The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-05
for dMnnnen.

Z presses me HrSt ana must. we Hteu u Su
in a home. but a short time TO discover
the condition of its atmosphere-the tone
Of voice, manner of speaking and general
bearing of its inmates, being reliable
thermometers or barometers. Or both.
Much sickness and death is caused by
defective plumbing. Through some i'm
perceptible crevice in a joint the poison
Gus gases escape. that breed mischief
and trouble. Thus, in the home life,
through some ill-jointed temper, or dis
jointed tongue, flows a stream of misery,
contagion and moral death; or, con-
tinuing the figure, through some small,
scarcely noticeable crack or leak In the
home management, arises trouble I'M
told.
Al mother needs to be argus-eyed, and
the father. too, to guard the home
against the moral malaria that seeks to
penetrate the sacred precincts at many
unexpected points. We are apt to grow
careless and slack in looking after these
leaks. Indeed, we are often so stupehed
and benumbed by the malaria that we
do not realize its presence or power,
Take the matter of slang phrases and
doubtful expressions, which, though Of
ten indulged in by some most excellent
people, should still come under the ban
of those who would maintain a pure
mora, atmosnhere In their home. How
+bay wi,, Green into our homes unawares.
and In what harmless Fascinating guisel
But bv degrees. if we are watchful. we
can h,t nerceive hat the tone of the
a4~mosnhere has been tainted and lower
"a and only the most faithful watching,
care and perseverance will clear and ele-
vate Il
Then there are the stories that some
narents think no harm in repeating in the
home circle "a long as they are kept
strictly .lnter nos. what a stream of
,mn,,ritv and moral death Sits. into the
home through these channels. that, above
ALI others. should be pure and wholesoanel
If parents realized that every doubtful
story that falls from their lips. no mat
Tar how entertaining It NAV seem. leaves
q stain upon their child,s nature that
nothing can .efface. thew would certainly
set a more strict guard against the door
of their lips.
80
Anatber crsv;ca seemingly small. but
x<bicb ,ets a mnch that aefles. is the
light testing ma me parents sometimes
have Of Shaking of the rela tions of the
sexes The u,ara bahiaS of TIE home are
teased abo,,t their eheanxn ana their
sweefheants, when they should think
of their liftla friends siraply as play
mates in GENERAL. Svfuho,,t any thought
Of preference
The use Of that word ~afAlIarsu 81 very
eonmon in cartain class Of homes
carries with enough moral malaria to
destroy all the puritv. beauty and fresh
ness Of a voung girps life. It unconsclous-
Nv lowers her ;aeal ~ vo,,uy men and
their attsntions. while her ideal OF mar
riage often sinks to a very low pIane from
This ca,,se
itself hut observing neonla soon dis
cover in even fhe slightest lowering of
the atmosnhere ~ borna n..r;tv and c,,l-
tire great evils far tts s-nr,a.tas in the
f,,t,,ra. and II L csrtasn,v tba AMY ~
.uerv n.rant 81 oaraf,,,Iy ana5,ra .,a
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vii ~ tha sara an,asnhar
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Spa4e' LOT yen - one ~
M Aan ~ ohe ~ouiu n
49, ,aesihs, aau iol me
ilIe q you you can think what that one
~ uSsus'lns 70 eIahh on giving people
eac luinoer especiahy those VINO already
1Ase every CRACK, Granny ana CABINET
crammea with DOTH gifts and the results
OF Ineir W bargain hurting. And you
posHlVeiy can't Judge by Yourself; what
you'd give your w1sdow-tooth for tevels
providing you cut the miserable thing
and It's lived up to its name) your dearest
and nearest may rats at the snap of the
ringer.
80
fond Of dainty, handmade underwear, but
has no time to sew, is either one piece Of
q set, If permitted by ones means and
afts chmen A chemise, bolero corset
cover, a pair of drawers in finest Main
ook or daintiest China silk-eyery tiny.
assured stitch a token of Affection
e lace to set it off, il one can afford
I'D if one crochets, what more delight
than one of those splendid affairs to
over one for a few winks on the
And the smaller affairs to throw
tut head or shoulders Are mt tn he