The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-24

SGrLiNcN ltkA2l as ff&IN bt StllttQ til ~
sleep might be assisted by repose on that
! side.
Animals sleep In all sorts OF positions,
of course, and the often apparently un-
comfortable postures in which dogs and
cats nay be seen sleeping soundly must
excite our surprise. The eat especially.
by curling herself together. has learned to
conserve heat in a very efficient fashion,;
and | have read it isuggested that feline
sleep is almost a Kind of asnhyxia, }be-
cause of the manner in which puss buries
her nose and mouth in her fur and, -des7
pises free ventilation and oxygen l susS.
pect in the case of such animals the cues
ton of heat is always foremost, and. that
sof air becomes q secondary matter en-
tirely."
With the many occupations that the
fin de steele woman has taken upon her
self she has feunes it necessary to cast
aside as burdensome many customs that
were dear to the heart of the sweet ladies
of the last generation. Among the dis
e esr LA Il the 5 great bo Jlnglii9g bunch ns Of Keys
wear at her side. Truly ii made no claims
to prettiness. but it spoke loudly of duties
carefully supervised, and its wearer's head
charitable obligations as to make her
regale herself and her friends with a panic
every few minutes of having forgotten
where she had laid them. Blu the mod
ern. up-to-date woman cannot be think
ing necessarily of her bunch of keys.
There is too much to do these days. She
has, therefore. by a stroke of her happy
ingenuity. created the master key. This
key solves the mystery and is master of
is simply to use a similar lock for the
safe, the writing desk, wardrobe. bureau
drawers and whatever 1t is desirable TO
have well fastened. Then the master key
is made TO fit them all. 1t is usually de-
signed after the owners individual fancy
and is worn either on the long chains. that
are seen SO generally sabout the neck, or
on a bracelet.
These Keys were first made in London.
but the idea has been appreciated b.
many American women. Resides being
valuable for the economy of time and
space. they are sometimes very beautiful.
Usually they are quite small and made of
steel, as the gold is too soft a metal 10
bear the pressure necessary for opening
locks. Many that are seen are possessed
of artistic as wei as intrinsic value. The
Etruscan and Roman designs in chasing
being popular. Again, they are made
quite plain and fiat like a Yale lock key.
quite brilliant with jewels. which, when
seen dangling from q chain, produce a
rather stylish and mysterious effect.
One of the handsomest that have been
seen was a small copy of ST. Peters key,
about an nch and a half in length. In
the top were sunken a number of uncut
brought out most exquisitely the Etruscan
design. The imbedded motto was, know
thyself as l know thy possessions This
purchaser consoled herself by saying hat
it hould go down to posterity.
A picture has just been published in one
of the comic papers of Germany depicting
the pride of a father and mother watch
ing a mere mite of a boy-their son-com-
ing down hill on nj his s bicycle on says sH baw
well the baby rides, and the father ex-
claims, Yes; time he was learning to
walk"
Learning to ride. however, is not so easy
a matter for grown-ups, though they try
with a persistence which is one of the
most remarkable developments in the his
tory of the wheel. Women recognize, I'M
consciously perhaps. what the bicycle has
done for them as a body. No Presidential
proclamation could have accomplished
more for their emancipation.
Learning to ride would be greatly SIM
plided for nervous women were one SIM
pie rule obseryed-that of timing the
movements to some music, sung mentally.
The time would then be marked by the
downward stroke of the pedal, and also
by the breath-its inhalation or exhala-
ton. If one kept a musical time with the
feet and the breath. one could never tum-
Bile, and there would be no question of ,
balanee. The whole body would then be
to which all ones movements were at
tuned. Any march would serve the pur-
pose. even the music Of Yankee Doodle
When one realizes how a whole company
of soldiers is controlled in its movements
by a military band, so that all its move
mentS become rhythmica1. one can under
stand how much can be accomplished for
ones self when out of tune through ner-
vousness- One, at any rate, who tries
comotion has been acquired without eff
fort.
One of the hottest of these summer
nights l went to a tea party.
| went with the firm conviction that no.
body had any right to give a tea party
/ had changed my mind and decided thar
everything depends on the menu, says the !
Philadelphia Press"
smoking hot. I should have taboo5ed sum.
mer tea parties forever. Instead of that
the food was cool, dainty and delicious,
and the hot night tea party thoroughly
First of all the table trimmings. Great
bowls OF yellow roses stood on the little
fragrance frDs1s WAS VAST t~horoug lds fefreshin ep'es
Better than that, there was plenty Of
iced Apoliinaris water and our glasses
were Kept filled.
What was there for supper? Well. first
we had ice-cold bouilIon and crisp little
crackers; then came sweetbreads cooked
licious rolls.
Then a salad of whole tomatoes. stuffed
with cucumbers and ~mayonnaise dressing.
The last dish in this home supper was
a strawberry mousse, accompanied by
little cakes, and by that time we had had
a sufficiency. Anything more, as the little
girl said, would have been fii~ppety-Ilap-
petty"
The attractiveness of that supper COM
mends it to every hostess and the sim
plicity of the menu puts 1t within the
reach of every purse-string-
Think Of it some one of these warm
nights.
A celebrated physician has given the
following advice to people afflicted with
gastritis-a complaint common in Amer
ica:-
All acids must be avoided, and all harl
substances, such as toast, crackers and
uncooked food of any kind, etc. 1t is bet |
ter TO use no form of bread containing
yeast. but to take in Its place plain boiled
macaroni or baking powder biscuits and
the like. All the lean meats Except veal |
well cooked may be taken. as also fish
having white flesh.
avoid fats of all ~kinds-butter. bacon
and the like-but use the green vegetables. |
well cooked and soft. Purees and soups
are indicated, free from fat. Tea and
coffee may be taken moderately with milk
in the place of cream. No salads and no
Eat at regular intervals. and take no
buildings. rice pudding or punpkin
pie or the gelatine jel.es, and stawed dcied
are permitted. Avoid ali forms Of
sugar and all sweets in the shape of pre-
serves and the like.
If you have not Across circulation Of
air In your bedroom, it can be ventilated, |
or the air changed. for the time being at
least, by taking the edge of one Of the
door in the hand and swinging 1t brisk /