JUNE 30 
3tU0«Ua»U0ttie 
from three to ten pounds being used accord¬ 
ing to the age and constitution of the patient. 
They are generally divided into three or four 
portions, taken at regular intervals through 
the day. The skins and seeds are rejected, 
mid the grapes must be fully ripe, even then 
often acting injuriously upon the teeth if they 
have symptoms of decay. There are many 
places in Europe where the “grape cure” is 
practised, but particularly in Switzerland. 
The quality of the fruit depends upon the 
character of the soil. A dry soil produces 
fruit containing much sugar and little acid; 
a moist soil generates acid, albumen and mu¬ 
cilage, but very little sugar. The degree of 
maturity has also an influence on the com- 
[Hxdtion of the fruit. Grape juice is richer in 
phosphoric acid and potassa than are most 
mineral waters. There is a great difference 
of opinion regarding the value of this fruit 
among physicians, some regard it as soothing, 
laxative ami diuretic, others give special em¬ 
phasis to its nutritive and tonic qualities. 
Probably it will affect people according to 
their state of health or disease, and whether 
it is eaten while lasting or after, or with 
the meal. Many considerations are required 
before one cau pronounce judgment on the 
effect of the cure. 
need to be taken up so often; for the dust 
sweeps off Brussels, and sifts through other 
carpets. Some ladies prefer velvet carpet, but 
it is so hard to keep clean. Once a month we 
sweep all carpets with corn-meal and salt—a 
small handful of the latter to a quart of the 
former. It is slightly dampened, and sprinkled 
over evenly. It will remove dust and brighten 
the colors wonderfully. Aunt Mabby is a 
great believer in kerosene, and uses it to wipe 
her furniture, keeping a flannel cloth for the 
purpose. She cleans silver and plated ware 
with a mixture of kerosene and whiting. I 
had occasion early in Spring, to have all my 
white shawls and nubias washed at once, and 
having showed them to Aunt Mabby one day, 
she voliuitoered to do them for me, and re¬ 
turned every one as nice as new. So as we 
sewed the carpet f asked her for the recipe. 
“ Uh,” she said, “ there is nothing wonder¬ 
ful about it. 1 generally braid coarsely any 
fringes or tassels, then make hot suds with 
white castile soup, put in a little borax, and 
instead of rubbing and wringing, I gently 
squeeze them through my haiuls. Shake well 
and liaug out in the sun and wind to dry 
quickly. Of corn's©, there is a great deal in 
the care given to these things while in your 
hands, for a careless washer-woman can spoil 
fine ltannels or other woolen articles, by twist¬ 
ing and rubbing them in lukewarm suds, or 
putting them out to dry with water in them.” 
While we talked and worked ope of the 
boys came in to ask for dry socks alter work¬ 
ing in a ditch where there was some water- 
The odor from his feet was unpleasant, and 
when I spoke of it, our experienced friend said: 
“Father's feet used to often get that way in 
hot weather; lie gave up woolen socks and 
washed them every night in cold water, with 
a few drops of spirit of camphor in it. L’ai- 
bolio soap, or vegetable tar, is the best—to 
take away all such odor.” 
We were discussing Mi's. Fisher's ideas of 
kitchen odors, too, and knew how to sympa¬ 
thize witii her; but i never heard before that 
a piece of red pepper, ns large as a hazel-uut, 
put into the pot where meat and vegetables 
are boiling, would destroy such odors. I -hall 
certainly try it as soou as red peppers ripen 
again. They are largely grown in this neigh¬ 
borhood, to mix with chicken feed iu Winter, 
but this is a new mission for the fiery condi¬ 
ment. 
toestablish. It will l>e the largest periodical ever 
devoted to this field of literature, and will pre¬ 
sent the hundred and one questions of hygiene 
with the simplicity of a child’s talk. To this 
end all so-called learning will be sub¬ 
ordinated. The magazine will be more or less 
illustrated, and will strive to reach a high 
place in the confidence and hearts of the 
people. In a few weeks, our first number will 
appear, and we shall fondly hope for it a 
hearty welcome,” 
The facts above narrated arc indeed most 
important. It is gratifying to know that the 
life long experiences of a gentleman who 
stands without a peer in successfully demon¬ 
strating the principles of hygiene; whose 
heart has always been in sympathy with the 
afflicted, and whose brain has ever been active 
in planning for their relief, are to be given to 
the public through the pages of a magazine. 
Aud it is specially significant and proof 
positive of rare merit that a proprietary 
medicine, even with such high standing as 
Warner’s Safe Cure isknown to have, should 
be endorsed ami recommended by a man so 
able, so reputable and of such national renown 
as Dr. Dio Lewis. 
A VET EE AN BENEFACTOR 
His Past Life, Present Plans, and What 
He Has to fciay Upon a Subject 
ffhat Astonished Him. 
(New York Timex) 
Nearly forty yeans ago a young man, of un¬ 
usual endowments, began to mould public 
opinion upon a subject of vital importance. 
Like ail pioneers, his early efforts were unsuc¬ 
cessful, but his ability and the value of his 
work soon won public confidence, and to-iay 
there is not a village or hamlet in the country 
that lias nut been influenced by Dr. Dio Lew is. 
When, therefore, it was learned yesterday 
that he contemplated the establishment of a 
large magazine iu this city, the fact was 
deemed so important that a representative of 
this paper w as commissioned to see him aud 
ascertain the truth of the rumor. 
Dr. Dio Lewis is a gentleman of sixty years 
and two hundred pounds, with snow-white 
hair aud beard, but probably the most perfect 
picture of health anu vigor in the rneti ojsjlis. 
lie is a living exponent of his teachings, and 
notwithstanding the amount of work ho has 
already done, promises still greater activity for 
years to come. He received the interviewer 
most courteously, and in reply to a question 
said: 
“ it is true I have come to New York to es¬ 
tablish u monthly magazine. I have come here 
for the same reason that 1 went to Boston 25 
years ago. Then Boston was the best platform 
in the country from which to speak of educa¬ 
tion. New York has now become most hos¬ 
pitable to progressive thoughts, and especially 
so to movements on behalf of physical train¬ 
ing 1 . 
•• I have reason to know the great and abid¬ 
ing interest of the American people iu this 
subject. They have come to realize that the 
future of our country pivots upon our physical 
vitality, and especially upon the vigor of our 
women. My new mugazme will bear the title 
1 Dio Lewis's Monthly, and be devoted to San¬ 
itary and Social Science 1 hope through its 
pages to inaugurate a new departure m hy¬ 
giene.” 
“ Have you not written several books on the 
subject.'” 
“ Yes, nine volumes, and some of them like 
‘Our Girls,’ published by the Harpers, have 
had au enormous circulation, but the best 
work of my life 1 shall give the world in the 
new magazine. Forty years of skirmishing 
ought to conclude with ten years of organized 
warfare. 
“ Doctor, what is the occasion of this new 
interest iu health questions? 1 ' 
“ It has come through suffering, which seems 
the euiy road to seif knowledge. The stomach, 
heart, kidneys or liver full into trouble, hap¬ 
piness is gout*, and then people give atteution 
to their liealtn. " 
“ W Inch of these organs is most frequently 
the victim of our errors?” asked the Reporter. 
“ W itliiutbe last few years aiseases of the 
kidneys have greatly multiplied. Wheu i w as 
engaged in practice, thirty-five and forty 
years ago, serious disease of the kidneys w as 
rare; but now distressingly frequent and fatal.” 
“To what do you attribute this great in¬ 
crease of luilney troubles:” 
“To the use of stimulating drinks, adulter¬ 
ated food aud irregular habits of life.” 
"Doctor, have you any confidence in the 
remedy of w liich we hear so much uow-a-days, 
“ Warner's Safe Cure?” 
“ 1 believe in the ounce of prevention, rather 
than in a ton of cure.” 
“But have you noticed the remarkable 
testimonials of \Vartier's remedy?” 
“ 1 have, and confess that they have puzzled 
and astonished uie. The commendations of 
proprietary medicine usually come from un¬ 
known persons residing iu buck counties. But 
1 see' in oiir most reputable newspapers the 
warmest praise of \V tu ner's Safe Cure from 
College i'rofessors. respectable physicians, and 
other persons of high intelligence aud charac¬ 
ter. 10 thrust suen testimony aside maybe 
professional, but it is unmanly. No physi¬ 
cian can forget that valuable additions to our 
Materia Meiiieo liave sprung from just such 
sources 1 wasao impressed with t his cloud of 
witnesses that 1 purchased some bottles of 
Warners Safe Cure at. a neighboring drug 
store, and analyzed one of them to see it itcon- 
taiued anything poisonous. Then I took three 
of the proscribed doses at once, ami found 
there was nothing injurious iu it. 1 do not 
hesitate to say that if 1 found my kidney's iu 
serious trouble, 1 should use this remedy, be¬ 
cause of the hopelessness of all ordinary treat¬ 
ment, and liecatise when a hundred intelli¬ 
gent and reputable persons unite in the state¬ 
ment that a certain remedy has cured them of 
a grave malady , i choose to believe that they 
speak the truth.' 1 
But as you may know, iuy great interest in 
life lies in prevention. For forty years 1 have 
labored in this field. One of the phases of my 
work iu New England was the establishment 
of the Ladies' Seminary at Lexington, Mass. 
My aim was to illustrate the possibilities in the 
physical training of girls during their school 
life. This institution became lieforel left it., the 
largest and most successful Seminary for 
young women owned and managed by one 
person iu our country. 1 sat down to dinner 
every day with a family of two hundred per¬ 
sons. The remarkable results of this muscle 
training among girls, were given in my paper 
published iu the North Ani< ri<itn Review of 
Deccmlier, l fs ' s 2. 
" Besides, 1 established the Normal Institute 
for Physical Training in Boston, and lor ten 
years was its President and Manager. Dr. 
Walter Chauning, Dr. Thomas Hoskins, Pro¬ 
fessor Leonard, and others wore among its 
teachers, and more than lour hundred persons 
took its diploma and w cut out into all parts 
of the laud to teach the new school of gymnas¬ 
tics. And now the years left to me I propose to 
devote to the magazine which l have come here 
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 
SERVANTS VERSUS COOK BOOKS. 
A Hairdresser asks what is the best vege¬ 
table cure that is harmless, to keep hair from 
falling out. 
Ans.—A strong decoction of sage tea, ap¬ 
plied for a week when brushing the hair and 
then discontinued for a while. N ight-eaps are 
injurious, making the head too warm and 
weakening the roots. 
G. 11. S. usks what we know about the 
grape cure. 
Ans. —The subject will be discussed iu an¬ 
other article this week. 
Mrs. Ramsay inquires what is the best ma¬ 
terial for stockings with a view to prevent¬ 
ing cold feet. 
ANS.—Heavy cottou stockings are more ef¬ 
fectual than woolen, as the latter retain mois¬ 
ture aud keep the fret damp, while cottou 
allows the perspiration to evaporate. 
Nellie T. wishes to know the meaning of the 
allix “olog.v.” 
Ans.—I t is derived from the Greek word 
“logos'”—word, discussion or discourse, aud as 
au affix it signifies that the w hole word repre¬ 
sents the “science” of the subject. 
Martin asks if the ouiou has uuy r medicinal 
value. 
Ans. —Yes, it eontaius an oil that is au ex¬ 
cellent. stimulant for the stomach. 
Cook inquires if meat should be cooked fast 
or slow. 
ANS.—Sl >w and steady, because excessive 
heat causes the aibumeu to become solid, aud 
crisps the fibers. 
Mis. L. M. B. asks what are the nutritive 
qualities of eggs? 
Ans.—T he yelk and white consist of ulbu- 
miuuusmatter; the yelk is richest iu luct unu is 
composed of caserne ami albumen. T he w hite 
contains mostly wuter ami a very little sul¬ 
phur. No other tooU unites so completely the 
udvoutugus ol meat as the eggs ot our ao 
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1 armors’ wives w ho have no servant to make 
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