Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-16

ether and alcohol were evaporated and gly-
 cerine with the fesiduum prepared for the l microscope. Of course each telephone was examined separately. A microscope with | 800 enlargements was used and the devel- | opments were certainly startling. Tobacco, meat, cheese, vegetable matter, hair, dust, wood, all these things, and more, were recognized, and unrecognizable things withal, giving nourishment to villainous bacteria with astonishing names, each one l source of danger. The public telephones are of course, in worst condition as they ! are used by all sorts of people, sick or we'll. cleanly or uncleanly. The operator, if afflicted with . contagious disease, may breathe the germs of it upon the diaphragm and 80 unconsciously spread the oontagion. Mysterious cases of smallpox, diphtheria and scarlet fever might be accounted for In this way.
 Dr. Scheele says that his investigations were not s'only interesting, but source of amending pleasure.n His pleasure must have been of a scientific variety. Ger tainly it Is not pleasing to ordinary, un- scientific mortals to know that even in telephoning for doctor we may be pre- pairing him more extended practice. We are surrounded with dangers, and always have been, but of late they seem peculiar
 ly insidious and sly.SHowevef. we can all refrain from msstication while using 6 telephone. It may seem strange, but 1t is said that this is @ common occurrence. Then we need not breathe into them while waiting for 8 reply, because, whether we'll or i'll, 1t Is not wise thing to do. And those who have charge of telephones in public places. and doubtless also in pri- vate offices and homes, should have them cleansed with the solution mentioned above, in the given proportions. -- If thor oughly done with an atcmizsr Dr. Scheele thinks that this clensing process need not take place oftener than once a year. Whoever would not do this would certain ly be guilty of inexcussble carelessness.
 Thus having scared us nearly to death with his theory and his pollysyllsbicsl wriggles, the scientist kindly points out 8 way of escape from Hello-bacterial hor- TOYS. And the doctrine that "cieanliness Is next to godliness" Is more strongly es- tsblished. And that other doctrine, re- ferred to in the opening parsgraphs,i is suf- fciently confirmed, and this, though prob ably not intentional, is very gratifying ia source of amending pleasure"
 CONSIDER THE LILIES.
 By this token do we know that the sum- mer has surely come-the water lilies have appeared again under the srchway of the Insurance building.
 The sight is always welcome one. It is true that for thess exquisite flowers ss they are offered upon the street, disposed In stiff punches with a backing of ferns, one has certain feeling of sympathy, as for human creatures torn from their home and thrust into an uncongenisl environ ment. For these nymphs of the waters are the ponds and the quiet streams. To shine with lustrous whiteness in the sun- light; to rock lightly upon the nipples like | fleet of fairy boats st anchor, to fold | their petals over their glowing hearts of | gold and sleep until the morning touches | them with an awakening fpger-this is the | life of the water lily. There Is no flower | that has more of delicate purity combined with stateliness-none that can bs more bountiful of its sweetness and still possess its diguifed reserve. The rumble and | chatter, the heat and the duet of the streets | are things to vex it's gentle soul, and yet | we are glad to see those heaped. up baskets | under the srchwsy, and the eye rests de- | lightedly upon them for their suggestions | of cool and quiet waters, of retirement and | tranquility.
 Thus, from mingled pleasure and sym psthy, we are moved to purchase bunch | or two. Then we carry them around for | an hour or so in our warm hands, occasion ally pressing them against our fushed faces for delight in their coolness and fra grance. We lay them down on counters | while we make a critical study of chsllies | and giDghams; and at last we bring them home in a limp and dejected condition. Then we give them little water, and next | morning, annoyed to find them tightly | closed, we throw them out upon the dust | heap, where they perish miserably.
 One reason why these flowers, when | brought into our homes, close so soon and | refuse to open again is because we forget | their natural conditions; we do not "con- | slider the lilies, how they grow" As they rest upon the surface of the water, up- borne by their long, flexible stems, the green cslyx is always in contact with it. always wet. We put them in vases or bowls, and though the stem may be plen- tifully supplied with water, the flowers often hang over the sides of the receptacle in way that we consider graceful, but Is altogether unnatural, and the caxly be- comes dry. Then when 1t closes 1t Is too much discouraged to open again. Cut off a little piece from the end of the stem and place the lilies in bowl that win not only supply them with enough water but will allow them to rest upon the water as they do in their own accustomed haunts. If they were freshly gathered they will live out the natural span of their little lives, waking up in the morning after a nights rest instead of obstinately remaining closed.
 Here Is another lily hint which may be acceptable. If you want your lilies for evening decorstionss remember that they must have @ nap in the afternoon. Every body knows that If little children, and even grown people, wish to be bright and animated in the evening 1t is quits impor- tant that they should take 8 long afternoon nap. As the lilies must sleep and cannot be expected to give up their usual habits for our pleasure, they must be csioled into going to bed in the afternoon. Put them in the darkest. coolest closet you can fiud and leave them there in peace for some hours. They will fancy 1t Is night and fold their slumber robes around them. When brought into the lighted room they will open and remain open under the stim ulus of gas, (and conversation and music). This is cheating the lilies, but it is not 90 bad ss making them sleep In @ warm, bright, room in a manner unsatisfactory to themselves and to you. And 1t would be decidedly cruel, If 1t were not impossi- bIe, to deprive them altogether of their "beauty nap" and their needed repose.