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Pleasant Fields of Holy Writ
. ®* ve tot my dally rang*
Among the pleasant Held* of Holy Writ,
1 might despair.
—TENNYSON.
Ity the latter could not be any substi
tute for it.
That home at Bethany was ideal. The
t meshes of the domestic net were soft
• as silk, but firm as steel. No wonder
! Jesus loved to be there.
An adult Bible-class is said to have
Commentary on the International Sunday-School Lesson; S SWJ&ES-
Second Quarter. Lesson III. John
THE SUPPER AT BETHANY.
B8TTS had worked His
greatest miracle under the
year eaves of the ecclesi
astical establishment. It
was accepted as a chal
lenge, and steps were im
mediately taken to com
pass His death. His hour
not yet having come, the
Master retired to Ephraim,
20 miles away, near to the
wilderness or sparcely
populated country. There,
In company with His dis
ciples. He passed the time In physical
and spiritual recuperation. A price was
practically set upon His head, for the
chief priests and Pharisees had given
notice that if any one knew where He
was he should give Information In order
•that the arrest might be made. With
mingled motives of curiosity, admiration,
and opposition the people who had come
to Jerusalem In large numbers to attend
the Passover made quest for Jesus. For
the time He eclipsed both temple and
ceremony. As the days passed they be
gan to say to each other in their dis
appointment, “Is it possible He is not
coming to tho feast at all?" But when
the time was fully come, the Master
resolutely set His face toward that
slaughter-house of the prophets—Jeru
salem. He was fully cognisant of all
the peril of going to the city at this
Juncture. It was in this instance that
one significant Incident like a shaft of
light fell across the inky blackness in
which His life closed. It was that high
and loving courtesy shown Him in the
home In Bethany. They banqueted Jesus.
They made a supper in His honor, and
in grateful recognition of His mercifu!
deeds.
In the noblest villa of the suburb of
Jerusalem, the table with its damask
coverings, was set in hollow square, as
the custom was. It was surrounded by
richly upholstered couches. Shaded
lamps cast their full radiance upon the
goodly scene. Eye. nostril, ear, and
palate were delighted. Color, fragrance,
music, and viands matched their several
organs of sense. According to Oriental
custom, the house was open and the in
terested villagers hung like an animated
fringe around the table, sharing with the
Invited guests slgjit of the cheer and
gladness. On either side of Jesus re
clined the trophies of His power—Simon
w hom He had healed of leprosy, and
Lazarus whom He had revived from
death. Noble and beautiful women
graced and adorned the scene and hour.
One significant and timely de^i lifted
this feast to the level of a sacrament.
Out of her boudoir Mary brought the
most precious thing It contained—an Ori
ental cruse of alabaster, filled with gen
uine liquid perfume, very precious, the
seal of which had never been broken.
Her unspeakable gratitude would fain
express Itself In a deed of reverence and
love. Unstintedly she poured tho costly
ilquld upon Jesus - head and feet, using
her luxuriant tresses for a towel. In a
moment every recess of the house was
lined with the! subtle and delicious frag-
~**'»aaoe.‘ r» •— ...»
But as may /be expected In every human
gathering, which of necessity must con
tain some whose ethical evolution is re
tarded or stunted, an apple of discord
was thrown into this feast of love. It
• ame from the very hand that wa«
filching from the common purse of the
apostles. Judas stole the livery of fchar-
ity in which to serve his own cupidity.
He affected benevolence that he might
cover his own grasping spirit. Some of
the apostles were evidently infected with
his carping spirit, and at least Joined
mildly In the specious protest.
Right royally did Jesus come to de
fense of Mary and her deed. He inter
preted her action and put the seal of His
Divine approval upon it. If she gave
Him a momentary and passing embalm
ing, He embalmed her forever In the
ineffable Incense of His praise: “She
hath wrought a good work. She hath
done what she could. Wheresoever this
gospel shall be preached there shall also
this that this woman hath done he told
for a memorial of her,
xlii, 1-11. April 16, 1905.
to be commended. They are definite con
tributions to ethical and spiritual evo
lution.
Much has been said of the "loneliness"
at Jesus. But it must also lie remem
bered that He was also much in society.
The references are numerous enough to
i feared that many are busy over husks
and shells, pure technique—geography,
archaeology, and tne like, but never
reach thq. subtle fragrance of the ethical
and spiritual meaning.
1 MOSAIC FROM COMMENTARIES.
Six days before: Devout men set time
apart before to prepare themselves for a
ceremony.—Henry. Lazarus: Is men-
^ tioned throughout the incident as form-
affirm a habit. He adorned and beau- ! I 0 * an e l ement in the unfolding of the
hatred of the Jews which issued in the
Lord’s death.—Alford. Ointment*of spi
kenard: The original literally rendered is
nard pistick. It is quite uncertain what
pistlc means, whether genuine liquid or
pistlc, a local adjective. Filled with
odor: The detail is peculiar to John, and
is one of those minute points which be
long only to a personal impression at the
time.—Westcott. Judas: One of the num-
! her not of the nature of the apostle^.—
: Henry. Three hundred pence: He esti-
Martha did not sulk. Jesus had on a ™ ated with precision. Judas’ talent was
previous visit criticised her for being j h?m ne o te , d hi«f tll r t n^ D . ttmP ivL ion that ma< l e
,ro„hi» f i with ci.- , a thief :r, L ? ne f, - .„ w *J y was not:
Proud men think all ill-advised who do
tilled many a supper and wedding. His
social side was not atrophied.
Judas, by reason of the enormity of
his crime, la almost excluded in the aver
age thought from the role of human
beings. But It admits of question wheth
er there are not men now living who
under similar circumstances would not
do exactly as Judas did. He was a man,
not a devil from the nether world.
troubled with much serving. She did
not on that account fly moodily to the
other extreme and refuse to serve at all.
It Is very significant then (althqugh It
might be overlooked), when the record
says, "Martha served.” Taking criti
cism Is a fine art as Well as giving It
Judas' proposition cannot be disputed.
It was a great sum—1100 In perfumery!
The wages of a laborer for a whole year!
But no higher use of that money could
have been made than was made of It.
It was a sacramental act. It was an
expression of gratitude and reverence.
While it did not preclude deeds of chor-
not advise with them.—Henry. He was a
thief: The reigning love of money is
heart-theft, as anger and revenge are
hoart-murger.—Xbidc Took away: * Be
trayed hi* trust. Betrayed his Master.—
Ibid. Given to the poor: Charity to the
poor made a color of opposing a piece of
piety to Christ.—Ibid. Censure Infects
like a plague.—Stier. Cared for the poor:
It is the successors of Mary of Bethany,
and not of Judas Iscariot, who reallj
i care for the poor.—Butler. Let her alone:
The beautiful work of love elevated, in
terpreted, and glorified into a prophetic
act.—Stier. In the act of love done to
Him she had erected a monument as last
ing as the gospel.—Olshausen.
Household Letters
THE NEGRO YE8TERDAY AND
TODAY.
My little boy came running in, exclaim
ing: “Oh, mother, I saw a man pass with I
a black face oni”
determined to enter the same school with
her charges. She did so. Travel had
opened her eyes to tl§» necessity for edu
cation, a>nd she studied with earnest de
votion. Everybody respected and loved
her, and her charges were devoted to
Bring
Us
Your
Troubles
WRITE US FREELY. w * ™“
The negro has become quite a curiosity ! ber. When Mr. —-— took his children
in our ncighbo' hood. Their cabins have • borne from the school, he took Mrs.
tumbled down or been taken for fuel, j a ® h1a 1 educated cultured wife. She did
or to make cow shed, They have all JSL
gone to the towns, or have given up ] became a most elegant woman, and was
farming for employment in public works, i a sweet mother to his children.
For the most part they are cross and j KATE ALMA ORGAN.
df«con f eiited. They spend their wages ! Temple. Texas.
In drink mul gambling. They fight and j
steal and fill the jails, the chaingangs ; MY GRANDMOTHER’S BOOK,
and the pauper grave yards. j It was a dreary dav—a day of chilly
Among the negroes on our farm was ra in and bleak winds. I was tired of
one called Tony. When the war ended everybody, and everybody looked tired
he was still a boy. He stayed on the j of me. I took refuge in the rickety at
tic and amused myself by rummaging
want yon to
write ns freely and
frankly, describing all your symptoms. We employ
a staff of specialists in female disorders, who will
carefully consider your case and give yon free ad
vice. Do not hesitate, but write ns today, giving a
complete history of your troubles, and we will send
yon plain instructions what to do to get well. All
correspondence kept perfectly secret, and rply sent
yon in plain, sealed envelope.
Address Ladies’ Advisory Dept., THE CHATTA
NOOGA MEDICINE CO., Chattanooga, Tens.
If You Are Sick
do
it
not neglect your sickness until
seriously impairs your health.
Women's troubles never get well of
themselves. They must be treated
with that scientific, medicinal,
female specific,
WINE
OF
It Relieves Women’s Pains
CARDUI
You can surely soothe your pain and cure the
cause of your irregularities, infernal inflammation, ex
cessive drains, and all menstrual disturbances, by
carefully treating yourself, in the privacy of your own
. home, with this marvelous female specific, which has
proved so successful in making sick women well.
Cardui is sold at every drug store, in $1.00
bottles, with full directions for use on the wrapper.
The old time darkey today misses the
time when he could always go to ole
marse and get a piece of meat and a
mess of flour. He misses the good
home-woven jeans coat and pants, and
the stout shoes that were given out to
him from the hack door of the big house.
He misses the medical care and good
nursing he received when he was sick,
and the wise restraint that kept his evil
propensities under control and unde
veloped. Few, indeed, were the negro
practical \ criminals or the negro Invalids in those
principle of life is irradiated in conncc- | days—that are now gone by forever. The
tion with this incident. Jesus affirms new negro with all his schools and coj-
that deeds which can be done any time | is - far lnferlor . in m ° ral Bense, Indus-
must give place to those which can only
he done Just now. "‘The poor are al-
farm with “Marse Joe,” who built
hi.use for h,m when he married, and he
settled down to be an honest. Industrious
citizen. He did well, had a family of
healthy children and was aoqulrlng stock
and other valuable property. But he was
persuaded to go to town, where he could
get "big pay” for everything he did. He
went, it was his first move and It proved
disastrous. He settled on the outskirts
of the town, and first he lost a cow, then
a mule, then his family became sickly
and Ills doctor’s bills consumed all his
earnings. He lost his health and spirits.
One day the news came, “Tony Is dead.’’
He had a big funeral. Being an Odd
Fellow, he was burled with the cere
monies and honors of that order. Per
mission was given that the funeral ser
vices should be performed in “the white
folks church." and that the old family
ex-slave should be laid to rest in the
same church yard where slept his beloved
"Marse Joe.” Numbers of white people
attended the funeral, and "ole miss"
with tears raining down her cheeks, put
her arm about Tony's sobbing wife as
she consoled her with the promises of
Christ. Such a scene Is never witnessed
save in the south, where the negro is
understood and treated with true sym
pathy and kindness.
Many of the old-time negroes recall
with genuine regret the good Old time*
wnen was heard the darkey’s jovial song
as he plowed the corn, or when he
mended “ole miss” pot hooks, while the
ring of. his hammer on the anvil kept
time as he sang:
’’Ole Marster built er big fine house
Fifteen stories high.
And every story in dat house
is filled wid chicken pic.”
through a box of old hooks that had once
belonged to my grandmother. One of
the books attracted my attention; it was
a volume of love poems, and on the fly
leaf was. written “To Louise with my
love.” Something in the dainty binding
and well kept appearance of the book
suggested romance, and an unusually in
teresting romance, too, since Louise was
my grandmother's name.
Now I often wondered if my grand-
it before. And when he asked her a
question, I could not understand what it
was—I heard her softly answer, ‘Yes.’
There was a great deal more said about
’happiness' and ‘forever and forever,' but
you cannot expect me to remember all
that. The next morning Miss Louise put
me in her trunk, where I remained for
many weeks. When I was next placed
upon a table It was in a new home, at
which there was no one living but Mr.
Charles and Miss Louise. I am sure I
was never appreciated afterwards as in
the courtship days. Years went by, and ,
Mrs. Louise neglected me, I thought, for I the closet, she turns around and
rare were the occasions she read me. I vises all to marry.
only for the looks, but for the added i supporting a family, let- them marry. If
comfort. One who plays on a musical I one loves and the other does not, but
instrument or does fancy work cannot wishes for convenience sake to marry,
afford to have rough hands. let them read the seventh chapter of
R. E. M. | First Corinthians. If a young widow
j with children and property contemplates
matrimony, let her read David Copper-
field. If divorced persons wish to marry,
let them, if this is possible, earnestly
and trustworthiness to the old time
darkey. SHIRLEY
The last page of this letter with the
signature was missing, and I have taken
the liberty of signing Shirley, as the
writer’s pen name. M. E. B.
A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
I was much interested in the letter from
Cossette Montgomery, asking if the "wid
ow of 24” should go to school. It was
my good fortune to know a very lovely
girl some years ago whose parents were
poor. She married very young, and her
husband died in a few months. She longed
_ u _ TFirHER’S LANTERN for Improvement and finally went with
•HE TEACHEK a L.AN l feKN. . ]a(lv an( j gentleman to Europe, in the
A lesson In sacred aesthetics is here, j c a.r*,city of maid and companion to tlite
Money spent to adorn and beautify re- i i A( jy who was an Invalid. The lady died
llgion Is never to be begrudged. A cathe- about the time the party returned to
dral for example, is a monument to the America. The madd had proved herself
divine. It teaches and inspires. So i so ’ ladylike, such a pure, good young
wealth expended in awakening the sonti-
ways with you; not so I.”
The banquet Intended for His honor
really set the seal of Jesus' doom and
hastened It. The banquet couch proved
a pedestal to lift him not only in sight
of the admiring people, but also of His
Implacable enemies. The end of it was
ihat not only “much people knew that
He was there and came,” but Immediate
ly also “the chief priests consulted.”
ment of worship Is never lost. It is al
ways Justifiable. Proportionate expen
ditures upon the artistic and tasteful are
woman, that Mr. asked her if she
would not go with Ms three little girls
and board with them and lock after them
while thev were at school. Then, this
young widow, really only a young girl.
Will Ward Mitchell.
mother's girlhood was anything like that
of the modern girl, and here seemed an
opportunity of finding ouff Looking at
the book I fell to dreaming of what a
story it might tell, until at length it
seemed to he speaking thus to my “Im
agination : \
"I was published in the city of New
York many years ago. I did not remain
in the publishing house long before I
was shipped with a great many other
books to the little town of Macon, Ga.
Soon aHer my arrival, your grandfather
saw me and picked me out from all the
rest. I wondered at this, as I was not
the kind of book a man would enjoy
reading, and I soon found he did not
want me for himself. One day he car
ried me to a lovely country home and
gave me to a beautiful young lady whom
he called Louise.
“She was very proud of her gift, and
often pressed me to her heart with
blushes suffusing her cheeks. More than
once, however, a tear fell from her bright
eyes on my pages, and from her broken
utterances I understood there had been
a lover’s quarrel, to be followed very-
soon by a tender making up. One eve
ning my donor, whom I heard addressed
as Mr. Charles, came in, and as I was
lying on the table I could hear all he
said, though, of course, I could not un
derstands what it all means. He seemed
to be very much in earnest, for his voice
was more tender than I had ever heard
But it was always her hand that brushed
the dust off me, or moved me from book
case to table and back again.
“But I could see many changes were
taking place. Little children would come
and turn my pages, and then the.|» grew
into larger children who read me. But
no one ever talked to me as Miss Louise
had once talked.
“One day there was a hush in the
house; people talked in low tones about
the funeral, and I understood that Mr.
Charles was dead,
“It was not long after this UDtil Mis*
Louise took gpe up one day and caressed
ine ■wttfrtliei MFtlinBifGndness, while her
tears rained flown on' me. Many days
we sat thus together until at last there
came a time when again I heard the sol
emn hush, and the sobbing of those over
come with grief.
“After that I Was put carefully away
in this box, and here I have remained
ever since. Nevertheless, I am not un
happy, for I dream away the long, silent
years. To dream of the past, is this
happiness of the old.”
With a sigh I placed the book in the
box, for I suddenly became aware that
darkness was fast gathering in the attic.
The afternoon was gone. I jvas no long
er tired.
More than that, my curiosity was now
satisfied concerning my grandmother’s
girlhood and wolnanhood, and I resolved
right here that when ftly ’’Mr. Charles"
came I would leave my favorite poems in
another room unless I could be quite sure
that they could tell for me as beautiful
a story as my grandmother’s had told
for her. CUCUMBER GREEN.
Texas.
NO BABY WIVES, OR MEN OF
THE WORLD.
It seems to me that Lighthearted is a j turn their thoughts to something else—
very inconsistent young widow. After business, charity, study, self-improve-
telllng that she had made marriage a ment and training their children, etc.
study and that In the homes of every ! When two persons are married, let each
wedded pair she had found a skeleton In I attend to his own share of the partner-
’ ad- ship, the man to outside "business, the
woman to home-making. If it so hap
pens that the wife is disabled from
keeping house, it is praiseworthy in the
husband to perform the domestic tasks
Then she informs us that in nearly
every case the blame for those closet
skeletons (secret married unhappiness) - ,
rested upon the man. I believe In this of cooking, sweeping—even sewing u
matter she heard only one side of the
unhappy home life—the woman’s side.
If she had listened to the man’s testi
mony, she would no doubt have con
cluded that the wife as well as the hus
band was to blame for the skeleton.
take issue with her in her assertion
necessary. On the other hand, if it is
the man, who, for some reason, is in
capacitated as a bread winner, the wife,
who assumes his work and sells goods,
keeps books or works the fields, is to be
honored. The two should be mutually
helpful; this is the spirit of this sacred
loved "and cherished?'" I fo7 oiie want” no I ???
baby wife, and I think there are plenty j be . that the wife might have an op-
plenty j UCUH me wuc
like me. You may imagine how ashamed I P” r! -unitr to get off tor - _
and disgusted was a friend of mine who i ’.,22,. J?
had a man come to see him with a view
of buying some cattle. It was near noon
and as the farmer started to show the
cattle he asked his wife if she would
not make a fire in the stove to cook
dinner. She burst out crying, and threw
herself on the bed. He had to stop and
make the fire and then take up some
ing to add up accounts, edit newspapers
and assist their husband in the shop.
Why do we write for the Household?
was a question which some member
aslced. I write because it is interesting
and he]fJ&l to do this. It interests me
more to be one among the writers of
the letters than merely to read them. It
is improving to get our letters and
223 &£» SUE? iSf *£& ™ *2, a sketclms corrected and "published It is
encouraging to be noticed by others and
RANDOM TALKS.
THE BETTER SIDE—THE ONE PER
FECT GENTLEMAN—MARRIAGE IN
THE OTHER LIFE
That the "better side of humanity will
eventually triumph I fully believe, though
this consummation may seem far off, and
the way to It rough and steep. Often
one finds a side to his life that apparent
ly places him at a disadvantage. But
reality these seeming disadvantages
are needed to AT him for the mission
for which he was intended.
I have found that it will not do to
decide that a person is bad because of
apparent inconsistencies. It is so easy
to misunderstand and to judge unjustly.
There is a good side to almost every
one. The best persons may be misun
derstood. Christ himself was not under*
stood or appreciated by his intimate
friends and relatives. A man should be
judged by the better port of his dual
nature. There is “none good—no, not
one.” The only perfect gentleman that
ever walked this earth was Jesus of
Nazareth. Just. pure, kind gentle, yet
firm and self-respecting, he is a model
for all meji. Only as thetv approach his
standard do they deserve to bear the
“grand old name of gentle man.”
The evolvement of his better nature is
uplifting and delightful to the man. al
though he often finds his other self
greatly in his way. but If he has cul
tivated the right spirit he will be cognl
zant that all is for the bfft. and that
seemingly unfavorable experiences work
for his development.
good humor before she would cook din
ner. The baby wife may rule her hus
band. but from my obserbatlon the home
In which the wife rules is never a happy
home.
Lighthearted says the best husbands
are widowers and men of the world. I
do not agree with her in this. The
widower knows by experience liow to
treat a wife, and if he has no children
he may be a first rate choice, but if
there are children, the young woman
who marries him is taking great risk
and responsibility upon herself. As for
the man of the world, if she means by
this an ungodly man (this being the
meaning of man of the woild) I think
she is very far from right. There is no
comparison between the home of an un
godly man and that of a Christian. I
would say rather that preference should
be given to Christian young men and old
bachelors. COUNTRY FARMER.
I feel sure that Lighthearted did not
mean an "ungodly” man by "a man of
the world.” She meant a man with so
cial experience and polished manners.
A man of the world is not necessarily
ungodly or even worldly. He possesses
tact and forbearance; he has learned to
tolerate faults and to take life philo
sophically. Through contact with the
world, he has learned how properly to
rate himself and to estimate others, con
sequently he knows what Is due to
others. This Is In part the character of
a man of the world. It is a mistake to
suppose that a man of the world must
necessarily be Immoral and a disbeliever.
Experience of men and women may
make him cynical and may dampen the
ardor and enthusiasm of his salad days,
but tact and courtesy usually conceal
this. As for ungodliness there are in
stances where men of the world have
been Christians. M. E. B.
to hope we have entertained or instruct
ed a little bit. Then our magnetic and
sympathetic mater draws her to us, and
we can’t stay away. Are not these rea
sons enough for writing, Tennessean?
Paradox, I was glad, indeed, to hear
from you, and' will reply to you very
soon. Come again, Annice. I am glad
you liked my little silk making sketch—
"Those Eggs and What Came Out of
Them.” When I was a child we had
a house for spinning and weaving cloth,
and we kept up cloth making and car
pet weaving long after home-made looms
and spinning wheels were out of date.
I am sure we all wish to continue hear
ing from our interesting shut-ins.
MATTIE HOWARD.
A DAY AT SILVER SPRINGS.
I was visiting my aunt in Ocala/ Fla.,
when a cousin who lived 10 miles distant
came one lovely day in April to fulfil
her promise that she would take me and
her two step-granddaughters to see won
derful Silver Springs.
She came to time, with Belle and Lu
cille, looking as fresh as the spring roses,
and after a little delay we started on a
drive of 6 miles over an excellent shell
road. Such a delightful drive as it
was! It seemed all too short, and we
were almost sorry when we arrived.
After tyjng the horse, we girls set out
to find fishing rods for our lines. It
proved a difficult task, and I was glad
at last to put up with a heavy, clumsy
affair. But I forgot, all about fishing
when I saw the springs—a sheet of
living silver—set In an emerald rim, the
water 75 Jfeat deep, but -so ^ystal-
clear that you can see everything at the
bottom.
“The prettiest, but most tantalizing part
of it, was that you can see quantities
of large fish, lazily swimming just below
you, and seeming so easy to catch—but
Just try it! You can’t fool the fish of
Silver Springs easily. I dropped my
hook, baited with the fattest grub in
the can, right to the mouth of one splen
did fellow after another, and they just
wagged their tails and treated my ad
vances with contempt.
At length, when we came to what is
called the “ladies’ parlor," where some
body with a remote idea of how a parlor
should look had scattered several broken
qiiairs and ibroken plates among the
rocks. 1 saw so many big fish that I
hopefully threw in my baited hook, which
was spied by a big cat fish, that went
at it with such a rpgh 1 immediately
jerked it up and frightened him away.
The sun was beginning to smile down a.
little too ardently , so we hunted a cool
place, and ate our lunch. We bought
delicious fish from a man who
had "gigged” them, and brought
them to us ready cooked. After dinner,
we strolled about and again fished a lit
tle, when 1 (more fortunate than the
others) succeeded in catching two IRtle
pex-ch. I held on to them when we
started home in the cool afternoon; also 1
held onto a penny (the first money I had
ever found), which I wanted to keep as a
souvenir of a happy day and of Silver
Springs—the famous—which will always
be for me the most “beautiful picture on
memory’s walls.” MARIE WILSON.
THE PARLOR CITY.
Our city of about 45.000 people, known
as the Parlor City, lies in the valleys
of the Chenango and Susquehanna riv
ers, hemmed in by the hills which, In the
summer, afford attractions enough to call
many to their slopes and summits that
afford magnificent views in all directions.
We have many fine buildings.
It would afford njc much pleasure to
exchange souvenir post cards with views
of our city and some of its interesting
points with any one who might desire
to have an idea of a northern city. The
illustrated articles about southern cities
In The Sunny South are interesting and
instructive to me, also the glimpses of
Householders' homes, whidh I ftn.1 In
their letters. I look forward with inter
est to the coming of the paper (generally
on Saturday evening) and It supplies ms
with pleasant reading matter ’ for some
time. WTTh good wishes toward all the
large family I will close by saying that
I would be pleased to answer any letters
that might be dSSSressed to
PA17L M. ALLEN.
Binghamton, N. Y.
THERE ARE OTHERS.
«3yer—“1 understand Green has sjient
more than 15,000 during the last year in
a vain effort to acquire knowledge.”
Myer—“Vain effort?*'
Gyer—“Yes; he's a student of racing
form.”
In the life to come we are told there
“shall be no marriage Or giving in mar
riage." This means no mere fleshly
union, for the flesh does not enter wTTh
into the life of the spirit. And yet
I do not believe that the sex feature
wil! be eliminated in the other life, for
>n this Is hound up too many of the
best and dearest elements of our being—
the emotion of tenderness, of paternity-
above all of maternal affection. God
never intended that these should be left
out of the higher life—only purified and
strengthened. We have here been given
only a foretaste of thb Joys of these
emotions. It is a foretaste, however,
which it is right we should enjoy. We
need earthly food while we are on
earth, and we should enjoy It fully, but
wisely and without sin. The one roan
true, gentle and noble, needs and wants
the corresponding geirfle and loving
woman a« the supplement of his nature
and his lUe. And the one woman enr-
.rcspondmgiy yearns for the comrade
ship and physical and moral help of the
man with whom she is congenial.
If we would reek for the better self
in others, and bring our own better na
ture in contact with it in love and
mutual understanding, all things would
conspire to make us happy.
MILLER HAND.
THE FACE AND HANDS.
Spring winds chap and roughen the
skin of hands and face. As a preventive
rub in cold craSm. then dust with
Mennen’s borated talcum powder. Never
use warm water for the face before going
out in the wind, and at other times al
ways rinse with cold water after using
the warm. If the lips are chapped, the
liquid court placer—or new skin is a
good remedy. Apply with a brush, and it
norms a film over the Injured skin.
It pays to take care of the hands, not
A BUNDLE OF IDEAS AND OPIN
IONS ON VARIOUS MATTERS.
Certainly, we are all interested in that
noble part of us, the mind. A little
study of the mind shows us certain
facts about it. The mind grows, as we
see in the mental development of chil
dren. It sometimes weakens and de
cays before the body. it is more or
less active in sleep and In the kind of
coma known as trance. Persons of
strong minds can control weaker mind
ed ones. Pressure on the brain or the
nerves affects' the mind; so does in
digestion. Impressions are made on the
memory in a way similar to photo
graphy. Dreams reproduce fragments of
impressions made at various times—often
mixing up these impressions or images
incongruously. Dreams may sometimes
be controlled by the will. One wishing
pleasant or beautiful dreams can force
himself to think at pleasant things or
beautiful scenes before sleeping.
The mind and the soul are closely
akin, but they are not identical. This
is proven by the fact that divine truth
is often more clearly revealed to un
learned than to learned persons. The
body dies, the mind lives In the works
It has done: the soul continues to live
only when It possesses faith in Christ
and when the earthly life has conformed
to His teachings Otherwise all Is lost
in death.
Lomacita asks opinions about mar
riage; here are a few. When two per
sons esteem and love each other and the
man’s way seems fairly clear towari
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