St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-27
Books for Boys

In looking over the catalogues of publish
ing houses, one is surprised to note the NUM-
Der of books published exclusively for boys,
and the number of juvenile or SO called,
s'boys" periodicals, that one sees on the news
stands is surprising. In locking over these
vast numbers Of books and periodicals the
thoughtful observer must ask himself how
young people can find time to read even a
part of these innumerabe publications and
at the same time do justice to their studies.
1t is lamentable fact that great majority
OF these books and particularly of the period.
calls are pernicious in the extreme. While
pretending to give stories Of travel and adj
venture, they are written as rule by un-
scrupulous authors, % who have never visited
the countries they attempt to describe, or
the stories of so-called fiction are SO forced
and unnatural as to give false and dangerous
ideas of life to the young reader.
1t is not we'll, perhaps, to eonfine the child
or youth exclusively to the dry details of text
books, yet the fact cannot be concealed that
in proportion as they read outside works,
even of high order, they are untitled for
close application to study.
There are few books, like Robinson Crusoe,
Captain Cooks Voyages, The Arabian Nights
and works of such character, as have become
classics in our language, are Incorporated in
our everyday speech, and must be regarded
as part of every liberal education But out
side OF these the parent should exercise as
much care in selecting what children read al;
in what they wear and eat, more indeed, for
defective clothing or unwho,some food can
haU ocy1oh ini,1 nfr,o ~
ing that demoralizes the intellect and de-
grades the character Teachers and parents
should carefully look into this matter, for the
success of the scholar and the character of
the future citizen depend to large extent On
what they read in youth.
AS matter of fact, the publishers of
majority of the books and periodicals referred
to are making fortunes in way far more
reprehensible than the manufacturers of
poisonous cigarettes. An attempt has been
made to control by legislation the smoking,
or rather the sale of cigarettes, but there
has as yet arisen no statesman with the pene-
tration and forethought necessary to enact a
law for regulating the books or literature
that are now poured in demoralizlng torrents
across the pathway of the young. ,--..--,.+1
AS TO THE HAIR.-Do you know the roots
OF the hair are each supplied with blood
vessel OF its own, and with proper nerves,
though the latter do not extend into the hair
itself? On the health of the roots of the hair
the whole growth depends. On either side
of the root, and little above it, are two
two small glands, which secrete an oily sub
c4o +,of<, b. IL,
glands serve to protect the roots of the hair
from becoming clogged with dust. =. Each,
separate hair is a hollow tube and through
its length is conveyed the food essential to.
health and growth. The condition OF. the
hair is generally fair Indication of the gen
eral constitution. When the skin is dry a.sd
hard the hair is apt to be thin and harsh,
and as easily broken as a, dry reed,
which it resembles. Harsh rubbing is posi-
lively injurious to the hair. Gentle friction,
sufficient to excite the blood vessels, without
COMPRISING them, SO as to lead to engorge-
ment, is all that is necessary in the way of
capillary exercise. The hair should not be
washed more than once week, and when
soap is used, little vasaline should be rub
bed into the scalp to supply the place Of the
natural oil that has been taken away, It can,
be stated as a curious fact in this connection.
that no matter what the color of the hair, may
be in reflected light, all hair has the same
color in transmitted light, that is, red. One
word of advice: good health, as rule, means
a healthy condition of the hair. Many people
have the foolish habit of pulling out the first
gray hairs that appear. Anything more fool
ish in this connection could not be. imagined.
They simply break off the hairs at the roots,
and the decayed nutriment escapes, inocula-
ting the other hair in the vicinity, thus veri-
flying the truth of the old adage: tsKille one
gray hair, and ten other gray hairs will come
to the funeral" sf-a.
Man, according to that seIf-elected feminine
authority, Ouida, is still in his infancy. AS to
woman's development, matter in which she
seems to have no interest, she very properly
remains mute. 1t should not, however, be
assumed that she confcunds the two, like
the old preacher who frequently used the
| word "brethren' in his address, and who
explained himself by saying, 81 wish you to
brace the sisters"
| 1t looks very much as if the "male" must
go, at least i'll name. The sex is greatly
alarmed at the gloomy prospect ahead, but it
sees one ray of hope in the efforts of Mrs.
Lyman Abbott and other friends; if this
fails, then humiliation or a condition OF
! what Mr.. Cleveland calls "innocuous Lesua-
tude" is Inevitable s..-- ss