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A standing antidote for poison ew,
poison oak, ivy, etc , is to take a handful of
quicklime, dissolve in water, let it stand
half an hour, then paint the poisoned parts
! with it. Three or four applications will
never fail to cure the most aggravated
cases.
The geranium is a healthy plant, and
one that is invaluable for garden purposes.
By a little care and caution one may have
geraniums bloom the year through. The
soil should be light and rich.
Wet tobacco applied to a bee, or wasp
sting, will give instant relief.
TO THE DEAF.—A person cured of Deafness
and noises in the head of 23 years’ standing
. I by a simple remedy, will send a description of it
I free to any Person who applies to Nicholson,
I 177 MacDougall St., New York.
s j For Woman’s Work.
A TALK WITH HOUSEKEEPERS.
; Taking care of her own health and the
health of her family, I assert, is the first
f and-most important duty of woman.
I have often heard it asked: “ Why do
women look sallow and old, so much young
er than men?” A man of forty-five or
fifty, of good habits, is in the prime of life,
and as handsome as at any time previous,
while very few Women reach that age with
anything of the bloom of youth. With a
very few exceptions, so far as my observa
tion goes, I find the assertion true/“ that
women fade early and grow prematurely
old.” We have no right to destroy the
beauty nature has graced us with and wear
I sharp lines from the corners of the nose
down, and uglv erow tracks at the corners
of the eyes. No qpe will thank us, love,
or respect us as well for thro wing our youth
into the furnace and growing haggard and
sharp-tempered ; not even those for whom
we sacrificed ourselves.
Close confinement in poorly lighted and
improperly ventilated rooms is one of the
many causes of this untimely decay. Pure !
air and sunshine are indispensable elements
for the preservation of health and beauty;
even the flowers of the field teach us a les
son. The rose grower, although his blos
soms are perfect in color, form and odor,
.waits till the third day after cutting before
he decides as to their value. If thiypink
petal loses its firmness and looks fady at
the edges, he says. “We haven’t had sun ;
enough to ripen the roses. This is a poor
season for them.”
A well ripened rose will keep fresh a
week, while those forced with little sun,
droop in a day. There is magic in the sun
bath; health and beauty in the pure, fresh
air of heaven ; electricity and magnetism
in the earth we tread upon. “ Little chil
dren,” says an eminent physician, “should
be stripped of shoes and stockings and
allowed to play in the sand and dry earth
.as often as possible;” and adds: “They
gather strength from the very dirt you so
much despise.”
Another writer says flesh and blood
stand more wear than seventy years can j
give them il decently taken care of.
History tells us of many notable old i
beauties, all of whom took plenty of daily ;
exercise in the open air. I know num !
farmers' and mechanics’ wives will say, “O, I
how can I take the fresh air? I havg.l
’itara*y"lTme to "&iake my toilet; I ctoT
not find one hour in a week to spend in
the fields and gardens.” Take time, or you
will very soon find time to be laid away
beneath the green grass and lovely flowers
you found so little time to love and ad
mire. Try to lessen your labors in many
littie ways, and release yourself from care
at least one hour a day. It the weather
permits, go abroad into the fields where
you may enjoy the pleasant sunshine and
fragrant flowers, where you may gather re
newed strength and inspiration from the
very atmosphere you breathe, and where
the singing of birds and babbling of brooks
will tune your heart to harmonize with all
that is good and beautiful.
Mothers should do less fancy work and
spend more time in the open air with their
children. Put on an old wrapper and go
into the back yard, or to the sand bank, and
help the little ones build their miniature
towns and rail-roads. It will be no dis
grace—the children will be delighted and
you will be benefitted.
Housekeepers who have the care of sleep
ing rooms can never be too suspicious of
I impure air. The air in unventilated sleep
ing rooms is breathed fifteen or twenty
times over in the course of a night, and
| charged more heavily with organic poison
at every breath. Someone says, “I am
strictly careful to let the window down an I
inch or two at the top, taking the precau
tion to draw the curtain and pin it to the >
casement to prevent a draft from striking
the sleeper.” Now the fact is, under such
i arrangements, there is no ventilation at
all.
It should be fully understood that there
must be one place for the air to go into a
room and another in the opposite direction
tor it to go out, to insure good ventilation.
If people were as particular to breathe only
fresh air as they are to drink pure water,
there would be less doctors bills to settle.
No sane person would drink a glass of
poisonous water if they knew it, while time
and again they thoughtlessly oi ignorantly
i inhale impure air, tinctured by the escapes
from unclean places and carrying poison
into the system with every breath. The
sense of smell is very acute, and was given
us to guard against offensive odors as well
as to enjoy the fragrant. If we do not per
vert and abuse-that sense by a continued
inhalation of impure air, we have a very
safe guide to follow.
The five-minute morning bath is another
inexpensive luxury, and better than a med
icine. We know when straining milk or
syrup, if the sieve gets clogged with for
eign particles the liquid is retained in the
vessel; on the same principle, if the_ pores
of the skin become clogged, perspiration is
checked* and the morbid deposits contained
i in it are thrown back into the system to
make their escape in tumors, abscesses, cold
sores and the like. City housekeepers can
; not be too watchful and cautious in the
care of their sink-drains. Every sink
should be made with a patent rubber stop
per, fitted tightly under the strainer, which
can be removed to let the water escape and
then replaced. Poisonous gas is continu
ally rising from the pipe and impregnating
the air with poison which is taken into the
lungs of the inmates of the house. Cop
peras if used every day is a good disinfec
tant, but with the rubber stopper, copperas
even once a week would be much more
effectual. S. Minerva Boyce.
Waitsfield, Vt.
For this department we desire bright,
wise, and witty remarks of the little ones
under six years of age, and ask all sub
scribers to send what they can, that their
babies may get full credit for their “say
ings.” A record will be kept of all the
original contributions. At the close of
1888 a competent committee will be chosen
to select the “smartest speech,” and the
little one who made it, will be presented
with a handsomely engraved gold medal.
Such a medal will be highly prized through
life by the fortunate ope, and we hope on
this account, and for the amusement of our
readers, that each will be given a chance.
No. 77. Papa killed some mice,and three
year old Leola ran delightedly to her
brothers and sisters exclaiming, “ Come
and see the pretty little rabbits.”
No. 78. Atticus is not yet three years of
age. When given coffee he desires it stir
red to dissolve the sugar, and asks some
one to “ please wind up my coffee.”
No. 79. Our baby was not familiar with
designating tlje name and location of her
ailments, so when her bead pained her she
said, “ Mamma, I’se got the stomach-ache
in my head.”
No. 80. Our*three-year old expresses hi's
preference foi soft bread rather than hard
by asking for “ easy bread.”
peareiTquile rapidly. This I attributed to
my little boy and called him to account lor
it. ‘‘ Dese flies et em, Mama,” he said.
No. 82. Little Roy, year’s old, on
seeing the first train moving slowly, said,
“ Mamma, see the train crawling.”
No. 83. It was hailing on the roof and
the noise frightened baby. I trie<£ to pac
ify her, and told her God was making the
noise. After awhile her brother brought in
a hailstone and said, “ This is what ynade
the noise.” Baby ate itandsaid, “Malima,
I done et that ’ittle Dod.” \
No. 84 On seeing lightning bugs Lavra
asked what they were. “ Look, MaintAa,
I’se a 'ightning bug,” and she was openinV
and shutting rapidly.
She scolds and frets,
She’s full of pets,
She’s rarely kind and tender;
The thorn of life
Is a fretful wife—
I wonder what will mend her?
And so every day he save the Almighty
Advice which he deemed of great worth:
And his wife took in sewing
To keep things a going
While he superintended the earth.
—Churchman.
RELIABLE GOODS.
On every hand in each and all lines oi
goods we see constant and unceasing effort
being made to improve on former ideas
and to produce what nearest approaches
perfection. The tendency ot the present
i day has been to a large degree toward the
production of the greatest quantity for the
; least money; but it has been found that it
, is a false and mistaken idea, and one that
bears poor fruit. Hence the success of the
few who have had the foresight to see a
| slow but sure profit in making nothing but
the best. It is but a few years ago that
Ferris Bros, commenced the manufacture
of the “Good Sense” corsets and corset
waists. Their endeavor was to build up
a trade for the future, and that they have
succeeded is shown by their immense trade,
which is continually increasing, and the
high estimasion in which the goods are
held by the leading dry goods houses
throughout the country. We call atten
tion to the ladies’ “ Good Sense ” corset
waist which we illustrate. It is buttoned
in front and laced all the way up the back,
sizes 18 to 30 inches. The waists are made
to suit all ages from the baby up, and pos
sess many special improvements originated
and patented by this firm.