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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
when Children Are Teething.

1t is strange fact that during teething
superstitious practices are in vogue today.
The writer has known of several instances
In which the blood Of cocks comb WAS
used, and the mothers insisted that it had
a marvellous effect, fastening the appear
ance of the teeth and obviating all discom-
fort. Occasionally child exhibits signs
that indicate that it is cutting its teeth
with some difficulty; such signs being heat.
swelling aud redness of the mouth and
gums, also restlessness In such cases the
discomfort may be lessened by proper
treatment; not, however, by any supersti-
tious practices. Cold water is one of the
best remedies, and the little sufferer should
be allowed to drink freely.
If it shows desire for biting hard sub
stances, the mother may properly provide
it with ring. Beyond this there is moth
ing for her to do with her own response
bility. Rubbing the gums with paregoric
or laudanum, a practice common with
many, is not only useless but dangerous.
These opiates are not in any considerable
degree absorbed by the gum, and, of course,
they are swallowed; therefore they are
sure to do harm.-Boston Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
Moments Wrapa in 1865.

At the beginning of 1866 the black silk
paletot was in fashion. The back was
much longer than the front, and was open
part of the way up. The trimming was a
conglomerate assortment of silk cords,
fancy buttons and bugle fringe. At this
time the ugly loose sacque was in favor,
and certainly there never was a more
shapeless and unbecoming garment than
this, for all figures were alike when hidden
under its disfguring folds. For summer
wear it was frequently of white mohair,
with trimming of black ribbon velvet or
of jet beads and fringe.
A few years later one of the leading dry
goods houses advertised the ortolan, which
seems to have been short talma cape, the
back Of which was drawn in at the waist
by an invisible under belt. A fancy braid
and button trimming which simulated q
hood covered the space between the shout
ders, and silk fringe finished the bottom
In 1874 rather more slightly wrap was in
PRODUCED It was on the mantilla order,
with square scarf fronts cut in scallops all
around the edges. The sides and back
were of the cape variety, slashed up the
middle, and deep, pointed hood fell from
neck to waist and ended in big tassel.
This cloak was bordered with a design in
braiding or neutrality-suspicious..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
New Workers.. Diamonds.

Mrs. Astor has the famous bowknot of
diamonds presented in 1915 by Louis XIII
to Cardinal Richelieu. This was pur-
chased by Mrs. Aston at the sale of the
French crown jewels. She owns, too, a
stomacher composed of thirteen rows of
first water gems, which was once the prop
erty of Marie Antoinette. Mrs. Astor also
owns the finest collection of emeralds in
this country, and she has famous tiara
of diamonds.
In Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt's jewel case
there is pearl necklace which was once
worn by Catharine of Russia. Mrs. w. Z.
Vanderbilt owns, too, a string of dia-
monds which is unique in design and of
enormous value. 1t is so long that she
sometimes wears it wound like rope over
her corsage. 1t is composed of large dia-
monds pierced with pigeon blood rubies
set between them.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt's pet fancy in
jewels is the ruby. She owns some of the
finest rubies in the country.
Mrs. W. Waldorf Aston has what is re-
puted to be the finest collection of black
pearls. She inherited them from her
mother-in-law, the late Mrs. John Jacob
Astor.-New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
The First Women Preachers.

Olympia Brown, or, as she has since be-
come, the Rev. Olympia Brown Willis, was
not by any means the first woman ordained
in this country, that distinction being pos
sessed by the Rev. Antoinette Brown
Blackwell, who entered the theological
class of Oberlin college somewhere about
1S47. She says her first sermon was
preached in a school house in Henrietta,
o., on a Sunday afternoon, and she found
the people eff a little more alert than
usual, especially at first. quite as attentive
and orderly as any sober minded congrega-
ton"
AT the time Mrs Blackwell was ordained
she was pastor of the church of South But
Ter and Savannah. in Ohio, which accord
ingly departed from precedent in manner
somewhat revolutionary.
Olympia Brown has probably the longest
record of service of any woman minister,
as, although not ordained until 1868. she
has been in the pulpit ever since. while
Mrs. Blackwell has retired from pastoral
duty.-Chicago Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
To Garry Money Safely.

You are going away; you have large
sum of money to take with you, and you
are Just the least little bit worried as to
the best way to carry it. If you put the
money in your pocket your pockets might
be picked. Such things have happened. A
bag is not to be thought of; that is lawful
prey While if the precious parcel is hid
den away in your trunk there is the posi-
biIity of the trunk getting lost or destroyed
in some way. Here is a suggestion: Have
a small channels bag to carry your money
and your valuables in. This is a pretty
and sensible way to make it. Take for a
model one of your envelopes. If it is not
quite large enough to answer your purpose
it will be very little trouble to cut the
chamois envelope a little larger. Line it
with silk of your favorite color and bind
the edges with narrow ribbon.
For the sake of security have the flap
large and square. This is fastened with
hooks and eyes hidden by small bows. A
loop of narrow ribbon is fastened to the
upper corners of the envelope Let the
loop be long enough to go over the head.
This little envelope bag can be worn under
the clothing, or even under the corset. The
plain face of the bag can be decorated with
half moons, disks, irregular lines and an
appropriate motto if you wish it. But if
the bag is intended to see much service it
is better to have it as plain as possible
and without ornamentation.-New York
Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
when Children rrv and obev.

81 told you once" writes mother in a
personal letter, which l feel sure she will
forgive my using in this way, "of my diff
Guilty in commanding obedience, and you
cautioned me not to fail to forgive freely
and fully when they were penitent.
have no trouble with that, for they are too
independent to ever ask to be forgiven. l
have to be satisfied with a cessation of hos
till and slight efforts the next time to
do +. This, | find. means more than
it Sc TO, and although it has been very
hard TO understand and be patient with, 1
see that some things improve as time goes
on"
While read down to cessation of hos
tilities." held my breath, but the next
sentence brought a sigh of relief-"and
slight efforts next time TO do better" at
has been hard TO understand" O mother
heRrtl that does understand even the slight
efforts to do better. Take courage! You
cannot know (who can0 what an awful
effort, what asubduing of self will is neces-
sary for the outward evidence of Slight
efforts" Can any one of what is called "a
good disposition" imagine for one mo-
ment the fight with self which is necessary
to some of the less favored before even a
semblance of good behavior can be ac-
complisheds o motherl try to realize that
the single desire to do right means more
with many, often though they fall from
grace, than does the constant, even, we'll
doing of naturally sweet, amiable dispo-
sition.-Home Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
Tanning BabF,a Ears.

There are ears and ears, and almost a,
much as any other feature do they add OF
detract from the beauty of face.
An ear that is snugly back against the
head-an ear that is smallish, flattish, thin
and rather transparent. this ear is a com
fort to possess; but large "meaty" ear
with deep, cupping propensities at the TOP
an ear that stands boldly out from the
head and seems 70 bend itself forward tc
catch each passing sign or syllable-this
ear is not thing desirable. 1t gives it:
''wearer" the appearance of an animal Of
some alert species, and proclaims breed
loudly and emphatically.
This superabundance Of ear can be miti-
gated to some extent. Not by depletion OF
removal of any parts, but by bringing il
into more becoming position by means
OF soft bandages The infant that shows
signs of prominent ears should be provided
with thin cap of soft silk or null, fitting
snugly against the uRruly members. /;
was once the fashion for the little cues to
wear caps during babyhood, but nowadays
a cap is rarely seen, although baby's face
is made even more charming by this soft,
white framing and ears are thus kept fat
against the head.-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
TIE VALUE OF SUNLIGHT.
Children Should Have Plenty OF It ans
Sleeping Rooms Need Windows.


Sleeping Rooms Need Windows.
There are very few people who appreciate
properly the hygienic powers OF sunlight
It is true of people, as it is true of plants
that they cannot thrive without abundance
of sunlight as well as abundance of fresh
air. The necessity for sunlight is so well
recognized that in all the recent lectures to
nurses of the sick they are ordered to ad-
NIT the sunlight freely to the sickroom in
all cases, except where the strong light is
specially prohibited by the physician. Not
long ago sun baths were freely recon-
mended for certain diseases, and this
treatment has since proved exceedingly
valuable. The orientals, who have,gardens
on the tops of their houses, appreciate the
value of sunlight as a tonic and health
giyer.
The cases of persons who suffer from
actual sunstroke are much fewer than OF
those who suffer unto death from vitiated
air and want of sunshine. The mass OF
cases reported as sunstroke In the cities
are the result of prostration from heat,
and occur in close rooms within doors as
frequently as out of doors. In most such
cases the deteriorated condition of the sys-
TEN of the individual, caused by confne-
ment in rooms insuffciently aired and
lighted, is at the bottom of the trouble.
1t is especially necessary that children
should have an abundance of freedom to
rornp out of doors in the sunshine, so that
they will acquire an abundance Of red
blood, and with it strength and life. Pale,
sallow compilations show a watery condi-
ton of the blood that can only be RENE
died by an abundance of outdoor exercise.
In winter it is always best to give little
child its exercise in the middle of the day;
but as the season changes the time for ex-
ercise changes. In summer the best time
is usually early in the morning before 10
o'clock and after 3 in the afternoon.
In the morning a rubber sheet, if tbs
ground is damp, should be spread in a
suitable place over the grass, and blanket
spread over this, and the little one taken
out of his carriage and allowed to frolic
about in the mild morning sun. The oaby
will gain marvelously from such exercise.
and it will be all the better off if it is kept
under the trees to take its midday nap in-
stead of being taken into thu house. Where
is there such health as that found among
the sturdy peasant children OF Germany,
who are allowed to roam about in the sun
shine innocent of cap or hat till their very
hair bleaches lint white and their cheeks
turn rosy redS
No room in any house is fit for living
or sleeping room which has not windows
through which sunshine and air can be
freely admitted. The family rooms of a
house should &c built on the south and
east sides, so as to receive the health CIV
ing effects of the morning sun, which
chases away more malaria AID miasmic
vapors than all the drugs in the world can.
New York Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
Advice That Is Lacking.

There is plenty of advice for wife and a
mother, but we need something for wom-
an as an independent being outside of mar
riage duties. 1t is hardly necessary to
touch that class of subjects for the girl
who is not or may never be married, but
whose health. married or single. is more
controlled by the neglects of youth as to
rest, exercise, diet and her governing in
terests than her own mother is aware.
Pray, is she to know nothing of her health
until she marries, or isn't it worth caring
for until she is wife and mother?
With 10000 single women in one state
alone and the number increasing, it is time
to consider girls as something other than
prospective nurses and housekeepers. the
single women being not the least useful,
influential, moneyed or fortunate members
of their sex and the commonwealth
Shirley Dare's Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
What a HEALTHY woman Saws.

! sat for half an hour and talked, the
other day, with a woman who seemed TO
glory in the delicscy and frailty of her own
health. She waxed almost eloquent as she
doscanted upon her torpid liver and her
weak head. She exulted in rhe fact that
her doctors bills were something enormous
and the amount reaped by the corner drug.
gist from the fat meadow lands Of her hus.
bands income was a good harvest for s
rainy day.
longed to say TO her: "Madan. this is
all wrong. You are grossly offending God
by allowing yourself to become the recip-
lent OF so many drugs. he meant you to
be jewel casket, and you have turned
yourself into pill box and potion bottle.
What would you think of an apple that
should find speech on some radiant Sep
TENDER morning and challenge the or
chard with The cry, 1 am the vormiest
apple Of the lott / defy you TO produce a
more perfect case of premature and all per
vadlng decayF II you are sick, keep quiet
about 1t. You have either ignored the laws
OF health yourself or you are the poor. ire
sponsible product of a hereditary cursed
vine, and in either case you had better keen
quiet and lay low To be forever siling i
q disgrace 70 some one, either to yourself
or TO your ancestors.
Nature never yet turned out an inner.
feet specimen from her workshop. The
planomaker is no more careful that each
instrument sent out from the shop should
be without fault or blemish than nature is
IN regard 70 her handiTo-k But II You
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
The Ars-.re Woman.

I ike to think a woman is an averags
woman. like to think IL two hours after
she said she wasn't very fond OF me, when
she hears that some great trouble has come
10 me, that she viii sit down and have a
good CRY and then come and tell me how
sorry she Is for me. can forget in Eve
minutes that heard she said she didn' {
like me. / ike the average woman be
cause she's more agreeable than ejtheI
saints or women vho know IL all You
can live with her. you can put up WIFI bel
fads and fancies. because she Is real You
don't care II she does know a cheap millinei
that she won't tell you about
Some day, when her heart gets the better
OF her brain, she VIII not only tel Tou, out
trot of to the woman and insist that shs
must do things for you ~ a. !ow p-ios a.
she has for her. Another reason why
like the average woman l. beczus1 eks isn Z
what the messenger boys call ''srifty.H She
doesn's ges herself I'D or = pedestal ard
condescend 20 ali the rest of the world, and
she is perfectly willing q ssk Questions
and IS equally indignant Il they are no;
answered Probably it's because am szch
N absolutely average woman uysslf THAI
I axe then--5ab's Lsstsz.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
THYME Cure for whoop.nr Cough,

Common thyme, which was recon-
mended IN whoopinG cough three or four
years ago by S. B. Johnson, is regarded by
DR.. NeOvius, who writes paper On the
subject in a Finnish medical journal, as
almost worthy the title of specific. Dur
ing an epidemic of whooping cough be had
ample opportunities of observing its effects,
and he came to the conclusion that if it is
given early and constantly it invariably
cuts short the disease in fortnight, the
symptoms generally vanishing in two or
three days. They are, he finds, liable to re-
turn, if the thyme is not regularly taken
Cor at least two weeks.
Regarding the dose, be advises that a
larger quantity than DR.. johnson pre-
scribed be taken. He gives from one ounce
and half to six ounces per diem combined
with little marshmallow strip. He never
saw an undesirable effect produced, except
slight diarrhea 1t is important that the
drug should be used quite fresh.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
Women Who Esvs Swallowed Pins

In an old newspaper appears an account
of a man who swallowed eggs whole with
shells on. Needles and pins without num-
Der have been swallowed. 1t is recorded
by French doctor that female patient
OF bis had swallowed so many needles that
after her death l, 800 were extracted from
various parts of her body. Her death was
not caused by the presence of the needles
in her body, nor did they appear 20 have
any effect upon her general health: but in
another case which was brought before q
scientific society in Dublin, woman who
had swallowed 500 needles owed her death
TO their presence.
Another woman had st various times
swallowed so pins, and these behaved in a
most extraordinary manner. coming out
head first from various parts OF her body.
There are several other cases Of this kind
recorded, but il is curious to note that all
the people who have swallowed needles or
pins have been women.-Lon6on Tit-8i,S
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
Use the Odds and Ends.

'"Tberel know that is at least the TWEEN
ty-seventh time l have told that girl not to
throw away half worn towelsp exclaimed
a prudent and practical housekeeper, as
she stood on the back porch and saw the
servant toss a number of pieces of old linen
over the fence into the back yard. 81 see
you look surprised" she continued; "but
don't think you would after you had
gone through with bit of my experience
Sometimes have to do my own work, and
then one of my first tasks is the search for
cloths New linen, muslin, or, indeed, any
other new fabric, is not at ali agreeable to
use, especially for floor or paint cloths; and
when l get into the kitchen find that
every scrap of old material has either been
thrown away, burned up or put out Of
reach in some way or other, and l must
sometimes take quite good towels for such
purposes.
AFTER towels are worn in holes, take
two or three of them, fold the ends over to
the middle, and haste each one carefully so
that the whole places may overlap those
which are badly worn. Then place two
such prepared pieces together and haste
them again. Then stitch them crosswise,
lengthwise, bias and in all directions. This
makes rather thick soft cloth which is
worth more as an absorbent than any other
that can be found. l have made some of
my most useful house cloths from pieces Of
old towels, tablecloths, napkins and the
like. The smaller and badly worn pieces
were placed inside, and with better pieces
as covers the whole was quilted together
either by machine or by hand. When do
my own work 1 am never without an
abundance of excellent articles of this sort.
Sometimes Imake various grades of them
for the numberless purposes for which such
cloths are required. New York Ledger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
Care of LinoIeum.

Oilcloth in various forms has become
such a common article of domestic use
that hint to its care is opportune. Many
people are unaware that oilcloths, and es-
pecially linofeum, should never be scrubbed
with hard brush. Neither should they
be washed with hot water or soda The
best way is to use warm water and ordi-
nary yellow soap and wipe thoroughly dry.
An occasional rubbing over with mixture
of linseed oil and vinegar, after they have
been well cleansed, is advisable, or they
can be considerably frightened by simple
application of milk.-New York Telegram.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12
Helen Hunt,s odd Monument.

The site of the woman poets grave just
back from the outer spur of the Cheyenne
is now marked by misshapen heap Of
stones, which has accidentally followed
out, in sort of grotesque parody, the shape
of huge coffin. The pile is now about five
feet from the ground, and is growing rapid
ly every year. In accordance with Helen
Hunts wish, most of the pilgrims to this
shrine of sentiment cast two stones upon
the grave, taking one from it as memento.
The heap is composed of every variety OF
mountain mineral, with the granite, field
spar and quartz, which predominant here
in abundance. The ground for radius OF
many yards around the grave is stripped
bare of every stone pebble and bowlder of
portable size. -Housewife.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12

of yourself don't say you win give 1t II you
shave any left" This was well enough
in the early days of the photograph album.
but pictuFessre so common now that when
you are asked for one you are really com
plimented.
When some one makes a pretty speech
to you don't say, ''You are kind to say SC"
"You are kind to think SO" would be bet
ter, because it does not indicate doubt of
the speakers sincerity.
These are trifies whose violation causes
only pin pricks, but society is full of social
pins, and you want to avoid the little
punctures.-New York Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12

pound on the piano with meat ak, and
stuff it full of sand, no wonder the delicacy
of the original tone becomes impaired.
Take care of your piano, if you have one.
and it will last for years. Take care of
your body, and it will stand you in need
until you put on new one in the robine
room of the tomb Chicago Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12

When you invite say one to come 70 your
house don't say Come any time. pzrsic1-
srly il you invite them TO take dinner OF
,uncheon with you- Appoint an hour;
hen they know you wish them to coma
When aSrene axks yea feF phaaeEEApk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12

The best way to cook cells is to cut them
into sections, after they have been skinned
properly, dip them in egg, roll the pieces
in crumbs and fry them. But there is no
point more important than that the back
bone should be taken out before the at
tempt is made to bite them through.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12

If any housekeeper finds it imperative to
clean windows on an icy cold day she can
accomplish it safely by using a cloth
dampened with alcohol, which never
freezes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12

When sponging does not speedily afford
relief, babies should be given full bath in
tepid water. This, by the way, is not only
preventive of summer complaints, but &C
tually assists much in their cure. 1t acts
as an anodyne by subduing the abdominal
pain and quieting the disturbed nervous
system; it also diverts the blood from the
head to the body and limbs, and SO relieves
congestion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12

Lime water may be made cheaply by TAX
ing fresh piece of lime as large as an egg,
pouring two quarts of soft water on it and
allowing it to stand two or three hours,
shaking it occasionally. Bottle and keep
for use
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12

England's census will strike dismay TO
the hearts of womankind, for there are
now 1864 women to every 100 men. Re
membering how many Englishmen marry
American wives and how many never
marry at all, the outlook is not prom
iSinQ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-12

An invalid writing pad is something
new. 1t consists of tray fitted with blot
ter and other necessaries, which can be
supported at will upon four short legs,
called into use by means of spring.
When not in use the legs fold close under
the traY