become prisoners, and then in cold blood, murdered them, an act of atrocity unparalleled in the history of the age. And there will be left men who will seize the

effects of the banished people, and whose prime object in driving them forth is the spoils they may leave behind."

MORAL HYGIENE.

[Address delivered before the Y. L. M. I. Association, May 5th, 1893.]

You will think this a queer title which I have given to my address this evening, but I warned you in the beginning that there were more sides than one or even two to the subjects we have been considering this winter.

We have looked at our bodies from a physical standpoint, learned something about how they are made, and the laws which govern them. This is one side of the subject. Then we veered around and took a glance at our mental powers. We discussed these pretty throughly, finding them to be subject to natural laws, analogous to the physical, and as necessary to be understood. Here was another view of our subject. This evening we proconsider a third-the moral side of our natures. Although considered last of all, we do not think it less important than the others; indeed, as pertaining to our eternal welfare, it should have been placed at the head of the list.

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Let us look at ourselves closely for a moment, put away every other thought, letting our minds

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| dwell upon ourselves and each other. There are congregated here probably about sixty young women, daughters of Zion. you ever stopped to consider what that title really implies? Yes, you say, it means that we are members of the Mormon Church. Right, so far as you go, but that is not all it means. The word Zion means "pure in heart;" SO literally "daughter of Zion" signifies "daughter of the pure in heart." It means also that we are heirs to the Priesthood, with

all its powers, privileges and glorious promises for the present and the future, not by ourselves alone, but in connection with the sons of God, to whom it is to be hoped all will sooner or later be given in marriage by the power of the Holy Priesthood.

Within a few years or months of each other, sixty immortal | spirits left their heavenly home, joyfully, no doubt, came down to this little planet we call earth, and took upon themselves sixty mortal bodies. Those spirits and bodies. united together, are before me tonight, and looking over them they appear to me to be a beautiful sight, well-formed, intelligent, and healthful, in the

majority of cases, and these only average representatives of thousands of others scattered through the settlements of the Saints from Canada to Mexico.

Well, now, we are here. The purpose of our coming we will consider later, only mentioning incidentally that there was no chance work about it; that it all came about according to a great plan which was established, no doubt, ages ago, and which we are lending our aid to work out.

Having placed ourselves in these responsible positions, there are certain duties which it becomes necessary to perform. These sixty bodies must be taken care of, must be fed and clothed, must be kept clean and pure. Both body and spirit are pure and holy, when as little babes we came to this earth. It is our duty to keep them so, for Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and Elder Brother, has said that except we become as little children we not enter into the kingdom heaven.

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Again, we are told in the Bible that the Spirit of God will not abide in an impure body. Elsewhere we are given to understand that if the Spirit of God is withdrawn from us it leaves us open to the power of the evil one, which is a most deplorable condition to be in. Up to a certain age these duties devolve upon others, our parents, guardians, and teachers; but gradually, as we gain knowledge and experience, these responsibilities are

shifted upon the shoulders of each individual, and we are required to look out for our own welfare. Happy for us if we have been so taught and trained that we can perform them acceptably to all concerned!

Now that we have demonstrated our true position in relation to our Maker, our religion and each other the questions arise: what shall we do to fulfill these conditions-what do to remain pure-what avoid to prevent becoming impure?

We all know that a clean, white garment for illustration becomes soiled by coming in contact with things that are unclean, and the same principle holds true in relation to the moral nature. Contact with anything unclean, unwholesome or impure is bound to leave its bad impression upon us, if we are not careful to guard against it.

But, you might say, the world. is full of bad things; we stumble upon them every day. How can we help but come in contact with them?

Well, in the first place, we can avoid very many of them, if we take the pains; and, secondly, we can SO clothe ourselves with modesty, virtue, and purity in thought, word and action, that evil will flee from us, or hide its head in shame when in our

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the bad influences with which we are surrounded to a great extent.

There are a few sources of . moral pollution which we will

briefly look at, beginning with the chief, which is

Companionship. There is much to be gained or lost morally by our choice of companions. For instance, if we associate with somebody having a noble, lofty and aspiring spirit, we cannot help but be more or less influenced by it. We gaze with admiration into the eye beaming with intelligence and high resolve, and unconsciously our own hearts throb with increased desire to be good and true and noble, and accomplish something worthy while we are here. We listen with deepest interest to the tongue which speaks words of wisdom, or exhorts to good thoughts or great deeds, and before we are aware of it, we are forming resolutions in our own minds for the performance of some good purpose. We look upon some person who stands as a pillar of strength in Zion and think, "Oh that I were only as good as he is, how happy I would be!"

How different is the feeling when we are brought into contact with people of of low, depraved attributes! If we are spiritually strong and self-reliant

we may resist his influence, and then we look upon him with pity, contempt, disgust and loathing, according to the degree of his frailties and our own sympathy with them.

Even if we are weak, so that we succumb to his stronger will, and become like unto him, we never respect him, never seek his

aid when in trouble or distress, never look upon him as a tower of strength, but as a poor, wormeaten post, fit only to be hewn down and cast into the fire. We never look upon him and say, "Oh, would I were like him!" but rather, "Preserve me from ever becoming what he is!"

I remember once, when I was a little girl, hearing an old gentleman speak to the children in Sunday school. He said, "Children. always try to select for your playmates somebody that is better than you are. If you will do this there will be few bad ones left, and they will either have to play alone or become good like the rest.."

This is a good rule. If not applicable in all cases, we can at least select in our minds someone whom we know to be good and pure, and resolve to become as good as he is, if not better.

But we are not going to leave the bad ones out in the cold altogether. That would not bel Christ-like nor Saint-like. Jesus said He came "not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance," and we are also told that there is more rejoicing over one lost lamb that has been found | than over ninety-nine which are safe at home in the fold. So, if among our acquaintances there. are some who pollute their bodies and minds by bad practices, it is not necessary for us to turn the cold shoulder. We can show them by our actions that we do not approve of their course, and we can set them such an example

that, with a little help and encouragement, they may forsake their evil practices and try to be more like us.

Next in importance to Our associates in forming morals, we will place

Books. We told you at our last meeting some of the evils accompanying promiscuous promiscuous reading.

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We will now add that the moral influence of bad literature may be quite as pernicious as the mental or physical. Books which pure, noble and lofty in language, style, and sentiment, inspire the reader with similar tastes feelings. Those which are low, false and debasing in character exert a corresponding influence upon our minds. We cannot help it, if we place ourselves in their power by reading them. You will see by what we have told you tonight that there are many things necessary for us to think about, if we desire to become truly daughters of Zion. Julia A. Macdonald.

CARE OF FOOD IN SUMMER. THE food question is often a serious one to the country housekeeper, writes Maria Parloa in a valuable article on "Housekeeping in the Country," in the July Ladies' Home Journal. It is usually within her power to get a good supply of fresh vegetables, milk, butter and eggs, but one cannot be sure of even these things unless they are produced on one's own farm. If the housekeeper must depend

upon the market-man's cart for her meat supply, and she is without an ice-house, she must resort to many expedients to provide. her family with the necessary variety of animal food. The market-man may bring fresh beef, lamb, veal, poultry, corned beef, salt pork, tongue, and sometimes. fresh fish. If there is an icehouse on the place it is an easy matter to lay in a supply which shall last until the next visit, but if not, other means must be used.

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Charcoal is of great value in keeping ice-chests, storerooms and food sweet. Place a shallow dish of fine charcoal in the icechest. In milk-rooms and other where food is kept set dishes of charcoal. If poultry or birds are to be hung in a cool room for a few days remove the internal organs and partially fill the body with charcoal. Now wrap the birds in paper and hang

If the outside of the poultry is rubbed with black pepper before being covered with the paper, it will be still farther protected from flies. Small birds, livers, kidneys, sweetbreads, etc., may be wrapped in paraffine paper and then be buried in a bed of charcoal.

For keeping large pieces of meat and poultry here is a simple device: Have a large barrel or hogshed half-filled with charcoal. Put meat hooks in a strip of joist and place across the top of the barrel. Have a netting to spread over this. This barrel may be kept in a cool place and pieces of meat be hung on the hooks. The

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charcoal will keep the atmosphere dry and sweet, and the netting will be a protection against insects. Should there be danger from rats or mice use wire netting. Fresh fish may be rubbed with salt, wrapped in paper and buried in a bed of charcoal. course the charcoal in boxes and barrels should be changed at least once a month. It can be used for lighting fires or for broiling meats or fish. If, however, it is difficult to get a good supply of charcoal the old can be purified by putting it into the stove with a few lighted chips and allowing it to burn until red hot. At this stage open all the windows, to let the gas pass off, then close the draughts of the stove, remove the

covers and leave the room. When the charcoal becomes cold it will be ready for use again.

If there is any question as to the purity of the water none of it should be used for drinking or cooking purposes unless it is first boiled. There are several other methods of purifying water, but boiling is the safest of all. When water is tainted by decaying vegetable matter several methods. are used to purify it. It may be boiled, or filtered through charcoal, or oak chips, or a little alum may be added. The addition of the astringent wood or the alum causes the albuminous matter in the water to coagulate and fall to the bottom, and the purified water can be poured off.

THE quarterly conference of the Y. L. M. I. A. of the Box Elder Stake convened in the Tabernacle at Brigham City, Wednesday, June 14, at ten o'clock, with Sister Lillie Freeze, President, Minnie J. Snow, Box Elder Stake Board, and Presidents of Wards on the stand. After the opening exercises, Minnie Loveland Snow welcomed our President and Sister Freeze. President Snow desired the faith of the girls to aid Sister Freeze bodily and

mentally while. she addressed them.

Sister Freeze arose and spoke very beautifully to the girls, telling of the vast amount of good accomplished by our representatives at the Woman's National Congress. Referred to the time of refreshing the dedication had afforded, to the mercy of God, and closed by urging the girls to keep His commandments.

President Snow spoke of her happiness in again mingling with