DON'T GET THE CANDY HABIT.
[Ada C. Sweet, in the April Woman's Home Companion.] A GIRL of fifteen ought to be the living picture and reality of health. It is a duty, this matter of good health. Exercise in the open air, temperance in eating, and occupation—these are the secrets of good health. The girl who lies in bed late, never walks a mile, and eats candy morning, noon, and night, can never feel well, and has no right to feel well. An occasional treat of pure candy11is good, but nothing could be worse than the continuous eating of sweet stuff which goes on among girls almost universally in this country. Beauty of complexion, good nature, and healthful enjoyment of life all vanish when the train of ills brought on by over-indulgence in sweets begins to submerge vitality. There is much to be learned by girls and women on this subject of diet. Every girl should find out what is best for her, and then stick to it; for without health life is a failure to nine people out of ten. Occasionally some one has been great enough to make something out of a life handicapped by chronic sickness, but for one who has succeeded a thousand have failed.