When Cousin Mary was three fears old she
attended church for the first time with ho
aunL During tiie sermon she hoard the min
ister mention the name of God several times,
and acted as if she knew lie was doing some
thing wrong. At last she could stand it no
longer; ths next time hs said it she rose up in
her seat and pointnip|witli her chubby finger at
him she said, in impressive tones, "Mau, 'top
your swearing.”
Careful Cooking.
Demorest's Monthly.
Tsreful cooking of even the longest use*!
and l»est known kinds of food, whether animal
or vegetable, is the important rule to insure
health and strength from the table. No matter
what tiie <|uailty of the fuotl to begin with may
be, a bad cook will invariably incur heavy
doctors’ bills and a not le*s inconsiderable
■little account” at the druggist's.
The Brave M oninn,
Demorest's Monthly.
The woman who cultivates her brave quali
ties flocs well; for there is strength in bravery,
and weakness in cowardice. It is true women
are not cal let 1 upon to fight battles, nor to
command ships, but even in every-day life
cases occur where bravery will lie found a
■troug support, while cowardice would bring
disaster and dismay.
Milk for au In rant.
Demorest's Monthly.
When It is necessary to bring up a child on
cows’ or nurses' milk, it has been proved pre
ferable to use tho milk of a cow, unless tho
nurse is well fed and kept from doing hard
work. Human milk is quickly impoverished
bv severe mental or physical labor.
