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Show Rome Circle, j RESIGNATION. When de frost begins to sparkle on de groun' An' de no'f win' comes a-whisperin' aroun'. Oh. it's den you keeps a-wishin Fob de days dat you went fishin', An' you're feelin' pretty sorry, I'll be boun'. When de summer sun was blazin' in de sky An de co'nfiol' looked so drefful hot an' dry. Oh. it's den you keep a-wishin' You could change de Ian's condition To January, 'stid o' hot July. So I guess I'll tune de banjo once agin, An' sing a song, an' let de ol' worl" spin, 'Case we's likely to keep wishin' No matter what position Le weather bureau goes an puts us in. GIRLS AT RESTAURANTS. Two-thirds of Them Order Dishes Indigestible In-digestible and Unnutritious. Looking about me the other day in a restaurant. I felt that the explanation for the prevalence of dyspepsia might be found any day in the week in just such places. This particular restaurant restau-rant is patronized almost exclusively by young people, mostly business women wom-en and students: all too young to have the right to know by any other token than a good appetite that they possessed pos-sessed stomachs. But these young people, peo-ple, especially the girls, were paving the way to speedy knowledge most unpleasant. un-pleasant. Boys are hungry animals, and are apt to order substantial dishes for lunch after a hard morning's work in school or office. And herein lies their salvation from dyspepsia. I watched the girls about me. Two-thirds Two-thirds of them ordered dishes indigestible indigest-ible and unnutritious. A slim, pale little lit-tle woman came in; she ordered a tart, a raised doughnut and a cup of tea. When she entered I had pitied her as the overworked victim of some slave driver in a sweat shop. After she gave her order I pitied her for a fool. For the stuff she bought she expended 20 cents. . For that amount she could have ordered a good soup and a glass of hot milk, or any one of several meat concoctions served with potatoes and bread. Another delicate looking girl came in and sat down with a weary, exhausted, air. She ate suet pudding swimming in sweet sauce, and a chocolate eel lire. Then arrived a buxom looking lass, youthful, red cheeked end bright eydl. I thought, "Here is a girl who as some regard for the future of her 'digestion.'' 'di-gestion.'' But no. worse and worse, she ate two tarts, an order of canned corn and a cup of coffee. I wondered how long her red cheeks would remain if nourished nour-ished continually upon such a fare. Perhaps wholesome home cooking night and morning counteracted its ill effect, or perhaps she was new to down towr. lunch counters. As a rule the healthiest looking girls ordered wholesome whole-some food. The inference would be that this habit had helped to keep them in good trim, as the pie and tart eaters in contrast were less "healthy in appearance. appear-ance. It certainly should be the duty of everyone to take proper care of their stomachs. Irregoilar meals, badly prepared pre-pared and unwholesome food will ruin the strongest constitution. If dependent upon restaurant fare, one should systematically pick out nourishing, digestible dishes. Do not choose fried meats. Physicians say that the eating of fried meats is a slow form of suicide. Coming in t( lunch fatigued from a busy morning, choose something hot, soup, fish - or meat. Then, if desired, a little sweet, by way of dessert, will not likely prove hurtful. Marie Rideau in Boston Republic. Re-public. YOUTHFUL SECTARIANS CLASH. Children Have a Mix-up Over Their Evening Prayers. Children are always ready enough to emulate their parents' zeal, but seldom so willing to copy their discretion. A certain Episcopal bishop has a 4-year-old daughter, who, says the Chicago Chronicle, lias . inherited much of her father's force of character, and is already al-ready a staunch and aggressive chuic? woman. The other day the family entertained some friends from Denver. In the visiting vis-iting family there was a little girl of the same age as the bishop's child. Her parents were Presbyterians. It was proposed that the two little girls share the same bed, and. bedtime com- ing, they knelt down tu say their prayers together, j When the little Episcopalian was : saying, "Forgive us our trespasses," she heard her companion pray, "Forgive "For-give us our debts," and she said, sharply: "It's 'trespasses!' " "No, it ain't." said the Denver Cal-vinist. Cal-vinist. "It's 'debts.' ' j "Trespasses!" "Debts!" "Trespasses."' ' I "Debts!" Out tlew a chubby Episcopalian fist I and struck a Presbyterian eye. There was a mix-up immediately. "Now it's trespasses, ain't it?" "No," said the other, stoutly, "it's debts." But peace was restored, and the two consented to go on with the prayer. When they came to the end the little lit-tle Presbyterian said "Amen," giving the flat "a" of the dissenters, while the little Episcopalian intoned "Ah-men," "Ah-men," with the broad sound to the first vowel. "Amen." repeated the Presbyterian. "Ah-men." said the Episcopalian, with conviction. They were only saved from another encounter by being bundled into bed. When the door was closed upon them each was still maintaining her idea of pronunciation. WOMEN DRINK TOO MUCH. The Habit Extends to All Classes and is Increasing1. "It is as certain as that I live that women the country over are drinking more and more every day, from San Francisco to Newport, from the head waters of the Mississippi to New Orleans, Or-leans, while men are drinking less." That was the statement that startled the Society for the Study of Life, the speaker being Dr. I. N. Love. "The Increase, of drinking among .women is an awful, a vital, danger to the well-being well-being of the nation," he said. "It is bad enough for the father to drink, but far graver for the mother. Women Wo-men cannot drink successfully. Liquor bears a closer relation to the passions and emotions than any other article of drink or diet, and one drink poisons the brain so that its action is no longer normal." Do Love asserted that the question of intemperance is being solved in the business world by the fact that men who drink even moderately are regarded re-garded as undesirable, and it is no longer considered respectable to drink in business hours. The Girls of Limerick. I If asked, "Where are the prettiest girls in the world?" I will immediately reply in Limerick, Ireland. There is a freshness of face, lustrousness of eyes, healthfulness of color and complexion about the Limerick girls, en masse, I that carry off the sweepstakes trophy. ! The girls of Cork and of the lakes in I fact, of the country all the way down from Dublin are somewhat of the Limerick order. In form they constitute consti-tute a happy medium between the rotund ro-tund English maids across one channel chan-nel and the sylph-like Parisian demoiselles de-moiselles beyond the other. But the Limerick face is the perfection perfec-tion of female beauty a human ceramic cera-mic without a blemish. The Limerick girl is also the highest example of exquisite ex-quisite wit and ingenousness an extraordinary ex-traordinary assimilation, to be sure. In other words, while she is not insensible of her sparkle of words, she seems like one who has . never, looked . frequently Intq a mirror. She has regular' and sometimes very pretty teeth; and if her nose is often inclined to retrousse and there is an "Irish expression of mouth," these but'add piquancy to her other beautiful features. The Argonaut. In an Emergency. For neuralgia apply hot. dry flannels, flan-nels, as hot as can be borne.: Hemorrhages of lungs and stomach may be checked by small doses of salt, and perfect quiet. Nervous spasms are usually controlled con-trolled by a little salt taken into the mouth and allowed to dissolve. For poisoning by alkalies, give diluted di-luted vinegar, or sour milk, lemonade, sweet oil, or any mucilaginous drink. Broken limbs should be placed in a natural position and the patient kept quiet until the arrival of a physician. Cramps in the stomach usually yield to a teaspoonful of ginger stirred in a half glass full of hot water in which halt a teaspoonful of soda has been dissolved. For sudden attacks of dysentery or colic, give equal parts of tincture of rhubarb, essence of peppermint and camphor. Dose, ten to twenty drops in a wine glass of sweetened water at intervals of fifteen minutes. A sprain should be treated at once to an application of water as hot as can be borne. This may be showered upon it. or cloths wrung out of hot water applied frequently. How to Rest and Care for the Eyes. There is no more Important subject that I could write upon than the proper prop-er treatment of the eyes. To read in the twilight, or in a dark room, or by. a flickering, unsteady light from a lamp, is ruinous to one's eyes. The eyes can be made, not only to retain their usefulness until late in life, but also their beauty of expression expres-sion and color. While general care is, the best treatment, yet sometimes simple sim-ple remedies help them. Among such helps is to bathe them in a mild cold tea, mild salt water, warm milk and a weak solution of borax water. Simply Sim-ply bathe the outer' skin, with eyes closed. If very much inflamed, bath in a solution made of a teaspoonful of boric acid, mixed in a cup with fifteen drops of spirits of camphor and rubbed to a paste. Pour over it two-thirds two-thirds of a cup of boiling water. When cold, strain and bottle. Apply twice a day with a piece of absorbent cotton. If this does not give relief, call in an oculist; but it is excellent. The oculist told me that he was surprised sur-prised to see how many neglected their eye glasses, never gave them a hot suds bath, and that they were left around to collect dirt, grease, etc., until they got disease germs into them which co.uld not be seen with the naked eye. We should wash our glasses every week in a hot soapsuds, using a stiff little brush, and then rinse In clear hot water, and polish dry with tissue paper. We should keep our glasses healthy as well as our eyes. How to Be Beautiful. Here are a few rules given by a famous "beauty doctor" for a clear, beautiful complexion and perfect health: Don't drink tea or coffee. Drink pure water. Eat grapes, apples, raisins and figs. Eat a few salted almonds daily. Don't eat animal food. An egg or two a day, soft boiled, instead in-stead of meat. Eat an orange every day or so. Walk two or three miles a day. Bathe the whole body daily in tepid water. Don't fret, don't worry; be calm and quiet. , |
