The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-05
MAKING THE KOsT OF ONESELF
Something 10 Think ABOHL.

"Fine talk for the girls" q reader
was heard to say over the last article,
with this heading, "those who have
nothing to do but paint and powder,
may bathe and diet, and watch their
compilations. But where is a girl
who has anything else to do, Ia find
time for such things ?''
| ''Phey may take care of their health
and looks while they are girls, but
they Will have to give it up after
wards" thinks a well-dressed WO-
man, putting the papers down, while
thoughts OF duties ahead float before
| her. The new bride to call upon, the
lawn party TO get up for the church,
the brothers. wife expected, the Dress
maker coming next month and dress
es to rip and sponge for her to alter,
and the bOys' trOWsers TO he mended
and pressed like new, the stOre-TOOm
to look over, chocolate and jelly-cske
to bake, for the cake-bOX is getting
low, and an essay to write for the
Sunday school concert, or temperance
union. How can any woman think
of taking time to bathe and rub and
rest, for the good Of her health? And
! AOA AOOhog NlAC AuEh 10 lAsdAA1 ElllAAAs
The point is yielded at once that
bridal calls aud lawn parties are not
to be fOregOne, and that chocolate and
jelly-cRke are desirable il she sees
much company. Much of the house.
Keepers pride and pleasure lies in
such things. Emerson may talk in
fine philOsOphic fashion, about giving
our friends less Of a feast and more
Of ourselves when they come to see
us, but they must have something to
eat, and il is just as easy to bake
cake, as to have bean soup all the
time. never saw philosopher yet
who couldn't eat his share OF good
things with the rest of mankind. The
refined utilitarians who "aspire to
higher plane Of being" above such
considerations as calls and jelIy-cake,
breathe an atmosphere too rare To
support common life. Duty has to be
mixed with the bran of nOn-essen-
tIals to make good living. A family
must have all the good things, and all
the sOciablllty its income will allow,
to bring up children fit to mix with
the rest of the world, and to hold
their own among their fellows. A
needlessly limited style Of living pro-
duces narrow and sour natures.
Health and education must hold the
highest place, and yet, looking at the
desirable things to bsfione, for mind
and body, the only conclusion is, that
these must be done, and the Others
not be left undOne.
The business OF girl till she is
twenty or twenty-five years old, is to
learn how to live. She wants to
know how to do all sorts OF things be-
fore she has to do them, so that when
her turn for responsibility comes, in
stead OF shrinking from the duties of
church fairs and visitors, housekeep-
ing and calls, she will be glad 10 90
forward, and try her skill. She
wants to do these things with ease
and certainty, by no means leaving ]
out her baths and reading, any more |
than, being a good Christian, she /
leaves out her daily prayer
Ghe smart women will find moth |
ing in this letter that they will think |
worth reading, or that they don't |
know already, so | beg them to leave |
me to the only reader l crave, the
girl at the window, who wants TO do |
the best by soul and body, but cannot |
fnd time for all that she sees to do.
Time and energy are the most elias
tic things in the world, and the more |
one wants to do, the more one can |
do. Was there ever the man or wo-i
man who couldn't find time, ordina-
rily, to stop and look at newspaper,
just from the pOstOffice, or chat with |
a neighbOr, of a morning? More |
time is wasted talking about the sf-
fairs of the world, than in taking care
OF them. Take a day in the life of a |
woman who can't find time to take |
care Of health, and see il there is no |
time TO be gained in it.
An hour was lost last night, by sit |
ting up too late, and she will be be-
hind all the morning for want of en-
ergy. She is one of the people who
never feel rested on waking, aud she
goes lRnguidiy, and duly at the busi-
ness of life. There is no spring of
body and soul to give her a good send
Oft for the day. Some city people
confessed at breakfast, the other
morning, that they always felt when
they woke as il they wanted to turn
right around, and go to sleep again. |
They were not burdened with work
or care, but not one Of them knew
what it was to feel fresh In the morn
ing. III this Is the case, one has eth
er too little fresh air, or too little
sleep. IL the room is well aired
through the night, aud the drOWsiness
is left, one needs more sleep and must
have it 20 either work CT study well.
There is no use trying to keep the
mind or body brisk on snort allow
ance Of sleep. The difference between
4 bright, sWeet-tempered, able woman
and a slow, irritable one, is made by
two hours OF sleep at night. Your
hopes Of ability aud distinction prob
ably depend on sleep and food as
ANYTHING books and teachers will ever
do for you. II you want TO be q gay,
witty woman, with spirits and con-
trivanee for any emergency, by sll
your ambitions, never neglect sleep.
IL may be delightful for girls to gath
er IN each others rooms, hair brush
IN nand, 10 gossip till after midnight,
anu u may De enchanting to throw
care 10 the winds, the holiday weeks
al New Year, ana dance and frOlic
the hours away from dusk till dawn
and wake to begin the fun again. M
not deny the occasional week of flis.
sipstiOn when life seems too sweet to
be so much Of it spent in sleep, but
for love OF yourself, and all you wish
| for, be spRring CT these induIgences,
never admit them when you are st
study, or regular work. II hours are
lost from sleep, make them up by the
bath, and afternoon nap. Take q
book and lie down II you can't go to
sleep, and get rest, anyhow. Ii will
surely tell. 1t would not he surprIs-
ing if sufficient sleep for q fortnight
! introduced yOn to a new and delight
ful self, you will feel so fresh and
bright by contrast. There are plenty
of people going about the world,