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SBRUARY 5, 1909
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lander, dashing cold water over it
wash oft the starchy suhstance
hich gathers on it while cooking.
Iter this it may be prepared in
arious ways -with other seasoning.
For the hands, to one pint of bran
(the common wheat bran) add a
tunful of finely shaved wnite soap;
mix these ingredients together with
a tablespoonful of powdered borax,
and put into bags of cheese cloth
about four inches square; fill the
bags and sew up the ends; scrub
the hands with one of these bags,
and it will cleanse and leave them
beautifully smooth and white.
To remove a particle of dust from
the eye, use a bit of tissue paper
twisted to a point and dampened.
The paper is softer even than a fine
handkerchief and with it foreign
bodies may be removed with very
little discomfort.
Canned fish, when opened, should
be immediately turned out of the
can. It should be used at once, and
if any is left from the meal it is well
to throw it out, if it can not be used
at the next meal, as stale canned
fish is liable to ptomaines when long
exposed to the air.
Fresh meats should not be salted
when put away, nor should veget
ables be soaked in salt water when
freshened. Salt draws the juices
from meats and wilts vegetable materials.
For tlio Hair
"Distracted" For -.the -parasites,
give the .-head a. 'gopd, '.thorough,
-washing, then -get a cake of bichlor
ride of mercury soap,- cut :invhalves,.
and '.share one-half . ,ftrto-a ,-piut .of
boiling water and dissolve over a
gentle heat; set aside to cool to a
jelly-like mixture. Use a little of
this as you would soap-twice or three
times daily. The itching will con
tinue until' the parasites are re
moved. The cure and preventive for
such things is principally cleanliness
and watchfulness.
A. G. A good tonic for the hair
is made of black tea. It is in the
nature of a stain, and will darken
light hair. Make a strong infusion
of an ounce of black tea to ten or
twelve ounces of boiling water, let
steep at nearly boiling point for
twenty minutesf then let get cool,
strain, and add the following in
gredients: Bay rum, two ounces
(four tablespoonfuls), glycerine, two
ounces; alcohol, two ounces. Shake
well, and apply to the roots of the
hair with a small sponge, a medi
cine dropper, tor small oil can, night
and morning, every day for some
time.
A tonic highly recommended for
falling or fading hair is made of
forty grains of quinine, two table
spoonfuls of fine table salt, and one
quart of best bay rum. If the hair
is very dry, add an ounce of castor
oil. Shake well before using, and
apply to the scalp morning and
evening, rubbing it well in with the
finger tips. A less quantity, keep
ing these proportions, might be
tried.
Another very excellent tonic for
the hair is crude petroleum, which
is not "smelly," like coal oil or gas
oline. Rub a" little of this on the
scalp (not the hair) night and morn
ing. It is not expensive, and can be
had of the druggist.
givo what some one else has; not
to live up to some other person's
style of living. If you live in a
small house, even of but two rooms,
that is no reason why you should
not ask some one who lives in a
big house with lots of rooms to pome
and see you. Ten chances to one,
sho will envy you, and -you would
probably givo such ,a one a far
pleasanter tiino than she can afford
to give you. Just show her your
side of life, and how you take it.
The people you will have trouble
with will be some narrow-minded
woman who can not see further than
her own nose, and who does not
understand the best part of living.
Nice women women "worth whilo"
will gladly come, for they will got
more than they can give. One
should not see only the country that
lies under the eyes, but should scan
the far-away horizon, and see what
lies beyond. The very best gift one
can give is one's self. Judith Lloyd,
in Ladies' Homo Journal.
DIDN'T KNOW
Coffee Was the Cause
Your Heart
Js a wonderful pump Hint vprkn In
cessantly, averaging Hovonty CO-pountl
strokcH u minute, and forcing from 20
to 30 poundH of blood throughout tho
body each minute.
The power that keeps this wonder
ful pump In motion is nervo force, tho
energy furnlHhcd by tho nervoH.
Disease, over-exertion, fright, anxi
ety, alcohol, tobacco and other stimu
lants weaken these nerves, but tho
hoart, Instead of stopping, makes ex
traordinary efforts and onuses heart
strain.
Then comes shortness of breath,
heart palpitation, dizziness, etc., be
cause the nerves aro too weak to fur
nish power. Tako tho only safo remedy.
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure
It feeds, strengthens and builds up
tho nerves and muscles of tho heart so
they can supply tho necessary onergy.
"Dr. Miles' Heart Curo Is a marvel
ous remedy. I always use It when
cardiac trouble Is present. It meets
tho Indications surely and completely."
C. P. P. I3UKCIIMORB, M. D 400
Mass. Ave., Boston, Mass.
Tho first bottlo will benefit, If not,
tho druggist will return your money.
Many daily habits, particularly of
eating and drinking, are formed by
following our elders.
In this way ill health is oxten
fastened upon children. A Georgia
lady says:
"I had been allowed to drink cof
fee ever since I can remember, but
even as a child I had a weak stom
ach which frequently refused to re
tain food.
"The taste of coffee was in my
mouth all the time and was, as I
found out later, the cause of the
stomach rebelling against food.
"1 now see that it was only from
following the example of my elders
that I formed and continued the
miserable habit of drinking coffee.
My digestion remained poor, nerves
unstrung, frequent headache, and
yet I did not suspect the true cause.
"Another trouble was a Dau, mua
dy complexion for which I spent
time and money for creams, massag
ing, etc., without any results.
"After I was married I was asked
to try Postum, and would you be
lieve it, I, an old 'coffee toper, took
to Postum from the very first. We
made it right according to direc
tions on the package and it had a
most delicate flavor and I at once
quit coffee, with the happiest re
sults. "I now have a perfectly clear,
smooth skin, fine digestion and
haven't had a headache in over two
years."
"There's a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Bat
tle Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new -one appears from time, to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
.Query Box
L. D. Rudyard ICipling was bornl
dir Bombay, India,' in 1865.
A. M. Am sorry J can .not give
youthe 'desired address; can not tell
-you"what, if any, premium there is
on the coin mentioned.
F, P. The sage used in hair
tonics is the same, as, that used in
the kitchen for seasonings, the com
mon garden sage; if it can not be
had fresh, it can be bought in the
dry . stage of butcher, grocer or
druggist.
M. L. One refuses wine by mere
ly a gesture of dissent with the
hand. It is not necessary to reverse
the glass. Salads are eaten with a
fork; even lettuce leaves can be
folded to couvenient size for the
fork.
D. M. Admission to the federal
soldiers' homes where women are
taken is granted only to tho wives
or widows of the soldiers who en
listed in the states where the homes
are located.
Fannie To remove the varnish,
wet the place with alcohol and rub
with a soft, clean cloth; repeat until
the stain is removed, then wash
with a hot solution of sal soda a
feaspoonful to a half pint of water.
If the goods are colored, it may take
the color out. Benzine is said to
remove varnish.
M. L. Wishes to know, "what is
the sign when you drop a dish of
victuals?" The "sign book" says it
is an omen of bad luck; but you
would know it was bad luck, with
out the sign book. I should say it
was a sign that you were nervous
or careless perhaps both.
Young Mother Do not give cas
tor oil to the young babe, as, after
the first effect, it leaves the bowels
in a worse condition than at first.
Try giving from ten to twenty drops
of olive oil two or three times daily.
Try eating laxative foods, yourself.
Hospitality
- The question of hospitality comes
up very largely and most uncomfort
ably even to a business girl, when
she feels that she can not return the
many little kindnesses that other
people are able to offer her; but one
should 'hbt be foolish and -let false
pride. eat into' her pleasures, because
she, herself, gives more pleasure
than-.she'knows'of. Hospitality is
to give what you have-that is;
what we are ; ourselv.es and :not tor
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