The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27

Thousands Of women publicly praise.
lung himself over the gulf. caught the
rock with his fingers and with certain
death n he missed his hold. Miss Mar
shall had quickly walked over his body In
It's bridge-like posture. Al this moment
che guide returned with rope. fastened
II around one OF Jobs feet and dragged
him back through the whirlpool. When
ne recovered from his immersion he fen
on his knees In prayer OF thanks 20
God. IN which the poet and the beauty
devoutly Joined him.
Sonora Adelaide vazquez schiaflno. a
Mexican woman. In paper In the NO
vember Woman's Home Companion, en-
titled The Social Sphere OF Mexican Wo-
men" writes as follows Of courtship be-
yond the Rio Grande.
a Mexican girl realizes she IS a miss
~ some Importance when she has At
tracted the attention 81 a would-hc cava-
Iier. who has seen her nt mass or during
a promenade on the plaza Without the
formallty Of an introduction he dispatches
letters glowing with words of admiration
and devotion, and ucrvously awaits q re-
ply. In the meantime he visits the locality
Of her home. hoping 10 catch sight of the
object Of his admiration at the balcony
or as she emerges from the house 10 at
tend church. lie patiently hut persistent
Is promenades backward and forward In
the street. for custom forbids his en-
trance 10 the house. and Is happy o. ia
vored with q glance from her lustrous
black eyes. No ridicule is strong enough
20 dampcn his arior. and no objections
Of irate parents sufficiently powerful 20
subdue his passion.
Mexican lovers rarely meet. FOR even
II the Young man is related to the family
OF the Young lady. and has been a caller
AZ tho home, the mere fact OF his paying
attention TO her puts a severe restraint
on his intercourse with tho family. After
a time II things have progressed favora-
bly. he Is admitted as an accepted sutton.
and Is received by the girl always accom-
panied by her mother. who usually does
all the conversation. But love finds many
forms OF expression. and stolen glauces.
never suspected. speak volumes FOR tho
lovers As the suit progresses many an
evening passes with the girl al the win
dow or balcony. and her lover in the street
below. wholly obnvious Of the passer-hy
or his naive or causiic remark The dura-
ton OF a courtship depends upon the for
mality employed the means az command
OF tho parties. and their age. Consent for
the marriage "a demanded from tho par
ents OF the girl by the suitors father. who
Is accompanied by "A priest that the
pledges may be made the more binding -
Since 80 many people use pure glycerino
for the skin a word Of caution seems ne
cesssry. II you apply little g'ycerlne TO
tho tip ~ the tongue you will ind that.
although Il has a pleasant sweet taste.
the nrat sensation that Is felt g. one Of
main and burning This Is caused by the
mHa 70
for water ana that Il ahsorbs all tine
moisture from the surface which IL touch
IS. thus drying up and parchiug the
nerves. Ignorant OF this fact, nurses and
mothers have applied pure glycerine 20 the
chafed skin Of infants. producing often
great pain The glycerlne ought TO have
been first mixed with an equal bulk Of
water This being done. q may be applied
20 the most tender surfaces without pro-
ducing injury. and as Il does not dry
up. 81 virtually maintains the part IN a
constantly moist condition. excluding the
mir and promoting the healing process.
In Germany the government. says the
washington Evening Star. takes a hand
IN the servant girl problem. as q does la
almost everything else. and Il has sue
ceeded in partially solving at least one
phase OF the difficulty. IL has reduced tho
servant girls "fiightiness' 70 a minimum
she cannot change places once a week the
year round. For. when she moves. the
government represented BY the police.
must know all about u. and II there 10
any dificulty or dispute. disagreeable
question may be asked.
Indeed. the process OF employing n ser
want girl Is a good deal Of a busine s
transaction. with a decidedly official tinge.
Tho girl comes 10 your kitchen and you
agree with her about the wages. and she
saws she will stay. Then you must 20 10
The police station and purchase for five
pfenninges about one cent? white card
or blank which has spaces for an sorts
az information about the new girl" You
must write down her fun name, where she
came from. whether married or single
h.r trade. whether cook. chamoermail o.
waitress; her birthday and year. her no-
tionality. her religion. her own home ana
~ married, how many minor children she
haa where they are and who their guard
ian IL The government always looks out
,~su for the children. and sees that they
ar. provided for comfortably, this being
tha naaxa necessary because many, per