HOW TO STUDY GEOGRAPHY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3700, 17 July 1906, Page 4

HOW TO STUDY GEOGRAPHY.

tjoful HJnts on Die Subject For Young arid Old, Most countries owo their importance to the fact that they produce something Hat mankind uses in mm way or another. Study tile prouucfioos, at least Use most 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 Soil, etc., *jn«i tho children will see why they are required to learn these facts, ir d they will seem realities. Find out what other countries have tho same productions, and which produce the greater amount, with causes, felc. Many of the teachers would astonish their pupils by asking them why tho United Slates produces largo quantities of corn, while England produces Done, or why tho 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 depend alone upon, what it can produce. 1- also depends upon its advantages for b -..riding away what is not used at home, god also for getting tho products of o! her countries which it docs not have. The study of this question will involve tho proximity of a country to tho seaconst, its navigable rivers, railroads, canals, etc., thus bringing out tho vital points and showing their importance, 'j lie pupils are thus learning tho facts r,a moans to an end, and not as a large assortment of dry, disconnected ends. I dr them if they would rather live in Mexico than England, and why? Always why? Interesting and animated (" bates may often bo carried on in this v-iy» . How to Remove Stains From Marble. Marble is a very difficult article to i loan if tho stain has sunk into the stone, f.light stains may ho removed with a pumice stone or with vigorous scrubling. • Greasy stains arc best removed v. Ith a paste of fuller’s earth applied in the same way it ia to wall paper. Cains of ink on marble may bo removed by,hydrochloric acid, which is a powerful poison, and must bo 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 tho 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 hia head a small red doth cap, called plleus. When this had been done, ha was termed libertinus (a freedman), and hia name was registered in tho city tribes. In 263 B. C., Saturnine, on taking possession of tho 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 same symbol when he incited tho slaves against Sylla. When (kesar 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 Fi ance tho Jacobins wore a red cap. In England a bine cap bordered in white, with tho word liberty in gold, ia a symbol of the constitutional liberty of tho nation, and in our country tho statue of Liberty always wears a cap. How to Dißpose of Duplicate Presents. Some people who have a good many presents have a way of disposing of duplicate nr 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 mako a donation in return. Tho great care has to be that tho donation does not go hack to its original giver. Dow to Rest. 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 tho tired muscles only when the body ju in a reclining position, and absolute repose comes to the overstrung nerves only when the muscular system is perfectly at rest-relax-ed. The middle aged woman should learn bow to rest. Five minutes of rest flat on one’s back on tho floor or on a hard, smooth couch are worth half an hour of so etyh. d rest in an armchair or. in that -Unreposeful tempter, tho rocking chair. Some one has said to the women of today, ‘’Never stand w-1 m yon can sit; never sit when you can lie down.” This exhortation, applied with some elasticity! is tho host recipe ioi beauty 1 know of. I recommend frequent daily lapses into complete fallowness. How to Preserve Russet; Slices. Do not use any so called russet pol Ishes. They aro all harmful. Simply rub off tho shoes every morning with » damp cloth and then polish them brisk ly with a soft, dry brush. They will soon show a beautiful polish without any stickiness. How to BltiUo Cream of Macaroons. A delicious sweet to offer at lunch eon is made of whipped cream and macaroons. Use tho rich cream that is ol tho proper consistency to whip well, Sweeten and whip until quite stiff. Get macaroons that have been kept about two days and roil them until they are finely crumbled, but nut powdered. Stir enough of them witl the whipped cream to give it a delicate arown color. This should bo sew. d heaped lightly 5a dainty cups, as, while it r;ak. a a most delectable compound, it is altogether too rich to bo taken iu any but the most moderate quemtith's. How to IU.iUt 1 ;a? Strcona. Stained gl; sem m mount--d in brass or wrought u- n un/c- i!;c mi-.-l b* au!'i> Its! lire :-ci. :1 u v-l) < .vs being glowingly b:-..n:ht unt by The damans {]:;■ .c.s.