The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
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forts that progressive women are max
ing to inform themselves with refer
ence to current questions In which men
once m~onopolized the interest, II Is not
to be denied that that activity is viudi.
eating itself In many directions. Not
ably Is this true in the opposition that
has been engendered to the campaign
Of Representative W. @. p. Breckin-
ridge for recollection. Wore it not for
the militant role assumed by enamel
pated m in this fight, l fear the
naughty Kentuckian would have com
paratively q clear field. Your average
man may be fully as devoted to high
morsl ideas rs is the modern woman,
but he is less accustomed to wearing q
chip on his shoulder. He might not
take much stock in Breckenridge after
recent revelations. but he would o
tent himself with a shrug of the shout
der and perhaps a disdainful smile.
Not so your militant weaker vessel.
She is up in arms in an Instant; and
the sounds of fierce rhetorical hand to-
hand conflict that arises ont Of the Lex
ington district attest the potency Of
her work rs a fighter. The u%nrepent-
ant VIM G P. may not know that he
is q political corpse. walking about
merely by courtesy OF the ~leuient polit-
ical undertaken; but he will have this
painful knowledge forced upon him
next November. and it will be due,
singly and solely, to the indefatigable
public activities Of the t~ireless woman
Of this period.
In general, there is no problem OF
greater interest to women than that of
how to be healthy. This, really. is
fundamental. The advice l am about
10 quote is supplied by IN eminen au-
thority, DR.. Hirst, and is in most par
ticulars admirable. ITO be a we'll
woman" writes the doctor, "houses
and apartments must not be kept too
warm by the dry air of furnaces and
excessive indulgence In Ice water must
be avoided 1t is q comment usually
made by foreigners on middle-aged
and elderly American women that they
are inferior in physical appearance TO
those Of the same class abroad. Hot
furnace air and incorporate use of ice
water are in no small degree response.
bic for this. She who aspires to be d
well woman would do well to battle
every morning on arising. Even
a woman or weak constitution
can take u sponge bath without
detriment and with beaetit IL it be
properly managed. Let her stand in
warm water up to the calf Of the leg
and sponge herself with cold or cool
water, being aftsrward rubbed vigor-
ously with a coarse towel. As regards
diet, l think the breakfast should be q
light one. Good digestion is promoted
by having time to eat and eating slow
ly with the mind free from all sources
of care and worry and occupied with
pleasant subjects. To Recure these
ends l think q late dinner 10 desirable,
Six o'clock p IN. is therefore . good
hour at which to serve this meal. All
women should have abundant rest. /
think q nap Of half an hour late in the
afternoon very beneficial. 1t refreshes
women and makes them feel bright and
lively for the evening. This Is especi-
ally valuable TO married women, pre-
venting fatigue. pains in the back, etc.
Exercise 10 a great factor in making
and keeping women we'll. Every
woman should spend a portion of each
day walking in the fresh air."
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HER FIRST CAKE:
She measured out the butter with a very
solemn air;
The milk and sugar also; and she took the
greatest care
10 count the eggs correctly, and to add a
little bit
Of baking powder, which, you know, be-
ginners oft omit,
Then she stirred 1t all together and she
baked it full an hour
But she never quite forgave herself for
leaving out the flOurl
Springfield QMass.) Homestead.
::
There hasn't as yet been much chance
for the application Of the hot weather
suggestions that I'm about to advance;
hut inasInueh as it's cool they'll keep.
When June finally does open up, don't
cheat your thirst. That Is an exploded
theory concerning the h%urtfulness of
satisfying ones appetite for water in
the hot weather. II you are tortured
with thirst in the summer, It's because
your system needs and demands the
liquid. Thirst is wonderfully soothed
by squeezing a few drops of lemon into
every glass OF water. The acid has an
excellent effect in seeming to drive out
the heat in ones blood. Drink your
ice water slowly, a sip at a time. Here
is a very sensible theory advanced by
one who. living in town the year round,
has worked ont plans by which the heat
can be made endurable: Instead Of sit
ting still all day. this person, whose bus
mess is over u desk, gets up at six the
hottest summer morning puts on q full
suit of light knitted wooden underwear,
q flannel shirt and skirt, and, for an
hour, walks at a good pace. Coming
home, she drinks a big cup Of water as
hot as she can bear it, rolls herself in
double blankets, and lies for fifteen
minutes, sweating like a horse. Grad
ually, the blankets are thrown off, and
into a lukewarm bath she steps, rubs
down with u crash towel. and eats u
breakfast Of fruit. u glass Of milk, dry
toast, and u couple Of oxgs. She says,
from her heroic treatment in the morn
ings, she derives a great benefit. All
her muscles have been properly exer-
cised, and, In the blankets, she gets rid
of three degrees Of heat aud weight
that burden one down In summer. Her
curriculum Is derived from the work.
ingmeo, who, she says, do not suffer as
acutely from heat as those who sit
under shelter; they throw off the heat
through the pores Of thSir skin.
Treasonl Treasonl There's an en-,
envy in the camp. We've been foster
ing u viper. Just listen to this, ye fair
ones, from the pen Of Gertrude Ather-
ton: The main untitness of woman
for polemical writing is the vacant cell
in her brain, which in mans is inhab-
tied by the principle OF logic. Women
may become great artists, but they In
jure their cause far more than they
advance 1t when they set their sails
and amazed into the watAra whinh avn