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From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
How to Preserve Women.


rather stirring and inspiring; and we
pull Up our tired mag on the shore to see
her pass, and admire the swell she cuts.-
Comparatively. however. the steamer
sinks into insignifcapce. or some other
very deep water. by the side of well
kept. we'll dressed woman. There is no
rubbing 1t out; women are an ornament,
charm. blessing. beauty ard bliss of life.
(man's life we mean, Of course and any
means that can be divised for preserving
them should be publicly made known
They are different from any other kind OF
fruit. You cannot pickle them; vinegar
absolutely spoils them. You cannot do
them up in sugar. and set them in cold
room. with paper soaked IN brandy over
their mouths-You cannot put them INFO
cans, and seal them up air-tight without
injuring their form and flavor. Now, rs
men Ire so dependent upon women for
LIES choicest blessings. proper mode
OF preserving them becomes a matter of
grea, moment, and we are sure that the
public will thank US for an unfaiing re-
ceipt. Here they have it.
Wash clean in cool water as often as
three times week in cold wea Their aud
every day in warm weather, and then rub
dry with a course towel. Ii the skin
takes on blush under the friction OF the
towel. so much the Setter. 1t betrays
inherit vitality, and happy reaclion.--
After the glow is well established. dress
in winter with thick flannel flannel JAG
ket next 10 the skin, and a pair OF flannel
drawers, which like the jacket, were bet.
ter knit, aud fitted closely. Over the
examinations OF these, heavy wooden or
worsted hose should be drawn, Ii this
preliminary process is perfected, very
important step has been taken towards
the general result. Women are spoiled
nearly as much from unprotected limbs
as from unprotected feet. Skirts are but
all indilftren! protection. Well, then,
after The jackets and drawers are or and
the WOODEN hose, there is nothing TO hin
der the perfection OF the dress after the
usual mode. The woman is on the direct
road 20 preservation, and no damage done
to her looks.
Expose to the air daily. As preser.
walton for this, put the feet. already en-
closed in WOODEN hose. (premising still
that the season is winter jim ;hick- soled
shoes or in regular Wellington boots
The thin slippers and the thin cold rub
bers beneath are not enough. A better
conductor OF caloric could hardly be found
than they combine to produce. Besides.
the rubber confines the moisture of the
foot, and every moment it is worn the
worse it becomes, until the connection OF
the foot with the ice beneath it is almos.
as direct as if no medium interposed.--
We would not discourage rubbers over
thick shoes, to be worn over brief passag-
es. They are very useful and convenient,
but they never should be relied upon as
the main protection Of the feet.
Having the feet well protected. pay the
next attention to the chest. The chest
is the repository CT the vital orgsns.-
There abide the heart and lungs. 1t is
from the impression made upon these OF
gans through the skin that the SILVER
comes. l. is natures quake--the alarm
bell--at the onset of danger. A woman
never shivers from the effect of cold upon
her limbs or hands or head; but let the
cold strike through her clothing upon her
chest. and off GO her teeth into a chatter,
and the whole organism is in commotion.
One sudden and severe impression Of cold
upon the chest has slain It's tens Of thous.
ands. Therefore, while the feet are well
looked after, never forget the Chest
These points attended 10. the natural
connections of dress will supply The rest
aud the woman is ready for the air. Now
let her visit her neighbors. go shopping.
call upon the poor, and walk for the good
Of it or the fun OF it.
Keep away from the stove or the re-
gis,er. Air tina: is dry and burnt. more
or less charged with the gases enveloped
by the consumption of fuel. is poison.
Go up stairs and make the beds with m,
tens on. Fly around the house like mad
and ventilate the rooms. Don't ST, pent
up in single room with double windows.
Fruit will not retain its full form and
flavor in air-tight cans; neither will wo-
men. They need air. If The shiver
comes on in these operations. 60 directly
-
and put on something more about the
chest.
Thus much for the winter treatment.
Generally. for the other seasons of the
year adapt the clothing to every change
of temperature. This may require a
modification of the dress four or five
times day. but it pays. Ours is ver-
satile climate. and if we are fit to live in
it, or must live in it we must take il as it
comes, and make the best of it, aud the
way to make it uniform to us is BY plac-
ing more or less between it and the skin
Again. do mol live in dark rooms
Light fades the carpet. but it feeds the
flower. No living thing. vegetable or
animal, can enjoy health in darkness
Light is almost as necessary as air, and
brown tan is far preferable. even as
matter OF beauty to sickly paleness of
complexion.
Thus much in regard to the physical
means for preservation. There are moral
means no less important. Every woman
should be married to an excellent man.
Marriage, it is true. brings care and wear,
but 1t is the ring that is worn keeps
bright. and the watch that lies still and
unwound that gets out of order. The