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« new?! cam-Au. r 1 _..-.-.....»w.., .. 3“ ' i seem FOLKS. * -~~w~-\~ BE b'UTIl-‘UL PLAIN FACES. Nearly every young girl would like 'to have an attractive, if not a beau- tiful, face. The desire isanaturai one. and not sinful. asmany seem to think. it: is the motive back of! the desire that makes it good or evil. God made beauty, and so it. is right to I possess and enjoy it. He never makesl anything that. he is not willing for his :‘hildren to keep and enjoy. The world if full of beauty. and it is found every where uponthe great face of Creation. it. glows upon every object in the: realms of mature. and we love it in- stinctively. \\'ho can: fail to admire the golden sunlight. the sweet; gay flowers and the silent glory of the evening sky when lit: up with its myr- iads of gleaming stars? The human face should certainly be ' bright, sunny and beautiful. because "man lathe noblest work of God.” It should be attractive and lovable. to re- veal the spirit of its great Creator. A very plainface may become really beau- tiful and an inspiration to all that see it from day to day. One of the sweetest faces that we ever saw was a very plain one. which everybody loved. Minnie 12-. it; or. was a. young Chris- tian girl who held a strong influence over. others because she carried a. sweet smiling face, a pure, loving spirit. Her strolling face. and. a. pure. loving spirit. Bier presence everywhere was like a flood of sunlight. Of course. she was an earnest Christian, and the beauty of soul and face began to .a pear. as she took Christ into her lie. The stalls upon her face from that day be- came sweeter and more constant. and ~ r very V0108 grew gentle and loving. or_eyes that once could flash with paéBiOD. were filled with lovelight, re- vealing the ptreCious new, spirit that she had received. She made the entire home-life beauti- mi. and even the “rough boys," as they are sometimes called, became gentle and lot, because they wanted to be like ‘Sistor Minnie." Even the household pets and farm atnimais felt her influ- ence. and knew that she was their friend. Outside of the home Minnie Dâ€"-â€" possessed the some sweet influ~ once for good. No rough wordsl were ever spoken in her presence, for there was somethingr about her that held them in. check. A loving, Christ-like spirit connected With any face. however plain, always makes it bright and attractive, some- thing as the sun shines through the clouds and glorifies them. This is the secret of attractive faces, and so all may have them. for. God will give the same sweet spirit to each one that seeks for it. His Spirit within the human soul will always drive out the unlovable traits of character, andmake it true and holy. As the summer sunlight and rain thrill the cold brown earth with warm- th and moisture and cause bloom and verdure 10.81):ng up, so does His spirit bring out in the human life the many graces that make it beautiful. Human nature, like the damp, rocky earth, has not the principle of beauty within it- self, until it is touched and warmed into life by some pmver- outside itself. As Chirist enters the soul. it becomes true and holy. and the face radiant with light and true beauty. GRANDB’IA'S STORY. On New Year's Eve the north wind blew cold against a. little log house which SlO’od in the country and no other liaise was to be seen. for several miles. Although it was very cold and windy outs of doors, in this little house it was all bright and cheerful. In the sit- ting room the fire burned brightly in the fireplace. Grandma. was sitting in heir racking chair, her usual place, and knitting. Near grandma. on a chair, sat Lilly, who was about eight years old. On the opposite side of the fireplace sat temy‘earâ€"old Ralph who had been, playing out. doors nearly all day andi now had gone almost to Sleep. ‘At grandma's feet. on it. foot-stool sat baby, who was about five years old. Lilly had been teasing grandma for a. story. At last grandma. looked up and there eat Ralph almost asleep. She awoke Ralph and told him she sums going to tell a. story. \Vhen the children were ready she began. “When I “as a young girl everybody had to do their own spinning and make their own clothes. The young people. would meet at a certain house and all i would bring their spinning so that they could have a good time while they‘ worked. “One evening a number of young. pie met. as usual. On the wayl ome they had to pass the grave 'ard.s Not; long before acompanion of t eirs. had been laid at rest there. So it: hasn't strange that they should think of her when they were near the centeâ€" tery. “ 'it isn‘t very pleas-int to pass here inm "i would be i said numb” l a bluish-green back. ' ‘ *. x ‘ i v ‘ I ' ' . '“ ho lomldmed bun" br‘“ a um” um i and :it other times Wholesome. in the evening." said one. afraid here alone." " 'Now. I wouldn't." INL‘ tuftâ€"d" _"\\’hat is a. distalfl" interrupted Lill{. ".~ distnff is a staff for holding the material from which the thread is drawn in spinning, said grandma. "And they told her to put her distaff on the dead friend's grave and. it would prove that she was there. and they would find it in the morning. " 'I will do it‘.‘ she said. . "The others Went home while the breve girl went to put the distaff on malinli: Eng h primed that " i mean t ey wav toseo if she had done as she pran- "But to their astonishment they found not only the distaff but also the girl too. who was dead. “She had been in a My to put the distaff on the he: (in-1e". if". it. She must have {hm it We her friend holding li-‘r 1 bcaius‘e it i "'If you will go and put your dis-i - i should take no risk of eating ‘am not known to be safe as well as ave and had fastened . HUME FUR. GUNSUMPTIVES. she have been frightened to death! "Now, children. this story wtll teach you never to frighten one another or send anybod to a- place where you yourself in: d not like to go."- PRESENTABLE HANDS. ' Iii is impossible for everyone to have beautiful hands, yet there are many girls who could have mu.-h nicer looking ones if they only tried to take a little care of them. Of course we all know that housework spoils the hands and that washing dishes makes them red. but even then some womenwho do all that keep: their handsin quite nice conâ€" dition. Dishwater lsoften recommended for sore or chapped hands, and no doubt it is good, being soft and greasy. It is often tumbler-some during the cold weather to keep the skin snooth and soft, and there are numerous cures rec- ommended. One of the best and cheap- est remedies ismutto‘n-tallow. Procure the tallow. and render it like lard. Pour it: into a. small dish or cup audit will harden intoasmooth cake, from which alittle can be taken with the finger nail. Whecn itl has been rubbed well into the skin an old pair of kid gloves should bedrawn on. Any greasy oint- ment should be put on at night as it will then. have a. better chance to heal the skin. The gloves are not only a. great help in softening the skin, but they protect the bed clothing. Be- fore any Ointment is put on the hands they should be perfectly clean. Luke- warm water, good soap and a. hand brush are necemary. . Another remedy, not so greasy is glycerine, rosewa‘ter. etijual parts. and a few drops of oarbo ic acid mixed. some peo le are very partial to this mixture. ndiluted glycerine should not be uised. but with either water or rosewa'ter it is ver good. Some peo- ple also put a. litt e borax into this mixture. Vaseline should never be used on the hands, as it causes hair to grow, and that isquite undesirable for a. young lady. No matter how soft and white the hand or how beautiful the shape, it is never pretty if the nails are not at- tended to. True enough everyone can- not afford the services of a. professional manicure, .but' She can do much to- ward. keeping her nails neat. First of all, nothing Tilllns the finger nails so much as biting them. They never get a chance to row. into shape. and so de- form the inlger tips and keep them sore and tender. They should be neat- ly trimmed every week and not kept too close. They appear best if rounded and not" clult straight across. No one should be considered perfectly dress-4 ed unless the nails are clean. It takes but a minute or two and is as much- a part of everyone’s toilet as washing the face or combing the hair. ,__.___._.__.â€"â€"â€"_ .. POISONOUS FISH. cutâ€"â€" There Are Funny "aritch Found in Tropical “'nters. Poisonous fish are found in large numbers and in many places, but more especially in the tropics. l'l‘hey are quite common in the Brazilian and \V’est Iindinn waters, and also in the East Indian and Australian waters. Three kinds of fish belonging to the mackerel family are poisonous. One is culled the jurel, and is found in the \Vest Indies in large numbers. It can be distinguished from the common mackerel, which also abounds in the] same waters. by certain peculiarities of marks. Thus the jurei has not the black spot on the gill covers; it has two scales on the neck while the harmless kind has a black spot. and no scales on - the (neck. The poisonous kind grow large, and often Weighs as much as :20 pounds, but the other rarely runs over 2 pounds. pounds are not allowed to be sold in the Havana markets. . The chicora. is another kind of poison- ous mackerel. It is found in the West Indies; but the natives of those islands do not regard it as dangerous. The meat of the CiliCOI‘u is not fit or sale to eat at certain times of the year. The people of the Gitzidaloupe sometimes use ' :ive naught to poison rats. kind of mackerel that is most. danger- ous at. certain times of the year. Usu- ally it is a very pleasant and palatable ibit of food, but every once in a while white people are taken ill after eating bonito. Two kinth of herring are known to be poisonous. The melciia, or tropical herring. is found all along the Atlantic coast as far north as New. been several cases in which people have died after eating this fish. . . The melettn. which is found in East Australian waters. is always and is the most dangerous, Indian and pmsonous. from another kind of herring which is comparatively bunnies. 'l'lie poisonous kind has a black on the dorsal fin, while the other has this mark. The. poisonous niclciia resembles a herring. being 5 or 6 inches long. with silvery scales and :Sonie fish are spot ~onous at Certain seasons of the ycudi: All finally, as a note of warning. we say the tropical countries that visitors to . . fish which palatable. M PERT PRINCESS VICTORIA . The London Lady tells this amusing anecdote of Queen Victoria's childhood: 'Iihe duchess of Kent was Queen Vick toria‘e mother. and there is an anecdote which tells that there was in the Duke of Kent's household a gentleman call- ed Mr. Brown. The lncees' father call- ed him’ Brown. so t e princes imitated i him. and need to cell im Brown: but ; the dualism. her mother, said she was i not to call him Brown. but Mr. Brown. , or else she would send her to bed: The next morning the princes said: "Good morning. Brown. and good night, for 1 :iii: going to i-s-d now." Mackerel weighing over 2‘ pieces of the fish [which . been The bonito is a. York. (Within recent years there lllqul is not easily distinguished‘ AIMS AND OBJECTS or THE GRAVEN- HURST SANITARIUM. The Great Need for Such an Institution â€" Ravage: of the “White Plague of the North”-â€"“‘hat Dr. Bryce, Secretary Pro- vlnclal Board of Health, Says on the Subject â€" Interesting Article By J. L. Hughes. £311., Inspector Public Schools, Toronto. One of the clearest evidences of the higher evolution of humanity is the de- velopment of the tendency of men and women to unite in organization for the relief of suffering. and the betterment of the race, especially those who are de- fective. The distinctive difference be- tween Christianity and the best sys- tems that preceded it is found in the sympathetic care given by Christian na- i tions to those who atre born weak orl ldefeCtlve d1. mind. the Bach. Threa of more perfect development of science there have come more practical methods of applying help so that natural or ac- quired conditions of weakness may be overcome and constitutional growth substituted for constitutional deteriorâ€" ation. For centuries sympathy was power- less to do more than soothe the suffer- er in his downward path. Scientific in- vestigation and discova have filled en- lightened sympathy with hope and joy, however, and now even the terrible dis- ease that Oliver Wendell Holmes call- ed the ”VVhite plague of the North." is regarded as curable. Consumption no longer fills the minds of patients, phy- sicians, and friends with deep despair. 'It is an insidious and dangerous disease, requiring prompt attention and special measures; but in a large proportion of cases .. I'DBLAYBECUBED if proper remedies are adopted in time. It should not continue to be a. "plague." One of the fundamental principles of the treatment of hll contagious dis- eases is the separation of those who are ‘ I ' 2 3'- {Eli/xvfiigtllllrli .li‘, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, M'USKOKA COTTAGE SANITARIUM. afflicted from those who are healthy.l \Vhether the diseased person can be cured or not, it is clearly most unwise to allow those who are well to be ex- posed to the dilrect influence of the dread contagion. Patients suffering from small pox, fevers, diphtheria or other dangerous contagious diseases are promptly isolated. If this course were not adapted the ravages of these disâ€" eases would be very largely increased. In the case of consumptive patients, ease, the course of the disease is compar- sible to isolate them in their own homes. To provide for the necessary special con- 1 ditions and treatment of those afflict-5 ed w'th con‘um Lion, and to free their 1 . , - f . Id f b thp d ‘r f t . ; there were 709 in all. of these 40:) men s r.°‘_n_ 3’13” 0 $0“ "glon' ; caused by tuberculosis, or more than modern ciVilization has prOVided Sanfi ‘ other contagious diseases put together. itaria for consumptive patients. These institutions are of incstiinable value to humanity in two ways; they prevent“ the spread of consumption by contag- ion. and they help to arrest and eradi- cate the disease in the cases of those already afflicted by it. 5 There is surely no more attractive field for the philanthropist whose sym- pathy prompts him to do some thing practical for the amelioration of suffer- ing thou the establishment of these hopeful institutions. They tire neces‘ sary for the relief of rich and poor alike. Statisiirs show that in Canada one seventh of the people die from cons sumption. MR. W. J. GAGE. OF TORONTO. after investigating the working of the leading Sanitaria in Europe and the United States set to work to form an organization for the establishment of Homes for Consumptives in Canada. For this purpose the National Sanit- arium Aswciation was incorporated unâ€" der Dominion charter with some of the leading public men of the Dominion as first. trustees. among them Sir Don- ald Smith. of Montreal. President; Sir William Ralph Meredith. Vice Pres; \V. E. El. Massey. Ed. Gurney. Hu h Blain. D. E. Thompson. Q.C.. Eon. G. V. Ross, i Eon. Geo. a. 001:, all of Toronto; Sena; ' tor Sanford, of Hamilton. and M or McNeil. of Gravenhurst. Dr. ' earns Secretary ‘of the Association. and Mr. Gage. Trees. A site has been c after ‘ most careful consideratth o M'usko ins district admirably suited for the heel-- mg of consumptives by favorable clim~ atic conditions. The Muskoka buildâ€" ings are nearly mpleted. and “ill be ready for occupation in July. l~::7. 1 Montreal. and consumption is a contagious disâ€"f HOSPWMS 0f onmrm' to the great dim- . that “in a stngie year 750 deaths oc- atively slow, and it is therefore impos- - _ _ . _ . twelve cities in Ontario." In a report 'It. is quite as bad to placc them in The buildings are situated in a splenâ€" did park of seventy acres and about two miles from Gravenhurst on Muskoka. Lake. The grounds slope towards the: south and are ampl protected on the‘ north and west by ‘ h rocky ridges. The Administration uilding. as will be seen in the illustration. is a hand- some and commodious structure. It is admirably suited for the purpose for which it is intended. On the lower story are the library and reading room. the conservatory. and the dining room. all bright. cheerful rooms. \Vidn verandahs extend along the {mntfipf the building' . and on the flat roof t e patients will have ample opportunity to enjoy the. sun and breathe the pure air of the ele- vated district. Gravenhurst is about 800 feet above the sea level. Perfect ar- rangements have been made for pre- venting the spread of contagion by the distnfectiiig of clothing. bed linen. 8:0. and burning the sputa in a crematory erected for the purpose. Cottages of convenient arrangement and homelike construction are bein er- ected around the main building. ’1‘ ese cottages will accommodate from four to six patients and cost about $2000 ' _ are now being built. It is the hope of the trus« tees that these_cottages will be erect- ed by special gifts as MEMORIAL corneas. This would seem a much wiser arrangeâ€" ment than the one made in accordance with the old custom of erecting expen- swe monuments in cemeteries. The memorial cottage is a. gift to human- ity, a continuous source of service to mankind. and it serves to typify the loving memories of those who survive their friends quite as fully as a monu- ment does. - There is surely a truer joy in a memorial that will minister to coming ages than in the one that sim- ply records the respect of surviving friends. The first cottage has been er- ected by Mir. \Villiam Davies and family of Toronto. . To supplement the Muskoka Home it isexpected that a similar institution Will be erected in the Rocky Mountain District by contributions received in Sir William Van Home is a warm friend to the undertaking. The Canadian Pacific Railway has kindly agreed to take all materials re uired in the construction of the bui dings free. and to carry all patients at oneâ€" half fare and one hundred poor patients free each year. Canada is following the lead of Chris- tian philanthropy in other lands in takâ€" ing steps to arrest the ravages of con- sumption. England is well in advance in t e good work. London alone has three hospitals for the treatment of consumption. Plans have recently been completed in Scotland under the chair- manship of Sir WVilliam Gardner to er- ect cottages in the hills of Renfrew- shire for consumptive {patients at a cost of $300,000. is there need of prompt action in Can- ada? Lei; Dr. P. H. Bryce, Secretary Provincial Board of Health for Ontario answer. He says: ” Some 1000 consumptive patients are now annually treated in the General ger of other patients." He states also curred from consumption alone in recently issued Dr. Bryce gives the number of deaths from contagious dis- eases for the month opranuziry. li‘eb- ruary and March 1897. it is found that were the total number of deaths from all This report covers only a little more than half of the population of Ontario. The death rate from consumption in other provinces is almost the some as in Ontario. Clearly there is need for prompt ac- tion by Canadians. it is manifestly wrong to louvre those affected by con- sumption at home. where others are liable to contract the disease, and where there is LITTLE HOPE OF RECOVERY. ordinary hospitals where the prospect of recovery is only slightly improved and the danger of spreading the conâ€" tagion is increased, because the en- feehled bodies of the. other pzitienlsare very liable to influence by the disease germ. The consumption sanitarium of- fers hope and life to the afflicted. and relieves their friends from the despair and weariness of hopeless attention and from the terrible danger of contagion from their own loved ones. Cases innumerable might be cited in which poor girls have been affected by consumption through overwork and lack of proper food, leaving their bodies in a. condition too feeble to be able to re- sist the contagion of consumption. In the past they have strug led on to earn a pittance as long as ey could en- dure the strain and have finally ven ’ up the pitiful struggle and waited elp- lesely till the certain end. When such lives may be saved it is cruel if not ‘, criminal to let them be carelessly sac- rificed without an effort to save them. Every life saved is a centre of joy- }b‘usnes instead of a bitter soyrow. ‘Evea'y consumptive atlent cured re- duce. the . 0 con 'on to the community. I is not mere y a. matter of sentiment. It is a great practical question in which ever; one in person- ally interested. There is :10 W37 in which Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee will be more appropriately celebritth l l i l l I i throughout the Dominion than by there- oughly equiping and worthin endow- iug this Home for Consumptives. Cot- tages might appropriateLy be erected ht? organizations of various kinds zâ€"Chrie- tian Endeavour Societies. Epworth Leagues. Free Masons. Oddfellows. Fob- esters. Sons of land. teachers. site. so that members 0 these organizations may feel that they have a home in which_they have a special interest and to which they have a special claim for admimion in case of need. The cause is worthy of more than passing attention on the part of the churches. Any work that has for its aim the elevation of human woe and the upbnilding of human lives is a. true Christian work. The new spirit of the churches leads toward a practical a plication of (mt-let's great prinoi lea removing all kinds of evil. Chris him- self healed the sick. and his followers vvill find blessing in every effort they make to aid in the accomplishment of any of his great aims. The Toronto Globe says: "That a. worthisr object of philanthrophy can be found is very, doubtful. The estab- lishment of sun an Institution will come lilies a reprieve to men and we- men who at the t moment are under sentence 0 death. A prom b response to Mr. Gage's op 51 be a. recall from the grave 0 many in this generation and to still greater:I numbem In the generations to come.“- Mnny readers no doubt will be glad to send even a small sum to help to shay the ravages of this awful plague. contributions. no matter how small, wd be grateful! acknowledged if for- gmrded to .W. . Gages Esq" Tor-one . ' t i . i STRANGE BOAT, INDEED. FOR WHICH INVENTOR HAS' GREAT EXPECTATIONS. It Is Now linden- Constructlen at the l’olsn Shipyard, Torontoâ€"Knepp‘a Steamer ls latencies! to Roll Over the Water. .The strange craift now. under course of construction at the Poison ship- yards, Toronto, known as the Knapp ' boat, is attracting more than local at- tention, and now that the‘ experiment is nearing its climax the interest in the success or failuoe of the project is becoming intense. I The inventor of the idea, Mr. F. -A~. Knapp, barrister, of Prescott, 0nt.. has :roseate hopes .of the ultimate great utility of his strange under~ taking, and what perhaps is more to the point, many prominent marine en‘- gineers and shipbuilders are coming around to his way of thinking.and are beginning to realize that the scheme may be quite feasible. 0n the other hand, many equally clever men in this particular line do not hesitate to say that nothing but failure can attend. Mr. Knapp's project. . lA MILLER BOAT. .The boat is indeed a. strange and utterly unconventional looking craft. .The idea of its construction and loco- motion is entirely foreign to all preâ€" sent methods of ship construction, and this radical departure from the ordin- ary may possibly account for some of the prophecies of failure. .The boat new building of three gigantic steel cylinders, will consisll the 20 feet in diameter. “'ithin this is an- other cylinder of the same length, bull only 12 feert in diameter. These two cylinders are to be strongly braced to« gether to form agigantic paddle wheel. n the outside one paddles will be placed as in a puddle wheel of ordin- ary dimensions. ,TO RUN ON BAILL BEARINGS. The third cylinder will be placed within the other two, and will be bub a few inches smaller than the second one. I .The intention is that ball bearings will be placed between these secondl and third cylinders, and the two out- side ones be made to revolve at a. high rate of speed by means of hundred and fifty horse-potter engines placed with- in the third, whioh of course will re- main stationary. .The boat will therefore be virtually a huge .paddle wheel rolling over the water, instead of through it, with the passengers, engines and steering apâ€" ,ptiratus in the centre of the wheel. The steering gear will consist of steel plates, on the lee board principle, that will be suspended by chains from either end. The power from the en- gines will be communicated to the out- er cylinders by means of friction. EASTER TlliAN A TRAIN. The inside cylinder will be open at both ends, and the revolving .portion of the vessel will slope Upward from the water line, thus obviating any dan- ger of shipping seas. This roller boat will only draw about a. fool, to a fool; and a half of waiter, but it, is expected by Mr. Knapp that. the vessel wtll de- velop a speed that will enable it to cross the Atlantic in forty-eight hours. For a long time after Mr. Knapp conceived the idea of it cylinder boat be was unable to interest anyone in his scheme, everyone declaring it im- practicable and chimericai. Finally Mr. George Goodwin, tin: wealthy (iti’vcrnâ€" mcnt contractor, of Ottawa, became interested in tin: Hilll‘flllf, and, acting on his orders, llie Poison (.‘oiiipziny are constructing 'llie strange craft at a. cost of 810,000. ~ ltl-IAJJY AUGUSTL‘ lS’l‘. This boat is being built as an ex- periment, for use on Lake Ontario only, but ifil. proves asutrcess anion- ster roller, 750 feet in length and 150 feet in diameter, will be built form-eat! traffic. it is expected that this present boafl will be launched in about two weeks. and will be ready for a trial trip about! August let. . ‘ _ interesting experiment is being looked forward to with considerable lnttel'w and every detail of construction an progress will be eagerly watched .by all who take any interest in routine gngineering or steamboat building. b-...._â€"â€"»..â€"â€"_c-. - SHE \VAS A TALKER. That's a orienting likeness of f' at; wife. . I uPI an; the artist couldn't help it â€"-and had him paint it in the moat quiet colors, too. ( outer one being 110 feet in length by. The result of this moat, r. "1"! your , 1