The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-01-20
TO BUSY MOTHERS.

Some Valuable Hints by q Lady Who
Speaks from Experience.
The human brain needs rest and
change. The human mind needs relax
alton. The human heart needs pleas
ant companionship. Deprive them Of
these requisites, and the result in nine
cases out Of ten will be insanity. Per-
haps you imagine that l mean to frighten
you. Why, to tell you the truth, if I
could not arouse you to sense Of your
condition unless I terrified you little, 7
would rather do SO than see you an in
mate of an insane asylum. You see
this to be quite in accordance with the
rest of natures laws. The body can not
subsist on one Kind Of diet; it must have
more or less variety; and, behold, how
plentifully our Creator has provided for
this great need in the abundant fruitful.
ness of earth, air and sea! How soon
the palate tires of one kind of diet! How
soon the body starves when fed upon one
thing. Dear friend, beseech you give
this subject your most careful consider
alton, for / perceive you are killing your
self with the constant strain brought to
bear upon body and mind, and unless
you consent to relax that strain you will
suffer very seriously in consequence.
Your nervous headaches are sent,
perhaps, as warnings, which, if needed,
may prove your salvation from more
serious trouble. I have found it ex.
ceedingly injurious to work during the
evening. You have been busy all day
with one duty or another; the night has
come; you can find no warrant in Scrip.
ture for continuing them.
So let the work-basket remain undis-
turbed, let the needle rest You will be
all the more skillful with it on the NOR
row. Spend the evening in reading,
conversing, playing interesting games
with your children, or in visiting your
friends; or, better still, if you feel able,
in attending an interesting lecture or
concert; then, when you retire, you will
sleep sweetly, and awake refreshed and
equal to the performance of the days
duties.
Never eat heartily when tired to death.
Drink cup of tea and eat a cracker OF
beat up an egg in half pint of milk.
sweeten and flavor to taste, and drink it.
This will strengthen you, and will not
make any demands on your weary
stomach OR digestive organs. And
another thing: do not rise early
in the morning and trot all over
the house doing this and seeing to that
for hours before you eat anything Put
on the coffee, if you use that beverage,
or the tea, if you use that, as soon as
possible, and pour yourself out a cup
just as soon as it is in condition for
drinking, and add whatever light, easily
digested article of food you may like
best. This done, and you must eat Slow
ly and at your ease, you will find that
you can return to your work and fairly
make things fly.
You will catch yourself singing, per.
haps, and when your husband and chill.
dren come down fresh from their slum.
bers they will meet smiling face, and
sit down to a breakfast presided over by
a cheerful hostess Force yourself to
try this plan once or twice, and know
you will be pleased with it. / have the
greatest faith in it, because 1 proved it
in my own case; and this is true of all
the suggestions / have given in this let,
ter.-lAustrated Christian Weekly.