St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-05-05
morning? How is the singing in YOUR

Never song" said Dobley. Moth
ing dlsturbs the quiet but the dull dri
OF the ice upon my collar. How long d.
Il have to balance this berg on m
head? BY the way, Mrs. Dobley, fee
snmciently trapped now, for my owl
part But l don't want to interfer
with the original recipe You are sur
yoc have not gotten me mixed up witt
a desserl?''
L 1he ice must be renewed at fire
quent Intervals" said Mrs. Dobley
It's the greatest thing in the world FOL
the nerves. / have sent out to get a
extra supply"
!. And the embalming process that i.
at present going on over my wish
hone?" asked Dobley. rs there any
special time at which it may be re
moved, or is it one of those perpetual
blooms that become part of ones very
existence? The freezing of the head
, and the boiling Of the chest simultane.
ously is great idea for taking the
mind off business troubles. 1t is i'm.
possible for one to worry about the
price of gas stock with these two res.
toratives in operation"
That's it," said Mrs. Dobley. "It's
the ccunter-irritant that cures. I'll
venture to say that you have no symp-
toms of tired feeling at present. You
said this morning that you couldn't put
one foot before the other"
Il feel now," said Dobley, "that if I
could shed these various glaciers and
volcanoes that you have surrounded
me with could sprint around Gin
der path in time to music. About this
time, as a rule, am going out to
luncheon when am downtown. What
a terrible thing it would be to be con-
demned to stay at home doing moth
ing every day! 1t would drive me
crazy in about 4S hours"
But. like all New Workers, you are
fond of talking about the nervous
strain caused by the rush we live in.
the noise, the elevated cars and all
that, when in reality you couldn't live
in any other atmosphere or environ
| ment."
They say" said Dobley, shifting
the ice so that it would melt equally
over both sides of his neck, ''they say
there are microbes in the New York
air that are different from the germs
that exist in the atmosphere of other
cities. l suppose we get accustomed
to absorbing these particular ones,
and we get to like them. If New
Yorker found himself in quiet coun-
try place with no prospect of getting
back to Broadway and the Bowery he
would think the roar of the elevated
the sweetest music in the world!"
"But he would begin talking about
the terrible strain he lived under just
as soon as he got back to town."
Its artificial, but then we are fond
OF gliding and show in every depart
ment. Take our restaurants-and,l |
talking about restaurants, Mrs. Dob |
ley, am of the opinion that 1 should |
feel much better if / were allowed |
the excitement of few lamb chops |
just at this moment. 1 feel a pecul- |
lar gnawing-'
Il think you'd better have a fresh |
poultice," said Mrs. Dobley "You lose
the effects of those poultices unless
they are changed quite often"
81 won't worry if l lose the effect"
said Mr.. Dobley. There is something
about poultice that seems somehow
humiliating to me. Modern medical
authorities laugh at poultices. They
say never put a poultice on anything
but a barn door-but your little book,
Helpful Hints for the Kitchen advo.
Gates them strongly, see."
There is nothing like a poultice,"
said Mrs. Dobley.
no" replied her husband, sadly, at
occupies niche all by itself; it's a
solitaire in the scheme of life. It's a
clinging amalgamation of ex-
Il can see that you feel better al
ready" said Mrs. Dobley. Il can al
ways tell when you begin joking that
you are really happy"
Happiness is a big word" said
Dobley, adjusting the drip to a point
just above his left ear 1--WE been
happier than I am at this moment.
y i
There is a certain repose about the
feeling that piece of ice on the head
yives one. Then, the mere fact of having
had nothing to eat for a number of
hours has Christening influence that
.annot be denied"
'Do you really think you could
stand some breakfast?" asked Mrs.
0obley. II am little bit afraid to 60
contrary to the directions"
'Mrs. Dobley," said that lady's hus-
,and, with dignity, 81 absolutely re-
use to be confused with the methods
or cooking which are contained in
hat useful volume you hold. 1t may :
Ne all right regarding things that are !
o be set in a cool place and famed I
lntil frozen. and it also gives you
and efficient modes for driv- :
ng out red ants, but am prepared .
o have some breakfast, and would
ike the customary meal of steak,
hops and soft-boiled eggs that are \
erved previous to executions of death \
entences."
Il don't believe that you are i'll at \
H." said Mrs. Dobley: I'm
81 merely complained Of nervous Il
ess," said Dobley. land 1 must ad- b
lit that this quiet. restful morning, {,
/ conjunction with the somewhat s,
igid rules prescribed in the ~Kitchen n
[ints' has completely restored me to j,
" normal state of health. / am t,
ow prepared to shed my various h,
raps, pillows, poultices and glaciers, u
, have breakfast and to proceed to Il
" daily toll" 8,
''Oh, you can't go now!" said Mrs. Il
obley. 81 telephoned them that you t.
ere very i'll. Suppose we go to a Il
q,
(Which is q thought born of an In q
lligence of marked superiority" said n,
obley. "Let us get back to our usual "
pace may be killing-but we o,
mt get along without our mi th