The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-06-03
IN THE DINING ROOM.
a Part OF the House where ChUerruIne
snouII AhIla.

a Part OF the House where ChCerCulnssI
should Abide.
Though cheerfulness or the pleasant
words, looks, and acts that constitute
such a state Of being, should pervads
every apartment OF the house, its pres
snce is particularly desirab bic in the
dining-rOOm- The place where all
members Of the family should assemble
three times a day to supply the wear
and tear of life, should, above all other
places in the house, be q pleasant one.
Perhaps the household can come to-
gether only at such times, then the
necessity for pleasant surroundings be-
comes still more obvious. We may not
live to eat but we must eat TO livei and
there are substantial reasons for having
our stated periods for repleuishing the
inner man characterizcd by relaxation
and general good cheer No where will
the touch Of house yvifeIy skin bs
palmer shown than in the diuiug-room.
1t has been said that a house ite's com
petence could be measured by the
brightness and cleanliness of her hearth
and its belongings This may or may
not be true, but viii not her dining
room and its appurtenances furnish a
correct criterion by which TO judge here
This part of the house should 1e SO con-
5tructed as 70 be sunny in winter and
cool and shaded during the heated term
It's furniture should be comfortable and
cosy suggestive of the bright side Of
life. Even the pictures on the walls
can be made promotive Of good diges-
tion, by carefully selecting only such
as represent quiet, peaceful scenes
Among the guests at an elegant dinner
was an old lady whose husband had
fallen in the late war. A large picture
Of a dreadful battlefield hung just
where she was forced 60 look upon &c
while at the table It's vivid portrayal
80 affected her susceptible nerves as 20
cause sudden illness, and she had to be
the dining room be such as 20 repel sad
ness and gloom by awakening a happy,
Joyful frame OF mind
The functiouary exercise Of any or
gan of the human system abstracts
energy aud force from other organs,
thereby weakening them for the time
being. Thus 81 the brain be hard at
work, force Is concentrated there. aud
other organs axe unit for hard service.
The digestive organs are no sEGsptiopl
they eau not properly perform the du-
ties required Of them Il other parte OF
the system are severely taxed at the
same time IL follows. that all per-
picking cares, business. IGborious argu-
uents. thrilling adTentures or any
thing requiring much concentration Of
thought or energy, should be bauL1hsd
from the diniug-Eooa at meal time
"a merry heart doeth good like ussdi-
cine" In no place VIII IL do more good
than around the diniEg-room table
Let each mem Der OF the family make @
speciality OF saving bright thoughts.
bits of huucr, harmless jOEes etc,
with which TO enlivsn the circle ut the
dining-table
Every housewife should studiousiy
seek 20 mako her dining accommuda-
tious rsztfui and refreshing to mind
and body especially for those members
of her household whose vacations bring
them ia contact with the noisy world
Let 30 De place 60 which thay VIII
gladly come. and from which they wiz
be 10th 20 60, a place where they may
receive new strength and new c1uraa-s-