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EDITORIAL CHIT- CHAT . "PETERSON" FOR 1867. THE MAGAZINE FOR THE TIMES.We call attention to the Prospectus for 1867 to be found on our cover. We claim, there, that " Peterson" is cheaper than any other magazine of its kind, and, therefore, the Magazine, above all others, for the times. The proof of this may be established, not only by a comparison with other magazines- which we challenge-but also by the fact that "Peterson" has now, and has had for years, the largest circulation of any ladies' periodical in the United States, or even in the world. The fashion department is admitted, by all conversant with such matters, to excel that of any cotemporary. The arrangements for "Peterson" are such that all patterns are received in advance. The principal editor was in Europe, all last year, making arrangements to this end. Other magazines continually publish fashions as new which we have published months before. The latest Paris, London, Philadelphia, and New York fashions are faithfully reported: " Peterson" never descends to a merely advertising medium for this or that dealer in millinery, cloaks, etc., etc., as some other magazines do. More attention than ever will be paid, in 1867, to the literary department. The original stories in " Peterson" have been considered, for years, superior to those to be found in other ladies' magazines. While retaining the best of our contributors, all new writers of acknowledged ability are added, thus keeping " Peterson" always fresh. The cheapness of this Magazine is a point to which we wish particularly to direct attention. Everything that is to be had in a three dollar magazine can be had here for two dollars, and much of it, as the newspaper press universally declares, of a higher quality than elsewhere. Now is the time to get up clubs ! Everybody will subscribe for " Peterson," if its claims are fully presented, unless a promise has been given to take some other magazine. Be, therefore, the first in the field. A specimen will be sent, gratis, if written for, to show to acquaintances, so that you need not injure your own copy. Don't lose a moment! BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. -We have received from J. S. Claxton & Co., No. 1226 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, several very nice books for young people. Among them are " The Prairie Crusoe," a capital story for boys; " Haste and Waste," a tale of a young pilot on Lake Champlain; and "Hope and Have," a narrative of a young girl captured by the Indians. The last two are by Oliver Optic. Lee & Shepard, of Boston, are the publishers.
TABLE . "CATCHING COLD."-There is at this season an almost universal tendency to " catch cold." This conventional expression signifies nothing less than inflammation of the mucous membrane which lines the nostrils, and extends throughout the respiratory organs to the most minute bronchial passages. The least current of cold air striking upon the neck or throat; the slightest exposure to a cold atmosphere ; a draught of air from an open door or window ; standing upon a damp floor, any one of these, to say nothing of graver causes, is often sufficient to provoke the dreaded complaint. And if it now be treated with stimulants, as is the custom by people who doctor themselves, the disease will, probably, extend down the windpipe to the lungs, producing " cold in the chest," accompanied with a cough, and a disease is provoked which frequently has a fatal ending. Tuberculous deposite upon the lungs is most frequently the result of a " cold ;" and this is commonly caught from an improper condition of the body, brought on by carelessness. The direct cause of " catching cold," very often lies in the want of proper bathing of the skin. The want of bodily ablution, generally, gives a relaxed fibre, and produces a tendency in the skin to be acted upon by the slightest atmospheric changes. There are, perhaps, a few exceptions to this, but not many. Excessive clothing may be dispensed with, if there is a daily ablution of the body, and plenty of friction thereafter applied to the skin. After a warm bath, upon rising in the morning, the skin is in a condition to encounter atmospheric changes, and even the effects of bad weather, without any cold being taken. There are two convenient methods of applying water to the body immediately on rising : by means of the sponge, and by the shower-bath . The first is effected by sponging the body with water, either cold or tepid, according to the temperament and state of health. The process by the shower-bath is known to all-but the sponge is best. After leaving the bath, the skin must be well rubbed with coarse, warm towels to produce a reaction. The temperature of a bed-room should never be allowed to become damp. A dressing-room, even when the sleeping-room is made to do a double purpose, should always be partially heated, to maintain a proper temperature for the purposes of the toilet. Feather-beds are objectionable, not only on account of their giving out animal matter from the feathers, but that they absorb and retain that which exhales from the body. If these hints are adopted, our readers will find themselves less liable every day, no matter what the weather, to " catch cold;" and besides the beauty and suppleness bathing produces in the skin, it brings back the bloom of youth to those from whom it has departed, or is fast departing.
OUR COLORED PATTERN -We publish, in this number, as a sort of Christmas gift to our subscribers, a double-sized colored pattern. It is a design, as will be seen, for a Banner-Screen; and is one of the handsomest we have ever had. The pattern is so complete that it needs no descrip"THE KING'S RING" is a beautiful little quarto, with tion. Any cabinet-maker, if not carpenter, can make the illuminated pages, published by Hurd & Houghton, and frame and stand for this screen. suitable for a Christmas or New-Year's Gift. The letterA WELL DRESSED WOMAN need not be necessarily expen- press, a poem, is from the pen of Theodore Tilton ; and the sively dressed It is the style and fashion, not the mere illustrations are by Frank Jones. D. Ashmead, No. 724 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, has the book for sale. material, that makes elegance of attire. " THE FAVORITE WITH Us," says the West Meriden (Ct.) THE POSTAGE ON THIS MAGAZINE is twelve cents yearly, payable, every three months, in advance, at the place Recorder, " is Peterson's Magazine. And it is the cheapest. where the subscriber lives. as well as the best."
" THE FASHION-PLATES of Peterson's Magazine are unriALWAYS HAVE A CHEERFUL LOOK OR SMILE, and you will valed," says the Cony (Pa.) Democrat. be the happier for it, as well as make others happier. 76
