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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04
Lincoln Tried 1t.

On one Of Mr. Linco,n's excursions to
Fortress Monroe, ON the steamer Hart
ford, in 1868, his attention was directed
to Il narrow door, bound with iron, the
use of which he was anxious to learn
What is thisT' he asked.
'Ob, that is the sweat box, was the
reply. 1T is used for refractory and in
subordinate seamen. A man in there is
subjected to steam heat, aud mas very
little ventilation. 1t generally brings
him to terms very quickly"
President Liucolns curiosity was
aroused. This" he said to himself, rs
treatment to which thousands Of Ameri-
can seamen are probably subjected every
year. Let me try it for myself and see
what it really is
Taking off his hat for he was several
inches over six feet in height-he entered
the Enclosure, which he found To be lit
tie more than three feet in length or
width. lie gave orders that at Il signal
from himself the door should be immedi
atcly opened. 1t was then closed, and
the steam turned on.
He had been inside hardly three min
utes before the signal was given. presi-
dent Lincoln had experienced enough OF
what was then regarded as necessary
punishment for American seamen. There
was very little ventilation, and the snort
exposure 10 the hot and humid air had
almost SuffOCuted him.
Turning to Secretary Wellcs Of the
navy department, the President ordered
that no such inclOSure rs the sweat box
should ever after be allowed on any YES
sci flying the American flag
1t was not an hour after this order
had been given before every sailor Oh
every ship in Hampton Roads had heard
Of It, The effect was most remarkable
on the older Sailors many Of whom
had themselves experienced the punish
ment Of the sweat box. Some Of them
wept from joy.
But the good results Of this act Of
President Lincoln were not confined 10
the American navy. Great Britain,
France. Germany and other European
countries heard that the sweat box had
been abolished in America as inhumnn.
One and all Of these nations in turn fell
into line, aud today the sweat box is not
to be found on any vessel flying the flag
Of civilized nation throughout the
world. Youths Companion
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This Makes Good Coffee.

Take 4 very heaping tablespoonful of
ground coffee for each person, and put
into a coffee pot with broad base of
copper The pot must be scrupulously
clean and bright, for half the secret Of
good coffeemaking lies in the condition
of the utensil in which it is made For
every six tablespoonfulS of coffee an egg
should be used. Over these six table
spoonfuls of coffee and the egg which is
to aid in settling the beverage, pour a
quart of freshly boiling water. Set the
coffee pot over hot fire, with the cover
of the pot left open. Just as soon as il
comes to 4 boil, take the pot from the
stove and toss it as the Turks do. Re.
turn to the fire, and when it again boils
repeat the tossing process. Upon the
third boiling remove the pot from the
stove and set it over steam. teakettle
being as good as anything else A coffee
pot with Il broad base will fit very nicely
over the top of teakettle. If kept hot
over steam, coffee can be kept as fresh
for the people who come two or three
hours late for breakfast as it is for
people who have it when it is first made.
1t is coffee which is kept warm upon hot
metal that loses its flavor. To make
black afterdinner coffee, the same meth
cd should be pursued; but just twice the
amount of coffee must be used.
According to Miss Clarke there are
four things that spoil c0ffee-overheatin
standing on hot metal, long boiling. and
dirty coffee pots.
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ne Blind Girl.

III l dinna see''-aud she spoke as if
this was Il matter of doubt and she were
making concession for arguments sake
there's naebody in the Glen can hear
like me. There's no a footstep of
Drumtochty man comes to the door but
ken his name, and there's no voice DOT
on the road that | Gamma tell. The
birds sing sweeter to me than to onybody
else, and l can hear them cheeping to
one another in the bushes before they 60
to sleep. And the flowers smell sweeter
to me-the roses and the carnations and
the bonny moss rose-and l judge that
the oatcake and milk taste the richer be-
cause | dinna see them. Ma. ma. ye're
no to think that I've been ill-treated by
my God. for if He didna give me ne
thing, He gave me mony things instead.
And mind We, it's no as if I'd seen
once and lost my sight; that MIGHT ha'
been trial. and my faith MIGHT have
failed. I've lost naething: my life has
been all getting. story by Ian
McLaren, Frank Leslie's Monthly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04
To be Well Groomed
is to be Well Brushed.

The fashionable dress materials such
as zibalne, cheviot. homespun and all the
other rough and shaggy weaves require
constant care and an endless amount of
brushing to keep them in order. and those
who are inclined to be careless about
what they may consider mere details Of
the toilette should never let themselves
be inveigled into buying any such shaggy
stuffs. OF course they may not object to
appearing in public with rawlings and
scraps of past industries clinging to their
clothes, but the effect is bad on the OBJ
server, who is sure TO have an insane
desire to pick off the superflous deeora-
tons. The well-grOmmed appearance that
is so essential in these days can only be
attained by deyoting ones self relgiously
to whisks and brushes, and the simplest
of gowns that is speckless and spotless
makes the wearer thousand times more
attractive than the most costly raiment
that gives every evidence of negligence.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04

From Placctas. Cuba. a little girl sends
this letter to st. Nicholas:
Ny father is captain of the Second
cavalry. This is a queer little town.
with two troops here and five officers.
The windows here are as large as doors,
but the9 have iron bars on them. They
have big blinds the whole length Of the
window, with little windows cut in them.
They are on the inside Of the house.
From the LIST of December 10 the oath
the people have torchlight paradcs every
night. They carry torches and different
colored paper lights. Each town is diyid-
ed into two parts. One paradcS one
night. the other the next. The night Of
the oath they both parade, and afterward
the people decide which was best The
names Of these districts are Forum and
Yam. Zaza had the best parade this
Christmas, but Forum had the prettier
decorations in its district. We, all Of the
Americans, live in Forum.
Most Of the people Of Cuba live in hut-
made Of the green bark Of the royal palm
TIRE q. under the big leaves which are used
to make the root. and they used to make
ropes Of the trunk, but there is a fine n0H
against cutting these trees The rest Of
the buildings are made of wood with
tiled roofs. There are very few stone
houses or plastered ones on this island.
have been 10 MatanZas and Caibarlen
and expect 10 see more Of the island soon
There il an orphan asylum at Remedies
Some Of the girls sent me "A little rae
doll they made. II is very queer Mama
ordered two Cuban dolls 10 be made f0l
Christmas, hut as they were 10 be- mad,
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walking, and let the weight fall slightly
more on the heel first Swing the arms
naturally but not too much
BE careful not to bob up and down
when walking. A graceful walker seems
to glide easily along. Curves are always
graceful, and an angular. jerky move
ment is always ungainly. Grace is a ac-
durable quality, but we must remember
that nature abhors angles and spasmodic
movements; she always uses carves
which are most graceful and delicate.
The reason why woman is more beau
tiful than man is because her form Is
made up of graceful curves. There are
no angles whatever in a model female
figure
Most people. when sitting. SLOUGH at
the waist; in fact, this fault is very near
been trained. 1t is impossible to SLOUGH
about OH chairs or on a sofa all day, and
then expect to have a good bearing and
poise when standing or walking. Again,
sclouchy positions will very soon rect
upon the mind, and produce mental shift
lessness and slouchiness in thought.
Every faculty and function sympathizes
with every other, and a defect in one af-
fects all. No one can do good reading,
writing, or thinking, in any but an erect
position. The thought Immediately SYM
pathizes with the body.
A habit of reading in bed, or when
lying down. or in careless position,
slouching down in ones chair with the
feet mp, will very soon tell upon the
quality Of the thoughts. 1t is imposes
Bile to do good thinking in these posi-
tions. The body must be in m erect
and digniied posture without being
cramped by position or dress. No one
can think well without freedom and ease
of body.-SucceSS.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04
TIME LOST IN LIFE.
Three EiShths of Ones Existence is
Practically Lost.

81 read the estimate prepared recently
by the British government with refer
ence to longevity among men in the
army" said gentleman recently who
is fond of mathematics. "and | do not
care how much men may figure on the
lengthpning Of life's average-the fact
is, fellow doesn't live so long after NIL
Life is very short when we come to think
of ii. 1t is, indeed. Il titful fever. to
borrow the simile Of the poet, and the
distance between the cradle and the
tomb is the span of ones hand. How
much of a mans life is devoted &c the
actual work of accomplishing whatever
his highest aim may be- Did YOU ever
think about figuring on this problem! /
have, because. | guess. | happen to have
penchant for mathematics But 1t Is
interesting for other reasons Of course,
q fellow does nothing until after his
twenty first birthday He must attain his
majority before he enters upon the Sc
rious duties Of life Before this time he
is passing the preparatory stages OF life,
and theoretically, is equipping himself
for it's serious battles Fifty years Is
the life of the average man, although
life's general average figures down to
point much below this.
GIVE the average men thirty years
beyond the period when he becomes OF
age. | guess il would be safe 10 as
sumo, even IN TINS FUSninG age, mat tue
average man will spend one hour AMI
thirty mnues in eating, allowing for the
time ii takes him 10 90 10 and from his
meals and in preparing for the table.
We might safely figure that he spends
an average of one hour and thirty min
utes out Of every twenty-four in other
minor ways-in exchanging plcasanries
with his friends and chatting on topics
unrelated to his business, in winding his
watch and in other indulgenceS Of an in
noeent and harmless kind. This would
make a total Of nine Tours out of every
twenty-f0ur that a man spends in doing
things that are unrelated. in strict
sense. to his business This amounts
to three-eighths Of the life that is before
him He has thirty years in which to
do his work. He would devote eleven
years and three months 10 sleep and 10
other things, as indicated. and would
have nineteen years and nine months ia
which to do his little do.
Twenty years looks like a good hi;
Of time, but when We come to this fear
full thing Of living for a purpose expect
irg to accumulate little money besides.
the time does not seem long. The time
is really much shorter than TINS when We
allow for Sundays and social gatherings
and prayer meetings and things Of that
sort. but as these functions do not figure
in every mans life / have left them
out ''-Philadelphia Enquirer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04
The American Woman
is Without a Superior.

My experience in this country has not
yet been sufficiently extensive to war
rant my basing any judgment upon
Americans at home; but, in England and
on the continent, | have seen much of
Americans. and have been specially
can girls--yOur types of young woman
hood. They have been an e7er-faseinat
ing study to me, and | must say, frank
ly. that, in comparison with English and
French girls, they must be given the
palm for superiority.
This is not the mere idle compliment
of a stranger in your land; it is the
truth. as | have observed it. The Amer
lean girl has, as a rule, a more marked
and interesting individuality. more force
of character, more mental independence
and alertness, more vlvaclty and CONVEX
sational ability than has her English
cousin
The chief reason for the superiority Of
American girls lie, think, in the Amer
lean system of education. They have
space, freedom ana liberty for inteilectu-
al expansion and the development Of
character, while our English girls. from
the time they cease to be infants until
they are married, are subjected to Il sys-
TEN of suppression. 1t is not surprising
that the average English girl is a nonen-
tity who, when she marries is treated
by her husband as an inferior.
Some American mothers, am told, are
educating their daughters on the EnElis1
plan They are making a grave mistake.
\ woman has her own individual life 10
lead. Not on the character of her nus
band, If she has one. but on ner own.
Will she stand or fall, and be equal or
unequal to her many opportunities te
WELD an influence for good. and to the
grave responsibilities Of womanhood.
Therefore. her development must not be
cramped and hindered by the foolish CON
yentiOns of a less enlightened age, as in
England, but must be given plenty Of
room and encouragement. as in the
United States. A woman is more won-
AMY and charming for being broadly edu-
Gated and led out Of the mists Of ig-
norance, which are never a projections,
but always a menace.
/ am happy to say that, while the old
fashioned. conventional ideas in regard TO
young women and their education art
dying hard in England, newer and more
progressive ideas are gaining wider con-
sideration. While we are far behind the
United States in women's colleges, we
have two institutions which are devoted
to the highest education Of women; and
our high schools, the plan Of which we
borrowed from you, / think, are impaii-
ing the fundamental principles Of good
education to thousands of young WON
en.-Extract from an interview with
Nine Sarah Grand, in Success.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04
How to Plan for NumberC.

|. OF course different methods have to be
used when preparing coffee for larger
numbers of people. The restaurants and
hotels have ways of their own; but they
are not adapted for family use. The
woman who has to serve on the coffee
committee for her club, her lodge. on
her church society, may be glad, how
ever. Of some hints upon the proper
methods of proportioning and preparing
the popular drink.
The proportions for making coffee in
large quantities, as given by Miss
Clarke. are a pound of coffee and gal
lon of freshly boiling water to every
twenty-five. people. The coffee should be
put into wide bags of fine white boiling
cloth, one-fourth pound to a bag The
bags should be made large enough for
the water to percolate freely through
them. After the coffee has boiled suf-
ficiently, and part of it has been served,
there should be added from time to time
more bags of coffee and more hot water,
SO that the second table" that bug
bear of the church committee, may be
sure OF good coffee.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04
The "Mastcr Clock"

In the course Of m article in st. Nicho-
las, on How We Set Our Watches by
Star" w. S. Harwo0d tells about the
Master Clock at Washington
The great clock in the naval observa.
tory is called the Master Clock By
means of the repeating apparatus the
time is repeated over eighteen different
circuits 10 the various parts OF the coun,
try New York city automatically re-
pcats the time to all points east and
north; Chicago and Cincinnati repeat to
all points west and southwest Rich
mond, Augusta and Atlanta to all points
south. If you should happen TO he in
some large telegraph office at the mo
ment the time signal is being sent out
it is likely you would see the operators
at their keys take out their watches
few seconds before the time il due, open
them, put n tiny piece of tissue paper
twisted into a thread between the spokes
Of one Of the little wheels in the watches,
holding back the movement to the instant
the signal is given, then releasing the
wheel so that the watch shall fall into
the exact beat of the Master Clock in
Washington
OF course the same care must he taken
whether the operators are to connect
their Instruments with a time-ball or
coutrol-l0ck. The time-ball is an inter
estng feature of the service. 1t is a
the street where supported by its appEi
anccs. it rests on the top Of some build
ing. II is attached by wire to the circuit
from Washington In such a manner that.
mt the instant the Master Clock in Wash
ington ticks the stroke Of II. the delicate
~ polished ball will fall, released by the
same beats OF the clock that announced
the time to the rest of the country. Any
one who watches one OF these time-balis
Just before the stroke Of l., timepicce in
hand. may easily determine whether his
watch IL slow, fast, or on time.
Throughout the East These timc-balls
are dropped every day at noon, save on
Sundays, al New York city Boston.
Newport (Rhode Isand), Woods HolI
Massachusetts,. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Washington, Hampton Roads, Savannah
and Fortress Monroe. The tick Of the
Master Clock that drops these timc-hallS
also releases others. some of them many
hundreds. indeed thousands, of miles
away. For instance, by cable arrange
ment. time-ball is dropped every day
in the city Of Havana, and another in
San Francisco, 5000 miles distant. SO
incomprchcnsibly swift il the speed Of
the electric current that. if the repeating
instruments and the wires are in perfect
condition, there is no appreCiable diff
ference in the time of the dropping of the
bail in New York city and the dropping
of the ball in san Francisco, each one
released by the same tick Of the Master
Clock in the naval conservatory in Wash
iDotnp
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04
How Women Rest.

How differently men and women in
dulge themselves in what is called a rest
ing spell. Il guess I'll sit down and
mend these stockings and rest awhile. :"
but her husband throws himself upon ths
easy lounge, or sits back in mis- arm
chair, with hands at rest and feet placed
horizontally upon another chair. The
result is that his whole body gains fuli
benefit Of the half hour he allows himself
from work. and the wife only receives
that indirect help which comes from the
change of occupation. A physician would
tell her that taking a ten minutes rest
in horizontal position. as change from
standing or sitting at work, would prove
more beneficial to her than any of hcr
makeshifts at resting. Busy women have
a habit of keeping on their feet just. as
long as they can, in spite of backac1es
and warning pains. As they say. Il usel
to think l must do thus and so, but |
have grown wiser and learned to slight
things" The first years of hOusekeep-
ing are truly the hardest, for untried and
unfamiliar cares are almost daily thrust
upon the mother and homemaker.-Les-
lies Weekly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04

The modern Japan which the Mar
quis Itos policy has brought forth was
made possible by the religious devotion
Of mobiles and coolies TO the Emperor,
which made the imperial wishes law:
by the intense patriotism and the official
integrity Of the retainers Of the Diam
yos. who have become the officers Of
the army and navy and members of the
civil service, writes Frederick Palmer in
Scribner's. As an Occidental, / should
place integrity as the first cause. When
you have official servants SO proud that
even the postman viii not accept a
Christmas gift, statesman knows that,
whatever the errors Of construction may
be. the timbers are sound. As long as
men become policemen on less than a
coolies pay for the honor Of serving
the government it will never lack for
first-class ability to fill its offices. Japan
may well reverence her old military ar
ist0cracy, with its false punctiliOs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04
Fresh Air.

Fresh air is the fashion nowadays.
Doctors prescribe open windows and an
outdoor life in the place of drugs, and
a more sensible cure has never become
popular 1t costs nothing, and is within
reach of all; in fact, there is only one
drawback to being votary to fresh air.
and that is the suffering that has often
to be undergone through the ignorance
of those who are not equally enight-
ened.
To one who has grown accustomed to
living more or less in the open air. whose
windows are never closed by night or
day, and whose house is as fresh as the
garden in which it stands, it Is actua.
physical pain to stay with a friend
whose ideas on the subject have not pro
crossed since the. days of his grandpar-
ents. 1t is real misery to such a one
to travel in a railway carriage with all
the windows closely shut. and many a
play and CONCERT is spoiled for him by
the lack of ventilation in theater and
ball. Air hunger is a very real sensa-
ton, quite as much as the hunger for
food, with which most people are more
familiar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-04

Achllcion is constantly dotted with
small fishing boats. as story got abroad
that Empress Elizabeth dropped her
valuable pearl necklace into the bay in
order TO restore the gems to their pris-
tine hril,iancy, and that she left the villa,
forgetting to draw up the precious Jew.
els. In the spare time of the fishermen
long nets are always at work in the
hope Of securing a fortune at one haul
Although the villagers have. been re-
peatcdiy assured that the necklace is in
safety at Vienna. they continue their
lahors which, along with the legend, will
probably be transmitted to their chill
dreu's children.
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The Care of the
Hands in Cold Weather

Any extreme temperature, or either
very hot or very cold water, is not good
for the hands. Warm water is more
cleansing than cold water. A dozen
drops of the tincture of benzoin added
to basin of warm water is beneficial
tc the hands. CASTLE or one of the fine
toilet soaps should be used. A generous
lather should be made and the hands
thoroughly rubbed with it. A rubber
flesh brush is a great comfort A little
bran or oatmeal if NJ in the water has
softening effect, and makes the skin
velyety and pliable. Almond meal is also
excellent for this purpose. Care in dry
ing the hands is essential to their good
condition, especially in winter. A soft
towel will gather up all the moisture
and should be used in between the fin
gers of each hand so that every part
may be thoroughly dried. After drying
the, hands it is good plan to rub in a
little cold cream or almond oil after
which. if they are ~articularly sensitive.
powder MAJ be busted over them.-La-
dies Home Journal.
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Folly Of MorbidnesS.

1t is a great mistake for any one to
allow himself to develop unsociable tend
encies. for the results are often far
reaching and grow beyond the control
Of the individual, who partly from indif-
ference and partly from inherent lazi-
ness. makes no effort TO keep his friends
or enlarge his social acquaintance. Shy
ness, too, is often the cause Of persons
holding himself aloof from the world,
and also morhidness, the latter being the
worst sequestrati0n Of all. as it often
results in complete isolation and estrange-
ment from every one. Unsociability is
ike the rift within the lutte. 1t begins
so gradually Discrimination 10 leave
home. a half-felt dislike OF encounterng
new peOple-and so, little 10y little and
almost unconsciously. the feeling is fos-
tered until il becomes 50 strong that Il
is almost impossible TO break through