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FOR SENSITIVE SKINS.
How to Treat Them Wbti liliaH
br the Sam.
In warm weather many of those wbo
usually wear slaves discard them and
the skin of tbe bunds Is exposed to the
warm rays of the summer sun, says
the New York American. The white
ness of the skin and Its delicate thin
ness allow the chemical rays to pene
trate Into the skin and it Is apt. If the
exposure In prolonged, to produce In
flammutlon.
The noHt uhuuI occurrence Is known
aa "sunburnlng," and consists In the
occurrence of large sen I eg of the horny
layer of -he skin being thrown off,
leaving the skin red and tender be
neath. Trorlded nothing else la pres
ent capable of keeiHng up the inflam
nation this ends the matter and grad
oally the skin assumes Its usual ap
pearance. If, however, certain bac
teria are present In the skin tbe proc
ess thus begun mny continue and
pread around the part primarily af
fected. Not only so, but It may occur even
although the primary exposure Is very
trifling In degree and short In duration.
Tbe light seems In these cases to
weaken the resistance of tbe skin and
tbe bacteria do the rest.
patch Inflamed In this way will
not recover spontaneously. In the
early stages sometimes protection
from tho elements Is enough, bnt this
la not 'always successful, even In tbe
earliest stages of such attacks, and It
la wise usually to submit It to other
treatment. It Is a species of scaly ec
ema and yields most readily In the
- application of tarry preparations such
aa the following:
. Recipe: LIquorls carbonls plcla, half
dram; hydrargyrl ammonlatae, eight
i grains; paraflnl mollis, add one ounce.
MIX.
- This ointment, too, Is useful In treat
ing any scaly scurf on the skin.
If the surface Is red It may not tol
erate an ointment of any kind and It
will yet yield to such a lotion as the
following, soaked In lint and renewed
as often ns It dries:
Recipe: I.liiuorls plumbl aubace
tatls, quarter of an ounce; llquorls car
bonls detergens, quarter of an ounce;
, line oxide, half an Ounce; glycerlnl,
half an ounce; aquae rosno, add six
ounces. Mix and apply by soaking In
lint ami fixing to part Involved.
Haw te Retnnve Ink From Carpets.
When freshly spilled. Ink can be re
moved from carpets by wotting In
milk, says the New York Journal. Take
cotton batting and sonk up all of the
Ink It will receive, being careful not to
let It spread. Then take fresh cotton,
wet In milk, and sop It up carefully.
Itepeat tills operation, changing cot
ton and milk ench time. After most of
the Ink has been taken up In this way
with fresh cotton and clean, rub the
spot. Continue till all disappears; then
wash the spot In dean, warm water
and a little soap; rinse In clean Voter
and rub till nearly dry. If the Ink Is
dried In there Is no way that will not
take the color from the carpet ns well
as tho ink, unless the Ink Is on n white
spot. In that case salts of lemon or
soft soap, starch and lemon Juice will
remove the Ink ns easily as !f on cct-
Children (iambic for (lum.
Cleveland, O., Oct. 24. Scores of
tomplalnts have been received by the
slice department from parents that
ambling on gum machines has be
eerae prevalent among the children
of this city through encouragement
by the confectioners. The matter
will be investigated at the trial of
Mrs. Hutchinson, who owns a eandy
store on West Twenty-fifth street,
and who Is accused of owning a gam
bling device.
Justice blanks at the Courier office.
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Philadelphia. Waihinjton,
The Mountain! of New England
And
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M. J. R. KERN.
Geol Pass. Agt Cinciunnti, O.
HOW TO KNOW POISON IVY.
Bints on Detecting the Plant aa
Carina- Its Fof.onoua Effect.
Polsou ivy grows wild throughout the
whole land. Its leaves are In threes,
smooth and sh'nlng on lxith surfaces,
with margins which may be toothed or
even. There are flowers In May and
June and fruit In the autumn a
smooth, white, wax-like berry, says the
Boston Traveler.
Tbe poison is a nonvolatile oil found
In all parts of tbe plant When It
touches the skin of a susceptible per
son it produces an eruption of an ery
sipelas like nature. In severe cases the
point affected frequently becomes Irri
tated year after yenr.
A person Is particularly susceptible
to the poison In warm weather, when
the blood Is ben ted and the skin pores
are open. It Is, however, dangerous at
all seasons, and some of the worst
cases of poisoning have occurred In tbe
winter, when wood choppers have been
perspiring freely and have worked
amid the Ivy vines.
To relieve the Inflammation and dry
np tbe pustules powdered sugar of lead
dissolved in alcohol Is highly recom
mended. Tincture of grlndelia diluted
with three times Its bulk of water and
applied two or three times an hour will
check the spread of tbe eruption. A
solution of one part of hyposulphite of
soda to three of water applied con
stantly to the affected place Is a good
remedy.
A doctor who has been poisoned
about eighty times soys the poisonous
principle Is a fixed oil soluble In alco
hol and which Is precipitated by lead
subneetate; hence the use of lead salts
In Inflammation of the skin resulting
from the action of the poison Ivy oil Is
rational, but the precipitated lead cam
pound must lie removed from the skin,
as It Is gradually decomposed and the
oil set free again to continue Its Irri
tant action.
The use of soup and water and a
good hand brush Is the simplest way
Of getting rid of the oil. The action Is
mechanical and perfectly efficient. At
cohol In full strength dissolves and re
moves the oil, but does not neutralize
It. Care should Ik taken lest the al
cohol with oil In solution flows over a
part as yet unaffected, as It may cause
further eruption. The use of ointments
and fatty substances Is wrong, as they
serve to spread the Irritant oil of the
poison. Clothing that may have been
In contact with the plants will retain
and transmit the Irritating quality. A
doctor says he has !eeu poisoned by a
pair of shoes worn while collecting Ivy
plants tbe previous year.
Tbe Ivy plant Is usually a climbing
or trailing shrub, but sometimes as
sumes an erect habit of growth. On
the seashore along tbe Atlantic coast It
sometimes covers hundreds of acres on
islands and spreads over large a res a
The trunk Is burled out of sight below
tho surface, aud tbe branches rise erect
out of the sand like separate plants. In
such forms of Ivy growth the poisonous
properties do not seem to be so power
ful and active.
It Is not generally known that If
boiling water is poured on the plant
the vapors are often poisonous, and
that the smoke from a bonfire of Ivy
brush Is as dangerous to inhale as the
breeie which blows off the vines In
June.
Maw to Care Snake Bltri,
For a sure cure (or snake bite tuku
about Beveu drops of Iodine, scarify
and bathe the wound also with iodine,
says a correspondent of the Topekil
Capital. This remedy was first used
by u medical olficer lu Ilrltlsh service
In India. It has cured both mail aud a
number of animals, it never falls. It
Is really wonderful In Its effects. One
Instant- 1 will relate. A young man
working f ir me iu the harvest Held was
bitten by a very huge rattlesnake on
one of his large toes. I gave him about
seven drops of tincture of Iodine on U
little sugar, aud to make doubly sure
repealed the dose on hour later. Ills
foot swelled, but next morning be was
all right. 1 have had aiiluials whose
bodies have swelled considerably, but
all have recovered from the bite.
Han tn MnUe ConVe Sherbet.
For coffee sherbet pour ouo quart of
boiling water over four ounces line
ground Java coffee, says tho New York
Telegram. Cover, simmer ten minutes,
strain throin,'h cheesecloth ami sweet
en with rtx tiihlespooufuls of smrnr.
When cold pour into the freezer ami I
hcirilt to fi-ei'Zi. Am It ttiliL-.iw tin, I
whites of two eggs. leaten to a stlfTll",v" Xfa orKuiz.-ri
froth; freeze five minutes longer, re
move the beater, scrape dowu, cover
and U't It stand nfteeu or tweuty nilu
ntes before serving. A quart will be
enough for twelve eople. Serve lu
glasses, with a spoonful of whipped
cream on top.
HiillilliiS In llnlrr Herd.
At present there are two distinct
phases of building up a dairy herd.
First, there Is the building up of tho
dairy herd of pedigreed animals of
some distinct breed, and, second, there
Is the building up of a herd of useful
milk producer by a system of upgrad
lug which ought to tie so conduct)-,
ns to lend up to the former. We an
of necessity forced to build up dairy
herds, first, hevnuse few dairymen at
tho beginning of thnso operations have
sufficient capital to purchase dairy
bonis out and out; second, as little
more thnn 1 per cent of our cattle are
pedigreed, such aulmuUi could not be
secured, and, third, dairymen who
know their business will not dispose
of their best cows unless at fancy
(rices - It. 8. Hhaw, Michigan.
W. C. T. U. COLUMN, i
All matter for this column is supplied
by the Josephine County Woman's hris
tian Temperance Union, Y. and L. T. L
branches.
Triennial Convention of W.C.T V
Moch business was cleared np at
the first day's formal session of the
triennial ; convention of the World's
Women Christian Temperance Union
in Boston. The delegates met in
Tremont Temple, which was crowded
throughout the day. The welcome of
the state and city was extended by
Governor Guild and Mayor Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, of Port-
land, Me., vice-presdent at large of
the world's nnion, presided. The re
mainder of the day was given over
largely to the presentation of greet
ings from other organizations and to
the introdoction of the leading repre
sentatives of many countries at the
convention.
A resolution asking President Roose
velt and Secretary of State Koot to
renew the soggestion formerly made
by the president and the late Secre
tsry Hay that Great Britian and the
United States nnite in presenting to
other nations a treaty to forbid the
sale of opium or intoxicating liquors
to uncivilized nations was unanimous
ly adopted.
Late October 18, the Governor
tendered the delegates a tea at the
Ford boildiDg.
An early forenoon devotional service
In the Park Street Church was fol
lowed by the opening of the conven
tion proper In the Tremont Temple,
the delegates being called to order by
Mrs. Stevens. The president, Lay
Henry Somerset, being detaiued at
hmn bv illness. Mrs. Stevens will
preside throngh the convention, Mis.
Stevens read a letter of greeting from
Lady Somerset, which was in part as
follows:
To protect the borne, to banish the
saloon, to shelter the weak and to
preserve the strong these are your
intentions in oar warfare against the
liquor traffic. And there' Is another
motive power, for it is the fulfilling
of the will of God whiob gives the
great impetus to your work, the ful
filling of His will as well in the legis
lative history of nations as in indivi
dual lives
Notino we believe today Is more
dnitroctive to, the well-being of any
people than tbe organized liquor
traffic. Nothing makes it harder for
men and women to fulfill tbe destiny
lor which God created them ; nothing
nndermines principle, saps vitality,
wastes resources and devastates homes
more than the drink habit, which is
the fateful heritage of nearly the
whole civilized world.
In voor convention many subjects
may arise over which you may differ
or disagree, hot I pray most of all for
yon that the power of the spirit of
God may be in your midst. May
there be in yocr midst a deep sense
of that power. May the golden light
of charity be round you as an
aureole and mav hand clasp hand in
that loyal comradeship which gives
united strength, and may this con
vention draw yon closer to the unseen.
It was voted to send a cablegram
of appreciation of Lady Somerset.
Mrs. Steve us announced that the
representatives of the W. C. T. U. in
diffsreut countries had presented to
Lady Henry a bell to be placed in
the chapel at London, where she
worships. A cablegram from Lady
Henry was read regarding this as fol
lows :
"Grateful, hnmble, loving thanks
for th'j s'lver toned voice."
The report of Mrs. Agnes Stack,
honorary secretary of the World's W.
C. T. U., was preseuted. It showed
that gains had been made nearly
everywhere iu number of members
and activity. The greatest propor
tional gain has been made in Sweden,
where a membeiship of 798 three
years ago has been raieed to 20:w. In
India there are 13'.' local anions, with
a total membership of IK4 Scientific
temperance instruction has beeii in
troduced in tli- schools. In South
Africa where Mis SUck speut several
mouths last year, many new unions
Three ani I ins branches in Great
Britain with a total membership of
1 10lt,0."3. The licensing net passed by
1'nrlinuient in 1!"4 hss proved an ob
'siaclrt in tie wv of the people by
j preventing them from suppriss ug the
, liipior trade iu their o n localities.
Much work his been done in the way
I of establishing coffee booses and
temperance restaurants There hss
been a large increase memebership iu
Ireland.
The work it proceeding "lowly but
steadily in Germany. The W. C. T.
U. of that country sent a potitiou to
tbe War Department to discontinue
the issuance of wine and rum to the
troops In Sooth Africa and received a
favorable reply. The department is
now introducing non-alcoholio fruit
jo ices as rapidly as possible In lace
ot liquor, although it is not yet ready
to discontinue the nse of rnm en
tirely. Reading of reports continued nios
of the afternoon.
The following resolution, introduced
by Miss Anna A. Gordon, one of the
honorary secretaries, was unanimous
ly adopted :
Reoslved. That we appeal to the
prteidect and the secretary of state, in
view of the third conference ot na
tions now in cession at Brussels, for
I the farther restriction of the sale of
intoxicants to uncivilized nations, to
renew the suggestion made by the
president of the United States and
the lare secretary of state, John Hay,
that Great Britian shall unite with
the United States in presenting to the
other nations a treaty to rorma me
sale of opium and intoxicating liquors
to uncivilized jjcupieo.
It was voted to send cablegram
embodyiog this resolution to Wilbur
F. Grafts, of Washington, D. C, head
of the International Reform Bureau,
who is now in attendance on the Brus
sels conference.
Taking up a daily newspaper, I
read that a young girl Is brought be
fore one of our courts, charged by her
mother with being guilty of habitual
intoxication. When asked br age
she replied, "Most 18"
In another part of tbe same paper,
is an account of tbe death of a once
noted minister of the Goscel, who
had to step down and oot of the pnl
pit because of drink ; was reclaimed
through the efforts of some good
women, ana lor a few years did grand
service in the cause of temperance,
but fell again, and could no more be
persuaded to try again to live a sober,
orderly life, but died a poor, disgraced
pauper.
Still more bad news. A little boy
13 year-i old, was taken to the station
house in a beastly state of intoxica
tion, the result of some other boys
baying whisky by the pint.
Aud, as a climax to the whole, an
account of two polioemen being
found drunk while on duty by their
superior officers.
After reading what I have briefly
related, I made np my mind that
a single daily newspaper contains a
sufficient amount of the "awful" as
regards the liquor traffic, to give a
speaker the matter for a lecture every
night in a week, or to write an article
for every week in a month.
The deaths, accidents, misery, con
tentions and poverty caused by drink
traffio exceed those resulting from
all other oauses combined.
How long is it going to last?
That's the question that ooght to be
settled soon, in order to save 18-year-old
girls from being sent Into captiv
ity by their mothers; to save other
preachers from becoming wrecks in
spite of the fact that they ought to
know better ; to save little boys from
"rushing tho growler" before Jthey
have entered their teens; and protect
inoffensive citizens from the effects of
clubs in the hands of drunken polioe
men. Men have spent their lives and their
means in trying to change the habits
and ways of others. Bnt still the
curse of appetite holds sway among
the people. The fathers and mothers
drink every day, and their children
(after their death) keep np the rid
family habit. "Why do you swear?"
was the question asked a boy; and tbe
reported reply was, "To keep my
father's peculiar trait before the
people." A generation of drunkards
beget another like unto them, only
worse.
I onoe met a half drunken, boister
ous yonng mac crossing a bridge at
Flushing, L. I. As he passed me he
said, "Say boas, the old man and bis
boys are all on a glorious spree, " He
looked as if he had been struck by a
hurricane A few minutes after the
"old man" came along, and with a
laugh peculiar to the drunkard, asked
me if I hud seen his darling son. As
to his looks, be appeared as if he had
been suddenly overtaken by a cyclone
that bad made sad havoc with his
clothes aud whiskers. And the people
laughed, as if it were very funny;
but those of a thoughtful disposition
must have felt that it was a shame
that father aud sons could have fallen
so low.
Iu semi families the liquor curse
has lasted long enough to put into
early graves the bulk of their mem
bers. In others it has taken off the
pride of a mother's heart and the joy
of the father's; in others it has
brought tears of anguish on account
of disgracs that has been the result of
debauch after debauch.
How long will the church look
on calmly and sing the sweet songs of
Ziou while the songs of revelry in the
camp of the drunkards are being heard
all over the land?
This is a practical world, and tbe
only way to prohibit the liquor traffic
is to prohibit it.
If the good citizens of this country
will only practice about half what
they preach, then will soon be an
end to the terrible recitals in the
daily press of the fearful effects of
potting that in the mouth whiob
steals away brains, morals, and all
that is desirable from the people of
this fair land. George R. Scott in
Weekly Witness. J
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