The Jasper weekly courier., 1875-06-25
The Early Break fast.

! wish ! could prevail upon every
housekeeper who prepares breakfast
herself, 10 take her own morning meal
las early as she can prepare l.. No mat
tier what ''ihe folks say Ii will be a
vast gain 10 her, and, no doubt. add
years TO her life. ANY one who has
tried it. knows with how much more
zeal and energy she can go about her
work, after "A good nourishing meal, es-
pecially If il has been taken quietly
But the neither who wcaries herself out
with preparing food for the household.
and then sits down exhausted To take
her own, as she can snatch moment OF
time in the intervals when she is NOT
waiting upon the children. begins her
days round under very great disadvan-
tages. The system, too. is far more
ready TO take contagious disease when
the stomach is empty. The chills and
fevers Of our western country are sure
TO creep into the system when TINS ex-
hansted. Persons who have practsed
eating breakfast almost Immediately on
rising. have entirely escaped this diff
culty.
Make your preparations over night
for this early breakfast. Rise few
minutes earlier. if ncedful. and rs soon
as your fire is lighted. and the breakfast
for the others started, prepare your bit
of steak and an egg, if you like, and sit
down TO eat IL with good slice Of bread
land butter. while your kettle is boiling
and your griddles heating. II will bot
be time lost, but hours saved in the in
creased vigor and comfort with which
your days duties will be performed
Then YOU can sit down and sip yOuI
own in comfort. The old-time nervous
ness will be gone, and you will be sur
lprisd TO see how much more smoothly \
the wheel of the domestic machinery
will move on.
\ Try the experiment week, and if YOU
do not like il, YOU can easily drop il. -
( BY NC. in Arthur's Magazine for July
The Insane Wife of Abraham
Lincoln.
sew York Tribune.
The action taken Jy Mr.. Robert T
Y Lincoln in regard TO his mothers men
tai disorder was founded upon consult.
ling with members of her family, witt
the most intimate friends of the lat,
president, aud with six of the leadin.
lphysicians of Chicago. who after iul
Examination of the case assured him
that by any further delay he woulC
lrcnder himself responsible for a prob
able tragedy. Mrs. Lincoln is receiving
'ltreatmcnt under the care of DR.. X. j
4 Patterson, at his residence, Bellevue
'lplace, situated at Batavia, one of tn,
lmost beautiful villages in Northerr
: Illinois. about 81 miles from Chicago
DR.. Patterson is gentleman of higl
repuie for his skill in mental disorders
! but devotes his attention entirely II
ladies, of whom there are about dozeI
under his charge. Mrs. Lincoln (witl
her attendant, young lady formerly ,
; school teacher. selected for this position
J ION account of her kindness and inielli
gence) occupies two very pleasant room
in the part OF the house reserved for tn
: private residence of the Doctor and hi
: family, and has no reason 10 be aware
that any other patients are in the house
She takes her meals in her rooms or "a
the Doctors private table as she chooses
drives and walks out when and wher,
she pleases. but when out is always ac
companied by either Mrs. or Miss Pat
terson or her special attendant, for al
of whom she expresses a great liking
: -lSuch has been the influence of the quie
: and pleasant surroundings that nothini
. whatever has occurred TO render neces
sary anything more than a prudent su
-lpervison and this is given by pleasau
companionship. without any appearance
of restraint. At present her dcrangc
clment exhibits itself mainly in n gcnera
: mental feebeness and incapacity, aud
I is not yet possible TO give any opinio
0 as TO her restoration.
: Acts Sneak Louder Than Word,