The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-29

Eve worked harder trying to 're1ax'
than 1 ever did at any thing else" said
the aggressive old lady. My mind won't
be made a blank, and | think the abililS
TO rest in one way or another is all a mat
ter of temperament. Philosophy and sci
enee are all very we'll, but must say as
I've always said, that nothing rests me 50
much as TO put my feet on the table or
window sill. 1t isn't elegant, but 1t suits
my case. I believe one Of the reasons
men are more placid than women is that
they sit with their heels higher Than their
heads so much"
This open confession set the bah roll
ing, and all the women talked at once,
each telling what she liked to do when she
was dead tired. The woman who relaxed
had awed them but they felt that they
could live up to the sturdy old lady who
put her feet on the table. one woman al
ways lay fiat of her back on the floor.
with her arms outstretched, when she
needed real rest Another lay on her back
on the bed, with her knees drawn up al
most to her chin, and pillows under them
to hold them in that position. A third took
this same position, only reversed, with
the face downward. one always went to
the bathroom and turned stream of cold
water ON the back of her neck for five
minutes, then swallowed a tablespoonful
of brandy and lay down for ten minutes.
The woman with the lorgon contended
that there was nothing so refreshing as
hot bath, with aromatic extract of pine
needles in the water, and the old lady who
believed in the pioneer women, and rested
by putting her feet on the table, shifted
scornfully and audibly at this sybarite
prescription.
little woman who had spent six months
in Tyrolean sanitarium said that she
learned while there to rest by rubbing the
whole length of her spinal column with
sponge dipped in ice water, and then tax
ing a small dose of whisky or other slim
ulant to avoid chill She and the woman
who put ice water on the back of her
neck Immediately held hands and COM
pared results. Several of the witnesses
testified that nothing would rest them so
thoroughly as to have their wrists strok-
ed down toward the inside of the palm,
and the number of women who confessed
that having their hair brushed was their
idea of bliss was legion. Then a glass
of hot milk was said to have wonderful
restorative power, and a raw egg beaten
up with sherry was warranted to brace
any one.
Just as the meeting was about to ad-
joun, a practical and successful woman
physician joined the group, and some one
asked her how she rested.
We'll, usually 1 don't rest except on
Sunday. I'm like the man who said he
could rest best in church, because there
all he had to do was to cross his knees
and put his head back and think about
| nothing"
But seriously, doctor, what do you do
| when you are tired and can take the time
TO rest?"
THAT depends said the physician. eff
| I'm tired because I've had severe ner-
vous strain, watching a bad case, per-
| forming an operation, or something like
| that, / go out and take a brisk walk in
| the open air. If l am physically tired
| because I've been walking or using my
muscles in some way, l take a cold bath.
| and then l sit down and read a novel and
| eat apples. If I'm tired because I've lost
| sleep, 1 lock myself in my room and
sleep / don't believe in bracers. Fresh
| air and cold water and sleep are nature S
| prescription for that tired feeling; and
they are the only effectual cures 1 know
'All the same" said the old lady, its
very comforting to put ones feet on the
table,
Garments hanging in a wardrobe or
| folded away in drawer, says Harper' 8
Bazaar, should be frequently taken out
| shaken and aired, while those which are
| in actual use ought at night, or whenever
the wearer changes them, 10 be carefully
and creased. The adoption of this simple
precaution will prevent the rapid wear
and tear which makes clothing looks like
old, while it is still in reality new. The
neglected frock or coat shut up in a closet
and forgotten for weeks may easily be a
prey to the moth, and the gown which
never sees the sunshine energies from the
seclusion subtly the worst for wear
though 1t has not been worn.
fO reckless vryb
brushes his clothing when he takes 1t off
at night and who losses it hither and yon
or throws it down in a heap in his hurry
to be rid of it. He will go about with an
air of having slept in his clothes and will
appear at a manifest disadvantage when
compared with the neat and tidy individ-
| ual to whom clothes are a possession to
be cared for and an acknowledged re-
sponsibihty. Not of course. a RESPONSE
bility of the highest order, but still one
to be considered and taken into account
There is an art of the housewife which
''gars auld claithes luke amaist as guide
as new" and he or she who regards this
will see that loose buttons are fastened
| securely and that trimmings are freshen-
ed and renewed whenever they become
soiled or limp. Care of detail in the daily
mending and brushing, the occasional
sponging and pressing, and, in short, the
intelligent and systematic supervision of
clothing will prove the Wisest economy
| lessenIng expenses an the end and adding
| TO the refinement of pleasure which the
wearer of good clothes is supposed to en-
joy.
A bachelor apartment house on Fifth
avenue has what they call the useful wo-
man. says the World
The name fits so well that no one ever
| wonders what her family did for her in
the way of a name, or what a matrimonial
venture has probably bestowed upon her
She comes around every Monday morn
| ing and goes from apartment 10 apart
| ment, leaving traces of her presence be-
| hind her. AS these bachelors are not suf-
| ficiently rich TO indulge in a valet each
| they have discovered that "the useful wo-
man" Is an excellent and economical sub