The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-01

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There can be no candy no enticlng
drinks from the soda water fountain, no
sugar in coffee or tea talthough saecha-
rine can be used), no desserts; nor can
there. be anything fried, nor m~ayonnadse,
nor creamy things, Snor farinaceous. veg
setables that grow below g-round-pieplan
vegetables, like potatoes and peets-muse
be left out Of this spartan diet, and butter
Is forbidden. What is there left; Why
this. d cup of hot water an hour before
meals. none with food; fresh meats-ex-
cent pork-and pulled bread, with some in
DILIGENCE in vegetable and fruit. This OF
course is severe, but it is only necessary
for a short time, and surely will lower the
weight. After a sufficient number of
nopunds- have vanished into thin air, a
more generous diet should be gradually
adopted,
When sanitary conditions are receiving
such keen attention, due in large part JUST
now because of SPANS age-long violation
of sanitary laws, the work OF American
women for American health taxes on
added, interest,"
Mrs. James ~Scrimgeour, president OF
the Woman's Health Protective Asso-
citation of Brooklyn, N. T., the leader IN
woman's organized movement IN city
sanitation, the w. H. P. A. of Brooklyn
N. Y. in The G-entlewoman" for March,
made the following interesting state
ments:-
eve set yourselves to study the laws
which govern our municipality; we take
UP the household laws first. There are
certain municipal laws which directly
affect the household. For instance, there
is a law 'slich requires that we shali
put all our refuse and garbage IN STRONG
tin or zinc cans having handles to tnem'
INT This law is more honored, seemingly,
in the breach than in the Observance.
Consequently. we see refuse littering the
streets of our cities, soiled papers flying
about, banana skins thrown upon the
streets, and garbage set out upon the side
walks in any sort of receptacles, some
times merely gathered loosely together IN
a newspaper and left upon the street 1or
dogs and cats to scatter about.
while it is proper for women to be
most interested in their own homes, we
believe they should also cultivate a proper
interest in their city's welfare.
eve further believe that our children
should be taught that the outside is just
an extension of the home life and that
!, they, too. have an important part to per-
form in the proper maintenance OF ooth.
!, We nave societies for this purpose, ana
/ am happy to say that the children are
greatly interested in the work, and are
eager to become good citizens when we
explain to them what this means IN It's
fulleet sense.
.Our hope lies in the children, in train
ing them to habits of cleanliness and con-
sideration for the rights and property OF
u u E, IL -, 0rrr co
: ~cieties that trespassing means going into
other peoples yards without permission,
! pulling plants or picking flowers without
leave, breaking hedges, running across
balconies and up and down stoops, in
= juring fences and vacant houses and all
9 the various forms of petty vandalism
. which are so common.
= 1--WE aim to teach each child that he is
under an obligation to the city which has
: given him a free education, provide4 even
the. books and pencils which he uses all
the years he is in school, and keeps up
at great expense the beautiful parks in
! which he may go to play and rest; pro-
tects his home by maintaining a fire de-
! partment which comes to his help if his
home is in danger, and further looks af-
: ter his safety by policing the streets so
| IlaL 6V1l-InI1QGQ PSISOiiS AiloS HoS LIZ
+ lest him nor commit wrongs against his
S property.
d "The cleanliness of a city is simply mu-
r nicipal housekeeping; therefore,, this So
It ciety believes that if women were in
y certain official places in the city, part1cu-
n larly upon school boards and upon the
d health board and in certain departments
pertaining to the inspection of the city's
n business, especially in the street clean
I ing department, they would do admirable
work because they are more naturally
q given to know he details which make
I work perfect than are men"
There is a close connection between
: marriage and the price of wheat, beef,
pork, beans, corn and other things which
:, go to make up the main portion OF hui
i man food,,' writes Professor D. K. Nc
! Anally of "The American Girls Chances
of Marriage in the March Ladies
! Home journal, 'As the prices of these
commodities go up the number OF mar
riages goes down. From 1851 TO 1854
4 times were good, food was cheap, and the
o marriage rate in Massachusetts went UP
a to 26 per 1000. Between 1888 ana iS9s
= there was great depression OF trade, ana
lie in 1858 the marriage rate went down &c
If II per 1000. The years from 1873 to 1877
form another period of depression. Fac
tories were closed and manufacturers OF
every kind suffered severely. In one year
is at least. crops were short and the prices
re of food were high. The result was I'M
" mediately seen in matrimony, Tor III ls.4
G the number of marriages went down IRON
a p per 1000 of the population to IL, anc
II in 1876 and the following two years de-
"a c1ined to Is per 10Oo-a tremendous falling
p off from 26 per 1000, the figure attalnes
= in, 1854. which was the banner year IN TN
~ state of Massachusetts for matrimony.
le uAlmost as unfavorable as that OF har'
IN times is the influence of wal upon matri
u monv. Whenever Mars is in the ~aseendan'
Sc cunid,s stock goes down. During the Clv1
war the number of marriages IN TN
country fell off from 20 per 1000 OF popula
8 ton to II per 1000, and Immediately are
Ac the Civil war was ended, in 1865, the mum
Der rose to q per 1000, declining, in 1866
y ia 81 THE woman who is looking for
: husband has a better nance OF gettinl
one lust before or just after a war tina
he at any other time"