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touches, unless it has first been mixed
with an equal bulk of water. Equal
parts of rogewatcr, iemon juice and
glycerine make an excellent combina
tion for softening and whitening the
Birin. Use after washing, and before
the. hands are quite dry.
If ut all alUietod with superfluous
hair on face or arms, do not Use vaseline-
on them; the diluted glycerine
will smooth and, soften with no l)ad
effects.
L. 0. BCnuty specialists, like doc
tors often disagree regarding the harin
lessncss of remedies recommended by
each oilier. One specialist will warn
yon against the toilet pumice for re
moval of superfluous, hair, strongly
recommending peroxide of hydrogen
and ammonia, or other bleaches, plas
ters, etc., while close upon their heels
vwill come another, warning yon
against the uses of the hydrogen, on
penalty of ruining the skin. A great
many of them, however, recommend
the pumice for the face, and the perox
ide and ammonia for the neck and
arms, to be followed by a good coat
ing of cold cream to cure the "rough
ness." It will not take a very long
use of either in order that you may
decide for yourself as to results, when,
if not satisfactory, it can be dropped.
"Orange Blossom." First wash
your arms with a strong soap-suds to
remove all natural oil; have two table
spoonfuls of the peroxide of hydrogen,
with half teaspoonful of aqua am
monia, well shaken to mix. Rub this
over the arms thoroughly, and let it
dry on. This is said to bleach the
hair, weaken its roots and dwarf its
growth, but only temporarily. It is
also said to make the skin white. If
the skin gets rough and "scales," use
a good cold cream.
Mrs.' M. I can only "pass on" to
you methods and formulas that are en
dorsed by those who have used them.
I am no beauty specialist. I try not
to recommend anything that will work
harm. The best beauty is. the result
of good health and cleanliness, inside
and out s,
M. 0. B. I am assured frequently
that enlarged knuckles cainiot be re
duced. Sometimes rubbing with olive
oil, vaseline, or wintergreen may help
them, but I can give you no assurance
that anything will.
W. B. Druggists tell me that the
use of "flsh berries" and whiskey for
THE WHOLE FAMILY
M thcr Fiutls Food for Grown-ups nnd.
Children us AVoll.
Food that can be eaten with relish
" and benefit by the children as well as
the older members of the family,
makes a pleasant household com
modity. Such a food' is Grape-Nuts. It not
only agrees with and builds up chil
dren, but older persons who, from bad
habits of eating, have become dyspap
tics. A Philadelphia lady, after being
benefited herself, persuaded her hus
band to try Grape-Nuts for stomach
trouble. She writes:
"About eight years ago I had a se
vere attack of congestion of stomach
and bowels. From that time on, I had
to be very careful about eating, as
nearly every kind of food then known
to me, seemed to cause pain.
"Four years ago I commenced to
use Grape-Nuts. I grew stronger and
better and from that time I seldom
have been without it; have gained in
health and strength and am now
heavier that I ever was.
"My husband was also in a bad con
dition his stomach became so weak
that he could eat hardly anything
with comfort. I got lflui to try Grape
Nuts and he soon found his stomach
trouble had disappeared.
"My girl and boyi 3 and 9 years old
do not want anything else for break
fast but Grape-Nuts and more healthy
children cannot be found." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich. Read the little booklet, "The
Road to Wellvilief in pkgs. ''There's
a reason.' .
the purpose of exterminating vermin
in the hair is harmless; but I road the
paragraph to which you refer, claiming
that it Is poisonous to raw places on
the scalp. Ask your doctor, or your
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Some Easter Recipes
Drawing Mottoes on Eggs. Take n
quill and use melted lard for ink. The
dye takes no effect on the lines or let
ters traced in grease, and they are
consequently left white.
Calico Eggs. Wrap the eggs care
fully and tightly in bits of bright col
ored calico that you think will fade.
Boil for halfan hour. Patterns and
colors will bo transferred to the egg
shell.
Coloring with Onion Peel. The eggs
may bo wrapped tightly in the peel of
red onions, or they may be put into
the water with the onion peel and
boiled for half an hour.
While the eggs arc still hot from
boiling, take a little lard on a rag and
rub them all over, then polish, and they
will have a much better appearance.
The Easter dyes, sold in all stores
at five cents the package, give some
beautiful colors, and one has only to
follow directions on the package.
Egg-Sliell Baskets. Break the shell
carefully in the middle; clean and
even the edges as smoothly as possible.
With a sharp darning needle, make
four equi-distant holes in the edges;
take the narrowest ribbon that comes,
or bright colored cords of wool or silk,
and draw through the holes, making
small bows or knots on outside
of the shell, and fasten with a stitcli
on top whore the ribbon cross. Line
the shell with pretty pink cotton, and
fill with tiny candies.
Or, take the shell when finished and
fill with layers of cotton batting and
soak the cotton with water; on top of
the wet batting sow rape or mustard
or cress seeds; hang in a warm, sunny
corner and keep the cotton moist. If
this is, done a week or ten days before
Easter, the little basket will look very
pretty with the tiny leaves and ten
drils hanging over the edges.
Any fine seed that germinate quick
ly will answer.
"Ascari Scabiei"
No one is likely to boast of the pos
session of the above animalculae, but
even the cleanest and most careful
sometimes -acquire, a start of them.
The shame does not lie in becoming
affected with the disease; It is often
innocently contracted. The disgrace
lies in keeping the contagion and pas
sing it on to others, and this Is due,
usually, either to ignorance as to the
means of cure, laziness, or neglect to
apply the specific 'with sufficient per
sistence and vigorous energy.
The "seven-year itch" is caused by
little animalculae, the itchmite, bur
rowing under the skin, irritating it
and producing, scaliness and intense
itching. The parts affected are usually
the hands, between the fingers, flex
ures of the joints, and, In some in
stances, spreading over the whole
body. In persons of vigorous consti
tution, or unclean habits, they Increase
rapidly. The disease is communicated
through contact with, or by wearing
clothing, or handling articles handled
by, those afflicted. During the winter
season is the most favorable time for
the increase, as more clothing Is worn,
not changed so often, and bathing is
neglected. A quarter of a century ago,
the decrease was comparatively rare,
but physicians tells us it has become
quite common over, the whole coun
try. An unfailing specific for the de
struction of the mites and eradication
of the disease is the use s of an oint
ment made of common flour of sulphur
rubbed into sufficient clean lard or vas
eline to hold it together and to spread
it easily. At night, this should be
rubbed vigorously into the pores .of the
SKin, all over the body, the person af
fected ; standing naked before a hot
fire. Do not bo afraid f using too
much, or nibbing it In too thoroughly.
Then, put on woolen underwear, or
sleep between blankets that can he
washed ' later. The next morning,
wash the skin thoroughly with plenty
of soap, putting on clean clothes. He
peat tills anointing and scouring of the
person three or four days, in succes
sion, and then wasli up ail wearing ap
parel and bed clothing with plenty of
hot soap-suds, and you will probably
have no further trouble. If you do.
use the sulphur freely. All treatment
should be local, external. While using
the sulphur, be very guarded against
taking cold, or getting wet.
Domestic Science
"Woman's Life" saj-.s: "Notwith
standing the growing popularity of
tills branch of study, there are few
subjects the name and nature of
which are so little understood. To
some, it moans cookery and laundry
lessons; others think 'scraping and
saving' would more fitly define It,
while dim ideas of so-called menial
duties and domestic drudgery float
through the brain of others. But those
arc small nibbling.? at the outer bark
or the truth, which is that -domestic
economy is a saving knowledge, a
knowledge which relates to the intel
ligent and cultivated knowledge of
everything connected with the home.
"It is the science of the home,-and
pre-eminently a woman's science. U
Is the woman's work to make the
house into a home, and every woman
who marries ought to at least know
how to do all things necessary to make
the home worth having. The husband
should earn the money, but the greater
part of it has to bo spent by the wife
in supplying the materials of which
the home is constructed and kept up.
Hence, it Is of the utmost importance
that all girls should learn domestic
economy, and domestic economy is one
of the things that books alone cannot
teach us; in addition to natural adapta
bility, there must be practical exper
ience, and material demonstration of
the workings of its rules."
In order to understand where, and
to what use his earnings must be ap
plied, and the justice and need of each
expenditure, the husband should have
a knowledge of the workings of this
science: and this knowledge on the
husband's part would save many a
misundertanding and unjust accusa
tion of extravagance or wastefulness
on the part of the disburser of tbc
joint earnings.
Query Box
.Mrs. C. H. P. You have doubtless
received the pictures ere this.
S. J. For a white-wash that will
not rub off, it Is recommended that the
lime should be slacked with boiling
whey instead of water.
Housewife. Give the hearth two
or three coats of enamel, and will only
need wiping off with a damp cloth.
M. R. The leaf lard can be ob
tained from almost any butcher, and
can be fried out with very little
trouble.
A. .7. D. Thanks for suggestions.
Criticism, even adverse, is sometimes
our best medicine; criticism, even of
an adverse nature, is not always con
demnation. Critics are generally men
and women who have to earn their
bread by their ability to analyze and
review.
J. S. To make glue that will "keep,"
break some pieces of glue into a bottle
containing whisky enough to cover
them, and let stand until dissolved;
this can be used at any time, but cold
weather may thicken it, when the bot
tle should be stood in hot water to
soften the contents.
M. C. B. Furniture which has a
shellac or varnish finish, whether dull
or glossy, must not be clejiqed with
soap and water. If an' oil' restorer is
necessary, raw linseed oil. nd raw
turpentine In equal parts, -jvejl mixed,.
ana appneu witu a piece, oi; cneese-
cloth, will he of service.
D. u. aThe word "soluble" means
that it can bo dissolved In some liquid.
If you will ask your druggist now to
dissolve the powdered water-glass, ho
can certainly tell you what medium to
use. My impression is that water will
do. But druggists are even wiser
thanVdltors, about some things.
Henry D.-For the oiled floor, 'care
must be taken to apply but a little
at a time, and rub until every particle
not absorbed by the wood is removal.
It is tlilH surplus which holds the dust
and dirt and makes the floor look dlrlv
and dingy. Hub the boards, a small
space at a time, as you apply it, as
long as the cloth will lake up any
thing, finishing as you go.
C. T. S. Try soaking the soles of
the shoes In hot linseed oil letting the
oil come to the lop of the sole.
Look at the Label
Does It Tell the Contents of the
Food Packages or Cans that
Come Into Your Home?
The new national pure food law
which went into effect on January
first says to every American: "Wo
will compel the manufacturer to tell
.ou what you are eating. If , you eat
glucose or corn syrup for 'maple
syrup or -cottonseed oil for 'olive oil
or apple pulp for 'plum preserves it
will 1)0 your own fault." Canned
peas which have been lahojed "Early
.Tune Michigan Peas" and which arc
nothing but old dried peas soaked in
water will have io have the wo:l
-Soaked" in front of the title on the
label.
When you buy a package of brcalc
t.ist food or a can of vegetables it will
lie well to look at the label, for the
government says it must tell the truth.
It will, no doubt interest the readers
of tliis paper to learn that Shredded
Wheat Biscuit was one of the few
food products manufactured iff this
country which required no change in
lahel, package or process to comply
with the now national pure food law.
The package in tills case lias always
told the Truth.
While the new law does not make
a.iy requirements as to the cleanliness
or sanitary conditions of manufacture,
it is well, known that Shredded Wheat'
is the cleanest and purest cereal food,
made In the cleanest and most hy
gienic food factory in the world. This
fact is attested by the thousands of
v.'silors who pass through the beauti
ful factory building at Niagara JPalls
every year.
Shredded Wheat has the endorse
ment of all the government food ex
perts not only because it is clean and'
pure, but because it contains nothing
but the whole wheat, cleaned, steam
cooked, shredded and baked. The
whole wheat is the most perfect food
given to man. For four thousand
years it lias been the "Staff of Life"
of the human race and this is because
it contains all the material needed for
building and sustaining every part of
the perfect human body. In Shred
ded Whole Wheat all this material Is
presented in Its most easily digested
form.
It is impossible by any process that
has yet been devised to make corn or
oats as digestible or as nutritious as
the whole wheat when steam-cooked,
shredded and baked. Shredded Wheat
not only supplies all the nutrition
needed for a healthy body but pro
motes peristalsis ("bowel exorcise")
without irritating the intestines
something that cannot be said of oat
meal porridge or corn foods.
A breakfast of Shredded Wheat
with hot or cold milk or cream will
supply the energy for a whole dav'a
work. It is also delicious for any
meal in combination with fruits or
creamed vegetables.
Shredded Wheat products are man-.
utaqtured by the Natural Food Com
'panyat Niagara Falls, N.'-Y.". Your
n-ocer sells them. .
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