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UNDUE coRPULENcv.
How 1t Can Be Reduced by Proper Di
and Exercise.

How 1t Can Be Reduced by Proper Diet
and Exercise.
There are two kinds of women in this
world who are morbidly unhappy from
what they choose to regard as natures
injustice to them. These two specimens
are those who are either extremely
thin or who are burdened with an ex.
cess of flesh. The former, however,
though it may be treason to expose
their little frauds, may help nature out
by sundry pads and fluffy style OF
dressing, but the stout woman, despite
all her efforts to hide her undue cor
pulcnce, is conscious always that her
flesh is unwieldy. But to such as
these there is only one method Of
actual reduction, and that is by COM
biuation of diet and exercise.
There is danger in an abnormal in
crease of size, as it brings other
troubles in it's train, the more serious
of which are accumulations of fat
around the heart and lungs. Mild
aperients should be taken frequently,
also stewed fruits. All alkalines are
valuable, and lemon juice is desirable
in every form. Green salads, water
cress and asparagus may be taken
freely, but potatoes and all farinaceous
food should be strictly avoided. Tho
mistake should not be made of taking
vinegar, save in moderation and with
other articles of food, for in large doses
It will produce Inflammation of tho
inner coats of the stomach.
To produce o gradual and lasting re-
duction in size diet is Of the greatest
Importance, and with this and mild
aperients an unhealthy increase Of
adipose tissue may be prevented. To
the stout woman exercise is generally
a burden but begun in small doses
and increased gradually it will soon
grow to be pleasure and benefit as
we'll, if she is really determined to re-
duce her size.
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FIREslDE FRAGMENTS.

-Sippet Pudding.--Cut slices Of bread
very thin, butter them and lay in
baking dish (butter the dish first)
strewing over them citron. raisins and
currants with sugar. Put in alternate
layers Of bread and the fruit Pour
over the whole an unboiled custard OF
milk and eggs as sweet as you like it.
Bake light brown.
Make Some Pumpkin Butter
When the pumpkins began to decay,
we cooked quantity until no water
remained, sweetened and spiced it and
packed In jars. 1t is liked as q sauce
in the absence of fruit, and when the
pumpkins are gone, we enjoy pies made
with it.-Rural New Yorker.
Feather Cake. -One tablespoon but
ter, one cup sugar, two eggs, half-cup
milk, one teaspoon baking powder.
Use two yolks and one whole egg for
the cake and save two whites for FROST
ing If you like. A good way is to make
cold frosting or icing and CRATE choco-
late in the icing. always bake the
cake In an oblong cake pan and cut 1t,
into squares. II you use chocolate
flavor frosting with vanilla instead Of
putting lemon in the cake. Cream but
ter and sugar together, then yolks of
eggs extract, milk, flour and baking
powder; beat light, make the cake
thick enough. Sometimes It takes
more than one and one-haH cups Of
flour. Detroit Free Press.
yellow Pickles.-Mix two pounds
OF yellow sugar, one ounce of turmeric,
three of allspice, one of cloves, one Of
mace, two tablespoonfuls of celery seed
and one and one-half teacupfuls Of
white mustard seed. Pound all we'll
together, and stir it into two gallons
of scalding hot vinegar. Slice three
large. firm heads of white cabbage.
scald In brine, squeeze dry with towel
and hang in the sun to bleach. When
nicely whitened, cover with cold vine.
gar, and let it stand twenty-four hours.
Then drain, pour over the spiccd vine.
gar, press down with a plate and
weight Y. Observer.
-Parsnip Fritters. Boil parsnips in
salted water until they are perfectly
tender, mash them to pulp and add
beaten egg and little -four to bind
them together SO that little cakes may
be formed. Fry these cakes in hot
lard or butter and lard mixed. Before
adding the eggs and flour all the water
that can be squeezed from them should
be disposed of. If you are short Of
parsnips-for instance, If company ar
rives at an unexpected hour and the
dish must go farther than you had an
ticipated-you may add bread or
cracker crumbs to the parsnips. Prairie
Farmer.
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Ing animal home out of sheer pity, for
he did not think it at all beautiful; but
it was the case of the ugly duckling
over again. In few months time the
puppy they had named Captain grew
into beautiful animal, us You can
lee by the portrait, and his owner be-
came proud of his rescued possession.
Captains master had no wife, and hut
one child-a little giil-to whom the
dog was wonderfully devoted. Every
morning the child walked with serv-
ant to school about mile distant
from the town; here she was left, and
fetched in the evening. Captain al
ways made third on these expedi-
tions, walking closely beside his young
mistress as il to protect her.
On one occasion there was party at
the school, and Captains owner had
arranged that his daughter should stay
there all night. But as the afternoon
wore on and the servant did not pre-
pare for her usual journey, Captain be-
came very restless, and trottcd to the
door as if to say: Isn't it time to
start?' and when supper time came he
was nowhere to be found.
Next day he was found at the school,
where he had, as you have guessed,
expect, taken his way in search of his
mistress. He had appeared at the door
about eight the previous evening. and
when let in sought his little owners
side, evidently anxious she should re-
turn; but when he found she did not
mean to come he sat down near her all
the evening. and when she went to bed
stretched his big body outside her door
to keep guard all night.
A great lover of animals has said
that dogs can be almost taught to
speak. Captain, although he had not
advanced so far as this. could spell his
own name. and that of his owner. The
letters used in the names were cut out
of painted cardboard. and placed upon
the ground before him, and with
scarcely ever mistake he would ar
range them IN the correct order. do
not know how long Captain took to
learn this wonderful trick, but do
know that unlimited patience and
kindness were used In the teaching.
The years have robbed the luster from
Captains eye. and his limbs are stiff'
and his frame gaunt with age' but he
is still living, and If he regards you as
n special friend You may coax him TO
spell his name. e.--Pall Mall Budget
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ly in place, and to make it feel softer
beneath the outer covering which may
be put on as suggested in the illustra-
tion, the simplicity of the shape maxi
ing the covering an easy matter, or,
what is still easier, q portiere curtain
can be bought and spread over the
couch with it's ends and sides hanging
gracefully down about it. They are
used in this way at present, and can be
bought in rich, soft and handsome pat
terms, the portieres Of the material
known as raw silk being excellent
for this purpose.
The frame work is SO plainly shown
that explanation is hardly needed, and
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HANGING PIN-BALLs.

tie the silk tightly around it with the
ribbon, and tack d pretty rosette bow
Of the ribbon at the side. ;, atl ,A
Suspend each one from ends Of the
ribbon, cut in different lengths; and
fasten them all at the top, under full
bow Of the ribbon.
This is q pretty as well as useful
ornament, to be hung on the mirror
over the dressing table, and the round
balls are very convenient for holding
the many little stick pins that are now
used SO generally. q.
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The THRIFTY JAPANESE.
Social Equality and Industrial UnanImity
OF the Nation.

OF tue NottOus
What is the reason that Japan has
no poverty problem? One reason il
probably to be found In the land sys-
tenn, which has given to every worker
holding and encouraged him to sup
ply his wants by his own labor. Effort
has thus been developed and wants are
limited. Another reason lies in the ma
tional taste for country beauty. No
where else are parties formed to visit
the blossom trees, and nowhere else
are pilgrimages simply for the sake Of
natural beauty. A country life has,
therefore, its own interest, and men do
not crowd the cities for the sake OF ex-
citement. There is, too, in Japan .
curious absence of ostentatious luxury.
The habits OF living are in all classes
much the same, and the rich do not
outshine the poor by carriages, palaces
and jewelry. The rich spend their
money on curios which, II costly, are
limited, and the most popular agita-
tion is that against the big European
houses which ministers build for them.
selves. Wealth is thus not absorbed,
and is more ready for Investment in re-
munerative labor. The last reason
which occurs to the mind Of traveller
with comparatively few opportunities
for forming opinions is the equality Of
manners In all classes. Rich and poor
are alike courteous. 1t is not possible
to distinguish employer from laborer
by their behavior all are clean, all are
easy, all are restrained.
The governor lets his child 90 to tho
common school and sit next to the child
of the casual laborer, certain that his
child will pick up no bad manners and
get no contamination in thought or in
person. This equality enables rich and
poor to meet as friends. and gifts can
pass without degradation. The rich
mobiles in the country, just as the uni
versity men whom we met in Toxic,
are thus able to give to those whom
they know to be in need, and friend
ship becomes the channel of charity.
The question is will this survive the
introduction of the industrial system?
II Is possible that some Of it may and
that Japan may teach the west how to
deal with the poor.-Fortnightly Re-
yiAw
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Smells Good and Keeps Away Moths.

A pleasant perfume and moth pre-
ventative is made of cloves, caraway
seeds, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon and
Tonquin beans, of each an ounce. Add
as much Florentine orris root as will
equal the other ingredients Put to-
gether, grind all to powder and put
Ia little bags among your clothes.
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eral inches in all directions, the whole
mass agai,, becoming motionless. In
the center of the figure thus formed
was revealed large spider ready to do
battle for it's young, the surrounding
patch OF brown matter which had radi-
ated from it being composed of myriads
Of little spiders, each SO small that q
single one alone would scarcely have
been discernible to the eye.-Harper's
Young People.
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INTERESTING FAMILY.
l Brown Ball Whicl, Contained Myriads
Of Titfie Sutdera

A Brown Ball Whicl, Contained Myriads
OF Little Spiders.
1t seemed to be ball of closely
packed wool or brown hair, about an
inch in diameter, moving steadily
along on the path. As there was nc
wind and no apparent explanation of
the movement of this mysterious body,
] approached nearer, upon which it
ceased moving, and was to all appear
ance just what it had at first seemed to
be. Knowing that there must be life
in or about it somewhere, proceeded
to poke it with my umbrella. just as
the tip of the staff was about to touch
it the object instantly spread ont sew
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REGARDING WRINKLES.
some Are CONSTITUTIONAL, Others Arc due

Some Are Constitutional, Others Are due
to Carelessness.
There are several kinds of wrinkles
Some women whose lives are compare
lively free from care have their faces
furrowed with lines that do not indi-
cate age nor trouble. Such are the
wrinkles that might be called constitu-
tional or hereditary.
A young society woman in New York,
we'll known to have had singularly
care-free life, has forehead scanned
with horizontal lines that result en-
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Matrimonial item.

Freddy Vanderchump-If you have
got a very handsome young lady with q
large fortune in her own name I'd like
to meet her.
Matrimonial Agent-So would l, ia
marry her myself. Texas Siftings.
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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
CAPTAINS WISDOM.
a DoE Who Could Spell His Own and HI.
Masters Name,

""o Oouiu spell His Own and His
Masters Name.
nave had photo sent me of a clever
and faithful dog, and although we have
haa several accounts of our favorite
pets in our page, think you will like
short account of Captain. 1t is some
years ago since a gentleman living in
Dieppc. France, rescued a miserable
ftfle puppy from crowd of boys who
were taking it to be drowned in the
sea- they having received few pence
from man to whom the dog belonged
to get rid OF it. The gentleman. who
was an Englishman and very kind
hearted, took the poor little shiver-
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HANGING PlN-BALLS.

A Pretty Ornament for the sitting or
Sleeping Room.
A pretty little bunch of hanging pin
balls is made of apple green surah silk,
suspended and tied with white baby
ribbon. p
There are eight balls. Cut eight cir
cular pieces from the silk, each piece
to measure ten inches in diameter.
Turn under the edge and face each one
around with the white ribbon. fi.
Then place bunch of wool wadding,
sprinkled with orris, in the center, and
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Aiways Liked Compnny,

Mr.. Wifins (who detests society,"
You didn't care anything for company
when l was courting you.
Mrs. Wifins (who likes society,"
You were company then.-N. Y.
Weekly.
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the young person or the older person
who has some ingenuity and bit of
skill in handling tools ought to be
able to make couch of this sort, that
If not 'joy forever will certainly
prove Joy for no small number of
years.-Country Gentleman. ff
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III. CurIosItx Aroused.

Mr.. Newlywed-What is this, my
dear?
Mrs Newlywed-sponge cake, darl-
ing.
SWhat was it you started out to
Brooklyn Life.
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The Paper Told Him.-Reporter--
80, Mr.. President, your road Is to be
consolidated with the r. d D." Presi-
dent B. = R.-"so 1 see by ths morning
pspsrA"-Yankse Blade. ~
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WOMAN AND HOME.
A HOMEMADE COUCH.

Il Is Comfortable and Looks Rather At
trActive-Any Person Possessed of Come
Ingenuity and . BIT of Skill In tho
Handling of TOola Should ise Able 10
NYaka (1nN.
The sun., 1893-08-01
PROPOSED NATIONAL HEALTH BOARD.
DIR. Edison Says the Measure 10 Pernicious
As Opposed to state Sovereignty.

DIR. Edison Says the Measure 10 Pernicious
as Opposed to State Sovereignty.
President Wilson OF the Board Of Health and
Health Commissioner Cyrus Edison were aaked
yesterday for their opinion Of the proposed
bill for national quarantine. which has been
drafted by committee Of tho New York Acad-
emy OF Medicine. Tho bill proposes to divide
the United States into eleven sanitary dis
tricts. which shall be controlled by the
United States Bureau Of Public Health"
The Bureau is to consist Of a representative
from each sanitary district, to be nominated
by the President, and tho Surgeon General Of
the Army. the Supervising Surgeon General
OF the Marine Hospital Service. Surgeon-Gen-
eral Of the Navy. and "an officer learned In tho
law detailed By the Attorney-GeneraL" Tho
Bureau is to have absolute power In all sani-
tary matters, and its members are to receive
Sl0 day. The object OF the proiestors Of this
State and Government officials.
DR.. Edson's opinion OF tho proposed bill. az
dictated to- stenographer and afterward en-
II the object Of the suggested bill In ques-
tion is national interference with State and
local Boards Of Health. the legislation 10 per-
Ise government for I States Or q oommanitle. D IN
this country should emanste from Washing:
ton. The best results In those directions will
come from states and S9m%unttes them
@ents at WA Ha on The &ssine Hospitsi
Service. under the existing laws. 10 author
se@uentiy T there Is no need for addittonsI ieSis
lation in this direction. Our forefethers
taught US. and experience has confirmed their
esi Is assss y e sas
posed to State sovereignty"
The sun., 1893-08-01
GRACE HOSPITAL AND CHAPEL,
Homes for Men, Women, and Children-Wora
on tho Buildings to Be Begun on Oct. I.

Homes for Men. Women. and Children-work
on tho buildings to Be Begun on Oct. I.
Work on Grace Hospital and the new Grace
Chapel. to be erected in Fourteenth street.
between First avenue and Avenue A. will be
begun about Oct 1. The plot which 10 125
feet in Fourteenth street and extends 2O6 feet
through to Thirteenth street. was purchased
last May for Sl80.OO0.
Grace Hospital will consist OF the House OF
Simeon for old mon. the House Of Anna for
old women. and the House OF the Holy Child
for children. When DR. Huntington spoke Of
the project in q sermon a year ago last April
three men. members of the church. came to
him in the afternoon and offered to pay for
the erection Of the three homes woman,
also member Of Grace Church. said
she would defray the runplng expenses for
three years aud would live In tho hospital and
caro- for the inmates. At that time It was In
tended to build on the site Of the present
Grace Chapel, Fourteenth street. opposite
Irving place, It was afterward deemed ad-
ysabIe to sell the old chapel and build q new
sold for $4,000 An offer Of $250.O00 was re-
ceiyed and refused
Mr.. J. Stewart Barney. WHO is preparing the
designs. says the hospital will cost $50, 900
and the chapel and three supplementary
buildings about $500 OOQ The latter amount
has been been furnished by voluntary subscription.
M MH fEaUdeao Ms% sbSs ss1s s saa
William ". Renwiok $4,000. Besides the
chapel there is to he parish house. which
will adjoin the chapel. and clergy house and
boys house to be erected In Thirteenth street.
The sun., 1893-08-01
Naval Sham Fighting in England.

The annual mimic conflict OF the British
naval forces In home waters. divided into
two opposing fleets. Is now going on. war
having been declared at 10 o'clock last
Thursday night. In this struggle. where
both the contestants are British. JOHN
BULL can afford to be both impartial and
complacent. though his best wishes may
go to the fleet whose task resembles more
what his home squadron might find on its
hands In real contest with another mari
time power. Eveh when the fortunes of
the campaign go against that side. either
wholly or In part. he can console himself
with the thought that British ships and
British sailors gained the advantage. and
that he will never have to meet them In
real battle.
Vice-Admiral II. FAIRFAX. who COM
manded the Red fleet last summer. has II
again In this years maneuvres. while
Rear Admiral r. OBJ. FITz Roy. who
had charge Of one division of the Red
feet last year. now commands tho
Blue feet The main scene OF operations
this year. as; last. will be tho waters
around Ireland particularly tn. irish Ho..
The sun., 1893-08-01
Discoyeredl

Tho news got to Rochester from White
hall by way OF this town. The Hon. HENRY
q. BURLKIdH. well-known Joker. tossed at
o Press reporter the prediction that New
York will go Republican by 90. 900 majority
this fall" Mr.. BURLEIdH declared with
due solemnity that 1.-The revulsion has set
In. and is steadily growing" The reason
for tho revulsion Is 1.-THE inability of the
Administration to outline any financial or
tarin policy
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
which has been leading powerful State
campaign against Tammany for some time,
much to Its own satisfaction. received Mr..
BURLRIGH's prediction eagerly. and cor
roborated It In this delightful way:
"NE BvRLKion's opinion is confirmed by the obssrva
tions Of other experienced different parts OF the
State Dissatisfaction with Democratic policy wide
spread and than this the people. especially the
people In the cities this sido OF New York and Brook
iyn are beginning to appreciate they apprs-
cated before the danger TO individual interests threat
.sned by Tammany ruls, They have had several
striking object lessons In tho last year which arc
ViysdiJ remembered. and they longer sksptcli
or Indifferent when warned that TAmmany Hall 10
plotting TO control OF the entire STATE. They
wonf not beeys II when M. FASsxrr was candidate
for Governor; but they believe n now and that belief
will exert potent nnaencs In the election OF Senators
and Asssmb Gmen.",
1t seehs little sad that tho people
The sun., 1893-08-01
But there are some important differences

But there are some important differences
between the two series OF man9uvres.
Last year the disparity between the two
| fleets was such as to rob the exercises OF
much OF their interest. The Red fleet then
had at command IA battle ships, 4 coast de-
fence vessels. IL cruisers. IL gunboats, and
0 torpedo boats. with q total Of 1852 men.
while the Blue feet had battle ships, Q
cruisers. gunboats, 81 torpedo boats, and
torpedo depot ship. with 6.o65 men. This
year. on the contrary, the forces are far
more nearly equal. The Red fleet. instead
OF having Al war vessels. exclusive OF tor
pedo boats, has only 81. and the difference
largely goes to making the Blue fleet
stronger. The Red fleet. In battle ships
and cruisers Is still superior, but the Blues
again have more torpedo boats.
This year, too. the manpuvres are varied.
Admiral FAIRFAx's headquarters secm to
have been at Torbay when the war began,
while Admiral SEYMOUR, who held q COM
mand under him last year also. was at Lam
lash Bay, in Arran Island. The Red fleet Is
required to get control OF the Irish Sea by
fighting the enemy or driving him out, as
1t has undertaken to send transports laden
with troops to land on part OF the Blue
coast already occupied by the Red forces.
Admiral FITz Roy. whose headquarters were
at Bantry Bay on Thursday. was expected
to move at once with intent to baffie this
purpose Of the Red feet. He could scatter
his forces and those OF Admiral DALE 30 as
to worry and deceive Admiral FAIRFAX.
by threatening Red ports as we'll as oper-
ating against the Red feet.
Last year the maneuvres turned largely
on the possible uses Of torpedo craft. as.
in fact. had those OF 1890 and 1891. This
year 1t is clear that these studies may be
continued, since the Blue feet Is 80 much
inferior In torpedo BOATS and Is thought to
be likely to use them against the ports as
well as the ships OF the Reds. But 1t will
be seen that this Is only part OF the work
now expected Of the Blue feet. while the
Red do much scouting to find out where
the enemy is. and what he is attempting.
This last task recalls the current French
maneuvres. which. both in the Mediter-
ranean and the Channel. are largely di-
rected to the use OF cruisers for rcconnols-
sances. and for bringing information OF an
enemy who may be at considerable dis
tance and with forces divided.
Accidents OF greater or less Importance,
may always be looked for in these ma
n9uvres: and as last year on q dark night.
torpedo boat No. n ran into and sunk No.
rs, whose crew was saved. while another
torpedo boat was nearly sunk by the Are
thusa's propeller. so this year the ma
chinery Of ono torpedo boat was broken at
the very beginning OF operations, and there
were some sllghter troubles. But even
these mlshaps have their lessons.
The sun., 1893-08-01

wouldn't believe Mr.. FAssErr whom he un-
yelled the wickedness Of Tammany. but
II they believe him now he can have the
satisfaction Of feeling that his wisdom has
been justified. 1t is true that dlssatisfac-
tion with Tammany Is not very audible or
visible In these parts. but that may be be-
cause 1t Is a particularly deep and awful
dissatisfaction. 1t is enough that there are
ears In Rochester that hear. and eyes In
Rochester that see the revulslon.
II Mr.. BURLEIGH's revulsion Is good for
10000 Republican majority. our Rochester
contemporaries ought to be good for $4,000
mora. Why not coll 1t an even 100000 :
Why. 1t may be worth while to hold Re
publican State Convention after all. But
how Is 1t that the Hon. THOMAS COLLIER
PLArT is able 10 keep his head 30 cool
amid thes dizzy figures? Why hasn't he
given notice that anybody can have sit
uatlon 80 full OF sugar2