mm 
The Imperial German Health Bureau 
reports that aluminum is especially suit¬ 
able for cooking utensils, as it does not 
form poisonous salts, as copper, tin and 
lead do. 
* 
The Young Woman’s Christian Asso¬ 
ciation of New York City intends to add 
to its other buildings a gymnasium to 
cost $250,000. Classes in physical culture 
have long been a feature of the associa¬ 
tion’s work, and this determination is, 
no doubt, prompted by the results of 
past work, and the increasing demand 
for better opportunities. As soon as 
women learn the advantages of culti¬ 
vating their muscles, they will begin to 
cloth cloak and its trimmings of fox fur, 
eaten the very first summer and while 
packed in a box with strips of paper 
pasted over every crack, but concluded 
that the furrier made a bargain fortunate 
for himself when he sold the fur, though 
it appeared to be all right. I forget the 
garment’s length of years, but they were 
far too few, its final destruction being 
coeval with a long illness of mine 
which left it forgotten and neglected. 
Loth to part with my pretty fur, I 
attempted steaming it to kill the moths. 
Of course, it curled and shrunk into 
worthlessness. I threw it in the fire and 
had learned one thing. 
Since then, being likely to lose a 
I judge that dyed furs are far less in¬ 
viting to moths than those merely 
dressed, which accounts for the fact that 
the more valuable sorts are likely to be 
the ones attacked. Thus, the cheap 
black coney fur may be said to be almost 
moth-proof, and it is the woolen lining 
of black goat carriage robes that most 
needs care. 
Such experience as has come in my 
way leads to the following conclusions : 
Many wrappings and secure pinnings in¬ 
sure safety, if all is right when articles 
are put away. Camphor or tobacco 
helps make things doubly sure. New 
furs should be looked to once or twice 
during the first summer. Even moth- 
discourage their nerves. When the mus- brown marten boa, I tried drenching it eaten furs may be rescued. Any fur is 
cles become as active as the nerves have 
been heretofore, woman’s nerves will 
be as insignificant as her muscles are 
now, and some of the patent medicines 
will have slow sales. 
* 
The city working woman is more in 
need of exercise than her country cousin, 
because her daily routine includes less. 
The gymnasium is the device of theorists 
to meet this need, and the country 
woman can well do without it since Na¬ 
ture surrounds her with the very well- 
springs of health, fresh air and sun¬ 
shine. Outdoor exercise is better than 
any other ; thus the country woman has 
the advantage of the woman whose 
blessings are mostly those provided by 
philanthropists laboring to overcome 
the effects of unnatural and unhealthful 
surroundings. 
* 
One of the first dangers to which a 
baby is exposed, is that which may re¬ 
sult from its putting something injuri¬ 
ous into the mouth. A close observer 
will notice that this habit of abusing 
the mouth is not confined to babies, and 
we must acknowledge that many of us 
besides the babies need watching and 
scolding. There’s a long list of “ don’ts” 
that would be appropriate just here, but 
we will make it short, to be continued 
some other time : Don’t put a pencil in 
your mouth, before or after using it. 
Don’t put your fingers in your mouth 
when turning the pages of a book. Don’t 
carry needles, pins or anything larger in 
your mouth, unless it be something the 
dentist recommends. 
SUMMER CARE OF FURS. 
N ICE furs, well cared for, may become 
almost lifelong possessions, lend¬ 
ing themselves to all sorts of unforeseen 
remodelings and, like the proverbial all- 
wool gown, “ good as long as even a 
scrap is left.” Some articles seem to bear 
a charmed atmosphere, and remain year 
after year uninjured, though given but 
a modicum of care. Such a wonder was 
a white muff and tippet of my youth, 
which spent years in the attic merely 
tied in its box, and has now emerged an 
“ ermine ” cape which a tiny niece has 
worn two winters, her beloved “ kitty,” 
very warm and cozy, and much admired 
as she sits in her little carriage. Prob¬ 
ably nearly every family can tell of 
some venerable fur articles, owned for 
years and still moth free ; but in most 
instances, the story would be incomplete 
without mention of an equally vener¬ 
able linen pillow slip and prompt brush¬ 
ing and putting away. 
For anything so comfortable and ser¬ 
viceable, the best of care is none too 
good, and most of us prefer to run no 
risks. Safety lies either in putting arti¬ 
cles where moth millers cannot find 
them, or in keeping them in constant 
use. I once heard of a lady who kept, 
satisfactorily, her sealskin coat hung on 
the inside of her closet door all the year 
’round, giving it a shake almost every 
day. Also, I once had a heavy beaver- 
with kerosene, which rescued it from 
moths without injury to the fur. 
Naphtha or benzine would have evapor¬ 
ated quicker, and been better for the 
purpose ; but kerosene was better than 
steam. Using enough naphtha (in the 
open air, remembering its inflammable 
nature) to drench infected articles, and 
putting away as soon as drained, would 
be my method now of dealing with sus¬ 
pected furs, and preserving what useful¬ 
ness might remain in them. 
But unless we have sickness or acci¬ 
dent for excuse, there is no reason why 
that first mischievous moth should ever 
begin the story of labor and loss. Prob¬ 
ably no better discourager of the visits 
of moth-millers than camphor gum is to 
be had, but tobacco is nearly, maybe 
quite, as good. The carbolic-smelling 
moth balls wnich seemed such a boon, 
are found to leave so permanent an odor 
that one hesitates before putting them 
among one’s best garments. Pieces of 
old cotton wet in turpentine in which 
camphor gum has been dissolved (using 
as much of the camphor as the turpen¬ 
tine will hold in solution), are efficacious 
and convenient. 
The long-haired furs are liable to 
come forth looking rather flattened and 
mussy unless given careful packing in 
plenty of room. Trimmings and small 
articles of this class are best coiled 
loosely in a box, the box being then 
wrapped and tied in several foldings of 
fresh newspaper. Bags and pillow slips 
answer well for smooth furs. Coats and 
capes suspended on yokes or hangers, 
and inclosed in bags of new unbleached 
cotton, may be trusted in most closets ; 
a casing and drawstring make a poor 
closing for such bags, space to slipnoose 
a stout cord about the top being far pre¬ 
ferable ; let only the shank or hook of 
the hanger protrude, and the weight of 
the whole will pull the noose very tight. 
Last fall I chanced to see a mink cape 
taken from its wrappings. The cape 
had been laid on a table and folded back 
and forth upon itself, each fold being 
copiously strewn with tobacco till nearly 
a package of the fine smoking tobacco 
had been used ; into its bag the cape had 
then been slipped to be pinned securely. 
The box had held this roll snugly, and 
lastly, the box had been rolled and 
pinned in a whole sheet. Thus my friend 
had kept her cape safely, and saved a 
fee to the furrier. But another case 
comes to mind where an acquaintance 
had finally to resign her fur-lined wrap 
to surer quarters than she could provide. 
The garment was a valuable one with an 
edging of some fine, expensive fur. She 
watched it zealously as spring advanced, 
and felt sure that all was not well ; 
faithfully she aired and beat and combed, 
using a fine steel tool made expressly 
for the latter work. Not moths but a tiny 
worm known to furriers, was pronounced 
the cause of the trouble. She ended by 
sending the garment off to be placed in 
cold storage where it must have been 
safer, for it seems to have lost none of 
its elegance. 
worth saving till its further use appears, 
though seven or twice seven years pass 
before it is disclosed. 
PRUDENCE T. PRIMROSE. 
THE POINT OF VIEW. 
A CERTAIN prisoner, years ago, be¬ 
ing in chains, was obliged to em¬ 
ploy others to write his letters for him. 
However, he always endeavored to Sign 
his name with his own hands. Once, 
after writing his signature, he plain¬ 
tively adds, “ Remember my bonds,” as 
if to remind his friends to whom the 
epistle was sent, that however imperfect 
the script, his heavy chains were the ex¬ 
cuse. Surely this would be a kindlier 
world now if we all could remember our 
neighbors’ bonds. Who knows how the 
chain of quick temper, impatience, jeal¬ 
ousy or even ill health, holds down 
the hands that really try to do better 
things ? 
Two knights once met on either side 
of a shield, and fell to fighting because 
one called it gold while the other 
thought it silver. Each was right from 
his point of view. Mrs. A wonders how 
Mrs. B can be so careless a housekeeper, 
while Mrs. B thinks Mrs. A painfully 
particular, while the first has a small 
family with every convenience to help 
her, and the latter a houseful of child¬ 
ren and dyspepsia ! Many troubles and 
quarrels in families come from the 
inability of the members to see from 
more than one point of view. 
It does seem that we could all live 
happier lives if, instead of judging 
others harshly for every mistake accord¬ 
ing to our standard, we could look at 
them from another point of view, and 
remember what bonds they may have 
that hinder perfection, for do we not all 
need excuses ? mollie wiggins. 
" OUT OF THE CRADLE INTO THE 
WORLD/’ 
O NE of the good new books just pub¬ 
lished is entitled, “ Out of the 
Cradle into the World, or, Self-Educa¬ 
tion Through Play,” by J. Benjamin At¬ 
kins. I wish all parents and teachers 
could have the good fortune to read the 
book. It is so full of helpful sugges¬ 
tions, and is written in such an easy, 
readable style, that one reads from the 
beginning to the end of the volume 
without finding a dull page—something 
of a recommendation fora book of nearly 
400 pages. 
Since we are at the beginning of a 
long vacation for the children, it is a 
propitious time to call the attention of 
parents and teachers to the purpose of 
play. Among the many interesting chap¬ 
ters, one is devoted to the discussion of 
“ Play, the Natural Occupation of Child¬ 
ren ” ; another takes up the subject of 
“ Physical Development Through Play ” ; 
following this is a chapter on “ Mental 
Development Through Play.” These 
headings may sound heavy, but the 
whole book is interspersed with such 
naive sayings of children, given as illus¬ 
trations of the views put forth, that it 
reads rather like a story than a treatise 
on child development. The book closes 
with the “ Effect of Play on After Life.” 
There are few, perhaps, who read the 
book, that will not feel more or less 
guilty when they reflect upon their own 
experience, how many times they have 
put a damper upon innocent health and 
soul-giving play. We are too prone to 
consider our children idle when they are 
“just playing,” and this book is just 
what we need to open our eyes to the 
fact that play is God’s and Nature’s 
method of teaching. “ The child has a 
divinely creative mind and soul, stirring 
his inner life. It is what the child ought 
to be, and will be, which is beating be¬ 
neath what he is now. He is the true 
poet, acting his own creation. He is a 
day dreamer, dramatizing his own 
dreams. Playthings are the trellis and 
play is the germinating mind climbing 
up the trellis to bud and bloom.” “ Pro¬ 
vide innocent amusements that will en¬ 
tertain the child, awaken the intellect, 
and call out the affection of the heart. 
Make play educational, physically, men¬ 
tally, socially, morally.” 
The philosophy of Spencer, Preyerand 
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babies and children. 
In other conditions gain 
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almost imperceptible, health 
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this Scott's Emulsion must be 
taken as nourishment, food 
rather than medicine, food 
prepared for tired and weak 
digestions. 
SCOTT’S EMULSION has her n endorsed by 
the medical profession for twenty years. (Ask 
your doctor.) This is because ft Is always 
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phosphites. 
Put up In 50 cent and $1.00 sizes. The 
small size may be enough to cure your 
cough or help your baby. 
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