Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-05-15
Bathing.

] 10 uOL tDsuk au luutWuual can De pny6l-
icaliy unolean and morally pure. One OF
the greatest causes of skin diseases Is the
lack of the use Of water. There is all
times3and under oil circumstances shed.
ding Of tho opitheium of the skin. 1t
comes OF in scales, which if not removed,
will CLOSE tho pores of the skin and prevent
tho free respiration that is constantly taking
place. One Of natures modes of dispos-
ing Of her surplus heat and waste matter is
by sending them out throughthe pores of
the skin. In fact go essential is this to the
physical economy that if tho body be coy--
cred with coat of varnish for even short
time death will occur. From this you will
observe how important it is for us to keep
every pore open. To do this we must
battle. will not stop to speak of the ben.
efits to be derived from tho employment of
Turkish or other baths, but bathe regularly
and often. Every man, woman aud child
should bathe twioo week OF least, and
oftenor when the employment followed is
such as to render it necessary. Now it
may seem strange, but most people don't
bathe once month on on average, and one
half Of those who do, do it in such way
that no good comes from it. While spoug-
ing ones self off is better than not bathing
at all, yet it is not as beneficial as it should
be. 1t is not necessary that you have u
bath room, with all tho modern oonvenicu-
oes All you need is q warm room and
| few gallons of water, some soap aud a
sponge. It requires no skill to use them.
Use the bath if you would preserve your
health. remember of hearing doctor
toll patient to take warm bath. The
patieut afaterward said: "That's the fust
water that has touched my back iu sixteen
years. The man that will not wash him
self oftener than that is o brute.
Physically We arc nation Of invalids.
We can never be aught else as long as we
antugonize all tho laws of hygiene by our
daily lives. The neglect of cleanliness is
one Of the most hagrant causes of disease.
Then keep your body clean, and my word
for it you will instinctively lothe aud
abhor all that is vile aud filthy. A physi-
oally impure man or woman is au object of
aversion to everybody. Regard cleanliness
us a cardinal virtue.
TRAIN THE Bows FOR BUSINESS. There
is one element in the home instruction of
boys to which, says a Boston paper, too
little attention hos been given, aud that is
the cultivation of habits of punotuality,
system, order aud responsibility. In too
many households boys from twelve to fours
teen years are too much administered to by
loving mothers and other female momb
of the family. Boys lives during those
years are the haloyon days of their exis-
tcnce. Up in the morning just in season
for breakfast, nothing to do but to start off
early enough not to be late; looking upon
an orrand as taking so much time and
memory away FROM enjoyment; little thought
Of personal appearance except when re-
minded by mother to "spruoe up" little;
finding his wardrobe where mother puts it
lin fact baving nothing to do but enjoy
himself.
Thus his life goes on until school ends
Then he is ready for business. He go,s
into an office where everything is systcm,
order, precision. He is expected to keep
things neat and orderly, sometimes kindle
fires, file letters, do errands--in short,
become part of nicely regulated machine,
where everything moves in systematic
grooves, aud each ono is responsible for
correctness in his department., and where in
finds task masters, moro or less leuient, 10
be sure, and everything in marked contrast
to his previous life.
In meny instances tho change is too
great Errors become numerous; blunders,
overlooked at first, get to bo q matter of
serious moment; then patience is ovcrtasked,
and tho boy is told his services arc no
longer wanted. This is tho first blow, and
sometimes he never rallies. Then comes
the surprise to the parents, who too often
mover know the real cause, nor where
they have failed in tho training of their
children.
What is wanted ia for every boy to have
something special to do; to have somo duty
at definite hour, and to learn to watch
for that time to come; to be answerable for
certain portion of the routine of the
household, to be trained to anticipate the
time when he may ontcr the ranks of buei :
ncsj, and bo fortified with habits of energy,
accuracy and application, often of more
Importance than superficial book learning
Scientific american.
BARREN APPLE TnEEs.-What can be
done for them? Tho answer uppermost in
all minds is: Cut them down. Why cum.
Der the ground? But would not do that.
There is one thing you can do; you can
strike to the life of the tree, but don't kill
it. by woundiogso as to check the wood
growth Of the treo you may throw
the treo into fruitage. All know
that to girdle limb of an apple-that is,
take out ring of bark at tho basc of a
limS in tho early spring-will induce tho
formation of fruit buds that season, which
the followino vear will devolon in n or,, &c