The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-08
Woman S World.


Yes, said Mrs. Bronson, sinking
into chair and tanning herself witt
slow movements of palm-leaf, as |
too tired for that small exertion, says
the Christian Intelligeneer, Eyes,
never neglect my duties on account
of the weather. l sweep this room
every Friday, winter and summer, anc
/ do it thoroughly, too; take all the
furniture out, dust behind pictures
wipe the windows. When I've finished
the room is elean?" "But, pleaded
her visitor, 50 the grass comes to the
front door, you stand far in from the
road, there are no children to make a
litter, and you keep the doors closed
most of the time. The room cannot
need sweeping so regularly" sit is
my rule" said the infiexible house
wife. 81 don't believe in saving my
self and neglecting my home. Nobody
can ever accuse me of that sin" Yet
you are worth something to your
home, and you can lessen that value
when you are worn out, soul and
body, when you have only the rem
nants of your strength left for those
whom you love most dearly, and when
you grow old twice as fast as you
ought. 1 believe in cleanliness, but
not 10 the extent of worshiping it as if
it were a craven image" My mother
always swept the whole house every
week, and intend to do the same, "
persisted the little woman, quite un-
moved by all the argument. To plead
with her was a manifest waste of
nervous force. Belonging to the
school of rigid housekeepers, she pre-
from lofty hight surveyed less
thorough fellow-creatures. Ones
heart aches, though, at the absurdity
of sacrifice so needless, at the amount
of vitality so uselessly expended.
When there is so much to do and so
much to enjoy, when the life we have
to do and enjoy in is so very brief,
why fritter taway on sweeping rooms
that are already clean?
Home Hints
If you would rear children with
good, round chests, first measure them
with a tape. Then teach them to
practice forced inspiration through
the nostril several times day. Onler
prize for the first inch gained in cir
cumference. Flat chested children
will soon grow round and full and the
breathing spaces larger. The result
will surprise you.
Cradles are fast going out of fashion.
Cots are taking their place in nur-
series. This is well. The sleep of "a
child that has been neither rocked nor
swung into insensibility must be sweet
and refreshing.
The cellar is the most treacherous
space in the house. Keep it clean,
dry, well ventilated and thoroughly
disinfected. Whitewash often. Don't
make it place for trumpery. Many
cases malignant typhoid, diphtheria
and other diseases have been traced
to damp and an unclean cellar
Never despise fresh air Let it sweep
through all the rooms Ct house as
often as possible. Let the nursery,
sick chamber and sleeping rooms have
plenty of it. There is nothing to fear
AiOhit IT. iio"cN Si Sohu. anu tNtig 1hihS
to gain, provided you avoid direct
drafts, and clothe so as to fortify
against rapid decline of temperature
Women require less exercise than
men; thin people less than stout; old
less than young ones, and SO on,
though all require what will thorough
ly oxygenize and promote proper
Kiss the little ones "good night"
Who knows? 1t may be
the last time their sweet, warm lips
meet yours, they may awalen in that
" land of living green. &C prr. Peta-
luna Courier.