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a relief, not only to -tender and pain
ful feet, but also to prevent perspiring
of the feet. LOW shoes, without heels,
or the sandal, known as "the barefoot
shoe," are both "very comfortable foot
gear, but, of- course, theso can. be in
dulged in only in the house.
Lltt! Htlp.
In cutting new bread, heat the bread
knife by dipping Jt in scLtlng-hot
water before usingT
In working button-holes, strengthen
the material around the cut portion
with running stitches of thread and
carry a strand of the silk or thread to
prevent the hole from stretching along
the top of the cut, while working.
Discolored enameled saucepans may
be easily cleaned by the use of pow
dered pumice stone. Stove blacking
will not burn off if it is wet up with a.
little aqua ammonia. It is better to
keep vinegar in glass, as the acid may
affect the glazing of a stone vessel.
Onoof the best blood-fninners and
purifiers is the strawberry, and it
comes at a season when such" aids to
health is particularly desirable. Red
fruits are said to contain small quan
tities of iron in a,form easily assimi
lated by the system. . -
Velvet seams, when pressed, will
show marks of the iron, and often
cloth will do so. This can be obviated
by standing a warm iron with the
small end up and the seam, opened with
a damp finger, run over the iron.
Velvet must not b3 pressed by a
weight.
In using flosses or fiiloselles, or
silks of any kind for embroidery, cut
ir short lengths, find the lay of the
fibre and- thread your needle, sq as to
work the way of the fibre, not against
them, and so preverit fraying. No ex
pert worker uses long lengths of em
broidery silk or thread.
Pale people, instead of taking pink
pills, should eat pink and red fruits,
such as cherries, strawberries, cur
rants, raspberries, apples, and pink
cheeked peaches. Bilious people will
find it to their advantage to eat
grapes, oranges, lemons and other
mildly acid fruits. In rheumatic pa
tients, the excess of lactic acid m the
system should be combatted with fruit
acids.
In putting away window, and door
screens, first dust thoroughly inside
and out with a soft brush; if there
are holes, or broken meshes in the
wire, cut' from an old screen a patch
tc fit over the broken place, and sew
it on with a ravelled wire, running it
in and out thr ugh the overlapping
portions until the ends meet, when
they may be fastened by twisting to
gether. Give the screen a coat of paint
and put them away carefully for an
other season. Treated in this way,
they may be used for, several years.
Few things look more untidy than a
ragged screen, and certainly, few
things" are more useless
If ,it is necessary to keep butter
and mlk in the vegetable cellar do not
fail to nlace a dish of fine charcoal
near them; the fine flavor of good but
ter and milk is often destroyed by be
ing kept near odorous substances.
Keep the cellar open as long in the
fall as the weather will permit, and all
during the winter on warm days, let
in fresh air. Ordinary dampness may
bo remedied by placing a half peck of
air-slacked lime in a box in the cellar
and renew as soon as it becomes crum
bly. When packed in large heaps,
vegetables sweat and quickly decay.
Pack potatoes in barrels and sprinkle
lime among them.
Qaery Box.
Odessa. Questions like yours can
not be answerec In the Query Box.
You should send stamped, addressed
envelope. for reply.
Anxious.- No one can lay down a
rule as to when, hw much andwhat
another should eat In this matter,
s in many others, one must be: M&w
unto himself. It is 'Certain, however,
that we all ea4 too much and" too
often.
i?u aTBrushtaS the teeth at night
with milk of magnesia neutralizes
Ticida jthat form in the mouth. For
the complexion, a, glass of hot water,
with a pinch of flno table salt in it,
three times a day,,boforo meals, is
highly recommended.
Mrs. L. R.This correspondent '
would be glad to have the words of an
old song entitled "The Indian's La
ment," commencing, "Oh, give mo back
my oenuea Dow." Can be sent to this
office and will be forwarded to her.
Eda C. G. The colored papor used
in imitation of stained glass is not
exactly a paper, but is called Glacier
glass, and applied to glass gives the
appearance of stained glass, either in
plain colors or in figured, cathedral
effect. Will cost from 75c per square
foot, up. Sent you the address of the
dealers by mail.
Reader. Many of the dentifrices ad
vertised are really harmful, whilo
others are worthless. . An excellent
wash for tender gums is warm salt
wkater. A good tooth powder Is made
of half an ounce of Peruvian bark,
powdered, quarter ounce of pulverized
chalk and quarter ounce of orris root,
well mixed.
Querist Ointments are usually
prepared by mixing medicinal subjects
with lard, wax, vaseline, etc. Mutton
tallow, mixed with a suitable amount
of olive or cottonseed oil, with a lit
tle glycerine, is preferable to the oth
er substances. Bread is often used as
a poultice, but is not so good as
ground flaxseed.
Busy Housekeeper. To make sand
tarts take one cup of butter, one and
a half of sugar, twdvof flour, a very
scant toaspoonful of baking powder
and a little over a trill of milk: mnko
Into a smooth dough, roll out thin.
cut into canes, siit sugar over ana
bake. They should bo only a nice
yellow not brown.
Maidie. The best and simplest
treatment for cold feet is to bathe
them in cold water, rubbing them vig
orously with a piece of Turkish towel
ing, while in the water, and rubbing
them dry when out of it A few drops
of olive oil well rubbed in when they
begin to feel warm is beneficial. Re
peat this process every night for sev
eral weeks.
Beauty-Lover. The clematis, jack
manni is a herbaceous perennial, per
fectly hardy up to 44 degrees latitude,
with a covering of coarse manure in
the winter, springing up in the spring
and climbing ten or more feet in a
season, and covering itself in June and
July with a clou 2 of large purple flow
ers. It will thrive in any good garden
soil, and is propagated by a division
of the roots. It is in every way de
sirable. Housewife. Tops of jars which have
become crusted with the white sub
stance so often found when fruit has
fermented, may be cleansed by boiling
slowly in strong soda water. Plant
your hardy bulbs not later than De
cember first, if you wish goods results;
better to plant them earlier. Throw
the tuberose bulbs away; the bulb
blooms but once, and is worthless
after.
May Helen B. I am not sure that
any "simple homo remedy" can be giv
en that will permanently remove su
perfluous hair. All depilatories are
made of drugs which, to some extent,
irritate the skin, and even the best
of hem do not always permanently
benefit It would be best for you to
consult your home physician In the
matter, or else get some remedy put
up by a reliable firm. To cleanse the
child's teeth, it would be best to con
sult a good dentist; the discoloration
may be the' result of stomaqh trou
bles, rather than of medicine.
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Faahlea Nt.
asti,iA. xnnoq nrfi lareely used on
all new clothes, and are a blessing J
in disguise to the woman who has to
"do over" her garments.
All skirts Qt smoothly over the
hips. The long skirts are fulldr than
than of last season, the fullness be
ing confined in plaits and shlrrings;
the plainer of tin long skirts have the
inverted plait.
The range of material for dress and
costumes is very wide. Fabrics which
have but one color are worn as well
as the splashed, striped and plalded
color combinations. Fringes are again
very much in style as a trimming, not
only in one color, but in Bhaded ef
fects. A dress accessory which will give
to a plain, home-made gown an air
of distinction Is an embroidered cloth
collar, with cuffs to match. Select
ecru cloth, as that will lbok well with
any- dark jacket or waist; stitch it
with black or dark brown silk; finish
both the collar and deep cuffs with a
thickly padded button-holed edge,
worked In any colored silk you choose.
Coats are made long, rather than
the awkward hip-length of the past
winter. The jacnet and skirt costume
seems to enjoy favor, as it Is excep
tionally convenient for suite that are
to be worn to school, or wherever It Is
necessary to remove the outer wrap
and desirable to have a waist that
will wash. Such a suit may be worn
the year round with washable shirt
waists. Among the expensive new goods
there are always enough of the old
stand-bys left to supply our necessi
ties at reasonable prices. The skirts
are not so clinging, but they still flare
prettily at the foot. Instead of being
finished with a simple hem or under
facing, as during the past year, the
flare Is held In plade by a light-weight
stiffened facing, and finished on the
edge with a braid or bias velveteen.
This will greatly lessen the wear
about the bottom of the -skirt, as the
finishing braid or velveteen may be re
placed for a few cents and an hour's
time.
The old-faahioned, tight-fitting
fcasque Is coming in again, and the
coat is to be made as if molded to
tfie form. With the newest costumes,
two skirts should be provided for the
coat, making one costume do duty for
two gowns. One skirt should bo ot
Ipstep length, for traveling, or gen
eral woar, lined, bound with braid or
velveteen around tho bottom, and fin
ished with a little stiffening to give
It tho correct flnro; for moro or less
formal occasions, with the same coat
fchould bo worn a long skirt, touching
tho ground all around, with a little
train at the back. With these skirts
should bo worn a dressy blouse for
tho short one and a shirt waist of tho
heavier new materials for tho long
one.
'Beauty Uinta."
The shoulders should bo perfectly
flat when standing, but not drawn
backward in an exaggerated curve.
The chest should bo raised high, end
never bo allowed to become concave.
Tho abdomen should bo well drawn
in, and the body below the hips
thrown well back. The "new figure"
Is In accord with the laws of grace and
hygleno in this matter, and fashion
has largely accomplished what vol
umes of lectures have failed to do.
The thin woman seldom is thirsty,
while the stout one constantly craves
tho liquids which she must deny her
self. "Water flushes tho system and
aids in carrying off the waste matter.
The body Is composed largely of wa
ter, must of which passes off In In
sensible perspiration; to offset this
Ios, two quarts of water should be
taken dally by every human adqlt, ex
cept those who aro seeking reduction
In weight
Tho nightly hot-water face-washing,
so strongly advised because triumph
ant results have followed, should nev
er bo omitted until the skin Is soft
ened, every pore opened and every
gland stimulated to healthful action.
Wash the face everv night with hot
water that has been boiled to soften
It; a pinch of borax may be added.
Steaming the face is to be commended.
Ir case of pimples and blackheads only
never for wrinkles. Selected.
AM OLD AND KM, TRIED REMEDY.
Mm. WrrsLow'fl Foormivo snvr tor cWixem
tethlnr feoaia always be ud tor ealMrm kll
tftrthtaff. itsofteMtbe gum, allarjfaJl gala chits
wlad colic aid to tie best reraerfjr tot alarrfcoa.
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