The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-14

swer, but couldn't get nothin' much to
eat"
A method of growing bulbs in any
drainage of any kind will be welcomed by
most houSekeepers. This can be done,
says an authority, by using fiber instead
OF earth. Many seedsmen sell fiber for
the purpose. and cocoa fiber refuse may
be used The fiber should be soaked In
water couple of days. Then a few
pieces Of charcoal should be put in the
bottom of the vase or bowl to absorb any
impurities that may arise. and on top OF
this should be two or three inches of
fiber. Upon the fiber the bulbs are placed
closely enough so as just to touch one an
other, and finally the vessel is filed nearly
to the rim with fiber and gently pressed
down. The bulbs are now set in a cool.
airy place away from the frost. and kept
fairly moist. but not overmoist When
they show an inch of growth they are
brought out into more light and air.
A touching story of the love of little
Arab girl for Queen Alexandra is told by
Col. Henry Knollys in a recent number
of Blackwood's Magazine The child
Damascus when Col. Knollys saw her
draw from under her pillow a trough.
common. frayed picture. which she had
rescued from some sweepings of illustrat-
ed papers. 1t was portrait OF the
queen of England. and the child had
bordered IL with colored paper and deco
rated ii with loop of blue ribbon. Col.
knollys asked her IL she would like to
send a message to the queen. and she
answered. Tell the beautiful lady in Eng
land l send my wish that she may have
the peace of God
A picture in miniature of the human
eye is the latest craze in English society,
according to Home Notes. 1t is not a
novelty. but the revival of a quaint fash
ion of the eighteenth century, set prob
ably by Cosway. the famous miniature
painter. At any rate, he has the reputa-
tion of being the first to paint the eyes
alone. and one OF the first eyes that he
portrayed was that of the beautiful Mrs.
Fitzherbert, the morganatic wife of George
Nv. In the eye miniatures of today the
eye is painted life size. and the color of
the iris, the shade and curl OF the eye
lashes. the form of the lid and the shape
of the brow, are all indicated. Queen
Alexandra, the Princess Henry OF PlesS,
her sister: the Duchess of Westminster
and the Countess of Warwick are among
the women who have given orders for eye
pictures, it is said.
University settlers are interested deeply
In DR.. f. w. Belknap's discoveries in re-
gard to the palate as an index to char
acter. He tells them it's signs are prac-
tically infallible and they are following
his ideas with studies from life. The arch
ed palate, says DR.. Belknap, betokes the
criminal. Any child with such a phe-
nomenon should be watched zealously all
through his youth. and IL would be good
thing to keep an eye on him pretty much
all his life too. The youngsfer with a
normal palate. on the other hand, is like
ly to grow up a credit to his parents.
Women who are interested in the chill
dren of the slums are eager to test the
accuracy of the doctors philosophy.
If, strolling along the avenue or riding
in one of the dear old stages. you see
women grinning like ''Chessy" cats, don't
be alarmed. They are holding unconscious
rehearsals of the new dyspepsia cure. A
Paris doctor-not one of the beauty brand,
but a real medico-is responsible for the
craze. His teaching has been welcomed
with such open arms-or mouths-that
hundreds of women who aren't the least
dyspeptic have the habit. This physician
calls his idea the mirth cure. He says dys-
pepsia is akin to melancholy. and that the
smile which banishes one relieves the 9TH
er. Therefore he makes all his patients
sit In a room and grin at one another. One
by one the ridiculous appearance of the
group forces the grinners to break into
genuine laughter, the result being such a
physical and mental stirring as kills dull
care and drives away the naughty indiges-
tion. Mrs. Burke Roche attended one of
those pepsin parties the other day and
grinned-all the way
home.