Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-09

CORRESPONDENCE,

wv ASHINGION, Dec L. "e"'
NV ever 1 read or hear OF the So
w called Knockout drops
recall .he time when choral was pre-
scrlbed for and used by my family
SAYS former Congressman WiliaEn d..
Bynum Of Indiana.
"Our baby girl would not sieer o
nights. She kept me walking the foos
night after night, until she ncapacItat-
ed me for business She would sleep a
biz In the mornings aud, occasionally
IN the afternoon But, her 1its Of sleep
were so Irregular that She kept wife
guessing all the time, until she also
was completely worn out. Both OF Us
were on the point Of discussing the
question: is marriage "A faiiure2 when
our physician prescribed chloral Tor
wife and baby.
II could sleep well enough, II only
given the opportunity. The drug put
my small family to sleep and Wnen |
came in late, j was yefy careful not
10 arouse the sumberers; particularly
the wee one. for she was the holy ter
Tor.
You know from observation that
Am heavyweight Since | was 20
years old I've not weighed less than
$50 pounds. Usually | weigh POO. Well.
one night when 1 crcpt UP stairs and
found wife ana baby sound asleep, they
were separated by the width OF the
bed. They had lett me half OF the bed;
but like Bob Burdette. | had TO take
my half in the middle
mot for all the wealth In the state
of Indiana would | have awakened
either one Of the sleepers, | undressed,
turned down the oil lamp, and stepped
over the footboard of the bed ! stepped
lightly, but, couldn't lessen my weight.
The whole bed oreaked and groaned,
but the choral was getting IN its work.
When / put my whole weight on the
bed, one slat then another gave away,
and stumbled out OF bed. but lost my
balance fell against tho little table,
overset the lamp, which fortunately did
not explode, and then l fell full length
on the floor The whole house shook
and the panes ratified
AS rapidly as tall lanky fellow
could do II, ] got on my feet picked up
the lamp, righted the table, and be-
gan to look after my frightened fam
ily. Neither one OF them had whlni-
pered. They had rolled together in the
middle OF the bed baby on top. They
We're snoring away for dear life. and |
let them sleep They may have been
dreaming things but made no psyche
logical inquiries. | covered them over
put on my cloths, and went down stairs,
where | slept on a lounge.
And what do you think my wife said
to me? She found me sleeping down
stairs, with all of my clothes on; ana
she was disposed 10 doubt my story
about having come home IN proper con-
dition, until | showed her the broken
Stats and the dented table, as Wei ~
the battered side Of the lamp. Neither
she nor the baby had heard or even
dreamed that cyclone had struck the
house, Chloral must be pretty strong
medicine.
THE people Of the northern section OF
our republic have the mistaken belief
that southern ladies know nothing
about Homework, says Senator Daniel
Of Virginia
"As matter OF fact, even in slavery
days, our young ladies We're taught
houscWork and management Without
such teachings, our homes could not
have been such models of comfort and
neatness. Southern hospitality has long
been famous throughout the length aud
breadth OF the land. Did any one ever
hear Of any southern gentleman apollo
gizing TO friend concerning the con-
dition of his home? Did any one ever
hcarof a southern lady expressing regret |
that a guest had come to her home UNI |
expectedly and found her house not in |
order? On the contrary, our southern Ia |
dies have always been mouei-liuuse,,rei,- !
err; and they have been so. because they I
have done homework with their own |
hands learning all about IT practically. |
Moreover IN slavery days, although |
we had black hands to do our work,
southern gentlemen were never unwll- |
ing TO put their shoulder to the wheel
when occasion demanded. Dudishness
was not fostercd, Consequently, it Il
an erroneous idea that our young men
OF the present generation sacrifice pride
when working or attending to business.
There Is story long current in
Virginia, to the effect that young man
made a very small purchase at a store
In Richmond, and asked to have II sent |
TO his house. The storekeeper told him
he had no wagon going that way. ana |
the young man, who was exceptionally |
dudish for that section, uttered some /