nhould lo considerably larger than t', must bo concealed by a canopy, U3 in tho illustration. "When everything la in readlnotn, tho light!) nhould bo turned up in tho room behind tho curtains, whito the room in which tho iipectntor.1 nro chould bo pnrllnlly durkoiieil. Kach must advance, in turn to tho protMi' jiosiUon to obscrvo tho re flection, and tho "mugieian" must tako rairo that they do not approach near enough to tho mirror to detect tho trick. In this M ay any fiesired ntrubjr of "spectcra" may bo exhib ited in n more satlsf-v'tory manner oven than was accomplished by tho old muiliaival necromancer. j Queen Henrietta's Mlmint Itliif;. Amo:ig tho many Jubilee pit til received liy" hor imjaity fow him mere iiitoro.itin; than tho engraved elciwt rln-j ol Henrietta Marin, proccntod to her by Mr. Drry Foitmun, V. 8. A., tho well known antiquary and eo:: noirssur. That such n ring bad been mado for tho unfortunnto queen was proved by tho entry in tho privy real books of tho clerk of tho polls, now in tho public) record cfllco. Tradition nluo pointec to tho cxiateiieo of such n signet ring at a 1 1' rdata; it wag bo lioved tohnvoboon in V ossai-ilonof Tnvoi' nlcr, tho well Ih'ow:. i-o.ich diamond mer chant, and iS w k:iown tluttv ring of tho tamo dft-rIplion hi .! botu in tho Karl of lluehan'n iH!lect!on, wt-ort ib pa'twd for Unit of JMary Quvtui of U .r.. C'oieu of it in pesto were (i:iHnt. At la' ' oc urivd to Jlr. I'ort num to iHii!ra wh'i ur it hud by chanco como i.'t) tho ban'', t oi tho luto Dnko of Brunswick, who, uj will bj romombmvd, left lii.i wir Jorfil collect 'on of jov.oki votlm tnwn of CI est v;i. Tiior, tar.) onouh, bo found ii, mil nfJor a long I'OiYdJpoiidoneo ho lK);ight It, and presented it n fow wc!iK ago to Queun i'ictorJj. lr. is now incladed in tho royal eJi.'ctlon ot 'W'lvdcor, where it liojuido by tiii villi thoilnv steel and gold signet of Bleg C'h-irlai. Aroldi'iiti lu tho Sm1:ii AIjm. ThU year i? ivunarkablo for tho number of ncldonta in tho fiwkw Alpo, tho death roll havlna been n mnw ju'ly huivy one, niTord Ins to tho ttrku exchangoi. In tho short ipsco of not qulto e. mouth twonty-two tourldtu met with nccidoulu, of wlioiu uight con woro Idlltl. This i i h nin-o too muuy licrsons u:ako ivoent" wiihoui guldm. Itovoltbii; Cnto:ni lu tlio C'liin llojloti. Tho rovolUnjf ear.to.-n of human fatuillee U carrlel en n hairdde extent on tho njiper Ck)?igO rlviT, principally by Uio I5n-yanzl tribw. There jjeoplo cro under tho imiirotsUon Uiatn man dying t:i thU world i simply tr.insfeiriHl to another, thora to carry out ex actly the name oxLitci., requiring tho samo fooiinndntlomhmeL. Upon tho death of n ehicf, his reiallvM u? frieadii kill about half Ids ulnvcs, men and women, to go with him to attend to hi j wants and to iotvo for his protection. Tho tiktsllu of tho favorite and most faithful nro employed to doeorulo the inomorhl that is in timo erected to hU uemory. 7 " A 1U-YANZI C1II UK'S TOMU. The cnt lllustrntti ono of those memorials orton.bs. As will ho soon, It coniUts of a oonicnl nuiuiid of clny, jwlntcil with fontastio figuros In colors of oehcr, Tho ivial monu moiit btro rcpreoontcd, In addition to its ghastly ornnmenta of skulli, Is mado mora sUitcly in tho eyes of tho Inhabitauti byu pcudii'S over it a European uinbn4U, pur cilafcejLdom aa)1tradol nta great jrice, ' fflNjSft via ' wJ&ir&i ?ia3ft 3. ALL AROUND "THE HOUSE. I'opular cd Itooni rurnlshlnjr Ileclprt for Old rahlord Dnlntlcs. Colored nnd white lxxl sprcvwls oroboth in fashion. Pretty cretonno cr sateen ts much used for tho -o!ored ones, and t!i Iwlstcr, which may ha rounded or fiat, is covered with tho same. Whito mirwillo I? a populai counterpane, while nntfquo laco or laco inser tion end Ecrim in nltarnito stripes is highly fashionable. Theso open work spreath) may bo uood over n linhig of natccn in palq pink, light bluo or other delicate shado. Tho pil lows, which nro almost square, nro covcrctl to tnntch. Fino linen pilloAr cases aro fwpicnt ly henntitched and have initials embroidered nbovo tho hem. flood Homo Mndn Applo nutter. Homo mado npplo butter usod to bo n part of every country family's provision for tho winter. Mre. S. I). Power tell3 just how this r.rtielo is mado as excellent as it ought always to bo. Tho basis is. sweet cider, which is to lo boiled down to one-half ita original qintitv, when throo-fourths as much, by measure, of upplcs, pared and cut small, aro to 1 added and boiled to c pulp, flood caro is required to havo' every t'iln,-; cle-m, to skim tho cider well i:A hoop it from scorching by too hot n flro nfter it boils, and v. hen tho npplcs Iwgin to cook the wholo must lx) watched and Ktirretl constantly with a long wooden bat, having a rx;rai)cr eight inches long and three wldo fixed at right angles to tlio handla This stirrer scrapoj tho bottom of tho kottlo ntca-h motion, and k-icps tho mass from wovcJiing, which is ruin to tho vholo in one juirm."nt. With tho npplcs nro added cinna mon nnd clove;) tied in checio cloth and sus pended in tho kettlobya long string; also on -f'lurth tho weight of tho apples in sugar, or ices if thoy nro sweet. It takei two days to finish ono boiling of npplo butter, boiling down tho cider and paring the fruit tho first day; tho next, towing tlio vholo, which ts then turned into firkins for keeping. It needs no sealing. Prlmo npplo butler, like mince pionnd rich f niit cake, should bo six weeks old boforo using, to attain its full flavor. An JI.-'.h rt's Test for Flour. Anc-A)..i ttulviso3ns an easy modoof test- 1 1 , tlio purity of flour to tquo3zo it In tho hand. Tho cohoslvcuoas of flour is vory groat, and tho lump so squeezed hi tho hand will bo a longer timo lcforo it breaks ani falli apart if of whoatou flour than if adul terated. Piaster of parl3, dust' of burned Ijonos and itnto flour, homotimesusoi in a4u toratin, nro much heavier than wheaten Dour nnd may bo detected b.y their weight. A caelc that will contain n cortatn wight ef whsatcn flour wHl hold hai-f as much ixsrr by weight, of potato flour. Tlio Dcollno of tlio 1'lllo.w Sh-ani. Pillow shams nno going out of stylo and use. Long narrow pillows nro much used e Ikm13 made up with spreads that are brought up over tho pillwws no as to cntkaly cover theui. Tollcttn Tabln In Krmiclp Stlo. Tho tollotto tiblo represented in tho cut is of I'roneh origin nnd its light, grncofiul'ehar acter malres it particular-liy Buila'blo for Ixm.1 rooms. It can bo ilttod- with dsa-wersaundbB-aoath, if profcurodi psaiON von toilictte tadm:. , This table Is of wood, iainted whito and and well varnished. The tablo toy is covered with reil llannel, over which is ecru colored (tnniiuo edged with knittwl thread luce. Thu drapery eojuistn of Turkey red calico iqwD which nrf iqipUivd, with chain stitch, designs of Jlowvrs or birds cut out of cretonno. If it Li desiro.l to mttkn the tablo hanikomo, tho (h-sqwry can lo of more costly material with Imnd painted or embroidered ornunieuts. Itomi tieent Jnr. A potpourri or raw scent jar cons';ts of a stoek of ma leave, to which nro added va rious oJorii'orotu hulistancou and assonees. Tho rosi jiotiils nro gathered In tho morning, and after drying them olf for nu hour are put into n dWi with layoru ot wit; thoy nro stimxl every morning uud nlloivod to stand leu ilsys. Fresh loaves can Iki added ovcry morning until there aro enough, Then put Into n jar with two ounces coarsely ground ulh-pleo and the uuno of broken stick c'nnn tnon, lAt it tt.mil clcwly eovorod for hlx weeks. Mix together ono ounce each of coev.ioly ground allspice, cloves, cinnnmoii iuk! inuci, ono ounce bruised orrl3 root, como lnvo!idor llowoni or any mviot scented dried lloweifi or Iwrlw obMinnbU, ntid put into your permanent rose jar in alternate layers with the nwo tstook; add n few ilrejis of oil of rose geranium or violet nnd pour over tho whole n quarter of a pht of good cologne. Add from time to time orange flower water or the like and ever)' ueason ti few froth rose lictnls. livery moruuig after putting tho room in order leave tho cover olV tho jar for n fv minutoi. A Iltch llovrriiito from Oruugrn. To mako rich ornngoado btrep tho yellow riniU of blx sweat and two bitter sweet oranges in n quart of Imlllng water, covering closely, for six hours; make a syrup with a pound of sugar nnd three pints of water; mix tlio infusion nnd syrup together; press In the juleo of a dozen uweet orungui and two bitter svoct from which tho rind has been token; stir thorighly and nin through a jlly tag. The Florida Agriculturist, which gives tho above, directs to se.il it up hot, when it is to bo kept for use. Hotiii'holil Hints. Clean tine with kerosene. 1'alntod chamois skin tidies now decontto chairs and sofas. Silver continue to bo tho rngo for ovcry description of costly toilet articles. 'Savo cold ten for tho vinegar barrel," suys a housowlfc. "It tours etuily and give color nudavor." To soften water for dish washing and laun dry purpose thoroughly dissolve on ten spoonful of grauuhUui lyo iu four gallons ot water. 111 IN LONDON MD l'ARIS. CURIOSITIES OF SHOPPING IN THE TWO CAPITALS. Kngllati nnd French Saleswomen Itcd Sand In tho Itoadwnjl'olltcncM Carried to an I'xtreme Competition In Trade An Hon Marclie Employes. If ono were to judgoof tho physique of En gllsh women from tho specimens lie sees in ths shop3, behind tho counters, ho would set tli3m down for n very toll race, but if ho in quires into tho Stbjcct ho will find that these women are selected for their very height tho taller their figure tho higher their halary, very often. A Ltrnngcr with on observing eye will also notico that English and French wloswome:i, or salesladies, as they nro called in Iow York, dres3 in black while on duty This, howover, is not a mere caprice on the part of tho women; in most shops it is com pulsory. Tljg shopkeepers Iwlfovo that shop women look neater nnd Inciter in black than In colors, aud so all of them wear Muck. The gowns may bo of any material, but tho color must be uniformly black. Nor are they al lowed to wear showy trimmings; and as for jewelry, either real Mr imitation, it ii out of tho question. In tomo shops thoy, or, rather, they must, wear a simple, plain linen collar and linen caffs. This Is tho case at Wbltcly's, ho largest shop in London, and some say oven larger than the world famous lion Alarcbe of Paris. A close looker on, with an oyo to detail, will also notice that red sandgis placed in the roadway in front of tho main entranco to the largest nnd most fashionnblo London shops. There are two or three 'reasons foi this: First, it servos to show where drivers oi carrinses sho-jld "pull up;'' second, in start ing tho horsos it prevent) them from slipping on tlio smooth wooden pavement; third, thu red sand is . strong contrast in color to the dark wooden pavement, nnd being placed with nice care on tho roadway, iu oblong shape, about ten feet by five, it gives tho fron quite an ornamental appearance. ri'LlTKKESU IS THE EXTllESrK. There is sftch great coiniotitioti in tho re tail trni'o in Indon nnd Paris that dealers aro put to their wits' cuds to attract custom Mid to keep it. Tho iittendiiwts cacry jKilito ness to the extreme, and their wmwcm, to an Ameiiaxi, seem. nbno3t ebseqsiUus. 14 you liwiJ them nwythkig tkey wW of osm.se tliwik yeu, as they slteuM, bxtif thoy hand yon iwi article r swo cluwge, for instanco, they wHl iJs thiwk you f-sr toki; i-t. It n dealer sends yoM a peselt it wiK bo HsucKy signed "Received fa-yment, uth hml Uia-ulM." This cusHmi has aJsa fisH-nd its way utuong Now York tradesmen of lu-to yeisrs it is ns now.s Hurt canductops u-nd tickets fsanuuers on French and English railways will invariably add "please" in asking foi yor tickets, uud just as inwi.ibly will tkoy nuiliMy "thank" you when you pass the ticket over. But mere than this every cab man in London will thank you wheH neeeiv In.; his fare, and so will every omnibus con ductor when you hand him a penny or oven a half penny (ono cent) for a ride. No mat ter haw i-Kiteratro tho conductor, just as he enlis out,."Uenk, Will:, lenk" (English, bank) , when plying for jaLsenyo!s, in the same tone nud stylo will ho thank you for n hull penny faro. You will find gentlemen nmoso Pullman car conductors: in "tho Statw," but who ever heard n Now York street car con d-uctor utter ti thank yon when receiving t farei Why you would wonder what was tin mutter with tho man. Speaking of competition in trndo, thero ii or.o large house lu Liverpool, Lewis', cor re'jxjinlluy; with Alney'.i in New York, where you can have your watch "thoroughlj cleaned for one shilling'' (twenty-live cents) . and if you make over so small a purchase even a penny cako of honey ho.ip; you niaj have your boots cleaned nt Lewis' without charge. au r.o:.' si.vitciiE. . Hut this Idea is probably carried out to greater extent in Paris than in nny other citj iu tho world. At the universally known lloi Mareho tho husband may play billiards down stairs whilu his wifo is making purchases on the lliwr above. Uoth of tliom may indulgt in a light lunch, wine included, without cost, and iu tho center of the building thero is c beautifully appointed, high studded t-nlon, twenty by fifty feet, which is called the read irg and writing room. Hero the customer will find writing materials, n library oi standard books nnd n supply of periodica) literature from all countries. All this, mind you, is free. The walls of this salon arc il"evr.ited with lino modern French paintings. nnd at one end of tho room, on a high pedes tal, stand in marble bust of Aiiftido Uoucl e.uit, tho founder of this groat house. Tho store covers a great deal of ground, fronts several btreots and rises to a height of several stories, but in your wanderings over tho establishment you need not bo burdened . with wraps or umbrellas. At nuy entrance you may Icavo thorn and get a metal check for tho same, of course without charge. The vast stables of tho Hon Mareho are considered wio of the sights of Paris. Thoy are shown to visitors daily at U p. in. Uho hotel cr boarding house where tho employes live, nnd where they have every comfort, is also well woith ii visit If one hits tho time. Verily Au Hon Mnrcho is great and till the employes i.hare lu tlio profits. Cor, Homo Journal. Candy Milking lu Chicago. See, this girl is dipping violet creams," said the dealer, iKiuslng l-ofore a dark haired Italian lass, who was deftly lifting halved walnut meaU with a long handled fork and lipping them into a lavender tinted decoc tion. " iolotshavo l-eeii utilised iisn Slave? but a short timo iu this country," ho con tinued. "The flavor Is iu groat deninud. Bo are tho crystallized violets, and they are now supplied iu such quantities that tho price U Irepplng couslil.T.ihly. bugnrcd rose leaves do not find the sulo that violets do. "This is tho way all Una goods ore fin ished," said he, pointing to sonio shallow IMiis in which were cream almonds mid other lino candies. "After thoy are made they are laid In clour syrup for tea or twelve hours. That gives them sparkle. Pistueho nuta ura oneot the tuoyt oxpo.jslvo commodities of the confectioner's line. They coij from Spain. Wo have to havo tho boot ami purest of everything, or we can't turn out first class goods. Coufectionin.' tugar itself is the purest known nnd mtst free from muriatic nuld nud tin. tijo, it is very coarse," and lie took up a huiidful from a convenient barrel. "When it sparkles like this you can depend iion its purity, nnd the more it sparkle the purer it is. A good tunny kinds of small, hard candies have Iwen introduced, owing to tho fashion ot carrying bonbouiero boxes. They are called 'dew ilreta,' 'church drop,' 'infant's tears,' nnd other appropriate unmck. This rort of confectionery goes to church nud to tho thoatre. It's u solace dur ing u Iwid piece or a dull sermon. The candy of tho future, however, is the cream Ixmbon. tt has kupplanled all other kinds already. Something- new i made In it every day. There' u fortune in making cmutlili.g new. A few year ago n Philadelphia woman mixed up a latch of black walnut molase candy. It went like wildtlre. Sho cot rich out of her Ihek wuluut tatfy." Cbieuge Uarald. WHAT AYE GIRLS LIKE. THE TRIFLES OF LIFE WHICH IN FLUENCE OUR CHOICE. Tlio 3Ian Who Tnck-i tlio Innato Sciimj o tho Fitness and Unfitness of Tilings A Woman's Admiration Familiar Speech, Clothes Beauty. I was lying in my hammock tho othf Jay by tho way, I havo It swung acroM a win dowed corner of my room these cool autumn like days lying there and thinking what tho things were which womon did specially like iu men of courso I am writing now of nico men nnd nice women and I came to tho con elusion that tho things which particularly infiuenco us in our choico among men were tho little things. Yes. tho little things, tho trifles. A man may be an Apollo for lwnuty, but if ho says "no, mn'nm" and "yes, ma am" to you when ho should say "yes" and " no," adding your name when necessary, you cannot thoroughly nppropriata him, and ho wi for all hl3 per fection of feature, grate ujk)u your keen cenfo of well-broduoss much ns tho squeak of somo orgsus does when it mingle! with the music. And thouzh tho man who wears diamond studs and piasand a diamond ring Hashing on his llttlo finger may bo possessed of nil tho virtues under heaven, yet do these misplaced gems outshine them all iu their glaring ulgar brilliancy. It Isn't of courso, tho jewels themselves Intrinsically, any more than it U tho "mo'am" as a simple part of speech. It is the lack of that innate sense of the fitness nnd unfitness of things that dawn of discrimination, I would modestly christen it which all tho sterling qualities and all tho hcroio characteristics taken to gether will never outweigh in tho scalo of truly refined woman's fancy. ran MAN WHO WINS. Ah, no it is tho man who fails not ns to little things who wins every timo. Tho man who knows by instinct which sldo of the railway car or which end of tholwatis tha shady one, instead of gazing helplessly in and down to find cut, whilst the other mat secures tho desirable scats. It is tko man who mentally fwes tho rigljfc station to get off at, and couscwicHtly makes ko wllj (dungings gencKtWy to retiaeo as ho discov ers lxs tMstirfjo: tho ma-n who knwws tho cr rect cntrano ofe a theatre uh4 tho portion of the hoxse I-n w'lileh l5s seats a-so locate J; ths n-iani who cam put oh t-wu-f wra-n A'rt-howt ttinjiny it inside cuA a few t-ii-xea Krst, wfcs ea got I-s-to Iws eww tt hiIhus 4lio skjr rw.!sk tka-t eauscs him to ap;K3ar as i.f wvos tliHg wkh swwo fc-i-taug-iAdo enemy it k tWs nimi, master mt t-ho liKle t-l-x.Mgj of l-iie whs wins. The iwMSM-ut or k asi h tanc a wumja i.y.t nVin.FO before sho pn:i lewo. Jn jxiin-t of fact, n genuine admiration oh oi-M-icr sido mav ofteuer lw trusted as nn insniaa?o n-ga-twst nn oti-wat-e t)4voio coirt than uurny ud :any of tho mad "fallings in love" of which wo hear too much, and which a-ro not inapt to guarantee c.3 reckless a "falling Mist" again! If n woman feels insecure u-lxmt a nau is net quite positive whether ho wil-l do this, or that, qulto correctly; whether ho wHl be dressed ns befits tho occasion, or if ho will ko nwkvo-rd nt a moment when snvolr faire seems almost n primo factor in being ot all then bo sure sho is ho nitre sn-re of her own heart, her own feelings, than she is of his possible behavior. It is weak of us, I will admit, but it is, and tho more womanly pure, sweet and charming tlio woman, tho more certainly is this desiro to admire, to bo sure of tho man oho gives herself to, n necessity of her nature nud a keynote to her disposition and requirements. rAMlLIAIUTV OP BPEEcn, Another littlo thing that is 'intolerable in some men, otherwise nice enough, and that is uio moment you permit tuem to Know you at all well, that moment they develop that horrible, trait of an nptitudo for familiar in timacy of speech which no relation in Ufa under heaven condones, or can Jong stand under tho prcssuroof. Why, beeausotwo peo ple become engaged to each other, or aro married t oueli other, thoy should at once drop t'.ia little attentions, the little po litcnesoes, tho littlo respects for e.ieh other's privacy and individualities, I, for one, never could comprehend I For lire part I should think that these relations of life, in order to prevent them degenerating, ns thoy too ofteu do, into tho nitre conventionalities of an ac cepted eodo of society and morals, re'iuirod the most gentle deference to just these littlo things that 1 hnvo ventured to onuincratc. Tho closer tho relations tho more necessary the glamour, if you will to call it so, of mere well brcdner-s (it is nothing else) to sustain them in their mprcmuey of n mutual affec tion and reverence. Thoro is another point upon which I must touch iu speaking cf what we liko in men. It is simply, brielly, this clothes. I know that some of you will scout at tho mere idea, but that doesn't alter tho case. I know and I nm in n position to speak. Thero isn't one bit of use in denying it; not ono particle. Oirks like to see n man, nud be seen with one, too, who is Einaitly gotten up, whose gar ments have the correct cut and mr, just as much as man liko to see and bs seen with o young women who is attired in n charming, well fitting gown, pretty gloves, boots, hat. It is human, girl nature, just precisely as it is human, man nature. And ns to beauty I Trust mo, nil you ugly follows, we don't earo that! about it in your faces. Wo are content to monopolize thut ourselves. If you are only manly nnd bravo and teiuU r nnd nico we are prejxired to adore jou.-"Miss Marigold" in Pittsburg Dullotia What Somo Pouti r.ook I.il.c. I obsorvo that paragraphista, nustly of the fcmnlo gender, scarely ever mention Sir. Browning's namo without an expression of sjrprise at his jwrsonul apjwanir.ee. They wonder to find him clean, well drerssd, trim, like an ordinary English gontloinan. Thoy say he looks "more liko a physician than a poet," What should a poet look liko I Liko Lord Tennyson, who is u cross between a Ouy Fawkes nud tho mysterious recluse of a tmuspontino melodrama; liko Lord Hough ton, who resembled a jolly old fcjilenus; liko Lord Lytton (Owen Meredith), who looks llcbraio and modest, and is neither; like Mortimer Collins, who might havo passed for a haudsomo head gardener; or O. W. llohnei, who has n touch of the wizened groom; or Frederick Locker, an antiquated Lord Verisopht; or William Morris, liko Longfellow's blacksmith without hU good temjr; or Lougfellow himself, of whom 1 hare u jiortralt iu his prebnrued days, which is decidedly commercial iu Its us'xsetl Many writers look like physicians; a shorter Thack eray, gray, bland and spectacled, would have had immense success with hy'wohondriac old womon; James IViyn is very doctor like; Wilkio Collins might bo a professor of analy tical chemistry. On tho other hand, thero is n laisxez uller nir about certain physicians Dr. Kidd, for example hieh highly poetical. Ijoudou World. lne Your SIniJfiood. Society is not very jwttoolnr what a man ikxn sit that it prove him to be a man; It will thsu bow to htm nud make room fer U111.-J. U. Holland. PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE. tVh? Some I'eople Weai V.ya masses. Varloni Practical Items for livery Day. Spoctac'.ej are mush tr.cr3 worn tlian th.iy ere half a d won ysare It Is no lonccr & matter of cirpriM to foi them on childrsr -f to 10 years of ays- Au 2'':1-,li lj8ic3 asked if diosea of loooyo are on tho if crease, thinks thoy are not, but that van. puts many poop'-0 ntto s:ectaclan. Only r.11 o-iliit can lia.-e any idea havciany peopl wear eye ghvec lxx:auso they think it adds te their p?rjonil appearance. In regard to youa;; people, thoy ttudy zrA read by dim lamp light, and, of course, t!io eye bocoiuos Aomewimt weakened; then the parcnti rush off and get a 1 nir of speotacle j, and often patronise men who will soli thorn any kind "cf glass, just to get tho money. This careleamcsi U danjreuj and sometimes f&i to the organs of sisht. Tlie i'roi'.er Trou'.un'nt of tI:o Ilulr. Dr. 0. T. jAkson, of the ircw Yj: k County Meuie;il society, sums uj) tho propar treat moit of tho hair, which is a proventivo oC boldness, a3 follows: Tho scalp bhould ho kept clean by an occa sional chaanoo of soap and water, boras nad water, or 3onio such tir:!o means. This should net bo repeated oftener than oi!C3 in two or threo v.-ccla; tnd after tho washing tho s?alp should bo carefully dried, and vclc lino or svcet almond cil applied. Women should dry tho hair by the lire or in tho oun, and not dross it until dry. Tho hair should bo thoroughly brushed and combed daily, for five or ten niinutees, with vigor cuiEcient to mako tho ecalp glow. For this a brush should havo long nnd moderately stiff bris.lcs, set in groupi widely separated from each other. Such a brush will reach tho tcalp, nnd brush out the dust. A comb with large, smooth teeth should be us;d with tho brush to open up tho hair to tho air. Poinidca should not bo used, and the daily sousing of tho hair discontinued. Women should not uso bandoline, nor pull or twist the hair, nor ccorch it with curling irons, nor smothev it under f dso hair. IIo7 to Woo Gcntlo Slorp.. A woman who has tried them advocates tho following remedies for sleeplessness: When about to retire, wo a bait linen towel in cold water, aci wring ns dry ea you can, then fold it IcsGtVwise, to there will be thres thiek-K3se-3, and place it mound the nock, having ons oxJ foWod smoothly over tho other at the IsiaeJ: iff tho sack; over this placoadry flannel or clsth. If you lavo a headacho M-ct c ai.w'ia-r towel, fM L coracrwteo and tio urevtid tho lore'iead, oo that the lower pari f tko fold will ,c.. ih'." on tho eyelids. Bead uotiiing eassting dsrixg tho ovening. If you read a story, let it bo an cr.tertai.jius (?r diverting one, and do not finish i!, but whn you clcse your 070s to deep, think hov, you would end tho sto:-j' if yoa had written it yourself. And my word for it, before you havo (.'.icpcwl of th-j hero or heroiuo, j-ou will bo m eluEiboi'laad. If tho co:np:vaj r.rcund your r.od: causes you to feel chilly tlvn do not keep it on. If you wako in tho night nnd it feeb hot and uncomfortable wet it again in cold water. In tho morning remove "it and wush tl.o nock in cold w-iter aud rub briskly. 31t.c5:wr.rd and X)var.my Children. Growint children ehould nrldnm lm hnr. riel or i-,l:ivl -f.-- 1 1-, o-.-. -i... vousdi-KJis3 of the moh'ob'.tir:ato and baf QiS type, airccting tho Avholo lifo of tlio in- dlvidllf.l. nrn Knnipv'mn-j lt.-m,-l,i I.. injudicious forcing of tho child. Thoso chil dren v ho develop Glowly and steadily will usually prove strongest iu nerve and mind, 'lust ns she most endurlnr im slow growth. If a child incliuca to day uroann lot your interference, if any, bo of it very gentle character. Cur.-s for Tl'aris. Folloirins ore reraraiirv'i fnv ivni-t n-m- of which often proves elective: Moisten tho wurwiiii'iruo saiammoniaa on them nk'ht nnd niornliig. Wot tho wart with vino.rnr nnt onvm trift. COOkinir 50ila. lottinr It rotrrn nn ti-i th!... utes, do this teveral timos per day. Tilth till thoy nro green with a baan loiif. Corel with n. ninth wfc wlHi rlllnt.. 1 yi..r.- turo of thuja; two days later mill out bv mo room. SOCIAL ETIQUETTE. A 1'lea for Improvement In Our Public Planners. The subject of behavior in public place.! is of interest to everybody, and tho sins of ;ho American woman In this respect havo icon much remarked upon. Harper's IJaair asierts that sho lias no sense of etiquette in public plaeoj. 8ho talks and laughs at tho ojicni whan an nrtist is singing. Sho lnjhaves worje it a matinee than any other woman in the world, ftho crowds, jjhoves, shows temner and a luck of good fceliui;. Sho does not in her opera box always behavo quietly aud like a lady. Sho got up, turns her back on tho nudiouce, adjusts her dress, laughs and tniks audibly to her cavalier. 'I he same nutuority makes ether ixIntod comment.?, somo of which are, in brief, ns follows; A young American prima donna used to bo invited by an American lady to go with her to tho opera and sit iu n conspicuous box. Sho took hor manners with her, talked, laughed, nto hwoeiiueats, threw pa;ers into tho rest lo., and bohnved as if sho were tipsy. Christina Nilsson sat in a bos near her. Gravely, silently respectful to the singer., wes tho great Swedish genius. She ilid net do any of there things. Sho looked mournfully at tho American. Tho best and tho highest ero respectful. Tho Jowe.t in rank are impertinent aud poor in manner and In style, In society, in a crowd, wo need lea con venances; they help ns to keep our natures in cheek; thoy mako tho world a fit place to livo in. hen wo aro exposed to tho brutality of ill mannered people wo loarn how uncom fortable tho world would bo if thero wore no etiquette. Tho best lxol: of etiquotto should bear tho motto: "Do uuto others as ye would that other3 should do unto you." l-oxtWgnors onythnt decorum in public u not a peculiarity of tho American woman. Americans can do everything well, i hy cannct they learn to behavo decently in public places? Why should not an American gentleman infuw into his correctness a cer tain fresh originality, a vivacity and wit, nnd Instead of being n dead copy of an English swell, havo a flavor of his own! And why should not an American woman bo low voiced, thoroughbred, quiet, (wlite, as well ns well dressed, original nnd boautit'ull Church Etiquette. A little hesitancy ns to tho proper thins to do sometimes disturbs n gentleman when strangers are ushered into n church pow which he with ono or more ladies is occupy ing. Therefore, it may not Ihi amiss to say that if the strangers ore a loJyor ladies, ne conipnnied by n gentleman, all that is neces sary is for tho first party to movo toward the inner end of the ww and make room for Uiem, but if the newcomers ore ladies alone, the gentleman bhould stp Into the oiile and idlpj.' tliw tflii.lS3.Ul Hfci,. YOUXG FOLKS' COLUMN. THE ROAD LITTLE GIRLS SHOULD TAKE TO GROWN UP LAND. Tho Underground Homes or the Little Athletes of the Insect World flatter Snipe Tells Ills Own Story in Ills Own lceullur Way. My dear little children, I havo come here to call on you. Perhaps ycu do not know who I am. Well, my name is Master Cuipc. My papa and mamma built their hou. you call it a nest under tho shelter of a tuft -v of heath. It did not tuko a long S-v-ttf-s time to build. Papa 3 renny. iiy parenu and their i;arents indeed, all tho Sr.ipai I havo over Via. 1 3ABY UMPE. heard cChcxo drunk nothir.g nil thoir days but water; ao thoy rd-..-ay- Ltuld their houses in a marsh, near n la ho or i-iver, where tho jrouud i3 damp cr:d thoy can get plenty of water to drink. Thou eh thcy shallow over so muchot it, they ir" . havo any headache Mid do not require any doctors or nurses. noTiinn snipe and nEn nest. Look what a fat littlo fellow I am I My clothes mako mo look still fatter; but -when I mn n few weeks older I shall get a now suit, and then, won't you Geo how cmart I'll bo, in my streaky brown long-tailed coal, and my black feather wings tipped with whito! nnd my nose will bo long and dark and shiny I You would hardly thiak I was oaco ono of four olivo whito eggs spotted nnddfishod witk brown! "Chick! Chick-a-ckick-a-ehick !" I hear my papa calling for me, so, my dear children, I must bid you "Good morning." Tho YTonders of Ant Land. Ants aro tho athlete3 of tho insect world, easily carrying ten times their own weight. Tho edifices they rear by conjoint labor, says Golden Days, render tho pyramids ridiculous, for tho common wood mit will build struc tures as largo as a hay cock, oil of mere frag ments. If others ore content with smaller domiciles, it is because their needs are suf ficed; but all alike dwell amid their under ground galleries nail halls with tho order and activity of a busy and welf governed city. Ko nonsense is talked in ant land about every body being ns good and great as everybody olse. They nurse with infinite devotion tho ant babies when thoy appear, putting thorn iu tho warm upper galleries by day, and at night "tucking them up" in tho snuggest lower chambers. They bring homo stores of food to the ant city, for those are wrong who say that the littlo creatures do not lay up winter provisions. Sometimes wholo colonies move to new quartera. Before long tho emigrants will make tho best of their now location by con structing pcseagcB, chambers, pillared l:aib, royal apartments and nurseries out of the earth provided, ami rcttliug down to tho du iica of an nnt town. A littlo dab of honey laid outsido tho colony, on the m.covcrod pm-t of the tray, cuppllea them with food, which thoy coma to fetch, emerging at gateways mado at tho edgo of tho glass cover. Thus recommences the regular enisteneo of. tho tribe, which may grew to number a quarter or a half million individuals. Spanish Etiquette. Tho etiquette or rulc3 to bo observed in royal palaces is necessary for keeping order in court. In Spain it was carried to such ex tremes as to mako martyrs of their kings. Tho following incident is used by Disraeli a an illustration: Philip III wns gravely seated by tho fireside; tho firetnaker of tho court had kindled so great a quantity of wood that the monarch Mas nearly suffocated with heat, and ids grandeur would not suffer him to rii.o from tho chair; tho domestics could not presumo to enter the apartment localise it was against etiquette. At length the Mar quis d3 Potat appeared, and tho king ordered him to damp tho fire; but ho osrured him self, alleging that ho was forbidden by the otiquetto to )icrform such a function, for which tho Duke d'Usseda ought to bo called upon, .13 it was his business. Tho duko was gono out, tho fire burned fiercer; and tho king endured it rather than clerogr.to from his dignity, llitt his blood was heated to such a degreo that orytipcias of tho head np pcarcd tho nest day, which, succeeded by a violent fever, carried him off in 10:21, in the twenty-fourth year of his reign. A rieaslnj Outdoor Game. A game played by boys in Colorado, and christened tho "Besieger Game," can bo played by any oven number of lads. It is played in nn inclosed yard or lawn. Divide the players equally into two sides. Ono of tho sides goes outsido of the yard mid tries to get in again. They cannot como iu nt the gate, but nuist'climb over tho fence, or tho gate, or any way at nil. The inner side, whilo tho other side is getting in, must try to touch them Ijoforo they touch the ground, but if thcy do thoy nro made prisoners of war. But if thcy do not touch oven one of them, then thoy go out and tho other fido stays in. When you have played four outinmi then tho game is ended, nud tho sido which ha3 the aiost outings wins. Jiicr V.iets in Nature Katuro is full of odd things. There U uo end of them. As nn illustration, tako water. You can freezo it and molt it back to just the samonmonnt of water. And there is camphor; you can bury it and bring It to life. Put an ounco of cmuphor gum in alcohol and let it dissolve, then pour water into this until all tho camphor returns in flakes. Put theso in tho scales and thoy will weigh nn ounce. Burn a log, weigh tho ashes, the cinders and tho gases; all these will weigh just what the' log did. In a word, chauge is not destruction. Tlio Way to Womnnhooil Town. Good morrow, fair malil, with lubcs brown, Can you tell me tto By to Womanhood Townf Oh, this way and tht way newr "top, 'TUpiekuii.'iipstitehwstliat griuvlma will drop TU kissing (tie Uibj V irouMes away, Tu Uarnini; that cron word will urer pay. Ti liJiiarf H'.gIii-t. 'tu sow in-; up rusts, TU rwaJms and play ub. 'tis imvIid; the centv Tu rortarf and unuUw. rorUs, iu fron u. sj. w 11 uiv ts tani5ohca Town. X-?:y'.'..-4WA LsMKi 'Vl' IX tt 'ov'' leaves on top tly! - raised u little heap