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A Condi," Neighborheed ParkJ but impelled to come by her anxiety
A park in the cot may not be to do something for her country. One
uncommon in the better days that are leader coolly overlooked her; another
promised us in the near future, but asked bluntly what she could do and
it is novel enough nowaday. There turned away when the reply came that
is sucl' i pails in Boone County in the she "didn't know"; but a third beokon-
State of Inwa, and the exemple of the ed from across the room, saying: "We
women of that dietelet nOght profit-' need stitchers. Let me show you how
ably be followed in our cl en, country. to run oar power-mnehines."
The perk belongs to two farming
townships, and is situated in a village
where the farmers of the ee two town-
ships do their trad.'ng,.
It was through the women's clubs
that the vision became :. reality, and
the history of the park is a part of
the history of the Boone Township
Women's Club, width was founded but
a few years ago.
The members did not gather to eew,
do fancy work and consume refresh -
After a few minutes of kindly in-
struction the timid stranger was
rrnning an electric motor, her •face
alight with the joy of doing a new
thing and of doing a needed bit of
work. At the close of the clay she
went home with her head held high,
eager to return in the morning end
fi
"ntsh her pile of bandages." When
ilia came back the next day she turned
as instinctively to the woman who
furnished the inspiration as a climbing
rnents, but decided to look after the plant reaches its tendenle sunward.
common welfare of the neighborhood Climbing plants are what we hu -
in the same sort of way that civic: mans are. Rooted in earth -mire, its
clubs of towns and cities try to do:; drudgery and deprivations, we reach
Under inspiring leadership the club up more or less consciously by our
grew in numbers and courage, and every faculty to better thine, to
did things. Other neighborhoods not- heaven and to our God, ,for the soul
ed their activities, and with the help of man can blossom fully only in the
of the Boone Township Women's Club Upper Land, but the climbing plant
organized similar societies, until after must have its trellises of strength.
a little while the rural women's club Strength without puts strength With -
movement became such a valuable in. So, after all is said, to be an en -
instrument of service that the whole' courager of our fellow men is our
state became interested. chief business on this planet.
With such an organization of wo-1-
men in Boone county, it is not sur-' How We Lighten Wash Day Labors.
prising that there was no lack of Instead of tying your clothespin bag
feminine interest when a woman of ; around the already tired waist, put a
means living on a farm two miles' large safety pin in the top of the bag,
from the village offered to give thirty, open the pin, gip over the line, ,fasten
acres of her farm to the two town- and slide the bag along ahead of you
ships and to the village on condition on the line as you work. --Mrs. H. B.
that they maintain it as a public park, P.
provide for its upkeep and pay the Wheat bran scalded, then the water
taxes, drained off, is excellent for washing
The thirty acres embraced a tract of slightly soiled colored fabrics that will
timber on the banks of Boone river. fade. No soap is required. Pour
Strange as it may seem, instead of water on bran again and use this
accepting the offer, the people of both water for rinsing and starching.
country and town fell to wrangling. —Mrs. J. J. 0.'C.
and when he matter was brought up A nice way to fix the ironing sheet
at a supervisors' meeting the gift was is to sew small brass rings to each
refused. Then the.women's clubs took side a few inches apart. Drive tack
hold of the project. They made a or small brass hooks into the under
house-to-house canvas and. stirred up! side of the ironing board to corres-
such a pro -park feeling that the board pond with the rings. The rings can be
of supervisors called an extra meetingsecured over the tacks or hooks after
and reversed their decision, accepting; the sheet is spread over the board,
the park with tax obligations. and is easily taken off and washed.
The park is now the pride and joy! The brass rings and hooks can he
ef the countryside. People living fifty,: bought at any five and ten ceni, store.
teventy-five and even one hundred 11Irs. L. T. F.
miles away motor to the pretty spot! " When washing men's working
to picnic. There are playground: clothes, such as pants, coats, or over -
equipment for the little folks, a base- alis, try hanging thein on the line
hall diamond and tennis courts, a without wringing., directly from the
fountain, a rest cottage, picnic tables,. rinse water, end they will dry nicely
ovens and rustic seats. without being streaked or wrinkled.
It may seem strange that people! —M. A. P.
living near to nature should choose After trying many kinds of washing
to go to parks for reereation just as, powders, I am satisfied that a table:
city folkdo, but the way in which' spoon or two of ammonia put into a
all trails in Boone county lead to ' boiler of clothes will make them look
Boone Township Park indicates that white and cleaner than anything else
they do. 1 have tried.—Mrs, W. S.
A number of large public gather- i In washing fine handkerchiefs, ern-
-Inge have already been held on the broidered doilies, napkins or dainty
park grounds. One of particular im- lingerie, do not hang on line, as the
port was a get-together meeting of clothes pins leave marks, but after
rural women's clubs. They spent the wringing out of bluing water, shake
day in the park, had a. picnic dinner, each piece an the air once to freshen,
and formed titer Boone County Fed-; then smooth out and roll in a thick
oration of Rural Women's Clubs.1 towel and let stay until you are ready
Other gatherings have taken place, for the ironing.—Mrs. A. H.
and the park has become the centre
of many activities.
By the Way.
In selectingvases, jugs, pitchers or
Hunger For Enceuragement. any vessel for holding flowers, avoid
We are all interested in ourselves, those that are conspicuously decovat-
and the one who shows deep, vital and ed. Shape, too, is one of the prime
,actiso concern for us and our affairs things to be considered. Choose a
is the most interesting person to us, broad vase—one that will not be read -
We love those who love us, especially ily toppled over, that is not too tall,
those who love us enough to help our and always unobtrusive in color. A
lives fur -ward, to put fresh cheer into shade' of dull green lends iteelf well
us. giving us power to help ourselves, to most flowers, and dull yellow goes
to do, to achieve our ambitions. For well with marigolds and nasturtiums.
ambition and achievement are differ- Gray, deep blue and old-fashioned
ent things. brown pottery jars or crocke often
Deeouragernent means interestplus, serve admirably for water holders for
and eve* cab - give encouragement, flowers, but remember always that the
cheery words, sincere sympathy, and flowers themselves are the things to
unostentatious acts of service. Oft- be conspicuous.
times it is done in bits almost too If a bath in hot water, or in water
small to be recognized! To illustrate: containing salt or strong soap, is
A young woman came into Red Cross taken within a few hours after ex -
headquarters one day, a stranger to posure in shrubbery and weeds infest -
all the women crowded there. She ed with "chiggers" or "red bugs," no
wee timid, lacking in self-confidence, ill effects will be experienced. After
however, a bath has
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PRINCE IN MINE.
This unusual picture of the Prince of Wales was taken as he
erged from a wolfram mine on his estates in Cornwall shortly before
departure from England for Canada.
practically no effect tend direct reme-
dies are necessary. After irritation
has set in and small red spots appear,
the application of a moderately strong
solution of ammonia to the affected
parts is recommended. A supersatur-
ated solution of common baking soda
will also afford relief. Liberal appli-
cations should be made until the irri-
tation subsides. If the suffering is
severe, your druggist will put up a
dilute tinetuee of iodine or collodion,
either of which should be lightly
applied.
Use W.S.S. for systernatia-eaaning.
DELICATE YOUNG GIRLS
Need New Red Blood to Give
Them Health and Strength.
Does your daughter inherit a deli-
cate organization from you? The
anaemia of young girls may be inher-
ited, or it may be caused by bad air,
unsuitable food, hasty and irregular
eating, insufficient out-of-door exer-
cise and. not enough. rest and sleep.
It comes on gradually, beginning
with languor, indisposition to mental
or bodily exertion, irritability and a
feeling of fatigue. Later comes ,pal-
pitation of the heart, headache dizzi-
ness following a stooping position,
frequent headaches and breathless-
ness. In a majority of cases consti-
pation is present. There may be no
great loss of flesh, but usually. the
complexion taken on a greenish -yel-
low pallor.
Cases of this kind, if neglected, be-
come serious, but if taken in time
there is no need to worry. The treat-
ment is quite easy and simple Dr.
'Williams'. Pink Pills, which ai•nree
from u any harmful or habit-formingdrug,
drug, are just the.tonic needed to
remedy this wretched state of health.
Though it is not noticeable, improve-
ment actually begins with the first
dose. As the blood is made rich and
red, the pallor leaves the face,
strength and activity gradually re-
turn and if the treatment is continued
until the last symptom disappears, the
danger of a relapse is very slight.
If any symptom of anaemia ap-
pears, prudence suggests that Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills should be given
at once, and the sooner they are taken
the more speedily will the trouble be
overcome. You can get these pills
through any dealer in medicine, or by
mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes
for $2.50 from The Dr. 'Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
a long exposure
TRICKS ,OF TROPICAL PLANTS.
Orchid Lets Down a Tube For a
Drink; Fungus Throws Ball.
That plants eat and drink in their
own way through the soil is a well
known fact. But in South America is
a species of orchid which takes a
drink whenever it feels thirsty simply
by letting down a tube into the water.
When not in use, the tube is coiled
up on the top of the plant.
In Mexico there is a plant that ekes
to change its attire three times a day
just like any fastidious person—it is
white in the morning, red at noon and
blue in. the evening. At times it gives
out a very strong perfume and at
other times it is absolutely odorless.
There is another odd Mexican plant
the odor of which causes people to
lose their way and makes their sense
of direction nil until the smell ceases.
Central India owns a tree whose
leaves are heavily charged with elec-
tricity and merely to touch them gives
a person a distinct shock. In Brazil
similar electric power is put -to light-
ing purposes. Wiiiien the immediate
vicinity of such a plant a person can
see well enough to read the finest
print and another is so luminous that
it can be plainly distinguished in the
darkest nights for a distance of more
than a mile.
But the most wonderfully constitu-
ted plant of Brazil is the banethrowing
one. It is a small fungus about the
size of a pea which projects a ball
to a distance of several inches with
a distinctly audible report.
Had Enough,
Lady Jame—Have you given the
goldfish fresh water„Ianet?
'elatnet--eNo, mum. They ain't finish-
ed the water I give 'em nother day
yet.
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The Knighthoods For Atlantic Airmen.
The "Daily Chrouicle" says:—"Cap-
tain Alcock and Lieut. Beown, in be-
coming Knights take their appropri-
ate milk with Drake and Hawkins and
Releigh, our typical pioneers..in nav1-
1,sation and exploration, If Columbus,
their predeeessor, had taken the pre-
caution to be born a Briton he would
have been of the company too. For
it can be said that our rulers have
cm, ever been conquerors of peace, and,
as we must know, of time. Tho new
knighthoods have a traditional and
historic significance which disting-
uishe,g,,, them from familiar lists of
such honors and revives the pristine
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Diphtheria.
Every mother should remember:
That diphtheria is a serious, com-
municable and in many instaaces a
preventable disease.
That every case of sore throat, run-
ning nose or croup cough should be
considered with suspicion.
That the family physician should be
called at once, since delay endangers
the life of the child.
That diphtheria is a curable disease
in every instance, provided antitoxin
is administered during the first
twenty-four hours.
That other children in the house-
hold- should not be allowed to come in
contact with the sick.
That well children may be immun-
ized by a prophylactic inoculation of
diphtheria antitoxin.
That hospital care gives better re-
sults than hodee care where proper
isolation and nursing cannot be main-
tained.
That the prejudice against the use
of antitoxin, both in treatment and
as a preventive measure has no foun-
dation.
That antitoxin is the only known
remedy for the cure of diphtheria.
That the death late from diphtheria,
is directly proportional to the time
when the antitoxin is administered.
That in the experience of a large
hospital for contagious diseases not
one death has occurred where the
antitoxin was administered during the
first twenty-four hours of the disease.
That delay in securing medical aid.
and in giving antitoxin not only
causes the likelihood of a fatal term-
ination, but prediSposes to complica-
tions and prolongs the convalescence.
That failure on the part of the
mother to appreciate the importance
of this disease may result seriously,
not only for the patient, but for other
members of the household, who may
also contract,the disease.
That home remedies do no good in
this disease.
That patent medicines do harm by,
delaying the proper diagnosis and
treatment,
That diphtheria is prevalent at this
time of the year.
That other children with sore
throat should be excluded from the
home.
That you should instruct your chil-
dren not to mingle with or visit others
who are known to be all.
Beaten.
The tourist had been boasting in the
village inn.
"Talking of scarecrows," he said,
"why, my tether oiled put ono up, and
it frightened the crows so much that
not one entered the field again for
more than a year."
He looked triumphantly around the
audience. Surely that had settled
these country bumpkins!
But he was to meet his match.
"That's nothing!" retorted one farm-
er. "A neighbor o' mine once put a
scarecrow into his potato patch, and
it terrified the birds so much that one
rascal of a crow, who had stolen some
potatoes, came next day and put them
back."
As a rule, birds do not fly at a
greater height than 1,000 feet. Eagles
have been known to fly to a height of
6,000 feet. A lark will rise to the
same height and so will crows.
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WHERE!: YOU CAN—IF YOU LIKE
—WALK MILES UNDER THE SEA,
Glimpse Into the Miles of Passages
Which Form a Honeycomb Through
England's Coal Mines.
A miner giving evidence before the
Coal Commission mentioned tale fact
that, after descending the shaft, he
heels to 'walk two miles underground
before reaching the "face" where he
'worked, says an English newspaper.
Surprising as this may seem to one
who has never boon clown in a pit, it
is really nothing out of the way. There
are old pits in Yorkshire whore the
workings extend for scores of miles,
and whero there are vast lengths
which leave been worked out, aban-
doned, and sealed up.
In the Cumberland .coal -fields the
workings run far out under the sea.
At Workington, in the year 1837, the
sea burst through,, and there still
exist miles of drowned galleries ten-
anted only by the bones of their un-
fortunate workers.
To -day there are, in round numbers,
3,200 coal -pits in Great Britain. There
are also 135 iron -mines, 742 other
mines, sech fee lead, tin, and copper,
while we have 7,100 quarries of various
sorts.
How Lakes Are Made.
A million men work them, and raise
out of them a million tons every /Work-
ing clay in the year.
A million is not a long word, but the
people who can picture a million are
mighty scarce. Let us put it in this
way,: Imagine a straight road run-
ning from London to Edinburgh. Put
houses on each side of it, good, solid,
eight -roomed housee, making a street
four hundred miles in length. The
material raised from British mines
and quarries in one year would be suf-
ficient to build all these houses. Most
of it, of course*, is coal, but there are
also vast quantities of limestone, iron
ore, slate, salt, .etc.
Now think of this sort of thing going
on year after year, and of the gross
amount increasing rather than- dimin-
ishing. While England may look
much the same on: the surface, con-
sider, if you please, what a honeycomb
our country is becoming underneath.
esselaseeeekeeSeeneeeeemaeey pares of
the country where the toll taken be-
low does show .above, Towns in the
salt district, such as Droitwich and
Northwich, are the queerest places.
The houses lean in every direction.
In Cheshire great areas have caved in,
forming lakes of immense depth.
In Yorkshire you may see in the
coal country largo tracts, which were
once corn -fields, sunk so that they
have turned into horrible sloughs,
covered with shallow, stagnant water,
and overgrown with coarse reeds.
Devon and Cornwall Honeycombed.
Coal, you must remember, -lies in
seams of varying thieknesses. The
deepest pit in England is the Pendle-
ton Colliery in Lancashire, where the
shaft, three-quavters of a mile in sheet
depth, cuts through some sixteen dit
forent seams with an aggregate thick'
nese of 70 feet.
A pit like this has storey after
storey of working's, each with its
miles of galleries. In other places
there is a single seam of immense
thickness. The famous "Ten yard"
seam in the Black Country is actually
from twenty-four to thirty-six feet
thiclvrlaeuy
coal -pits have been worked
steadily since the seventeenth cen.
tury, but more of these old pits have
been worked out and -deserted. Most
have filled with water, and there are
many working collieries where the
nightmare of men and managers alike
is -that they may accidentally tap one
of these forgotten reservoirs with re-
sults better imagined than described.
It is not, however, in the coal coun-
try that the workings are oldest or
most extensive. For that you must
visit Devon and Cornwall, where men
have 11 11 ed tin and copper for more
than two thousand years past. Ail
Dartmoor is honeycombed with an-
cient workings, but the greatest are
those below the Cornish moors,
Deep in the granite under these
stern uplands exist not merely scone
but hundreds of miles of edits and
passages, mostly abandoned and for-
gotten. These, being cut for the most
pant in solid rock,• seldom oollapse or
cave he We can picture our de,s-
tendants, thousands of years hence,
opening up - these amazing passages
and vaults. wondering over the 'queer
relics they find there, and perhaps re-
writing a history of 'life in our Dark
Ages from the results of 'their dis-
coveries, .
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Blind Massage In Jepan.
In Japan massage treatment is ad -
Ministered almost entirely by blind
persons. The reason is because in
the blind the sense of 'touch is more
delicate than in persons blessed with
ight.
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