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"_To have bread excite thankfulness, and a drink of water send the heart
to God, is better than sighs for the unattainable. To plough a straight
furrow on Monday, or dust a room well on Tuesday, or kiss a bumped
forehead on Wednesday, is worth more than the most ecstatic thrill under
Sunday eloquence. Spirituality is seeing God in common things and
showing God in common tasks._"--MALTBIE D. BACOCK.

The School Child's Sleep

The mother who has a child at school may not be able to help him with
his lessons, but there is one thing she can do for him which will
benefit him even more, and that is to see that he gets enough sleep.

Insufficient sleep affects the nerves, the temper, the digestion, the
mental quickness, and even the morals of children. The child who gets
enough sleep is the one who is bright and quick mentally, who grows
normally and well, who eats properly and who is not peevish and
irritable.

An early supper and an early bedtime are the things for the school
child. Then put him in a well-ventilated bedroom and let him have ten or
eleven full hours of slumber and he'll wake up bright and healthy and
good, too.

Many of the little whining nervous children we see are simply suffering
from lack of sleep. Many small naughtinesses simply come from tired
nerves and weariness of mind and body. So many mothers notice such a
difference in the behavior of children once they have started to school
and are at a loss to understand the reason. It is because the daily nap
which the child took before he went to school has been given up, but the
bedtime hour has not been changed. Consequently the nerves of the child
suffer.

Try giving the school child supper at half past five, a nourishing and
easily digested supper, too. Then at eight, promptly pack him off to
bed. If he doesn't sleep let him sip a cup of hot milk, and sit beside
him until he drowses off. Sleep is largely a habit and will be easily
acquired in a few evenings. And oh, the difference it will make to the
child in every way.--_Exchange._

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Hints on Picture Hanging

Hang the pictures from the ceiling or picture rail by means of a thin
cord as nearly as possible the color of the walls. When this is done you
may, if you like, fill up the spaces left above the smaller pictures by
placing therein a miniature, or an old blue plate, or a little plaster
relief. This arrangement gives al