The Press., 1891-12-10


 suit of the drinking habits of the parents 55, ,0O0 children in London go to schoo each morning unfed.
 A. E. Richardson, in the Temperance Cause, states that Jamaica ginger is known by analysis to contain more thar ninety per cent. of alcohol. If any one doubts this statement he can be convinced by pouring the liquid into a shallow dish and setting 1t on fire, when he will find that it burns with blue flame and that nearly all the liquid is consumed.
 The Reformer: MT. J. w. Burns, ot Glasgow, with the largest model lodging house in the world, and also the superin. tendent of another Glasgow model lodging house, says that almost every case he had come across of men who had fallen from good positions to inhabiting the lodging house, was caused by drink; and, if the public houses were only closed, the homes might be closed too, or there would soor be but little need for them.
 After the war, Miss Laura Towne, who had done much good work in teaching the negroes on the island of St. Helena was appointed to an educational office The colored man who was president ot the board was indignant. He said: "A woman on de board! No! don't sit on dis board wid no woman." Being unable to prevent her receiving the office, he swore her in, after she had with difficulty shown him how, and then said to her : "Now, I'se swore you in, I'se goin' to swear myself out."
 Miss Frances Griffin, of Alabama, na- tional organizer for the W. c. T. U., said : "I had not meant to speak here to-day, because, if did, I did not know what would become of me when got home. L'That's it!' another southern lady in the audience interjected audibly.] Ihave no father, no male protectors. In my home there are four educated women. They are interested in all public questions. The tax-gatherer and assessor keep the grass off our front path by their frequent visits; but the only male representative of our household is flat-headed negro boy of twenty-two or three. He is in the second reader. We have taught him to read. He does our work, and Ibetween times he lies on the lawn, under tree, kicking his heels and idly turning the pages of the second reader. On election days he goes to the polls and votes, and represents our household. Then he comes back and picks up the second reader again."
 Mrs. Mary Clement Leavitt, at the na- tional w. c. T. U. convention, told of seeing group of Chinese ladies, to whom some one had given 8 magazine contain ing an American fashion plate. They were examining it with great interest, with their elaborately-dec heads all bent ovel the picture together. At length one of them strengthened up and said to Mrs. Leavitt: "China woman pinch foot You say China woman velly bad. Meli- can woman not pinch foot; Melican wo- man pinch here," laying her hands on her waist. Life here; life not in foot. Meli- can woman velly much more bad than China woman!' Mrs. Leavitt said a Heavenly Foot Society" had been form ed in China, of young men pledged not to marry any woman whose feet were small CT than heaven meant them to be. She wished Heavenly Waist Society" might be formed in this country, of men pledged not to marry any girl whose waist was smaller than heaven meant it to be.