The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-11
SUMNER SUGGESTIONS.

SUMMER SUGGESTIONS.
Summer, like other seasons, has its
special lines Of work. Hints for light
work which may prove recreative may
not be amiss at this time.
PRESSED FLOWERS.
When off to the seashore or noun
tains, why not send home to your friends
pressed specimens of flowers? They will
be sure Of a welcome and tell of the good
times you enjoy.
Letter paper can be prettily decorated
with pressed ferns, flowers and MOSES,
Fasten them to the paper by mucilage,
narrow ribbon. or adhesive paper.
SEA. MOSES.
l know of no more beautiful collection
to make than this. Gather your sea-
moses when the tide is coming in.
Then some generous wave will almost
bring them into your hand. Place the
moss in dish of clean water. l know
nothing better suited to the purpose
than an ordinary soup plate. Take pin
or darning- needle and remove the sand
from the moss; also spread out in as nat.
ural manner as possible, taking great
care not to break it. Then slip under it
the card or piece of paper upon which
you intend to mount it. Arrange the
moss just as you wish it to appear in the
picture. Now carefully lift the paper
from the water with moss upon it, Place
it in the sun to dry and your work is
completed. II you use oiled paper by
| which to lift the moss from the water,
and on which to dry it, you can remove
the moss and mount it upon your call
ing-cards and note paper. You can also
arrange it in dainty pictures for the
wall. tbs difficult, almost impossible, to
remove sea moss from the ordinary pa
per. on which it is mounted Who can
tell us why?
MINERALS.
A collector generally begins by collect
ing minerals. This is certainly building
on solid foundation. If you live in
the country you can find many interest
ing minerals around the farm, especially
in the stone wall. If you live in the city
you can buy your minerals from large
houses dealing in such wares. IL pos
sible, obtain blowpipe that you may
analyze them. At all events, learn all
that you can concerning them. Learn
the difference between minerals and
metals, learn how fossils and crystals are
made, and learn the various uses to
which mankind puts each mineral of
which you have specimen.
LEAVES.
Many have made large collections of
pressed leaves. Why can you not do the
same? Secure as perfect leaf of every
kind as you can find; carefully press
each in an old book. and when they are
nicely dried arrange them in a scrap
book. 1t would be we'll to learn from the
botany the various classes into which
leaves are divided, so you can label your
specimens in systematic way.
CRAZY GARDEN.
Study out for yourselves how to make
crazy garden. Have it as irregular as
possible in every particular. Place in it
all sorts of plants, which are to be ar
ranged with no regard to system. Give
your garden an odd name if you choose.
FOUNTAIN.
You, who understand the philosophy
of the siphon. might make little foun-
tain for your garden.
FLOWER MISSION.
Why not have flower mission, even if
nobody belongs to it but yousef? You
can surely find somebody whose life
would be cheered but bouquet. 1t is
we'll to tie card containing an appro-
pirate verse to every bunch of flowers
you give away. l once carried some
flowers to the inmates of an Old Ladies'
home and. on calling there later. L found
that one old lady had pinned her card to
the wall and seemed very proud of it.
You can carry fruits and reading matter
also with your flowers. The children of
certain place once had flower band,
consisting of 200 members, who were
those frequenting the public library.
Each was required to bring few flow
ers to the library every week and then to
distribute them to the sick and poor.
You may not be able to do so much as
this, but can you not carry few bios
SONS to the little cash girls. to the chill.
dren in hospitals or aims houses, or can
you not keep your pastors pulpit sup
piled with flowers?-The Advance.