Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19
THE CHRISTMAS MAGAZINES.
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most attractive, including stories, sea-
sonable articles, and much entertain
ing miscellany. Among the contribu-
tons are noted: Tame Pets and
Their Masters" After Twenty Years"
christmas Gifts" THE New Dress
Goods" christmas Cheer" Oranges
New Ways to Serve Them Love
and Happiness in the Home" THE
ChiIdren's Music Lessons" The
Christmas Tree" and THE Christmas
Goose in History"
Health Culture.
The current number Of Health-Cul-
ture DISCUSSES many subjects bearing
upon the attainment and preservation
of health Susan f.. Collier, NJ. ID. |
opens the number with an important |!
paper upon Rheumatism Isabelle r. |
Smart discusses Games and Some !,
General Applications Margaret |
Stowe makes an earnest plea for read |
ers to Cultivate an Optimistic Ma |
ture." A most helpful paper is con-
tributed by the editor on Exercise for |
Style and Good Form David II. |
Reeder gives much helpful advice in |
his paper entitled The Proper Adjust |
ment of Lenses Considered" Felix l.. |
Oswald. NJ. D., discusses bronchitis and |
it's treatment. In the department, THE |
Hygiene of Children Mrs. Almon |
Hensley writes of Training for Moth |
erhood." Gymnastics with Bath |
Towel and Fear in Children"
AboricuItrre.
A number of instructive papers bear
ing upon trees and their culture make |
up the current issue of Aboriculture. |
Many fine half-tones add much to the |
appearance Of this number. The sub |
jects discussed are: Improvement Of
New England Forests. John p.
Brown: THE Eucalyptus Profitable
Character of CataIpa,' Evidences OF
Climatic Changes" and Forest Fires
and Legislation"
Babyhood.
In the current number of Babyhood
a Large number of topics bearing for
the most part upon the care of young
children. are discussed. among them be-
ing noted the following: The Causes,
Prevention and Cure of Common or
Winter Colds" False Croup-lts Pre-
vention and Treatment" 'Contagion
and Distinction" Foods and Feed
ing" THE Care of the Hair" An In
fant Vandal" practical Home Train
ing" and Nursery Pastimes and DC
cupations.' This magazine should
prove of inestimable value to mothers.
vick's Family Magazine.
Winter Decorations" Might
Blooming Cactf," 'Mid-Winter Flow
crs and Greenery." Flowers for
Christmas Gifts christmas Decora-
tons" Through Fields and Wood
lands" N Hudson Moore; "A Slight
Mistake" Busy Mothers "Confec-
tions for Christmas Mrs. G. T. Dren- |
nan; and Fruit Notes for the
Month" Prof. H. f. Van Deman, are n
few of the mary seasonable contribu-
tions to the December number OF
Vick's Family Magazine. The several
departments add their usual quota OF
timely matter.
The Living Age.
The December issues of the Living
Age present many noteworthy articles |
selected from the leading foreign |
periodicals. The following partial list
Of the titles will give an idea of the in
terest and value of this weekly maga- |
zine to busy readers: The Beers and
the Empire" General Louis Botha |
The Art of Emile lola Francis Crib |
BILE: Peoples Theatres in Russia. X. |
L, C. Long; THE Home of the German |
Band" George b. Gardiner; THE !
Behavior of Animals in Unfamiliar |
circumstances" John Isabel: THE
Pore as a Poet" "A Year of President |
Roosevelt" Sydney Brooks; His Creed
Twice Broken" J. Stanley Hughes; |
Burns as an English Poet" David !
Christie Murray; Twelve Months
Fiction" and Lady Mary Wortley
Montagu,' Mary Dormer Harris.
Many charming poems are also noted,
and in both issues the always in
structive literary departments are
given.
Literature, Art and Music.
The December number of Literature,
Art and Music. published at % Clinton
Street, Newark. n. j.. is Il most attrac-
tive issue with its many seasonable
articles. stories. and departments. Ac-
companying the number are the words
and music of beautiful Christmas
solo, 1.-THE Song of Ages" Chief
among the many features of interest |
are: The Song of the Angels" Daniel
Hoffman Martin: "Oratory," Charles
Wesley Emerson: rs the Club Life Il |
Help or Hindrance to Home Life?"
Mrs Robert J. Burdette; Christ in
Art" John Whtmore Churchill: I'm
der the Christmas stars Edith Cope
land; Excursions Through the Holy
Land William Rankin Ward: "How |
Can We Best Teach Music in the Kin |
dergarten," Fannie Church Parsons;
The Young Man and His Life Prin-
Ciples,' James l. Vance; and Around |
the Christmas Tree" Margaret L. |