THH ORPHANAGB NEWS UJTTBR.
Father Herman
Some asked for instruction and ad
vice, some oame with complaiuti of
oppression, some came seeking pro
tection from abuie, eome for asaist
auoe. All received consolation pos
iible under the ciroumsuncet of the
times. Father Herman specially
loved ohildreu; he lavished his affec
tion upon them, giving them sweet
meats and crackers that he had baked
with his own hands and the little
ones iovsd to couie to him aud be
petted by hiiu.
Father Herman'• lore for the na
tive people often equalled sulfdeni
al. During the terrible epidemio
and frightful oontugeous desease that
vieited the Ielaud of Kodiak and
surrounding country, when people
died by icoret in untold tuieery and
suffering. Father Herman unflinch
ingly not sparing himself during a
whole month, night and day, visited
the sick and the dying, advising them
to be patient, to pray, to make peace
with God or preparing the dead for
the burial. Striving in all possible
mauuer to alleviate paiu and suffer
ing.
He was especially solicitous (or the
moral welfare of the Aleuts For
tliii purpoeo a school for the Aleut
orphan children was started, where
he taught God’s law and Church
sinking For this purpose every
Sunday mid feast day he gathered
tne native people into a little chapel
near his hut for prayer and instruc
tion. Here the reading of prayers
was done by one of his scholars, the
epistle and Gospel was read by the
instructoi followed by explanation
of the reading suitable to the native
iniml in simple and kind words. The
singing was done by the schoolobild
ren anil was very sweet and pleas
ing. The Aleuts loved to hear Fa
ther Herman’s teaching and gather
ed in large numbers for these meet
iugs These discourses of the old
man were captivating and acted up
on the simple hearts of the natives
with miraculous power.
To be l bntinueJ
Good Sense About Apples
The old idea that apples wore the
favorite fruit of the gods ie a plausi
ble theory. The freihuess of youth
wae ever poeeeited by thoie who made
applea their priuctpal diet.
Certain it ii that there 1 io food to
valuable. Applet uouriih the brain
and ipinal oord. They contain pbos
pborui, albumen, sugar, gum, clilo
rophyll, malic acid, gallic acid, veg
stable liber, and water.
They cure gout aud rheumatic die
order, aud exercise a beueticeut in
fluence on the liver and stomach.
Ripe apples aud bread as a diet will
do more to restore health than drills.
They agree with most people, aud
make delicious luncheons with bread.
Applet, pluuti and pears, unite w ith
the juice of the stomach and produce
alkalineoarbouates, thereby counter
acting instead of producing acidity.
—Elmer Lee. in Healthy Home.
We ere again iudebttd to our good
friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wachsinith of
North Yakima for a donation of
60 boxes of choice apples. Also
to the ladies of the Mission Circle
of the First Baptist Churoh for
paying the freight on the apples to
Seattle. And for a barrel of exceed
iugly nice canned fruit which they
sent us. Such gifts help us greatly in
keeping down the high ccst of living.