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FROM DAY JO DAY. 
Thebk is one point upon which all 
the participants in our tobacco sympo¬ 
sium last week agreed; that is the 
necessity for a good example on the 
part of the father. It is manifestly im¬ 
possible to impress a boy with the dan¬ 
gerous effects of tobacco, while he sees 
his father using it daily with, appar¬ 
ently, no ill effects. This fact is too 
obvious to be gainsaid. 
* 
Thk manner in which effort is made 
to induce tobacco-using among boys is 
described by one of the writers. It is 
quite possible that this is a common 
practice, and a very disreputable one. 
It is in much the same way that 
names are obtained by the publishers of 
all sorts of vicious circulars. The name 
is first sent, in response to some appar¬ 
ently harmless advertisement; after 
that it is evidently passed on as that of 
a suitable victim. As guard against this 
evil, the only safe course, apparently, 
is for parents to avoid all publications 
making a large display of doubtful ad¬ 
vertisements, no matter how high their 
standing may be in other particulars. 
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And while we are lecturing the boys 
for the tobacco habit, it is well to re¬ 
member that there are many women 
who waste nearly as much money on 
the candy-and-ice-cream-soda habit as 
their brothers waste upon tobacco. 
Country girls are not so prone to this 
as their city cousins, because their op¬ 
portunities are fewer ; but it is surpris¬ 
ing how much money is spent in this 
way, and by those who really need the 
money for other things. Many children 
look upon soda water and candy as the 
invariable accompaniments of every 
outing, and in the large department 
stores, we see mothers feeding such ma¬ 
terial even to babies in arms. And, al¬ 
though even the most ardent opponent 
of soda water and candy would hesitate 
to state that such indulgences are as 
harmful morally as the liquor and to¬ 
bacco habits, are we not justified in 
thinking that the son of a woman who 
indulges in excessive candy-eating 
would, given the opportunity, fall read¬ 
ily into the tobacco habit ? What we 
may characterize merely as foolish self- 
indulgence on the part of a home-keep¬ 
ing woman, may become actual vice in 
the wider horizon open to a man. So, 
although the father’s example is all-im¬ 
portant, the mother must remember 
that self-indulgence on her part saps 
the moral fiber of her children. This 
brings to mind the wise motto of the 
National Economic Association: “To 
cure is the voice of the past; to prevent 
the divine whisper of to-day.” 
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Some of the clergy of Greater New 
York are encouraging the formation of 
an anti-swearing league, which shall en¬ 
deavor to suppress, by precept and ex¬ 
ample, the use of profane language. We 
once heard of a man accustomed habitu¬ 
ally to garnishing his speech with oaths, 
who was broken of his habit by his 
young second wife, who, whenever he 
used such language in her presence, im¬ 
mediately responded with equal profan¬ 
ity. This homeopathic treatment was 
entirely successful, for the offender, to 
whom profanity was second nature, was 
unfeignedly shocked when he heard 
such words issue from his wife’s lips. In 
many cases, the swearing man really 
means no more than the woman who 
sighs “ Dear me ! ”—his profanity is 
merely a habit, and a very disgusting 
one. Carelessness in this particular is 
reprehensible, and any household which 
permits the use of profane or unclean 
language puts itself beyond the pale, 
both morally and socially. Mothers and 
sisters are greatly to blame in this par¬ 
ticular, when they overlook such offense 
in the home circle ; they not only lessen 
their own influence, but also, lower the 
standard of respect for all women. 
WOMEN AS BARBERS. 
CORRESPONDENT (who does not 
give name or address) sends us the 
following query : 
Will you tell me what you think of young women 
doing barbering ? Did you ever know of this 
work being done by women, and is it advisable ? 
I have often thought that I should like the work, 
and don’t see why women cannot do it as well as, 
or better than, men. 
According to the last census, there 
were 84,982 barbers and hairdressers in 
the United States, and of these, 2,825 
were women. Without doubt, the greater 
proportion of these women were hair¬ 
dressers who devote their services to 
women and children, cutting, curling, 
shampooing and arranging the hair. 
There are many such women in every 
city, who have a regular list of patrons, 
calling upon them at their houses. Very 
often, manicuring forms part of their 
business. It is a very respectable call¬ 
ing and, when a regular connection is 
formed, it gives a good livelihood. 
But hairdressing and barbering are 
two separate things. There are women 
barbers in most large cities, and they 
may, doubtless, receive instruction in 
any of the barber’s training schools; 
but we consider it an extremely objec¬ 
tionable business for women. The shops 
in which women are employed usually 
advertise “ lady barbers” as the chief 
attraction, and one there employed, no 
matter how upright her character, is ex¬ 
posed to constant misconstruction, if no 
worse. No doubt many of these women 
are perfectly respectable, but their 
choice of employment is unfortunate, 
and they are likely to be classed with 
those whose respectability is doubtful. 
It is, doubtless, a fact, as our corre¬ 
spondent says, that women may do this 
work just as well as, or better than, men; 
still, it is a case where we may apply 
St. Paul’s observation that all things 
are lawful, but all things are not ex¬ 
pedient. We would say nothing of the 
fact that the woman barber finds her 
patrons almost entirely among men, be¬ 
cause there are thousands of places 
where women work entirely among men, 
to the improvement of both ; but think 
what the barber’s work implies ! The 
actual physical contact with strangers 
of every class is most offensive to 
womanly modesty, and must soon de¬ 
stroy that quality. Women m the pro¬ 
fessions are protected by the standing of 
their occupations, even in trying situa¬ 
tions ; but this species of intellectual 
chivalry, which would protect the doc¬ 
tor, the trained nurse, or the journalist, 
would not be experienced by the woman 
barber. 
Our advice to our correspondent, re¬ 
iterated emphatically, is to leave the 
barber’s trade alone. If she care to try 
hairdressing for women and children, 
given taste and skill, she would be likely 
to find it congenial work. But we think 
that a very short experience would prove 
to her that a woman possessing any re¬ 
finement of feeling is sadly out of place 
as a “ lady barber.” 
TEACHING THE CHILDREN AT HOME. 
WAS very much interested in the 
recent article under the above head¬ 
ing. I agree thoroughly with the writer 
that “ there is more to be said in favor 
of home teaching than most people im¬ 
agine.” Not only are the children 
helped, but the parents are greatly 
benefited. They are better enabled to 
understand their children, and the out¬ 
look which they receive from the text¬ 
books of the present day makes life worth 
living. Such parents make better citi¬ 
zens than those who, at the earliest age 
possible, send their children to school, 
and if not in words, in actions, at least, 
say : “ There, I’m rid of them. I hope 
they will become scholars, but I’m too 
busy to attempt anything more than to 
get them off to school; I have had my 
day, and now they must have theirs.” 
A blackboard in our family has been 
of incalculable benefit in teaching our 
children at home. The head of the 
family was recently heard to say, “I 
never made a better investment than 
that blackboard.” It has seen 12 years 
of constant service, and with only an 
occasional coat of paint, is as good as 
ever. The children learned to read from 
it, having no text-books until able to 
read well in the first reader. They 
learned their first lessons in arithmetic, 
learned to write, to print, to draw, and 
now that the higher mathematics have 
been reached, it is still useful. On holi¬ 
days, an appropriate sentence in colored 
crayons greets our eyes. When unex¬ 
pectedly called away during the absence 
of some of the family, it serves as a bul¬ 
letin board in giving directions, etc. In 
fact, it has grown to be indispensable. 
ELLA F. FLANDEBS. 
A Cougher’s Coffers 
may not be so full as he wishes, but if he is 
wise he will neglect his coffers awhile and 
attend to his cough. A man’s coffers may be 
so secure that no one can take them away 
from him. But a little cough has taken many 
a man away from his coffers. The “slight 
cough” is somewhat like the small pebble that 
lies on the mountain side, and appears utterly 
insignificant. A fluttering bird, perhaps, starts 
the pebble rolling, and the rolling pebble begets 
an avalanche that buries a town. Many fatal 
diseases begin with a slight cough. But any 
cough, taken in time, can be cured by the use of 
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. 
More particulars about Pectoral in Ayer’s Curebook, ioo pages. 
Sent free. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. 
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EVERY DAY WISDOM. 
S OME unthinking or heedless cooks 
have a way of boiling all sizes of 
potatoes together, without cutting the 
large ones ; the consequence is that the 
small ones boil to pieces and are wasted, 
before the large ones are cooked through. 
Not enough conscientiousness enters 
into the matter of borrowed books. 
When a person is kind enough to lend 
another a book, it should not only be 
carefully used, but it ought to be re¬ 
turned in a reasonable time. The habit 
of acting uprightly in these small mat¬ 
ters, grows on a person who cultivates 
it, and leaves its mark for good. 
It is a maxim among good business 
men, that a man should be careful of 
his signature ; that is, careful where he 
puts it; he ought, also, to try to make 
it legible. Many men write their names 
in such a careless way that they can 
scarcely read them themselves if they 
encountered them unexpectedly. It is 
very annoying to receive a business let¬ 
ter from a stranger and be obliged to 
call for help to deciper the name at¬ 
tached, as is sometimes the case. 
To clean windows easily and well, use 
two tablespoonfuls of kerosene to a 
quart of water, using a soft cloth, wring¬ 
ing it out well. Rub, and afterwards 
polish with a soft towel, and the result 
is very satisfactory. 
A fine polish on the cook stove is 
readily obtained if cold tea be used to 
moisten the blacking. 
Why should children and young folks 
be allowed to trespass on ground not 
belonging to their parents, in quest of 
apples, nuts and such-like things ? Does 
it not tend to make them lawless ? 
AUNT KACHKL 
The November 
Ladies’ Home Journal 
has a full descrip¬ 
tion (illustrated) of 
The First 
Thanksgiving Dinner 
at Plymouth, November, 1621 
Four special pages of 
new ideas in home-made 
Christmas presents. 
New ideas in Church 
Sociables and Home Par¬ 
ties for Children. 
One Dollar a Year Ten Cents a Copy 
The Curtis Publishing Company 
Philadelphia 
All ECUCU WANTED to sell to dealers. $100 
monthly and expenses. Experience 
“unnecessary. Enel, stamp. Acme Cigar Co..Chicago 
DO YOU DEED WDTDHIDG? 
STVM Or, to put it another way. 
Do You Need a Watch? 
LADIES 
'CENTS We sell them, sell them at such 
CUE an exceedingly low price that 
you can’t afford to go watchless. 
Got ’em all sizes and styles. 
But we’ll just mention two: 
An Elgin orWult hum Watch, 
best movement made, hunting 
case, accurate time-keeper, 
handsomely engraved, Dauber 
Case, heavily gold-plated—last 
for all time. Ladies’ or gentle¬ 
man’s size. 
We’ll send it to your address 
with privilege of examination. 
If it’s not entirely as repre¬ 
sented, send it back—costs you 
nothing. If you like it, pay the 
agent express charges and $6.50. 
-That’s fair. Or this— 
A Hunting Case Watch-beauti- 
fully engraved case, first-class 
movement, any size, heavi ly plated 
(14k)—looks just like a $40.00 gold 
watch—keeps as good time as auy 
of them. Sent to your express 
agent with privilege of examina¬ 
tion-same conditions as all our 
watches sent out—and if you like 
it, pay him $8.45 and express 
charges. 
If you take our word for it, and 
send money with order, u hand¬ 
some chain goes with either, und 
express charges are paid by us, for 
the prices named above. 
Royal Manufacturing Co. 
334 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. 
