The Portland daily press., 1899-11-25

She knows that she Is unable 70 make
any return, 90 refuses the good times.
and by doing 50 NOS only deprivss her
friend Of the kesnvst delight, but herssif
Of many opportunities for pleasure, and
the family circle &C home Of the recital OF
the fresh and novel experience whinh CON-
tact with the world outside Of her home
would surely bring her.
"Fayors are Of many sorts. It some
times happens that q wealthy woman
may wisk to sand girl to college, or
help her 10 her music, 10 encourage her
in her desire for an art education; sue
may give her books take her out with
b er and give her opportunities for hear
ing great artists. When girl has such
fayurs ofIert d her she should accept them
gracefully and with clear consoisnce.
The favors are not all on one sidei her
mean much to the woman who IL fortu-
nate enough to be able TO dispense
fasors"
SANITARY PRECAUTIONS.
The sanitary condition Of the household
Is sut ,ot on which one should never
weary OF expatiating. At this time more
than usual csrs needs TO be exercised, for
az the warm days come the diseass ger m 9
propagate with great rspidity snd before
long will get tie upper hand OF the care
less houseseepsr. Lock 70 the cellar, see
that there are no vegst ibles or fruit in a
haIf-aecayei state, clear out odds and
ENDS OF all sorts, sweep, scraps, scrub u
necessary, brush oct, dust all ashes from
the heatsr that have accumulated during
the winter and hang around on the
cobwebs, for they are nurseries OF dis
ease.
Dark spots on the wall should be
cleared of and whitewsshed. Lime Is
great purifier and oopreras water Is invai-
liable for killing disease germs. Two or
three pounds Of ooppsras dissolved In
half barrel Of water and used with a
where the water ssttlss out OF doors, may
save DOCTORS large bill or break In the
family circle. Pour few pailfuls OF
copperas water down the sink and
through the pipes, deluge water closets
with 10 and scatter it in all places where
there are bad odors. Keep oan OF pot
ash on the shelf over the Kitchen sink.
drop few crystals into the sink, and let
the water dissolve IL and run away
through the pipes; watch all damp cor.
ners; II the wal S are water soaked and
paper falls of, leaving colony OF we'll
developed fungus growths In various
shades OF blue and black, scrape the walls,
get little Portland cement, mix it with
water and rut IL on with a whitswssh
brush. Work rapidly. mixing q small
quantity at u tins, and this VIII not
only give the walls hard finish, put
will make them es waterpr oof as china
cup. Some day, when We know q great
deal more than we d, now, all the plaster
ON our walls will be made Of this sort OF
material, stuff that water cannot get
through; then we will have no further
trouble with paper falling oil and grow
ing damp and disoolored.
More people die fcon oarelessn ess and
stupidity in the world than from any
other cause. It is too much trouble to
keep things clean. and because ths enemy
doesn't come with q roaring noiss and
brandiahed weapons, nothing 10 thought
about IL. A stit3h In times save nine,
and q little care early In the season may
save doctors large fees, and not infre-
quently undsrtakers' larger bills.-Jen-
NESS Miller Monthly.
DANGER IN TIN CANS.
Open can Of peaches. apricots. cher
ries or other fruit--fcr all fruit is acidu-
lous-l 1T 1t stand for some time, and the
fruit cids and tas tin are ready to do
their work of poiso ning. A chemical
knowledge that tells just how the dan
gerous compounds 10 created is unneoss-
sary to an avoidance Of the psril. The
rule to follow Ia never to make lemonade
or other acidulated drinks In q tin buck
OF nor allow them to stand in vessel OF
tin. andIin the case Of canned fruits or
fish Immediately pp,n opsning the can,
turn the contents out ppon an earthen-
.faf n n n
earthenware or glass
Fruits In hern eiically sealed cans, "
pr; psrly prpared, generate no poison.
AS coon as psned the action OF the acid
In the tin, with the aid OF the atnos-
phere, begins, and in short time the
treatment Of the question should be re-
mem bered by every one, and Its instruo-
tions followed. The general press also
should aid in disseminating this simple
knowledge. llsr Science News
FOR THE SHORT, STOUT WOMAN.
1t goes without saying that the stout
woman always admires the styles created
for her taller and more slender sisters.
That's all right, but worship at dis
tance. Don't pass the suitable long
coat and purchased the short jacket.
which is bound BY the laws Of dress to
make you look infinitely shorter. Trim
your gowns, both waists and skirts, in
pnpsniioulsr effects. Avoid anything In
the way of frilly or pouohed effects that
add breadth. You may affect all p1inted
and Vshepsd arrangements with coed
results. In blouses, bodices or coats the
more obscure the waist line the more
height Is given. Yokes are not intended
for the bodice of the short, stout woman.
but rather an unbroken line from waist
to shoulders, which gives iength.-Wom-
ans Home Com lnion,