Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10

as one phase of the evolution of the race
she is beyond a doubt complete success.
Philadelphia Times.
Getting fundamentally Planted.
A large percentage of what is ordi-
narlly called love is about as safe a
guide in the choice of a companion as a
tlrefiy would be trustworthy illumina-
ton n the intricacies of deep forest on
a dark night. | am well aware that it
is much easier to reason about these
things in the abstract than it is to keep
ones head cool and ones temperature
regulated in a season of severe exposure;
but so much of the success or failure of
young mans after life depends on the
way in which he gets matrimonially
planted that it seems we'll worth while
to pre-empt the ground with as much
rational consideration as possible. If a
man has accustomed himself to canvass
the ground with some seriousness be-
fore the susceptible moment arrives
there will be more likelihood of his be-
ing able to ride the storm when it breaks
without the loss of ship. cargo and crew.
Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst in Ladies'
Home Journal.
Winter Care of House Plants.
It is small wonder some ladies have no
luck with house plants. Who has not
seen tiny bits Of plants each in a big pot,
and then heard their owner complain that
her plants never would bloom for her?'
Whose has not seen the careless house
mistress going the plant rounds with
bucket and dipper, giving each plant,
whether thirsty OF not, swash of water,
very much as Mrs. Squeers poured brim-
stone and treacle down the unwilling
threats of the Dotheboys Hall young
steers? Who has not seen the super-neat
housewife busting and redusting the fur
niture after each sweeping, yet blind to
the mute pleading of her poor window
plants, on the leaves of which one could
write ones name in the coating of dust !?
This is all wrong. No one ought to at
tempt the culture of INDOOR plants unless
she is willing to give them at least ra-
tional care. Use common sense in house
Horticulture. Don't try to bring in all
everything the professional florist has in
his big greenhouse. Crowded stands are
too cluttered up to look their best, and
where the pots are wedged in SO closely
it is good deal of bother to turn, or
take out and shower bushy plants that
their branches with others. The upshot
it, it is not done. The plants get dirty.
Then come the avengers of neglect-plant
lice, red spider, scale and mites.
1t is all mistake that one must have
insects to contend with. The ounce of
prevention in this case is worth many
pounds of cure. Take time enough in
bringing your plants into the house in
the fall to examine every plant thorough
ly and see that no insects are brought
in. Wash and shower your plants often,
so as to keep them clean, and if the in
Sects appear, carry every affected plant
right out Of the window; give it he
roic going over for the troublesome pests,
and do not let the plant out of quaran-
tine until you know that it is free from
them. Cleanliness will keep them at bay
without much trouble
Use judgment about watering. Some
plants absorb more water than others;
some pots are larger than others, and
dry out more slowly. In some kinds of
weather plants dry out much faster
than at other times. Water no plant
until the soil begins to look dry, then
give enough TO wet every particle of
earth in the pot. A little water that
only moistens the top crust is an aggra
walton to any plant. A continual del
drink up one supply before another is
given, causes the earth to sour, and the
fine roots to rot. There is another eau
ton to be observed by those whose
rooms come dangerously near the freez-
ing point on cold nights. That is to
keep their plants rather dry during Sc
we're weather. Only little moisture is
Needed to sustain plant life in such
weather, SO that it will not hurt them to
miss a watering or two. All plants are
much easier frosted just after q copious
watering.
IL one wants flowers, pots small
enough for the plants to fill them full of
roots must be used. The next time you
visit a greenhouse, notice how many of
the towering plants are in pots SO small
that they are actually root-bound. Ger
aniums, heliotropes and such sun-loving
things. should be placed so that they can
get every possible ray of sunshine, Treat
your plants in this manner. and they
viii bloom steadily for you all winter
Flora S. La Mauce in The Housekeeper.
Character and Hypnotism.
There would be little indeed in hypno-
tism. and the scientific world might
rightly ignore it's Importance as sub
iect of investigation, if it were proved
to have nothing more in it than the
dominance of one will over another; or
the mower of so-called suggestion to
control human minds.
But as with amy other subject worth
investigating. much more is revealed to
~ student of hNpnotiSm than that