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apt to wake up some day to find him
self very near the lead in an effective
movement for the uplift of his neigh
borhood.
When one citizen begins to make
noticeable progress toward improving
himself or his surroundings others
are sure to do likewise and even to
excel him in some ways, for one man
can never monopolize all the good
ideas and his neighbors will be found
suggesting things that would not have
occurred to him. —Rex.
4. 4.
EATING TO LIVE.
Dr. Mildred Norman maintains that
nearly all the diseases, the moral and
physical weakness and inefficiency of
our poor humanity, come from living to
eat. She says:
“Eating to live is a simple matter
and requires little money, labor or
time; it builds up body and mind and
gives more enjoyment than the ever
lasting eaters can conceive. The
pleasures of eating to please the palate
are bitter-sweet, for it tortures the
body and mind in the earning, prepar
ing and digesting. The eating to
live builds body and mind into ever
fuller life. Eating to live requires
only natural foods and drinks. Grains,
fruits, nuts, supply all the needed ma
terial, but milk, vegetables and eggs
add variety that many at first feel the
need of. Water and fruit juices are
the natural and necessary drinks.
‘The amount of food that best nour
ishes the body is surprisingly little,
when one eatu to live. Air, water, sun
shine, exercise and rest are the most
important body-builders, and the best
brain-builders. Foods that are prepar
ed should be the simplest possible.
Foods giving the most vitality are
those that are eaten in their natural
condition. Dr. Dewey has demon
strated that two meals a day not only
give the best results, but correct many
disordered conditions. And fasting
altogether from food removes many
diseases that have defied all other
treatment.
“When one gets dizzy thinking of
all the work eating makes in the world,
hold in mind that it is all unnatural,
useless and harmful, that it is all done
to destroy the body and mind and
hinder the development of the human
being. All this slavery is for the
ministering to the pleasure of taste;
people do not eat to live, but live to
eat, and the sad results of this unnat
ural living create innumerable other
businesses; the professor, the doctor,
the surgeon, the dentist, sanatoriums,
hospitals, nurses and all the manufac
tures that minister to sickness.”
4. 4.
WORK AS A PANACEA.
The writer met an old acquaintance
'recently whom she had not seen for
years. The friend had lost through
death the strong arm upon which she
had leaned so securely, and had in
consequence given up a pretty home
where every comfort abounded and
where she had been ministered to and
cared for. That would seem to many
a misfortune from which one could
never rally, especially as the change
came in later life. But this woman, at
an age when some women are trying
to throw the burdens of life from
. their shoulders, is more active than
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ever. She is connected with an or
ganization whose work obliges her to
take frequent railroad trips, often
supplemented by rides over country
roads to out-of-the-way places. “But,”
she said, “I was never so well in my
life. I guess it’s because I am so
busy helping other people that I don’t
have time to think of myself.” There
was a quiet but happy look in the eyes
of this woman who had exchanged a
life of ease in a comfortable home for
one of daily struggle. Work should
always be regarded as a blessing; it
has proved a panacea to many.
A. N.
4. 4.
HOUSEWIFE’S EXCHANGE.
Cereal.
Cereal moulded in a ring and gar
nished with sliced peaches makes a
tempting breakfast dish when served
with sugar and cream. —B. F.
To Clean a Wool Skirt.
A skirt of black panama cloth
caught the dust to an extent rendering
the garment practically of no service,
a thing quite unusual with this kind
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When tying a comforter, use this
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