Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-10-19
ONE DAY IN A MOTHERS LIFE.
How she shoaia Cultivate the Hygienie
side of Living.

side OF Living.
There Is no class Of women under the
sun who 80 need to be coached in re
gard 10 hygienic principles of rest as
mothers Al. how heavily the cares OF
life press, so heavily that even the
longest day in the year refuses to fur
nish that oue precious half-hour which.
IL devoted to rest, will " q womau's
good looks and vitality from premature
decay.
Why, hygiene. these days. is as much
of n fad as the souvenir spoon Wise
ones are very wide awake to this fact,
and rs a result those delicate nerve
centers. upon which we women depend
for womanly corneliness and sweetness
of disposition. are. as far as possible,
carefully looked after.
The sister does not live who can be
at her best when tagged to death No
matter how clever the patents used to
run the domestic machinery. the wear
and tear tells and in a way to bring to
the front unpleasant little gusts of
temper that might be easily controlled
were il not for an overtsxed system
Rest. If only thirty minutes a day.
Give the tired nerves a chance to relax
This is a duty which you owe. not only
to yourself. but your family as well
Rest by all means-rest. if you have
to fitch from the days duties the thirty
minutes for repose. Surely, somewhere
in between the flying hours they may
be sandwiehed-
What the average woman needs Is a
nook all her own, in which will be
found the softest Of divans. the down
lest of head-rests. and a light so tenn
pered that il will ard in wooing the god
of sleep.
You need not hesitate to accept this
luxurious idea on recount of the cost,
for wen a slender purse can surely af-
ford n plain little cot This gives you
a comfortable beginning. When a thin
hair mattress and a pretty cheese
cloth ROXY have been added, along with
a trio of d~enim-colored pillows. you
will. | feel certain. have secured n very
strong incentive for following my adj
vice.
the freshest-looking, and the best.
natured wife and mother, is always
supplied with coy corners. Now comes
the question Do you know how to rest.
Not one woman in a hundred does
How often one hears the remark: Il
do most of my thinking and planning
when lying down.
Could anything be more exhausting.
The trouble Is this: Every moment
nrsw~r " a~.rIf.l 1888 a. al.
busy soul just 50 much time wasted
There are 50 many tasks waiting
their turn And how they march ans
counter-mareh before the half-closet
lids. Thump. thump, beat beat, Their,
is a regular trip-hammer movement go
ing on in the base of the brain II is dis
couraging-so d~iscouraging that yot
give up the struggle
What is needed is a fi~rst-class metho.
for shutting down the thought valve.
of the mind" as some one puts il
Close down your mind like a water
gate. IL you can not do this plae,
a your couch something that vii
turn your thoughts into n more snoth
ing channel A big. branching palm
OF a few cool. feathery ferns are rest
full Danish. with what wili-powei
You possess, harrassing details Th'
first trial viii no doubt be a failure
but after 4 time you viii gain bette
control of your mind and some tn,
day you will discover hat this Iitti
way-s=.;0a along iife'S rad Is doin.
more for you than all the balms an.
lotions in the automatically Mad
dox, in Golden DAYS