The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-27

friends win tie nedielns bottie-i.,
last limos being also her FRA
And tfis Is no solitary Instance. Il
| vas n those days the rule rather thnr
| the exception
AMI why7
simply because our ancestors had
mono n tho luxurics which now beset
us % every hand Their dwellings free
| u admaeted heavens pure air. There
were no tight gas-oppressed rooms
y breed poisonous vapors Of death and
destruction y Spices and condiments
wc.r unknown Sauces FOR the ape
lite wore among the things undreamed
of What did stomach which could
take three square meals q day want
of anything 70 stimulate Il 70 greater
excrtlon7
Fashion was not thought o. High
heeled, narrow-soled shoes had not
been discovered Bustles. pads and
other feminine foIderois were not
known.
Eorsets and cosmetics were not sold
In those regions n one had inquired
for them, the nearest approach which
could have been made 70 supplying his
wants would have been made in the
shape Of Goldfish and onions Five or
six yards Of cloth would make dress
II did not require thirty. as 1t now does,
and there were no elastic garters and
bandslto stop circulation, and no lead
hair-dycs 70 induce brain disease. III
mans hair turned gray, he wore Il 50.
and thanked heaven for permitting him
10 live until he was gray-headed.
Confectionery. and pickles. and pre-
serves did not find their way into these
healthy homes. The quack medicine
men were not born. Doctors lived
80 far away that patient would die or
get well before they could be got tosee
him.
People did not st up all night and
lie abcd oil day. There was no anxiety
felt about the rise or fall Of stocks
bulls" and bears did not exist, en-.
cept those which roamed the forests In
their own coats Of hair.
There were no corners anywhere
unless II might be the pleasant fire.
side corners. where one could sit and
see the twinkle Of the stars out Of the
top 81 the broad-throated chimney
Men and women dressed MS comfort
demanded They feared God In the
good old-fashioped way. and were pro.
foundry ignorant Of theperpiexing isms
Of to-day.
They ate meat, vegetables and corn
bread, and rye hammock; and pancakes
were luxury.
When they travelled they rode horse
back or walked. and carriages were not
needed nor thought Of.
Wen, says somebody, what would you
ha,s, us dor
Shall we seek out lodge in some
vast Wilderness and live on roots and
herbs, and eschew civilization and its
delights, In the hope Of getting our
livers in order2
BY no means The time for that IS
past We cannot go back TO the era OF
our grandfathers- But we can take
a lesson from it.
We can cat plain food. We can avoid
stimulants, shun Intoxicating liquors
and poisonous cosmetics We can
dress loosely and comfortably, and yet
be in style; we can keep clean. and be
temperate in all things; we can go to
bed at reasonable hours and give the
brain rest whenever It Is demanded
No matter II we do not leave for
tune behind us; it viii be Just as well
for our children probably 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 women
Let us keep ourselves pure and clean
in flesh and spirit. that nothing unclean
may descend to our children, and let
us bring up these children to have
healthy bodies rather than overloaded
brains. Education Is good-college
education is TO be desired; but sound
Is worth more TO man
than diploma from every university
Of learning under the sun.
Give the little cages air, exercise,
sunshine, freedom from the restraint
OF fashion--give them the presence OF
home cheerfulness and home love. and
Heaven will give them the rest. Kate
Thorne. in NY. Weekly.
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