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I .TALKS ON HEALTH.
I TALKS ON HEALTH. j — j By A FAMILY DOCTOR. I THE STARVING TREATMENT. t," ?o heartily recommend ?the' e1.avin. ? ??cnt for any digestive diStuTbances, 8Jl 'l'h ? a bilious attack, vomiting, or colic. Toh? n Pain is, in the majority of cases, due tc 0 era ting, and the uncomfc?rta?16 ?fe?elin?p ? ? a mild protest from the internal orgam tj, they have had enough of it. They gc Oil strike; they throw dowa their tools; i ???.' union will not allow them to wcrk on I t8L nP terms; and I, for oné; cannot -bl=f t?l) ?' The digestive organs -have a Perfeci faf? to 8'??' "P working when they are um. ?y dealt with. o: 1 I REsT FOR DIGESTIVE ORGANS. I fr 'be quickest way to get weIL- is to refrain ft ? food altogether. Take nothing but a gla!f or two of hot water. I am often asked  is the best thing to give to a patient th a bad, bilious attack. I always give | jj ?, ?ame answer: the patient must have IIID 'Ing at all. It sounds uninteregting, dy may not be received with acclamation g^ seldom is—but ^^ion is the finest treatment. When ?- ? a. law ia passe d enforcin g a rca<sonab t e a reasonable '?nt of rest for digestive organs; you 'I find the correspondence columns of the ?ap,ore filled with grateful letters from ^ftiacha, livers, and other over-worked -;9; I I THE CHILDREN'S DINNER. I '?H'iug ?? morning a child ought to have uttle lunch; a glass of milk, a piece of ?ad and dripping, or some biscuits. Then ?aes dinner. There are hundreds of things I.°U can have for dinner. I shall only men- t"Ort a few. Soups made of peas, beans, or ? "Iltils, are verv nourishing. These vegetables C()nt 1 ?tain valuable bone-forming material,  they ought to be appreciated more than they arev Suet pudding with golden syrup Or Jam M a most exceHent dish. Never let  hear a mother say that her child will not ?-? the food she prepares. R makes me c "'ed to hear the mother confess that she eo"tLOt make her own child obey her, Pre- jj fe a nke meal, and if the child complaint jl^.lvill have to do the other thing. Stews 'adO with the cheaper cuts of meat and rl peas, be?ns, and lentils are highly ???inended. Milk puddings with stewed trilit And the best drink to take with your di,u ?r is water. I THE CHILD'S EYES. I «*Tjere is less risk of neglect of the eyes of | ? older children now than there used to be, ae they are nearly all inspected in the '?ools. But there is no harm in pinning JUr? i .a page of newspaper advertisements, and ying to test the power of the vision of ? children. Do not lightly say, "Oh, I gPpose he will grow out of it; besides, it is "??? day, and I cannot be bothered'with yes. j? one eye is weak, the child will not it, as he will always use the good ?' ?? he looks down the street he sees nnt? ? with his good eye alone, and does ji Valise that the other eye is not working p Try the newspaper test with a Qca ,f held over first one eye and then the  The paper must be in a good light, f, the child should stand with his back to '? ?ndow. o: DAWN OF COMMON-SENSE. I .11 a child has to wear glasses the doctor see that the lenses are correct, but the "II)tli-er mttet see that the frame of the glasses is comfortable. A child may leave off the glasses, not because the lenses are Wrong, but because the wire of the frame is not quite comfortable around the ears or ,across the bridge of the nose. A very little ^"JUstment will put it right. Whe-n you 'h ave glasses, the eyes should be examined  every two years-old glasses that have  Worn for years may be quite unsuit- ?- I do hope that an era of common- is dawning in the minds of parents. *h? old course was to punish the child for "attelltion at school. If that did not cure r she was made to go without, her dinner '18 a double punishment. Very sensible, wasn't it to rob the child of the nourish- nt it needed for its growing frame? then the child complained of a headache, t'le parents had one idea and one only, and that Was to give opening medicine. 0? the ?ri. nies that have been committed with open- ing medicine! Surely the lowest depths of nInan folly has been reached when, instead hf Providing suitable glasses to relieve the eadache that comes from eye-strain, the other gives a bottle of opening medicine. eadaches and inattention at school may be l1e. to a defect in the eyes, and it is your business as parents to find out all about it. I o: MOTHER TO BLAME. I There are schools for developing muscles, ut not enough institutions for developing jjll-power, self-control, and determination. I 'r ts of my friends give way when others t ? '?d laugh at their little troubles. Often thl- fault lies with the early training; many gOod mothers feel that their duty begins and ends with cooking a good dinner, and forget ::a children should be taught to control their tempers and to learn the meaning of obedience. It saves trouble to let the child j aYe its own way, and so tho bad seed is 8Own, A sour, discontented, grumpy-faced young woman will never have a healthy °?y. For twenty years the parents watch the child grow, and take no trouble to cor- Tect her mental habits. They give her no Uistruction, no guidance, and when things unsatisfactory, they try a bottle of Medicine and get very cross with me because the bottle even when finished right to the bottom, does not produce any material re- sult. They expect a selfish disposition and a grumpy temperament, producing head- ac hes and malaise to be dispensed like mist fore the rising sun by a bottle of mi. cine. 0: INFLAMED EYES. These few hints on the subject of inflamed cyes will be found very useful. Some cases are infectious and some are not. The in- fectious cases are accompanied by a thick yellowish discharge. You must not allow that discharge to collect at night-time when you are are, asleep; it is a bad thing when the lids get stuck together, for then the dis- haf is pent up against the eye and makes h inflammation wprse. To prevent the lids Peking, smear t. tem well at night-time With vaseline or a little boracic ointment; It will do no harm if some gets right in the eYe- Remember that this discharge is in- fectious. If some of .hat matter that comes from the eye is conveyed into the healthy eye of someone else the healthy eye will be- come inflamed in the same way. The Patient with discharging eyes must take scrupulous care to use his own special towel and sponge and handkerchief; and if the Patient is a child he must sleep alone, as the Pillow might become infected with the ?tter flowing from the cyes? I always a<lV:l8e my readers to beware of the towel ?"?Ma hung up in the common lavatory Used bY a number of people. There is not "? danger in using it for the hands aLt<Meh °? there is a real danger in wiping n?,- ?<?d eyes with such a towel. It of yvoouur f ? the safe side and take a tc I ?youjow
1HOME DRESSMAKING.
1 HOME DRESSMAKING. I A PRETTY LITTLE FROCK FOR THE I SUMMER. I think mothers generally will agree that I the really charming little model shown in our sketch is quite the ideal dress for the schoolgirl's wear. It is very simple and quite easy to make, yet it is both smart and pretty, and is built on the very latest lines. This dress is suitable for girls of from eight to fourteen years. THE MATERIAL.—The first thing, natur- ally, is to choose the material for the dress. As this is to be a summer frock I should make it up in something light and pretty. Nothing could be nicer for the purpose than voile, which is now shown in thA loveliest colourings aiKl designs. Some of the pretty printed crepes and lawns would also be charming. So, too, would the lovely muslins and organ- dies shown in such variety this year. Hair cord muslin would be ver y pretty if you wanted a white dress, and so would robe mus- lin. In more ex- p e 11 s i v e stuffs, printed washing silk, crepe de Chine, and Shantung are the most suitable fabrics to use. You will need about 4i yards of material 40in. wide for a girl of from ten to twelve years of age. THE PATTERN.—There are five pieces in :his pattern-front, back, sleeve, and two skirt pieces. No patterns are given for the neck and sleeve bands as these are made of insertion or trimming, but if you prefer to make them of material, they are simply straight bands of stuff and do not need i a pattern. In addition, you will need some strips of material about 2in. wide for facing up the backs. Remember that no turnings are allowed for in the pattern, therefore you should leave at least in. on all seam edges and ample material for turning up wherever a hem comes. THE CUTTING OUT.-Folcl the material selvedges together and lay the pattern upon it, as shown in the diagram, taking care that the straight edges of the front and of both the skirt pieces come to the fold of,Tthr. material. THE MAKING.—Join together by French sewing the underarm, shoulder, and sleeve seams. Next face up each side of the plac- ket at the back with the 2in. strips of material, putting a flat facing on the right side and a wrap facing on the left. Sew the placket up to the depth of about an inch at the very bottom. Turn the edges of the neck to the right side, and put the insertion on in such a way that the border covers the turned-over edge of the neck. Sew on the fastenings. Now make the slot round the waist, and either whip them very closely and. firmly with silk. of embroidery cotton or bind them with narrow crossway strips of the material. Next join by French sewing the skirt seams; Turn up a double hem at the bot- tom. and run the three small tucks above [Refer to H. D. 284.] I it. Turn the top of the skirt on the Aght side, making a very narrow turning, and gather the skirt all round the top. Turn the bottom of the bodice on to the wrong side, and sew bodice and skirt together in such a way that both raw edges are covered. Put the top of the sleeve into the armhole and bind the raw edges on the inside with a strip [}f crossway material. Gather the bottom of the sleeve. Join the insertion or trimming into a ring and sew it neatly on to the gathered sleeve. Thread the sash through the slots, arranging it to fasten at one side with press studs, and your frock is finished.
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T 1 t « FASHION OF THE WEEK. I ii CHARMING BLOUSEL I [E. 251.] I really think there never was a season when blouses were as pretty, as original, and as varied in style as they are this spring, and I might add as expensive as they are at present. Gone, for ever I fear, are the cheap little blouses we had grown to depend upon for everyday wear. There is practically nothing this season, at least I have seen nothing, under nine or ten shil- lings and for that sum you get a perfectly plain shirt of very inferior zephyr, a gar- ment that cannot compare in any way with the pre-war shirt at three and eleven, or at four and six. For a really nice blouse, even of comparatively inexpensive material, a very high price is asked, whilst for models of good crepe de Chine or of some similar fabric you have to pay a perfectly prohibi- tive price. Excellent reason, therefore, for those who can sew to make their blouses at home. But to turn to the very charming model shown in our sketch, which is one of the latest and prettiest examples shown. The original blouse was carried out in very pale champagne Georgette, but the idea might be worked out with complete success in any other fine soft material, such as ninon, chif- fon, net, voile, muslin, or lawn. This blour4 fastens down the back. The neck is cut out in a wide, shallow decolletage which has s strong suggestion of Early Victorian modes. A. charming little collar turns down from the neck and is edged by a tiny frill which is gauged three times over wee piping cords these gaugings forming a sort of trimming at the edge. The front and back of the blouse are both, ornamented by bands of very excellent imitation filet insertion whict is let iito the blouse to .farm' a. very simple design. Front and back of this ornament arE connected by a-band -of insertion which rung right round the figure a few inches above the waist. The sleeves are transparent, and are moderate in size. They are finished-' a4 the wrist by turn-back cuft- that are frilled and gauged at the edge to -m<ttch the collar, Paper patterns can be supplied for Home | k Dressmaking,, 9d.; patterns cut to special measure. Is. 6d,; and Fashion of the Week Is. lid, Enclose remittance and address to Miss 'Lisle, 8, La Belle Sauvage, London, E.C. 4, Note: The price may vary from week to week.
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BARONET'S TRAGIC DEATH. I Sir Archibald Orr-Ejving, Bart., of Len. noxbank, Dumbartonshire, was found dead in a plantation in Leicestershire near the residence of a relative with whom he was staying. He was accustomed to go lor long walks, and went out apparently for that purpose on Monday morning. As he did not return a search party was sent out, but no trace of him wa-s -!ft)-and, until Tuesday morning, when his body was .discovered in the plantation. Sir Archibald was in His sixty-sixth year, He was a member of the Itoyal Company of Archers, and married a daughter of the third Viscount Sidmouth. The younger of his two sons was killed in action in 1916 whilst a captain in the Scots Guards. At the inquest the evidence was to the effect that Sir Archibald had been ordered a rest, and went to Noseley Hall a week ago from his London residence. While at Nose- ley he had been depressed. On Monday, a.fter breakfasting with Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, he went out for a walk, and did not return. Next morning he was found dead in a plantation on the estate. There was a wound in his head, and a heavy revolver fully loaded with one cartridge dis- charged was lying near his right hand. Brigadier-General Norman Orr-Ewing* said his father served at home during the war in connection with the National Reserves and Coast defences, and later undertook work in Vickers' munition factory at Erith and other places, working hard carrying shells, coal, and doing other odd jobs. The work affected his health, the result being that the doctor ordered him a. complete change. He was greatly attached to his younger son, whe was killed during the war. The jury returned a verdict of Suicide while temporarily insane, owing to depres- sion following a nervous breakdown due tc overwork."
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Referring to Welsh disestablishment, the Rev. M. J. Powell, vicar of St. John's, Car- diff, pointed out that the Act would operate pix months after peace; and henceforth the vestry would meet purely as a congregation. When Lieut. J. P- Huff am, 5th Duke of Wellington's Regt., Berwick's V.C., was handed a gold watch and a cheque, he said that although he was the first Berwick man to get the V.C. he was not the nrst to earn it.
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nun 11111 III! II R ¡ I i 1111111111111111111111111 II 1IIIIIIIIItE == ? ? MOTH= R AND HOME f g = Useful and Economical Hints on Domestic Management. 5 I I = 11 liiiiifiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiHtiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiimiiiiimMimHumumiiiimMiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiimirc; I There is not so much difference in the world's work as in the world's workers. It is not so much the difference in what we do —so long as it is useful—that counts as the way in which we are doing it. The work of I which we are ashamed we either have no right to do, or we axe not doing it as wo should. YOUR COAT AND SKIRT. Never wear your coat and skirt indoor*, have a frock for home use and brush and hang your coat on a hanger as soon as you come in. I THE SHAWL IN FASHION. The shawl has come into fashion again (says the "Express"), not only to be used, as a wrap, but to be made up into tea gowns and evening dresses. As an impromptu cos- tume for a fancy-dress ball or as an evening wrap the uses of the shawl are manifold, especially those of soft material which drape themselves readily to the lines of the figure. A Paisley shawl may make a splendid even- ing cloak without injury from the scissora. It should be placed crosswise over the shoul- ders eo that a point hangs down the back, a point over each arm, and one over the head to form a hood, which may be caught to- gether at the back of the neck with a large ornamental pin. A silk shawl draped over a foundation slip will compose an original and effective evening gown if the dress- maker exercises patience in pinning and pos- sesses good taste. t COLOUR AND THE NERVES I It is quite likely, if you find yourself irritable and quarrelsome, that your sur- roundings may have something to do with it. It may eeem odd, but it is quite true that experiments have proved that factory girls who quarrel and get on each other's nerves when they are working in a room papered with red, are quite amicable when l they are transferred to a room papered with blue. V MENDING LACK CURTAINS. I An easy way to mend lace curtains when they are worn or torn, and which makes darning unnecessary, is to take a piece of fi lace net the same colour as the curtain, dip the piece in thin boiled starch, lay it over th« worn part, and iron till dry. This will stay on until the curtain is sent to the r laundry again, and is nearly imperceptible. DYEING AT HOME. To brighten faded pink cotton or lineu frocks, put one-eighth of a yard of bright 1 red Turkey twill in water, and boil until the colour is right. When the water is merely warm, dip in the faded frock, and remember that it will dry a little lighter. Blue cheese cloth may be-used for faded blue cotton and linen frocks. Or dabble in water pieces of the crepe paper used for lamp shades, and steep the faded garment in the tinted water. The crepe paper may be bought in very bright colour, and used thus makee an ex- cellent colour reviver. Or, a-gain, u«e water Into which a little red or other coloured inft 1 has been dropped to freshen the colour of I silk blouses, etc. 1 WHITE HANDKERCHIEFS. To whiten handkerchiefs that have become a bad colour, dissolve some pipe-clay in warm water and leave the handkerchiefs to soak in the solution all night, then wash and boil them in the usual way, and they will be quite white again. WATERPROOF BOOTS. An excellent way to keep the children's feet dry is to waterproof their boots with a mixture of two parts of beeswax to one part mutton fat. Melt them together in a jar set in boiling wuter. Apply to the leather at night, and wipe off next morning with flannel. Boots do not polish very well after using the composition. r WASHING-DAY PRELIMINARIES, Time and labour may be saved on wash- ing-day by adopting this simple plan. Col- lect all soiled handkerchiefs, lace collars, cuffs, etc., every morning, and instead of putting them in the linen basket place them in a china pail and cover them with cold water to which a little washing-powder has been added. Every morning drain off the water and replace with clean. By the time washing-day comes round it will be found that practically all the dirt has disappeared. Another tip is to tie together all these same Bmall articles with a piece of white tape, or to make two or three bundles of them if there are many. This saves time when fish- ing them out of the copper, and also they are never soiled with peg-marks, as they all dry together, instead of having to be pegged out separately. i A GLOVE TIP. 1 New kid gloves often split the first time they are worn. This can be avoided by plac- ing them between the folds of a damp towel for an hour or so before they are worn. The damp stretches the kid so that they will give to the required shape without splitting. THB WIFE'S ALLOWANCE.. At the very outset of a housekeeping partnership there should be a clear under- standing as to how much money the wife is to have for her own. All husbands worthy of the name give their wives as much as they can afford, and will never humiliate them by compelling them to ask for every penny. Never mind how small an amount this "pin" money is, it should be given regularly and without having to be asked for. Much unhappiness has been caused by neglect of this. A HEALTHY SKIN. A healthy child should have a clear, smooth skin, absolutely free from spots or blemishes, such a skin indicating that the blood is in good condition. A spotty skin denotes that something is amiss in sorae way or other. Keep all pieces of clean tissue paper, no matter how crinkled, to polish mirrors and windows. Vinegar and a very small quantity 01 sugar added to and mixed with stove polish will give additional and more lasting lustre. One drop of sewing-machine oil on a squeaking door hinge will stop the unpleas- ant sound instantly. Baked potatoes are more nutritious than those cooked in any other way. Fried ones are the most difficult to digest. To prevent fruit or meat pies from boiling over, a paper funnel should be inserted in the centre of the crust. A tablespoonful of vinegar added to the water in which meat is stewed or boiled will make the toughest meat tender. I Keep a lump of kitchen salt in the sink. I It will dissolve slowly and keep the pipe clean and the sink fresh and wholesome. SAFE FROM. MICE. Keep everything covered in the kitchen oi pantry away from dust and insects; if you are unable to have the ready-labelled china jars, put your provisions in preserve jars, plainly marked; paper bags and packages attract micel I BURNED MILK. Milk which has been burned should be poured at once into a jug and then placed in a basin of, cold water. Leaeit until cool, when all trace of the burnt taste and smell will have disappeared. • I To SOFTEN BUTTER-BEANS. It is a frequent complaint that butter and other beans take a long time to cook. Some days before this dish is wanted the beans should be placed betweentwo damp pieces of clean cloth or flannel and put on a soup- plate in a dark cupboard. They will soon begin to sprout, and this not only softens them considerably, but the malted sweetness which is in all seeds is released, and they have a much more delicate flavour. I LACQUERED BRASS. Clean lacquered brass with a cloth moist- ened with a little sweet oil. Then rub with a dry duster, and polish with a leather. Lacquered brass treated in this way every inonth or eo right from the time it is new will keep bright and new-looking for years. I THE STEAMER. It is most important Chat the water in I the steamer should be kept really boiling. If it goes off the boil, the food will keep t hot, but it won't cook. Take a look occa- sionally into the pan holding the water. If there is very little left, more boiling water must be added. To pour in cold water will check the cooking. If the steamer has several compartments, and a funnel up which the steam comes, be very careful not to put your hand near the funnel when tak- ing off the cover or testing anything in the steamer. The boiling steam, if it touches wrist or hand, will scald it, and a scald is a very painful thing. I SOME USEFUL RECIPES. I To STEAM FisH.-Wash and wipe the fish and place it in the strainer. Bring the water in the pan to the boil, place the steamer in the pan, and put cn the lid. Keep the water boiling fast, and fill up with more boiling water, if necessary. A quarter of an hour to each lib. of fish should be the time allowed for steaming thick fish, and seven or eight minutes per lb. for thin fish, but it is easy to test the fish with a skewer. When done there is no redness near the bone and the flesh is easily separated from the bone. MUTTON HOT-POT.-One pound of neck of mutton, two large onions, two turnips, two carrots, two ounces of margarine or drip- ping, four or five potatoes, two or three cloves, salt and pepper to taste. Melt the fat in a stewpan and put into it the onions, turnips, and carrots, thinly sliced. Cover tho pan closely and let the vegetables sim- mer in the fat until they are tender. This must be done slowly so that they do not burn. Then put them into a warm casserole or earthenware-jar, with the moisture that has come from them, add the cloves and plenty of salt and pepper, together with the meat free from all superfluous fat. Cover all with the potatoes, thinly sliced, put on the lid, and cook gently for about an hour. If cooking in an oven, uncover and let the potatoes brown slightly at the last. To CURE HAMS.—Four ounces saltpetre to be rubbed into each ham. The next day pour over them the following mixture, boil- ing hot: lib. common salt, lib. bay salt, 2oz. saltpetre, lib. sugar, 1 quart of old ale, lpint vinegar. Keep in the pickle 28 days, turning and basting every day. The addi- tion of jib. of juniper berries, brayed in a mortar, greatly improves the flavour. RICE AND CHOCOLATE PtTDDIN--G.-Tw o tableepoonfuls rice, 1 pint of milk, sugar to taste, a pinch of salt, 2oz. chocolate powder, 2 tablcspoonfuls of water. Ceok the rice with the sugar and salt in the milk until quite soft. Mix the chocolate with the I water and stir into the rice. Put into a basin and steam for one hour. Turn out and serve with custard sauce. SCOTCH SCONES.—To one pound of flour add a saltspoonful of salt, add two ounces of lard or butter. Rub the fat well into the flour, and add a teaspoonful of bi-carbonate of soda and a teaspoonful of cream of tar- tar. Then mix to a smooth dough with buttermilk. Roll out on the pastry-board and cut into rounds with the lid of a tin. Bake in a fast oven to start with, cooling it down when the scones have risen.
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iq- f OUR CHILDREN'S CORKER. NATTOO AND THE ELEPHANT.. It was the Rajahs, birthday, and because of that all his subjects passed before him; in a grand procession, and laid beautiful gifts at his feet. Little Nattoo and his- sister Chadi were very excited, for they loved seeing all the elephants and camels and bullocks, and the wonderful gifts and the hundreds of men. h Nattoo specially liked the elephants, for 'he meant to be an elephant driver when he grew up. • • • They stopped to watch them for some time, and then Chandi went on to the river to get some water, and Nattoo, much to his disgust, had to go with her. They came to th, .river, and just as Chandi" was bending over to reach the water they heard a very loud noise in the distance, gradually coming nearer and nearer. "What can it be?" cried Chandi. "It's a runaway elephant," shouted Nattoo; "stand back, Chandi, 111 stop it! And before the astonished Chandi could say a word, she saw a huge elephant rushing to- wards them with a lot of yelling men on its backand little Nattoo was standing right in its path, holding out his hands and call- ing it. Chandi gave a shriek. She thought the elephant was going right over Nattoo, but instead of that it stopped still, curled 4ts trunk round the little boy and lifted him up beside the frightened driver. How proud Nattoo felt! He knew and loved every ele- phant in the town, and as he knew that elephants never hurt their friends he hadn't felt frightened of it. And the Rajah was so pleased with brave little Nattoo that he pro- mised he should be one of his elephant drivers when he grew up. r. — j BELINDA'S BLOTS. Belinda's writing lesson is a time of tribu- lation, She is blotty, very blotty, and she causes irritation To her teacher by the way in which she inks her clumsy fingers. Oh, her copy-book's a "shocker," and a bad impression lingers In the minds of those who see it, for it's smudged from top to bottom, And its pages are disgraceful, 'cos she never fails to blot 'em! There are blots as big as shillings, but she makes all sorts and sizes, So it's certain that for writing she's no chance of winning prizes. If allowed to use a pencil, she might db a little  "t- But with i^ ?a?fj)p??ly ruins any copy tha? is set -h4x i -Mlaly ruins any copy tha?7 A NAUGHTY BOY. It is a sad thing to have to say. but it is true—Beppo was a very naughty boy. He lived in sunny Italy, the lard of blue skies and happiness, but he did not always re- member that other folk had as much right to be happy as he had; and sometimes, just for fun, he did things that were not really fun at all. At the comer of a street that he had to pass on his way to school, an old woman used to sit with a basket of fruit for sale; and Beppo thought it would be great fun to knock over the basket, when its owner wasn't looking. But Beppo did not find it easy to carry out his plans, for the old woman knew him, and watched carefully lest he should try to plav some trick on her. At last his chance came. The basket was left for a minute while its owner went across the road to gossip with a friend, so he crept nearer and nearer 'then with one wicked kick sent the poor old woman's store of grapes and oranges tumbling into the roadway. But at the same moment there was a most terrible noise just behind him. What it was he couldn't think, and, far too frigh- tened to turn round and find out, he began to run. Oh, how he ran And every now and then came the terrible noise again. On {md on he raced, always with the dreadful din behind him, until ne reached the school door. In he rushed! When school was over he found out what had frightened him His own sister Marie, with three of her friends, had followed him up the road as he crept towards the old woman's fruit basket, and, just as he knocked the basket over, Marie blew into his ear a shrill blast on a little toy horn. How the girls-and the boys-laughed at him afterwards MORE THAN A MATCH FOR THEM. In a grove a pair of Pixies Chanced one day to roa^i "Here's a log," they cried, "of firewood- Let us drag it home." 'Twas a match they'd found, by someone Dropped by chance just there; But they'd never heard of matches, Had that Pixie pair. "Here's some rope!" said Father Pixie; "Tie it in a bow— Strong, yet pretty, that's my motto; Are you ready? Go!" As they hauled the match off homeward 'Gainst a stone it hit; With a noise that scaled the Pixies, Crackle-bang!—it lit! Oh, the flames all red and yellow! Oh, the awful smoke! "Let's skedaddle!" cried the father, "Or I'm sure I'll choke!" To their dwellings, helter-skelter, Hushed the Pixies twain; And they ne'er scught logs for burning In that grove again. THE LAND OF THE SHIMSHAMS. Do you know where the Land of the Shim- shams is? No? Well, never mind. It doesn't matter. But what you really must know is that Boy Brown lives there. And Boy Brown is very lonely, because he has no brothers and sisters. One day he put on his sword, and went out to play soldiers. But he scon got tired r for it's a slow game when you haven't any- body to play with except a tiny .dolly. So Bov Brown thought he would go home. On the way he met a strange-looking girl with a babv tied on her back. It was such a quaint, funny baby, and Boy Brown thought he would like to have it. So he walked up and said ever so politely; "Good morning, Miss Giril" But the girl only smiled, and said no- thing. Boy Brown tried again. "I'll give you inv dolly, and my sword, too," he said, "if V()U-ii give me your baby. The dolly is quite a nice one, and you can have lots of fun with my sword. See here!" And he drew out his sword with a "swish!" and looked so fierce that the baby shrieked and the girl ran away. "Well, welll How very silly!" iraid Boy Brown. And putting back his sword and tucking his dolly under his arm, he trudged home. Perhaps, after all, he was glad, that he had them still instead of a little brown babv. You can do lots of things with a doll and a sword, and though babies are jolly while thev are happy, when they cry it must he verv dreadful indeed.