The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-23

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a + and physical training. Such an
inspection should be made in the case
of growing children as often as twice
yearly, and any tendency to faulty
poses, STOPPING, one sided develop
ment, or other imperfection, be noted.
The causes for such condition should
then be enquired into and removed;
and intelligent direction as to certain
spirits, plays, or, with other children,
systematic exercises could take the
place Of haphazard method. Once a
year such children should be carefully
measured to ascertain their chest
girth, arm and leg development, their
weight compared with height, and
other data, which would prove not
only of present interest, but the
means of comparing them with the
standard of development, and direct
ing their home and school training
accordingly. !.
The constant carrying of school
books in the right hand, or the weight
of q heavy school bag suspended over
the right shoulder, will tend to lower
that side, pulling down n shoulder
and leaving the other apparently
raised. If these weights be unusually
heavy the spinal column is sometimes
bent q trife to bring the centre of
gravity where it can sustain the
burden.
Prolonged piano practice in the case
of children whose muscles are not
strong may result in such faulty
positions on the part of the tired
player as to leave q permanent IN
press upon the figure. The wearing
of coats or garments which are even
but a trifie too tight across the chest
will prove to be a constant though
mild restraint to the development of
this bony structure and consequent
Limitation to expansion of the lungs
Home Maker.
Not Anxious for the Job.
"John, wake up! / hear a noise in
the kitchen. There's somebody in
the housed"
dumping out of bed.) Don't be
afraid, Maria. I'll drive him outl Be
calm, darling.n
Don't go down that steep stairway
with your revolver cooked, John. 1t
might go off before you are ready"
Crawling back into bed again.
Mrs. Billus, if you haven't any con-
fidence in my management OF burg
lars you can take the revolver and go
uOWu yOuISclI. -CttCUHO LfeOtchS'
Household Economics.
Have an under tablecloth of col
ored cotton flannel Oh your dining
table. 1t will not only make the
linen one look better, but dull very
much of the noise caused by moving
dishes, and will repay its original cost
in one year, in the added wear of the
linen ones, principally on the edges OF
the table, where they otherwise wear
out first.
Use clean white table cloths every
day, even though 1t necessitate rigid
economy in washing and ironing in
some other department of the house.
Nothing more surely shows good
breeding than fine table manners,
and 0 can never teach your chill
dren these while habitually eating off
an oilcloth spread or a slovenly linen
one.
Use Turkish towels for the kitchen
as well as for bath towels; they
wear well, wash easily and require no
ironing.
Make ''tacks' or comfortables for
every day use of domestic gingham
instead of calico. 1t only costs a
trife more, will wash better and wear
as long again.
Use honeycomb or crochet bed
spreads for all common use. They
can now be obtained of fair quality
as low as se~venty-five cents, and an
excellent one for $1.25. They are not
heavy to wash, and look better when
not ironed, but pulled out straight to
dry.-CoUqat7y Gentleman.