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Show i j J Woman's World I j Conducted by Helen Valeau. 1 HELENS VALEAITS ANSWERS. I I Valeau will reply to all ques- I 1 v'or ank-'d by tlie feminine readers of : 1 Jj;f ' ir.tcrmountain Catholic. The well i j -haraeter find authority of her :. J r-.piiop ii-ed no introduction to those ; I already familiar w ith her ability. Miss jj y'aleau will take a kindly and personal' ) interest in i hose who write to her, and i vi!! N,;,rv n" pains in seeing that their I inquiries are ansv.-ered fully and care- j f:;!v. Write only on one side of the rap.-r. Address letters to Miss Helene ' vski-. Intcrmountam Catholic. ' pr-.ir Mis-s Valeau: What will rr- ninr crease spots? I will appreciate ?ny ativk-e that you will kindly Rive :,-r. - ' consider you a most capable ; f.nil painstaking: woman in the conduct ' f,f v.'jr excellent department. MRP. G. M.. Goldfield. ruxaret K. Dodd in her excellent t,nnk ef "Chemistry of the Household." i pivfK the following directions for the Mi?Htniet.t of prease spots: .' "in applying: solvents to prease spots v fabrics, a cloth should be placed un-i un-i 'cpriKH'li the stain to absorb the ex- j rpfc of liquid containing; the dissolved pra. The spot should be rubbed from j . nuts1.Ii' towards the center until j (i-v This will tend to distribute the j .,-,, :u and rrevent the formation of i in r:r,5 where the liquid stops. It is t apply the solvent on the wrong 'jjje rf the fabric. Old spots of any " xind may require long treatment. For : -hi!- a little lard may be rubbed into 1 jlK -.pet and left for Some time, when I tj,e whole may be dissolved by naphtha ! :! pras!ied out with soap or ammonia. I ' 'To remove grease spots from car- Iprjs or li- avy material, place a piece ;f blotting paper over the spot and pre?? with a hot iron, or French chalk n-av be moistened with naphtha and spread over the spot. Frsh Mains of coffee, tea or fruit ir.ay be removed by spreading the part .ftained over a bowl and pouring; hot rater through the fabric, or it is sometime? some-time? better to apply borax and soak ir cold water before using the hot wa-; wa-; trr. 1 Turpentine will remove stains of pint and varnish; bluing spots will j usually yield to soaking in strong am- -rnnia water or alcohol will remove ra.s stains. Dear Miss Valeau: What will remove from boards? S. G.. Salt Lake. To remove oil from boards, make a paste - whiting and water, and cover the spot; let it remain for a short time, remove and wash with warm, soapy ater. Diet Value of the Lemon. 1' i. not generally known that lemon Juice, taken in proper- quantities, is a nil?! excellent tonic. The juice of half lmon taken in a tumbler of cold wa- i tr, a half hour before breakfast, everyday every-day will stimulate the liver and digestive diges-tive organs, causing an increase in the appetite and making the skin fresh and d'-ar. If the majority of women could b mad to realize that their dull, color-complexions color-complexions generally are the refill; re-fill; of the inactivity of their digestive '.erranisms, there would be less use for 1 .ihWtinnable cosmetics that never, in the Flithtest degree, resemble nature. Apples and Insomnia. A medical writer declares that the ap-f'!" ap-f'!" 15 such a common fruit that very w persons become familiar with its .irv3ir;nal properties. The best thing 'Jurt before going to bed, he says, is to "at an apple. Persons unitiated In the lrysteries of the fruit, he says, are likely like-ly to throw up their hands in horor at the vision of dyspepsia which such a f icrestion may summon up, but no j tarm can come oven to a delicate sys- j t"m by the eating of a ripe and juicy j j 8rr before going to bed. The apple! it? excellent brain food, because it has: F"re phosphoric acid in easily digest- i i rtape than any other fruit. It ex-r;t ex-r;t the action of the liver, promotes '"'jr.4 and healthy sleep and thoroughly '-'irf.-cts the mouth. This is not all: c apple prevents indigestion and l-"t diseases. A Brave Surgeon. r' ff :ho most dramatic incidents in tro hbor.v of Atlantic voyages took raN riuring the recent passage of the -r&rd l!nr Pannonia, say's the Ex- ,.Jn v-?8l was plowing its way 'oih n severe storm when the ship's ''H, Tr. J. F. Orr, reported to the '::fp,'a"i that a Scottish stoker, who was '?mz from appendicitis, was in a i;;! o:;r2it;on, and that if the man's y 'r' be saved an immediate op-rt!:,''n op-rt!:,''n 'as necessary. . r&l'ta in at once gave the order "if 'T to be stopped, and dozens I i,i 'inn1 "f 'I were hurled overboard i 'Si, r:r,t'f to keep the vessel from I ' 1 'ne m the heavy sea that were W,'1 ' ,J'tort was thus made to c;.rT-!!;r l'h'n steady, the .surgeon was hi r v'r "l:t t:e Pera'on 'n tne fick tJ i'rr'n operation was success-"l success-"l .v !1 't was over the surgeon : ' "lapsed, so great had been 1 '-.'r;,:n "n hfs nerves. y..'.' Si'-' r. who would have died j s i,n. n '"'T ! v"'our hours, had the oper-I v' r " 'f 'a.vpd. was convalescent I ,!"n '' r "Hip arrived at New York. Warm Bath Restful. Tl tl. ;' i-.any women who work in ' 1 ' l)r are too hot and tired to hV',!' k' '';c'rit- Don't forget a warm v .' ' ;':ct!, before going to bed when iv hS' C ) ,5rcd and hot. Physicians r'"n has half an hour to rest in ! r , ?r' r:'! out in the evening or in (!, tr,'',r,n. a warm bath will rest S f-t'f-at deal more and quiet the tV'" than a nap. A toilet wa- I fJicr'r r'" lhe baln is rnade of one ; 1 .,jf''f ' ' 'incturc of benzoin and oni- I j:"?! VS ' ' r,f ,inrture of camphor. Drop I frHi-':,t in tne wator to make it I hsrV V')U be P'easantly sur- I ;;r'l t;p quieting yet invigorating I ru.,',"frf shrd filing that will be the I r,f th. bath. 1 An Extravagant Woman. Mrs j 'Washington Star.) tr.r p !'!r'!''4 De Rivera, president of 'Tr- J ''' SuffraR league of New ": m at a rrrent dinner: "rr; Ii;iV" hai the suffrage, we wo--omVr K a2 were it not that, where tn v,rn ,'"noprned, men are inclined "Thr,1'1'' mirair' a churlish. tt ,rr'3t;T1P"t of women is on a ir.C.;, "w Hiram Doolittle'c treat- fi",,' h'R wife. He made her keep a -.prv'"'.V,un, nd he would go over it this"11'' prowlinS" and grumbling, ifrv',''k hr,r'- Hannah mustard plas--.: i',"- 'brec teeth extracted, $2. 8 in one day spent for your own private pleasure Do you think I'm made of money? " Children Who Are Tyrants. How many families are there in which the Older children are made almost slaves to the younger ones? The older children should give up to smaller children chil-dren to a small extent, but as a general gen-eral thing it is a most unwise plan to allow them to make a practice of it The younger children are apt to become be-come little tyrants through the mis taken idea that they are "too young to understand," while the older ones suffer from a sense of being unjustly treated. Children of 10 or 12 years often are expected to have more patience and gentleness for the younger ones than the parents have. Of course the older children should help to care, for the little lit-tle ones, but the younger children should be taught to mind and respect the rights of their temporary "guardians." "guar-dians." , July. Now doth sweet Summer dream her sweetest dream; "With full fringed lids half closed against the sun And thirsting lips, she nods beside the stream Within whose silent bed no waters I run. t Full wearily she stretcheth now her ! limbs: Anon her breast is stirred with languid lan-guid sighs; Lulled by the murmur of slow forest hymns She draws the shadows with her drowsing eyes. And, all above, her busy hands have made A woven covert of green boughs that keep The semblance of a painted arch w hose shade Falls on the ground like an enchanted enchant-ed sleep. Robert Burns Wilson in Metropolitan Magazine. Weakest and Strongest. Which is the weakest thing of all Mine heart can ponder? The sun, a little cloud can pall With darkness yonder? The cloud, a little wind can move Where'er it listeth? The wind, a little leaf above, Though sere, resisteth? What time that yellow leaf was green i My days were gladder But now, whatever Spring may mean I must grow sadder. Ah. me! a leaf with sighs can wring My lips asunder! Then is mine heart the weakest thing Itself can ponder. Yet, heart, when sun and cloud are pined And drop together. And at a blast which is not wind. The forests wither. Thou, from the darkening deathly-curse, deathly-curse, To glory breakfast The strongest of the universe Guarding the weakest! Elizabeth Barrett Browning. j When You're Asleep. It doesn't cost so much to live. Tho' many servants you may keep Banquets and musicales you give j When you're asleep, When you're asleep, Swell fancy hats your wife has bought You pay the bill and never weep: Bargains are never given a thought ' When you're asleep. vvnen you re asleep, You own a farm and cattle fine, Tou hear the little, chickens peep, And see the pumpkins on the vine -When you're asleep, ' Wh.en j-ou're asleep, Your coal bills are a little thing. And plumbers' bills are not so steep You scatter gold with careless fling-When fling-When you're asleep. When you're asleep. You're reckless in the price you pay "Autos" you buy and count them cheap. For money seems to come your way When you're asleep, Whon you're asleep. You hear a noise that wakes you up From dreams to hard facts take a leap The yelping of your neighbor's pup Robs you of wealth Also your sleep. Robert R. Carroll, in Chicago Journal. Error In Diet. Pupils of a distinguished profespor of zoology noted one day two tidy parcels lying on their instructor's desk j as they passed out at the noon hour. On their return to the laboratory for the afternoon lecture, they saw but one. This the professor took carefully up in his hand as he opened his lecture. "In the study of the vertebrata we have taken the frog as a type. Let us now' examine the gastrocnemius muscles of this dissected specimen." So paying the professor untied the string of his neat parcel and disclosed to view a ham sandwich and a boiled egg. "But I have eaten my lunch," said the learned man. bew ilderedly. The Gate of Dreams. An idle youth one summer day Went wandering afield Nor east nor west on any quest That eye or thought revealed, But on and on through bloom and Bhine, And down by shady streams, Through lane and wood, until he stood Beside the Gate of Dreams. ! What saw he there? Nay, rather ask What saw he not and heard. Hath mind perceived? Hath heart re- Hath soul been deeply stirred By radiant things, by whisperings From better lands, it seems? All these he saw and heard in awe Beside the Gate of Dreams. What brought he back that summer day From wandering afield ? Naught he can show or tell, I know Of things on earth revealed. But more than gold, a millionfold And all the world esteems He holds the day he strayed away Beside the Gate of Dreams. -Clarence OUsley in Untie Kcmus Magazine. 'i Black-Heart Poppy. Flowers o' the violet and blossom o' the peach, Neither and none of them am I, i n a yellow poppy flower that grows along the beach, Spray-sprinkled when the tide is high. You say that I'm heartless and a traitor trai-tor and a flirt. So much the worse It is for you. lou wanted to believe me, and my magic could not trust W'hy ever did you think me true? Crimson is the peach bloom's heart', the rose's heart is gold iook. then, and see it's as I sav! Poppies just have centers which are raven black and co'd. Salt with the savor of the spfav. Dorothea Mackellar in Appleton's Magazine. What Flying Machines Will Mean. (Norwich Record.) Professor Alexander Gtaham Bell, in a recent interview, declared that the heavier-than-air flying machine is an entire success, and that within a short lime such machines will carry the mails of this country and provide the i quickest means of transportation. It would seem from the reports of experiments expe-riments that Professor Bell ajid the Vt right brothers that this view is well founded. And if it be so. the government govern-ment of the United States will be the greatest beneficiary of the innovation, because aerodrones will supply competitors com-petitors of the railroads in the mail service and give us relief from the railway monopolies. Such machines would, however, make smuggling so easy that our revenue system might ha'e to be changed in order to raise the money now derived from the tariff. Military and naval methods would also have to be changed to meet new conditions. Sing It! , A little song of courage when battle lances gleam And when the hands are weary and the heart is lost in dream; The lips of love to sing it, and now and then the wild Sweet laughter-chorus ringing from the love lips of a child! Baltimore Sun. Life Is Worth It. Toil and care along the way. Pain to bear and grief to pay: Clouds and shadows one by one: When the hart aches for the sun; Strife and struggle but. above Gleams ihe light that heals it. love! Love and home and child and wife. They are worth the strain and strife; Let me take the blow that comes, Lead to battle with the drums. Naked though I faint and, bleed. Love is worth it. worth the deed. Baltimore Sun. Children's Home Study. A question which perplexes mothers greatly is how. long to allow children t'o study out of school. Children under 10 years of age should not be allowed to study out of school at all. They need all the time spent out of school for outdoor exercise and rest and sleep. A child who is fond of books probably will Want to study, but this is not to be allowed to any extent, for the unusually un-usually bright child seldom remains as bright when the higher grades are attained, at-tained, and in many cases will fall behind be-hind theaverage child, who has received more exercise and play. Children over 10 years of age possibly will have to study a litt'f out of school, and the amount of home work will increase as the child progresses. Studying, however, how-ever, should always be done in the late afternoon or in the early morning, but j never after supper, when both the mind ! and body need relaxation to prepare the way for a night of sound sleep. Gloaming. Skies to the west are stained with mad-- mad-- der Amber light on the rare blue hills; The sough of the pines is growing sadder: sad-der: From the meadow lands sound the whippoorwills. Air is sweet wfch the breath of clover; Dusk is on, and tne day is over. Skies to the cast are streaked with golden; Tremulous light on the darkening pond ; Glow worms pale, to the dark beholden; behold-en; Twitterings hush in the hedge beyond. be-yond. Air Is sweet with the breath of clover. Silver the hills where the moon climbs over. Robert Adger Bowen in Appleton's Magazine. A Pilgrim Song. All. little Inn of Sorrow, i What of thy bitter bread? ( What of the ghostly chambers, So I be sheltered? "Tis but for a night, the firelight That gasps on thy cold hearthstone: Tomorrow my load and the open road, And the far light leading on! iAh, h'ttle Inn of Fortune, ( What of thy blazing cheer. Where glad through the pensive even- -ing r Thy bright doors beckon clear? Sweet sleep on thy balsam pillows. Sweet Wine that will thirst assuage-But assuage-But send me forth o'er the morning earth Strong for my pilgrimage! Ah. distant End of the Journey, What if thou fly my feet? What if thou fade before me " In splendor wan andsweet? p. Still the mystical city lureth j The quest is the good knight's part; ; And the pilgrim wends through the end of the ends s Toward a shrine and a Grail in his heart. t Charlotte Wilson in Scribner's Mag- ' azine. t Teart Relieve the Brain. The beneficial effect of tears is explained ex-plained by Professor Waynbaum, M. D., in La Revue, who comes to the conclusion con-clusion that tears act upon the human , organism "like chloroform, ether or al- ? cohol." "When a human being gives i way to sorrow," says Dr. Waynbaum, H "the blood pressure in the brain de- creases. The tear helps in this process, which benumbs the brain for the time J being, causing passlveness of the. soul J and almost approaching indifference. 2 "Tears are blood, changing color by J their passage through the lachrymal ? glands. One can drown his sorrow In 2 tears a one can benumb his senses by the use of alcohol or drugs. When a I person cries the facial muscles contract 2 and the appearance of the face 5 changes, which facilitates the white I blood-letting, driving the "blood parti- J cles into the lachryman gland, from Which they issue in the shape of tears. Z "Children whose nervous system Is J particularly tender, derive great bene j fit from crying occasionally. The aot l of crying relieves their brain. The same may be said with respect to women.'-' The Watch Below. The bell has sounded and the watch is done. The dawn enlightens all the darkened dark-ened sea That cold, relentless grind of such , as we The bell has sounded, brother, soon the sun. No more to stare on dreary sheets of foam. No more to scan the stars in any wise, No more to clamber riggings haul with ice; Lo! on the port repeat the lights o? home. Oh! we are weary, weary, ami the best That life could give us was to plow the main Through the wide night till dawn looricd up again: But God at last has covered ua with rest. The bell sounded, 'tis the watch's knell: Let us make haste below where it is warm. Out of the cold and fog, the dark and storm! The bell has sounded, brothers. All is well. Vincent O'Sullivan, in Academy. l Veils Assist Neatness. To keep the coiffure tidy the business woman places great reliance upon her stock of veils and usually has two on her hat and a third in her handbag. As it is inconvenient to carry a sun shade when hurrying to keep appointments during warm weather, the feminine financier fi-nancier who prizes her complexion would best drape her hat with a brow n or a green chiffon veil of generous dimensions. di-mensions. It is needless to state that a crumpled veil is not to be tolerated, and therefore as soon as cither the face mesh or the chiffon draping has been J rain soaked, it should bo stretchd tight- ly over some flat surface that it may dry smoothly. |