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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29

A bamboo screen with silk curtains or
better still, those of some washable ma
terial. is most useful adjunct. 1t can
be used to shield the crib from a draft.
to screen a corner or shut off the wash
stand when II is in use.
If the nursery is far from the kitchen,
small refrigerator will be found a great
convenience. Tin ones can be purchased
for about SO that answer the purpose adj
mirably. There is room for the supply
of milk for the day, beside the ice. and
they are easily kept in perfect order.
II the baby is fed on artificial food,
some means should be provided for heat
ing it; an alcohol lamp, a contrivance
to fit on the gas burner or a covered
saucepan alone If there Is an open fire.
No nursery should be without a Their
mometer, and when IL varies much from
IS degrees the source of heat must be
attended to.
a clock is always interesting and
amusing TO children, and as they grow
older is useful in teaching them TO tell
time.
Beside a closet for the playthings that
are owned and used in common, each
child should have receptacle for its
own peculiar treasures, which II should
be required TO keep in order. The top
of the chiffonier is a good lodging place
for the fragile belongings whose de-
struction by the needless younger ones
is always so heartbreaking to the care
full owner. A low cupboad, divided into
compartments. is the best IL IL can be
had. A small bookcase must not be for
gotten, with room for the toy books of
the babies as we'll as for the books or
the other members of the nursery
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
A CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA.
InhaIe the smoke of Burning Tar and
Turpentine.

Ruth Lockwood, the nine-year-old
child of Thomas Lockwood, a compos-
itor in the Times office, became violent
ly Ill with diphtheria on Tuesday night.
She was so weak that il was deemed
dangerous to try tracheotomy, or cut
ting open the windpipe. On Thursday
DR.. Nichols, who was attending her. re-
ceived copy of the Paris Figaro, which
contained a report made to the French
academy of medicine by Dr. Delthil.
Dr. Delthil said that the vapors of
liquid tar and turpentine would dissolve
the fbrinous eXudatiOns which choke
up the throat in Group and diphtheria.
DR.. -DelthiIs process was described.
He pours equal parts of turpentine and
liquid tar into a tin pan or cup and
sets fire to the mixture. A dense resin
Gus smoke arises, which obscures the
air of the room.
1.-The patient DIR. Delthil says, ''im-
mediately seems to experience relief;
the choking and rattle stop; the patient
falls into slumber, and seems to inhale
the smoke with pleasure. The fibrinous
membrane soon becomes detached, and
the patient coughs up microbicides.
These when caught in glass, may be
seen to dissolve in the smoke. In the
course of three days afterward the
patient entirely recovers.''
DIR. Nichols tried this treatment yes
terday with little Ruth Lockwood. She
was lying gasping for breath when he
visited her. First pouring about two
tablespoonfuls of liquified tar on an
iron pan, he poured as much turpentine
over it and set it on fire. The rich
resinous smoke which rose to the cell
ing was by no means unpleasant. As
it filled the room the child's breathing
became natural. and as the smoke
grew dense she fell asleep.-Philadelphi
Times.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
House Malaria.

Speaking of house malaria, which Is
sometimes said to be due to the earth
from growing plants kept in living
rooms, before even seeing if these charg-
es be unfounded. look to the water in
the flower vases. which often becomes
extremely unpleasant. An expert says:
If you do not change the water in your
flower vases at least every other day,
unless heavily charged with charcoal
lumps-that no scalding can sweeten the
best glazed jar. Small vases should
have two or three bits of charcoal kept
in them, and the water should be
changed every day. Rinse well and then
refill. If the stems of the flowers are
clipped daily as far up as they have
softened. they will keep as sweet as at
first
Then. too, as regards growing plants,
depend upon ii that. excepting aquatics,
ferns and MOSES, il may be said that
the rooms that are healthy for plants
will be found healthy for human beings.
The exceptions mentioned. naturally
thriving in shaded or marshy grounds,
require an atmosphere not desirable for
human health. But the average plant
requires sunlight, warmth and plenty of
fresh air to thrive WELL and the human
plant requires the same. Large jardi-
nieres for plants that must be kept wet
should have at least a quart of char
coal kept at the under part.-Boston
Transcript
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
WOMAN and HOME.

We are doubtless all familiar with the
conversation claimed to have been over
heard between two boys. Said one to
the other: Are you going fishing to-
day. No" replied the second boy;
"mother won't let me-"
Fudge" said the first boy contemp-
tuously; tease her and tease her, and
if she won't let you go, lie down on the
floor and kick That's the way l do.
Then she will let YOU 60"
Our first thought is one of indignation
against the little rascal: our second, no
the child is not to blame. IL he knows
he can get what he wants by teasing.
why should he not tease? Or If kick
ing upon the floor will change his moth
er's no into yes, he would be very
foolish boy If he did not kick If he did
not know he could get what he wants
by teasing and kicking, he would not
do II. The mother has only herself to
blame for her boys naughtiness. l be
lieve that right here lies three-fourths
of the trouble. anxiety and wear upon
the nerves in the bringing up of chill
dren. Let your no mean no always.
and il will be accepted as final. but if
sometimes II may possibly mean yes
you may rest assured that you will not
doubt But think before you say no.
Remember that what seems to you a
foolish trifie may seem a great deal TO
your little one, and to be deprived of the
pleasure will cause a bitter disappoint-
ment. When she comes to you trimming
over with some anticipated scheme that
promises such lots OF fun, enter into the
plan with interest and be glad with her.
IT 1t seems TO you not a feasible thing,
do not say so, but tell her YOU must
fnIr -
fully. and the difficulties may disappear.
If not, and you find IL would be unwise
to grant he request. tell her lovingly,
giving her the reasons why IL would
not be best and tell her how sorry you
are that you must deny her. If you
have taught her by your daily actions
that her mother is her truest friend; If
she knows that you love her so well that
you will grant her every happiness that
is in your power. IL It is best that she
should have il, she will accept the de-
cision because mamma knows" and.
though the lips may culver and the eyes
fill. there will be no scene" no out
break of temper such as all mothers
dread.
A child brought up close TO the
mothers heart, with perfect confidence
I'm the strong mother love, will give her
unquestioned obedience when that
obedience is necessary, because it will
not enter her mind to doubt the love
I'm the demand Share your childrens
joys as well as their sorrows. Be a child
with them when you can, and the battle
IS half Won.
In dealing with children a little STRAIT
egg may sometimes be used with mar
velously good results, and before the
self-willed little puss realizes what she
is doing the point at issue has been so
skillfully turned that she has done ex-
actly what you wished her to do and has
forgotten to rebel over it.-Philadelphia
Press.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29

The three cousins, Princess Maud OF
Wales, the Grand Duchess Xenia of Rus
STA, and Princess Marie of Greece, are
all singularly like their respective moth
ers. The queen of Greece, for instance,
often dispenses with the wearing Of
gloves, and so does Princess Marie, who
also uses eyeglasses with long handle
exactly in the same manner as Queen
Olga. Princess Xenia, who cannot boast
the same good looks as the empress, has,
however. the same bright and happy
smile as her mother, and that Princess
Maud of Wales is much more like her
beautiful mother than are her two sis
tiers is no news
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
A Homemade Chest.

II was In its first condition packing
box. IL was about three feet long and
rather broad, but quite shallow. It~was
rather an aristocratic packing box, being
dovetailed instead of merely nailed at
the Jennings.
The woman into whose hands 1t fell
had an inspiration. The cover was
knocked off. and a carpenter fitted a
cover on with hinges Then she painted
1t black on the outside and white on the
inside. When she had obtained the de-
sired shade of inkiness she vanished
the box. The hinges on the cover she
gilded. A paIr of brass handles were
added TO the sides, and an ornamental
brass lock adorned the front. The chest
reposed in a bedroom window and held
madam's party dress skirts without
creasing them. On top she put a few
curious looking cushions-a dull red one,
an old blue one and one with bands Of
oriental embroidery. And the popular
impression is that the quaint looking
chest is either an heirloom or a treasure
from an antique shop.-Exchange.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
How Fashions Are Made.

A Partisan hairdresser, who was a
great favorite with the fashionable
world, boasted one day that a clever
mind and hand could succeed in maxi
ing anything fashionable. Several boon
companions of the speaker took him at
his word and proposed that he intro
duce couture composed Of vegetables
and make the same fashionable.
The hairdresser took the bet and sue
ceeded in persuading one of his ultra
fashionable clients, the marquise OF
Lesdiguieres, to permit him to arrange
her hair I'm new way, adjoining it with
caulifiowers, cartoons and radishes. The
lady was so well pleased with the inno-
walton that she showed herself at once
in one Of the salon Of her friends. The
result Of IL was as predicted by the hair
dresser; the beau monde of Paris was
for time devoted TO coiffures COM
posed of fruit and vegetables.-St. Louis
OSt-Dispatch.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
Good Air.

The three great requisites to healthy,
and hence happy, living-good air,
good water and good nature-are so
cheaply obtained that they are very fire.
quently ignored or not estimated at
their real value In the country, where
pure air is to be had for the mere de-
mand, one often sees small windows and
few of them in sleeping rooms, or else
no provision is made for opening at the
top to let out foul or warm air, quite as
necessary as the opening at the bot
tom. Many an invalid would recover
could he but live in a constantly puri-
fed atmosphere and drink natures
purest beverage.
Many another, victim to Indifferent
health, would be restored to his normal
condition If his mental atmosphere were
cleared of all the ill nature, the petty
complainings, envy, malice and all I'M
charitableness of his own or his family,
which cloud his life. The perfect man
physically and mentally-is he who has
discovered that we are simply erring,
struggling children, and that an abund-
ance OF charity for others shortcomings
will meet a like return and help greatly
In preserving serenity.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
Preparing a Face-Bath.

The proper way to prepare a face bath
is to fill bowl with hot water, dip in
it a flannel cloth, rub the soap on this
until there is thick lather. Pass it
gently but briskly over the face. With
both hands wash the soap off, sponge
with cooler water. dry on a soft towel,
afterward using the palms of the hands
to arouse circulation. After the face is
thoroughly dry, take some unguent on
the fingers and begin the massage. AL
mond oil and cocoa butter are both alb
sorbed. But no unguent must be used
constantly, or It. will produce a light
down upon the face. In the morning
the face should be washed In hot water
containing anything the skin may seem
to demand.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
Set Up an AeoIian.

An English peerless having set an
Aeolian harp in the front door of her
London house. it is to be expected that
American chatelaines will be for follow
ing her example. An authority tells of
a simple way to make one of these mu-
steal instruments. Take pieces of but
tonhole twist and thoroughly wax them;
tie each end firmly to a peg and thrust
your pegs down the crevices between
the two sashes of your southern or west
ern windows, stretching the silk as
tightly as nnSSihle.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29

household I'm the matter of correspond
ence, but in any case every country
house hall should have card of hours
for the visitors benefit, on which meal
time, post. church and train time and
such pieces of information should be
plainly stated. Such cards may be as
deliberately printed and illuminated as
taste dictates, but the figures must be
clear and plain. Big, round rush bas-
kets, such as are called egg baskets,
make pretty letter and card receivers In
the country, and the same shape can be
found I'm the Algerian ones, with bits
of gay colored cloths braided In with
their substance
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
Women in Medicine.

Nothing is more marked. especially in
Philadelphia, which is itself such a med
ical center, than the way women physi
clans have come to the front. A few
years ago they were but little seen or
heard of: now there are a hundred or
more woman doctors whose names are
known far and wide and who enjoy
large and lucrative practices.-Philadel-
nhia Times
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
Indy Aberdeen,s Speaking.

"a characteristic Of Lady Aberdeen's
speaking" says one who has often lis
ened TO her public addresses, lis her
clear, resoni voice, spiendidly modu-
lated and controlled. She can be heard
in every corner of large auditoriums."
Which Is remarkable enough among
women speakers to be emphasized. If
women want to talk. they certainly want
to be heardLa result which only a small
percentage of them accomplish.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
Lnmps and Their Cnre.

The head Of the lamp department in
one of the New York shops recently
contributed some points on the care Of
these much used means Of lighting the
modern house beautiful
The greatest care should be taken, he
says, in filing a lamp to wipe off every
drop of oil that has got on the sides and
in the creVices Of the ornamentatiOn
during the process. This can best be
done with a sleazily woven cloth like a
piece of cheesecloth or coarse flannel,
which quickly absOrbs the oil. 1t is
often the failure to do this thoroughly
that makes the slight smell of kerosene
so noticeable about lamps that it has
come to be accepted by many as an
unpreventable one. If a lamp is wiped
and rewiped with a second and drier
cloth, nine times out of ten its so-calIed
Sweating" habit will vanish.
Never use scissors to trim a wick. A
visiting card is one Of the best trim
mers; one still better, If not considered
too much trouble, is to heat a poker
red hot and pass the heated end over
the wick. This evenly removes all the
charred part Trim a round wick to-
ward the center; in duplex burner
where the wicks are straight, trim the
second wick with the bit of cardboard
in an opposite direction from the way
the first is trimmed.
Don't keep the oil in lamps many
days without burning it; it becomes
stale and smells when lighted. Burners
wear out after long and constant use
and need replacing. To boil them up
once or twice in strong soapsuds in
creases the length of their usefulness.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
Racon's Virtue,

English children eat unlimited bacon
and thrive upon it, physicians over there
estimating it almost as good as cod liver
oil and certainly much more palatable.
But they do not eat it fried to a crisp,
as we Americans do 1t is cut very thin
and put in a hot skillet until it curIs at
the edges, then quickly transferred to
hot dish and served
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29

the ANGELS OF the Tombs.' Mrs. Schaff-
ner interests herself in procuring bail
for needy criminals. Mrs. Studwell and
Mrs. Taylor sing with the Tombs pris-
oners on Sunday, besides doing many
kindly little offices for them at other
times, and Mrs. Foster busies herself
with missionary work among young
women.-N Y. CORRESPONDENT
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29

There are four women in New York
whose names are little known to the
general public but who are honored by
the class among whom they labor. These
are Mrs. Ernestine Schaffner, Mrs. NJ J.
Studwell, Mrs. Mary Foster and Mrs. A.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
Artistic Halls.

A large vase. such as usually serves
for a potted plant, makes a good UNI
brella stand, and these are found In
every variety Of color and style. One OF
the big pot-bellied Moorish or Spanish
peasant pottery, in rough. quaint de-
signs Of blue and yellow on white or Of
a rich, dark green solid color. relieved
only by gradatiOns Of color In the glaze,
would be effective and substantial. Some
such receptacle is. Of course, a necessity,
and in fact the furnishings of a hall
may be divided into the Indispensable
and the ornamental. Under the first
head must be noted a dish or tray for
cards, and some sort Of box or basket
better still, two Of differing size and
shape-for letters incoming and outgo-
Ing.
This last item. Of course depends
somewhat upon the customs of the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29

From pictures taken during the last year by
the official Artist of the United States govern
ment, and issued under the auspices of Prof
HALSEY C. IVES, Chief of the Department
of Fine Arts, will be
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
RAILROADS.
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway.
SCHEDrLEnr WE

9VIHUU y OF -TIR0U'TI IT-lINS 10 FLOTIDA AND sou
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23

0f the rino fruit l.t.r 90. no -r'Nor
who uudcr- tall7 his true Interests Will e.
init bis oranges tolo 90 'a. markets ~
the country lu green c.nJlto-.
Levy 10 Democrat. Surrounded ol
three sides Uy the warm GuH stream. ana
stretching southwark to IS ui lttfde.
| Florida occupies au entirely exceptional place
among tGe states Of our great rep- lyau
union lbs Geological formation is unlike
that OF the coral islands i'm the Pacific ocean,
and IFS climate is almost tropical out modi-
lied ny the influence OF the sea, which gives
! 10 the large peninsula Of nearly Co 900 square
miles mildcr winter aud cooler summer
than L it had been mOve centrally located In
a great continent under he same latitude
Halifax Journal J.. A. johnson returned
from Palm IeA,h Monday by train, after ak
ing Mr.. Showers launch 10 jup Ger. Mr. John
son went ny train 90 Palm Beach where lie
spent % night with showers whom ne tcJurtS
as having e od trade. johnson tells q
pretty stif tale about the mo sIultOes, but
which he vOuyDcs for as true lie states that
from the time they reached the lagoon their
number was legion. and there was no comfort
day or night; that they were. in tn evening
as thick as d swarm of bees arOunua hive. and
that on his assistants back he could with
slap o. his hand, kin from fifty TO seventy
live. Mr.. Johnson also states That on the re-
turn trip or the boat from Jupiter to Eau
tallie. there we're about 100 passengers, and
they all stood with brushes In their hands aIA
fought mosquitoes the entire night, sleep be-
ing impossible.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
ONLY SUITS m1LLIoNAIREs.
The Pace Set by Astor as Minister tx
Rome.
From the PhiladeIphia RECORD

FROM LuE i nlldQtl pima AAGIDAh'
Washington, Sept pa curious ex-
PLANTATION is given of Mr.. Van Aliens
selection as the first ambassador of the
United States to Italy. 1t is stated that
William Waldorf AstOr, when minister to
Rome set the pace in matters of enter
tainment and other social functions on
such a lavish expenditure that no one not
possessed of a milliOnaire's fortune could
hope to follow him successfully.
John 3. Stallo, whom Mr.. Cleveland
during his first term appointed to succeed
Mr., Astor, had a most unpleasant expert
ence. Having no private fortune, he was
compelled to rely upon the salary of his
position 1912, 0O0) for his means of living
and entertaining as minister Of the United
States. The contrast between the econ
omy thus enforced and the munificent eX-
travagance of the preceding regime was
so marked that the American colony and
American visitors made MIR. StallO's life
an exceedingly unhappy one.
Similar Inconvenience Swere sfelt, IN
less degree, by Governor Porter, of In
diana, who resigned the place, and by
Mr. William Potter, whom MIR. Harrison
appointed in the last days of his admins
tration to succeed Governor Porter.
Mr.. Van Aliens inherited wealth as an
Astor son-inlaw, it is expected, will ena-
bic him to restore to the American en-
bassy in Rome, all the social glories
which the legation had under Mr., Viii
liam Waldorf Astor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
A Story of Col. LIVINGSTON.

A group Of congressman were sitting in the
half deserted hall of the House the other day
says them York sun, when Judge Living
ston OF Georgia remarked to Gen. Cogswen of
Massachusetts,:
III it had not been for the leniency shown
by you to me on a certain occasion l would
not be here to-day"
How is that" inquired Cogswell.
DO you remember one evening that your
regiment Was securing about Atlanta and
capElped aefellOW who was wandering about
that country: The circumstances of the cap
ture made the prisoner liable to trial as q spy.
! was he prisoner. / had a farm about there
and was looking to get home for glimpse at
my people You were good enough to decide
that was not liable to the charge of being a
spy ana let me go. The next evening had
Ave OF your men in my hands l kept them
turned them loose"