Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-09-24
! NUMBER, 1908.
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A SUBJECT OF PERSONAL INTERE5T
IN ALL CIVILIZED COUNTRIES.


- Occupies LarGe Portion OF on,
Thought and Attention The Dc,i,r
to Appear We'll l. C"mm-udnbic- The
Secret of True B-nuty.
There is probably no subject in the
world which cxcitea more interest in the
;uman mind than personal app aranc..
Whether we are conscious of it. or not,
it is the center of the greater II. rtinu @!
our daily thoughts. Look, for ms aurr at
some of the other themes ON which
thought dwells-Ambition, Anticip tiom,
Anxiety, Charity, or Sympathy. The
space of time occupied by any one of
these in twenty-f, ur hours can not
equal that which we spend ON our tot.
let, dress, and compartment combined.
They claim our attention at tn. earliest
huur of the morning; follow lis ius,iuc.
lively through every section of the dav
ere present at our meetings of social in
terc, 'urse; haunt our pleasures, not III
ff' qnently mar them: and are probably
in some decree the last shadows which
veil us from the land Of dreams.
that or minds should not be burdeuel
with W hat is unworthy, it would be well
for us to assure ourselves that e effect
this produces is not intended to be pre-
judicial. At first glance a person may
dis, lain the imputation, and say: In
drri. thiuk very little of my personal
appearance" or, Il have no looks to
boast of, so it's little time | spend OF
them" TO each of whom we would re-
ply: My friend, you think more of
your personal appearance than you arc
aware of; and you spend more time on
your looks because they are not good.
People who depreciate or pretend to he
wholly Indifferent to their looks. either
act a lie, or else fail to recognize the
main structure on which the numan
mind is built What, in fact, are looks
ror? If faces were like blades of grass
ur leaves of trees, where woull be our
Identity? Where would be our passions?
Where would be our motives? The
whole world would become IL gigantic
piece of machinery, worked by Tie minC
Of man, without aim, without vitality,
without result. 1t is the human form
divine which gives lifebIood to our pas
sage through this world. EmuIrtion.
,elf-respect, improvement, and admirH-
tion, are all qualities which spring from
the consciousness that outward appear
lnce is, and was intended to be, a mat
Ter of first importance. 1t is as much "a
law of nature as selfpreservation. Ne
matter how handsome, or how ugly II
man may be-and there is no distinctior
between man and woman here-let him
30 arm in arm with IL friend towards
mirror. Whose image does he first
glance at? Not the friends, you may he
sure. Observe a lady walking along tho
street. How many times will she glance
at her own reflection in the shop win
lows? AS often as she gets the
chance. The sight never loses its nov
city. That question, "What ann | look
ing like" never loses its fascination
i.rt her go into room full of mirrors
Size " i'll look into one ON the right; then
immediately turn and repeat the process
II the left S ie is quite right. Tne
.wo sides are entirely different. Again,
ct her see friend appear in a new dress
or fashion. What is the first thou, Int
hat occurs to her? Nov wonder how
that would suit me?" She Immediately
turns over in her mind how and whet
y..e idea is to be carried out, while the
friend is all tie while fattering lerself
she is AN object of admiration.
Let no man or woman condemn them
.,elves for this weakness. 1t is common
20 all alike. Neither let them uudervalue
good looks nor despair of improving bad
2nes. The gift of beauty is often allied
with a fascination of manner which
plain faces may sigh for in vain. If it
could be bought for money, W hat price
would not be paid for that peculiar
glance or smile which is imprinted for all
time,
But while we acknowle Ige its power
and envy its possession, there is much to
ue said on the opposite side. Those who
lack beauty avoid its snares. Those who
are passed by, pause to ask themselves
how they may turn life to its best ac-
count. They have no chance III the
world of show. They will not even have
honorable mention. They had best not
otIitl llCIItS OlIcI W IiltIiI,
wider and more satisfying than the gift
that faded We are few of us born
3emiuses; but we venture to say many
y no come under that head have become
known to the world from the simple fact
that they were born with plain face. 1t
is easy to recall instances where even
severe bodily afflicton has not been AN
obstacle to a distinguished career. Tnere
is, how one kind of beauty with
which no one is born and to which amy
one may attain, but the means of acqnir-
ing it is a secret which each must find
out for himself. 1t is exceedingly rare
and exceedingly beautiful. At least
once in our lives we may remember to
have seen such face, generally that OF
an old man with many lines in it. tar
rests the heart as well as the eye. X
makes us yearn for something yet un.
known, that serenity of c0untcnancc
which is the index of a sanity soul
Rig CeyIon spiders.
Tie bodies of the spiders of Ceylon are
very handsomely decorated, being bright
gold or scarlet underneath, w lie tne
upper part is covered with the most dell
cate slate-colored fur. So strong are the
webs that birds the size of arks are fire.
quently caught therein, and even the
small but powerful scaly lizard falls is