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Show j ; Woman's World Conducted by Helene Valeau. ! : 1 HELENE VALEATJ'S ANSWERS. 1 lis-s Valoau will reply to all ques-j ques-j . ; , kk 'asked by the feminine readers of ;i,V Intprmountain Catholic. The well ' Mown character and authority 'of her i piles need no introduction to those ' !reaiy familiar with her ability. Miss I raieau will take a kindly and personal I r,;erest in those who write to her. and f .'j1; cpare no pains in seeing that their I jnquirio- arf answered fully and care- "s ,.;!V. "Write only on one side of the ' io'Vpr. Address letters to Miss Helene ! Vslcau. Intermountain Catholic. Eat Moderately. Jn or:r to be in perfect health one r"- w-jpt temperate in eating. The fcTT" r ' "lso should be regular. Regu-ferity Regu-ferity is pTV of tne polden rules of a i Vf!l-orcercd life. ; To Have a Clear Skin. j 1 a c',ar skin Ss one of tne essentials of j tn0(j health and beauty, and nothing I rc? more to this end than frequent hath? f"'- brisk rubbings. They will '' ,jo mu !i to keep the skin soft and the j The Correct Time for Bathing. ! The morning is the best time for a I ' roi(j water bath, a tepid one morning : o; nipht. but a not water bath should J be taken just before retiring, inasmuch I tc it is relaxing. Never bathe just aft- j ,r a hearty meal. Bathe regularly ev- i rrv ia'- " Cleanliness Is Necessary. ! j The scalp, like the rest of the body, to I bP kept healthy, must be kept clean. amp your hair once every two i yetks if it is inclined to be oily, and I : about once a month if it is the least I . bit cry. l ! Eruption on Face. I i There is usually an inward cause for I erupt'11115 on the face. Generally they j I a'e due to the impure condition of the j J bid. The salve, formula of which is j p vc-ri below, is very soothing and heal- f I ing, but to effect a permanent cure you I had better take some treatment for j. your blood. ' I. 'Formula: "White wax. one ounce; ' : E--rmacti, one ounce; oil of almonds, c'-fiurth pint f Melt: peur into a mortar which has I , ben heated by being immersed some I 1 time in boiling water. Very gradually ! s dd three ounces of rosewater and one (j ? cunce cf witch hazel, and assiduously ftir the mixture until an emulsion is j I formed and the mixture is nearly cold. I Foot Powder. f When the feet perspire excessively ! the shoes and stockings should be ! X changed daily. s I The following recipe for powder will f J be found most helpful: 1 I Burnt alum, five grams; salicylic I ' 8cid. two and one-half grams; starch, l fifteen grams; violet talcum powder, j ; fifty prams. ; Dust over perspiring feet, which ' :i should be bathed at least once dailv. H " i I I Submergence. j j i At the close of one of the recent ' j Chapman-Alexander revival services in I Philadelphia the minister of a certain f I church went down the aisle, according f to his custom, to greet the strangers J in the congregation. "I don't think ' you are a member of our church?" said J lie to one as he warmly shook his hand. ! "No. sir," replied the stranger. "WelL j you will not think me unduly curious I 1 in ask to what denomination you be- lor.gr asked the minister. "I suppose," I I responder the other, "I'm really what i you mi?ht call a submerged Presby- I urian." "A submerged Presbyterian?" t excieirneij the minister, "I should be ' I fad if ynU would explain." "Well, I I as hroueht up a Presbyterian, my j is a Methodist my eldest daugh- I ter is a Baptist, my son Is the organist i j st a Unitarian church, my second ; .j cf.urhter sings in an Episcopal choir j id my youngest goes to a Congrega- tinna! Punday school." "But" said the r.ir.ister, aehast, "you contribute, I doubtless, to some church?" "Yes, I I j tor.tribute to all of them." was the an- i i r'"r: "that's what submerges me." I I New York Tribune. i j Silly Mothers. j ! J L'ndoubtedly one of the evils of the ; I ?e ip the mothers who warn their I I ca2F"rF aeainst marriage, and hys- f 1 'Ily point out to them the burden ; I muFt hear aa wives and mothers. I v-h,ear sorTie of them ,alk one would f I Ifrac:n; that matrimony was a new ! I th' dia':"'Iinfll institution devised for s I lhfl ru!n of fomale happiness, and to be I vwi."d by all girls unless they were I I ,',!fta:n ' !",e consolations and lux- I tt'n C' a 'firfr'!' ineome. Their conver- f n takf-o their daughters mereen- ! v tr'' r'uiH I(Pas into their heads j .h Thry bitterly regret in lonely aft- f r Jdr- -Vr't one girl out of ten thou- a r' i r'n ''"r"' t0 marr" a man ' ' irtr' I' ' liable to see so many hun-I hun-I 4r jR f'' rh'rming women turning away I J'nibie husbands Jn the belief : 'et t.i-y i;ad better remain single than h-lTS, a rr,0fJe-ct income. Some of the PrfKt homes in the world are hum-t hum-t r'n's- '"fl some of our richest peo- i .'tfiarr''"2 "n an income that their ' 'l'""trrs v. r.uld not consider sufficient d'-rc.,t"JSr; rf'u- Two hon'-ble and in-nrioUS- young people r scarcely go for,!r i v ir,;nirig- th( unes and If'. th" '-vorld toget? : though "i ':r' havp to live j .. : erately !n-V'r't-lhi:'r' thcy wer -"Cds'med to ' s:ncin. The suocfi nations .as bf-r:n f,-.rc.P(j m the homes, v 'V it :s there, too, where rrirh of the is '" f'f ,ife is als'J u i'":d- There ' I th-rr t! " r't'"1'lr hand, no gre?.:er misery 1 '.',an 1hal "f a loveless life and a i served r.atiire. j A Coward of Conscience. I 'fTi, 0' ':nr2 duFty the excursion was I i c!r'8 from the bank holiday trip. I fc; Q ' -rrikins. a little bald man with ' I bronT-' nvercome with his day of f Ph ' r''ror'ppd ot t0 pl(iep, says the ' KJ " ,ia Record- the hat rack I C tnothf r Papseng-;r had deposited j f Sir crab ln a 'Ueket. and when ' ? un . , XVf'm t0 Flel' the cran woke ' . burv findins: things dull in the t' r.6r?r ;.f:tnrt -vplering. By careful i . ofth uon Mr- Crah reached the edge ; it fJM rark- but the next moment down 1 . Vnt "!i?ht.ing on Simkins' shoulder. v0i,, '':V,nS JuHe sa.fe it grabbed the l!Vf ,us ar of Simkins to steady i ' b'taV, and lhe Passengers held their H Eu. o.anr1 matched for developments. Ifliphtfy" S nly Eh0k hiS head 1 vou.i. p0- Eliza," he murmured. "I tell 1 the Bv'at. 1 have been at the office all I e Strang." I i 1 Forgiveness. (A Roodalet.) By Lionel Byrra. Forgive and forget; Lest a curse you improle when "Our Father" you say, Forgive and forget; Only so may you hope God will cancel the debt Or the multiplied sins you commit dav by day. J To the throne of His mercy there's no other way; Forgive and forget. A Brief Introduction. "Long introductions when a man has a speech to make are abore," said For! mer Senator John C. Spooner. according accord-ing to The Saturday Evening Post "I have had all kinds, but the most satis! ln my career 'as' that of a ?t7 av-fmay0r- 0f a sma11 town m my state, A isconsin. J an7 ilaS t0 make a Poetical address, Xnthe( opera huse was crowded got up ame t0 begin the mayor kI' Min1 friends.' he said, 'I haf asked been to introduce Senator. Spooner, who is to make a speeech. j-es. Veil. I haf ait so, and he will now do so. " Anger Shortens Life. That patience is a virtue" is a well-known well-known axiom. It also appears to be a necessary ingredient for a long life Sr;rfUrice e Fleury' a distinguished Frenchman, has lately issued a short scientific treatise in which he advances the interesting theory that every time we become angry our vitality shrinks in proportion to every outburst. After even the most artfully suppressed fVp ofvba(i temper he says that our Mtality become smaller and smaller until finally nothing is left. The moral of this French doctor's treatise is that we should never allow ourselves to become ansrry if we value our health and life. The doctor defines de-fines anger as a certain kind of cerebral cere-bral excitement. Professor lunge of the University of Copenhagen has described the symptoms with precision in an important impor-tant little book which has been the starting point and confirmation of almost al-most all recent researches. The whole organism, the muscles and the glands manifestly set in action by a superabundance of nervous in-flexus, in-flexus, begin to work to excess, and act for the sake of acting in disorder. We are said in the Holv Scrlntnrc- "Be angry but sin not." Hence anger is not always a sin. People may become be-come angry through indignation when they find that those under their charge persist in wrongdoing. It would not be proper for those In authority to be complacent at the continued infraction of law. Our Lord drove the buyers and sellers out of the temple with a scourge, saying: "My house is a hous of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves." Anger of this kind is not unreasonable. unreason-able. It does not verge upon passion, which too often makes its victims blind and - deaf and inconsiderate. Some people are more inclined to an-per an-per than others. Their temper is irascible. A disposition to anger maybe may-be overcome by prayer and watchfulness. watchful-ness. We have examples in the lives of the saints to show that by watchfulness watch-fulness and prayer they became very patient and humble, though at one time they were very much addicted to anger and choler. .nger frequently springs from an excess of pride or vanity. Anger often is an infirmity incident to human na ture, which, however, can be overcome by reflection and prayer. Shakespeare says: "Oppose not rage while rage is in its force. But give it way awhile, and let it waste." Catholic Universe. A Call to Our Catholic Societies. The Catholic Telegraph of Cincinnati, the oldest Catholic paper in the country, coun-try, and of which Dr. Thomas P. Hart is editor, publishes the following "Call to Our Catholic Societies:" At the Institute of the teaching sisters sis-ters of his diocese, held in Santa Monica, Mon-ica, Cal., the Right Rev. Bishop Conaty, in discussing a paper on "Civics," read by Miss Elizabeth Sullivan, spoke strongly against the "Buster Brown" literature and other Sunday supplement reading, declaring that they tend to develop irreverence and disrespect for authority. AJ1 of which is very true, and yet we do not find in the report of the proceedings of the institute that the bishop or any of those addressing the teachers of tne parochial schools said one word favoring the Catholic press and Catholic literature, which are the only antidotes for the poison administered ad-ministered by the daily press and secular secu-lar literature. Certain it is that in the convention of the Catholic Educational association held recently in Cincinnati, while many topics bearing on the moral instruction of the child were considered, the influence of the Catholic press was neglected. Were one captious, one might regard the neglect as deliberate, for in papers and discussions where the wrong done to the young mind by the bigotry or Ignorance of non-Catholic writers was deplored, of the remedy rem-edy that would noturally suggest itself no mention was made. This utter indifference toward the Catholic press by those who should be its staunchest supporters is one of the deplorable signs of the times. It is the strong man neglecting to lock his house against his enemies. We may see our schools, academies and colleges all that we most ardently nope mem to be, and a chain of universities encircling en-circling the land, and yet must they fall in the accomplishment of their grand purpose, with no means to meet the assaults of a non- (if not antit-Christian antit-Christian literature and journalism. Out of the bitter French experience, when he beheld the power of the press arrayed ar-rayed against the church. Pope Pius X exclaims: "In vain will you build churches, give missions, found schools all 3'our works, all your efforts will be destroyed if you are not able to wield the defensive and offensive weapon of a loyal and sincere Catholic press." It may be In the designs of Providence Provi-dence that as the foundation of the church in this country, as the parochial school has well been termed, is laid in , the loyalty and sacrifice of the laity, the wall of defense for church and school, as the Catholic press undoubtedly undoubt-edly is, shall be built by their faithful hands. To them this appeal Is addressed address-ed Next month In Boston the Federated Feder-ated Catholic Societies of America meet In annual convention. Hitherto the efforts ef-forts of this organization in regard to the Catholic press have not extended oeyond resolutions favoring its suPIwrt The time is now ripe for the putting of j those resolutions into working order. The Catholic editor has stood on the firing line for more than three-quarters . I a century in defense of the church in this country, and very often the only ord he received from those he defended de-fended was one of reproach because his weapon was not stronger. He does not ask others to abandon their occupations occupa-tions to aid him In his gallant fight, but as the fight is as much that of his co-religionists as It is his, he might reasonably expect assistance in supplying supply-ing the ammunition. Next month also the Knights of" Columbus Co-lumbus convene at St. Louis. This society so-ciety has shown itself the friend of Catholic education. No one would seek to withdraw their needed support from our schools, colleges and universities; but holding that its press is as necessary neces-sary to the church as its school, and the former is being neglected, It is not unreasonable to suggest that if that support cannot be given to both, It should be confined to the most needy as well as the equally necessary the Catholic press. j THE HIGHT TIME. The time for the kindly actions May be when the roses blow. Or when winds like warring factions Through the, leafless forests go; Both the summer's light with its splendor. splen-dor. And the winter of the year, Befit the words that are tender, And the smiles that help and cheer. The present's the time for aiding The lonely w ith deeds or words, Whether the woodlands ara -ading, Or filled with the songs of birds. We may seek, indeed, forever Through the whole long ear. and find A time or a season never or the speech or the act unkind. E. Beck, In the Ave Maria. Binks I notice that you have a thread tied around your finger. I suppose sup-pose that is to remind you of something? some-thing? Jinks Not exactly. It is to remind my wife to ask me if I forgot something some-thing she told me to remember. Thought Distances Were Short. A well-dressed German, evidently just from the fatherland, halted a W)hite house policeman in Washington and said to him: "I am a stranger nere. Can you tell me if I can reach Colorado by this evening, eh?" The policeman gasped for breath once or twice before he observed: "You know you're in th3 United States?" "Sure." "Well, it's about 1,300 miles from here to Colorado. If you get yourself blown out of a cannon, you might get there by tonight." "Gracious me!" said the surprised traveler, "I thought this was a little country." Boiling" Water. To boil water would seem to be a very simple thing and yet the late Charles Delmonico used to say that very few people know how to do it. The secret is in putting good fresh water wa-ter into a kettle, already quite warm, setting the water to boiling quickly and then taking it right off for use in tea, coffee or other drinks before it Is spoiled. To let it uteam and simmer sim-mer and evaporate until the good water wa-ter is In the atmosphere and only the lime and iron and dregs left in the kettle ket-tle is what makes a great many people sick, and it is worse than no water at all. For water boiled like this and flavored with a few drops of lemon juice Mr. Delmonico used to charge as much as for his best liquors, and he often recommended It to his customers and friends who complained of loss of appetite. It is worth trying. A Delicate Hint. Two very cadaverous looking tramps looked in at the window of a railway station where a teJsgraph operator sat at his key. "Say, pardner," one of them said in a very husky voice, "report a couple o' empties goin' east." Realism. (Boston Transcript.) Star Actor I must insist, Mr. Stager, on having real food in the banquet scene. Manager Very well, then, if you insist in-sist on that you will be supplied with real poison in the death scene. Not Supporters. Somebody rises to remark that some of our college graduates are not supporting sup-porting the Catholic press. We are sure of It. We are also sure that some of the same young men and women are not supporting themselves. The fault is not in the colleges or in the press, but in the young people and their parents. Sacred Heart Review. His Word for It. (Cleveland Leader.) The parental voice Maude, Is that young man gone yet? The daughter Y-yes, papa, he says he is. It was by no means a holiday task for Amos Boggs to carry pail after pail of water from the old well through the orchard and across the henyard to the kitchen, where Mrs. Boggs washed for the family and a dozen or so of customers. There he was in no mood to enjoy questions. "How many years have you been at this sort of things?" asked the elderly elder-ly person of wealth, on whose white skirts Mrs. Boggs was then expending her energy and the heat of a heavy iron. "Ten years," responded Mr. Boggs, striding on with his pails. "Dear, dear!" said the woman, in a commiserating tone. "Why, how much water do you suppose you've carried in that time?" "Pete's ded! I want Pete's dad. too!" "I've carried all that's been in . the well during that time, and isn't there now, ma'am," and Mr. Boggs entered the kitchen and set the pails down with as near a thump as the nature of their contents would permit Like the trill of a lark new-risen, It trembled upon the air, And wondering eyes were lifted To seek the singer there; Some dream of the thrush at noontide, noon-tide, Some fancieed a linnt's wail, While the notes went sobbing, singing, O'er the hearstrings of the GaeL It was the soul of Erin Awakened ln speech she knew, When the clans held the glen and mountains, And the hearts of her chiefs were true; She hath stirred at last in her sleeping, She is folding her dreams away, The hour of her destiny neareth And it may be today today. Gaelic Song. That which springs quickly into being be-ing dies quickly. Those things that are most worth having must be longest awaited. Leigh Mitchel Hodges. |