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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16

household duties The room which was
dirty and ill-kept on the day of the first
visit of the nurse Is now clean and or
derby. y .-
Bed Linen Loaned. 0.
The third visit was to home where
child was suffering from a throat trou-
BILE. The little sufferer lay on bed with
cut linen of any kind. She had been Wis
tied by a physician who, knowing Of the
coming of the visiting nurse, had left his
directions pinned to the head of the bed.
The nurse read these and then removed
the paper, placing in it's stead a nurses
bedside blank. The first thing done was
to send word to the Associated Charities
rooms for bed linen from the loan closet"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16
Nurse Talks Of Her Work.

Several more cases were visited before
the round was made. In each instance
it appeared that the services of the nurse
were indispensable but most of the time
was spent In instructing members of fam
lilies in the best methods Of caring for the
sick. All Of the patients frightened when
the nurse appeared
sary as it is useful. In discussing the
workings of the bureau Miss famine said;
I'VE make 1t a rule never to take a case
Of genuine or serious illness unless a ply
stcian Is in charge. We carry out the
orders Of the physician rigidly. We make
daily visits or more frequent ones II
necessary. It is not uncommon to find
that food Is more needed than medicines
and then the work is turned over to the
relief departments of the Associated Char
tiles. Our great work, however, comes in
teaching mothers how to care for their
children when they are sick and in teach
ing adults the necessity for cleanliness
and ventilation in homes. Once teach
people who are discouraged and depend
ent that they can help to cure themselves
and the battle is half won. Teach them to
care for their homes and they grow in
self-respect With this comes a desire to
do better things and the first thing we
know the family becomes Independent and
lself-supporting. Our mission Is then ao-
complished."
The work of the visiting nurses is made
possibly only by the contributions Of the
general public. Food for the sick comes
from various, and it may be- said, limited
sources. The movement is Just gaining a
foothold in Minneapolis and will doubtless
grow as the public comes to understand
it's Importance and far-reaching effects.
To be thoroly successful there is neces-
sity for cooperation Of the charitable as
socIations and societies of Minneapolis.
There is work for at least five nurses, but
two only are available at this time on ac-
count of the limited means at the disposal
Of the bureau. The results Of the labors
OF the bureau will be of permanent benefit,
as it is conducting an educational cam
paign as we'll as relieving distress to the
best of its ability as the campaign pro-
Deeds. .. .@.=
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16

given information as to where the "sick
man" could be found. When the house.
was reached the women was indignant
that anyone should presume to nurse her
husband. The nurse finally gained adj
mittance despite the remonstrance Of the
wife Of the afflicted The stsick man"
was found sitting beside steye in the.
room and was about as healthy looking q.
specimen Of lazy man as could be imag-
ined..
This finished the new cases. which the
nurse had in hand for the morning. At
tention was then turned to the cases which
had been under her care for some time.
In most Of the homes she was made well
come with heartiness which was genu-
Inc. There was evidence that a recent
cleaning UP had been undertaken. In one
home group of children greeted the nurse
with shouting. The mother followed them
and at once plunged into details Of dis
pute which she had had that morning
with her husband about changing the un-
dercloth1ng of a little girl.
Tie wanted me to change EN- but just
told him I'd not touch the child until you
came again, an didn't she added
The nurse gave the necessary advice,
settling the disputed point and then de-
parted.
At another home was encountered a
genuine case Of hypochondria. The nurse
carefully instructed the members Of the
family to be cheerful in the presence Of
the sufferer and not to cause her worry
Or trouble in any way. "That Is g. case for
a sanatorium," she remarked as she left
the premises, "but am afraid she can
not go to one"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16
ON THE ROUNDS WITH
THE VISITING NURSES
Distress Relieved and Educational Influence Work
Of the Visiting Nurses Depar tment Of the
What the Nurses Do and How They Go About 1.-THE
Homes of Some of Those Served

~ RAINED nurses are usually called
upon to work in homes where
they have every facility for the
care of the sick or in hospitals
where every requisite is at hand.
The nurses Of the visiting department OF
the Associated Charities find these con-
ditions reversed in their duties. They go
to homes where poverty, want and squat
or have, in the majority Of cases, SO
numbered the sensibilities of the occu-
pants that they have lost, to a large ex-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16

regular routine, these young women find
little time for diversions or recreation.
They need no course Of gymnastics to
make up for this. Long walks to parts
of the city untouched by the street rail-
way system furnish physical exercise to
the extent Of WEAKNESS.
These young women come to have
deep insight into the life of the Sub
merged TENTH Despite their constant
facing of the want filth, disease and
shortcomings Of their fellow creatures
who have fallen low in the social scale,
they maintain g. cheerful disposition,
which stands them as much in stead as
the medicines and foods which they
carry to the sufferers to whom they min
lister. --.'
Visiting Nurse Department.
The instructive visiting nurse depart
ment of the Associated Charities has been
in existence about eighteen months. This
Is usually a separate department in the
administration Of charity, but in Minne-
apolis the bureau is combined with the
other branches Of the work on account Of
the gain in economical management pos
sible by such an arrangement. The de-
partment is under the control of Miss
Marie r. Jamme. who has one assistant.
Miss famine comes from Johns Hopkins
hospital where she received training
for settlement work. a...
A day spent with these workers shows
that the scope Of the tasks undertaken Is
very large. The two nurses do the work
Of a. dozen, They meet at the office in
the morning and the schedule Of the day
Is arranged. There are visits to make
in great number, and each morning sees
new cases reported for their inspection.
Time Is left In the day for new calls and
in their absence the nurses call up the
office to ascertain whether new calls have
been sent in since their departure.
The work is largely in caring for the
dependent Ill who are in their own homes.
The cases handled are those not sick
enough to be taken to a hospital or those
who for any reason should not be taken
to a hospital. The instructive part Of
the work rests in teaching people to care
for their sick and to regard the common
laws Of health.
A Nurse's Rounds.
The first case visited on recent round
by one Of the nurses was that OF a new"
call. An old man was living In q distant
part of the CITY. alone, sick and helpless.
His disregard of the laws Of health and
Of the land had caused his separation from
his family. He was living in a, miserable
howell and for three days had been without
food or fire. The place was foul, III
smelling and dark and the old man was q
repulsive looking object. Despite all Of
these things the nurse entered the place
and first ascertained the condition Of the
old man. He was on an nl-kept bed. and
| near by was a table which he had pulled
into position before he became helpless.
| On the table was part Of g. stale loaf of
bread, the only thing left In the house
| which he could eat
The nurse made a hurried examination
Of the old man and then arose.
What is the trouble?" was asked.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16

A Sicilian tribunal sentenced noted
forger to Imprisonment for 18s years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21

they are still calves. with stick or
other caustic. No matter how vicious
the steer in any herd. he becomes az
lamb when dehorned. .r..~
Cattle feeding at the rack settle
down at once and feed as quietly
as flock Of sheep. But few farmers
are prepared to dehorn their own cat
tie, having the work done by men OF
experience and equipments, prepared
for the operation. Any farmer car
dehorn his herd at little or no ex-
pense, saving the fee Of 80 cents to
one dollar per head. have dehorned
hundreds Of cattle with saw and clip
per without a single unfavorable re-
suit. have q chute made with a
good strong frame bolted together.
made of timbers four inches square.
The chute is five feet long, five and
one-han feet wide, and two and one
half feet high. '~~
At one end there is a stout stanch-
ion fixed in the frame, in which the
animal is held securely while the work
Of dehorning is being done. BY rails
ing a couple Of latches the animal is
allowed to pass out through the chute,
which is left to receive the next ami
NAL. Only few minutes Is required
for the operation. The knife used in
dehorning must be sharp and should
cut the horn clean and clear without
crushing While saw takes little
longer, and seems more cruel, it is.
nevertheless. quickly done, and with
out much more pain.-L. D. Holden.
in N. E. Homestead.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
SlLACE FOR DAIRY COWS.
Some Feeders Claim That in Many
Respects It Is Superior to
the Best Pasture.

There are several good points / n
favor Of silage as iced for dairy
cows, and these should not be over
looked when the farmer is debating
what kind Of feed he will use. Its
digestibility is increased by the fer
mentation it undergoes, and by some
scientists this increased digestihility
is placed at about 20 per cent With
silage more bulk of feed can Re
raised to the acre than in any other
way. Nearly any kind Of corn can be
raised for silage and q shorter sea-
son, will bring it to the Safeguarding
stage than to the grain-producing
stage. It can be harvested in wet
weather and moisture does not harri
it, which is not the case with corn
that is being raised for fodder. AS a
plant to grow it is not expensive, and
our farmers all know how to harvest
it. The feed that comes out of the
silo is as succulent as the cow eyer
gets, and she will do as we'll on it as
on the best bluegrass pasture that
can be grown. Some feeders say that
their COWS do better on silage than
on blue grass pasture. Silage can be
used as soiling crop as well as a
winter feeding crop. This is great
advantage when a farmer has enough
to last him over winter and into the
summer season. There is one thing
that should not be lost sight of in re-
gard to silage and that is that it can
be carried over from one year to an
other and its life can be extended
through q number Of years. This 10
not true of fodder; for in the course
Of time it deteriorates, though it may
be bright and. good throughout the
first winter. None of our farmers
would think Of keeping fodder for
two or three years and feeding it to
their cows The keeping quality of
silage makes it impossible to make the
abundance of one year balance the
deficiency in another. Silage is very
convenient to use in feeding. probably
more so than any other kind of rough
feed. Its use makes it possible to
greatly increase the stock-carrying
capacity Of the farm.TFarmers' Re-
view. .... -...',- ,~..,-,. :.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
SHOWS SAVED By MUSIC.
Regulations Of Comedy Singers Are
Often Made by the Aid Of =
Good Orchestra. ,.,..,

Many a poor show is saved from. fall
ure because of good orchestra. This,
says the Chicago Tribune, is what
prominent theatrical manager Of the
city says. The worse a show is the
more necessary is it that the men who
sit before the stage and assist the per-
formers to get through the piece should
be first-class musicians. Few chorus
girls have any idea of what music
and harmony really is and hardly any
of them have good voices, according to
this man.
In order that a musical piece may go
through satisfactorily the orchestra
must be Of q character strong enough
to play the score properly and to swing
the chorus when it begins to wander
from the right key. If it were not for
the orchestra with 6s music covering
up the defects Of the chorus many Of
the musical comedy ensembles would
be wonderful to listen to. -
"The best orchestras in this city are
to be found in the small theaters de-
voted to the musical comedy and bur-
lesuue." says this man. This is ex-
tremely necessary. II we had a lot
Of cheap men to play for US here the
public would get to think that the mu-
steal comedy was q horrible thing in
deed. It is next to impossible to get
4 full chorus wherein each member Is
IN accomplished singer. Consequently
there are times when the efforts Of the
musicians in the pit come as bless
Ing not only to the stage manager, who
Is tearing his hair behind the scenes
but also to the public out in. front.
When the chorus get particularly bad
the orchestra bears down strong, and
before long the chorus is swung back
into the proper key! II the orchestra
was no good It would follow the cho-
rus when it gets of the track and 20
queer the whole show"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
The Proper Care Of Milk.

At the Kansas station it was found
that a cubic inch Of milk contained half
a million germs, and that the germs
multiplied 80 rapidly Is to require II
figures to indicate the number that
would result from a single germ in -
hours: hence cleanliness and cooling the
milk Immediately are important. II
not cooled the bacteria will double in
number in 20 minutes. It is claimed If
milk is kept at 40 degrees above zero It
will remain sweet week, as the germs
do not grow at 80 degrees, but very slow
ly at so degrees, and only slowly at 60
degrees. If milk can be kept at 60 de-.
erees It will be q very great advantage.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
FOR FASHIONS FOLLOWERS.

Hosiery worn with tan shoes should
match the shade of leather exactly.
Supple fabrics will take the lead for
street costumes during the coming win
ter.
Auto coats fashioned from white
flannel are trimmed with Arabian
braid.
Bonnaz embroidery will figure on the
simpler styles Of tailored hats for au-
tumn.
Moire antique is to be restored to
favor, both for trimming purposes and
gowns.
Purple, particularly in its softer shad-
ings, will be much in evidence for the
early fall.
Newest. shapes in corsets are not
quite so boxlike as those in vogue for
the past few years.
@ The latest sleeve is very much wider;
the newest shape clings to the arm I'M
til Just below the. elbow, when it
>swells out sharply, being caught in
again at the wrist with wide, tight
CUT.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
HAY WITH GREEN FORAGE.
Experience Of Wisconsin Dairyman
Who Seems to Know AllAbout .a*
His Business, u Is. ), .

10 make cows profitable they must
have an abundance of good milk pro.
ductug food the whole year round
both winter and summer, said G. 2.
Goodrich at q farmers meeting. There
has never yet been q summer in Wis.
consin where pasture alone would
supply sufficient amount Of such
food all the time. II the pasture ID
large In proportion to the number oil
cows. then the grass, during the rapid
growing season in the fore part of the
summer, grows much faster than the
cows can eat it. This excess of grass
soon ripens and dries up, becoming in
nutritious and unpalatable. so that
cows will not eat it. Then when the
heat and drought of midsummer and
autumn comes fresh grass grows 50
slowly that cows cannot get enough
without working too hard for it, and to
do we'll they must then be fed some
thing else. This is not an economical
way Of doing, for there is a large
amount Of good feed wasted, and one
cannot afford that, especially where
land is as valuable as it is in most
parts of Wisconsin.
A better way to do is to have the
number Of cows proportioned to the
pasture, 30 that they will keep tina
grass fairly well fed of during the
most growing season, and supplement
the pasture with succession Of green
forage crops. It is not necessary that
these supplementary crops should %
fed perfectly green, making it neces"
sary to cut it each day as It is fed.
In fact think it is even better that
they be wilted or partially cured, 50
that enough can be cut at one time
and somewhat dried to last Several
days. II there should be more Of these
supplementary crops than are needed
to feed during the summer they can be
cut when at the right stage and made
into hay or cured.
have found that It is a good way
to feed some dry forage in connection
with succulent pasture grass or any
other succulent food. For more than
Is years the cows on my farm
have been fed every day during the
summer some nice early cut hay, usu-
ally clover hay. 1t is put in their man.
gers every time they are put in tha
stable to be MIXED, and they always
eat some with great relish, no matter
how good the grass may be in tn"
pasture.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
FEMININE. DAIRY WISDOM.

Use plenty of land plaster. Clean the
stalls at least twice day.
Utilize ali food to help carry the cows
in winter quarters iii the best health and
thrift. =
Sour apples may be fed to cows, but
very carefully, as they sometimes make
the mouth sore.
Pumpkins fed with the grain will re-
suit in an increase in yield of milk over
grain fed alone. ,..=
The best evidence that a COW has the
right kind of food and sufficient food is
sleek, soft skin.
Let all the sunshine in the stables that
is possible. Dark stables are always
damp. Damp stables are an abomina-
ton.
Exposure to cold, storms and short,
FROST bitten pastures will reduce cows
so much that the whole winter will be .
loss.
Look out as the cold nights come that
the COWS are in their stalls and have q
good supply Of fodder; all they will eat
up clean.
The COW stable should be kept so clean
and so we'll ventilated that the absence
of disagreeable odor will be noticeable.
1t is easy-try 1t.
Make the stable more comfortable for
the coming winter; see that the win
dows are well fitted and the broken
glass renewed before the frosty days
come.
Arrange a warm, sunny, coy corner
for the CALVES, and give them chance
to be happy and thrifty. Their future
usefulness depends upon it.-Dorothy
Tucker, in Farm Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
Rates Lower and Service Equal to
= the Best, to All Points East

via the Nickel Plate Road. Up-to'datt
train T,ss Sx ma Of 6fe m9 aH1n
coaches and superb dining and sleeping
cars offering a quick and comfortable trip
to IT. Wayne, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo,
New York, Boston and intermediate, sta
lions. Individual club meals served in
Dining Cars at prices ranging from 80 cents
to $l.O0 per meal for each person; Also
service "a la Carte" Coffee and sandwiches
served to passengers in their seats by
waters. Special attention given to ladies
travelling alone or accompanied by chill
dren. No excess fares charged on any train.
Stop over at Niagara Falls and Chautauqua
Lake allowed, on all tickets. All trains
arrive at and depart from the new La Sale
Street station, Chicago. For rates, routes
AL. No. Ill Adams st., Chicago, III.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
VOGUE IN VEsTMENTs.

Big plaids appear in the silk shirt
waists.
Many Of the buttons are positive
works of art.
Vests are set into the separate
waists for fall.
A new mixture of silk and wool is
known as silesienne.
Velvet ribbons in wonderful bronze
and nasturtium tints are shown.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
this WOMAN KNOWS
WHAT ONE OF THE SEX DISCOVERED
TO HER GREAT JOY. ''' r
Mr.. Do Long Fintis that the 1ndsscribable
Pains Of Rheumatism Can be Cured
Through the Blood. S5j H. a..

4rs. DO Long Finds that the Indescribab,e
Pains Of Rheumatism Can be Cured
Through the Blood. dr. x, a..
Mrs. E. M. De Long, Of No. 100 west
Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa, found
herself suddenly attacked by rheuma-
tism In the winter Of 1895. She gave
the doctor chance to help her, which
he failed to improve, and then she did
some thinking aud experimenting Of her
own. She was 90 successful that she
deems it her duty to tell the story Of her
escape from suffering:
my brother-in.law," she say" was
enthusiastic on the subject Of DR.. Will
iams' Pink Pills as purifier of the
blood, and when I was suffering extreme
pains in the joints Of my ankles. knees,
hips, wrists and elbows, and the doctor
was giving me no relief, began to re-
feet that rheumatism is a disease of
the blood and that, If DIR. Williams Pink
Pills are so good for the blood, they
must be good for rheumatism aud worth
trial.
II was in bed half the time, suffering
with pain that cannot be described to
one who has never had the disease. It
would concentrate sometimes in one set
Of joints. When it was in my feet I
could not walk, when it was in my el.
bows and wrists I could not even draw
the coverlets over my body. I had suf-
fered in this way for weeks before be-
gan using DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
Two weeks after I began with them I
experienced relief and after had taken
six boxes was entirely well. To make
sure continued to use them about two
weeks longer and then stopped alto
gether. For several years have had no
reason to use them for myself, but I
have recommended them to others as an
excellent remedy"
DR.. Williams Pink Fills furnish tho
blood with all the elements that are
needed to build up healthy tissue, strong
muscles and nerves, capable Of bearing
the strain that nature puts upon them.
They really make new blood and cure
all diseases arising from disorders of tho
blood or nerves, such IS sciatica, neural
gia, partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia,
st. Vitus' dance, nervous prostitution,
anemia and all forms Of weakness in
either male or female. They are sold by
ill druggists.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
SAFEST FOOD
In Any Time Of Trouble Is arape-Nuts

In Any Time Of Trouble Is arape-Nuts
Food to rebuild the strength and
that is pre- digested must be selected
when one is convalescent At this
time there is nothing so valuable as
Grape-Nuts for the reason that this
food is all nourishment and is also all
digestible nourishment. A woman
who used it says:
Some time ago I was very i'll with
typhoid fever, SO i'll everyone thought
I would die, even myself. 1t left me
20 weak I could not properly digest
food Of any kind and also had much
bowel trouble which left me . weak.
helpless wreck. Il ..,.... = ..s..:~
II, needed nourishment as badly as
anyone could, but none Of the tonics
helped me until I finally tried Grape
Nuts food morning and evening. This
not only supplied food that thought
delicious as could be but It also made
me Perfectly well and strong again 50
/ can do all my homework, sleep well.
can eat anything without any trace Of
bowel trouble and for that reason
alone 7Grape-Nuts food is worth its
weight in gold" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich. I'd
Typhoid fever like some other dis
eases attacks the bowels and frequent
" sets up bleeding ana makes them
for months incapable of digesting the
starches and therefore pre- digested
Grape Nuts is invaluable for the we'll
known reason that in Grape-Nuts all
the starches have been transformed
into grape sugar. This means that the
first stage of digestion has been me-
cnanically accomplished in 0rape-Nuts
food at the factories and therefore
anyone, no matter how weak the stom-
uch, can handle it and grow strong,
for all the nourishment is still there.
There's a sound reason and 10 days
trial proves. -