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call upon her. Ellen Stabler read a short
poem entitled, “A Seed”, -

A wonderous thing is a seed,
The one thing deathless forever!
Forever old and forever new
The one thing changeless, - entirely true,
Tis fickle and faithless never.
Plant love, and blessings will bloom,
Plant hate, and hate will grow.
The blossom that proves what sort of thing
Is the seed that to-day you sow.”

Eliz. T. Stabler told us she had used rolled
cracker crumbs, satisfactorily, as a substitute for
several eggs in making pumpkin pies. She
also gave the creed of “The Watkins Man”,
whose agents take orders for Remedies, Extracts,
and Spices, and bring the goods to the customer.
The Watkins men say in part, - “I believe in
you; myself; the good I sell and the firm I work
for. I believe truth is an asset, - I believe in
sunshine, fresh air, spinach, applesauce, butter,
milk, laughter, babies, women and men. I believe
in hands that work, brains that think and hearts
that love.”

Fannie B. Snowden told us of Edison’s “Insomnia
Squad”, whose leader thinks most people
sleep and eat too much. He does not really need
5 hrs. absolute rest in 24, but usually takes that
much, and his body seems to be sufficiently
sustained on about half the food an ordinary
man desires. His health rules are, - “No booze.
If you use coffee dilute it freely with milk. Don’t
take any more food than you need to keep going.
Your system has plenty of work without being
asked to dispose of superfluous fuel. See that
you have plenty of fresh air. When you go to
bed, do not take your troubles with you. But
the thing you must have is a job that interests
you, a job full of variety and action, which is
your life and your play, your present and your
future.” - - - - - A question about keeping peppers
brought forth the information, they remain good for