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[ BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1889. VOLUME XXXIII. NO. 38. |3
of medicine, we advise the sufferer to
heat a flat-iron, put a double fold of
flannel on the painful part, then move
Ithe iron to and fro on the flannel. ?j|
The pain will cease almost immediatey.
We have seen the most painful
cases of neuralgia relieved in less than
ten minutes.
A Wood Preservative.?Sul
phate of copper is recommended for
keeping posts and timber from decay.
Telegraph poles in Norway are said to
be preserved by boring inch holes
about two feet from the ground, and
filling with the sulphate of copper crystals,
afterwards plugging the holes
with wood. The crystals gradually
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dissolve and permeate me wuou turning
it a greenish color.
illifiu 11^V|U^UV| m uvukuw v?*? A Of
the Jews five times received I forty
stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten
with rods; ouce I was stoned; thrice .1
I suffered shipwreck, a night and day
I have been in the deep; in journey- ''t
ings often, in perils or waters, in perils . jj
of robbers," and so on.
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Tar Paper.
Tar paper is one of the best materials
known for lining poultry houses, - J
as the fumes will prevent the entrance
of lice as well as the cold air in winter.
A granary liued with tar paper will
not bo infested with grain weevils, and
one lined with tar felt may be considered
as rat and mice proof, for these
vermin have a dread aversion to such
strong scented and tough material.
Last but not least?coal tar is an excel- ^
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lent preventative of mildew, especially
for articles kept in boxes or cases of \
any kind.
Neuralgic Pains.?Hearly ' onehalf
the population are more or less
afflicted with neuralgic pains. Instead
of sending for the docton, who will
orobablv prescribe a plaster and a dose
tnanktne LiOxa."?csouinern vnurw man.
.
A deep sea diver laid his hand on ?3
something soft, and curious to know ^
what it was, he took hold of it to ex- ,3
amine it. Fatal curiosty! The ten- "M
tacles of an octopus reached out aud y
grasped him in its deadly embrace.
The friends above feeling the strug- ' Sa
gle drew him to the surface, to find
onlv a corpse still in the clutches of i
the monster. Many a young man
has come from hia pure country home
to this great ciiy, and prompted by
a curiosity excited by the signs on the a
streets, has entered one of these
homes of the devil-fish which we '%
protect by law.
The Pope of Rome gets $600,000 a
year to sit back in an easy chair and
be waited on by a hundred servants. ?
That looks like being in the apostolic
succession of such a man as Paul, U/M
who said : "I am in labors more abundant,
in stripes above measure, in - v.'j
that is not kiud and thoughtful, any oi
more than he would go without a euffl- > M
cient quantity of food. These facts
need more careful consideration than ;>;
they have usually received.
What She Conld Do.
A poor cripple woman, living in-a ^
tiny room on the ground floor of a
dingy house, could only move on her %
hands and knees, and had not stood
up for fifteen years. A lady visiting V'^ig
the sufferer was pitying her for her ntter
inability to do anything in the
world. While she spoke, two merry Z&l
little children clattered into the room, ^
and seated themselves by the scrap of
Are. "Do these little children belong . ' ^
to you?" asked the lady. "No,
ma'am," was the reply; they are my . i-jj
neighbor's children; she's just a poor l |
washer-woman, and I look after her ^
little ones to set her free to get a job ?
of work. lean do just that, you see, ||
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ually expressed there. A neat, wellcovered
table is in itself a lesson to the r
children.
I have noticed that a sensitive child
almost invariably has better manners
when dressed in his best, and have A
seen with surprise the effect produced : M
upon a small boy of my acquaintance
by handsomely dressed ladies who are v
polite to him. To the inviting table,
where there should always be some-. Jj
thing attractive, however simple the ?
meal may be, most children will come ,l|
prepared to behave properly. It fol- \
lows then that pleasant surprises in y*
the way of preparing favorite dishes,
that good taste and painstaking in ar- *
ranging all the appointments of a table M
and dining room rise above a mere "'7*$
ministering to the animal existence, V|jj
and affect the fine issues of life. Good '
behavior and cheerfulness ought to
accompany each meal as naturally and
unwaveringly as bread and butter.
The happy laughter which disturbs , -4
nervous force, and calls the blood from
the brain, allowing the stomach to V*
get its full share, should be heard more . |
frequently at our tables. No one ;
should feel at liberty to say one Jword '.'M
Agreeable Meals.
It is impossible to estimate properly
the immense influence which is exerted
upon a household by the atmosphere
of the family table. If it is true that
if one does not come out of a room the .:}).
same person he went in, the mind ever
after retaining the impress of what
affected it there, what great results
must be achieved from the meeting in
the dining room, from the conversation
indulged in. and the sentiments habit
to be much interested, she concluded
to have one of the little fellows give
her the story. She had asked for this
particular story because she wanted
the little fellows to do their best. So
one of them began, telling all about
the situation, and how the English
had stealthily scaled the Heights of
Abraham.
"And," said he, "when the French
saw what had been done they were
struck by lightning."
"Struck by lightning ?" exclaimed
the truly amazed teacher.
"Yes, marm," said he, "you told us
that they were struck by thunder.
But then you know you told us one
day that thunder never struck any
body. So we concluded you made a
mistake and meant they were struck
by lightning-"
She had told them that the French
were thunderstruck.
Thomas N. Rawlins.
Bridgeville, Del.
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iupiv;a uuuic iuat vi tuc auvcinuiga vi
Sir Walter Raleigh. I bad a boy on
tbe floor reciting, and after he had giv*
en some account of the attempts he
had made to establish colonies, I asked
him whether the queen had in no way
rewarded him for what he had done.
4U0, yes,' said the bo}', 'she gave
him a night-cap.'
"Now the book had it that she had
rewarded him with knighthood."
The lady who told me this story was
in the habit of giving her small pupils
talks on various topics, scientific
historical, or general, and then calling
on some one of them at a subsequent
time to give her the story as she told
it to them. One day the State Superintendent
came in, and among other
classes called was the class of little fellows
to whom she had been giving
these talks. She had but recently given
them the story of the capture of
Ouebeck. and. as tliev had all seemed
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A Teacher's Expedience.
I am a one-time teacher, and these
stories were told me by fellow-teachers,
one at the time the incident occurred
holding the Chair of History in one of
our well-known Conference academies
; the other a very successful lady
teacher in the public schools of this
State.
One day, at the close of our work,
one of our teachers, whom I will call
Jones, came to me holding bis sides.
And as Jones was not given to such
outbursts, I inquired what was the
matter.
"0," he said, "I have just the best
thing yet to tell you. We had under
consideration in the United States history
class today subject of early attempts
at settlement, and among other
/intvin flinf r\ ? tliA o / ! irn fll roo rtf
dark.
18. Never fondle a strange dog.
19. Never light a fire with kerosene.
20. Fill and trim your lamps in daytime.
Never trim or fill a lighted
lamp.
21. Keep matches in a close tin box.
22. Have your horses rough shod as
soon as thegroud freezes.
23. When feeling dizzy or sea-sick lie
down.
24. Do not close the damper of your
stove too early. Better waste coal
than run the risk of suffocation by
gas.
25. When climbing a ladder, look up
and not down.
2G. When railroad traveling take
the center of the car and the middle
car of the train for safety.
27. Eat only pure food, drink only
pure liquids, think only pure thoughts,
and kppn vnnr hlnnrl rmrp?Ttnl.t.imnr
7. Avoid charcoal fumes; they are
deadly when confined in a, close room.
3. Illuminating gas?be sure to turn
it off. Never blow it out.
9. When gns can be smelt in an appartment,
always air the room well
before striking a match or bringing a
light.
10. When very cold move quickly.
If any part of the body is frozen, rub
it with snow, and keep from the
fire.
11. Change wet clothing as soon as
possible.
12. Carefully avoid exposure in malarial
districts at night.
13. If necessary to go into an old
vault or well, first introduce a burning
candle. If the light burns low and
finally goes out, carbonic acid gas is
present, and the place is unsafe to enter.
Unslacked lime will absorb the
gas and purify the air.
14. Avoid walking on railroad tracts
and icy sidewalks.
15. When awake, very young children
should never be left alone.
16. Do not go near dangerous machinery
with loose hair or flowing garments.
17. Never touch gun-powder after
Accidents?Ifow to Avoid Them.
1. Always look in the direction in
which yon are moving.
2. Never leave a car or other public
vehicle when iti motion.
3. If a horse runs away with you remain
in the vehicle rather than jumping
from it.
4. Never put your hand or arms out
of a vehicle when it is in motion.
5. In thunder storms keep away
from trees, metallic substances, doors
and windows. The lower part of
ihe house is the safer.
G. Never play with fire-arms. Always
keep them beyond the reach of
children.
not feel well, is not tnriving, 11 ms
food don't agree with him, the tail begins
to straighten. The sicker the pig
the straighter the tail. While the conventional
curl retains its place, there is
no anxiety about the pig; if a double
curl is seen, ho uiay be regarded as in
pcrfect condition. That old theory o^
"a bushel of corn to fatten an inch of
tail" has no terrors for Mr. Lewis.
The pig's toil being his pulse it would
seem very foolish to cut it off.
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Protestant women. Protestants at
least, do not seem to think the activity
of the women blameworthy.
Some people are very seriously considering
the effect the presence of women
at voting places will have. It is
hard to say, perhaps it cannot be guessed
with much certainty; but it may be
well to note, as we go along, the facts
in each isolated case. Possibly after
awhile we may have facts enough to
begin to draw general conclusious.
As to the vote in Boston, the New
York Independent has this to say :
The women voted by the thousand
in Boston last week, and they were
not insulted or UDsexed. They voted
in a dignified, ladylike way, and their
presence made the polling places more
decent than ever before. The way
they voted was quite as intelligent as
that cf, their brothers, and the result
commends itself to good citizens.
There was a great deal of religious
feeling in the canvass, growing out of
the discussion of the school question,
but a Jew stood at the head of the poll
for school commissioners.? Wcsleycin
Advocate.
Don't Curtail the Pigs.?This is
the advice of Theodore Lewis, an
Indiana stockman. He says he
couldn't think of cutting oft" the tails
from his pigs. The tails, he avers,
are the thermometers which indicate
ihe animal's condition. If he does
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day. I longed to find you in order to
tell you of the blessing I had received,
but I could not. Soon after this I returned
to my parish here, in England)
and with joyful voice and lips I told
my people that it is not by asking and
waiting, but by believing and taking
that we have God's blessing."
(There are times and occasions for
asking and for waiting ; but all times
are fitted for keeping the doors of our
hearts open to God.?Ed. Fr. Ro
view.)
not ho Bad.
After all, a little suffrage given to
women in Boston did not work out so
badly. As our readers have already
been informed, the Roman Catholics
of Boston sought to interfere too much
with the public schools of the city.
In the election of the School Board
the women have a right to vote. Excitement
ran high. About 20,000 women
registered; about 16,000 of them
actually voted, although the day was
rainy and bad, even for Boston. The
Roman Catholics were defeated, and
Hip nrpss Rtt.vihnf-p their defeat to the
"At length I went to Paris for
change of scene, and it was there I
heard you say, 'Many people are praying
and waiting for God, while all the
time He is waiting for them. The
very fact that they are desiring and
praying is a proof in itself that Christ
is knocking at the door of their hearts
to give them that very blessing which
they are craving. The latch is on your
side of the door. Do not wait for Him,
but lift the latch and let Him enter.'
"This word came to me like a revelation
from heaven. You weut on
speaking as if you had said nothiug
particular; but, indeed, it was most
particular and effective to and for me*
From your preaching I returned to my
hotel, and there I knelt down and
said, 'Lord, if Thou art waiting for
me, come in. I lift the latch?come
in, and welcome.'
"Oli what i?\r filtnri mv snnl t.bat
you. But let me ask, what is it all
about."
"Did you not say in Paris," inquired
the clergyman, "the latch is 011 your
side of the door?"
I answered, "I dare say I did : I
have said such a thing more than
once."
"Oh, God bless you?it was you,
then. I cannot tell you what effect
those words had upon me."
"Do try and tell me," I said. "I*
should like so much to know."
My newly found friend was so excited
and demonstrative in his manner
that I saw we were attracting public
attention. I therefore t'-'k his arm,
and, walking along, bid him tell me
all about it.
"I am a converted man," he said,
"but I was so weak in myself, and so
powerless in my ministry, that I went
on praying, and asking God to give me
strength. I did not seem to receive
any answer to my petitions, and this
made me both unhappy in mind and
depressed in body.
The Lntch.
Walking along a street in London, I
observed a clergyman looking at me,
but not knowing him, I moved on.
Presently I heard footsteps quickly
approaching, and in a moment the
clergyman was by my side.
He said, "Is your name Haslam?"
"Yes," I replied, "that is my
name."
"God bless you, a thousand times,"
he exclaimed.
"Thank you," I said, "as much of
that as you please, and the same to
drawings, but the character of one,
that makes a thorough draughtsman.
F-iviish one picture, sir, and you are a
painter.
It was a good lesson. One principal
part of a teacher's business is to keep
his pupil from being too easily satisfied.
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It is shallowness that decides instantly
that always thinks it knows
what It is about.
he handed it back, and said, as before :
"Very well, indeed, sir; go on, and
finish it."
"Is it not finished ?" asked Mr.
Morse, by this time all but discouraged.
"Not yet; you have not marked that
muscle, nor the articulations of the
finger-joints."
The student once more took the
drawing home, and spent several days
in retouching it. He would have it
done this time.
But the critic was not yet satisfied.
The work was good, "very good indeed
; remarkably clever;" but it needed
to be "finished."
"I cannot finish it," said Mr. Morse,
in despair.
"Well," answered Mr. West, "I
have tried you long enough. You
have learned more by this drawing
than you would have accomplished in
double the time by a dozen half-finished
drawings. It is not numerous
Being very anxious for the favorable
opinion of the master, he spent a
fortnight upon the drawing, and
thought he had made it perfect.
When Mr. West saw the drawing he ,
examined it critically, commended it
in this and that particular, then handed
it back, saying: "Very well, sir,
very well; go on and finish it."
"But it is finished," said the young
artist. i
"O, no!" said Mr. West; "look here,
and here, and here," and he put his .
finger upon various unfinished places.
Mr. Morse saw the defects, now that
they were pointed out to him, and de- ,
voted another week to remedying
them. Then he carried the drawing
again to the master. Mr. West was
evidently much pleased, and lavished
praises upon the work; but at tlia end
basket was filled with apples, not ,
peaches. I didn't tell you before because
I wanted you to learn a little lesson.
You'll rememder it some time,
when everything seems to be dark? .
that there may be some golden blessings
hanging, like three peaches, just
over your head; but you never will see
them until you look up into the sunshine.
"Finish It."
When Samuel F. B. Morse, afterward
famous as the inventor of the
electric telegraph, was a young painter
studying in London, he made a drawing
from a small cast of the Farnese
Hercules, intending to offer it to Benjamin
West as an example of his
work.
"They would be nice, wouldn't
they?" said Alice, drying her eyes;
"and I could have lots of them."
"And what do you think Maude's
little sick sister will say when she sees
the basket of peaches."
"Oh,she'll be delighted! I'm glad
to have Lcuise have some, she has so
little to make her happy. I didn't
think of that."
"Now, the sun is beginning to come
out. Did you know, my dear, that
young people often hide their faces in :
the shadows and think it is raining
when there's plenty of sunshine overhead?
Just look up and see."
Alice raised her eyes iuvoluntarily, .
and there, just over head, hung three
great, glorious peaches.
"Why, Aunt Sue!" she cried, "how
did they get there."
"They have been there all the time, ,
my dear, only you wouldn't look up
to see them. Grandpa told Maude to
Iahvo half nf them for vou: and her
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I came here, and I've been watching
them all summer. There were only
six on the tree, and grandpa said I
might have half of them when they
were ripe. I thought it would be such
fun to pick them all myself; and I was
going to have a dolls' tea party this
afternoon, and had asked some of the
girls to come."
"Well, and what is there in all this
to cry about?"
"Why, grandpa forgot he promised
me half, and has gone and given them
all to Cousin Maude. I met her just
as I was coming in, and she had a big
basketful, and was eating one of the
peaches; and I heard her tell someone
she got them in grandpa'9 orchard. I
was so disappointed I just had to sit
right down and cry. I wouldn't care
so much, only Cousin Maude gets all
the good things."
"Well, and what is Alice going to do
about it?sit here and cry under her
little cloud, or look up and see if she
can't see some sunshine somewhere?
How would some of those big rosy apples
do for the tea-party?"
Look Up and Not Down.
Little Alice lay curled up in a heap
under the peach-tree in the orchard,
1 with her head buried in her sleeve.
"What are the clouds in my little
girl's sky to-day?" asked Aunt Sue,
coming up behind her and stroking the
curly head.
"I know I'm very foolish, Aunt
Sue," sobbed Alice; "but I never saw
oi"T nnnntioo nrmirinir in mv llfp lipforp
fcCiltiai. r
declaring that they would not support
the Italian Government in the event
of war. The protest will be sent ? to
workmen association throughout Italy,
workmen of France will be invited to
adhere in the name of the brotherhood
of labor. The Milanese will ask other
association to co-operate."
The above despatch which appeared
among the associated press despatches
at the above date is significant. It is
another one of the accumulating facts
which show that the " Victims of War"
are having something to say as to the
existence and desirableness of war.
The able Milan daily paper, called
It aS'ccolo, comes to us freighted with
news and "Views" of the peace movement.
The English, French and
Italian Government among the "great
powers" are nearest like that of our
country in being popular in their character.
The voice of workingmen
must in our times be hard! Alas,
that the church loses it privilege of
uttering it. In this ease it is the
Vox Dei.
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"They form a ladder by stepping on
*ach other's shoulders, and thus make
their escape."
"But how does the bottom one get
out?"
"Ah! these bears, though not possessing
mind and soul such as God has
given us, yet can feel gratitude, and
they won't forget the one who has procured
their liberty. Scampering off,
they fetch a branch of a tree, which
they let down to their brother, enabling
him to join them."
Sensible bears?and a great deal better
than human bears we hear about,
who never help anybody but themselves
!
"Forty-six workmen's societies of
Milan at a meeting Nov. 21, protested
against the triple alliance (Germany,
Austria and Italy) and against war in
A.Anm>ol A rccnlnf inn woe nrlnntpfl
whose loving care has made her rest so
safe and pleasant to her.
Two Kinds of Bears.
A gentleman was making inquiries
in Russia about the method of catching
bears in that country. He was told
that a pit was dug, and covered with
turf and leaves, and some food placed
an top. The bears easily fell into the
3nare.
"But," hisinformaut added, "if four
Dr five happen to get in together, they
ill get out."
"How is that?" asked the gentlem
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ind rest easily, for he would stay
xwake and take care of me. So I crept
up close to him, and, before I kenw it,
I was really and truly sound asleep;
ind dear father stayed awake, and
took care of me all night. How I do
love him for it!"
Then the mother, with the love-light
beaming from her eyes, told her child
of that heavenly Father who watches
over each of his children, not only
one, but every night of their lives.
And the words she spoke were so im
pressed upon Ella's mind that, though
Ejrown to womanhood now, she still remembers
them, and never lies down to
3leep without the glad feeling, "My
father will be awake to watch over
me." And her first thoughts on waking
to the beauties of the morning light
?.re of the dear Father in heaven.
wonted fatigue, she fell asleep. Wlien
3heopened her eyes again, after what
3eemed to her only a few moments,
the sun was shining brightly.
The train stopped, and there, just in
3ight, was her own dear home. She
3ould even see her dear mother standing
in the open door, with arms outstretched,
to welcome back her loved
ones. Their first meeting was too full
of joy for many words to be spoken;
but, after those close embraces and
warm kisses were over, the mother
asked, "And so my little girl has been
travelling all night? Did she find it a
iong and weary time?"
"Oh, no, mother, not at all; I had
juch a good sleep, and father watched
over me all night! Only thinkof it !
All night, mother, he watched over
me! At first I was afraid to go to sleep
in that strange place; but he told me
I-.-. lf>un orraincf him ? nollllf m\7 PVPS
to look out of the windows, and the
lamps were lighted inside, the father
laid aside his little girl's hat, and,
spreading out cloaks and shawls, said,
"Now we will rest." But a little
troubled face peered out upon the
strangescene, amist v/as gathering in
those blue eyes, and the cheery tone of
voice changed to a very plaintive one
as she asked: "Father, how can we go
to bed here?"
"This is your bed,'darling," he said,
drawing her to his heart, "and a warm
one you will always find it." And
then he tucked her in so carefully that
in place of what had been a little girl,
there seemed only a great bundle of
shawls. But every now and then
there was a movement inside the bundle,
and a voice would say, "Oh, father,
I am afraid to go to sleep here!"
Then the father reminded her that he
was taking care of her and would do
bo all night. So at last, soothed by
this assurance, and worn out by uu
"Father Watclicd All Night."
Little Ella and her father were once
travelling together, and in order to
reach their home it was necessary for
them to travel all night.
When it became too dark for them
hand?hand?spike, hand?lianuspiKe,
spike, spike, spike, ah?men, allmen
; Bill, givmethathandspike,
spike, ah?men !' Why, that would
be a hanthem."
It was a wise reply of Horace Greeley
to some people who had come
thundering In upon him with furious
abuse, while he was writing at his
high desk, and toward whom he had
hardly turned his head while they
were berating him with their violent
invective: "Free your minds, friends!
and then go out, and [in his shrillest
' tones] shut the door!" It is a capital
example sometimes to follow
An Anthem Accurately Described.
Speaking of anthems reminds me of
the story of two old British sailors
who were talking over shore experience.
One had been- to a cathedral
and had heard some very fine music,
and was descanting particularly upon
an anthem which gave him much
pleasure. His shipmates listened for a
while and then said :
"I say, Bill, what's an anthem?"
"What?" replied Bill, "do you mean
to say you don't know what a hanthem
is?"
"Not me."
"Well, then, I'll tell yer. If I was
to say to yer, 'Ere, Bill, give me that
'andspike,' that wouldn't be a hanthem.
But was I to say, 'Bill?BillBill?
giv?giv?giv?giv me, giv me
that?Bill, giv me, giv me that hand,
giv me that hand, handspike, spikespike?Bill,
giv?giv me that?that
coroua and kindly. The fashion of
haste and fret at our meals is an indication
of nervous irritation, and af- 1
fects digestion directly. But in all 1
ottien ways a house should be delivered
from the destructive influence of im- 1
moral or unmoral habits. An habitu- 1
al scold is not only a disagreeable ter- 1
magant, but a destroyer of the physical
health of her children. The effect (
on moral character is tallied by the ef- ''
feet on the features of the young. I
have supposed some to be more sensi- 1
tive to moral atmosphere than others
but on larger experience I am satisfied (
that all are influenced in this way, and
to their serious detriment. The art of
building a healthy home is dependent *
upon the art of being ourselves pure
hearted and honorable, generous, just 1
and adaptable. 1
on our minds. This holds good, of ,
course, of our own relation to our- i
selves. If we do not sustain a spirit of
self-control and manly aspiration in |
our souls, our bodies are diseased as a (
consequeuce. One-half of all disease (
is the result of unsanitary mental con- (
ditions. Uniform honor, good faith,
manhood, temperate desire, kindliness, ,
will have a powerful effect in sustain- ,
ing vigorous physical health.
I have a brother physician who in- ,
sists that if all people would keep in
the best of humor for one hour before ,
eating, during meals and for one hour j
after, they would never be troubled
with any disorders of digestion, or
with headaches. He is a trifle crocli- ,
ety, but he is not far from right in his
valuation of good temper as a foe to
dyspepsia. At meal time it is peculinrlv
imnnrtjint thnfc nil shfillrt hfi de
object to any delicate persons being '
borne so closely into the atmosphere of '
grosser, coarser ones. The physical ef- ?
feet is not likely to be understood, but 1
it is seriously evil. I do not, there- '
fore, care for danciug, unless conduct- '
ed as a part of home sport, as it is not i
likely to be. <
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A GOOD MORAL ATMOSPHERE.
It is, however, folly to talk of a ,
healthy home that is not charged with (
a good moral atmosphere. I assure
you the moral atmosphere is. as real ,
and tangible and efficient as the physi- j
cal; and those who refuse or neglect to ,
consider it will suffer accordingly. It
is impossible for us to have about us, in ,
close intimacy, those of gross tempera- ,
ment and physical sensuality, and not
feel the effect on our bodies as well as ,
character of our children. Every one
is damaged, and the majority are spoiled.
I insist upon play as a duty, as a
part of life, as in fact itself a part of
study. A teacher of play would be far
more sensible than the piano at $2 to
$4 a lesson.
How about dancing? As a matter
of health it is generally of no advantage
whatever. It is no sooner acquir- :
ed than night is turned into day, and
then the play is carried to such ex- 1
trenies as to be disastrous. I have '
watched this matter from a physician's
standpoint, and object totally to three
or four hours and especially to six or
eight, devoted to hilarious dancing, '
[and those hours the ones that nature
j devotes to sleep. There is another !
j point I cannot overlook. It is the !
close contact of bodies in round dances i
?a contact unwholesome, purely
from a physical point of view. The !
moral effect others may discuss, but I <
Home Education.
OUH SCHOOL SYSTEM FACULTY.
I ani now advocating such household
appurtenances purely on the score of
health. Our school system is a blunder.
No child should study from 9 till
12; and especially in rooms where
they must sit. A child at study
should, much of his time, be on his
feet, or reclining if he chooses, and
changing about. When you add the
books taken home for evening study,
you have shown up our common
method, whereby, to perfection, we
destroy the health, vigor, beauty and
V Her arms, nuu uum <.uu?
were two Bible women going about
V \ doing good. She had learned that it
I \ is only by personal labor that we can
I eujoy the full blessedness of C'hristiau
^ benevolence.
There is in our day too much doing
good by proxy, Christians need to
study more the example of their Lord.
Bg They need to imitate Him more in
personal consecration to His work.
Even the eloquent preacher and the
princely giver would be happier and
JR more useful if they would devote some
F / time to individual effort?if they
I would, now and then, go about doing
? good.?Inttrior.
)/ IU1. X>Ut HUVY S11C icaiuvu vuuv ??V
. must not live only for herself. She
inquired how she could do good. A
[ friend brought to her a Bible reader,
L --and said, "If you will support this
woman, she will go us your representative
among the poor of the city and
do what she can to teach and com^
fort them."
jThe wellhy lady was glad. She
gave the money cheerfully, and was
L deeply interested in the reports of the
k Bible reader. But oue day the Bible
1 reader came, almost trembling at her
I boldness, and said, "Madam, there is
a poor woman dying in yonder alley.
I told her of your kindness in sending
P me to visit her, and she said that she
1$ was grateful, but added, "Why don't
I the lady come herself? If she does, I
R. will believe in her religion." The
iadywent. The sick pauper died in
* that dav fhf>rp
(days' persistent fasting. Alter tnaij
the eraving for food will become more!
and more moderate, and ultimately!
disappear.
Christ might have established his
headquarters in Capernaum or Jerusalem
He might have opened a
school and an hospital there. He
might have taught and healed freely
all who came to him ; but that would
?not have satisfied the outgushing love
of his heart. Iso, no; he must go
about doing good. I have read of a
rich lady who was converted. She
had been accustomed to think and
care only for herself. She expended
thousands every year in traveling and
in gratifying her taste for the beauti
^"A * "? <iViA loo*?norl Hi of clio
[twenty-four hours, i tmuK mere is
an appropriateness in comparing the
too frequently loaded human stomach
to an engine which is all fired and
-working splendidly when the fire is
iburied under new coals and the steam
i ?cooled down by a deluge of water. I
am convinced that there ought to be
f an interval of at least seven hours between
the two meals of the day. If
f there must be a brief rest from labor al
, noon it will be found healthier to do
anything else than eat and drink.
Nature is quicker to forgive the mistake
of sleeping, bathing or walking
too much than the fault of oppressing
the whole man with an unnecessary
oad of food. The theory that the
stomach demands something to sustain
Jt after a few hours from the last time
at took food is as wild as that a horse
I should be put to work in a very little
while after it has had hard service.
To break oft' the habit of eating the
mxm meal, it only requires about four
Iworus, l/UW OAJgcu 1U tuv ai,uiu^|/uv.v
is approaching the maximum. It continues
in this state until 1 o'clock p. ni.
The electricity following the sun is
then at its height.
So we have at midway the inner and
outer conditions for the greatest brain
and bodily power. To interrupt work
:at such a time is a mistake which the
Anglo-Saxon race does not realize, be cause
it has Inherited the custom of
stopping to take provisions between 12
and 2 o'clock in the day.
All kinds of mental and physical
Tvork proceed by better sustained at,
tenion. The difference between an
f Isaac Newton and an ordinary mortal
ia shown in the ease with which the
occupation of the day is thrown aside
in order to do what is described a?
I "fortifying the inner man." Newton
ooald concentrate his mind upon a
subject so as to be oblivious of all else,
including eating and sleeping, for
We may not know what joys were hers,
What sights of glad surprise;
But here below we say of her,
"She dwells in paradise."
>"o Time.
H No time to sing,
H No time to play
BK With her little children
So happy and gay;
H No time for even
A sweet caress;
IB She is fixing the flounces
B Of a party dress.
No time to read,
jjV No time to pray,
B To teach her darlings
V The holy way;
|9 She is driven to death,
V O yes, O yes!
K She is sewing the lace
V On her party dress.
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V Two Meals Per Day.
9 Now, say that breakfast time is 7
o'clock. It takes a full hour afterward
before it is safe to interfere the nervous
b energy essential to digestson. By 10
A o'clock a healthy person ought to be in
y good condition for work. At about 11
u o'clock the air out of doors reaches the
I highest point of purity, or in other
I In Paradise.
Upon the threshold of the land
That lies so far away,
A little child, with faltering steps,
Drew near at close of day.
Her simple robe was snowy white,
Her shining tresses fair,
She left below all pain and woe,
All sickness and all care.
But still with shrinking form she stood
Before the shining goto:
The night was dark and chill with gloom,
The hour was growing late,
When noiselessly the gate unclosed,
'Mid streams of dazzling light;
Fearful no more, she entered there,
Shut in from earth's dark night.