Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-10-25
SEND FOR MOTHER.

SEND FOR MOTHER.
"Dear me it wasn't enough for me
to nurse and raise family of my own,
but now, when I'm old, and expect to
have little comfort here. it is all the
time Send for mother =" And the
dear old soul growls and grrlmbles, but
dresses herself as fast as she can, not
withstanding. After you have trotted her
off and got her safely in your home, and
she flies around, administering rebukes
and remedies by turns, you feel easier
It's all right now, or soon will be
Mothers come
In sickness, no matter who is there,
or how many doctors quarrel over your
case, everything goes wrong, somehow,
till you send for mother.
In trouble, the first thing you think of
is to send for mother.
But this has it's ludicrous as well as
its touching aspect. The verdant young
couple, to whom baby's extraordinary
grimaces and alarming yawns, which
threaten the dislocation of its chin F; it's
wonderful sleeps, which it accomplishes
with its eyes half open, and no percep-
tible futter of breath ON it's lips, caus-
ing the young mother to imagine it is
dead this time, and to shrek out, "Send
for mother !" in tones of anguish-this
young couple, in the light of the expert
ence which three or four babies bring,
find that they have been ridiculous, and
given mother good many "trots for
nothing.
Did any one ever send for mother,
and she fail to come? Never unless
sickness or the intrmities of age pre-
vented her. AS when, in your child
hood, those willing feet responded to
your call, so they do, and will continue
to do, as long as they are able. And
when the summons comes which none
yet disregarded, though it will be a
happy day for her, it will be very dark
and sad one for You, when God, too,
will send for mother. .-,Science of
HcalM.
TIE BEST REMEDY For OBESITY.
Mr.. Banting, an Englishman, became
very fat, and strove by all sorts Of means
to rid himself of his incumbrance, and
at last hit upon Il method, which he took
great pains to communicate to others.
This was, to live exclusively on meat.
In 1863 Mr.. Banting published a
pamphlet giving the secret of his relief
He tells us that the sorts of food which
he particularly advises fat people to
avoid are "butter, sugar, potatoes, milk,
and beer" He urges that there need
be no stint in quantity. The only thing
requiring attention is the quality. He
argues with much force and spirit
against sugar and other sweet things.
He thinks that saccharine matter is of
all food the most fattening.
Banting's system has attracted con-
siderable attention. Thousands of the
waddling Germans have tried it, but
now few believe in it, not that ii will
not reduce the flesh for it will certain
ly do that-but because it reduces it by
producing diseased condition, par
ticularly of the kidneys. Many grave
cases of disease of the kidneys produced
by the Banting system are reported
from Germany.
The only safe and effective treatment
of obesity is a reduction in the quality
of the usual food, an increase of exer-
else, and n reduction of the hours of
sleep. This should be gradually pushed
until the reduction in weight is one to
two pounds a week. This cannot fail,
and will invariably improve the health.
com AND S{L YER.
The gold and silver product of the
Pacific Goa since 184S has been some.
| thipr marvellous. In lS4S. the wear