Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-02-09
gaaies' Column.
THE GUEST CHAMBER TO
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In the guest or spare chamber, al
ways have a copy of the bible in
large, clear type, also a few books
or magazines. / once passed a few
days, the Sabbath included, with
friend. Not knowing the customs of
the family on that day / arose early,
as usual. and waited three and one
half long hours before breakfast was
announced with nothing but medita-
ton to employ my time. Then,
again, the useful guest finds it pleas
ant to put finishing touches to the
room, and hand broom and dust
pan to gather up dust or little bits of
thread, buster, so nice and clean as
to require bit of paper pinned on TO
designate Its use, and good sized
piece of cotton, colored or white,
tucked in the handle of a slop jar,
will be readily understood and APP
preciated a friend has on corner
table small, firm basket, with COW
er, which are pins, needles, bcdkin,
boot and glove buttoner, knife, pen
Gil, thimble, spool each of black
silk, black cotton and white, box
of hairpins, emery bag, scissors,
etc., for the use of her transient
guests. Then too a corn broom in
those cute little fancy cases now in
vogue, is very useful.
A square of oil-cloth in front of
the toilet stand may save your carpet
from spots. A hand glass is indis-
pensable. A spare newspaper to
use while combing the hair. These
are little things but, ''moighty con-
vaneyant." Vacate one OF two bu-
reau drawers for the use of your
guest, and see that there are spare
nails in the closet also. Sometimes
a mattress, unless it be of hair, is
found too hard to sleep upon, and
feathers too warm. To obyiate the
difficulty, place the feather bed on
top and on it piece of straw mat
ting, over that q folded sheet or thin
quilt, and the bed will be very COM
Portable and cool.
Mothers, see to it that your boys
are not learning to smoke cigarettes,
or even ferns. 1t is thought by them
to be manly. Are they copying from
father? | have seen small boys of
from seven to twelve years of age,
behind stores, and in by paths, guild
ed and encouraged by older lads,
trying to smoke; even searching for
the little, burnt ends of cigars thrown
away by no one knows who. This
habit of using tobacco is on the in
crease, and is alarming, and in view
of this fact, what is the outlook for
the rising generation? Will they be
men of sturdy frames, iron nerves,
and strong intellect, or enervated in
body and mind, an easy prey to sick
ness and strong drink? See what a
steady growth the habit has had !
Not but few years since, woman
seen walking or riding with a gentle
man who was smoking, would be
| judged Immediately to be a "fast
woman Then, gentlemen smok-
ing, and passing lady on the street
removed the cigar. Now, with but
few exceptions, and in every case l
have noticed of late those exceptions
have been foreigners, generally Irish
men), even the pipe is retained in
the mouth, during conversation, and
we must breathe the vile odor. We
condemn the person who poisons the
water we drink has he more right
| to pollute the air we breathe? What
more revolving than to make an in
quiry of a man who, before he can
possibly reply, must raise his chin up
in the air that the pool of tobacco
| juice Cannot afford to wholly lose
the dainty morseD may not run out
before he replies? And how any
pure minded, refined woman can be
married to a man whose breath is
tainted with tobacco, whose garments
are saturated with its smell is one of
the mysteries. And women are par
TALLY to blame for its extensive use,
on all occasions. 1t does not seem
so bad a habit in our friend, our low
er, our husband, and the dear souls
never dream it is really so offensive
to us, because we make but slight
objection, if any. But setting aside
the matter of taste, it is detrimental
to health. Physicians tell US the
habitual tobacco user is harder to
cure when stricken down with sick.
ness, because the blood is vitiate6
and the whole system enervated by
the narcotic poison. We womer
must speak as we think about it, ant
protest against its use. Above al
watch the boys that the indulgence
does not become 4 fixed habit
Beatrice Bee.
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD
Every one should know that fist
may be scaled much easier by dip
ping into boiling water about min
ute.
Salt will curdle new milk; there
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