The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-10

louisa Alcott? II so, they will
remember Maud, in AN Old
Fashioned Girl" who wanted
10 be "amoosed,' because she had been
told that she was "fwactious." and she
felt the weight of the unknown disease
heavy upon her,
1t seems rather severe. IN these days
OF the boosted athletic woman. 10 say
that many girls and women work them
selves into nervous headaches and hys-
terics by pure righteousness. but II
seems often the case. Where one is
not really III or on the verge Of nerv-
GUS prostratioE from exhaustion or
overwork, there is no excuse for the
nerve storms from which some women
suffer constantly.
While there is no excuse. however.
there may DO an explanation. and II il
to be found in the petty irritations Of
little things. Women, always more
highly strung than men. lose control
Of themselves entirely too often for
their-ovn good. Though they can meet
great crises with perfect calm and com
mand OF the situation. the minor an
loyanccs of life leave them utterly IN
IL to cope with them.
Usually, too. these aunoyances are OF
so simple an unnecessary a character
that one wonders how they could lave
ever occurred. For Instance. "a real in
stance may be cited which will be a
useful lesson to many. a woman who
was sewing found herself growing more
and more irritable Nothing seemed TO
go right. and she had almost worried
O herself into a nervous headache when
she suddenly realized that for half an
hour she had been holding a pencil be-
tween her teeth. There had been no
necessity for this. and the unconscious
tension had strained every nerve. bring
ing her unconsciously almost to the verge
Of nervous tears.
Make Yourself Comfortable.
one cf the first rules for warding OF
nerve storms is To make ones self as
comfortable as possible when at work:
a second is 10 ignore what one cannot
have; a third. persistently to push aside
unpleasant recollections and to take nm
some vigorous exercise. or to sing ana
sing. and sing. until the tendency has
fed
Very often when sewing a woman
Will sit ia a chair two inches too bipb
for her. just enough To ..-r.ssitata q,
strain upon the toes and calf muscles
Again. the article most needed will be
tarthest away; the spool. instead of me-
ing where it cannot fall. is put upon a
little ledge, from which il drops M
every opportunity in the most provoIz-
ing manner. Let MS. therefore. seek
first for comfort and convenience. lei
as not make anything do if better
can he obtained.
one way. for instance. of guarding
against these sewing troubles is TO Hay,
= sewing screen, such as that shown
IN the picture Thus everything is ir
us Wonted place. and ordinary ncatuess
VIII keep them there In fact "a place
Tor everything anG everything i'm its
place Is a good rule, even IL an old
one Tor those highly strung individuals
VINO uy To pieces mt the least irritation
The screen mentioned is fully within
inc capacity of the home carpenter. be-
ing simply two painted boards hinged
tnSetntf, ana supplied. as shown in
the Illustration, with hooks. nails on
WElcn To place SpOols. a cap5cious ba 4
ana Two shelves. It's mere possession
VII ward OF many nerve storm from
the busy hOusemother
but doys come when, IN spite Of pre-