The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-28

Ceasing to greye
Eyes that grow dim to the earth and its glory
Have a sweet recompense youth cannot know;
Ears that grow dull to the world and its story
Drink in the songs that from paradise TOW;
Growing old graoiously-
Christian-like grow.
IT is but right we give all an opportunity,
and as so many of our readers have condemned
novel reading in such emphatic terms itseems
but fair to hear the other side. The following
IS contributed by Minnie Kidd, Texas.
Good and Evil OF Novel Reading.
The soul is educated by fragments Every min
ptes occupation is q retrograde an inspiration.
Our lives are strongly influenced by what we read
Commonplace work rarely reaches an ideal stand
ard. But books deal with the picturesque and
higher attributes that constitute the elements OF
success to satisfy an innate longing of the soul
scarcely palpabe, still elorescing No class of lit
erature has such potency to sway the human heart,
mould the finite mind, as fiction. There is much
talk about the effects of pernicious literature upon
society, all of which does not change its phase. AS
the wind playing upon waters intermngle sunshine
and shadow, so with novel2. 1t is almost impossi
BILE to determine the material result of this master
touch of the emotions. The only fault find
with the novels of today is, that they are
drawn in black and yelled in the sheen Of silver
and gold. Different people receive different i'm
pressions from novels; sometimes these impress
aions are unique ana fancful; sometimes
modern tinferno." The worst denouncer of fiction
lever heard had never read q novel. Still, he had
an opinion that somehow compared "a love story"
TO eating moonshine., So, so. 1 wonder if it is all
wisdom 'they say" Or merely blind unbelief II
the sensational story is wholly wrong must perorce
others of this class be SO ruinous? The passion
once excited for the romantic becomes insatiate
Would we have it otherwise? 1t is true, a resolve
does not always give desires yet not one thing
is ever accomplished minus the resolve Read
wholesome novels il they are "Vanity Fair" The
more cultivated our ideas, the keener becomes our
instincts-the line between right and wrong Is par
alel. What if the heroes and heroines are endowed
with more than ordinary capabilities? 1t is what
we should be, would be, were we to imbibe o little
more of the sweetness and beauty that sometimes
drifts this way from the eternal hills of Gods
paradise. There is always land of perpetual snow
where the too feryid Imagination may be quenched
1t is not by chance we feel an inward glow. There
lisa definite cause, and the soul, pearl-sWept and
rosy only reflects back the picture that magnetZes
the antagonstic particles relative to each separate
individuality. Time should be equally divided be-
tween work, books and thought. Then, at the last,
If we have not reached the apex of lofty endeayor
we will have marched with the ceaseless stream of
humanity adown the corridors of infinite ages, our
comedy we'll represented by feeting scenes. Then,
fa single note of music drifts back, floats on we
have not lived in vain. Through all, above ALL
around all Gods matchless love, some day we will
know which is best-the dreams or logic Of this
world.
Teaching Children the Care of Chambers and
Clothing.
From Good Housekeeping.
"Be sure and shut the doors before you stir tho
beds" was the charge our mother called after US
when she heard the warped back stairs creaking
under our lettering steps we were sent to put in
order the chambers of the wide old farm house that
was our childhood's home. A full quarter OF
century has swung past since then, and we now are
irving to teach our own little girls the wise counses
we sometimes so unWillingly heard from our
mother If every housckeeper would insist that the
occupants of her sleeping apartments-childTen,
help, boarders and yisit0rs-shonld air their beQs
and throw open windows each morning before
leaving their room, un'eSs beating storms made
this impractcable we should have less ailments of
lungs and liver and nerves in our midst 10
breathe night after night, unclean, vltiated air is
enough to poison anu disease the souhdest lungs
and undermine the strongest constitution created
Children unless weakened and undone by I'M
wise cossetng, love pure, bracing air, and we find
It easy to teach them to toss back blankets and
quilts after rising and to remember to throw open
the windows OF their ehamber but IS not SO easy
for an adult who has lived and slept in an heated
atmosphere heavy with impurities TIL he shrlnks
and shvers in currents of esh breezy air waves, TO
adopt the rules OF requests OF the mousse
When housewife has q crew of farm hands or
,workreople to board, to make sure of well venti-
lated chambers, it is generally necessary to go
through the sleeping rooms each morning as soon as
the help is out, aiIlAg DEUS cIOse's anu opening
windows.
But teach your girls to close all closet and
chamber doors before commencing to make beds
and to put rooms in order, else dust and lint will
puff and settle over garments III closets and need
iessIy little Railways and landings. Maybe half
their wardrobe is not neatly hanging in smooth,
wellshaken folds on their hooks, but is lying in
tumbled hesps on the closet floor, crushed under
shelves along with backing brushes and lathered-
Tipped shaving mtg, or scattered about the
chamber, rrnpled, dus y, creased hopeiesly III
iured with their sloyeuly care
And other wardrobes than those OF the men folks
quickly grow shabby because of shiitless care
taking We lave seen dainty suits, the work OF
painsaking, loving mother hands. grlmed with aust
and erumpled with W ear aud their last toss and
Aop on to char-back or foot board, their pretty
rufies and plaits spoiled with careless crushing.
We have seen elegant wraps and velvet and lace
trimmed garments swinging, fright side out, on
closet hook or on a jagged headed nail in the
chamber WALL caught at some point OF the rich
drauery when heedlessly flung Woodward, muddy
aossamer brushing their clinging folds and carefully
laid plaits and delicate ruchngs ruined with their
deep crossings aud gray siftngs OF dust and lint
Nowhere does sloyeniness SO quickly tell of itself
as in the shabby wrinkles and crumpled folds and
drnpery of a ladys wardrobe. Our little girls and
bows should ca ly he taught habit of uea!ness and
me hod that they may not be left 10 form such
undesirable traits Of character. 1t is easier for
child of seven than one of seventeen to learn to
take proper care of her clothing. Our little
daughters of six and seven years can readily learn
10 keep their corner or mammals closet IN incest
order.
With careful and constant example and now and
then a warm word Of approval these little home
makers Of the next generation soon take healthy
pride in keeping tber dainty dresses and wraps
neatly shaken out turned on their Innings and care
11v hmm ord lAgH
sitting dBst. Give them pretty boxes for their
priced Ace-tIImIaad aprons ana dainty collars and
bonnets; an ciaboIaiely embroidered shoe bag Tor
the smart little button boots and leggincs and these
little folks soon learn 90 delight la keeping their
corner Of mammals wardrobe IN neaiest order.
How TO save the Eyesight
From Golden Days.
In reading the book or paper should be held OF
distance ~ from ten 70 fifteen inches from the eyes
she readers position should Ds such that the light