The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-06

adopted the woniau-type deduced by Pro
lessor Sandow, of Germany. This wom-
ans height Is IS inches, s feet 3h inches
thick. shoulders Is inches, breadth of
waist. 8 inches, circumference q $40
inches, and hips, 1917 inches
A comparative table, showing the meas
urements of the Venus de Medici. the
Venus de Milo. Sandow's typical woman
n the average American woman. proves
that the American Is very poorly devel-
oped, especially as to chest and shoulders.
To the use of the corset DR.. Brubaker
traced many defects of figure and much
of the III health to which American wom-
en- are subject. E;y charts. he illustrated
the difference in breathing between the
corsrtted and tho uncorsetted figure.
Natural breathing is done mostly by the
abdomen. n pressure in that region
throws the work up into the throat and
chest. With a Bells glass and a small
lung, DR.. B~rubaker's illustrated the eff
feet on the lungs of the movements of
the diaphragm, and also how such move
'nent sends along the currents of blood
through the system.
Speaking of the movements of women
which would follow symmetrical develop
ment. DR.. Brubaker said that ease, pre-
cision n definiteness of movement in
dicate physical and mental development.
Outdoor exercises that are s popular
today. do much to develop skill, but not
the general strength. Long continued and
judicious exercise increases size and ten
sion Of muscles. The necessity of sys-
tematic physical training in public schools
was strongly dweit upon.
The children should be examined care
fully on entrance and given exercises
adapted to their needs. This is done in
Germany and has given that height and
power which helped to overcome the
French.
A lady residing near Stockton, CAL,
owns a pet of the feline persuasion which,
If all that is told of him be true, is with
out doubt the most remarkable of his
kind in existence.
The cat goes by the pretty appellation
of Bildad, and many are the accomplish
ments of which Bildad is master. First
of all, the animal is expert in nut pick
ing.
His mistress owns a dozen fine almond
trees and from the sale of these nuts
she reaps a considerable revenue. Each
morning during the season when the
nuts fall, the lady carries to her trees a
large basket, which she leaves in Bildad's
care.
Bildad skips hither and thither when
she has returned to the house, picking
up the nuts in his teeth and dropping
them in the basket. When all are gath
cred, he returns to the house and in
forms his mistress by gentle Juggling at
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Another good work in which this
handy animal INDUCES is in churning.
In this he is second to none. The old
father! of his mistress has invented an
ingenious buttermaking apparatus with
light running treadle. Upon this Bildad
mounts. He treads away cheerfully un-
til the work is finished.
1t is claimed for the cat, moreover,
that he is expert in detecting the arrival
of butter. When this point is reached
Bfldad strikes with his paw a tiny silver
bell, which has been arranged for his
convenience :.
This brings his mistress upon the
scene and the animal leaps down ready
for sleep or fun just like any ordinary
everyday cat of them all.
Mrs. s. T.. Rorer's Cooking Lesson
In the March Ladies' Home Journal, is
devoted to the preparation of numerous
kinds of fish for the table, and the dis
tinctive value of the various kinds of fish
FOR food. She contends hat there has
not been a sufficiently accurate analysis
upon which to base any table regarding
the chemical composition of fish at all
reliable THE albuminoid matter in
white fish, as cod, paddock and halibut,
is In about the same proportion as in beef
and mutton. They contain, however,
more ph-osphorus-the active fish, such as
trout and pickerel, containing a still
greater amount, due no doubt to their
activity. The amount of carbon depends
largely Upon the amount of fat they con-
tain. The white fish are, therefore, de-
icient In carbon. If you SHOULD ask an
intelligent cook what vegetable to serve
with a boiled whitefish she would answer
quickly, potatoes. as they supply the
wanting carbohydrates.
There are other kinds of fish. however.
such as salmon, catfish and sturgeon,
hat are quite well supplied with carbo-
hydrates, In consequence of which they
are not so easily digested as the white
fish. The more oil they have dispersed
through the body, the more difficult the
digestion. In the white fish the fat is
held in the liver; in the dark fish 1t is
dispersed through the entire flesh. From
this fact we learn that dark fish make a
much better diet for the active man.
Many authorities affirm that the more
active fish, as well as the more active
animals, give better m~uscle-making food
than their more indolent relations"
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Does your ~drawing-room boast of a
curio table? If not, though you may
have a Vernis Martin cabinet, a Turkish
corner and seven and seventy cushions
of down, of every size and color, you
are not In the swim.
And very convenient and safe reposi-
tories are these dainty little plush-lined
glass-topped bits of furniture for mi
lady's choicest treasures, which she
wishes to display and yet would ain
preserve intact from the ruthless fin
gers of careless maid servant, inquisitive
children or too-observant c~allersi
Is madam a olonial dame? Then there
is sure to be a miniature of her great
Observation-Disclosures = an apostle
spoon n a prayer book, or antique
bauble which was presented by Charles
Edward or Mary Stuart to this same fair
ancestressi
Is milady bookish? Then, without