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  2. MATTERS FEMININE. LAUGHTER FOR CHILDREN.

    A famous doctor once said: "Encourage your child to be merry and to laugh aloud; a good, hearty laugh expands the chest and makes the blood ...

    Article : 121 words
  3. (ALL RIGHTS RESERIVED) The Man of Silence. CHAPTER XVIII.—(Continued.)

    "Well, guv'nor," said the little man, "so 'cre we are agen! Nice 'unt you've given me, runnin' arter yer, an' thinkin' I should never find ...

    Article : 2,174 words
  4. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    If a gloss is desired on linen add a teaspoonful of salt to the starch when making. To disguise the unpleasant taste of ...

    Article : 724 words
  5. COOKERY.

    Spanish Rarebit.—Slice three large onions, and cook them in a covered saucepan with a small lump of butter. When they are quite soft add ...

    Article : 838 words
  6. FACTS AND FANCIES. First Mausoleum in Asia.

    The first mausoleum was made in Asia Minor. Artemisia married her brother, Mausolus, King of Caria, in Asia Minor, about 377 B.C. After his ...

    Article : 65 words
  7. HEALTH IN THE HOME. TEETH AND THE TASK.

    Everybody knows nowadays, or should know, that the health of the body depends, to a great extent, upon the condition of the teeth. ...

    Article : 191 words
  8. New York's Mayoral Lamps.

    When he leaves office the Mayor o New York does not lose all the privi leges attached to that position. It has long been the custom to erect two ...

    Article : 79 words
  9. CHAPTER XIX.

    For a time Vincent Avondale knelt there, holding the girl's hand, and sobbing out halting phrases expressive of his love and his ...

    Article : 926 words
  10. A USEFUL STYLE.

    This sweet little blouse makes up well in silk or delaine. It is made with the long shoulder, and the front fastens over with a point. The neck is finished ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 68 words
  11. Pipe Smoking Among the [?]omans.

    Iron smoking pipes have been found in Roman ruins on the border of the Lake of Geneva, and also near the Lake of Zurich. Many other pipes of ...

    Article : 114 words
  12. KEEPING OUT THE COLD.

    Whenever we get a spell of extra cold weather we doctors are called on to deal with a great many cases which arise from a mistaken notion. This is ...

    Article : 301 words
  13. Fortunes from Inventions.

    It is not always the greatest invention that brings the largest financial rewards. Roller skates are said to have brought their inventor £600,000, ...

    Article : 109 words
  14. The Romance of the Pearl.

    The modern recognition of pearls dates back to about 300 B.C., but they were known to yet older peoples, and especially to those of the East. ...

    Article : 188 words
  15. TABLE MANNERS FOR THE CHILDREN.

    Naturally, children look to their parents for examples of what to do at the table or elsewhere, and, us they are very observing, imitative, and quick in ...

    Article : 472 words
  16. LOSS OF HAIR.

    Recent investigations have shown that the hair reflects the general state of health far more than was formerly supposed, and early loss of hair often ...

    Article : 395 words
  17. The Man in the Moon.

    The age of many popular sayings is uncertain, though far greater than most people believe. "Where the shoe pinches" can be traced hack to ...

    Article : 217 words
  18. THE CAPTAIN'S SPEECH.

    Having got the ship safely out of harbour, the captain took his Boat at the head of the dinner table, and looked round at the passengers ...

    Article : 266 words
  19. IF WE HAD ONLY ONE STUDY.

    "Suppose," said a man to one of the keenest educators of the day you could retain only one study for a child, what study would that be?" ...

    Article : 247 words
  20. AN INJUSTICE.

    Littles Sam sat in the big armchair wearing his best Eton suit and an uncomfortable look. He had been disturbed in a mild raid on the pantry. ...

    Article : 97 words
  21. IN THE SLEEPING-CAR.

    It was in the early days of sleepingcars, when they measured the sheets' by square inches and weighed the blankets on letter-scales. It was also a ...

    Article : 134 words
  22. POOR VALUE.

    They lingered for fully half an hour over their "good-bye." But at last John got up from the sofa with an air of determination. This time he reully ...

    Article : 137 words
  23. MOST UNSATISFACTORY

    Poor old Aunt Elizabeth was a martyr to rheumatism, and was consulting her nephew, a newly-fledged doctor, as to what she had better do. ...

    Article : 138 words
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