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"Our irat duty it to become liealtli Conducted by a Physician and Surgeon. Corespondents are requested to state their questions 0S concisely as possible consistent with intelligibility. •flWjn# (1) sex, (2) age, (3) if married, (*) duration «« ss" letters should be addressed. MEDICAL, per Editor, WEEKLY MAIL, CardiJ. •PESSPIREE" (Cardiff).—Raihe I he feet in a lit 10 tepid water to which some salt has been added. Also dust the socks with Woolley's sanitary rose oowder. CONSTANT R ADKR" (Conwil).-Take one tea- 8pooniul twica a day of Fellow's syrup of the nypophosphites, and do not think so much about Jourself. .B. V L." (Near Raglan).—You require an opera- tion performed. Consult a surgeon, or get a. recommendation to an infirmary. Avoid what. i»i5 S ,n advised you. IOLLIK"' (Aberdare).—Take Eno'd Fruit S dt three times a week before breakfast; and moieraie exercise in the open air everyday. Anxious "(Aberbeeg).—Do not think st much about yourself, and follow arivice given to "Constant Reader." It is time for you lo think of getting married. J1 J.W.J." (Pontardawe).—Take active exercise. Do not go to a fire immediately you come in. Wear woollen gloves. "CYMKO" (Cardiff)—Fallow advice given IIY your medical man. Have ilie teeth stump's removed at once. "O.T." ("inisderw).—Avoid stimulants, and take plenty of exercise. "Ji.P.D." (Umdygai)).—Yr)u should consult a medic .1 ma.n it may proceed fr 1111 various causss.

HE WANTED TO SEE. Am I going to have any New Year's pre- sents this year, mammy dear ? Yei, darliiig, if you are a very good boy." "What are you going to give ir, e You shall see by-and-by." No tell me now, so that I may sea if it's worth while being good,"

The young woman Shaw, assistant matron at I thfi homes belonging to the King's Norton Boird of Gua.rdian", lIear N^rthlield, wiiose disappearance three months ago at ousted great interest, it being supposed she had met with ("n] pJay, has returned home. A statement was published that, the Lad been seen in New York, but t'^e young woman denies having been cut of the country. She h;,9 mado a statement to the police, wno, however, refuse t,) make known its purport. A WORD TO MOTEt-;xts. — K-jrnick's "Mo!he¡"s ifavoril-ts" '.teething I'ov.'dwa i'levi'iit t'<mv'u!sioi:a._ 4a, an;< 2s. S.i. pu" box, 9bolc MAZAV/ATTI'TK I !AS :I I.O'.L-? h"ld •*•<>: d '» W-d-s 'i'hev re call ihs utsliciuiis lea4 VE 30 vears t'JJ1'. L'jS

THE STERNER SEX. Are ye good men iuid true ? It is odd that all men are trying so hard to get even. The married man who is out with the boys is generally out with his wife as well. It is the man who has pawned his watch who can hardly call his time his own. Tact is better than genius. The man that sits on the baby seldom scores with the mother. The man who tried heroic measures found they were several sizes too large for him. The man who is waiting for something to turn up," might turn up his sleeves and go to work. The man whohides bis light under a bushel is apt to be very extravagant. Usually a pint cup would serve the purpose. It is a good rule to forgive every man who has done you an injury, and especially if you find that you can't pay him back. A man always feels a great deal worse when the doctor has called his disease by a high- sounding and unfamiliar Latin name. Almost every man thinks he may be a hero if he only had the chance; but when the chance comes, he always give a job to some other fellow. When a big man in a little town moves to a larger town, he is putting himself in a position to learn his first big lesson in humila on. "Don't judge a mortal by his clothts: It isn't fair," the sage declares. Yet tailors that the writer knows Are anxious to be judged by theirs. Shun three things: A man with a soft. tongue, a woman with a long one, and a widow in half-mourning. The 1m& if you don't want to marry. SOUND ADVICE. This is the proper time of the year to for- give your enemies; and, if you have none, to resolve to show more character hence- forth. THE DIFFERENCE. When men are bound by friendly Lands And meet each other, they shake hands; When they become antagonists, They meet each other shaking iists. THE MYSTERY SOLVED. If, irbile dressing, your collar button falls out of the collar band upon the floor, do not waste your breath in swearing, but go out and buy a pair of doubie-soled boots. Then re- turn to your room., put on your new boots and walk about the floor. When you hear a crunching sound you will know that you have found the button. WOULD YOUR OWN FUTUBE. Instead of saying that a man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circum- stance. Our strength is measured by our plastio power. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovels; one ware- houses, another villas; bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks until the architect can make them something else. Thua it is that in the same family, iu the same circumstances, one man rears a stately edifice, while his brother, vacillating and incompetent, lives for ever ansid ruins; the block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak beeoniM a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.- EVEN TEMPER. It ain't no use ter grunn la Nit\' it øir,'r. 110 use to f,et; A man won't live no longer My gi;till' a.1t upset. It's the man of even lemper That ullerj suro to wir;, Aft' the man that's all rs kickin' That is get-tin' taken in. The hog that's ailers equealin' Git,o tlie sniatlost siiitre of sl,)p, An' the man that's allerj growlin' Never raises half a crop. An' of'en when a feller Gits a iickin', it has been The man that iaiksd the loudest Just before the fight began. WHY YOUR RAZOR GETS BLUNT. The finest grades of razors are so deliute that even the famous Damascus sword blades cannot equal them in texture. It is not gener- ally known that the grain of a Sw«diah razor ia so sensitive that its general direction is changed after a short service. When you buy a fine razor the grain runs from the upper end of the outer point in a diagonal direction towards the handle. Constant stropping will twist the steel until th-e grain appears to be set straight up and down. Subsequent use will drag the grain outwards from the edge, so that after steady use for several months the fibre of the steel occupies a position ex- actly the reverse of thaC-which it did on the day of purchase. The process also affects the I temper of the blade, and when the grain sets from the lower outer point towards the back you have a razor which cannot be kept in condition, even by the most conscientious barber. But here's another curious freak that will take place in the same tool: Leave the razor alone for a month or two, and when you take it up you will find that the grain has assumed its first position. This operation can be re- peated until the steel is worn through to the back. A FEW WORDS ABOUT WIVES. "A wife is the gift of heaven—there's no doubt of it. Every other kind of gift, such as land9, rents, furniture, right of pasture or common—these are all mere gifts of fortune, that pass away like shadows on a wall; but you have to apprehend no such misfor- tune with a wife. Your wife will last longer, perhaps, even than you may desire. A wife Why, how can a man have any adversity that has a wifw ° Answer me that. Tongue oannot tell, or heart think, of the felicity there is between a man and his wife. If he is poor, she helps him to work. She takes care of his money for him and never wastes anything, She never saya I Yes' when he says 'No.' Do this,' says he. 'Direotly,' says she. Oh, blessed institution! Oh, precious wedlock thou art so joyous, and at the same time so virtuous, and so recommended to us all, and so approved by us all, that every man who is worth a farthing should go down on his bare knees, every day of his existence, and be thankful for having such a wife or, if he hasn't got one, he ought to pray for one, and beg that she may last him to his life's end, for his life ia in that case set in security. "lie lias only to act by his wife's advic-3, j snd he may hold up bis head with the best. A wife is so true and so vyise. Oli. ever while j you live take yonr wife's advice if you would be thought a wise man!"—C/«MlCcr# Moder- nised by Leigh Hunt, — ENGLISHMEN AND THE ,'LASS. Nobody can wear an eye-glass like an Englishman (says an American). For one thing nobody can look so ridiculous as the Englishman with the glass in his eye. The imitative foreigner is ridiculous enough, to be sure, but the ridiculous aspect seems out of place on him, whereas it fits the Englishman to perfection, and seems to belong to him by right of nationality and Magna Obarta. Out- side of England the single eye-glass is an exotic; in England it is indigenous to the institutions of the countiy and the nature of the featherless biped. There is nothing that an Englishman can- not' and will not do with a glass in his eye. He may take his matutinal tub with his eye- glass rigidly fixed in position h. will dress with it still before either of his organs of sight; he will breakfast with it, walk with it, speechify with it, wash his hands while tbe optical toy is still glistening against his nose he will bathe in the surf at Brighton without removing this insignia of (of what?); he will wear it in the light, in the dark, when he reads, drinks, rows on the river," paddles in a canoe, rides at a hunt, drives fou;1 in hand; there is no act, and there is no relation of life in which the Englishman, who wears a single eye-glass, will not and does not wear this perpetual companion of his waking hours. But when he wishes to see anything he looks out of the unencumbered eye. AN ANXIOUS FASHION. [IIH;tnd-p;ii!ited shirt fronts are the btMI fashion for get ion Paper.] O, Angelina, do not 1"" Your head upon m\ bro bt You'll spoil this l ;veh siori of mine—■ Hand-painted, and my best. I ca:t afford to get it rubbed, It. is so very nice You know it is expensive work, Although it's worth the price. This wreath of pink COUTOIVUIUS fs exquisitely done; I don't believe another soul Has got so ifne a one. Ala,! L's very d.I,catt-, And when this fr-jnl I wear, I feel euch fear of spoiling it, To move I hardly d^r >. Oh, yct,, my pat, I Iùvù you too (Now, durling', do not, touch), But don't be angry if I my I love this shirt as much. O, Angelina, do not cry, Vou fill me with alarm, One tear up6u this front would do Irivj. arable harm. Moonshine.

THE LADIES. r. resolve to have something which may be of enter- tainment to the lair sex."— £ "tr Hichard Steele. WFIMSTCAL WOMAN. When a girl gets to be 35 she is fond of being called Daisy, if that should happen to be her fit-at name. At sixteen she insists on being called Miss Smith. ONLY A WOMAN. Only a woman In the old da.) s carolled to her her happiest lays; Homebody missed her, Somebody kissed her, Somebody crowned her with praise Somebody faced up the battles of life, Strong for her s'ihe who was mother or wife, TuF. OLD MAIDS WE LIKE BEST. There are a few old maids who have elected to remain single. These are women who, having no special tie, are the trusted and tried friends of all. They share the joys and sorrows of nieces and nephews of all ages, who often oonfide in their "aunties" more than they do in their own parents; whilst the aunts are the nurses, comforters, and consolers in sickness, sorrow, and death, THEY SMILE TO SHOW THEIR DIMPLES. For a girl, two dimples, one to each corner of the month or near those points are a lavish gift. The daintiest smile will bring them out well defined and ravishing, a broad grin will expand them into furrows. Therefore, it is woman's privilege to smile, if she has dimples. This is no news to the fair sex. A woman with dimples would not lose one for the world. She is very careful of them, and regulates her smiles to tthe capacity of her dimples. « How TO nausn THE HAIR. The proper way to brush the hair," says a well-known hairdresser, "is not to brush it lengthwise, but to hold the ends of the hair, if it is long enough, and simply scrub the scalp with the brush. This process promotes the circulation of the blood and excites the oil glands to action. After the hair has been thoroughly brushed in this way, it should be then finished with a few vigorous strokes lengthwise of the hair." » » WOMAN'S ENEMY. I am free to confess (writes a woman) that the man whom above all men I hate most, the man who is my natural enemy, is the driver of a tramcar. How often have I braved the danger of madly-driven/trucks, wagons, and cabs to stand in the street and hail a passing car ? How often have I seen that car go rolling past me, no one on it giving a sign of acknowledgment that I was m this world? 'I he sensation of standing in the street as you beckon to a driver, who looks straight ahead, utterly ignoring you, is beyond describing. And we are forced to appear calm, cool, and indifferent. We can- not betray our real feelings, for a woman must always be a dissembler and look un- ruffled when her bosom is torn with distrac- tion BENEFITS OF THE BATH. The bath as a great aid to refinement of figure, and, pi-operly used, will of'en prevent obesity. Women undergoing the strain of work and care that often falls to mothers and housekeepers should insist on having their baths in temperature from ØOdeg, to 112deg., which refresh one like sleep, for the simple reason that they wash away the waste which clogs the vessels of the skin; this relieves the veins, sets the arteries flowing more freely, and rejuvenates the whole system. After a night's nursing a very warm bath will re- store one like four or five hours of sleep, and with a bath and three hours' rest one can sup- port a strain for weeks which else would be impossible. The douche of cool or tepid water after the bath is wonderful for harden- ing and developing muscle, but can be used only a few minutes without injury. Spraying I the calf of the leg, the abdomen, the hips, and the chest, will strengthen and render the figure of wiry hardihood, with due care on other points. A gentle douche and spraying of the bosom is the only means to bo recom- mended to increase the bust. A MAN'S OPINION OF WOMAN. A man's opinion of woman (writes a corre- spondent) is always curious. I asked one the other day if a WOMAN in front of me, whom 1 had been admiring, was not what I call a piettv woman, lie said "No," and when 1^ bim WHY HJ ANS';E;ED NIE'LNS: "She is not pretty because her hair is ir^ disorder, and a man likes a womm. haic t0 look smooth when she is on the street, She is not pretty because there ira line of black under her eyes to enlarge them, and a man likes a woman to have a clean face. J She is not pretty, because she is con- scious that she is attracting attention, and a man likes a woman to be so ladylike on thj street that she passes by unnoticed. "She is not pretty, because she doesn't walk well she minces one moment and trots the next, and a man likes to see a woman a little slow and dignified in her movements. She is not pretty, because her mouth is too big, and a man had rather have a woman with no mouth at all than one with one that seems adapted solely for eating purposes. "She is not pretty, because she is bad form, and if you were a man yoa would bav« seen that at once, and would have passed he« by as undesirable," PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF WOMFS I think every woman should learu to iiwim, to fence, and to hold her weight with her arms," says a distinguished member of thll medical faculty. "More strains probably occur from the inability of women to use the strength of their arms skilfully than from any other canie. Th., average boy can hang from a bar and lift his weight by bending his arms two or three times in succession, but you never find a girl, unless she has practised it, who is able to do this once. One of the most valuable exercises for the acquisition of grace .dexteritv, I and a fine carriage of the body is fencing, if one learns to use tbe foils with both right and left hands, and in this form of exercise girl. become graceful and skilful as rapidly as men. Horseback riding is less desirable for women, because of the unphysiological position in which she is forced by conventionality to sit. The saddle is ridiculously uncomfort4 able any way, and from its inability to be adjusted to either side of the horse, is responsible for many cases of spinal curva- ture. Some riding schools have introduced saddles for riding on both sides of the horse, and a girl who will learn to ride on either side at will will be a much more expert borsct woman, and the exercise will be in every way more beneficial and conducive to symmetrical development. No one exercise, however, eithel indoors or out, contributes more to the uni. form development of the muscles or is more conducive to health than swimming, and i( seems, in the face of all the need that may arise, almost a crime for a woman not t. learn." • THK ATHLETIC GIRL. She r.das, and walks, and run=, and rows, She's quick and energetic; How she turns up her pretty nose At all the woes pathetic Which fill her weaker sisters' minds, And keep them all complaining; Her greatest joy m life she finds" In her athletic training. She boxes, fences, rides, and swims. And keeps her blood in motitju While other women nurse their whimg And sigh for mnn'i devotion. She's never known to have the b!ue", To headaches she's a stranger. You may be sure that she'd refuse To faint at sight of danger. A perfect woman, full of health And life, all men adore her, To her they'd gladly bring their weaiti^ And lay it down before her. But. she, Diana-like, is cold, And hates their lore-sick sighing, And so she stops their wooing bold And sends her lovers flying. She's cold; but there will come some day A man who's fit to woo her, And then, the more slie says him nay, The closer he'll pursue her. To love she'll yield—some bappv day, She'll give herielf in marriage. Laier her strength will come in play Behind a baby carriagp, « THK AGREEABLE WOMAN. She is sometimes rich, but seldom han& some, yet we all like to meet her in this work- a-day world of oura. She meets one cordially, does not rush up hysterically and, catching at one's hand ot dress, blind one with her effusive inquiries, for IIh". is in the highest and best sense well bred. She is always well dressed, not conspi. cuously, for that savours of vulgarity, but her dress is always in harmony with the time and place. Soiled gloves and skirts with a fringe of braid that should have been renewed ar4 newer seen. if one is ill and my lady oalls, no disagree- able subject that will jar on the sensitive nerves is introduced. She is not necessarily brilliant, indeed sel- dom is, yet she always holds her own in society, not by storming at ite doors, but by her keen sense of the fitness of things. She understands the art of listening ta others. My lady always takes pleasure in introduc. ing people with like interests, not in keeping them apart that she may monopolise eaoh in turn; for to see others happy adds to her enjoyment. She meets newcomers in the church or at home half way, and does not forget facet when she meets them two days later. Her appointments are always met promptly, If impossible to meet the engagement she writes a note at once and explains, thereby saving much dfkeomfort and inconvenience. She never addresses her gentlemen acquaint tances by their first name that familiarity is reserved for him who has a deeper claim than mere acquaintance. She is well versed on the current topics of the day, and does not blunder through a con- versation with statements of which she knowi nothing. She does not inform an artist what thi standard works of art are. He is supposed te know. She minds her own business, leaving othsri to look after theirs. Nug^e's. A great oonlractor .-The girl WHO laoes. A wife is the key of the house." A dort key, no doubt. A girl who has golden hair doesn't want it plaited. An unmarried woman ia a miss, while many married woman are mysteries. Don't trust too much in appearance a woman may have a fair face and a dark heart. The reason why women do not propose is supposed to be due to the fact that they want to have the last word. er

A Truant from Home, A boy, eleven years of age, learned R bor-l of 59. All Saims'-road, Westbourne-park, London, I ad a remarkable adventure on Sunday. He -as, according to his own story, dissatisfied wi!h the behaviour of hia parent", and nn <\WIIV from home, hid himself in a railway carnage at. Euston Station, and determined t" go to all aunt Iiving in the capital of the Midlands He overshot, his mark, however, and lauded at Wolverhampton, where ho was found hiding in a carriage. On t)e,ng taken before the magistrnt s he was ordered to the vvorkttou-e i" order that, his alorv IILtf -ti- g,'(d

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