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Where Did I Come Prom??
This question the child is bound to
ask sooner or later, There are two
ways of answering it. One way is to
levade the question, telling the child
that the stork brought tom or some
such fiction. This is a bad way, for
the child knows it is not true. lf, at
first., he does not know it is false,
he soon will.
The other way is to tell the truth.
One mother answered the .question of
her eight-year-old son with the simple
statement,- "You conte from Mother,
dear. You grew within her body and
lay close to her heart for a long tine.
She knew you were coming and got
ready for you and thought about you
and loved you even before yell were
born." The boy looked at her, threw
his arms about her and exclaimed,
"Oh, Blether! that is why I love you
iso." Ile had been told the truth, and
he instinctively ' knew it was the truth.
a
:die dice not have to find out later that
this mother had deceived him.
When any child finds that he has
been deceived by his another he
naturally loses confidence in her.
Venally he will not ask her any more
questions but will listen to vile stories
!roan other people and will think that
they are true and that that is why his
another is not willing to be frank with
trent.
Every another should tell her own
';children about the corning of new
!life and she should tell them before
evil-minded persons have a chance to
pollute their minds. The first impres-
sion that children get on this subject
is the one that lasts. Make the com-
ing of new life seem beautiful to
your child. Tell him the stoey of the
bird's life, how the nest is built, how
the eggs are laid, how the parent
birds sit on the eggs to keep them
wwarm, how happy and excited they
are when the eggs hatch out, how
they cam food to the young birds
aat;l care for them until their feathers
grow and how finally they teach the
young birds to fly.
Teach the ehildrear to respect moth-
erhood, to be tender and careful of
all mothers. Tell them when pussy
is going to have kittens. They must
he very gentle with her and feed her
well and help her all they can. They
will love the kittens they have thus
evatehed far more than any other kit-
tens they have ever had, and they will
Ream to understand and respect all
smothers. The boy who is cruel to
animals will very naturally be unkind
to his mother, his sisters, and later to
his wife and children. Much can be
clone to supplant the instinct of cruel-
ty with loving care and thoughtful-
ness in the impressionable hearts of !
young children. Mothers, make your
children thoughtful and loving, teach
them to cherish what is weaker than
themselves. Do you realize that the
snaking of the next generation is in
your hands? To a great extent you;
can make your children just what you -
want them to be. What a glorious
responsibility is yours!
Spotting the Spots.
`fl::t soft finish of much of the cloth
how worn seems to have an affinity
for dirt, but a slightly dampened
whisk -broom is more efficient than
one which is dry, and sometimes rub-
bing the cloth with a dry sponge is
advised for threa;.is, ravelings and
lint quickly adhere to the sponge.
Remove spots es soon as they oc-
cur. The following formula for a
cleansing fluid is an excellent one:
Benzine, one pint; chloroform, ane -
sixteenth of an ounce; sulphuric ether,
one -sixteenth of an ounce, oil of
wintergreen, one-eighth of an ounce;
aleohol, one-eighth of an ounce. This
must never be used near a fire, as it
is highly inflammable. To avoid the
ring so often left by a cleansing agent,
app1.' the fluid to the clean surface,
'outside the spot, then rub toward the
ieenti e.
When woolen garments have to he
washed, a quick suds can be obtained
by using pure soap flakes. several
brand: of which are now on the
Market. The flakes are exceptionally
haice for washing knitted goods and
',baby clothes. Dress goods. and teen's
And boys' clothing can be washed with
as decoction of soap -bark. To. one
Ounce (costing about Hive cents) add
Ione quart of boiling water, Allow this
)to steep for a while, strain through a
?loth, then add to the water in which
peeler: clothes are washed.
Oil and paint spots can be removed
!With. turpentine, Wax can be mrmoved
,by first scraping the surface of the
pot, then covering it .with blotting
aper and ironing over the place With
waren iron, The French chalk me -
hod is recommended for silk, Rubbed
nto the fibres of material it will re- i
Move. many spots. After applying
Vlinik neveral times, leave a fine layer i
on the spot about twelve hours, then
brush off.
Don't Throw Avray, Old Window
Shades.
•
Many house furnishing stores will
tell you that Holland shades are off
the market. That is not quite true,
but it is a feet that linen shades are
scarce; many stores have no stocks of
them at all, and when obtainable they
are very high in price. This causes
a housewife to hesitate about throw-
ing • away old shades that have be-
-come wrinkled, faded and thin. Gen-
erally the trouble with the old shades
is that the filler has dropped out of
the linen.
Window shades that have. deterior- f
I
at -e 3 1 i, .t this way can be made to tool.
almost as good es new at small cost
and with little trouble. Go to a paint
store and buy a can of ordinary flat
�i�
Wall paint, Reduce it by adding
twenty-five per cent. of turpentine.
Remove the shades from the rollers,
tack them down smoothly on a bare
floor or table and apply one coat of
the paint. To eliminate brush marks
go over it immediately with a dry
stiff brietled brush.
If it is desired to have the shades
harmonize with the decoration or trim
of the room, any color of flat paint
may be obtained with which tcl..accom-
plish it. It is possible to have the
outside of the shade one color and
the interior side different if preferred.
By the adoption of this suggestion
window shades can be kept looking
bright and clean at the same time
seving the expense of new ones.
Diseases of Bees.
Dee diseases are of two kinds: Dis-
eases of the adult bee, which liappil.•,
in Canada, have so far beer of a
tra:.sient nature because no effective
treatment is known; and diseases of
the brood, of which there are three.
.,t ierican foul -brood, European for! -
brood, and Sacbrood.
Sines each of these three discasc.i
is tr:ated differently, and since the
first two cause great loss when ne-
glected, it is important that every bee-
keeper should be able to recognize
and distinguish them so as to treat
the eorieuee ones effectively an ' with-
out delay,
The diseases affect the larva rr
worm stage of the bee.
In American foul -brood, the larva,
{ just after capping, becomes a coffee -
colored mass which is so tenacious or
viscid that it will rope out sometimes
fto a length of several inches if a tooth-
pick be iuserte' into the cell and
withdrawn, and 't has ar unpleasant
glue -like odor, The mass dries down
to a scale that adheres tightly to the
lower wall of the cell, The e.appin
of the cell containing the affected
larva is usually discolored; it is of-
ten irregularly perforated, or it may
be removed altogether.
In European foul -brood, most of the
larva are stricken before they are
gapped over, They lese their shape
and collapse at the bottom of the cell,
appearing as if they Led been :netted
and turning to a relit straw or gray
color. The decayed brood has a slight-
ly sour smell to which is sometimes
added a strong odor cf putrefaction,
The mass ropes out either not at all
or but little, and the dried scale Is
easily detached.
In Sacbrood, the full grown larva
lies stretched out on its back in the
cell, discolored, but with skin and
shape intact. The juices of the larva
are watery and contain curd -like par-
ticles.
American foul -Brood is treated by
shaking the hese into a clean hive con-
taining frames fitted with foundation
without any of the honey, and taking
away the combs of brood and honey
which contain the spores of the dis-
ease. The bees ntuat not be allowed
access to the ]coney unless it has been
belled for an hour, although it is fit
for human use. 'Tie combs may be
rendered into wax. The hive should
be di -..infected by scorching.
Whet Happened.
A young moan who was asked to
spend Christmas with a maiden aunt
in the country, 'having ia:rge expecta-
tions from that quarter, had to re-
gard the invitation as a command per-
formance. His aunt filled his plate
with turkey end accessories, and then
heaped up another plate with Christ-
mas pudding of the- dreadnought
grand. Fortunately the old lady was
called from the t'nont for a moment
and the pudding went through the
window into the garden. Some
minutes later the maid entered, wear -
ng a look of consternation, "Please,
num," she said, "three of our ducks
s sunk,"
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Prince of C Tales
Diego. Cal., where he
tralia.
being. escorted by Mayor and Committee at San
made a brief stay on his journey westward to Aus-
DREAMS ARE
FOUNDED ON FACT
OCCUR IN PERIODS OF
HALF -WAKEFULNESS.
How to Get Rid of Nightmare
—Dreams Are An Index
of Character.
Dreams have a great significance
Scientists have found the visions of
sleep can reveal far more important
facts than the nature of the dishes
served at supper.
'When soundly asleep we don't
dream, Dreams occur during periods
of half -t, akefulness, when the mind
works in spite of us, rather than -
cause we are deliberately thinking
Certain classes of dreams' are, the
outcome of , physical conditions. If
you strati the clothes off a sleeper he
may dream that he -is out in the snow.
You can make a person dream he is
in a storm of rain by sprinkling water
on his face.
So much for dreams due to merely
mechanical causes. But we all lt,ave
nightly visions that cannot, in any
way, be traced to such •origin. How do
they occur?
Built Upon ideas.
All dream -pictures are built up of
memories. When we are awake we
select the ideas that bubble up into
our mind, because they are interest-
ing or ustiVeful. hen asleep we are
denied dais power of choice.
Women Bleep more lightly than then
---due to their inherited instinct to
watch an infant—and. accordingly,
dream more, and remember their
dreams more completely than do men.
The scientific interpretation of
dreams is based ort the following
facts:
1. A dream Is not a representation
of feet, but is symbolic.
2. Dreams include, as well as real-
ized memories, ideas that we are un-
conscious of in our wideawake daily
life..
For instance, I dreamed on one oc-
casion that I met a friend I had not
seen for a long while, and he was
wearing convict's clothes. 1 could not,
at first, get 'et the bottom of this
vision, until I remembered that a few
days before I had been reading a let-
ter from my friend as I left my club,
and .on revisiting my club I saw there
was a pester opposite, displaying, in
large letters, the legend "Convict 99."
At the time of reading the letter I had
not consciously noticed the placard on
the wall, but tenet have reed it quite
unconsciously. only really learning of
its existence through the dream.
lr. Bernard Hart relates a dream,,
showing how en Idea objectionable to
us when awake will manifest itself
during sleep:
An important Medical Fact.
faction of finally .pushing nay colleague
and friend outside the door,'
The constellation of ideas that Dr.
Heart would not acknowledge in the
waking state managed to find expres-
sion in a symbolical form during
sleep.
• Children have been known to dream
when four months old. •Dogs dream,
as the owner of one knows. Many of
the unpleasant dreams are the revival
into consciousness of fears and emo-
tions that we felt in the savage state.
Delirium tremens may originate dur-
ing sleep. So drinkers, beware!
The analysis of dreams, as it is
called, is an important part of medical
practice, especially in cases of shell -
shock, diseased minds, or ileums-
thenia.,
I will conclude with a prescription
for nightmare.
If a distressing dream is recurrent,
as they often are, the cure is to get
the idea underlying the nightmare ex-
b���,._lrosedfeto the cleansing atmosphere of
ttvorkaday life, when they will be en-
tirely obliterated.
Getting. Rid of Nightmare.
A colleague who occupies a post
senior to me upon the staff of ----,
recently uppliedt for an aplIole altnaecnct
another 1nstitut]cn.
Would have meant my promotion; but
he happens to be one of my greatest
friends, and I should certainly resent
the suggestion that Iiia.departure
could oecasiou me anything but genu-
ine sorrow. Nevertheless, I dreamt
this dream. He and I were endeavor-
ing to write in at inconceivably small
room, The space was eel cramped that
the movements of one constantly in-
terfered with those of the other. A'
quarrel resulted, and I had the Satin
The simplest way to do this is to
write the dream down on a sheet of
paper. Make the description as com-
plete as possible. Read the manu-
script one, two, or three times, to
make certain that no detail has been
omitted, then destroy it. This may
sound like African magic; but there
is a sound scientific explanation of
the result, and the practice is sup-
ported by much experience.
If bad dreams are disagreeable, it is
comforting to learn that pleasant
dreams are beneficial to health. -
'Take note' of your dreams. Pull
them to pieces. See what they are
made of, and you will obtain much
valuable knowledge of your mind.
Dreams are, above all, an index to
character. They show us the weak
points in our mental make-up. and
the pitfalls to avoid.
The expression "baseless fabric of a
dream" is no longer correct. Every
dream is founded on fact. Look for
the fact; and explain the dream.
Two Good Cat Stories.
The Spectator. of London lately
printed a' number of stories in praise
of the cat, and they have aroused an
eager competition among the readers
of the paper to win for their respec-
tivo pets the distinction of the Most
remarkable eat in Great Britain. Ex-
tracts from two of the best letters fol-
low. The first was written by a niece
of Lord Kelvin, the eminent physic -
est:
We had a beautiful tabby Angora
that was a great pet with us. One
sununet' we got e, couple of toads to
wateb their habits. Iter ladyship, see-
ing them sprawling and naked, jumped
u1) to investigate. When she found
diem also cold, her sympathy was tut-
bouirded. She curled herself round
them and drew them into her soft,
fluffy fur with gentle paws as If they
had been young kittens; but we no-
ticed that although site laid her chin
on talent and showed every sign of de-
votion she never attempted to lick
them. When we returned them to
their damp box in the cold cellar, she
remonstrated and tried to pull them
out with her paws She did -not use
her mouth, as she would have done
with a kitten, and she was so dis-
tressed that we had forcibly to re-
move her. FIrst tiring the next morn-
ing when she was let out of her sleep-
ing quarters she returned to the cellar
door and demaude:cl entrance. Mewing
pitifully, she haunted the place all day
and neglected her food, We had to
avoid letting her see the toads at all,
as it always started her fretting anew.
This cat had limited but very strong
affections. To my uncle, Lord Kel-
vin, she showed great devotion. She
never failed to appear as soon as he
came, and she sat with her paws on
his foot gazing up at him with a look
of absurd adoration. She always
brought her kittens to trim, even when
they were very young, and she was
not satisfied until he had examined
and admired them. Once she wean to
fetch one that was old enough to have
a will of its own. It took tithe to
bring it, and meanwhile he had gone.
Great were her lamentations when
she deposited the kitten at lois chair
Health
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Apoplexy.
By the terns apoplexy, or apoplectic
stroke, is usually meant the conditioe.
that results from an effusion of bloo f .
into the substance of the brain, Apo-
plexy oecurs usually with great sad-.
denness. In the severer forms the
patient instantly loses consciousness;
as if he had been clubbed. Ile lies
absolutely ,insensible, with lips and
cheeks flapping with each expiration;
his breathing is noisy and snoring;
his eyeballs are insensitive to the
touch, and the pupils are usually dil-
ated, sometimes unequally so, and do
not contract in a strong light. The
paralysis affects one side of the face
and the arm and leg of the opposite
side.
The facial paralysis may not be so
noticeable while the patient is un-
conscious, but is very evident later if '
he recovers eniisc•iouencss and tries to
speak or smile or whistle. The par-
alysis of the amrtt or log is made evi-
dent by lifting the limb and letting go
of it, when it will drop back like an
inert mass, although the opposite
member falls more slowly and is under
more or less control even while the
r
patient is .,tx.11 un.at.scious. Partial
recovery may follow in the course of
time, but some paralysis always re-
mains; and if the paralysis affects the
right arm- and leg, the effusion into
the brain is then on the left side.
where the speech centre is located, and
there will always be more or less
trouble with the speech.
Often, however, a stroke is less
serious. When the hemorrhage is into
some non -vital part of the brain there
is little to be noticed 'beyond some
trouble of speech and a slight mental
contusion, Paralysis is hardly or not
at all noticeable. i$ut such a slight
attack is liable to be followed by a
more severe one, which causes par-
alysis to such an extent that the pa-
tient, even in ease of eventual re-
eovery, is confined for a long time to
and, looking up, found it empty. the bed or wheel chair; and although.
The other letter proved pussy's fn- the paralysis in these mild cases may
felled to be as strong as her svm- virtually disappear. in the course of a
few weeks or months, the patient will
even then usually be conscious of
weakness in the affected limb and will
walk with a limp and be liable to drop
things when he takes hold of -them
with the weaker hand.
One who has had a- stroke, however
dight, must lead a very quiet life, give
up all severe mental and physical
labor and, above all things, avoid men-
tal excitement, especially anger. His
diet should be restricted and all high-
ly seasoned foods and neat should be '
avoided. There is a popular belief
that the third stroke will be fatal, but
this is true only in so far as every
succeeding stroke is liable to be more
severe than those that have gone be-
fore.
pathies and affections. Not long ago
a customer in a grocer's shop in
Bloomsbury was waiting to be served.
All of a sudden the grocer's cat be-
gan to mew appealingly. "All right,"
said the grocer. "I know what you
want," and he threw the cat a penny.
The cat stopped mewing and, dragging
the penny across the floor, got it
gradually into the street, where site
virtually Grade her own purchase from
the cat's meat man.
Last Arctic Sea Cow.
The last Arctic "sea cow" was ,een
in 185554—about a century after the
first discovery of the species by white
men. When full grown, the creature
weighed as much as 8000 pounds.
These animals frequented shallows
at the mouths of ravers in herds; and
while feeding they drove before them
their young to protect the latter from
danger. So tame were they that one
could stroke their backs without objec-
tion on their part.
Unfortunately, their flesh was good
to eat, resembling beef. Whalers got
in the way of depending on them for
stores of fresh meat, and so, in the
natural course of event$, They were
wiped out,
ee-
Time and space are two things no
one has ever been able to define in
simpler terms.
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Beautiful Cannibals.
According to travellers who have
lived among them, some of the most
beautiful women in the world are to
be found among the natives of the
Cannibal Islands, South Pacific.
The men aro tall and massive, while
the women are beautifully formed and
very graceful, their skin being tawny
Iike that of a white man who has been
deeply tanned by the sun,
Here is a description of one of them
given by Mr. Frederick O'Brien, a dis-
tinguished traveller, who spent twelve
mouths among the cannibals.
" 'Vanquished Often' was, perhaps,
tbirteen, with a grace of carriage, a.
beauty and perfection of feature, a
rich coloring no canvas could depict.
Hier skin was of warm olive hue, with
tinges of red in the cheeks, and the
lips cherry red. Her eyes were dark
brown, large, melting, childishly in-
traspective, Her hands were shapely,
and her little bare feet, arched, rosy-
Goshen, rad., :trailed were like flowers in the sand.
She wore the slimmest of white cot-
tc.nt tunics, and there were flamboyant
flowers i11 the shining dark hair that
tumbled to her waist,"
Nudity is commonplace among these
Wanders at the bathing beach.' To
their miaids modesty hos nothing
whatever to do with clothes. And it
is at the beach that most of the court-
ing is done. A. youth finds a girl to
his liking, and takes her home to his
mother. If mother gives her consent
a wedding follows; if not, the youth
goes to the beach for another girl.
They are plentiful, and, as far ski.
charms are concerned, there is little
to choose between Client.
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Imperial Mica
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with a coating 'of powdered mica,
thus reducing friction and lessen-
ing the strain on horses and
harness.
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Hartxess Oil
keeps harness straps and tugs
pliable and strong, prevents crack -
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preserves harness against the action
of sweat, moisture and dust, also •
wards off insects. Imperial Eureka
Harness Oil imparts a rich, black,
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