The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-06-10

friends with nc medicine bottie--hcr
last illness being also her first
And this IS no solitary instance II
was IN thosc days the rule rather than
tho exception.
And why2
simply because our ancestors had
nosie ~ The lnxurics which now beset
( Us on every hand Their dwellings free
I Tx admitted heavens pnre air There
were no tight gas-oPprcsscd rooms
b. breed poisonous vapors u death and
destruction, Spices md condiments
were unknown sauces for tho ape
lite were among the things nndfcnmrd
Of What did stomach which could
take three square meals . day want
81 anything 70 stimulate Il - greater
exertlon9
Fashion was not thought ~ High
hceied narross-s0icsi shoes hadSy-not
been discovered Bustica. Pods and
other feminine foldcfols were NOT
known,
Gorsets and cosmetics were not s3ld
10 those regions II one had inquired
fer them, the nearest approach which,
could have been made 70 supplying his
wants would have been made IN the
shape 81 goldfish and onions Five or
six yards 81 cloth would make a dress
II did not require thirty, ms 1t now does,
and there were no elastic garters and
bands 70 stop circulation, and no lead
hair-dyes 70 induce brain disease II 4
mans hair turned gray, he wore Il -.
and thanked heaven for permitting him
- live until he was gray headed
Confectionery. and pickles, and pre-
serves all not hnd their way into these
healthy homes The quack medicine
men we're not born Doctors lived
SO far away that patient would die o.
get well before they could Be got tosee
him
People did not SIT up all night and
lie abcd all day There was no anxiety
felt about the rise or fall Of stocks
Bulls and bears did not exist. ax-
ecpt those which roamed the forests ID
their own coats Of hair
There were no carners anyw here
unless il might be the pleasant fire.
side corners, where one could sit and
see the twinkle u the stars ont 81 the
top Of the broad-throated chimney.
Men and women dressed As comfort
demanded They feared God iii the
good old -fashioned way and were pro.
fonndly ignoranto o. the perplexfng isnns
Of to-day.
They ate meat, vegetables and corn
bread, and rye hammock; and pancakes
were Injury
When they Travelled they rode horse.
back or walked; ind carriages were not
needed nor thought.ef,
Wei, says somebody what wouldyou
h,r. us do2
Shall we seek out lodge in some
vast wilderness. and live on roots and
herbs. and eschew civilization and its
delights, in the hope ~ getting our
Iivers IL orsier2
BY no means The time for that IL
past We.cannot 70 back to the era Of
our grandfathcrs. But we can take
q lesson from IT
We can eat plain food We can avoid
stiInulants bhun Intoxicating liquors
and poisonous cosmetics, We can
dress loosely and comfortably, and yet
be in style. We can keep clean. and be
temperate In ell things we can GO to
bed at reasonable hours aud give the
brain rest whenever 1t Is demanded
No matter If we 90 nat leave a for
tune behind us; II viii be just as well
for our children probably a great deal
better. II Is not so much what we can
do for ourselves as for those who are
TO come after us, In this work Of health
reformation. Let us make the next
generation hardy men and womenl
Let us keep ourselves pure and clean
IN flesh and spirit, that nothing nnclean
may descend to our children, and let
ns bring up these children 10 have
healthy bodies rather than overloaded
brains. Education Is good college
education is to be desired; hut a sound
constitution Is worth more 10 man
than a diploma from every university
Of learning under the sun
Give the little ones afr, exercise,
sunshine, freedom from the restraint
81 fashion give them the presence 81
home ehecrfulness ara home love. and
Heaven viii give them The rest Kate
Thornes In N. y Weekly