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From. An Essay on “The Unchanging Girl”, - By Edwd. S. Martin.

There are two branches of knowledge, that which
works to make the Earth a fit abode for man, and
that which works to make man fit to live in his abode.
And as the special need of the times is for development
of that branch of knowledge which makes man
fit to life on Earth, the great activity of women is
the more readily understandable, for it is in that
province that their more important abilities are
indispensable. New duties come to them of course,
new thoughts assail, and new decisions await
them, but no new fashion can last that will
swerve them from womanhood, or leave the
world unmothered.”

Fanny B. Snowden gave an amusing essay
entitled, “Those Spiteful Mothers”, written by the
Mother of one of the infants present at a recent
Baby Party. We should like to copy the whole
but shall have to be satisfied with a few extracts.

Please do not think the descriptions here set
forth apply to these mothers, they are intended to
show how superior we are and how different,
Says the mother of the large baby to the mother
of the small. “What are you feeding your baby? Has
he a good appetite? Have you weighed him lately?
Are you sure his food agrees with him? If I
were you, I should use what I am using, - Now
Dr. Holt recommends—" Mother of the small baby
“How do you manage to carry that baby? I don’t
believe my back would stand it. I expect he will
be slow about walking. His legs look a bit bowed;
so often a baby’s legs are. Can he get into any of the
clothes you made him for the summer?”
1st Mother to her husband – “I wish you could have
seen the babies together, our baby made Mrs. B’s
fade away. Poor little puny thing! If her were
mine I should be anxious.”

Mrs. B. to her husband, “Well, if that beef of a baby didn’t
look coarse beside ours, he is nearly twice as large.
What is the advantage in having such an overgrown
baby?” Mrs. A thinks her baby has curls but
Mrs. B. discouraged her by saying, “I expect your”
baby will have curls too when warm weather comes.”
What a blessing, each mother sees in her baby