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vital organs, especially the heart, and
serious damage is done.
1t is by individual experimentation
that the problem is solved Those who
live to eat only will not live very long.
The temptation to enjoy the pleasures
of the palate in eating and drinking are
among the ones most frequently Welded
to. Our customs of friendship and hos
pitality and our desire for display COM
bine to dig the pitfalls of lowered
vitality, weakened system and a pre-
mature grave.
Concerning Waste Products
The waste products of the human ma
chine are even more potent factors than
food in lowering the vitality; often they
do this to such an extent that death is
the result. The skin becomes muddy
and botched: the heart acts irreguarly /:
the liver, which, is the most complicated
organ in the body, performs its many
duties imperfectly
The skin assists in disposing of the
waste of the system, and III order to do
it well it is necessary that it should be
kept in good condition by baths and cx-
ercises, otherwise it throws too much
work on the kidneys, which are most
susceptible to insidious disease that
undermines the constitution and saps ii
OF its vitality. Examinations should be
made from time to time to see that these
organs are acting rightly especially when
one loses strength and feels that the
vitality is lowered
Heart and Lungs
The heart is very much over-taxed
organ. 1t is marvel what strength and
vitality it has. 1t is muscle which,
must contract and relax from seventy
TO eighty times minute throughout the
life of the individual. The right hall
receives the used up blood and sends it
to the lungs; the left half receives it
purified from the lungs to send it round
the body into the remotest corners
through the tiny capillaries which are
hardly visible to the naked eye.
Anything which lessons its power
prevents the blood from arriving at its
ultimate destination-the remote re-
cesses of the human frame where the
vital processes take place. If through
over-eating the stomach, which is adj
Jaccnt to the heart, presses upon it
1t interfcres with its work. Stinulants
tea and coffee, poison the heart and Tin.
| fit it for its duty. Haste, worry, anxiety
grief, emotions of any kind, carried tc
excess, unfit it for its work When the
heart ceases to beat, it means death, the
wreck Of the human machine.
Food, Water and Air
| A human being cannot live withou,
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and tables banked with wild fern.
The brides mother receives the guests
in the room where the ceremony is to
take place
The Wedding Procession
An aisle formed of white ribbons may
be made by four or six young girls
stretching the strands from given points.
Between these ribbons the bridal party
walks. The clergyman enters first, fol-
lowed by the bridegroom and best man.
They may either walk up the aisle de-
scribed or enter by side door, near
the place for the ceremony, and take
their positions where the ceremony will
be, facing the guests, the bridegroom at
the left of clergyman, and the best man
at the left of bridegroom.
If there are ushers, they enter two
and two. Then comes the maid-of-
honor, preceding the bride, who comes
last, leaning on the right arm of her
father. When approaching the place
where the ceremony will be the ushers
go to each side, allowing the maid of
honor to pass up to the left; the bride
groom advances to meet the bride, who
removes her hand from. her fathers arm
and places it in the hand of the bride
groom, who leads her forward, and they
stand facing the clergyman, but not hand
in hand.
The maid-of- honor is at the left of
the bride, in readiness to offer any little
attention, such as holding her bouquet
or glove. The best man is at the right
of bridegroom, standing back, and in
readiness to produce the ring at the
proper place in the ceremony. The
brides father stands behind the bride
in readiness to give her away in the
ceremony, when, having performed that
duty, he may withdraw.
After the Ceremony
After the ceremony the clergyman
congratulates the newly-weddcd pair
and then withdraws, and they turn and
stand in his place, the maid-of-honor al
the right Of bride The best man moves
away and makes himself generally use
full as an usher.
The white ribbons which formed an
aisle are carried away, and the family
and friends hasten to offer greetings to
the bride and her husband
A simple feast may be set forth on q
table in the dining-room and may con-
| slst of bouillon served in cups, hot GRO
quotes of chicken, salad, dainty sand.
| wiches, ices and cakes. Plenty cf plates
! forks, spoons and napkins are on the
| table, and the guests help themselves
and each other, and are not seated al
tables, but stand up or may sit infor.
/ nlally about the rooms.
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larly to the dentist to have the teeth
examined, in order to keep them in a
proper condition. How much sickness
might be saved if one, feeling that his
health was not what it should be, should
in the same manner consult his physi-
clan to obtain help in right ways Of liv-
ing, that his body might be in the most
perfect condition possible If this prac-
tice obtained there would be fewer sud
den deaths from heart disease and other
obscure conditions of the internal organs.
The essential of life in every human
being is perfect nutrition. BY which
is meant that he should have the right
kind of food, the proper amount to sus-
tain the functioning of the organs of the
body and the outlay which is used in the
daily cmployments of the individual A
great deal has been written and preached
OH this subject recently, but it will have
little effect if the individual does not
find out what these sayings have for
him.
The Right Food
As necessary for the human machine
is the right kind Of food as is fuel for
the furnace which heats the steam by
which the engine is run. Coal to heat
the boiler containing the steam is neces-
sary for the steam engine, but steam
engine cannot be run by electricity any
by steam
It is the opinion of many that most
people are ruining their systems not only
by not eating the right kind OF food,
but by eating far too much | think
that our present bills of fare are much
too elaborate
The present crave for novelties mani
tests itself III the culinary department
in indigeotible mixtures which would try
the stomach of an ostrich. Youthful
stomachs can for time cope with the
digestion of all sorts of things that the
niddle-agcd stomach could not dispose
Of and which would be more difficult
still for one advanced in years Vitality
will be proportional to the digestive
strength of the stomach
Simplicity in Food Essential
Simple, nourishing food, in the amount
necessary to repair the waste that has
taken place, and to provide the strength
is what one should take. Anything
more clogs the system, impairs the
power. The surplus Of food is deposited
in fat beneath the skin and around the
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or gathered at the shoulders, and drawn
in snugly at the belt If you get lawn
at, say twelve and one-half cents per
yard, that has tiny pink rosebuds or pale
blue blossoms sprinkled over the white
ground, try making frill, three-quar-
tiers Of an inch wide, of pale-blue or
pink lawn to take the place of lace to
edge the fronts of the waist or little
strap collar.
| Lawn dresses of this kind are not the
| laundry bugbears that we are sometimes
told. Frequent pressing will keep them
looking fresh for a long time before
there is any necessity for them to be ac-
tually Numbered. If dampness has made
them particularly "slimpsy," rub over
each breadth lightly, before pressing,
with sponge danped with gum water
Avoid the Morning Wrapper
Infinitely to be preferred to a morning
wrapper is the sllirt-and-waist costume
both plainly made and, if it seems desir-
able to carry out the one-piece idea, both
joined to band. Bingham, either
checked or striped, is most suitable for
these dresses, and three-piece skirt-a
front gore and two wide cores forming
sides and back-is the best and mosi
easily made model
The Wedding Gown
! In the selection of the wedding gown
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WyHOUGH there are brides all the
year round, it seems to be the
universal idea that only the girl
-- who enters that felicitous state
n the month of June needs to be es-
,ecially advised about her trousseau. AS
here are any number of charming young
women who manage the matter very
:leyerly during the remaining eleven
months, one cannot help lurking sus-
,icion that very great deal of the adj
rice so bounteously bestowed is more or
ess unnecessary.
Wardrobe Required
The sensible girl of to-day has quite
comprehensive understanding of what
wardrobe is required, so little advice is
needed, except about the wedding gown
ind its accessories. There is one sug-
restion that will probably be super
luous to the girl of sentiment, and that
IS to have as much of her trousseau as
possible home made-self-mad in many
instances.
We are living in such mechanical
age-even the Wedding March issues
: from the horn of the phonograph-tha
he ready-made appeals on every hand
as economy of time and labor. There
should be some sentiment stitched into
the outfit for the new estate, if it be
only that it may serve as certificate of
skill in at least one of the household
arts.
Lifetime Outfit Unnecessary
There is no reason for supposing that
the bride-elect begins her planning from
an empty wardrobe, nor is there the ne
cessity for preparing an outfit for life
time; dozens of everything are only for
the prgf9gal. A girl who is employed at
busino1A Was little time to do her own
sewings Ent she can and will do some
in preparation for her wedding. Both
she and the girl who has lived at home
with parents and brothers and sis
tiers will find, when she is alone in her
own home, that there are many stray
moments that may be proftably and hap
PLY devoted to plain sewing"
Four sets of underwear will provide a
comfortable outfit, and, if necessary, one
This will include nightdress, drawers,
coat and long outer-petticoat. The list
may be varied, emitting, for instance, the
chemise if the corset-cover and short
under-petticoat are provided, or uniting
the corset-cover with either the under
pctticoat or the drawers in one of the
princess models for these combination
garments.
In the larger cities there are annual
sales when underwear may be bought at
what seem remarkably reasonable prices
for garments that are ready to wear, but
opportunities of this sort are rarely open
to girls in the smaller cities, and
needlewoman with knowledge of ma
terials will not be satisfied with many
of these bargains.
Material Preferable
Soft-fnish nainsook is incest for I'M
derwear, except for long white petit
coats, and for these cambria is used. 1t
is most satisfactory to buy the material
by the piece. Nainsook comes in
twelve-yard lengths, and good quality,
thirty-six inches, wide, may be bought
for one dollar and half per piece.
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Va VA Y HEN one has purchased a ma
AA/ chine of any kind, the owner
W w takes the greatest pains to TN
derstand its workings and its
requirements in order that he may get
from it what he desires and keep it from
wearing out. How little thought is be-
slowed on the human machine to pre-
serve to it the essentials Of its we'll
being
The physician is not regarded as an
instructor and guide in the preservation
Of health, but only as healer OF disease; ;
yet every physician knows that the
amount of preventable sickness far out
weighs that which is not. Ii an individ-
ual would give attention to the funda-
mental requirements of his body he
would not only live in a better condition
and avoid illness, but he would add years
of usefulness to his life.
Know Thyself
Each individual has peculiarities of
constitution which cause him to differ
in his needs from everyone else. He
should learn to know what these are and
to obtain them 1t is in this manner he
can increase the sum total of his vitality.
Vitality is the word which is used to ex-
press the strength and durability of the
human machine. The greater a persons
vitality, the greater his power to resist
disease and the longer his life.
One is born with certain amount of
inherent vitality. If this sinks below the
required amount the infant cannot with
stand the exactions of existence, and
perishes. If there is not enough reserve
vitality the child will not live to attain
adult life. People are accustomed to re-
! gard this inherent vitality as a matter
of birth, heredity matter which is be-
You'd control; but this is not SO.
Often the weakest infant becomes the
strongest of a brood of children, for the
very reason that the parents study to do
everything possible to make the child
stronger, while giving less attention to
the Others Children are like plants
they thrive under certain conditions and
pine and perish when these are lacking.
How to Increase Vitality
Generally one can work out the prob
lem of increasing his vitality himself, but
if he does not succeed it would be
greatly to his profit to consult physi-
clan and get direction, rather than wait
until he is actually i'll before doing SO.
Many make a practice of going reer-
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THE WEDDING


a girl who is considerable will be truly
reasonable in making her wedding prep
arations Choose simplicity rather than
display, and be considerable of others.
A very simple home wedding may be
very beautiful, and it is eminently prac-
ticable, where expense must be consid-
expenditure and cuts off the cost for
floral decorations at a church, carriages
to and from the church, fee to organist
and fee for opening the church-all of
these expenses being for the brides
parents.
Then, too, the invitations to small
home wedding need not be engraved
forms, but may be informal notes writ
ten by the brides mother. If the house
is large enough, all ones friends may
be invited; if it is small, it is correct
to invite only relatives and a limited
number of friends, and to send, after
the marriage, the announcements to
those who we're not invited TO the we'd
ding. These are issued in the name of
the brides parents, and paid for by
them and are sent to the general ac-
quaintances of the families of bride and
bridegroom.
The Wedding Hour
The hour popularity chosen for a we'd
ding is midday or afternoon. Evening
weddings are now out of fashion. 4
bride-elect has the privilege of choos-
ing the day, the clergyman and the
bridesmaids. The ushcrs are selected
from among her friends and those of
the bridegroom. One bridesmaid, or
maid-of-honor would be sufficient at a
small wedding, but it is not necessary
to have any attendants.
| At country wedding, when guests
are expected to arrive by train, carriages
are provided, at the expense of the
brides parents, to convey guests from
the station to the house, and thence to
| the. train afterwards.
Decorating the House
The house may be decorated with a
few palms and growing plants as a
background near the place where the
ceremony will take place. Cut flowers
roses, carnations, white lilacs and lilies
are seasonable in June. The blossoms
OF the syringa, or mock-orange, make
charming effects and are inexpensive
Natural effects are produced by having
the flowers in vases or bowls on mantels
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Err wedding is naturally an i'm
portant event in a girls life.
She wishes the occasion to be

TIT IA Elk wedding is naturally an i'm
- portant event in girls life
n She wishes the occasion to be
-A'A- as beautiful as possible but she
forgets sometimes that there is beauty in
simplicity, beauty in the fair proportion
of spending according to ones means
She does not realize that what may ap-
pear to be beautiful outwardly does not
really possess beauty if there is under
meath it all current of anxiety to other
people, expense, or strain in one way or
another
1t is inconsiderate of girl to over
tax her parents with expense in her
wedding arrangements. They would, no
doubt, make sacrifices for her sake, but
a thoughtful, sensible girl will not wish
to make her wedding a strain on her
parents purse.
Wedding Expenses
The expenses for trousseau and we'd
ding, the invitations, floral decorations,
reception and collation., are always as
sumed by the brides family, and any
departure from this absolute rule is a
breach of etiquette Then, too, if there
are bridesmaids, it is for the bride to
give present to each, and this means
another expense for her parents.
Few girls take into consideration the
expenditure in gifts which must be as
sumed by the bridegroom if an elaborate
wedding is planned, with numerous at
PENDANTS; for the bridegroom is ex-
pected to send bouquet to each brides
maid, a gift to each usher and to the
best man, besides providing the brides
bouquet, and of course the wedding
ring, and paying the fee to the clergy
man.
Although these are the only expenses
he is permitted to assume, they are not
trifiing; indeed, they may amount to a
goodly sum, and although man wishes
to be liberal on this occasion, he NAV be
obliged to be prudent
The Bride Should Be considerats
A girl often takes for granted tina,
her best-beloved will agree without q
murmur to any of her wishes, and he
does, usually-that is, his murmurs ma,
not be audible until after the wedding
He is supposed to be so glad to be the
proud husband of the one he loves tina
he will sacrifice every personal wish OF
convenience for her sake This may b,
F'sbt, if within reasonable bounds, bu
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food, water and air. These are the
three essentials. The lungs must Be
plentifully supplied with pure air, OF
they cannot give good blood to the body,
and every part suffers. The germs 81
disease cannot be destroyed unless the
system through the lungs receives plenty
OF fresh air. The lungs cannot get this
supply unless the air passages are free.
If one breathes through the mouth, il
means that the air does not enter the
lungs either in sufficient amount or in
the condition that it should. If the
children are mouth breathers their con.
dition should be examined to ascertain
the cause.
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COLONIAL PUDDING

Bring one quart of milk to the boiling
point and add half pint molasses, one
tablespoonful butter, one level teaspoon.
full salt, one-half teaspoonful cinnamon
mixed with the molasses. Stir three
heaping tablespoonfuls cornmeal with
little cold milk and add to other in
gradients; scald for a few moments
then turn into buttered baking dish and
set in a moderated oven. When Il
crusts over, Stir from the bottom
sprinkle in some large unseeded raisins
pour one pint of cold milk over it and
continue baking for two hours; still
again gently in another half hour and
add one pint more of milk; bake one
hour longer Thick, plain cream and
scrapcd maple sugar should accompany
this dish, both being served separately
or spoon the pudding into deep, hot
dish and cover with spoonfuls OF
whipped cream, dotting with preserved
cherries or raisins pumped in hot water
CABINET PUDDING
This is an excellent way to use re
mains of sponge cake. Butter well
pudding mold holding about three pilts
Have, ready one and half cupfuls 81
! truit-raisins, currants, sliced citron and
chopped nuts mixed. Sprinkle the bot.
! tom OF the mold with the mixed fruit
| then put in layer of stale cake (spongs
cake, n1acaroons or lady-fngers may Be
us,ed), add another layer of fruit, then oil
cake, and SO continue, until the mold i.
nearly full: Beat three eggs and third
OF cupful of sugar until light, add three
cuptuls of hot milk and flavor with va.
lnllla, then pour over the contents of the
mold. Steam one and half hours
Serve hot with sauce.
Carrant Jelly Saaee-Boil cupful Of
sugar and third of a cupful Of water
to rather thick syrup, add third OF
a cupful of beaten eurrant jelly, and
when the jelly is dissolved, add the juice
.of lemon and rub through sieve.
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SQUARE LACE VEIL,

Spanish founce a few years ago.
A surplice model is good for the waist
or simple full shirt-waist, either tucked
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Food, Water and Air
A human being cannot live without
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made, they are quite smart enough for
any afternoon or informal evening occa-
sion. A good model for the skirts of
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CONCERNING HEALTH


WW YHEN one has purchased ma
AAi chine of any kind, the owner
W " takes the greatest pains to I'M
derstand its workings and its
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HINTS ON THE
TROUSSEAU
Gathered i'm New York
Shops
By HELEN D. PURDY

rMyHOUGH there are brides all the
year round, it seems to be the
universal idea that only the girl
90. ,u-ha ar, ters that felicitn1c state
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