1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
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vies her city cousins whose fathers and 
husbands are expected to provide for 
them, and do not question or pout when 
they take exercise in calling or shopping! 
A perfect change—city to country, or 
country to city—will often divert a semi¬ 
invalid, and make home seem brighter on 
returning. But the bodily health must 
be of the first consideration. A bath is 
a great restorer, rubbing the body with 
a coarse towel while using water slightly 
warmed at first. The diet should be 
fish, mutton broth, green vegetables and 
acid fruits, cocoa and milk, plenty of 
eggs and cream, with light puddings, 
and raw oysters. Thus the blood is 
helped, and that network of tingling 
nerves strengthened. Get out of doors, 
suffering one ; if you cannot walk, then 
drive, and divert your mind with the 
panorama of field and sky and tree by 
the wayside, if nothing else. Get fresh, 
pure air into the lungs, and new life 
into the overtaxed nerves. Avoid stimu¬ 
lants of every sort; they are a delusion 
and a snare. Let will power be brought 
into force to induce quiet. 
Some one once asked me what to do to 
induce sleep. “ Read a chapter in the 
Bible, say your prayers, lie down quietly, 
and think of nothing.” Sleeplessness 
wears on the nerves, and one would bet¬ 
ter not begin to think of past or future 
worries when trying to woo Nature’s 
sweet restorer. annie l. jack. 
Happiness and Occupation. 
A happy, sunshiny disposition is one 
of the best prophylactics in the world, 
and the very best nerve tonic is hap¬ 
piness. This is true from earliest child¬ 
hood. The nervous, irritable child loses 
its “ nerves ” and ill-temper the moment 
it is made happy, and every mother 
knows that a child is rendered happy, by 
being busied in some pleasant occupa¬ 
tion. The tired, overworked woman for¬ 
gets her weariness when some good news 
comes to her, or when a cheery friend 
happens in to chat with her. Often the 
best thing a physician does for his patient 
is to bring his strong presence and cheer¬ 
ing words to the invalid. Sometimes the 
tediousness of a long street-car ride is 
overcome by observing the faces of those 
who come and go. The observations 
made lead me to say that there are too 
many tired faces, too many careworn ex¬ 
pressions, too many brows wearing deep 
lines, all expressive of a weariness that 
should be overcome. But that is the 
question: How may these overtaxed 
nerves be toned up to their proper ten¬ 
sion ? How may these tired women be 
made to feel an exuberance of spirits ? 
An old-time form of punishment in the 
schools, was to have the unruly boy or 
girl stand on one foot, or hold out one 
or both arms. These mistreated mem¬ 
bers, in a very short time, became over¬ 
worked, tired out, unbearably fatigued. 
The same legs or arms could have 
given off 10 or, perhaps 100 times as 
much nervous energy with little or no 
fatigue if they had been free to move 
promiscuously or pleasurably. Just so is 
it with tired women ; they are burdened, 
or burden themselves, with too severe 
devotion to a certain routine of work; 
the constant recurrence of the same 
duties entails a monotonous line of work 
which calls into action the same set of 
nerves, until, in the nervous system, is 
engendered a state of fatigue comparable 
with the unruly schoolboy’s tired legs 
or arms. 
The panacea, therefore, for the ner¬ 
vous, the tired-out women, is not that 
they need to do less work, but that they 
introduce more variety into their lives. 
Let them enlarge their “sphere”; let 
them become interested in something be¬ 
sides the daily round of duties. There 
are thousands of avenues which the 
tired woman may enter and find, if not 
the fountain of perpetual youth, or the 
fabled elixir of life, yet the truest nerve 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to use ‘Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
tonic that can be found. Life seems im¬ 
measurably more important and precious 
to one who is interested in the promo¬ 
tion of some good cause. Let the “ tired 
woman ” look about her, and see what 
she can do to help on the upward trend 
of progress. Is everything perfect in her 
neighborhood? Is there no one whom 
she can help ? Are there no evils which 
she can help to overcome ? If she can¬ 
not work alone, can she not associate 
herself with other women to accomplish 
some good ? Many reforms are brought 
about by organizations of women, and 
rural districts should not lag in the rear. 
Study something ! Let the nervous 
woman open her eyes to some of the 
existing evils ; let her take an active in¬ 
terest in doing something for the gen¬ 
eral good, and she will find that her 
nervousness, like the unruly schoolboy’s 
overtaxed limbs, was due to an unwise, 
continuous use of a limited number of 
muscles and nerves. 
MRS. W. A KELLERMAN. 
Cheerfulness and Repose. 
To my mind, no word in our language 
is so well worn, or so often misapplied, 
as that of nervousness. Some one has 
very wisely said, “ Nervousness is the 
verbal camel which must carry on its 
back multitudinous bales of diverse 
material.” A good deal of nervousness 
is due to overwork, poor general health, 
and the indulgence of ill temper. Being 
of an exceedingly nervous temperament 
myself, I presume I may speak advisedly 
on the subject. A nervous woman should 
never overwork herself, should cultivate 
a reposeful manner, and take all rest 
possible. Exercise in the open air, cheer¬ 
ful company, and light, nourishing food 
will all be found conducive to good 
health which will enable any woman to 
overcome nervousness. Self control, both 
in the little daily annoyances of life, and 
the thoughts, must be exercised, and 
will do more than any one thing to cure 
this trouble. One of the first things I 
learned in my endeavor to cease to be a 
nervous woman, was never to worry or 
think of anything unpleasant. For the 
kitchen, I left the kitchen mishaps and 
trials ; the same with the nursery and 
other places, and I soon found great re¬ 
lief in so doing. A walk in the woods, 
the reading of a cheerful book, and best 
of all, the frequent appeal to Heaven for 
help, will be found powerful aids in the 
struggle for victory. If the nervousness 
is, as you say, a matter of temperament 
rather than bad health, there is no rea¬ 
son why it should not be controlled. 
ELIZA R. PARKER. 
FOR LESSENING LABOR. 
In making jelly, wring the bag from 
clear water, put into a colander, and set 
the colander over an earthen jar of the 
proper size. Turn the fruit into the 
bag, and all that runs out will pass into 
the lower receptacle, while the bag may 
be twisted and squeezed, and the juice 
extracted at once. 
A short apron with huge pockets for 
clothespins is very convenient, saving 
the walk back and forth and avoiding 
any need for carrying them in hands and 
mouth. When hung up, the apron may 
hold the line and cloth for wiping it. 
In the Summer, when sprinkled clothes 
are likely to mildew, use hot water, and 
iron at once. We have set a basket of 
clothes sprinkled in hot water over a 
steaming kettle, and ironed without dif¬ 
ficulty, taking the rolls from the bottom 
of the basket first. 
The Index to lamps and the 
chimneys for them will save 
you money and trouble. 
We want you to have it. 
Write Macbeth Pittsburgh Pa 
F OK SALK.—Farms and farm lands In Morrison 
Co., Minn. Wanted money to loan on farm security. 
Lyman Signor. Clerk Hist. Court. Little Falls, Minn 
Buying Dress Fabrics at this Store 
whether one buys them across a counter, or through the mails, 
gives positive safety on at least two points : 
First, that the style is nesv, carefully selected, and correct. If it’s 
an old style still in favor, we’ll tell you so, and make the price right. 
Second, that the fabric is precisely what we say it is. We don't 
take the manufacturer’s word for 
anything. Widths are by our yard¬ 
stick, not by a mill ticket. If we say 
that a color is fast, it is fast, for 
before we say that it is, we have 
boiled it and treated it with chemi¬ 
cals to test it. All wool means all 
wool ,—not even a tenth part cotton. 
Same way with all-linen and all-silk. 
Whatever else our news-letters 
may be, they are truthful. They may 
not always interest you, but you will learn to always believe them. 
We are having a tremendous run just now on our Cotton Fabrics. 
It is probably the largest assortment ever gotten together in one 
store. Cotton dress stuffs are very good things to test a store with. 
They are cheap,—big assortments don’t cost* much, so the question 
of leadership comes down to the three points of 
Styles, Qualities, and Prices 
We’d like you to test our leadership on exactly those points. It’s 
impossible to give any description in such an immense variety as this, 
but here are some hints of kinds and prices, and samples will do the rest 
Printed Ombr6 Striped Lawns at 8c. 
Printed Spiral Striped Lawns, at 8c. 
Printed Lawns, at 10c. 
Printed Striped Organdies, at 10c. 
Printed Dimities, at 12>£c. 
Printed Madras Cloth, at 12%c. 
Fine Printed Organdies, at 15c., 17e., 25c. 
Printed Batiste, at 12%c. 
Scotch Cheviot, at 35c. 
Scotch Madras, at 35c. 
Scotch Ginghams, at 18c. to 31c. 
American Ginghams, at 6}£c. to 25c. 
Silk and Wool Plaid Madras, at 45c. 
Cheviots, at 10c. to 25c. 
Madras, at 12J^c. to 25c. 
Galatea, Striped or Plain, at 35c. 
French Printed Organdie Lisse, at 35c. 
French Printed Mousseline Carreaux, 
at 35c. 
French Printed Organdie Raye, at 37 %c. 
French Printed Grenadine Carreaux, at 
37>^c. 
French Printed Plumetes, at 45c. 
French Printed Piques, at 50c. 
Irish Printed Dimities, at 25c. 
Irish Printed Linen Lawns, at 25c. 
Silk and Cotton Mousseline de Soie, at 50e. 
JOHN WANAMAKER 
Broadway 
Section 159 New York 
(Please address exactly as above) 
VICTORIES_>• 
FOUR MEDALS—3 Gold and 1 Silver, World’s Centennial 
Cotton Exposition, New Orleans, 1884. 
HIGHESf~AW ARDS—NTbraska~Agricultural Fair , 1887. 
DIPLOMA—Alabama Agr’l Society, Montgomery, 1888. 
AWARD—Chattahoochie Valley Exposition, Colum¬ 
bus,^a., 1888._ 
HIGHEST AWARDS—St. Louis Agricultural and 
Mechanical Association, 1889._ 
GOLD MEDALS and 6 DIPLOMAS-World’s Colum- 
bian Exposition, Chicago, 1893._ 
HIGHEST AWARDS—Western Fair Association, Lon¬ 
don, Canada, 1893._ 
SIX GOLD MEDALS and Diplomas—Cal. Midwinter Fair ’94. 
SILVER MEDAL —Industrial Exposition, Toronto, Canada, 1895 
345,584 Home Comfort Ranges Sold to Jan. lst,’97 
CTT"Ranee illustrated is sold ouly from our own wagons at a 
uniform price throughout Canada and the United States. 
Made of open hearth, cold rolled steel-plate and malleable 
iron —will last a life-time with ordinary care. 
WROUGHT IRON RANGE CO., 
Founded 18G4. Paid-up Capital $1,000,000. 
Factories, Salesrooms and Offices: TORONTO, CANADA, and ST. LOUIS, MO. 
Western Salesrooms and offices: DENVER, COLO. 
8WWe manufacture and carry a complete stock of Hotel Ranges and Kitchen goods; also the 
Wiequaled KOMK COMFORT STEEL FURNACES. Write for catalogue and prices. 
EARN A BICYCLE! 
By selling Raker’s Teas among your 
neighbors, a total of 100 lbs. 
for Bicycle; 50 lbs. for 
Waltham Gold Watch; io 
lbs. for Crescent Camera. 
Express prepaid. Write for 
Catalogue. 
W. G. BAKER, Dept. 52 Springfield, Mass. 
SEND FOR A BICYCLE 
High Crude ’PS Models, $14 to $40. 
CREAT CLEARINC SALE of ’97 and >90 
models, best makes, $9.75 to $18. Sent on 
approval without a cent payment. Free use 
of wheel to our agents. Write for our new 
plan “How to Karri u Bicycle” and make 
money. SPECIAL THIS WEEK-10 high 
grade ’97 models (slightly shopworn), $10.75 
each. “Wandering* Awheel,” a souvenir 
book of art, FREE for stamp while they lost. 
MKAI) CYCLE CO.. 293 Avenue K.. Chicago 
for Men, Women, Gir 
|&Boys. Complete lin 
I All brand new model 
$75 <0akwood’ for $32.1 
--— --— $60 ‘Arlington* 44 $24.1 
Shipped anywhere C.O.D.with privilege to examine. Bt 
direct from manufacturers,save agents & dealers prod 
Kree ’ CASH BUYERS’ UNIO!' 
W. \ unliuren Street, 15.346, Chicago, 111 
Plant Breeding. 
By L. H. Bailey. (Cross-breeding and Hybrid¬ 
izing, revised and enlarged.) Contains the 
Facts and Phllosophv of Variation; the 
Philosophy of Crossing Plants; Specific 
Means by which Garden Varieties Originate; 
Detailed Directions for Crossing Plants. 
Cloth.f.$1 
The Rural Nkw-Yobkkb, New Yobk. 
