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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
Infancy and Childhood.

During the second year of life child
is usually disposed to shorten it's day
maps. Two maps gradually give way to
one, and even that one is, with increas-
ing years, increasingly difficult to main
tain. The careful tactics that will in
duce sleep in that comfortable animal. a
we'll nourished baby, no longer suffice
with an older child, who often persist
emily resists the inclination to sleep. 1t
is the children of nervous temperament
who really need the greatest amount of
rest, with whom it is most difficult to
continue the daily maps after the second
and third years. The incessant physical
and mental activity of the growing child
puts great strain on all its powers
such strain as even the most energetic
adult would be incapable of enduring.
If this activity is continued unbroken
for the twelve or fourteen hours of a
child's day, it cannot but become a ter.
rible drain upon the constitution of
even the most vigorous child. The
maintenance Of regularity in day maps
with all children under six years of age
is therefore important enough to merit
especial effort.
The best rule at which to aim is of
course to follow the practice of the first
year. and at the regular time for sleep
either by day or night. TO place the child
awake in its bed, make it thoroughly
comfortable, darken the room. and leave
it to fall asleep by itself. But as the
rule is less important than the object
for which it was made. il we cannot by
strictly adhering to it accomplish our
purpose. we must then adopt such modi.
fications as appear necessary to induce
the child to sleep.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
AN INTERNAL BATH.

With little machine which looks
like an egg beaten, DIR. Fenton B. Turck
has performed the feat of laundering
the inside of mans stomach at the
Chicago POSTGRADUATE Medical School,
and by means of the Rontgen rays he at
the same time viewed the internal ap-
partment where his little device was at
work. The operation marks an era of
progress in the medical world, as the ex-
pertinent was the first of it's kind made
in full view of the operator. Attached
to the end of DR.. Trucks instrument,
which is called a gyromele. was a fiexi-
BILE cable, or spiral steel wire, on the
end of which was a small sponge. The
cable was enclosed in a rubber tube, and
this, with the sponge, was swallowed by
the patient. The patient then stepped
before the Rontgen rays, the doctor put
the Horoscope to his eyes. and an atten-
dant turned the handle of the gyromele.
The sponge proceeded to its work of
securing the inner walls of the stomach,
while the doctor, through the fuoro.
scope. viewed the work. No nausea or
great discomfort was felt by the patient.
though he stood before the rays for
more than an hour. while the doctors
and nurses in attendance watched the
operation. The Rontengen ray outfit
used in the operation is capable of
throwing fourteen inch spark of great
density and Illuminating large Crookes
tube. By its means it was possible not
only to see the ribs and backbone of the
patient. but to view the vibrations Of
the heart and to outline the liver and
kidneys.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
OLD GLORY.
BY 5. FILLMORE BENNETT.

When the red fame of war was alight
in the land,
And the heroes lay prone in their battle
shrouds CORY,
Lo, the ranks were refilled at the word
of command,
And the flag that we bore we rechris-
tened, Old Glory!
1t was sprinkled in blood of the bro
theirs we love,
And it's stars brighter shone as we
bore it above,
And forever, Old Glory, by freemen un-
furled,
Shall be born for the right, in the march
of the world.
In the battles that came twas our pillar
of flame,
AS Israel of old by the pillar was lighted,
And we rushed to the charge, as we
shouted that name,
Til the day had been won and the wrong
had been righted-
By the flash of its light, in the thick
of the fight,
Til the God of our Fathers gave tri-
umph to right
And forever, Old Glory, by freemen I'M
furled,
Shall be borne for the right, in the
march of the world
Our children shall gaze on each tricolored
fold,
And listen for aye to it's wonderful
story,
And their love stronger grow, as the tale
is retold,
It'll they worship the stars and stripes
of Old Glory,
And their prayers and their tears
through the limitless years,
Make holy the banner, mid hopes or
mid fears!
And forever, Old Glory, by freemen I'M
furled,
Shall be borne for the right, in the
march of the world
Meath it's glorious folds, in the sunshine
of peace,
Glad plenty shall offer sacred obla-
tion,
In land where no bondsman is left to re
lease,
And the patriots love is the guard of
Nation!
But if foemen assail, it shall stream
to the gale,
Til in triumph it floats over mountain
and vale!
And forever, Old Glory, by freemen I'M
furled,
Shall be borne for the right, in the
march of the world
RICHMOND, Ill.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
HORTICULTURE.

Do not run closer than six inches to
the newly planted Strawberries or rasp-
berries with the cultivator. for the
newly formed roots will surely be dis.
turbed. Be content to do the rest of
the cultivation with hoe, and let it
be quite superficial.
He who has much fruit can hardly
hope to preserve it without some kind
OF cold storage. for thus kept the loss
from shrinkage and rot will be compar-
atively small. A cellar with heavy stone
or brick walls, built into the side of
hill, can be cheaply made. and will be
very satisfactory.
The stations have been experimenting
with the cross fertilization of raspber-
ries and blackberries, but because of the
meager reports we judge results havs
not been satisfactory. The wish has
been to produce fruit with less seed and
more flesh.
Do not be too gross nor too busy to
care for the things of beauty which
should adorn the farmers home. The
cultivation of flowers tends to bring out
that which is best and finest in our ma.
lures. Make the dooryard bloom with
beauty in the spring. and have thought
for the plants for house decoration in
the winter.
Ii the black knot appears upon the
plum tree ii can often be effectively
checked by saving off the knot and
painting the wound with linseed oil. to,
which little carbolic acid is added, and
enough oxide of iron to give it color.
The promise from trees so heavy with
fruit that they muet be propped is de-
fusion. One Of the first requirements to
make a financial success is to prevent
overbearing. The excess of fruit should
be removed at an early stage of its de
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
STOCK.

In regard to the comparative value of
shelled and ear corn. as feed. the latter
is considered the safer. and il the ears
are broken. split or crushed until they
can be handled readily by cattle. they
are certainly to be preferred to shelled
grain.
The feeding value of fax straw is
very small. 1t is really too valuable for
other purposes to use as feed. IT COM
mands in many regions the price of good
hay.
Let the stable floor of the stock barn
always be OF cement. 1t not only pre-
vents wind from blowing under the
cattle. but it saves all liquid manure,
and is less expensive than heavy joists
and plank floors. 1t is also rat proof,
and one of the greatest economies of the
farm.
That you may have liberal feeding
of roots next fall and winter for all the
stock, unless you have plenty of rich
winter pasture or will put up a silo and
will fill it with green corn ensilage for
green winter feeding, plant plenty of
root crops this spring. Have beets, car
rots, turnips and cabbage, and good,
warm bin in the barn, we'll lined with
straw, to keep them from freezing and
convenient for feeding.
Where one can devote good part of
his time to "choring" nothing can fall
in line more acceptably than the apiary
as side issue. 1t will be of advantage
in more ways than one. Even success
with fruit culture is often dependent
upon the activity of the ever busy bee;
and the stores of honey should be re
ward enough.
Like cotton seed cake, oil meal cake
furnishes food of great value on ac-
count of its high percentage of nitrogen;
it becomes of special importance as
means of raising the albuminoid ratio of
diet. while its abundan supply OF this
element naturally furnishes an extreme
ly valuable manure. 1t is properly fed
with cut straw or hay. and is cheaper
than grain.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
POULTRY.

The finest fowls neglected are no bet.
ter than the veriest scrubs-they are
worse; they cannot stand neglect, be-
cause they are not used to it; scrubs
can. because they have been raised on
it.
Those only who have time and inclina-
ton to do 30 should raise pure-bred
fowls, because breeds cannot be kept
pure without close attention.
Keep two essential points in view in
feeding chicks-growth and warmth.
Unless chicks grow rapidly they will not
give as large profit as they should.
The food should be composed of ele-
ments which produce bone and flesh.
AS all food contains heat producing ele-
ments. they will seldom be lacking il
variety is given.
Ii your hens stop laying suddenly in
winter. look at their combs. II these
have been frozen, the fowls are on the
sick list. and laying is out of the ques-
tion. Their houses were not warm
enough. Egg production should be
possibility without having the benefits
OF the food given them simply to sustain
animal life and heat.
A long row of figures is required to
represent the egg crop of the United
States for single year; it reaches the
enormous sum of about 81 100000.
Even this does not shut off the importa-
ton of large numbers OF eggs in the face
of duty. The value of our wool crop
is about $50, 100000, that of our wheat
S200000,0O0. while that of eggs is $140..
100000.
He who puts the finest product in the
market reaps the richest harvest. Eggs
are refined wheat, corn, grass, and they
contain much that on the farm would
go to waste. In winter a basket of fifty
dozen eggs will bring more money than
load Of hay which took large patch
of ground to grow, team to cut, horse
and man to rake. two men to stack,
and team, wagon and man to market.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01

visiting team had lost a game of foot
ball, said: There were three carloads of
people that came down with them, but
they didn't yell worth cent. Why,
they ought to have yelled every good
move their team made. We had out
everything in town that could make
noise-tin horns, and bells. and horse
fiddles, and great circular saw that
they pounded on. And we had com.
panies organized to yell. I tell you it
helps lots"
We are all familiar with the story of
the brave fireman, who, as he emerged
from the highest window of burning
building with an unconscious child in
his arms. was seen to stagger, and the
crowd below held their breath fearing
to see him fall with his precious burden,
until one quick-witted man cried, "Cheer
him!" Then they sent up mighty
shout. 1t steadied his nerves and gave
him new courage and the perilous de-
scent was made in safety.
Perhaps few of us fail to express our
appreciation Of heroic deeds, but it is in
the common everyday life that the
words OF appreciation are most sorely
needed and are too seldom spoken. Let
US form the habit of speaking them.
Sunday will be good day to begin. L
am sure your pastors heart will be
cheered il you say. II thank for that
sermon. 1t has helped me-" And don't
always forget the organist and members
of the choir. After attending service in
a strange church gentleman stopped
and spoke to the organist. telling him
how much he had enjoyed the music.
The organist thanked him for his kind
words and said, II have given my SER
vice, as organist in this church for many
years. and you are the first person that
has ever spoken an appreciative word
about the music"
Don't let your organist have chance
to say that. Then there is the Sunday
school superintendent and your chill
dren's teacher. You know they are do
ing good work. Tell them so. They
will be happier and work better. Then
60 home and through the week to hus-
band or wife. to children. servants. neigh
bors and strangers, speak at every op
portunity the appreciative word until it
becomes second nature. and you will be
beloved because, like Mrs. P, you
have the gift of appreciation and the
grace Of expression.
| 'If you think word will please,
| Say it if it be but true
| Words may give delight with ease,
| When no act is asked from you.
| Words may often
| Soothe and soften.
| Gid joy or heal pain;
They are treasures
Yielding pleasures
1t is wicked to retain!''
HELEN A. MAIN, in The In
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
"WHEN THE GREEN GETS BACK
IN THE TREES"

the spring, when the green gifts back in
in the trees, -
And the sun comes out and stays
And your boots pull on with good, tight
squeeze,
And you think of your barefoot days;
When you ort to work and you want to
not,
And you and your wife agrees
It's time to spade up the garden lot
When the green gifts back in the trees
Well, work is the least of my idees
When the green, you know, gifts back in
the trees.
When the green gifts back in the trees,
and bees
Is a-buzzin' aroun' again,
that kind o'lazy 'go-as -you-please'
Old gait they hum roun' in;
When the grounds all bald where the
hayrick Stood
And the cricks riz, and the breeze
Coaxes the bloom in the old dogwood,
And the green gifts back in the trees
I like, as l say, in such scenes as these,
The time when the green gifts back in
the trees.
When the whole tail -feathers o. winter
time
Is pulled out and gone,
And the sap it thaws and begins to climb,
And the sweat it starts out on
A feller's forrid, a-gittin' down
At the old spring on his knees
,,,s
When the green gifts back on the trees,
Jes' potterin' roun' as I-do-please-
When the green, you know, gifts back in
the trees.
james Whitcomb Riley.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01

A man may succeed we'll upon so or
100 acres of land; he doubles the size of
his farm; but it is only to find that he
makes no more money than he did be-
fore, for his theories did not hold in
practice. The exception comes to him
who takes to stock raising.
1t depends wholly upon what debit is
incurred for as to it's wisdom. 1t is
foolish to give note for fast horse or
for luxury. but when the debt will
help one to make more money, and 30 to
become independent sooner, it is very
different thing.
By top dressing with manure in the
fall OF the year. after the cattle have
been taken off the pasture, the fertilizer
will become packed in the ground. and
the enriching qualities will all be alb
sorbed before grass grows in the spring.
II top dressed in the spring. the growing
grass will lift the manure up, to be
dried out.
1t is we'll to harrow meadows and
pastures, for it tears the roots and tends
to thicken the grass. 1t also destroys
moss which may grow on badly drained
or cold ground. 1t is sometimes as es-
sential to harrow these fields as it is to
cultivate the corn.
Numerous experiments have been re-
corded to show that moisture is saved
by cultivation. During hot. dry weather
every foot Of ploughed land should be
kept we'll stirred on the surface with
any tool which will keep it from baking.
A fine surface will hold down water like
a wet blanket.
The farm and the work must be
studied. By having the labor properly
systemized and distributed less hired
labor will be needed. Only by taking
every advantage to produce results at
lowest cost is profit possible, often.
times.
Plan for the coming years work, 30
that when spring is here you will be
ready to be up and at it and know just
what you want to do. The farmer who
works so steadily that he never has
time to stop and think ahead cannot be
sure Of the best results.
The location of drains should be &C.
curately marked, or. better. an exact
map of the fields should be made show
ing their location. Otherwise they may
be lost, or expenses entailed in digging
to find them when they fail to perform
their full duty.
1t is not the adding of all kinds of
material to the manure heap which
makes it valuable, but the preservation
of these materials so that they will not
deteriorate nor lose any of their plant
food. A progressive farmer is one who
pays more attention to the making of
manure than to anything else on the
farm.
1t is not an impossible thing to make
good land pay for itself every year.
This sounds extravagant to many, but
the fact has been demonstrated many
times. The larger the acreage under
cultivation the less attention can be
given to details, and, consequently. the
smaller average profit an acre can be
obtained.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
Selected Story.
A MANS STORY.
BY ROMELIA L. CLAPP.

N7HEN sinners truly repent, |
w believe the first thing they
do is to confess their sins.
Well, that is what l am going to
do now
I have often talked with my wife
of the poetry and sentiment of the
home, and have tried to impress upon
her that it should be the abode of
peace and harmony, and that she is
the priestess who must keep the sa
cred fire ever burning upon its altar
The duties which fall to her lot in
our copartnership seem to me to be
so light and easy that | have often
wondered, and indeed, have some
times felt vexed, that she should
look so weary when l came home at
night. I have always believed, and
have often said it, that women have
by far the better part of the bargain,
with SO little to do, and such oppor
tunities for enjoyment.
Consequently I have been rather
critical of what l have considered
her lack of system in her way of
managing her affairs, and have shown
my annoyance at spot on the
table-cloth, an overdone beefsteak,
smudge on tumbler, or at finding
dust on the top shelf of the beaufet.
But Winnie is cheerful little soul,
and always makes the best of things,
even if | am sometimes little censo
rious.
But you are waiting to hear my
experience, and what brought about
my change of heart.
First, then, must tell you that l
am a clerk in banking house, at
salary of one thousand dollars per
annum. and that before Winnie and
l were married we carefully counted
the cost, but, calculate as we would,
we could not make out that we could
live on it and go in the set in which
we had always moved, without prac-
ticing the strictest economy. But in
the heyday of our bright hopes, we
thought all things possible, and SO
we started in.
| will do Winnie the justice to say
that she has bravely done her part,
having always kept the household
expenses within our income, and she
has made us very comfortable. often
with very little money; but what has
irked me is that she should have
looked pale and weary, and appar-
emily full of care, when, in my opin-
ion, she has had so little, comparative
ly, to do.
We hired modest fat when we
we're first married, and for two years
we were able to keep an inexperi-
enced servant at small wages, so that
Winnie had an opportunity to learn
by experience many of the ways of
housekeeping and cooking. But, dear
mel that was almost four years ago,
and now we have Philip; and how
proud we are of our little three years
old son! never could bring myself
to think, much less to acknowledge,
that Philip ever brought anything
into the family but wealth of JOY
and happiness. 1t seems almost sac
religious to think that he is any
trouble to us, and yet, since he came
into it, he has slowly but surely revo-
lutionized our household. Our lives,
our characters, and our belongings
bear marks of the energy of this lit
tie life which cannot be bottled up,
and of the spirit which is ever re-
belling against the limitations of
fat; for we still live in a fiat. We
have been obliged to dispense with
the maid. We now hire a woman
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
DAIRY.

A good COW will make more pounds
of human food in a year than steer
will make 10 life time, and you have
the COW left over for another year, and
the same programme can be repeated.
The continuance of high feed for a
few generations. without proper exer.
else, will destroy the good qualities of a
fine race of animals. They lose their
symmetry of form. which depends upon
the proper action of the muscles, and
become barren and worthless. All ami.
mails live best on variety. and should
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01

have both that which is concentrated
and that which is coarse.
The management OF good dairy farm
offers good chance for the exercise of
any brains you may chance to have; il
you have energy here is the place to use
it; it has need of you il you have good
judgment and are careful in looking af-
ter details. A dairy cannot be run by
ANY fool" but high order of intelli-
gence and executive ability are needed.
Too many never look the facts of their
business in the face. A great amount
OF butter is continually offered in the
market the cost Of producing which ex-
ceeds any possible price which can be
obtained for it. Farmers would hardly
keep on il they knew of the loss entailed,
yet the testimony as to the state of
things would not be- hard to obtain.
Millet is an excellent food for produc-
ing flow of milk, and some recent care
full tests show that it will produce u
larger percentage of butter fats than
most other grasses. OF course, this doee
not apply to millet which has been per-
mitted to become ripe and woody before
harvesting.
The mixer may have clean hands,
clean bag and clean bucket, but with
out cement floors a COW stable can not,
be kept clean enough to milk in, and in
the fragrant atmosphere the milk is
ruined as fast as drawn. Since we know
that the filthy air of foul stables puts
millions of bacteria into the milk, is it.
not better to milk in pure atmosphere,
away from the stables? Dairy breeds
and modern appliances are not enough
alone to produce good butter.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01

The Iron Chancellor. Bismarck, is
reported to be seriously i'll. The nature
of his ailment is not given out, but his
friends are anxious. His advanced age
is against him, having passed his eighty
second birthday April l. His physicians
say that, like Gladstone. his early meth
DDS of life account for his vigorous old
age, and strengthen the hope that he
will rally from his present trouble.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01

When fevers and other epidemics are
around, safety lies in fortifying the sys-
TEN with Ayers Sarsaparilla A person
having thin and impure blood, is in the
most favorable condition TO ''catch''
whatever disease may be floating in the
air. Be wise in time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-04
The Races.

a rather small crowd assembled al
the Wasatch track yesterday. The
track was soft and consequently
rather slow. The contests were all
running races and proved some of the
best of the season.
Quarter-mile dash-Bird first, Frank
second, Don third. Time-:25.
Three-eighths mile dash-Maud first,
Bob Martin second. A B third. Time
80
Quarter mile dash-Aeolian Jr first,
Red Roney second, Spider third. This
was a very exciting race with a close
finish. Time-:24.
Half mile dash-Won by Vivian Vim
ten, Esmeralda second. Time=:52
Three-eighths dash-Won by Spider,
Polly second, Maggie S third. Time
:3S.
Two and half furlongs-Gold Dust
won. Jim Dee second. Time-:29.
The races for today include one
fourth, three-eighths and one-half mile
dasies by named horses.
A five-eighths mile race between
Vivian Winter, Esmeralda and Maggie
S, and also a match race for 500 a side
between Spider and Aeolian Jr
The races will begin at O'clock