HOW TO STUDY GEOGRAPHY.

Manawatu Herald, 7 February 1905, Page 4

HOW TO STUDY GEOGRAPHY.

P«*ful Hints rthe Subject For Youngand Old, Most countries owe their importance to the fact that they produce something that mankind uses in ono 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, eLvutk.., latitude, nature of soil, etc., and the children will see why they axe required to learn these facts, and they will seem realities. Find oat what other countries have the same productions, and which produce the greater amount, with causes, etc. Many of the teachers would astonish their pupils by asking them why the United States produces largo quantities of corn, while England produces none, or why the coasts of Mexico have productions different from the inland regions, or why Russia is anxious to get control of Constantinople, etc. But the use of a country does not depend alone upon what it can produce. It also depends upon its advantages for sending away what, is not used 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 debates may often bo carried on in this way.

Hew to Remove Stains From Marble.

Marble is a very difficult article to clean if the stain has sunk Into the stone. Blight stains may be removed with a pumice stone or with vigorous scrubbing. Greasy stains are best removed with a paste of fuller’s earth applied In the same way It is to wall paper, Stains of Ink on marble may be removed by hydrochloric acid, which is a powerful poison, and must be washed off with water almost as soon as it is applied to prevent its eating into the stone.

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 pilous. When this had been done, he was termed libertinns (a freedman), and his name was registered in the city tribes. In-268 B. 0., 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 he free. Marius used the same symbol when he incited the slaves against Sylla. When Ceesar was murdered, the conspirators marched forth with a cap on a spear as a token of liberty. The Goddess of Liberty in the Aventine monnt 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.

How 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 back to its original giver. How to Bolt. To begin with, women ait 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 bow to rest. Five minutes of rest flat on one’# back on the floor or on a bard, smooth conch are worth half an hour of so styled rest In an armchair or In that unreposeful tempter, the rooking chair. Some one has said to the women of today, “Never stand when you can sit; never sit when you can lie down.’’ This exhortation, applied with some elasticity, is the best recipe for beauty I know of. I recommend frequent daily lapses into complete fallowness. How to Preserve Bmiet Shoes. Do not use any so called russet polishes, They are all harmful. Simply rub off the shoes every morning with a damp cloth and then polish them briskly with a soft, dry brush. They will soon show a beautiful polish without any stickiness. How to Make Cream of Hlecaroon*. A delicious sweet to offer at luncheon is made of whipped cream and macaroons. Use the rich cream that is of the proper consistency to whip well. Sweeten and whip until quite stiff. Get macaroons that have been kept abont 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 color. This ihould he served heaped lightly in dainty cups, as, while it makes a moat delectable compound, it is altogether too >ich to be taken in any bat the most moderate quantities. t -. How to Hake Beentlftil Jfixo Screens. Stained glass screens mounted In brass or wrought iron make the most beautiful fire screens, their rich colors being ilowingly brought oat by the dancing ames.