Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-10


to the best success.
The sect of Friends in adopting whas
they styled plain language meant by
an outward and visible sign to set forth
an inward and spiritual grace.
Pure Food
Now that the pure food law has been
in operation long enough for everybody
to know all about K. do you read the
labels ON all the bottles, cans, boxes, etc,
you buy Mt your grocery store? It's
hundred to one You don't, or at least that
YOU don't read all or any great part of
what is printed and pasted ON the pack
ages. If we did, some of us would be
called upon to put in most of our time
discussing the outside instead of the con-
tents or we would have to keep secre-
tary or a reading clerk or something of
the kind. Manufacturers complain that
there are many provisions of the law
which are unnecessary, and which only
serve to work hardship on them as the
people do not pay any attention to the
long rigdmaroes the law compels them
to put on their goods-that people do not
buy their literature mt food supply stores
4 story is told in trade circles of a test
of this matter said TO have been made
\ well known manufactures is said to
have made wager that he could put all
most any sort of a label on his goods
and they would be bought blindly, iust
as they had long been bought. To de-
eide the wager a grocery keeper was
taken into the matter, and upon his
shelves were put choice assortment of
goods with specially prepared labels. One
bottle bore the label: This catsup is
made of turnips and potatoes. but is
well colored and properly seasoned" On
another, These pickles were colored
with paris green" Another, Pure olive
oil made from cotton seed. Over the
label on a glass of jelly was pasted.
This is make-believe delicious apple
jelly" All the goods We're sold and no
sound of complaint was heard from i
single one Of the purchasers .-Woman's
National Daily.
The Basis of Human Comfort.
After all we can feel as we wish to
feel. The sun shines aid it cheers; the
rain falls and it depresses. But we can
be independent, largely, perhaps wholly
of shine and shade in their many forms
and phases.
We can feel as we wish. as we will to
feel. We can choose the temper of our
moods. We can govern thought and
everything.
We are confessmg weakness and fail
ure when we own our dependence upon
outside conditions for our pleasant aud
the passing pageant of events, can sug-
gest. but it should not control the frame
of mind in which we find ourselves. This
can rest mainly with the win and the
reason.
The reason shows us the compensations
in suRdry states and conditions. And
the Will. whenever it is the normal will,
instinctively follows the way to it's great
est happiness. And this way the normal
will persists in without faltering. We
should find ourselves masters not serfs.
ruling conditions, not sinking into lassi~
tude, nor drifting with the thousand
tides that eddy around.
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Vegetables as Medicines.
Watercress is an excellent blood puri-
fer.
Lettuce has a soothing effect on the
nerves and is excellent for sufferers from
insomnia.
Tomatoes are good for torpid liver,
but should be avoided by equity people.
Celery is nerve tonic; onions also are
g tonic for the nerves.
Spinach has great aperient qualities
and is far better than medicine for suf-
ferers from constipation.
Beetroot is fattening and good for peo-
pie who want to put on flesh.
Parsnips possess the same virtues as
sarsaparilla.
Cranberries correct the liver.
Asparagus stimulates the kidneys.
Bananas are beneficial to sufferers
from chest complaints.
Celery contains sulphur and helps to
ward off rheumatism.
Honey is a good substitute for cod liv-
or oil
The juice of lemon is excellent for
sore throat but should not be swallowed
but used as a gargle.
Carrots are excellent for gout.--Miss