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  2. Mistress Betty Carew. BEING SOME PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MR. GEORGE BASS, SURGEON OF H.M.S. RELIANCE.

    "Ah! God! for a man with a heart, head, hand, Like some of the simple great ones gone ...

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  3. AMUSING INCIDENTS. WITH AUTHORITY.

    A bright youth of sixteen summers is the lift attendant in an important business establishment. He is of a cheery disposition, and, unlike the average ...

    Article : 167 words
  4. GOOD HEALTH. NIGHT AIR.

    Anent the subject of ventilation arises that of night air, and Florence Nightingale's question, "What other air is there at night but night air?" It is ...

    Article : 299 words
  5. WOMAN'S WORLD. WOMEN WHO MANAGE.

    It is almost unnecessary to say the managing woman is not a general favourite, neither are her own affairs always in the best order, since she ...

    Article : 360 words
  6. THE HOUSEHOLD.

    Banana Fritters.—Peel and slice the fruit lengthwise, using a silver knife. Scatter the slices with caster sugar, and over all put a little wine, and soak ...

    Article : 930 words
  7. FIRMLY RESOLVED.

    At a recent tea-party, where the fare provided could not, by any stretch of courtesy, be termed palatable, a guessing game was instituted, and the lady ...

    Article : 184 words
  8. JOY AS A MEDICINE.

    Joy is one of the greatest panaceas of life. No joy is better calculated to prolong life than that which, is found in domestic happiness, in the company ...

    Article : 74 words
  9. SUNSHINE GIVES SLEEP.

    All sufferers from sleeplessness should try sunshine as a cure for their woes; it is the very best soporific that there is. Many women are martyrs to ...

    Article : 152 words
  10. "NOBBUT NATTERAL!"

    During the recent spell of hard weather a couple of farmers were travelling by train to the market, when one of them, who, in addition to being a ...

    Article : 163 words
  11. PERSPIRATION.

    The unpleasant odour produced by perspiration is frequently a source of vexation to persons who are unfortunately subject to it. Nothing is ...

    Article : 84 words
  12. DOCTOR PARKER'S KINDNESS.

    The vein of rugged humour which appeared so frequently in the pulpit utterances of the late Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker, of the City Temple, continually ...

    Article : 493 words
  13. MILK OF CUCUMBER.

    This is an old traditional recipe for cucumber milk, which is of great value: Oil of sweet almonds, eight parts; fresh cucumber juice (boiled), twenty ...

    Article : 72 words
  14. KEEPING UP APPEARANCES.

    Someone has said that one-half the misery of life, at least, if not more, comes to people from not being able to make both ends meet; and yet how ...

    Article : 177 words
  15. HIS CHANCE AT LAST.

    "Is there a man in all this audience," fiercely exclaimed a female lecturer, "that has ever done anything to lighten the burden resting on his wife's ...

    Article : 194 words
  16. CURE FOR SCURVY HEAD.

    It has been more than once pointed out in these columns that bad cases of this kind require constitutional as well as local remedies, for disordered ...

    Article : 303 words
  17. CHAPTER XVI.

    "No words suffice the secret soul to show And truth denies all eloquence to woe." Bass let the other men go down the ...

    Article : 2,554 words
  18. THE GIRL WHO IS LOVED.

    There is a wondrous charm in a gentle spirit. The gentle girl in a home may not be well educated, may not be musical, or an artist, or "clever" in any ...

    Article : 171 words
  19. MEANT KINDLY.

    He had never told his wife that he believed he could paint, and that he was actually engaged on a masterpice. At length, when he had given the final ...

    Article : 112 words
  20. A CHINESE FAREWELL TO A WIFE.

    The following parting song is said to have been written about 100 B.C. by Su Wu, one of China's famous diplomatists who was sent on an embassy to ...

    Article : 171 words
  21. A CHEAP DISINFECTANT.

    Most people are nowadays familiar with disinfectants, but it is only the few who know that a few pennyworths of permanganate of potash will produce ...

    Article : 138 words
  22. A HARD CASE.

    A philanthropic old lady in Exeter, very keen on the drink question, got hold of a very bibulous old sailor whom everyone had given up as a bad job. ...

    Article : 256 words
  23. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    Never cover the pan in which fish is being cooked. To do so will make the fish soft, and spoil the firm quality so desirable. ...

    Article : 312 words
  24. WORRYING ABOUT DREAMS.

    A number of persons appear to worry themselves a great deal in an effort to understand their dreams—while some worry themselves, and other people, too, ...

    Article : 336 words
  25. EFFECTS OF ACID UPON THE BLOOD.

    An eminent Polish physician, Jaworski, has been experimenting to determine the effects of acids and alkalies upon the stomach. He finds that acids ...

    Article : 98 words
  26. TO RENOVATE VELVET.

    A simple method of cleaning velvet and plush is as follows: —The rule applies to all these kinds of goods, as all have a pile which, if flattened, must ...

    Article : 145 words
  27. POWER OF GENTLENESS.

    No bad man is ever brought to repentance by angry words, by bitter, scornful reproaches. He fortifies himself against reproof and hurls back foul ...

    Article : 152 words
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  29. CLEANING A BATH.

    Salt may also be effectively used for cleaning painted or enamelled baths. It should be applied on a cloth and very slightly damped. The bath is kept in a ...

    Article : 44 words
  30. WASHING NICE LACE.

    Make a lather of good white soap, have it lukewarm, lay the lace in over night. In the morning squeeze out and put in a little fresh soapy water. Rinse ...

    Article : 86 words
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