to me more like working in to have a good 
home and no need to go out in every sort of 
weather, And I do not work as many hours 
as I used to. either. At first I did not expect 
more than my board, but Mrs. Barden said I 
earned more than that.and quite soou I learned 
to cook—to bake bread and pies and cakes. And 
people do have so much here on the farms. Tt 
seemed very strange to me at first I can tell 
you. But 1 have grown so stout you would be 
surprised. I could hardly wear my old dresses 
—if 1 had any to speak of. When Mrs. B— 
went away for a week last February she left 
me to do the work alone, and I was very 
proud that 1 could. The little boy was here 
aud his father and the hired man—a neigh¬ 
bor’s son who works for bis board and goes 
to school. When she came home she brought 
me a present of a new dress and has helped rne 
cut and fit it. Indeed she is as much a friend 
as a mistress to me aud has never given me an 
unkind word. And the childreu are getting 
so fond of me it keeps me from being lone¬ 
some. 
As to the pay I can tell you this that I have 
not been hare four months yet and I have fif¬ 
teen dollars ahead and ever so many new 
clothes which I needed dreadfully. It is get¬ 
ting springlike—I beard a bird this morning 
aud Mr. B. said it was a bluebird. Such a 
number of sleigh-rides I have had though the 
snow is gone now. Ever} - Sunday evening to 
church. The family went in the morning aud 
I got the dinner and eared for the baby. And 
often I would go to the village to do errands 
when the teams were going. That was when 
I saw the woman who asked about some of 
my friends coming to work for her. She is 
the grocer's wife and is sometimes in the store 
to help. I spoke of you, and told her the place 
to seud a letter. She seems a kind woman aud 
I think you would like the change especially 
with the summer comiug. I wish you would 
come, it would be so nice to have some one 
here I used to know, though the people here 
are all very good to me and I don’t feel like a 
stranger. Your affectionate cousin, 
EMMA HORTON 
This letter from the mistress to her sister 
will tell the result of the experiment from her 
point of view. 
My Dear Sister: I arrived home safely Sat¬ 
urday evening, aud found the family very glad 
to see me. though they have lieeu well cared 
for during our absence. Emma is indeed a 
treasure, and it makes me feel like a girl 
again to have such an outing, and to return 
to a well-kept house, and everything as if I 
hail bec-n here to direct it. I shall hope to 
see you here soon, as now you can visit me 
and not feel that I am worn out with hard 
work. 
You should have seen how delighted the 
brother was to have the baby sister at borne 
again. They had never been separated 
before. With much love, 
Your sister, mary barden. 
Riverport, Feb. 24th, 1886. 
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AN EXPERIM NT. 
The B romp ton Hospital for consumptives, 
in London, reports that over 50 people out of 
every 100 consumptives, arc victims of consti¬ 
pated or inactive kidneys. 
Consumption is one of our national diseases, 
and the above report goes to prove what bas 
often been said in our columns during the last 
eight years, that kiduey troubles are not only 
the cause of more than half of the cases of 
consumption, but of ninety out of every hun¬ 
dred other common diseases. They who have 
taken this position made their claims after 
elaborate investigation, and their proof that 
they have discovered a specific for the terrible 
and stealthy kidney diseases, which have be¬ 
come so prevalent among us, is wise aud con¬ 
vincing. 
We have recently received from them a 
fresh supply of their wonderful advertising. 
They have challeuged tbe medical profession 
aud scieuce to investigate. They have inves¬ 
tigated, and those who are frank have admit¬ 
ted the truth of their statements. They claim 
that ninety per cent, of diseases come origin- 
all}' from inactive kidueys; that these inactive 
kidneys allow the blood to become filled with 
uric acid poison; that this uric acid poison in 
the blood carries disease through every or¬ 
gan. 
There is enough uric acid developed in the 
system wi bin twenty-four hours to kill half a 
dozeu men. 
This being a scientific fact, it requires only 
ordinary wisdom to seethe effect inactive kid* 
neys must have upon the system. 
If this poison is not removed, it ruins every 
organ. If tbe bowels, stomach or liver be¬ 
come inactive, we know it at once, but other 
organs help them out. If the kidneys become 
constipated and dormant, the warniug comes 
later on, aud often when it is too late, because 
the effects are remote from tbe kidneys aud 
those organs are not suspected to be out of 
order. 
Organs that are weak and diseased are un¬ 
able to resist the attacks of this poison, aud 
the disease often takes the form of and is 
treated as a local affection, when iu reality the 
real cause of the trouble was inactive kidneys. 
Too many medical men of tbe preseut day 
hold what was a fact twenty years ago, that 
kidney disease is iucurable, according to the 
medicines authorized by their code. Hence, 
they ignore the original cause of disease itself, 
aud give their attention to useless treating of 
local effects. 
They dose the patient with quinine, mor¬ 
phine, or with salts and other physics, hoping 
that thus nature may cure the disease, while 
the kidneys continue to waste away with in¬ 
flammation. ulceration aud decay, and the 
victim eventually perishes. 
Tbe same quantity of blood that passes 
through the heart, passes through the kidneys. 
If the kidneys are diseased, the blood Roaks 
up this disease aud takes it all through the 
system. Heuce it is, that the claim is made 
that Warner’s safe cure, the only kuown spe¬ 
cific for kiduey diseases, cures HO per cent of 
human ailments, because it, and it aloue, is 
able to maiutaiu the natural activity of the 
kidneys, and to neutralize and remove the 
uric acid, or kidney poison, as fast as it is 
formed. 
If this acid is not removed, there is inac¬ 
tivity of the kidneys, aud there will he pro¬ 
duced in the system paralysis, apoplexy, dys¬ 
pepsia, consumption, heart disease, headaches, 
rheumatism, pueumouia, impotency, aud all 
the nameless diseases of delicate women. If 
the poisonous matter is separated from the 
blood, as fast as it is formed, these diseases, in 
a majority of eases, would not exist. 
It only requires a particle of small-pox vi¬ 
rus to produce that vile disease, and the poi¬ 
sonous matter from the kidneys, passing all 
through the system, and becoming lodged at 
different weak points, is equnlly destructive, 
although more disguised. 
If it were possible for us to see into the kid¬ 
neys, and how quickly the blood passing 
through them goes to the heart aud lungs and 
other parts of the system, carrying this deadly 
virus with it, all would believe without hesi¬ 
tation what has so often been stated in adver¬ 
tisements iu these columns, that the kidneys 
are the most important organs in the body. 
They may regard this article as an adver¬ 
tisement and refuse to believe it, but that is a 
matter over which we have no control. Care¬ 
ful investigation and science itself are proving 
beyoud u doubt that this organ is, iu fact, 
more imjiortant than any other in the system 
as a healthy regulator, and as such should be 
closely watched for the least sign of disor¬ 
dered action, 
.ALICE R DODGE, 
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saw as she stepped on the platform that it 
was the very girl he had thought it might 
be, and met her with a greeting more cordial 
than inquiring. Very soon sbe was seated in 
a spring wagon, with her trunk safely stowed 
behind, and two fat horses were trotting 
briskly from the station over a country road. 
He asked her a few questions as to the jour¬ 
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very little was said, and in half an hour they 
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found herself m the sunny kitchen, where she 
was met by the woman who was to be her 
employer. It was a very inquiring look which 
the two women gave each other, though with 
the girl was the greater anxiety. Too many 
times bad the tired mistress opened her door 
to admit someone to help in the work, only 
to be more glad ere long to close it upon their 
outgoing. Truly, this was in a new line, for 
this young woman was well spoken and well 
bred, though not as gaily attired as had been 
most of those who had preceded her. 
But this was not the time for questions, so she 
hade her remove her outer garments, and, 
drawing a table near tbe stove, left her to eat 
the lunch which had been placed there 
while she answered the call of the youngest 
child, just then waking from his nap. Being 
alone. Eunna looked about her iu some sur¬ 
prise. Her only idea of a kitchen was a base¬ 
ment room in the rear of a city house, poorly 
lighted, and low aud damp, while here were 
three windows and the afternoou sun streamed 
in at one, where, was a little rocker oil a strip 
of carpet. The room really seemed home¬ 
like, aud was yet a kitchen with the con¬ 
veniences required iu such a room. Every¬ 
thing was in order aud as spotless as a house¬ 
keeper would be likely to keep it. 
in a few moments the lady returned with 
the child in her arms and the father came iu 
with the four-year old hoy who had met him 
at the barn, and shortly her trunk was taken 
to her room. It was over the kitchen but 
very comfortable, being heated sufficiently 
from the lower room. Hanging her garments 
in a small closet she soon changed her gown 
for one of calico and went down stuirs pre¬ 
pared for her work. 
Mrs. Barden asked her some questions ns to 
her health and strength anil what she could 
aud could not do, aud told her some of the 
ways of the family, and what would be re¬ 
quired of her, though at first she should uot 
expect her to go on alone, but would teach 
her by keeping about, as she bad done. Any 
help would be a great relief after being alone 
for so long. When she went about the prepar¬ 
ation for the evening meal it was plain that 
here was intelligent assistance whether expe¬ 
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ready, Emma was able to give such table ser¬ 
vice as they had never had. That she had 
learned from observation. To go into the de¬ 
tails of the days and weeks that followel, 
would be, perhaps tedious. Here is a letter 
from the girl to her cousin iu New York, one 
who had worked in the same place with her. 
My Df.ar Cousin: Your letter is received 
and I am going to answer it right off. When 
1 wrote to you after Christmas I told you 1 
was not sorry I had left New York to try this 
new work. Now 1 can say I am very glad I 
am here. Maybe I am more lucky than most 
girls who work out as they call it. It seems 
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