The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-16

on which to place a clock and any medi-
oine that one may be giving temporarily
is needed and it would be well to have
an alcohol lamp, or one of the little
gas burners which fit over the tube, for
heating water quickly in case Of emer-
gency. &
Lastly, look we'll to the doors Of a
nursery Children ere always on the
floor and draughts that come in under
badly flirting doors are responsible for
many of the ills that baby flesh is called
upon to endure. A az
Most physicians agreaJ shat the CONSTANT
use Of a sewing machine by women is
accompanied often by serious results, and
the charge has been made that the move
ment in riding a bicycle seems to closely
resemble that required in operating the
sewing machine. Or. Martin Siegfried,
a celebrated German physician, after
thoroughly examining the bicycle sub
ject, thus on the question:
~Th In operating a sewing
machine and bicycle seem to bear a
marked resemblance to each other. Seems
to bear. certainly; but this is all. Who
ever has said that the two movements
were really the same either does not I'M
derstand the sewing machine or is not
familiar with the bicycle, or belongs to
the category of those who know nothing
about either, and therefore are the more
tenacious in opinion. To refute in detail,
upon an anatomical basis. a prejudice so
widespread. not only among the laity.
hut among physicians also. would exceed
the limits of this article. I viii make but
one assertion, with which every ore who
comprehends the subject Will agree-that
the principle motion in using the sewing
machine is in the ankle, while in cycling
the work is done by the joints Of the hips
and the knees Moreover there is a
wide difference in the circumstances UNI
der which the two pursuits are followed.
One involves continuous sitting for
hours in a bowed position, which con
tracts the lungs and wearies the body,
in a room poorly ventilated. or perhaps
not ventilated at all. while pursuing a
purely mechanical occupation. which al
low the free entrance of the spirituous
poison of idle d-reams-nay, perhaps by
the monotony of posture and employment
during long hours, actually evokes them.
The other, an exercise which strengthens
the muscles of the trunk and lower ex-
tremities. is practiced in fresh air
in an erect attitude. causing the breathing
to deepen, the pulse to beat more strongly
and the blood to improve by the increased
admission of oxygen. and necessitating
constant attention, practice in watchful-
ness and presence Of mind. Here is a
little sharp stone. which might injure the
rubber OF the pneumatic tire; yonder a
rough piece in the road. which must be
quickly avoided in order not to expose
the machine TO unnecessary jolts; again,
the rider must be on the alert in passing
carriages or either wheels. There Is no
time to wake from a reverie and ask,
What shall be done?' The sweet dreamer
is suddenly in the ditch by the roadside.
Thus the use of the bicycle is a powerful
means of training individuality"
Not even fine trees and beautiful flow
~roundings. as does a fine velvety lawn.
To secure a fine, close, even sward, it is
absolutely necessary to use proper grasses.
Good lawn grasses must be quick-grow-
ing, hne-bladed. of deep, rich color, and
turfy. compact habit, standing out we'll
from the bottom; and they must be able
to stand the sun, as vel, Is . considerable
amount of drouth without injury. IN seed
ing dow a lawn or grass plot, three things
are necessary. to insure success. First, 10
prepare the ground so as to have a fine,
smooth seed bed. Second, to put on plenty
of seed, never less but rather more, h
the directions call for. Third. to start the
lawn mower as soon as the weeds (Which
are always in the groundsand are sure to
start irst), are tall enough to catch. and
keep them moved off close. till the grass
has time to start. and become we'll estab-
lished. The seed should be lightly raked
in, and finished with a roller. Apply any
good commercial fertilizer as a top dress
ing when needed. One quart of seed is
enough for three hundred square feet Off
teen by twenty feet). or at the rate of five
bushels to the acre. Lawns should be kept
neatly moved, which induces a close, even
growth of fresh, lively green.
The leading corsetiere of Paris says that
there is absolutely no excuse for a bad
figure unless there is actual deformity,
and that the woman who wears the sort
Of corsets that she should wear for five
years from the time that she is II years
old will nave a perfect figure, says "L'Art
de la Mode"
This authority does not allow the daugh-
ters Of her patrons. who are among the
wealthiest and most exclusive classes of
French women, to wear any corset until
they are Is or IS years old. Then she
builds a special design for each figure,
and designs a new shape each six months
for five years.
She does not believe in cruelty or UNI
BEAUTIFULLY forcing a body into a corset
wise. but scientifically and wholesomely
sets to mould the figure according to its
| natural characteristics. No human pow
er can give the woman who is four feet
FIVE inches tall the lines of the woman
five feet seven inches. But each and ev-
cry figure not deformed if taken in time
can be trained to perfect proportions in
its particular scale not only without in
jury, but with actual benefit to the per-
son.
Many dressmakers are using their in
fuence against the once again threat
ing paniers, a style that is really an inn
provement to at least two types of wo-
men-the extremely slim, ~straight-up-
~and-down variety. lacking hips, ard those
| over blessed with them. The first are
| greatly improved in appearance by pam
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