Show n donais sphere by one on of th ax the food we eat the first meal of the day is more important than many people imagine not that it should be a hearty one quite the contrary but it should receive due and wll wiell considered attention in order to do this the first question to be asked is what is the labor to which a person goes after their meal if it be heavy work in the til open air the meal should differ in some sm particulars artica i ar s from that partaken partaker par taken of by one ego who goes to active work in a heated ho house trige and this again would differ from the ithe food eaten by a brain worker one who sits at the desk all day again little children shou should id not always eat what their elders do and thus you will see that the first consideration for this meal is what sort of labor the meal is an in tio to asni ba inning agith with the children we will discuss some breakfasts which will be mouri nourishing shing and suitable for them ahem here it should be noted that the child who uns runs about in the open air air can assimilate more food than the one who go to ito school one great error a another falls into is to worry over her school school going children lest they shall not eat 0 enough to sustain their bodies if a child attending school looks well and makes no complaint it should cause no uneasiness if he or she she eats very little at breakfast breake ast tor for the child will not be able to assimilate much while studying therefore school children should not be de tempted 3 by rich food to eat more than 64 absolutely require MUSH it has become almost an institution this dish of mush for the breakfast this has grown out of the intense interest crest felt in the recent hygienic studies of scientists and a great many people think they have complied with all the lasof health as to diet if they eat mush in the ln morning orning for breakfast break fas As h a matter neatter of fact mush is is a thing that hygienists rarely it if ever eat for they recognize ze the difficulties in in the way W what it are those difficulties in the first place this dish is so apt to be put on the table either half cooked or cooked to de death latt ff oatmeal mush is something which h should be eaten rarely and spann sparingly gly tor for the reason that if eaten with us its usual accompaniments of rich cream and two or three teaspoonfuls of sn sugar arthe the whole forms an indigestible blaster liste in the stomach which will not digest under several hours and the nourishment which might be obtained will 94 generally delally De rally pass away without being assimilated because the irritated stomach has not strength to appropriate it ahl ah but says one how about about the scotch sure enough do you yon know how they eat oatmeal I 1 can tell you either the meal is baked into a hard cake and thus when eaten has to be so thoroughly chewed that plenty of saliva and time are given for the proper digestion or it is is eaten in feea par m itch ritch or porridge which is made without either milk or sugar and after a thorough cooking has a little salt added and is thus supped cupped slowly any one can eat oatmeal in the winter prepared in either of these ways it is too rich to eat in the summer corn con meal is better if you must have mush and even then just a grain of sugar should accompany it just a I 1 attle it tle milk you can also eat cracked wheat this way and hominy and milk would be better still 0 thes we wear just now the whole eastern press or part of it which is devoted to the interest of women is full of prophecies about the crinoline some are to be and some are quite mournful in the tone but the most sensible article I 1 have seen upon the subject is one written by mrs jenness miller she i is s a popular dress reformer and has an immense amount of influence with her own pet subject in all circles she calmly remarks that no one need fear or dread this predicted change for no one but those who are cowards and frivolous will be affected by this expected change I 1 was reminded of the time some years ago when this same prediction of crinolines crino lines followed by the same determined efforts upon the part of so called fashion leaders caused no little consternation in the minds of illy balanced women and I 1 well recall the result to be sure dresses were made with five and even seven widths and some women usually young and daring girls wore a small 11 flaring aring hoop but the movement dia did not spread and we went back to sense and reasonably narrow skirts in a very short time I 1 opine ne it will be so now A few ultrafashionable ultra fas fashionable conable women will adopt the new fad and we may see a few hoop skirts tilting along the street but surely the lessons of sense and beauty learned daring the last few years through such brave hearted women as mrs jenness miller will not be thrown aside and forgotten last summer when there was so much talk about the trailing dress skirt one might look in vain upon the streets for a really intelligent woman with her drees sweep ing the dirt some silly young women a few hired girls and here and there a would be leader of fashion sweep over the filthy pavements with skirts which were the disgust and ridicule of every one who met them so it will be now only the foolish will act in a foolish manner ordinary people can patiently wait until the feverish spell has passed away mapy many of us no doubt the most of us will put some extra breadths into our skirts and some may add extra stiffening to the bottom of the skirt to make the desired flaring effect but if as is also predicted the skirts should be shortened sensibly along with the other change we can all rejoice while we follow that very wise fash fashion ign DRESS improvement OR REFORM while redfern and worth are working diligently di ig en t y with women themselves and wit with h d dressmakers r es makers and style leaders as to crinolines crino lines and such monstrosities there is another set of women who are lab laboring ovo g in quite an opposite direction women men of such well known fame as mrs may wright sewell mrs parker mrs livermore mrs jenness miller and others are seriously discussing the advisability of appearing at the worlds fair in a sort lofb of bloomer mer costume 01 or as it is called in its beautified and modified form the divided skirt suit they assert and with good reason that there will be such a variety of foreign costumes in chicago that the innovation will be scarcely noticeable and therefore the first blush and the initiatory plunge can be taken without so much unfavorable and embarrassing notice there is one thing these noble woman have succeeded in dealing a death blow to and that is the wicked ugly unbeautiful corset our children christening BABIES I 1 wonder how far the practice of holding for infants has extended in this church that it is spreading I 1 have reason to know and what about it anyway well so far as m my y judgment extends it is nothing out of the way for a young mother to avite a party bf intimate friends to witness the naming and blessing of her child but they should all be invited to attend the monthly fast meeting to see the ordinance performed there then if they wish to repair to the young mothers home and eat and be merry I 1 can see no possible objection thereto there has been a custom in our midst ofaf father or grandfather taking an infant at eight days old and holding the child in his arms as he pronounced a blessing upon it this however is in the nature of a patriarchal blessing and does not answer all the purpose of christening the name is often given at this time it should be given and as it ever sealed upon it in a public meeting of the church our instructions upon this matter are very clear and explicit sec 20 20 of the doctrine and covenants verse 70 70 reads every member of the church having children is to bring them unto the elders before the church chuoc who are to lay their hands upon them in in the name of of jesus christ and bless them in his name this should be enough for any one who cares to walk in the line of his duty there are too many foolish and fashionable notions creeping in amongst us it is well that we have a care where we are drifting CHILDRENS BIRTHDAY PARTIES nothing gives a child more delight than to invite its companions and friends to share its pleasure at a birthday feast and this is a very good thing to do if mothers are not too overworked overworked and worn out with more pressing duties even if some sacrifices have to be made it is as well to make them for these are bright spots in in a childs memo memory and do you always remember dear and worried mother that you are ever making me memories moriei for your children what shall those memories be is a pertinent question for us to ask ourselves at the close of each days toil and pleasure while I 1 am heartily in favor of birthday parties I 1 am as heartily opposed to the practice that generally accompanies this affair that of present giving I 1 know from experience that it makes a child greedy and mercenary if each child guest does not join in the custom there is apt to be a coolness in the treatment of such a child guest by the little host or hostess of the day what more shocking thing cati can be impressed upon our childrens mind than to feel that their friends are to be prized only in proportion to the gifts they cap can givel give no no let no such ideas nor principles be en grafted upon the tender minds of our darlings invite the little guests and if it is is impossible for you to do this dus an in parson write a little note one requesting the parents not to allow them to mag bring presents thus you can avoid giving offense by refusing an offered gift to your child our ailments Ail mews diphtheria although this disease can scarcely be classed as an ailment I 1 wish to say a few words about it as it is somewhat prevalent at this time of the year my physician friend assures me that it is not nearly so communicable as the scarlet fever the germs of which disease that is the scarlet fever can be carried in clothes hair and in almost any thing it is not so with diphtheria but in order to carry that some article or piece of clothing must be handled if thi the germs are taken it is easily germinated at certain seasons of the year and often does so in different localities at the same time it has been supposed that most of the deaths caused by this disease are caused by the growth of the membrane in the stomach this is a mistake the real cause for alarm is heart fait failure ure the action of the heart is very weak and uncertain in this disease and the least excitement even after apparent recovery is almost sure to prove fatal not for three weeks after recovery is is the patient safe A run across the floor a quick jump a startled attention to something not seen before all these are dangerous in the extreme ext to those who have but recently had this dreaded disease the diet in these diseases should be very simple and yet nutritious if stimulants are given they should be administered by practiced hands and if you are not depending upon your faith and the administrations of the priesthood in this disease you should secure the services of the very best physician in in the church which it will be possible for you to obtain the matter of quarantine in this disease is now pretty generally understood and is I 1 believe generally followed out but there is one thing that sometimes puzzles me A physician who is more than often not of of our faith can be allowed to lo visit such houses with impunity and afterwards go to other houses and homes without the least question but if an elder is asked to go he will most likely refuse or if he does go the whole neighborhood is u up in arms because of his daring ahat what safeguard has a physician that an elder cannot use beside which the elder has a more sure means of protection in his priesthood my friend tells me that some good purging medicine he uses calomel and pure alcohol are the two fi principal r i rei ances in this disease the liquor q bor kills the germs and the calomel purges them away of course the excreta of such diseases should receive the most careful treatment in the way of burial aud and CROUP this disease is held by the best authorities to be agrow a growth of membrane in the windpipe and is therefore equal ly contagious with diphtheria and should be as carefully against but unlike diphtheria in croup there is little or no hope for the patient it the disease has once fas tented its hold upon the little throat no power but but G god od can loosen its hold A silver pipe has been sometimes inserted into the neck but it has only the merest shadow of a chance for the heart heartis is as likely to be affected as n diphtheria and even if it were not so the growth of the membrane is very rapid physical culture THE HAWAIIANS it is a well known fact that thai the natives of the pacific islands are among the finest developed races of savages it is not sufficient alone to be a savage in order that the body may receive its highest development for acre are many races in africa that are anything but beautiful in form and even in in savages it is rare that they have grace united to strength and both these are needed for perfect development the natives of the sandwich islands as well as others of the south pacific islands are noted for the strength and grace which they possess it is is well to ask the cause of of this beauty there are several causes A simplicity of diet giving tone to the inner organs a life in the open air filling the lungs to their fullest capacity help to bring about this result but the principal cause which has made them the strong and the same time the graceful people that they are is the swimming in thelea the sea this exercise above all others has the most widely beneficial effect upon every muscle of the body the exercise is so evenly distributed that the whole frame is invigorated and built up by it there is a practice among this people so I 1 have learned from those who have spent many mady years among them which very much resembles the now fashionable practice known as massage this is a common thing among this people I 1 have heard elders say that they have seen an islander come in after an unusually tong and hard days work and lying down upon a mat some member of the family would proceed to knead and work the muscles digging pounding patting rubbing twisting and kneading each portion of the body until the whole system of veins and arteries had been helped to take up the partially congested blood carrying it throughout the system in increased speed and the recipient would arise arise from the exquisitely painful operation feeling as if life was a beautiful joy and the body a floating piece of feathery down no ache nor pain can be left after such a course of treatment and as a physical consequence the muscles thus fed and stimulated can go on developing and increasing in strength and suppleness until absolute perfection is reached another important factor in their development is the national dance which is learned by ill all the children and practiced with more or less les skill by nearly all the adults this dance although neither beautiful nor pleasing to the eye of a european if the descriptions I 1 have received of it be correct has a most loosening effect upon the joints and an unusual suppleness is the result of the practice the motions of the wrist are grace itself and every joint and muscle is exercised by the various contortions grace is thus given and with the swimming exercise which is indulged in by the youngest children as well as the oldest of their men and women nature is enabled to produce a very desirable physical result so we see that it is not enough to eat simple food and to livemont live most of the time in the open air if we would reach the highest development possible we might |