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ut is a cowardly Thing to say. and 4
can't allow my name to be printed, but
1t is fact that the faulty housekeepi1s
In modern life is responsible for needed .
and fatal diseases among children. Thets
are the stuffy, stylish (), cosy corners
that are written up and illustrated until
one Is sick and tired of them; there are
the dust laden sofa customs and the dirty
parlor rugs over carpets--a double nuis-
ance-that good beating would destroy
completely: there are the unkept, lphol-
stored chairs and couches. and the never
Clean -always-to-be-fea hangings and
draperies on table and mantel shelves
ard in window and door frames. What
we need is more clean air. more spare
room and 60 per cent. less furniture and
cffenses against art. We need the bare
floors of cosmopolitan Europe, the bare
rooms and walls of the distinguished
Japanese and the scrupulous neatness
and elegant simplicity of the aristo-
cratic Chinese" So says Sanitary
Corps officer of New York.
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The Fallncy of Protection.

To the Editor:
20. G." has allowed his intelligence to be
imposed upon II he believes that the beautiful
fabrics that come into this country and the
magnihce vessels that enter our harbors are
produced By pauper labor. II this were true what
a spectacle would England present-a nation
with highly skilled pauper labor monopolizing
half the trade Of the world In spite Of hostile
tariffs everywhere. and holding the whole world
under contribution. To q mind not blinded by
prejudice and Behshness, EnEland's commercial
supremacy simply demonstrates the fallacy OF
protection. High tariff means restricted trade.
and low tariff extended trade. which is the bet
ter for our wage-earners? This is the question
in a nutshell they have to decide. Who ever
heard OF a nation being injured by extending its
foreign commerce? The reverse Of this, brought
about by high tarins 10 the principal cause OF the
wrstched condition Of most Of the European
countries. There is no jusglery in commerce
You cannot make It one-sided; It 10 always
mutually beneficial. An exchange of products
does not diminish the demand for labor but in
creases It. The idea that country Is enriched
by shutting out things that are comparatively
cheap to make way for those that are compare
lively dear. 10 absurd. Under McKinleysm our
foreign trade has steadily declined. our internal
trade ia PROSTATE and our gold reserve has been
drained from -s II is therefore only reason
able TO suppose that a liberal tariff will re-
verse these conditions. Trade with foreign coun-
| tries on fair principles OF reciprocity is what
we want PERCY WERE.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
EXTENDING CABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

The construction Of cable road
through Manhattan and -. Nicholas
avenues TO Kingsbrdge would r,rtainlg
be great convenience to the residents
and a benefit to properly IN that soctlli,
OF the city. That II would bc IroNtlhlC
to the owners seems to he Indicated rs
the fact that two companies, the Metro.
politan Traction and the Third avenue
are fighting FOR the franchise
Such a contest ought to be decided b.,
one consideration alone, the public in
terest. OF course, the question which
corporation VIII make the most llbe al
compensation to the city may have
some influence on the decision, but the
main point considered ough; u be, " hIch
competitor viii afford the people the bet
tel advantages, and secure to them The
greaest benefits, which route will be the
more convenient for the main body of
travel? Both will carry passengers over
the entire line for five cents, but which
will offer the better accommodation In
the matter OF transfers to connecting
| lines?
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Peevish, FnuIt-FindInx wives.

To the Editor:
The letters II VI, A. Reid in your Issue Of the
7Ih inst. and OF C {. Nj, OF Brooklyn, In your
ssue OF the 10Th. have profoundly touched
It has been truly said. "a good wife is bless
ing; a had one is a curse" II unfortunately hap
pens too often that the latter is the fate Of men
" manly spirit who chance by the devils luck
to marry an emotional creature who may turn
at any moment into vcn1mous ylraEo. A man
may be tied to woman who Il open to neither
reason nor entreaty She may stab him in ATTY
ways and actually kill his self-resPect She may
set his nerves on edge BY her Shrill iahber Yet
II he grinds out curse she will run and earn
sympathy by telling how his brutal language
is past bearing. No method OF obtaining cheap
applause IL easier than o. utterins noble sentl-
ments about tenderness to women. II ever you
hear an actor the stage say, The man who
Wouli lay his hand on a woman except In the
way Of kindness" &c., you may be he Ia
mosl ApplAuded by gentlemen who go home and
lex their wives ribs black and blue. | rsmem-
Der some years ago listening TO a prominent
justice on the bench deseanting upon virtue 80
sloqusntly that he drew tears from sensitive per-
sons. Yet he was found In the same week dead
In q house Of ili-fsputs. when | hear a man
accused Of using violent Language 10 his dear.
'slpsen, wife always wish had been bshind
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Childlike Faith.


To the Editor:
do not agree with wv. NJ" when he says
Tel the little child he will hear tomorrow
the same little song he sung in the photograph
to-day, and his little reason and intellig ence
viii pronounce 1t impossible" So far from this
being the case experience teaches that young
children believe everything they are told until
they find out they are being deceived Tell an
unsophlstcated infant II he sings In the phono-
graph that a box of candy will come out and
he VIII be disappointed when the candy does
not msteralze. Do little simple conjuring
produce the candy. and he will think 1t was the
result OF the song Heartless parents and cal
lous nurses tell children that there is a devil
who Goes about like roaring lion seeking whom
he may devour," and the poor little things hide
under the bedcothes in their terror. Some chill
dren develop thinking faculties and outgrow this
deluson; the remainder become Christians, and
write letters to the papers upon such themes as
Mans Limited Reason" q subject they seem
qualified to discuss with all the authority OF
experience PoYNTz
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In some parts of Sicily the birth Of a
girl is looked upon as such a misfortune
that black flag is hung out the win
dow to proclaim the sad event Having
to be supported by the family as long as
they are unmarried. and being obliged
to dover the bridegroom, they are looked
upon as expensive luxuries. Boys, on the
other hand, are very soon self-support-
ing, and when the time comes for marry
ing increase the family wealth by bring
ing home a bride and her dot. The girls
live in seclusion, are most kindly treated,
and at the age of fourteen or sixteen
they are disposed of in marriage on a
purely financial basis.
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Another Bible OHer.


To the Editor:
concur In what $, o. Blunden says in regard
to the souls immortality. Nowhere does Scripture
say man has an immortal soul, but directly to
the contrary II says: Man was made OF dust
and must return to It," THE soul that sinneth
1t must die" Christ brought life (eternaD and
immortality to light" Christ promises eternal
life, and II a man was immortal It would be absurd
for Christ to offer It to him. l will give 500. on
the word OF a Christian, and leave 1t to THE
Evening World" II do not, to brand me with
liar, or any term In which may be portrayed
to the world in the most contemplate light, II
diving SOUL mentioned In Scripture does not
only mean living creature. living animal. living
body or anything but immortal. in the originals.
Also 800 II soul is not applied to animals. fish,
&c. as It Ia TO man, in the original Hebrew. It
speaks OF selling a soul. eating n soul and touch
ing a soul. meaning body. l invite all truth
seekers to call on me and will prove by the
originals that the above is true.
THEO f. OSBORNE.
1888 One Hundred and Ninth street.
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Oh, the Lives That Went Out.

To the Editor:
My rear window-of a house on Forty first
street-looks against the rear Of a boarding
house on Fortieth street. At about Z A. N. to-
day large bed mattress sailed through the
air from the nth story Of the latter to the
ground. or course my eyes quickly raised
TO see whence It came. glimpse OF a Giving
picture" In a window frame my reward
Her hands, resting upon the window sill, her
eyes intently fixed on the yard below, twas a
pretty picture. And she charged admission
fee. Do you suppose that living picture was
angry No, OF not. Pictures never get
angry. This occurrence raises two important
questions How many poor, helpless, living
creatures did the hve-story fall OF that mattress
send into their everlasting sleep? Aud how many
similar pictures might New York furnish to order
10 all boarding house dodgers were as spirited
as the subject of this one. One OF your artists
could illustrate this better than can tell 1t.
I n.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
Nurse Versus Physician.

Professional nurses are slowly but
surely taking away some of the ply
siclans' trade. Nurse agencies are au-
thority for the statement that a trained
nurse OF experience and education is
preferred to a doctor In ordinary cases
OF indisposition by a class OF patronage
that Is increasing every year. Records
show scores OF families in New York
who retain the services OF the nurse
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Altering ChiIdren's Clothes.

Cutting down dresses and suits for
children hardly pays. 1t is better to let
the little girl grow into her big sis
ter's frock, or give little brother Toms
suit when he is bigger. Mothers are
not as clever with the needle as some
other women. and many Of the altered
suits are not fiattering to the pride of
the unfortunate little recipient. Clothes
that children grow into are generally
perfect fits, with slight alterations. Lili-
putian garments of the very latest fash
ion are sold so cheap nowadays that 1t
hardly pays to make over old clothes.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
Only Washerwomen Protected.

To the Editor:
"Maguire's cat" whoever that gentleman may
be- had better read up Nautilus In a country
like ours the natural increase OF population has
no effect upon wages, for the natural increase OF
wealth. combined with lots OF spare land, in
sures them living II their labor is protected.
In England. where the land will only sup
port one-fourth the population the case is en-
tirely different. When an industry in this coun-
try is imperilled by foreign competition 1t is
Immediately protected in the interest OF the
manufacturer When wages are imperilled by
free immigration. and the laborer or mechanic is
reduced to starvation wages. worse STILL no
work at all. we hear the same old rot: This
is free country"-by the way. not for mer-
chandise or Chinese-the only protected work
ing people being the washerwomen; the rest may
starve. Every people in the world. except the
Chinese, have q right to come and take the
bread and butter out of our mouths. Mr.. INA
CURES cat must have a particularly soft snap
or he surely would not talk like that.
JOHN s. BROWN, 564h Broome street
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AngeIique Punch.

Chop one-half of pound of Sultana
raisins very fine. Add to the juice and
rind of lemon and one cup of granu-
lated sugar. Pour over the mixture
one pint of boiling water and stir until
the sugar is dissolved. Press through
sieve, add one pint of California an
gelique wine and freeze. When frozen
beat in the white of one egg beaten
stiff. with two tablespoonfuls Of pow
dered sugar. Pack and stand away b
ripen for an hour before serving.
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should Men Wear Flowers.

To the Editor:
In answer to Mary Esq queer question, 'Is
1t proper for a man to wear howers?" should
answer yes and 1t shows that they have a re-
fined taste In showing their fondness for natural
flowers God made the flowers to beautify
the EARTH and man has an equal right in wear
Ing them as woman; and In doing 20 It shows
neither lack OF education refinement. And
a white straw hat or a silk pocket handkerchief
are not to be discarded Just because MARY
E." would like to pack the wearer in Ice, or was
IT the hat and handkerchief that were to be put
on ice7 Hoping that we may hear more on
the subject, FANNIE Brooklyn.
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Shoe Polishing Gratis.

There is shoeshop in the vicinity Of
1.-THE World'r' uptown Office where spe-
cial inducements are offered to get the
school children's trade. A pair of rus,
set laced bootss may be bought for IS,
and with perfect fit the boy gets ten
coupons, good for that many browns
ings" The same arrangement is made
for black feathers. And the little girls,
too, God bless 'em, can have their boots
BACKED or their shoes bronzed every
Saturday or every afternoon for the
favor Of their custom.
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Shop Talk in French.

La soie-Silk.
La laine--Wool.
lie drap-Cloth.
Etoffe-Stuff. wool and thread.
Linge--Lnen.
Lingerie--Household or body linen.
Velours--Velvet
Les bas-Stockings.
Giants glaces-Dressed gloves.
Giants de suede-Undressed.
I'm chou-Cabbage; IN millinery, a cab
bage rosette.
Robes-Dresses or gowns.
ManteauX-Wraps.
Jupe-Skirt.
Jupiere-Skirtmaker.
Jupon-Petticoat.
Cor INSTRUMENTATION garments.
Robe commande-Dress made to order.
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Choosing LObsters.

A lobster should be chosen by its weight,
alertness and fresh smell. The tail
should be stiff and springy, and the
sides firm. Those weighing three or four
pounds are the best, IL there Is no
water in them. When freshly caught
there is some muscular action in their
claws. which is excited by pressing the
eyes. II stale, the lobster has heavy.
muggy smell. HOLSTERS should not be
shipped any distance alive, but should
be boiled before being shipped. A lobster
that has died before going into the
boiling pot is unfit for food. If the
claws are drawn up rigidly. 1t is a
good indication, but If they are limp
and SPRAYING, the lobster was dead be-
fore being put in the boiling pot.
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To-day there Is s24,O3263 in the Sick
Babies Fund. This is the largest amount
ever contributed to this popular charity
1t has all come from the people of this
city, Brooklyn, Jersey city and this
neighborhood and testifes to the strong
charitable impulses that move the
public when worthy cause
makes an appeal to IL. NO
penny Of this money has been expended
thoughtlessly. Every cent Is judiciously
used for the benefit Of the children and
sometimes to better their surroundings.
During the Summer the free doctors
have treated nearly 1900 sick children
and fed and clothed thousands. The
work OF the Sick Babies Fund speaks
most eloquently In its own behalf. That
the public appreciates Is shown in
the constant increase, year after year.
of the amounts contributed
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Does This Wins
To the Editor

To the Editor:
Noting in THE Evening World OF Sept II the
offer made by s o. Blunden of 500 for one Bible
passage containing the information that man has
an immortal SOUL" submit the following pas
sage the only between the lids Of the Bible
that can be quoted to prove the immortality Of
man, "And the serpent said unto the woman. Ye
shall not surely die" Gen. ILL., q. These are the
words OF the serpent-the devi-and admit he
was liar sc. (see John will. ~. Now, dear
sir leave 1t for you to decide II deathlessness ia
Immortality, am not entitled to the money?
j. W. TICHENOR
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To the Editor:
Allow me to say in reply to MARY E." that I
think she displays her ignorance to good advan.
tage in asking such foolish questions. When she
becomes acquainted with the better class of young
nsn. which | do not think she has done as yet
she will find out that the love for flowers and
Sentlemanly outward appearance go hand in
hand with refined nature and well-educ ated
wcli-brcd person. happen to be one Of the young
men who wear flowers, a straw hat ana who in
variably has a silk handkerchief "peeping out OF
his coat pocket as she is pleased to put IT,
ONE OF THEM.
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Iicnn-lIng purty.

The children OF the Grenada Hotel. Cold Spring
Harbor gave most enjoyable bean-bas party
in aid OF the Sick Babies Fund Il was a great
success, and Il.5O WAS realized. Il took place
on Labor Day. The ssnerauos an dklnd hearted
proprietor. Mr.. william Gerard giving the sx-
elusive use Of the Casino aud the band Of
music, The prizes were donated by Mr. George
Waters. Mr.. A, W. Nilsson, Mrs. c. LoughrSn
and Mas Josephine n. oeoghesan The scene
wss that Of iAiry land The harbor was lighted
~ with didereat eoiored lights from the yachts,
and The caslno was illuminated BY electric
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the door while the lady doing her share Of
the eioquence. | am well aware that men are
OFTEN irritable and unreasonable. But does a
Wiies opposition tend to remedy matters! Hap
riiy there are many sensible wives who know
row to pour oil on the troubled waters. and
under such quiescent influence he realizes that
ne is wrong and feels ashamed OF his impatience.
Such forbearing and eacefully-inclined wives
soon become rulers in the hou 'ehold. Bu. peey
per'erse. fault-hnding wives drive away all home
ureh lives. J. s. ID.
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Al arrangements have been perfect d under the
able management o. Luoen Bruheur for the bene,
Of Performance tomorrow evening at the Casino
From .rcsen, Indications the Lebanon Hospital
in waoss aid the entertainment will be given
will be very much benefited, as the sale Of seats
and boxes has been unusually large. The pro
gramme IL one OF extreme variety and excellence
and should alone crowd the Casino to the Very
doors. The cast includes AmonF others who hay,
volunteered through the kindness OF Messrs Can
AIRY Lederer, who have also d)nated the Casint
and eVeIythinE connected WIN ths pertoFmanee
villa Knox Marie Celeste, Mabel Stephenson
Jefferson d Angels. Paul Arthur. J, IT, Mack
GeorEe A. Schiller. Ross and Fenton. John Hen
shaw. the National Trio and the great MAlhard.
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DINNER.
The Japanese Bathins Hour.

In Germany at 1 o'clock all the world
is taking an after-dinner smoke or an
after-dinner nap, and business, even
banking, is suspended. In Japan the
bathing hour is before supper, and be-
tween 8 and 6 o'clock every living being
is nude. The public baths are crowded.
At home children, young people and old
people are in the tub, getting in or
getting out of the tub, which is placed
in the garden, in courtyards, shops or
on the piazza, without the least apology
of a screen. If a customer appears the
bather talks business over the water.
and in private families callers are nei-
ther abashed nor embarrassing. In the
humble quarters the tubs are set on
the threshold, and neighbors on opposite
sides of the street gossip. chatter and
exchange the most amiable greetings.
The National towel is nankin blue.
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The West Has Pretty Girls.
To the Editor:

TO INC EuIIOf.
agree with Charlie" as to the beauty.
want OF beauty At the girls of this city In this
Characteristic they are eQualled II not eXcclled,
by the girls OF our sister city, Brooklyn. | have
been In New York for about a month, and M
business has called me to brooklyn frequently. In
that time have not seen In either city more than
three girls who could by their dearest friends be
called pretty. Not only In Chicago. but In the
West generally, pretty girls are the rule not the
| exception. Why THO difference? Is 1t the
| climate, do the E!rs Of the West keep better
hours and live more BEAUTIFULLY in general than
those OF the East This is important qucs-
ton. WESTERNER.
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Nice Vegetable Course.

Scald and peel some ripe tomatoes and
slice them, toss them in oil, vinegar, salt
and pepper, as, for French salad; treat
a cod, cooked caulifiower in the same
way, breaking it up in neat pieces, now
put a layer of the tomatoes in a salad
bowl, and sprinkle them well with fine
baked bread crumbs, finely minced
parsley, chives or shallot and sour APP
pies. Cover this with a layer of caull-
flower similarly treated, and continue
these layers till the dish Is full. Serve
garnished with sardines, well wiped and
boned, and some little tufts of watercress,
This is very nice served as a special
course, with rolls or biscuits.
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Mnguic Has n Cool Head.

To The Editor:
Maggie and l. VIC did Save a split.
As most Of all married folk do:
But the heat Of dispute cooled by her wit
In a manner decidedly new.
she few from the room. | was bursting with rage.
And followed her up in trice.
She hotiy remarked. at this critical stage.
II must set my brain on the Ice
50 1t struck mo as something ought to record.
And follow It up rule:
For half OF my troubles would ne'er have occurred
Had known how to keep my head cool
And now when my temple is somewhat dstraught
always take Magsie's advice,
And instead OF allowing my head to grow hot
Just set my brain on the ice.
d. DANIELS.
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Sure Death for FIeas.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
Tobacco Juice and sulphur sure death for
ncas. II the owner of the dog will squeeze the
contents Of a package OF tobacco and put Ave
or 10 cents worth of sulphur according to size
Of dog into the water before washing the
animal. he will Hnd sure death for Heas
Continue the baths until he ands that the
ncGs all gone, A LOVER OF DOGS
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Any Evening Cooking schooI.r

To the Editor:
Are there any free cooking schools In New
York City where young girls can learn the art OF
cooking in the evenings? One OF your correspond
ents says that It is crime for a girl not to know
how to cook. Yes, 1t is so. but how is a girl to
learn who has not the convenience to learn home {!
have no means OF learning to cock at home. and
have been trying for the past year to find a
school where l can learn to cook free, or for
small fee. THUMBKIN
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Dress Up and Abolish birthdays.

Two hundred years ago 1t was the
plan of the gentlewoman to dress five
years older than she was in order to
look younger than she was. The mod
ern woman of the world has no gray
matter to waste on such an absurd
theory. Her motto is, dress up to the
height of fashion, in the very handsom-
est materials procurable, and keep dressed
up all the time. Show the gaping world
novel things; tell them pretty things,
and in talking about them they will
forget birthday calculations, gray hairs
and hollow cheeks and crows feet. She
Is clever old woman, who can dress
herself so daintily and stylishly that no
one can tell her age.