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Show VALUE OF COOL HEAD. , i I 6elf-Possesslon One of the Most Use- ' ful of All Traits. ( Tho cool head conduces to a sue- ' cessful meeting of emergencies with a feeling that everything Is going to i come out all right. Tho feeling of quiet, self-control In Itself makes ono tho better ablo to work toward tho good result. To a mother this self-possession is invaluable. In a largo family small events calculated to upset tho domes- tic machinery constantly occur. To ' tho mother It seems to bo a law of nature that children should contlnu- ; ally havo hairbreadth escapes and como out within an Inch of their lives. , .) But Is is equally a law of naturo f that they should escape. And when-over when-over tho critical moment arrives in ', her own life or In tho Hfo of another, It Is Important for a woman lo remom- ' ber that tho worst thing sho can do at that moment Is to lose her head; i the best thing she can do is to keep 3 her mind In control. To keep her 5 head cool means that sho Is a help '', Instead of n hindrance, an assistance instead o a drag. ' j In an emergency it Is better to 2 seem heartless than to bo Inefficient. Better tho ono person who stands . coolly by tho sufferer and sees tho j way to help him than tho ten persons who aro ready to cry out and faint and shed tears over his calamities and ? pnins. Affection and sympathy are -sometimes best proved by Ignoring them, particularly when tho moment arrive i for action, not tears. Phlladol- ; phla 'nquiror. J ' o 4 |