The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-02-09

and took the rest one after another
Next day she had good ten hours at
the washtub; and as there was no want
of clothes, if only they were kept clean,
instead of being hurriedly ''run through
the tub" as she called it, in driblets of
twos and thfees, when dire necessity
called for so much exertion, the family
soon was we'll and tidily clad; they
then felt themselves cleaner and smarter
than they had been for long time
Cleanliness brings self-respect, and self
respect leads with it a train of many
virtues.
Before the week was over the house
had a different appearance. Every
room had been scrubbed and cleaned
not, it is true, to perfection, but still
enough to make a very great difference.
The back yard was washed and tidied
up, and the fusty smell banished from
every corner. The family, in the course
of month or two, showed great i'm
provement in temper. Mcguire, though
he said nothing, opened his eyes very
wide at the change which was going on,
..nd, s.ru~4 = I.s.d ieast~d "iAilD, De6aii
to enjoy his evening paper by the fire.
side, instead of taking it out of doors.
In course of time he got into the habit
of rarely leaving his own home in the
evening; and now, having been in the
midst of good examples for more than
year, is beginning to take bath quite
regularly. 1t is easy to see that, though
he makes no remarks, he feels and ap
preciates the increased comforts Of his
home.
Now, Mrs. Mcguire, you have made
a great and pleasing change; you have
cleared away the distractions in the
skins of yourself and of your family
Do not be afraid of using plenty of
soap. 1t is not dear, and the money is
we'll spent in securing clean floors,
ruddy faces, and an air of cheerfulness
through the house. The loose silver
which Mcguire used to have in his
pockets when he went out, and never
had when he came back, would pay for
your soap ten times over.
If ever you are tempted to relapse,
remember these benefits of soap and
water:-
They keep the pores of the skin open,
and so the body isl shealthier and the tenn
per sweeter.
They keep the clothes clean, and of
pleasant odor; and the person who
has his dress neat and clean is always,
to some extent, improved in character
by that very fact.
They keep the house free from dirt,
and from nasty smells, so that feverS
find it hard to enter the dwelling; and
if cuts or sores happen to be on the
body, they do not tester, but quickly
heal.
They make the home more cheerful,
and so help to bind the family together;
the father is not so anxious to spend
his evenings round the corner; the
boys, as they grow old, are not in such
hurry to get out to hang about the
streets; and the girls are not so likely
to Jump at the first offer, good or bad,
in order to escape from the dirt and
discomfort OF home.
These are only some of the virtues of
soap and water. The house that does
not know the comfort they bring, has
nothing else that can make up for them.
What makes the body fresh and sweet?
Why, soap and water.
What makes our dwellings clean and neat!
Still, soap and water.
Your soap and water do not spare;
Scrub all your rooms, and let them air;
Disease does little mischief, where
There's soap and water.
What makes the children look so smart?
Why, soap and water.
obright of cheek, so gay of heart?
Still, soap and water.
And grown-up people, too, begin
To find their spirits rise within,
When first they feel healthy skin,
Through soap and water.