Evening star., 1897-04-10

to bed she is hungry. however. and lunches
on huge slice of fruit cake few olives
and a hunk of pie. BY morning the doc
tor is called and prescribes an cmetic a
physic. something for the Kidneys some
thing for the nerves and remarks that the
patient has delicate organization, and
must have great care lest she eat too
much solid food If the girl was tied
down to toast and soft boiled eggs. a dish
OF fresh fruit and weak tea or coffee In
small allowance her aches and delicate
organization would take care of itself, and
she would get to be as strong as God
meant her to be
One cannot help wondering why IL Is that
so many of the very best equipped women
mentally let their household and soc iety
duties drive them TO the verge Of nervous
proStration, where enforced rest at a sani-
tarium, rest cure. or some like resort be-
comes actually necessary. If one would not
sink beneath the burdens which are after
all self-imposed- 1t would seem so much
more sensible, infinitely more satisfac-
tory If women would only exercise little
Judgment a modicum of common sense
and rest as they go along. Women know
that their kind can endure just SO much
and IL more is imposed a break down is
the result. Then comes long months of suf-
fering. mentally and physically for self
and through self, all the family and friends
are placed under a sympathetic strain that
adds to the burdens they are carrying and
thus it ramifies indefinitely. lis housework
ana housekeeping helped any by this en-
y
floor with grease spot. a carpet with
occasional lint. a gown with a few less
frllls. dinner table with less elaborate
dishes, circle of more select friends and
less promiscuous visiting. fewer charities
better looked after. in fact a narrowing of
the desire to take in the world at large In
one days work would rebound to the hap
plness OF all concerned, and especially the
little family. whose mother spends three
months of the year in the hush and dark
ness OF sick room from nervous prostra-
ton womanss first duty is to her family.
and II she has strength left, then let il
spread out over the world to a limited ex-
tent. "A little farm we'll Tiled was the
song or the contented man, and a small
work well done is much more to be COM
mended than big field half CLEANED and a
broken down woman with energies wasted
ana forces Frustrated.
1t helps good pie crust and improves that
which is not so good to sprinkle fine sugar
over the crust when IL is about half baked.
III you have to depend on bakers pIe
freshea those that seem bit stale by set
ting them in a slow oven and letting them
heat well through, and brown on the
bottom.
Mothers who send their babies out these
bright days ought to make sure that the
eyes OF the little ones are protected from
the direct rays of the sun. Ii is a common
slght to see nurses trundling baby cabs
along the street. gabbliEg with their COM
panlons, while the poor baby's face is turn
ed up to the sun and tears are streaming
down its cheeks as il vainly tries to blink
the distressing rays out of its vision Be-
fore the poor little innocent is ten years
CID IL Will be wearing glasses. and an ig-
norant, careless Eurse will be the caus,. of
the trouble, IN all probability child
should never be put TO sleep with Its face
turned to the light, whether a strong ray
or not.
1t is said that old lace can be cleaned
from grease by laying it on white. bloftinp
paper, then sprinkling il thickly with pow
dered magnesia. Fold the blotting paper
over, and place the whole thing under
heavy weight for wenty-four hours then
shake free of the powder, and the grease
taken up by absorption Will go with It,