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Face tlic Sun
Don't hunt after trouble, but look
for success;
You'll find what you look for don't
look for distress;
If you see but your shadow, remem
ber, I pray,
.That the sun is still shining, but
you're in the way.
Don't grumble, don't bluster, don't
dream and don't shirk;
Don't think of your worries, but
think of your work.
The worries will vanish, the work
will bo done;
man sees his shadow who faces
the sun!
Today's Magazine.
No
Cheerful News
The good news comes to us from
all directions that the long delayed
rains have como, and vegetation,
fruits and fields are all Improving
under tho good .wettings. Some
fruits, past their season now, were
a' failure, and much of the orchard
fruits have been Impaired and crops
shortened. But tho Lord is good
to us, and all sections have not
failed in all things; bo, what one
lacks another can supply in quanti
ties sufficient to ward off want;
other necessities are being, or will
bo imported from other countries,
and late gardens and "catch-crops"
will bo planted everywhere. If the
potato crop has failed with us, we
should not give up, for many things
.can be, .raised, or brought in f r.oni
other quarters to 'meet the'" lack.
Mako tho very best use possible of
what you have, and if you have more
than you need of fruits for your own
supply, bo sure to can or dry tho
surplus, for everything will find a
market between now and next year.
Do not fail to stir up tho garden,
and get what you can out of it. The
autumn months may bring a' harvest
sufficient, if only of things which
will not thoroughly ripen; many
things may be put up green, and
not a few vegetables and fruits make
first rate winter food when dried in
the green stage. The main thing is
to have the things to put up, and
then to do the best you can to gather
up the fragments.
shields must be changed daily, and
should bo washable. A few drops
of benzoin in the last bath water
gives a cool, sweet feeling and frag
rance. But nothing is so good as to
wash out the waste matter, or re
move it by keeping the sewers of the
body flushed and open.
It is almost impossible to remove
perspiration stains from anything
that can not be boiled or bleached;
tho stains are both acid and alka
line, and what will kill the one will
not remove tho other. It is an ex
cellent plan, when a moist garment
is removed, if it can be washed, to
throw it at once in a tub of water,
and as soon as may bo, wash and
hang to dry. The stain and smell
comes out at once, and for men's
and boys' underwear, there is no plan
so good, or one that will give easier
work or better satisfation. Unless
one perspires so freely as to menace
the health, it is best not to interfere
with the matter. If too copious, see
your physician.
"Yo Oldcntimc"
A letter came to me, this morning
which carried my mind back to the
"good old days'" when shawls were
worn, and it conjured up a wonder
ful array of memories of the long
ago. Tho writer wished to know
hnw Rho micht clean the white
center of a cashmere shawl that had nutritive,
of the "fixings" for insuring its use,
aro very good things to have; but
if you are one of the unfortunates
who are not so favored, do not des
pair. Any one can keep the skin
perfectly clean with a pail of waTm
and one of cold water, a good sized
wash basin and several perfectly
clean wash cloths and two or three
bath towels. A bath mit is good;
but you can make one of a' piece of
Turkish toweling that will answer
all demands. Have a cake of the
best vegetable oil soap, and if you
like it, a flesh brush. Warm water
Is cleansing, but cool or cold water
is a tonic. Try it.
Quite a
asked for
one form
of the skin
Skin Troubles
few of our friends have
sure remedies for some
of cczematous affections
and I wish I could send
what is wanted, for the disease is
an exceedingly disagreeable one, and
at times drives one almost frantic
by the almost intolerable heat and
itching which is so hard to overcome.
There are over three-score different
affections that go under the name of
eczema, and what will cure one will
do no good in another case. Even
the same disease on different persons
require radically different treatment.
We are told that the disease is the
result of derangements either of the
assimilative or nervous
meat. It Is worth as much as, or
more than, a pound of ham, and is
more digestible. It is equal to two
pounds of eggs or three pounds of
fish. Where cheese is used at all,
it is used in small quantities as a
luxury at rare intervals, and food
products of less value and inferior
palatability takes its place as neces
sities. The government scientists
advocate the eating of dishes in
which cheese is used, aB omelets,
macaroni and cheese, and like mix
tures. They claim that cheese can
be eaten in large quantities with
out serious disturbance of health, as
it is really a desirable food. In some
cases, however, where the digestion
is weak, care must be taken not to
over eat, as constipation of a dis
tressing character takes place.
Perspiration Remedies
We get letters from our friends
asking how the perspiration which
makes them so uncomfortable and
ruins their clothes, can be remedied.
I do not think it can be, during such
weather as we have been having, if
one wishes to be healthy. There Is
a great deal of waste matter washed
out through tho pores of the skin, and
tho perspiration is cooling. If one
over was so unfortunate as to pass
through a hot siege with a dry skin,
he or she knows how dreadful was
the sensation. Here are some things
one may do to lessen the discomfort
and save the clothes: Add to one
quart of soft water one dram of
formaldehyde and bathe with this
solution. Or, bathe under the arms
and where the perspiration is most
offensive with a little grain alcohol
after washing. A few drops of car
bolic acid in the bath water will
provent tho odor. Very hot water
and a little ammonia Is good, after
which powder heavily with boracic
talcum powder, or even plain corn
ctarch. Use a good quality of shields
in your garment, or tack folds of
Boft old linen Inside tho dress or
waist to absorb tho moisture. The
"come down to her aB an heirloom."
And when I read it, I glanced across
Jthe.room.-to-wliera.a-long sn,fferin.g
"Paisley" shawl, "as good as new,"
is now doing duty as a couch cover
just as bright and handsome, in
its wonderful silk and linen useful
ness as it was many, many years ago,
when it was given to me at a cost
of $80. I took down from my book
shelves an old, old recipe book, and
this is what the compiler told mo
to do with the white-centered cash
mere shawl: Prepare a mixture of
equal parts of camphor, West India
molaBses and clean, soft soap. Fold
a sheet and lay upon a bench or table
to be used. Single your shawl and
lay the white part on the sheet, then
with a clean white cloth rub the mix
ture thoroughly into all the white
part. Rub first the right side, then
turn and rub the other side. Rinse
thoroughly in lukewarm water, tak
ing care not to wet the colors un
necessarily. Press the water out
and wring in a dry cloth. Iron while
damp, crease through the middle and
you will be surprised at the newness
of your old shawl.
This same reader wishes to know
how the housewives of the olden time
got their floors so white. Well, here
is the answer:
Take clean, well-sifted sand, scat
ter -it on the floor; have ready one
ounce of potash dissolved in a pint
of water; sprinkle the solution over
the sand, and with a scrubbing brush
and good mottled soap rub the
boards along their length, changing
water frequently, and using It very
hot, using vigorous strokes with the
scrubbing brush. This will make tho
floor perfectly white and clean, re
moving all grease spots.
We of tho present generation,
should be thankful for oiled, stained,
painted and waxed floors. I Biippose
we aro, for it took real hard work
to keep house in the old time.
system; in one there Is a lack of
nutritive power, and the patient be
comes weak and emaciated; in the
assimilative, there is an impaired
digestion and a consequent suppres
sion, or abnormal state of the secre
tions; while eczema occasioned by a
run-down condition of the nervous
system, is accompanied by all the
morbid conditions incident to irrita
tion and exhaustion of the nerves.
In all the forms, the remedy lies in
building up the constitution first, aB
tho troublesome itching and heat of
the skin is but a symptom, or local
manifestation of a condition which
must be overcome before relief can
be had. Egregious blunders are
constantly being committed by even
the eminent practitioners, and the
consequent inappropriate treatment
does nothing but deplete the pocket
book and the patience of the worried
sufferer. Nearly all doctors tell us
that it is an exceedingly troublesome
condition to deal with. But thero
are many cures, and if one gets hold
of the right one it is blessed relief
from a condition bordering on ex
treme torture. Remember that local
treatment must in all cases be sup
plemented by constitutional. The
strength must bo built up, the body,
Inside and out, must be kept clean.
by keeping the excretory organs ac
tive. Soap and water must be kept
from tho affected surface, as water
only makes It worse. If it needs
cleansing, use a good cold cream,
or pure olive oil. The greatest
trouble is the fact that the general
practitioner seems to have but a
vague idea of what is necessary to
bo done, and trying experiments with
proprietary medicines is expensive.
Home-Mnde Relishes
Where one can gather the Ingred
ients from her own garden, or get
them reasonably fresh and cheap
from the market, chow-chow, sauces,
relishes, and other fancy pickles can
be easily put up, and are far better
and more wholesome than such goods
bought off the shelves of the ordi
nary grocery store. A good recipe
is here given for the making of chow
chow. Run through your vegetable
chopper a half head of firm, white
cabbage, and put into a stone jar
with a quart of the very small cu
cumbers; cover with a strong brine,
and leave twenty-four hours; boil
until tender (not soft) a head of
cauliflower, a quart of small onions,
a pint of string beans, broken as for
boiling; drain the cabbage and cu
cumbers and all the vegetables, and
mix well together; put three quarts
of vinegar in a porcelain kettle to
boil, then add half a teacupful of
celery seed, two tablespoonfuls of
mustard seed, a cupful of grated
horse radish, and one whole clove
of garlic minced with two "or three
pods of red or green pepper seeded.
Stir and let boil for five minutes,
then add a cupful of brown sugar,
half an ounce of tumeric and half
a pound of French mustard with a
gill of best olive oil, moistening with
a little cold vinegar. Stir all well
and pour the boiling hot vinegar
over the vegetables. Pack in small
jars, or wide-mouthed bottles.
Tho Bath
A porcelain-lined bath tub, with
hot and cold water, and all the rest
A Neglected Food '
According to a circular Issued by
tho bureau of animal Industry,
United States department of agri
culture, cheese should bo more
widely used as an article of diet;
It is stated that one pound of cheese
has nearly the same food value as
two pounds of beef or other fresh
Malting Salads
To be appetizing and nutritious, a
salad must be more than a mere mix
ture of vegetables, meats, eggs, oil
and vinegar. The vegetables must
be fresh and crisp, the vinegar not
too strong, and the ingredients' must
be put together with regard to har
mony of flavor and appearance.
Where hard-boiled eggs are used,
they must be boiled until the yolk
is dry, and will mash up like a lump
of flour. A teaspoonful of made mus
tard, with half a cup of olive oil
stirred drop by drop in as much good
vinegar, not too strong, or lemon
juice, as will give the desired acid
taste, whether liked quite sour or
moderately so; the mixture should
ho nerfectlv smooth and thick when
done, and the whites should bo finely
minced and added the last thing,
mixing them well. This should be
poured over the salad while serving,
and it is better prepared just before
using. Cucumbers, pared and sliced
potatoes cold boiled, tomatoes,
peeled, chilled and quartered, onions
peeled and Bllced, and all the cool
ing greens may be used; all must bo
thoroughly chilled. A salad Bhoula
make a good appearance, and the
new housekeeper should make a
Btudy of preparing such dishes. But
the old housewife often has little or
Tin ucxt nn n what constitutes &
really good appealing salad, and sho
sometimes sets before her Sf
sort of "what-is-it" dish that they
may oat, hut they do not often men-
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