Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06

possible eggs, then cover with papers, and
over that canvas or old sheets. Cover all
the furniture as directed. If you want the
house to be pure and sweet on your re-
to- to the sun 0R HOUSES Ma gu faf sm
darkness for two or three months gather
all kinds of unmentionable microbes of dis
ease and uncleanliness, and the dead at
mosphere Of the house often undoes all
the good gained during the summer So
journ.
If your furniture and carpets are properly
covered, the sun will fade nothing, ana
you can bar the windows left unprotected
otherwise letting old Sol get in his good
work of purifying the close shut rooms. II
you have never tried the plan, you Will be
pleased with it, 1 am sure. Very often all
the good that might have been derived ,si
from a summers outing is diss!pated by
coming home to dirty house. BY tnat,
mean a house which was left unkempt ana
disorderly, with the. last soiled ciothes
taken off, polluting the rooms, and the re-
mains of the last meal molding ana decay
ing in the pantry. With all the phllus
fastened so that ray of light could not
penetrate, and there in the darkness ana
crobes have full sway ard fill the Who!e
house ready to attack the system Wheh IL
is least in condition to Withstand the on
slaught after the summers lie largely
passed in the open air.
Then there is the family medicine chest.
By the way, have you one? 1t may ne tndt
you will be miles and miles from IL rehaole
physician, and in that case you Will want
to be supplied with all the common rene
dies for the sudden attack OF choiefa NOR
bus and collie, when too vigorous oet oI
green corn, watermelon ard green apples
brings the greedy one low. There are cut
toes, and sprained ankles poison from oak
and ivy, sun blisters, "chiggers," and stngs
of insects and bites of animals. ANY afd
all of these you can doctor yourself IL
you will only exercise little common
sense and read UP little, supposlns you
are ignorant.
Some Useful Hints.
Every woman ought to learn what 10 90
in an emergency, even if she has DOCTOR
at her elbow. Just when she needs MIN
most he may be off fishing, and a precious
life jeopardized through her ignorance.
The first thing to think of for your medi-
cine chest is hot water bottle. 1t should
be OF generous size and in good condition.
Then procure a small alcohol stove, and a
bottle of the spirits, and a small tin bucket
in which to heat water quickly, for you
may not be where there is gas, gasoline
or wood and there is nothing handler than
the alcohol.
1t will not be bad idea for you to carry
with you to your country boarding place
If you expect to board-a supply OF toilet
soap, borax and such other toilet accesso-
ries as you nave been USED 10 at NOME ioi
you won't get much in the average board
ing house. Bed and board does not IN
clude the luxuries of life, and in many In
stances not even the necessities.
Having made your preparations carefully,
throw aside all care when you leave the
city, and resolve to have good time.
Keep yourself and little ones neatly attired,
and on intimate terms with soap and water,
clean beds and wholesome food Let ma
ture do the rest. Turn the children loose
to get acquainted with nature, and never
mind tan, freckle, sunburn or roughened
hands and feet. Live out doors yourself as
much as possible, read and eat and sleep,
cultivate an acquaintance with yourself,
and ten chances to one if you don't come
back home with a wider view of life and a
much deeper sense of your obligations to
the world of society in which you move.
20 SONORA SARA.