The Jersey City news., 1899-10-14

series Of benefit clubs No charity that
quate excuse for inefIiciency as head Of
her household, or as helpmade. could she
only be persuaded OF the fact!
There Is sound logic underlying the phi
losophy of optimism; nothing can be
accomplished without hope, which is the
foundation of success and inseparable
from the optimistic view, says the
"Woman's S Home Companion" 1t is In
stinct which makes US turn toward the
sun. love gaiety and light and joy The
great workers, the men who have headed
vast changes, were cheerful men, loving
their joke, full of mellowness and bub-
bling over with good humor. They had
their uncertain moments, their fits of de-
preston and despair. but the indomitable
spirit conquered, and courage and hope
were never far distant Our capacity for
Joy is far greater than for pain. Nothing
is SO easily forgotten as pain, nothing so
long treasured as the remembrance of a
supremely happy moment. The morality
Of optimism lies in its energizing touch
It gives US courage, It sweetens toll and
makes every effort seem Hight compared
to the goal lying beyond.
The charm Of yachting rests very large
" upon Its uncertainty. So elusive are the
elements Of air and water that from the
moment when she is set afloat until she IS
hauled out for repairs vessel is never
at rest The sea is forever seeking to
force an entrance into her from below
and the winds of heaven are ever ready
to snap her spars and rend her canvas
overhead 1t is largely luck If, when she
is first set ahoat, she settles nearly
enough to her estimated water-line to
satisfy the IDEAS of her designer. and
nothing but the keenest watchfulness can
keep her up 10 a perfect standard of ef-
fectiveness when she is called upon to en-
dure the complicated strain of sailing
match in a smart breeze, says "Ii33in-
colts Magazine,
If any one questions the difficulties of
such navigation let him take the family
umbrella ana try to make it pull or push
him across the lawn against the wind.
This is precisely the problem that con-
fronts the yachtsman. save only that in
place of the umbrella he has to manage
towering structure Of bellying canvas
held aloft a hundred and more feet by
every fathom Of which must be under
absolute control if the beautiful-aimost
sontcnt-ereature of canvas. wire and
steel Is 70 acquit herself with credit
Keep your vitality above the negative
condition and yen will never know dis
ease of any kind, writes e. b. Warman
in the October Ladies Home Journal. "
mo disease can exist where there is an
abundance Of pure blood To get the nee
essary amount, eat nutritious food: to cir
culate it perfectly. take proper exercise;
to purify it, set fresh air and sunlight
If a perfectly healthy condition Of the
skin exists and an evenS temperature Of
the surface of the body is maintained
it is impossible to catch cold. Cold water
baths taken every day will do much to-
ward producing the former; proper food
and exercise, the latter. Nature gives
you an alarm in the first chilly feeling
Heed it at once or pay the penalty. Take
a brisk walk or run, breathe deeply and
keep the mouth closed. If you are so
situated that you can do neither, as in
a church. lecture room, street or steam
car, breathe deeply rapidly and noise-
lessly until you are satisfied that your
body has passed from a negative to a
positive condition"
Lack of application is the main reason
for half of womankind's shortcomings. 1t
doesn't matter whether 1t is the resolu-
~ On
day or the determination to keep one's
hands and nails pretty unless the wom-
an is a real genius and an entirely out
of the ordinary mortal her plans and
good intentions go by fits and starts and
finally don't get in working order at all.
Beautifying need not necessarily con
sumo much of ones time. When it gets
to playing leading role in this moving
panorama Of existence, then it Is not a
desirable ambition, but a bother II one
win only get into the habit of following
certain rules-eating what is good for
one, bathing regularly and taking out
door exercise-about sixteen-seventeent
of the battle will be won. This spasmod-
ic way of looking after ones hair or
one's finger nails isn't worth the time
it takes to tell it. The finger nails can
be made beautiful and dainty only by
constant attention. Ten minutes every
morning is worth deal more than two
hours of gougng and shipping and fuss
ing every week or so:.
Kentucky club women have undertaken
a crusade against slang. The federation
OF that State has prepared a petition that
is to be sent to school principals and
teachers, asking their cooperation with
the council of the club presidents to se-
cure a more careful use Of English. The
petition further declares that the great
amount of ungrammatical and poor
English and slang so constantly heard In
the home, the school room and on the
street IS an offense to the ear that should
not exist The petition might have gone
still further and spoken of the torture to
sensitive ears Of fiat or shrill, unmodu-
lated voices rolling out careless, slovenly
speech, In which syllables are cut out,
and the sound of honest, necessary letters
wflifuily ignored. The possibilities of the
speaking voice are yet only half UNDER
stood. There Is stil hope, however, that
parents will one day see the Importance
Of spending much time on the cultivation
Of the conversational voices Of their sons
and daughters.
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