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they have iiivon the cows, pigs, and chick- 

 ens. The second thing that impresses me 

 is that the mothers of the world have a 

 better rkjht to vote, and help in making 

 laws, than any man who was ever born. 

 May God bless the present movement to 

 care for the babies, and also the wave of 

 reform toward keeping temptation out of 

 the way of the little ones when they get to 

 be boys and girls. 



" Suffer the little children to come unto 

 me, and forbid them not, for of such is the 

 kingdom of heaven." 



HOW TO AVOID CONSUMPTION. 



The medical adviser of the FluKn Dealer 

 recently gave a lot of such excellent advice, 

 not only to those having a tendency toward 

 consumption but to everybody else, that I 

 take great pleasure in quoting from it as 

 follows : 



But even if your rooms be sunny, don't stay in 

 them all the time. Get out of doors as much as you 

 can. Outdoor work is vastly better than indoor 

 work, especially if one's lungs are weak. On cold 

 rainy days take special pains to keep the feet dry. 



Breathe with deep long full breaths, so as to carry 

 the fresh air to every corner of your lungs. Do this 

 every day for several minutes in the morning, and 

 at night with the windows open or while out of 

 doors. Breathe thru the nostrils and not thru the 

 mouth. 



Next to fresh air good food is most important for 

 the person who is liable to contract consumption. 

 Spend your money for simple food — milk and eggs, 

 good fresh meat, cereals, vegetables, bread and 

 butter, and fruit. 



Don't gorge yourself at every meal — that is likely 

 to do you more harm than good. But eat heartily. 

 Between meals di'ink milk if it agrees with you. 



Live a regular life — get plenty of rest and sleep 

 at regular periods as well as eating regularly. 



A daily sponge or tub bath is good when followed 

 by a brisk rub, preferably upon rising. 



Above all, keep your courage up. Courage is one 

 of the most important things in preventing or curing 

 consumption. Remember consumptives can be helped 

 and many are cured. 



Among other things to be avoided if you would 

 sidestep consumption are dirty shops and stores, 

 overcrowded living and sleeping rooms, dirty saloons 

 and dance halls, dusty kinds of business, and dusty, 

 dirty air. All these things are bad for weak lungs. 

 Self-indulgence and intemperance are also very 

 bad for the person trying to keep out of the clutches 

 of consumption. Vice weakens the strong, kills the 

 weak. 



Then there is the evil of patent medicine. Even 

 the patent medicines which claim to cure consump- 

 tion are bad for weak lungs, because they contain a 

 large amount of alcohol. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



the young men who apply for enlistment in the 

 United States army arc rejected as physically unfit, 

 and attributing that state of affairs to the use of 

 '■ habit-forming drinks and drugs." The American 

 says : 



•' Apart from the humanitarian reasons that have 

 all along inspired opposition to injurious drinks and 

 drugs, a new and powerful argument for social 

 efficiency is having its effect. 



•' It was here that Dr. Wiley's lecture became 

 most forcible. 



" The American people can't afford to build and 

 maintain jails, asylums', and poorhouses to take care 

 of millions of human wrecks and their progeny ruin- 

 ed by drugs and drinks. 



" They can't afford to have a poisoned heredity 

 injected into the veins of the commonwealth. 



"They can't afford to have a large per cent or 

 any per cent of their young men so disabled that 

 they tan be of no service to their country, either 

 in peace or war. 



" This country, as a matter of incalculable self- 

 interest, must defend itself against enemies which 

 are all the more dangerous because they fly no ban- 

 iiers and beat no drums. It must protect the birth, 

 education, and development of every child born un- 

 der the Stars and Stripes! " 



UK. WILEY IN REGAKD TO DRUGS AND DRINKS. 



We clip the following from the Vindica- 

 tor. See if you cannot say amen to it — 

 especially the closing paragraph. 



ALCOHOL EVIL AND DRUG EVIL. 



The Chicago Avierican (a Hearst paper) quotes 

 Dr. H. W. Wiley, at one time the great Chief Chem- 

 ist of the Department of Agriculture, as having said 

 in a recent lecture in Chicago that 60 per cent of 



RESUSCITATING DROWNED PEOPLE. 



I cUyj the following from the Florida 

 Grower: 



Boy Scouts at Boyuton proved the worth of their 

 training by rescuing a seven-year-old boy who had 

 fallen into a hole over his head. They plunged in 

 and dragged him to the shore, and then were com- 

 pelled to use artificial respiration for nearly thirty 

 minutes before he recovered. 



There are two points in the above that 

 interest me. The lirst is, that the Boy 

 Scouts ai'e being taught what to do, and 

 how to manage a drowning person. Sec- 

 ondly, this boy was brought to life after 

 nearly thirty miuutes of etforts with arti- 

 ficial respiration. It would be a most sad 

 and serious thing if the friends should be- 

 come discouraged and give up when there is 

 still a possibility of resuscitation. I regret 

 that they did not tell how long the boy was 

 under water, for it is exceedingly important 

 to know Jiotv long after submerging there is 

 a possibility of recovery. 



" HOW TO KEEP WELL AND LIVE LONG." 



The Christian Herald gives us an excel- 

 lent picture of Mrs. Louisa K. Theirs, who 

 is now 102 years old; and the j^icture they 

 give reiDresents her as quite a good-looking 

 old lady. We clip the following in regard 

 to her: 



Mj's. Theirs, when asked for a greeting to the 

 Christian Herald readers, said : 



" Let nie say that I congratulate you on having 

 lived to this day of wonders. If we have only ' pick- 

 ed up pebbles, while the ocean of truth lay all un- 

 known before us,' still wonders have been brought to 

 light. 



" If you want to live long and enjoy life, make 

 yourself useful to your fellowmen and cut your food 

 down to_ the smallest possible quantity. In regard 

 to myself, I can only say that God has been very 

 good to me in giving me health, a long life, many 

 friends, and ljles.si)iss too numerous to mention." 



