Life — April 6, 1899 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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-LIFE- IMPORTANT DOMESTIC STATISTICS. | An up-to-date mathematician figures that the nse of tele- phone service n a private house adds 87 per cent. to the time available for soctal or Intellectual pleasures, Increases the ness of the temper 474 per cent. by conjuring awkward emergencies of all sorts, and prolongs the expectancy of life | 5.875 per c to the removal of dally friction and the sense of perfect security obtained. Message rates make th service absurdly cheap, considering these tmportant results, aw , own) “Tp T say,” said the teacher, “*the pupil loves his what sort of a sentence 18 that? Sarcasm," sald the boy.— Exchange. THE THORNDIKE, BOSTON Qulet, and used by the best people. Most accessible of all Back Bay hotels. master was asking questions, “Now, boys, Ww many months have twenty-elgbt days?" All of them,” replied a sharp lad at once." —Pitteburg Builetin, he SANITARY PRECAUTIONS. The Inspectors of the factorles where the Gail Borden Eagle rand Condensed Milk is produced have access at all times to the dairymen's premises, with authority to exact every sauttary precaution. Such care results ina perfect Infant food. + Tuts orchard pleture tsa peach,” exclaimed the enthu- tudio visitor Wut I intended It for an apple orchard,” sald the artist, plaintively.— Detroit Free Press. tas A norris of Cook's Imperial E pagne with your dinner makes it comp) everyone, It pleases Docrox: How many glasses of beer do you drink dally ? Patinyt: L will tell you frankly, doctor, If you will first go to the door and make sure my wife isn't listening.” —Plirgende Blaetter. HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON, All the attractions of Hotel Life, with the comforts and privacy of home. sighed the man off the Germanic, “we bad an awful cold voyage two-thirds of the way “What did you do then?” inquired the sympathetic listener. “Well, about that time we got a boat stove in and that helped # lot.""— Yale Record. THE LAST ECHO FROM THE HORSE SHOW. ‘They say that all the ribbon streamers which were offered to the winners were perfumed with the Violettes du Czar of Oriza-Legrand—sold by all perfumers and druggists—tnts delicate perfame with which Madison Square Garden, the vous of all the pretty women, was completely Impreg- “Come and dine with us to-morrow,” sald the old fellow who had made bis money and wanted to push bis way Into society. “Sorry, replied the elegant man, “I can't; 'm going to see * Hamlet." * “That's all right," “bring him with you ald the hospitable old gentleman ; Exchange. AN AGENT OF CIVILIZATION. After Rome had fallen the world passed through a period of physical barbarism. Listorlans say that for many hundred years the bath was almost unknown tn Europe. The peculiar epldemics of the middle ages—the spotted plague, the black death, and the sweating sickness, were all due to the unpop- ularity of water andthe absence of soap. With the Renais- sance came a better knowledge of the skin and {ts necessities, Men and women began to realize in @ vague way that the outside surface must be kept clean In order to preserve health. Posdbly this lack of persistent cleantiness was due to the absence of good soap. It ts hardly possible to tmagine that the people of, say two hundred years ago, with their meagre knowledge of practical chemistry, were able to produce a pure soap; free, on the one hand, from biting alkalles, and | orfty. | ‘peaking people during the 1 tru Dry Cham- | on the other from superfuous fat. ‘The problem of how to make good soap was solved tn the | last century by an English chemist named Pears, who con- celved the Idea of manufacturing a perfectly pure soap. After the usual pertod of experimental fatlures, he at last succeeded in making a soap which was the most perfect ever produced. Mr. Pears son found a ready sale for bis product, The business grew until Pears’ became the most popular soap in the world. The house of Pears has been reported ns spend- ing over $600,000 year in advertising in newspapers and magazines aloue, and thelr advertisements reach every Eag- lish speaking person. Pears’ soap 1s so simple tn its composition that it ts dlm- cult for the ordinary mind to grasp the reason of Its supert- It contains no medicines. It ts simply a perfectly pure soap. It does not contain any alkall to ronghen and | trritate the skin, nor does it contain an excess of fat to smear | the skin, Il {s nothing but soap, ‘The Influence of Pears’ soap on the culture of the English. t century has been exhibited in two ways, First, It has made cleanliness pleasant, and thus has promoted that pecultar refinement of person, with- out which no civilization can be complete, Secondly, the advertisements of this article have been artistic produe- tions Pears’ soap advertisements for many years have dis- setinated art, fine art, among the plain people. Portable Houses Buy your children a Play House; your boy can erect it. For particulars write to Mershon & Morley, Saginaw, Mich. We manufacture portable houses for Hunters’ Cabins, Summer Resort Cottages, and a dozen other purposes. MERSHON & MORLEY SAGINAW, MICHIGAN But will outwear it and costs half as much. This wonderful material does not crack or peel, does mot rot, never gets stichy, never moalds, has no odor, ts dif- fleuit to deface, contains no rubber or cellalose, will not born, Is always handsome. For Library, Deo, OMice, Dining Room or Club Room Farnitare, PANTASOTE has no equal. Tested for six years by leading railways and steamship Ines, ca riage bullders and farniture mak- ers, with unqualified success, Made tn all standard colors, In plain leather grains or richly embossed patterns. We do not retall, but will se 18x 18 taches for 26 cents in stamps. State color. CAUTION! more mouey. The word 29 BROADWAY, Dept. N., THIS CHAIR IS COVERED WITH Pantasote. EXACTLY RESEMBLES FINE MOROCCO Waterproot Greaseproot Stainproof Germproof enough to cover a chair seate Sample free. 15.6 inches sent fr 2 cent stamp and your upholsterer’s name and address. ‘The success of PANTASOTE has prodnced man substitute infertor and often worthless and dangerous goods on which they make PANTASOTE ” ts stamped on the genuine article, imitations. Don’t allow dealers to The Pantasote Company, NEW YORK CITY.