The Mineral argus., 1884-10-23
FARM. FIELD AND FIRESTDE.
household Miscellany.

Tbere Is a woman IN Springfield,
Massachusetts,, who writes to the Union,
Of that city: II don't take kindly to
tbo p,actice of shutting all the doors
ond windows, and keeping the house in
-o,,v darkness to keep the flies out.
'~onid rather have the sunlight with
tho aies If J. can't have it without, and
r. thew bee ome too numerous l an: will
;no IN take a hand in shooting them
oni for the sake of keeping the win
Sows open. A jury of that woman's
country women would convict her of
insanity without another particle of
testimony.
Although but few years have passed
since its introduction, Hydrangea pam
iculata grandilora is we'll known to
everyone who takes a lively interest in
Horticulture. 1t is among the finest
hardy shrubs in cultivation, and is
rightly considered, by many, the hand
soonest and most beautiful. It's merits
are such that it takes prominently
the lead among ornamental shrubs
wherever known. 1t is a native of
japan and is perfectly hardy in any
part of the United States, needing no
protection of any kind. For lawn or
cemetery it is unrivalled.
At the London Health Exhibition
Miss Ada BALM delivered a lecture on
children's clothes. She quoted statis-
tics to show hat in 1871 Is, 900 infants
under the age of one year died for want
of common sense and care in this inn
portant matter by their parents and
nurses. The lady also pointed out that
serious injury was done to the little
pieces of humality by shaking them to
stop their crying. She protested
against rocking cradles, for though the
violent motion might have desired effect
of making the "~squaller" sleep. it was
at the risk of making him an idiot for
life, his little brain being but a Jelly.
1t was terrible, she said, to think what
number of embryo poets and great men
of intellect had been entirely DESTROYED
by this silly, ignorant custom of dad
ding the infantile brain.
Honor the dear old mother. Time
has scattered the snowy flakes on her
brow, plowed deep burrows on her
but is she not sweeter and more
beautiful now? The lips are thin and
but those are the lips which
have kissed many a hot tear from the
childish cheeks, and they are the sweet
lips in all the world. The eye is
dim, yet it glows with the soft radiance
Of holy love which never fades. All,
yes; she is a dear old mother. The
sand of life are nearly run out; but
feeble as she is, she will 90 further
md reach down lower for you than
my other upon earth. Love her tender
and cheer her declining years with
loly devotion.
That New England lady's experience
With sweet peas should be a common
ne. There is surely no flower that
fields such a continual profusion of low
and fragrance at so little cost, and
or so long a time. Plant late in fall,
if mice are feared, or the soil very
eavy, quite early in March place small
as soon as tendrils show; and if
yater is plenty and neal the final brush
lg should be at least eight feet high,
Or with cutting of the flowers freely to
revent excess of seed-forming, and
nth copious watering, the plants u
ven further. All the gardens of the
alton may be challenged to show a
over in all respects so satisfactory for
nosegays at all hours of the
ay and on all days of the summer. As
ne lady says of her pansies: "The
lore blossoms you pick the faster they j
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Lovely Villages and Towns. !