The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-21
the WORLD OF W0mANKIND
Topics Of Iaterest to All Nembers OF
the Centle Sex.
HEALTH AND HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Carefully Selected Rsslpss. Suggestions
- % the Care Of tAs HeDs and
Other Msttsrs EateSiaG Into
wouan's widening sphere.

In putting away winter clothing. says
an exchange, whether 1t be in the form
OF personal apparel or household fur-
nishings, such as heavy curtains or
bedding, 1t Is necessary for one to ex-
ercise the utmost care in order TO
guard against great loss from the raw
ages OF moths. No trouble. no matter
how laborious. should be spared. there
being SO much at stake, and the c0nse.
quences being quite too serious to be
trified with In the very least. Heavy
curtains, which are used only In the
winter time ~ q protection, ana all
superfiuous bedding. such as blankets
and quilts, should be exposed to the
sun and air for O few hours; the cur
tains being well beaten and freed from
all dust and the blankets carefully
washed. Then they should be neatly
folded, wrapped In large cotton sheets
and laid away In the linen press or
store room, upon substantial shelves.
which are clean and dry, accompanied
by a goodly supply OF camphor. AL
heavy articles Of apparel, such as
gowns, coats or wraps OF any kind
should be taken out OF doors and hung
upon the line to air; after which they
should be thoroughly shaken and
brushed until all dust and dirt Of any
kind have been removed. the smallest
atom affording food In which moths
thrive and revel This having been ac-
complished, the garments should be put
away in cotton bags. made expressly
for the purpose. large boxes or trunks
that ore not In use. 1t being quite i'm
material SO long as all air Is entirely
excluded.
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All woolen underwear should be care
fully washed and dried, then rolled up
and put into clean paper sacks. or old
cotton pillow cases-care being taken
to see that there are no holes in them
with a generous quantity of pure
camphor or moth camphor. the latter
possessing the great advantage over
the former of being much less expen-
sive. although the OdOr Is perhaps not
quite so agreeable. Bags OF all sizes
and descriptions are invaluable at such
a time Of year or holding articles that
are to be put away until the cold sea-
son has rolled around again. These
could be made of any short material,
and II desired could be adorned with
the owners initials, which could be
embroidered In white or colored Ro-
man floss. Furs should be packed
away In their own boxes, with plenty
of moth camphor. after all dust has
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vet hats should be carefully cleansed
by means of a soft hat brush. then
wrapped in tissue paper and put away
in their respective band boxes. Each
box, package, bag or trunk should for
convenience sake contain q label upon
which Is legibly written a list of the
contents. This will prove O great saw
Ing Of time and trouble.
The good old institution Of marriage
has. says the Washington Post. re-
ceived unusual attention during the
last two or three decades. About
twenty-five years ago 1t was boldly as
sailed by the advocates of free love.
In England and the United States men
and women with glib tongues and IA
cile pens proclaimed this doctrine on
the platform and In the press. 1t is a
fact worth the attention of those who
think society is retrograding in morals
that the free love apostles have been
silenced. We do not know that they
have been convinced and converted.
but their defeat Is an accomplished
fact. Their doctrine Is as dead as the
kindred delusion of polygamy. Four
or five years ago an English woman Of
some literary pretensions gave a fresh
impetus to the discussion of the mari
tai relation by prOclaiming mar
riage q failure" The heavy maga-
zines and reviews were loaded for
months with contributions from writ
ers of both sexes on both sides of the
startling proposition. 1t was shown
as everybody knew before the discus
sion began-that some marriages were
failures and others worse; but the sub
stantial result of the debate was a
victory for those who oppose the fall
ure" theory.
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The successful and beneficent social
change which has resulted from the re-
cent advance of woman toward her
rightful place has tended to keep the
marriage question prominent I'm socio-
logical and religious discussions.
Prominent clergymen of various de-
nominations deliver sermons on this
great theme. One Of the noted New
England Methodist divines. Rev. DR..
Henry Tuckley, of Springfield, Mass,
Is delivering q series of discourses on
"Wedlock and the Home" On the
text. Husbands, love your wives, even
as Christ also loved the church," DR..
Tuckley said: I'm the absence of love
the husband has no moral right to his
wife. He has legal right. but there
is no morality In the relationship.
Love alone can justify the relation
ship; otherwise the attachment Is bes-
tial." If it be cOnceded-and we are
not prepared to deny--that love is an
indispensable condition of true mar
riage, 1t follows that love must be
made to order. or there are numerous
made to order, or there are innumer-
BILE marriages that are what DR..
Tuckley would call "bestial attach
ments." In Europe. especially in con-
tinental countries. marriages are ar
ranged by the parents of the contract
ing parties. and they are put on a
business basis. Yet we are assured by
competent authorities that such unions
are more likely to turn out happily
than sentimental marriages where love
abounds and prOvender is scarce. We
suspect that the explanation of this
may be found in the fact that q young
man and a young wdman of good
sense and good intentions, finding
themselves Joined in wedlock, can
readily become good friends, and in
due time come to love each other.
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DR.. Tuckley says: 1T is the hus-
bands duty to support his wife and to
surround her with as many comforts
as possible That Is good doctrine for
the well-to-dO. but not or the poor II
Is not the doctrine that has obtained
In New England. All through that