HOW TO STUDY GEOGRAPHY.

Manawatu Herald, 23 June 1904, Page 4

HOW TO STUDY GEOGRAPHY.

tTsefnl Hints on the Subject ForTounp and Old. Most countries owo their importance to tho fact that they produce something that mankind uses in one way or another. Study the productions, at least the moat important ones, and also give the reasons why certain countries have certain productions and not others. This will bring in matters of temperature, rainfall, elevation, latitude, nature of toil, etc., and the children will see why they axe required to learn these facta, and they will seem realities. Find ont what other countries have the same productions, and which produce the greater amonnt, with causes, etc. Many of the teachers would astonish their pupils by asking them why the United States produces large quantities of corn, while England produces none, or why the coasts of Mexico have productions different from tho inland regions, or why Russia is anxious to get control of Constantinople, etc. But the use of a country does not de{end alone upon what it can produce, t also depends upon its advantages for Bending away what is not need at home, and also for getting the products of other countries which it does not have. The study of this question will involve the proximity of a country to the seacoast, its navigable rivers, railroads, canals, etc., thus bringing out the vital points and showing their importance. The pupils are thus learning the facta as means to an end, and not as a large assortment of dry, disconnected ends. Ask them if they would rather live In Mexico than England, and why? Always why? Interesting and animated deta *^ S ma *’ of * 6Q k 0 carr * e d on In this way.

„ , v Stain* From Marbl*. How to Eomo>. ... x „ 'a ’fficult article to Marble is a very «*., . , clean if the stain has sunk iu *° s . to / ,e * Blight stains may he removed * pumice stone or with vigorous soTuP" bing. Greasy stains are best removed with a paste of fuller’s earth applied in the- same way it is to wall paper. Btains of ink on marble may he removed by hydrochloric acid, which is & powerful poison, and must be washed off with water almost as soon as it is applied to prevent its eating into the atone.

■Why a Cap Is Symbolical of Liberty. The right of covering the head was In early times a mark of liberty, slaves only going bareheaded. When a slave was given his freedom, it was customary for his late master to place on his head a small red cloth cap, called pilens. When this had been done, he was termed libertinna (a freedman), and his name was registered in the city tribes. In 268 B. C., Saturnius, on taking possession of the capital, hoisted a cap on the top of his spear to indicate that all slaves who joined his standard should be free. Marius used the samo symbol when he incited the slaves against Sylla. When Caesar was murdered, the conspirators marched forth with a cap on a spear as a token of liberty.. The Goddess of Liberty in the Aventine mount was represented as holding in her hand a cap. In France the Jacobins Wore a red cap. In England a blue cap bordered in white, with the word liberty in gold, is a symbol of the constitutional liberty.of the nation, and in our country the statue of Liberty always wears a cap. Bow to Dispose of Duplicate Presents. Some people who have a good many presents have a way of disposing of duplicate or generally inappropriate gifts. They put them carefully away in a drawer by themselves and consider this a depot of supplies to go to in an emergency when called upon to make a donation in return. The great care has to be that the donation does not go hack to ' Its original giver. How to Best. To begin with, women sit too much, and women stand quite too much. Standing, about and sitting are. not resting, however cleverly women may delude themselves on this point. Absolute repose comes to the tired muscles only when the body is in a reclining position, and absolute repose comes to the overstrung nerves only when the muscular system is perfectly at rest—relaxed. The middle aged woman should learn how to rest. Five minutes of rest flat on one’s back on the floor pr on a hard, smooth couch are worth half an hour of so styled rest in an armchair or In that unreposeful tempter, the rocking chair. Some one has said to the women of today, “Never stand when Son pan sit; never sit when you can lie own.” This exhortation, applied,with tome elasticity, is the-best 'rebipe fpr beauty 1 know of. I recommend frequent daily lapses into complete fallowness. ■■ < How to Preaerve Burnet Shoo*. Do not 1 use any so called russet po!Ishea. They are a'll harmful/ Simply ' tub off the shoes every morning with a damp'cloth and then polish them briskly with a soft, dry brush. They will Boon show a beautiful polish without any stickiness. How to Hake Cream of Macaroon*. A delicious sweet to offer at lunch* aon is made of whipped cream and mao* aroons. Use the rich cream that Iflpl the proper consistency to whip well. Sweeten,and whip until quite stiff. Get macaroons that have been' Kept ’about two days and roll them until they are finely crumbled, but not powdered. Stir enough of them with the whipped cream to give it a delicate brown polor. This ghould be served heaped lightly in dain- , |y oops, as, while it makes a most delectable compound, It la altogether too itch to be taken in any but the most ' |K>derate quantities. How to Make Beautiful Tire Serena. Stained glass screens mounted In brass ' pr wrought iron make the moat beautiful fire scroena.their rich colorsbeing glowingly brought out by the dancing flames.