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be applied to the eye-lashes, as the
eyes might he harmed thereby.
One can not be too careful what
substances one brings near the eyes.
Though the various dyes, eyelash
stains, and eyebrow pencils should
contain no harmful ingredient, still,
even the simplest of these should be
used with care, and no foreign sub
stance be allowed to come near the
delicate organs of sight, which are
irritated all too frequently by dust and
cinders, not to speak of the ill-treatment
they get in the way of bad light,
over-work and fatigue.
There are several reliable methods
of darkening eyelashes that are too
light, but it is not best to trust such
work, even the simplest, to inexper
ienced and untrusty hands. Much
harm might result.
To keep the hair in curl, take gum
arabic, one ounce; good, moist sugar,
half ounce; pure hot water, three
fourths pint. Dissolve. Perfume with
cologne or lavender water. Dampen
the hair with this and roll on kid
curlers and le'c dry.
There is nothing better to remove
freckles than buttermilk; use it night
and morning, letting it dry on the akin
after bathing in it for ten minutes.
Grated horse-radish steeped in the but
termilk will aid in removing freckles
and tan. Ex.
out the water, and take of soft water I Mm hmn,i t i
three nunrte. ni imir "L t f 10 thrcaI n the needle
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three quarts, salt, half a ntnr a
best oil of vitrol, one ounce. Stir
the mixture well with a stick and put
the skin in quickly, leave stand
for thirty minutes. Then take the
skin in your hand and squeeze
(not wring) it out and hang in the
shade, fur side down, to dry. If you
get the quantity of liquid proportioned
to the skins, they will need nn rub-
bing to make them soft, and it is
claimed that, when tanned in this way,
moths will never disturb them.- This
recipe is taken from a very valuable
old Encyclopedia of such information.
I can not give directions for mount
ing skins and hides of animals.
For Tanning Small Skins
. Answering P. B. B. Tanning Rab
bit Skin: First lay the skin on a
smooth board, placing the fur side
under, and fasten the skin to the
board with tinned tacks. Wash it
over with a strong solution of salt
and water, then dissolve one and one
fourth ounces of alum in half a pint
of warm water, and with a sponge
dipped" in this solution, moisten the
surface of the skin all over; repeat
this four or five times a day (oftener
will not hurt) for three days. When
the skin is - dry, take out the tacks
and, rolling the skin loosely with the
hair inside, draw it quickly back
wards and forwards through a large,
smooth ring, until it is quite soft;
then roll it the contrary way (the
fur still inside) of the skin and repeat
the drawing.
Another Way. When taken from
the animal, let the skin be nailed
in the shape of an oblong square on
a board, fur side down, to dry. Be
fore taking the skin from the board,
clean off all the fat or oily .matter
with a dull knife, being careful not
to cut the skin. Then when you wish
to tan the skin, soak thoroughly in
cold water until soft; then squeeze
FOUND OUT
A Trained Nurse Discovered Its Effect
No one is in better position to know
the value of food and drink than a
trained nurse,
Speaking of coffee a nurse of Wilkes
Barre, Pa., writes: "I used to drink
strong coffee myself and suffered
greatly from headaches and indiges
tion. While on a visit to my brothers
I had. a good chance to try Postum
Food Coffee, for they drank it alto
gether in place of ordinary coffee". In
two weeks, after using Postum, I
found I was much benefited and finally
my headaches disappeared and also
the indigestion.
"Naturally I have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
a marked benefit where coffee has
been left off and Postum used.
"I observe a curious iact about
Postum used among mothers. It
greatly helps the flow of milk in cases
where coffee is inclined to dry it up
and where tea causes nervousness.
. "I find trouble in getting servants
to make Postum properly. They most
always serve it before it has been
boiled long enough. It should be
boiled 15 or 20 minutes and served
with cream, when it is certainly a
delicious beverage."
"There's a reason" for Postum.
Query Box
(Many questions are answered un
der separate headings in another col
umn, the answers requiring too much
space for the Query column.)
C. S. -For stringing the beads, use
a linen thread of suitable size; dip
the end in softened gum arabic and
roll between thumb and finger until
fine and hard as a needle. This will
go through beads where a needle and
thread can not be used.
Emma S. The authorities on fash
ion say this is to be a "white" season.
The white linen suit may be used on
all occasions, and may be made plain,
with suitable trimming, or as elaborate
as desired, to suit the uses to which
it is put.
Mrs. M. M. S. For the lime en
crusted condition of your waterpipes,
my "stove" man says that science has
not yet found a way to free them from
the lime which would be practicable
for the ordinary housekeeper, and he
thinks it is impossible for you to get
it out of the pipes. Possibly the
makers of the range may be able to
help you.
Flora M. The princess skirt is the
most stylish garment of the season.
A very pretty mode is a circular skirt
having a straight front panel which
ends at the top of the girdle. This
panel may be trimmed with buttons;
the girdle-portion may be cut separate
and fitted to the figure, thus doing
away with the tendency to wrinkle
about the waist which is so hard to
prevent where the girdle is one with
the skirt.
Distressed. If you will empty your
cereals, sugar, rice and like groceries
into glass or tin receptacles as soon
as they are brought to you, you will
not be troubled by mice, insects or
dust. Cracked fruit jars, covered
tin boxes or cans are good for tbid
purpose. But it is best 'to get rid
"of the insects and the mice. For the
red ants, set a plate, greased with
lard, where they congregate, and when
the plate is well-filled, scald it, re
grease and set again, until they are
all gone.
Mrs. J. M. There are many things
recommended for cleaning the scalp,
but nothing is better, safer or more
inexpensive, than a good suds made of
soft water and pure soap, or a well
beaten egg rubbed into the roots of
the hair, and either of these well
rinsed out with tepid water. After
washing, apply to the scalp a little
vaseline or oil to restore the natural
oil taken from the scalp, rubbing it
in with the finger tips.
E. S. Pure cream or tartar Is a
laxative, and cooling to the blood. A
teaspoonful in a glass of water on
getting up in the morning is recom
mended. It is harmless,
Anita To make a "stem" for a
button, before putting the button on
the cloth, put the thread through the
cloth, leaving the knot on the right
side under the button. Then, before
you begin to sew through .the button,
lay a large pin or needle across the
topof tho button, so all the threads
in filling the eyes will go over the
nrniirwl 11m
tnreads under the button several
times, then fasten the needle thread
and you have the stem.
H. S., L., and D. T.See "Some
Recommended Remedies" bolow. If
the rheumatism is disposed' to-be a
little sharper in its pain at times, try
tablets of salicylate of soda, with di
rections from your druggist for taking.
Some Recommended Remedies
Lime Water Into a common wood
en pail put a piece of freBh, un
slacked lime about as large as one's
fist. Over this pour boiling water un
til the pail is half full. Let stand,
stirring occasionally at first, until the
water is perfectly clear, then dip off
into jugs or bottles and keep for
use. Lime water is an antl-acld tonic,
kills worms, and frees the bowels in
looseness, scrofula, diabetes and like
diseases. In cases of diarrohea or
sour stomach, caused by indigestion,
is most excellent for both infants and
adults. Dose for an adult, one table
spoonful or more; for an infant, one
teaspoonful in milk or food. For
burps, take equal parts of lime water
and sweet (or linseed) oil, mix thor
oughly by shaking and add to a two-
ounce vial of the mixture twenty
drops of carbolic acid. Used on any
burn, this will take the fire right out.
Eor scrofulous and other sores and
scalds, nothing is better. If tho burn
is severe, needing continued daily ap
plications, apply on cotton, and if the
sore gets dry, dress between times
with oil to soften. A bottle of this
liniment should be always at hand.
For Muscular Rheumatism Some
cases of obstinate muscular rheuma
tism have been practically cured by
the simple means here given. The
result may not be tho same in all
cases, or in many, as much depends
on the care taken of the individual
health. -Put one-half teaspoonful of
common baking soda in every glass
of water the patient drinks; or the
drink may be taken on rising in the
morning, after meals and on retiring.
Or one scant teaspoonful of rochello
salts dissolved in half a glass of
water to be taken on rising in the
morning, after meals and on retiring
at night. The smallness of the quan
tity is to act on the blood, not as a
purgative. The treatment in either
case must be continued for several
months, though relief will be noticed'
before the first month is gone, if care
is taken of the patient. Much water
should be drank by a rheumatic suf
ferer, to wash the waste matter out
of the blood. Some sufferers can not
stand acid drinks, such as lemonade,
but the salts are better than the soda I
stomach.
called for in tho matter, . I -nlwaya
strenuously insist that girls between
fourteen and sixteen should nol wear
their skirts an inch below their shoo
tops, which Is nine Inches from tho
floor; but I try to impress on them
that my reason is that they look very
much more attractive in skirts this
length, and that it is far more 'proper'
than to wear a longer skirt at that
age. When a girl .gets to bo eighteen,
tho length of her frocks must bo
largely determined by her height. If
she looks youngor, I always advise her
to keep them short for a while, but If
she is tall, there Is no reason why she
should not wear them ankle length if
sho wishes. Llko tho mothers, I can
not leave the subject, though, without
reminding them that there Is plenty
of time ahead for long frocks.'"
Preserving Eggs
Several of our readers have written
me that they have found the water
glass method of preserving eggs to
be a success; but all concur in tho
opinion that the eggs should be at
once put into the solution as they are
gathered, day by day, as fresh- as
possible. Wo appreciate their kind
ness in writing.
The Length of Girls' Dresses
"Madam Modist" says, In March
Housekeeper: "It seems to me that
I have never yet made a gown for a
girl anywhere between fourteen and
eighteen years of age that it did not
involve a discussion about the length
of the skirt, which almost amounted
to a little quarrel between the mother
and daughter. Of course, I realize
that the girls are foolish In wanting
to be young ladies before they have
had all the fun out of their young girl
hood; but I often think that, if the
mothers remembered a little more
about their own feelings on the sub
ject when they were the same age,
and, instead of being cross about it,
told the girls they could have the
skirts the very longest that would be
proper, it wouldn't mean so much un
pin. When the button is sufficiently' pleasantness during their dressmaking
sewed on, draw the pin put, and wind seances. When my own opinion is
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