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store, and when touched About the House. W my “ h“ V‘me .. H 5 \v ‘1». THE CHILDREN. then the lessons and tasks are all ended. And the school for the day is dis- missed, And the little ones gather around me .lo bijl me "good-night," and be kiss- e' , Oh. the little white arms that encircle My neck in a tender embrace; Oh. the smiles that are halos of heaven, Shedding sunshine and joy on my face. And when they are gone I sit dream- ing ' V Of my childhood too lovely to last; Of love that my heart will remember, \Vhlle it wakes to the pulse of the pas . Ere the world and its wickedness made me A partner of sorrow and sin. When the glory of God was about me, ‘And the glory of gladness within. 011'. my heart grows as weak as a wo- man's, . And the fountains of feeling will flow, When I think of the paths steep and stony , \Vhere the feet of the dear ones must 80; Of the mountains of sin hanging o'er them, Of the tempests of fate blowing wild; 0h, tilixeiie's nothing on earth half so 0 y As the innocent heart of a child. They ggdidols of hearts and of house- 5; ‘ They are angels of God in disguise; His sunlight still sleeps in their tress- eS' t His glory still gleams in their eyes. Oh. those truants from home and from heaven; . They blzave made me more manly and mi ' And {.k know now how Jesus could l on The Kingdom of God ton child] The twig is so easily bended; I have banished the rule and the rod; 1’ have taught them the goodness of knowledge, The};1 hitve taught me the goodness of or, My heart is a dumgeon of darkness When II shut them from breaking a ru 9; . Mi frown is sufficient correction; Iy love is the law of the school. I shall leave the old house in the au- tumn. . To traverse its threshold no more: All! how I shall sigh for the dear ones That. mustered each morn at the door; I shall 'miss the “good-nights" and the kisses, . And the gush» of-their innocent glee, The group on the green, and the flow- ers | That. are brought every morning to me. I shall miss them at morn and at even- mg. Their songs in the school and the streetN I shall mites the low hum of their voices, And the tramp of their delicate feet, When tlhe lessons and tasks are all end- 81 , And Death says: "The school is dis- missed," May the little ones gather around me, To biél me “goodâ€"night,” and be kiss- 8 l TO TRIM THE TREE. Of all things for Christmas a. Christ- mas tree is indispensable in a house where there are children. The explor- ing of overflowing stockings will not give half the pleasure that comes from the discovery of a "real live" tree. with a gray-bearded, snow-spooked Santa Claus peeping from its branches. It matters not how small the tree if it be prettily decorated. In this it is chiefly the first cost which counts. The same ornaments, with a few additions will do you your after year. As for the tree itself. there are five different kinds, all beautiful‘in them- selvesâ€"the pine. beinlock,spruco, cedar, and balsam fir. The prettiest. of all and consequently the most expensive is the cedar, covered with small gray borrles. The smallest of these trees cost. 75 cents and the largest as high as 84. Ordinary trees of good shape and br‘ ht. green color range according to size rom 50 cents to 81. It is most convenient. to have the tree placed at once in a holder, but the price of this may be saved by mount- ing the tree in a deep box well packed with earth. braced, and the box must be as nearly square as possible. The box should be ainlod with green enamel. 'l‘ in decorations of a tree, unlike the building of a house, begins at the top. Custom has made it. almost iinpera~ tive that a figure of Stnta minus occupy this, the most conspicious position. The figures sold in the shops for this pur- pose are made of either cardboard or plaster and cost from 15 cents to 75 cents. Except. for very large trees the 35-min size will answer admir- ably. The figure may be held in place with wire or stro black thread. Stock should not )0 taken of all the articles which are to be used for de- corations. Tinsal plays an. important part in this, for it gives a brightness and glitter obtainable from nothing also. Strings of popcorn are also use- ful. Both white and red popcorn may be rocured already strung. or it may be tight in bulk very cheaply. With a needle and strong thread it is easily slrung. Each string should be from three to four feet. long. Cranberries scattered at frequent intervals along the strings add color to them. Strings of silver and gilt. balls. and balls 0 raw cotton make pretty and fective decorations. Shreds of raw too may also be sprinkled over the tree. This does very nicely to re- resent snow. English walnuts, eith- r natural or gilded. may be tied with lbbon and added to the other mater~ file. You cannot have too much. nautity rather than quality makes a so beautiful. A dozen or more dolls ads of brightwaorcd hould be added it there are any {fine girls in the house. Candy (-335 and tgsr animals of ever; Enoch-aide kind are always apprecmb»: ‘ '3“, ymgg- iters. The tree must be well' tissue palm; ' up “1111 git paint, filled with candy. and tied with ribbon make very pretty ornaments. Last of all. candles, if it is intended that the tree be lighted. see that these are very securely fixed in their sockets. so that there can be no pcesthility of their falling. All these articles should be spread out around the tree before the work of decorating begins, so that a glance will show just what material there is to work with. Then commence authe top and festoon the popcorn and strings of glass balls in graceful loops. selectâ€" ing the most prominent branches for fastenings, and covering up as much as ible any bare spots. The cotton Jails, walnuts, candy boxes. and fig- ures come next. Tie the lighter arti- cles at the tips of the branches and the heavier further in. The tinsel may represent icicles, and the more thickly it is hung on branches and twigs the better. Last of all add the candles. Fasten the holders at. the forks of branches. This prevents them slipping. See that the candles are perfectly upright and have a clear space above. Small presents maybe placed on the tree and lung r ones around its base. The tree mus , of course. be set, before decorating, in the room in which it is to remain, unless it is a very small tree. in which case it may be decorat- ed in a room to which the children sel- dom go. On Christmas mornin lit may be carried to the nursery w tie the little ones are enioying their break- fast or exhibiting their toys in. some other part; of the house. In this way the sudden appearance of the tree Will seem all the more wonderful. A Child's Christmas Day. SIX A. M. He menith'is eyes; with a cry of de- ‘ l' . l ' . _ - ' There'ng a toyshop all round him, a wonderful sxghtl _ The fairies have certainly called in the night. EIGHT A". M. They are quiet at firstâ€"both the girls and the boys, I _ Too happy to make any not or nouse. And they mentally show. to each other their toys» SIX P. M. But 560.! In the nursery a terrible ~ racket! The dolls lose their heads, there are rents in earth jacket, . And if you've a toy it's the fashion to - crack it, EIGHT P. M. The floor is all littered with signs of i the fray, _ . 'He is sulky and tired wrt‘h much eat- ing and play, And nurse, too, 15 cross as she bears him away. -W . N0 DOUBT OF IT. Irate Papa (as the clock strikes two) Ain't Mary‘s fellow gone yet? . Momma. I judge by the length of hr. stay that he H. badly. , l vouEE’EEKE. MM“\A\F\ \\ -‘\\\\ V\ W THE CAT'S STOCKING. In the big country kitchen. the eve before Christmas. . Frank. Harry, and Freddie. and Ma- mas and Lu \Verelaughing and singing, and hang- ing up Stockings. . Two stockings were purple, two scar- let. one blue, . And one very small one, was gray.’ striped with crimson. E And that was the stocking of 8-year- old Sue. -. And when 'neath the mantel all sixi of them do led. ‘ "Now to bed must hurry.” said Barry and May, ‘Then Santa Claus softly will down the chimney." 1 "Please stop just a minute. 1's sum-l; . fin to say," I Said Susie: “My tat hasn't dot any. tacking. And she must have some presents on] Chriss-a-mass Day." I They shouted with laughterâ€"her bro-i thers and sisters, ' And down her round cheeks ran two great sparkling tears. 7 Then they hastened to hug her, and tenderly klss her. ,And called her "the sweetest, the dearest of dears." “And Puss shall have a stocking," said Mamie, “But. whisper, Or she'll hear what we say. She has awful sharp ears.” So they hung up the mate of the gray _ striped \Vith_ crimson. \Vith a card plainly printed, pinned come 3 fast to the leg; "For Kitty, the pet of our sweet baby Sister. Mr. Santa Claus, give her some pre- sents, we beg.‘ She’s a well-behaved cat, good-temper- ed. and pretty, And she meows. and she purrs, and her name it is Peg." -Right early next morning the chil- dren descended, And the Stockings had grown, oh! I l I so jolly and fat; And pussy’s was stuffed just as full as the others. Andcliglle Sue merrily called, "Peggy a I Come and see what you've dot l" seized the gray striped with crimson. And down on the floor, laughingi gayly she sat. In Susie's were candles and cunning. wee pictures, I A tiny wax doll. with kid shoes oni its feet , And kid gloves on its hands, in a dress: made of satin, And a small lady apple, round, rosy, and sweet. And in Peg’s was a ball and some cream in a bottle. A nice piece of fish, and a. large slice of meat. Pussy came in great haste when her young mistress called her, Her tail in the air and her eyes spark~ ling bright; And she speedily lapped all the cream from a saucer, Ate the fish and the meat, and then purred with delight. \Vashed her face, chased the ball, and| meowed; “Oh! how lwish they \Vould hang up a stocking for me ev’ry night." FOR ODD MOMENTS. Most girls who have time delight in making pretty things for the house, and every new piece of fancy work which “comes out" is eagerly copied. Some one goes on a visit and when she returns she brings with her many new and pretty ideas, and then what a busy time among the girls until each one has duplicates of the pretty things: A girl wants her own room to be as pretty as she can make it. There areI numberless little things which she can: ake which are both useful and orâ€" namental. On the table in the corner she has such a pretty sewing-Lnskebg made of a common pasteboard box. A| shoe box or one a little wider will do.I First. it is covered smoothly with blue cambric on the outside. On the bottom inside is placed a piece of cotton Lat- tag which fits perfectly. and over this is iaslened a piece of the cambric. When h.s is done a handle is put in across. the box. For this is used a smooth" p.iable twig covered with cambric. The! ends of th.s twig are sewed sectucly to! the'inside of the box. Next a full puff- ed lining is sewed inside. and the upper edge is turned over the top of the box. For the outside a strip of the cambric buttonholed with white floss in deep I - scallops, is gathered around the too of the box. reaching almost. to the bot.- :0m and having a oneâ€"inch heading left at the top. \Vhen this ruffle is sewed on the heading islands up above the top of the box, or, as it now is, a basket. A p;cce of white cord twisted around the handle and a big bow of ribbon at one side makes it. look still prettier. Little sachets to have among the handkerch;els or in the bureau drawors are dainty things. and need not ncccs~ sarily be expensive if one has a box of nice water colors and know how to use them. Procure heavy square on- relopes and as much of the best sachet powder in rose or holiotropo, or any scent desired. as necessary. l’aint dainty sprays of violets, wild rtses, apple Hus- Soms or holly across the back of the en- velopes. put in a spoonful of the pow- der and seal. They are such dainty things to give to girl friends. The curling iron is usually thrown into a drawer or left in some corner â€"often where a half hour must be spent. in hunting it up. Here is a neat ller bag for it, to be hung on the wall next the dresser. Cut from cardboard a shape like a sole of a shoe or slip- per. Cover it with any pretty materâ€" ial and fasten in the toe end a brass, ring to hang it by. Then take a piece of the material about five inches wide and long enough to reach from the heel end up half the length of the sold. Sew the material to the sole at the sides gathering the lower end and fas- tening securey so that, the tongs can- not slip through. Gather the top of the material and run a narrow ribbon 'hrough, finishing with tiny bows at the side. Here is a safe and pretty re- cepzacle for the curling mugs. A hands let.‘ bandken-h'e .ag may be 'Lllldv of tar-re and brass rings crochl-t- m‘:‘t' Li '5: iii-wk kniliing silk. The ‘ ‘ r: rugs required depends up- l tion. on their size, but if they are the size of a nickle it will take sixty. They may ' REACTION‘OF THE SENSES. Twenty injections of serum of five 1110 bought for a few Gems at 311! dr" cubic centimetres each were adininis‘ goods sxore. The bag may be 305' Shape desired. To make a four- mm 8 tered. each injection being followed by apparent drunkenntos. the patient then cornered bag. crochet. over a;l the rings. : reg“)st imo pmmund slumber. The or each sxde of the bag use thirty! rings. placing six one way and five sleep of the patient was long and healthful, and when it came to an end. the other. and sewing them together. and (he. senses began their action. a Fasten three edges of these sides to- gether, leaving the fourth open for the top. Now fasten a bow of black satin ribbon at each side of the open- ‘ing. leaving two long ends. about ten . inches. with which to hang by. and tie the ends into a bow. This. little bag is fastened to the belt and is extreme- ly pretty. \VHO CAN BEST BE SPARED? Young men. the first question your employers ask themselves when business becomes slack, and when it is thought necessary to economize in the matter of salaries, is. “ Who can best be spar- ed?” It is the barnacles, the shirks, the makeshifts, somebody's portegcs, somebody’s nephews. and especially somebody’s good-for-nothing. men please remembei that these are not, the ones who are . illed for when responsible positions are to be filled. \Vould you like to gauge your own fu- ture for a position of prominence? \Vould you like to know the probabil~ ities of your getting such a position? Inquire with-in. What are you doing to make yourself valuable in the posi- ltion you now occupy‘t If you are doing with your night what your hands find to do. the chances are ten to one that you will soon become so valuable in that position that. you cannot. be spared from it; and then singular to relate. will be the very time when you will be sought out for promotion for a better place. SURE FUR _T_HE INSANE. AN ASTONISHING DISCOVERY OF A PARISIAN SAVANT. The Scrum of a Recovered Madman ln- jcctcd Into the “ins ol'n “onion llnv- In: Maniac Willi Most Success-n1 Itc- Hultsâ€"Tlic Power of Ami-Toxin Demon- strait-«I. A real. cure for insanity has at last. been discovered. It consists in inject- ing into the veins of the lunatic serum taken from a person who has just reâ€" covered from madness. This is not a theory, but a fact, and Prof. Vireo of the Montpelliler Insane Asyltum. near Paris, has actually cured a paâ€" tient by this method. It has for some time been an accept- ed fact in tho medico‘scientific world that; the microbe or germ of insanity really exists. This germ courses with the blood through the human body, and places all the nerve cells in har- mony witht'he madness that fills the brain. To successfully combat the in- fluence of this microbe it is necessary to inject a serum or anti-toxin which shall-l prove the deadly enemy of the toxin, or germ of lunacy. This is exactly what this French (lisp covery means, and the Parisian savant who has demonstrated the practicabi- lity of this new and remarkable theâ€" ory has achieved a medical; success that stands alone. .To thoroughly under- stand the action of the microbe of in- sanity, which the serum from the fortn- er maniac has succeeded in over-coming. it must; be understood that the duty of anti-toxin is to prevent the toxin, or germ, from making its way through the calls of the human organism. The majority of experts' experience has shown the fact to be beyond ques- S'uch famous men as Bucvhzner. Ehrlich, Roux, Vaillard, Calmette and Bouchard vouch for it. So it is that the serum from the maniac, while it does not; actually affect the toxin, real-1y acts on the organism of the body and brain. putting the cells in such a. condition that. the toxin cannot pass through or men affect them. PROFESSION AL OPPOSITION. There has been a marked inclination amen g medich men to deprecate the use of serum taken from the human body, although it has been used in a somewhat crude form. This is largeâ€" ly due to the action of many der/tors several: years ago in using for purpusos of inoculation against. smallpox the zigâ€" g‘lutinized matter which had formed over'tlie incision on C'illlibl of persons who had been vaccinated. It was found that in a number of instances this method actually resulted in the patient thus inoculated ‘bcing stricken with the Inn'tllpox in most virulent form. Thus it was that the carcl'uj practitioner learned to look upon all that savored of human serum with disâ€" favor. x The genius of the French physician has. however. taught the medical. world a lesson in this rower-t, and poksi'tvly paved tlw way to other and equally wrnderfuh results. It_is not in the serum (bat the fault ins, but in Ibo: crude and improper method of utilizing it. 'lbc. experencc [H the case of tho maniac why we.» cured shows that (-xxmruncnt and persetcrance, cun- lnned With genius, have arcunp‘ished exactly what llitr insanity exports and all] the aide; ill‘tf. medical science could give them have heretofore failed to .earn. ‘ The patient treated .by the French doctor at the Manny-er asylum was a woman who suffered from lunacy In acute form. She combined the two most dangerous gum-ties that‘s luna- tic may piesessâ€" keen intelligenrc that her mania trr'y reg-medtmnmnsifyhnd a marked intimation to do Violence in any form pa-snble. It was worn- than a homicide mani‘i. It was a mama of vicinih‘ncss and (lrfl‘ll: Suit-ly i.1-4‘.‘lll.~'fl of the quaiilms luv-u'l med thzs woman was, Sum-cch for the purpose of 11- . . perinwnt. marked improv'cmcut was noticeable. This change for the better. however, proved to be only temporary, for. after a few hours, the mental excitement becl'unc the same as before the serum was injected. The doctors who conducted this or:- perimcnt “ere nudist-enraged by this mot. There had been a distinct im- provement, though it only proved of a few hours“ duiation. If. they said to themselves. an iniprovmncnt though silent can be brought about by means of twenty injections what will forty injections accomplish? So the ex- periment. was repeated. under exactl' the same conditions as before. wit the one exception that. the injections were administered at longer intervals. extending over a period of :.'-l hourS. What was the result? When the pa- tient emerged from her heavy dreamâ€" Young. sleep, it was found that reason had again resumed its sway. She was absolutely sane. Not a trace of the mania that had made her the most. dangerous of all the patients in the Montpelier Asylum remained. The cure of this woman. Mlle. Felice Languerre, was permanent. There is no sane: woman in Paris to-day than she. The cnly trace that remains of i her madness. and that. is hardly a trace of maan in that the entire period during which she was afflicted \vith lunacy, is a blank in her memory.'A most important fact in connection with the new cure is that it does not impair. the brain in the slightest, the opposite of the Llharge that. has olten been brought against. soâ€"called cures of var- ious mamas which the human mind is heir to, and are not classed as what are considered mental disorders. Mlle. Languerre's mind is as bright as it ever was in her nicest inenta': days. W UN DElth‘ U L AN 'I‘lâ€"TOXIN. The feat of conquering the microbe of insanity is even more rcmarkabb than it would seem at first thought. To begin with, the b'Jood of b‘uman_bci- ings is a decidedly unfavorable medium for the development. of microbes. Ex- periment. has shown that only a small proportion of mic-relies introduced into the blood of a person live at all. Thus it. may be seen Lllal. the survwing mi- crobe is of great strength and_power. To overcome its action the antiâ€"toxin. or serum, must be possessed of great. strength. The insanity microbe crude experiment has shown to be one of the most, if not the most. dangerous of 11.1 microbes, because of its remarkable strength. This is probably the reason why it has never before succumbed to the attacks of all the forces that 1110.le call science could bring to bear. It is believed that. one result, and probablly the most important of the successful experiment of Dr. Vires, will- be that. it Will become possibletoun- oculnte a person against insanity, just as now it. is Ipossioie by the injection of virus into the blood of a person _to prevent smallpox from claiming him as a victim. A well-known theory of- some men of medicine is thntthere is in every brain the germ of in:amty,- and that. it is developed to greater or- ‘ieus extent according to circumstances and environment. This theory makes it possible for almost any person to be made inane by sudden shock on emotional oXcitemclnt. It Will be practical by means of this new discov~ cry to guard against: insanity in any person of particularly nervous_ qr cm()tion.l tempcanimcnt, just. us It is qu possible to guard against. small- pox, or save the diphtheretic patient from death. ‘_ i The fact that. insanity is hereditary makes the cure discovered “in France the possible solution of a problem that has been an absolute mystery to the world ever since any one has known anything about medicine. . If, the French physicians say. this serum from the human system cures madness w‘li'y may it not; eliminatedrom the blood of persons cursed With heredi- tary lunacy the microbe that has caus- ed them perpetual sorrow, and has wrapped their lives in a gloom that no ray of mental sunshine could penetrate There have, of coun'so, from_ time to time, been macs where physicians have burdened to herald the fact that'u possible cure for inulness had boon dis- covered. Unfaitu-uattt-ly, those cures have always been p ::~‘.sihle, not. probable. The. case of Mlle. Isingucrre stands alune. There has never Luci] an 'thing like it in the il'l:)iOf'y of the wor d. CHANGES OF LONGEVITY The Primary Conditions Necessary to a Lung and fla-ullliy lili'c llcacrlluttl b) u .‘u'h‘nlht. i In dirxussirig the longevity at the Auulcmy of Science i'cuany Air. I“. W’. Warner said that a «locum could look I I v ‘at a {Mtn'nL'H band and to». by the signs shun-n flit-re whether he would Live or die. “The primary r1 millions of long- evily," the. Medical iblllifl‘d quotes Mr. Warner a) buying, "are thit Lin: heart, Lungs and (Ugo-slim: organs, as well an llll.‘ brain. claull‘ld in: large. If those ci'ganu am large liln, trunk will is! long and the limbs c-inparativuly short. The ipvrs'ui will appuu' In” in sitting and I . , 1‘ ,’ bIluI'L in standing. l'hc hand wul have. la 11 ng and Hfllll‘fi‘llli. hcavy palm and l ,. . . -. short lzngers. 'Hm hmln th be dume sinful, an siliwii by the orifice of the var imill’g low. This blue, hazel im‘ blown 1:32.62 by”, as showing an in- 'l.crmi.â€"slv u of tc-nqwraimnt, IS. a fav- orable imlu-atirm. The. nostrils being large, Lynn and “0“: indicates large flung» A [)llli'llo‘li and half-('ltscd nudrii indii‘nlms suuill or weak lungs, “in thy, cox-i: «,f persons who haw- ‘short-livcd parrnla'u- 011.01“: Hide and Rug-lived on lbw Olilfjf‘ side. the cues- tiwu lwcom~_nmre UH'UJIUIIL' t is shown in Vrilflllll.’ and hybridizmg that 1 nature makes a supreme lufforj. in pass ' line period of ll»: all”; for .ongevnty and cxlunli the life to the greater longe- vitv. 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