Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-10-24
WEAVING the Baby.

of the cool months, not between May
and October. It should be about one
year old, not younger than nine nor
older than fifteen months. 1t is very
injurious to both mother and child to
continue the nursing too long.
Long before the time Of weaving, the
infant should have become accustomed
to other food, in addition to the breast
milk; 1t should have learned to drink
milk, for one meal. At seven or eight
months, this may be varied by the ad-
dition of softened bread, and by giving
simple meat-soup or beef-tea. It is not
particularly desirable to give to healthy
children meals of concentrated soups or
expressed beef Juice; the true aim being
not to crowd the child with nourish-
ment, of which it can easily get enough,
but to encourage vigorous and natural
digestion.
As the time for weaving approaches,
the number of food meals may be in
creased, so that the child will be in
duced to give up the breast with very
little difficulty. Only simple food
should be given, and at regular times,
avoiding pies, cakes, unripe or over
ripe fruits, soothing syrups, patent
medicines, etc. - Massachusetts State
Board of Health.
A BEAUTIFUL PIcTURE.-Alma Tade-
ma has Just finished an important pic
ture entitled 1.-THE Invocation of
Ceres" It illustrates that charming
custom among the ancient Italians
which Virgil describes in famous pas
sage of his first Eclogue. The corn
fields in the background are still green,
and the priestesses of Ceres leave the
temple to celebrate in the meadows the
opening OF summer. Their irregular
procession hastens down q hollow,
deeply starred with anemones in the
immediate foreground two girls, the
one fair and garlanded with white
flowers, the other dark and crowned
with purple flowers, have gained a
slight eminence, and pause to strike
their uplifted tambourines. Behind
them their sisters rush, breathless but
shouting, with flowing garments and
outspread arms q male figure to the
right advances with silver amphora Of
wine. An olive.tree fills the middle
distance. Between its branches in a
grove of pines the red and white temple
of the goddess, with its lofty hedge of
yew, is dimly seen. Further still, and
beyond the cornfelds, glistens the
white convent of the priestesses of
Ceres, behind which the mountains
rise with their cultured terraces, and
above them one catches glimpses of the
intense blue MONDAY sky.
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The Exposition at Melbourne, Aus
tralia, is to open on the lat Of October,
1880, and close March 81, 1881. Great
preparations are making for it. The
exhibition will be held in the Carlton
Gardens, comprising an area OF %
acres. Nearly all the European gov
ernments have signi6ed their intention
of being present by royal commissions.
The English Government has taken a
warm and decided interest in it. The
Prince of Wales and others of the royal
family will visit the exhibition. The
Duke of Genoa will 60 out in man-of-
war. France and Germany will be rep
resented in q similar manner.
Let face be backed by blood and
mettle, let the soul be narrowed by ex-
perience and made mellow as a plowed
field by burrows that have torn it up
let it be made charitable by the sins OF
others, by sense of its own sins, and
you have face that will wear as many
changes of expression as the wind and
weather.
If love and affection could be won
with gifts and jewels, then, indeed,
love would have its price; but it is not
so. Affection springs from the heart
only; NO gifts can produce it. A child's
love is won more truly by aparent's
fond embrace and kiss than with gilt
tering toys.
AS to smoking. In Detroit police
man on duty and in uniform must not
smoke. In Chicago he may smoke
whenever he likes. If mau wants tc
smoke on Detroit street Car he mus
stand on the rear platform /; in Chicago
he must stand on the front platform
or, in open cars, occupy one of the