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Show VWomm-s World 1 " CONDUCTED BY HELENS VALEAU. I viiin l Ah IJKADIXG. I iiiag 'Zii"' writer 'tells of a little If which happened in Boston. B i'.' ;i stranger in Xew England, I listening absentmindedly one 1 " li'T rhred charwoman, who ,,::. ('.M.-iUiim away while she dusted I v!i,U.,(i':iVtii'''nt- Coming to the book-1 book-1 ,h Jhf maiJ specific inquiries of her I itt.,.ut a certain "little brown I ,nl .-'Vi-jeii she- declared to be a V !."'"ve-wi'ii:: P,M,i book." Further f "'""cti.iiiinc rather idly on the part I t;f'--,H ltljnvss. hrougrht out the inter-I' inter-I' '''..','b f;nt that the "little brown I? (.'rferred to was none other than i 'jins of Emerson, in which the I I I V,, j-V'i.iaiit colored woman had 1 jj !"",'.' j 7-:iran" when she needed it. 1 1 ' "i;iit hear 't i" hr own words: ? . y,'--m 1 li'iv, read it lots o' times. I '. .' ',.,!. ran away two years ago, ii ;!;',-i',k'' " 1 f'-'t so bad. Work f ! f jj' ,, w 'he Moor all night i , V -1 1 i - no fatin' or drink-? drink-? v i; i ful chokin' in my I ".....t; 1 Ik '.. ci iy 1 see this little - i k in a s. ' M i store marked ,',', c.n;-. ai , 1 ys that's awful J ,:,.., for a 1 ...' , . in then 1 bought .,' vhat r.ight i :.i Jght I would go ':Hi!V ,i,i!ikiir h! ' :hinkin and I j.j,.' U. 'his- 1' . a. id read a little ' ,.,.,s, -i.o-.n tw. i a sos. and all to ! 1 say. '-Hii v Harris, you forget J,ia, .;irp'i Tlif-.i J gets into bed and : ,., uctit t' leep, and I hain't j f !Siit much of him since." " Tii.T" i- a lesson in the above In-j In-j .:,,.;it for catholic women, who are j J,,.; ;iv"Pi. perhaps, to the kind ot I .! ,,jt:g "iiicii gives courage in time of t u,,iibii. an.l stimulates to noble ac-f ac-f Js. I'atholi'.- literature is so rich in ' ,ifiiiiHl .-timulus that we need not v., iiutsiiie our c n doors for the cour- ...... ,.. h.-lj. ms over the Slough of De- I 'sunl. Non-Catholics have found this i L(Ui, ;ui(l o to our treasure troves t-.ii:"r for the beauties that they con- tiMii. l! i cloar that they fully ajipre-i ajipre-i iiat many Catholics either ig-; ig-; ,,: of l. :i"v nothing about. m u'h lias been said in this depart-1 depart-1 iii''Mt ;i !"iu the advantages of spir-I spir-I jtnal i"-aling, whether it be in the I i)iU: St. Thomas A. Kempis, or one i ,,f the many books of spiritual read- iiiR in which our literature is so rich mid tlic Catholic woman is not only licn li' t. hut unfortunate, who does not tincl out for herself just how s niurh of real help and comfort and i n;-tr.aiic" are waiting for her right ;it her hand. There is a certain jii-ayerliook. gotten out by Father I.HSHiice of Cincinnati, that is a ver- ! imhle mine of spiritual treasures. It ' is useful not only as a Mass book, but t,i I'icl; up at any hour of the day or ; vening. for a bit of counsel or a ' ihniight-pi ovoking phrase. Kvery Catholic woman should de-u.te de-u.te some little time to spiritual read-liijj; read-liijj; she owes it to her Church to acquaint ac-quaint herself with- its treasures, and .ii.- owe U to herself to make use of tV'w str.mg helps which a w ise moth-: moth-: tr has provided for her assistance. ! fatheiic Calnmbian. A IlllVMi: OF pun: HKASOX. A Chris: in n Science Proselyte I 1 A "lie upon a mountain height. i v"'"lering upon the vain I 1'flirf in non-existent Pain; j nervous Dread of any kind ' Was i-n illusion of the Mind. j When, i-oniing ilown the mountain- ! SIM", 1 .A .irejidi'u: lion lie espied. -i '' 1 " Proselyte said, "Mercy niel" J A:.il oiiii lily scuttled up a Tree. v":;t morning at the rise of sun j here ci.me n Unconverted One, V.i.o saw the I'roselyte at bay Am iimvc the hungry beast away. Tii.- Cynic said. "Aha: 1 see ; V"u:- i-iaim has got you up a Tree." "v".';r .hidgmont,' said the Proselyte, "Arises from Imperfect. Sight. "A linn to a soul refined Is an aIlt,sjon 0f the Mind." "f that's the case," the Cynic said, "Why s.'.o'.v these human signs of : I'r.a !? "Vihy j.;iIe the night, secure from harm. In vor.ae,- Elevated Palm?" "Friend." said the Saint, "if you but knew! Tuis tree is an illusio'n, too. "Wli-n in a Jungle, far from Home, liere ; :.!( !y Mental Lions roam, J' pti's ono more at Ease to be 1 1' ""! imaginary Tree." I cre,-,t is Mind:" the Stranger I tTle,i. Aid v.f.; iUs way quite Eddy-fied. Life. mm: wedding kobe. I AK,1 Host prepared a Feast, I tticss arrayed in garments fair i ' :,.''t:' void, came thronging in, ' il" -1' 'eis shining in their hair. I ' " ''! 's eye surveyed them all, J "il S'A "neath many a princely f hie, I,. ' A rl eo'ri'j.t with hideous sin. t " iy sight," He said I I ' a-m'" S ''''' H(1 ,f,aJ witn Him j !.,." ,''' ;.;i"':i in the highest place , j r ,' "(,ad upon their brows j ' ' '--1 le ornament of grace. 'I '"her I x c;' sinful to the Feast. 1 v,,,-' v "' ri n His eyes bdim. i "jj'"1 hut the clean of heart Vein,,,,. i l(, SU)( wjJh Ujm7 C. A. C. 1 ni ui T d hhiax keasox. s, .j" oatfonal Catholic Truth 1 i,, ,;,s .;n-t issue-d a translation . ;., '.; ' " -U-I."rir of ihe scholarly ll.il- 7- lst,,'-v "f 1,10 Most i it is' and Human Reason." s'n.-j,1.0 ''''' ,u;f'Ph Chiaudano- of the j ,.., '.'-v -'esus. Most of the inex-1 inex-1 'lieationp of the L. C. T. S. ,j( "''eii -, justly fr distribti-Die distribti-Die iroisses of the Catholic 'o'n.,, !' !'" ';!!holic jioiiulation of our I v-iii,''', hrocliure, however. 1 eM' s'"ivg at (lie usual price of five ,;.' ' ""f!w 'itii a theme which re-i re-i t i-si .,7 . 1 rj at the hand of a I ,,','.:!,, '""'a).hk ians and will be of ' Vi,!!" to the more highly edu- liert'j ,I'l'-,,'"v Father Chiaudano has ii.,,.'! a lucid exposition of the I 'm. ,": "f tin- Holy Eucharist and hi.,-,,' y deiricnstrated the perfect "" j between said doctrine and j I the laws of the human mind. Xow- adays there are thousands of Catholics at state universities, in normal colleges, col-leges, etc., and a far greater number of non-Catholics who have been imbued, im-bued, perhaps unconsciouslv, with false fundamental principles 'of philosophy phi-losophy and of physical science. A materialistic or pantheistic mentfl temperament is thus developed which, apart from a miracle of divine grace, causes the non-Catholic to regard as absurd the doctrine of the Eucharistic Presence, and inclines the Catholic to believe that he must abdicate reason or lay aside the faith. Such an attitude atti-tude proceeds not from learning but from ignorance of the teaching of the Church, and such pamphlets as the present should be widely circulated among persons of education and particularly par-ticularly in scholastic circles. A careful care-ful study of Father Chiaudano's treatise treat-ise will convince a sincere searcher for truth that in Christ's Sacrament ot Divine Love as explained by His Chruch there is absolutely nothing repugnant re-pugnant to human reason. POINTS FOU MOTH KISS. Don't snub the child who is a perpetual per-petual interrogation mark. It is a big temptation, but think how dreadful it would be if your little questioner had been born deaf and dumb or mentally deficient. Losing your patience when "Willie bothers you with "Why?" or Nancy never speaks w ithout a question to be answered will throw your children back on themselves for information, and you will learn too late you have, lost your hold on your little ones. If you do not answer questions be sure some one else will neither so wise nor so truthfully. Many a child's fear of "bogies" or dreadful nervousness for which you cannot account ac-count can be traced to awful stories told them by servants when you refused re-fused to gratify childish curiosity because be-cause you were too busy. Do not feel that your child is an infant in-fant prodigy because he is given to the "why and wherefore." His questioning ques-tioning is only nature's way of making mak-ing instruction easier to you." See that you heed it. If you think the questioner a wonder won-der you can rarely hide your opinion from him. The result? He become that most obnoxious nuisance a child who asks questions to show off and be a smarty. Likewise will his vanity take a boom that is not beneficial. Again, do not tell a child he is a "stupid" or laugh uproariouslv when he asks you a question that seems ridiculously easy to you. It is this habit that keeps many children silent when by going to mother or father their doubts could easily be set straight. Many children have held for years impossible and terrifying notions ot everyday facts which they never would have had if they had not dreaded dread-ed the laughter of "big people." HEX CHILimEX AKE COXVA-LESCIXfJ. COXVA-LESCIXfJ. It is. of course, very tedious for an actively inclined child to lie quietly in bed when he longs to get up, and the 1 resources of mother and nurse are .sometimes almost exhausted in the effort ef-fort to amuse him. Perhaps you .may feel inclined to let him get up and say. nothing about it to the doctor; but, though you may hoodwink him. you can't hoodwink the heart, and it will make the child pay for the deception sooner or later. A person with a permanently weak heart more particularly a boy is heavily handicapped in life's race. He cannot enter the army or navy. He would be instantlyVejeeted by the examining- medical officer. He cannot go in for any athletic competition. If he does so it is at the risk of his life. Very hard work is almost impossible to him. He must always "take care" more or less and so is almost certain to fall behind his more lucky because stronger compeers in the race of life. |