The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-05


q matChleSS pearl If il Ncr" mine,
SO happy all my days would be,
Ny heart would throb with bliss divine,
And angel eyes would envy me
Samuel Minturn Peck
Crooks I Have Struck On
Side byside with the perennial mys-
teries as to where the pins 90, and
what becomes Of all the bright
children, my curiosity ranges the
source Of the irresponsible and too
often unprincipled little. paragraphs
which 90 the rounds of the household
papers from pillar to post, unsigned in
the first place, uncredited in the sec
ond, and many times unblessed in the
last Did any woman originally prove
them? Did any woman, indeed,
original Y write them? Or are thcV
perhaps the moments mischief Of the
printers devil, to whose froIicsomc
mood we owe the insidious suggestion
that - is good for ---, and the con
sequent ruin Of a favorite article of
apparel, the upsetting Of a carefully
prepared menu, or the dctriment for
days Of our cherished complications?
Experience reminds me to say in
justice that Typographical error will
impart to a most authentic and re-
spectacle recipe a sinister meaning,
which will cause deriSion in the soul
Of the old hOusekceper and anguish in
that of the tyro. In the transition
from one eminently reliable magazine
to another one Of these little para
graphs made the surprising statement
that "a delicate dish for an invalid
was made by stewing twelve shanls
of mutton in one quart Of water, etc. y
Surely the invalid who could attack
such robust repast could not be
''ver' much decrepitatad' as the
Spanish physician put it. But, origi-
nally, harmless or not, they appear;
we experiment, eXecrate, but do not
expose. Again and again we write on
"Points That Have Helped Me-" but
never on Rocks I Have Struck On, :"
and it remains for deponent to unfold
the books Of experience for tho bane
fit of the unWary.
salt as dentifrice is to be com
mended, as whitening and hardening
the teeth, preserving the gums, etc"
This delusivG recommendation | have
seen in circulation for 10. these many
years. Any dentist will tell you bet,
ter, but, alas! you, nor /, nor any other
fond, foolish woman is likely to ask
him until after having tried it and
discovered for herself that it not only
looSens the teeth but makes the gums
bleed and is exceedingly painful at
the time of application. Try it by all
means if you are one of those rare
stoics who "don't suffer with the den
fist" and can mount the dreaded chair
with the serenity of zone who wraps
the drapery of his couch about him
and lies down to pleasant dreams;' if
not, take warning.
"lndian meat is an excellent cleans
er for greasy pots and pans; use as
yon would ashes or sand scour we'll
etc" Tie etc. probably STANDS 1ol
the plumbers bill, Tor there Is nc
more enduring cement Win Which 'o
stop up sink and drain pipes than that
produced by the combination OF In
dian meal end soapsuds' Inc cleans
ing part OF the bond is duly 1ulhlied
l must acknowledge; the mythlca
writer merely negteetea 10 give the
other story Tor which she mad Illus
trious precedent Inc same Ihlne
may be SAID OF the o1tencounterec
ADVICE 10 aoo " llV'le kerosene 70 'n'
water "hen yo" SCRUB your s'"ineo
moor IL undoubtedly aooS' more o
less percePIloly, 10 tne S''aoe anu poi
ism Oh the gram puI-your hanus
I've MOOR Is eie"hSe"' ou'-,eSPecla'' Wy
IL roogHeheo ny lo"Se"orh' ah iii
proo"o'e ouor Vi bouquet oe NeroSe II,
ciihgS rou"o VnoSe '"e'n OerS ior,"el'
vary my Pe,iooS' o"' always ionSe
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