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The Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Page Copyright. 1912, by Am erica -Examiner. Great Britain RIsbta Reserved, My n J wrets 1 7 r - -JU. " . V No. 167-Fasting as an Aid to Beauty MME. CAVALIERI to-day an swers the queries of many of her readers about her views on fasting as a means to health and beauty. She reveals as usual a know ledge of the latest discoveries and methods of self culture, yet gives her cutsomary conservative advice about their adoption. By Mme. Iina Cavalieri The Most Famous Living Beauty SO many Intelligent readers bar ssked my views oa tasting- as aa aid to health and. thereby, to beauty, tost I would be discourt eous did I looger refrain from ex pressing my views on tie subject I believe la tutinc, la modera tion. As fully aa I Indorse the beauty device of staying In bed now and then for a day or longer, If circum stances permit, one day of every ten. I am convinced that aa occa sional fast Is conducive to well be ing. Fasting confers benefits In gen eral and In specMc cases. When persons are in thaf condition for which yon have a naive word of de scription, "logy," which means heavy and listless, tasting serves sa excellent purpose. Usually the "logy" Person has bees everted. Let hint go back to nature for lesson on how to cure himself, of this disorder. When an animal ass eatoa too much It usually crawls away to some dark and quiet place and fasts That Is what the person who has overtaxed his digestion should do. 'At such times the anl- mat drinks plentifully ot water. So should the human being. When the digestion goes oa strike ' humor It Grant tha overworked ' stomach sad Intestines a holiday; Let them suspend work for a time, but only for a short time. Better, in my opinion; a forty-eight hour fast taken four times a month than a fast taken for eight consecntlvs days In general, the body Is better off for ss occasional relief to the di gestive organs. But there are spe cific Instances of the fast being of , great benefit , For Instance, I know a woman whose beautiful figure was other wise marred by sa enlarged abdo men. When she came to me for ad vice I ssked her to stand sod to walk. I saw that she stood and walked well. Then. I ssked her to sit, snd I saw that her habit of sit ting was correct She sat with her weight equally distributed and rest ing evenly on the balls of her feet She sat somewhat though not awk wardly, forward la her chair, so that her spine was straight In nose of these postures was there any cause for the thrusting forward ot the abdomen. Her corsets were good and new, neither too tight nor too loose. Believing that this puffy, vulgar appearance was due to some form of Indigestion, I suggested a short fast I recommended forty eight hours without food and with plentiful drinking of hot water. Into each glassful ot which was squeezed the Juice of a lemon. She repeated this every week for five weeks, with no unpleasant re sults and with the flattening of the abdomen which she desired snd which has greatly added to the love liness ot her figure. There Is much in favor of the semi-fast, which Is not so great a shock to the' system. When per sons bsve passed their thrty-filtli I Una ' - - "-Vfc.' '. . Cavalieri. , .. - . .. i ' . , v , ., J,, l .. . , , . . .1- . .. -i ?J ' . i ' V ?t : ' (..-..vr " -v '.; v -' - I , '''if: '-TV X J s . sW . -i ... .Ia2 s 77" V7 XV" b rmtoUxKsU ' Jap"! if,; Aj; r; ; i'i". '::( I ,. "; : .- t3 i - ; vi. iVo. 24 of "Hie Fine Art o f French Cooking" w CHICKEN A LA CHASSEUR. 'HEN d chickw U kn cut ia piccsa plact it is a ih!low wucepia with a otip poeafid f kritn ud i)m mum quaiiqr of elive oil At oee as aSt chickea it lightly brewacd add tigkl t K (ink mwkteoau and let tkem cook ( t sis auaalM. Then add twe tauO thalloa ckspptd tat sad at die tame bus tpiiakla with a Ktllt g'ut oi kraady tod a large !m el whit wist. Add two mt dues table, pootfuU el leaute taaea, atvcial table tpetafab of tauaaiaM aad tw ceffeetpoeeiult oi lour Build with a little water, aad' a good piack ( perJey chopped lie. Cover the uucepea aad let it cook a end ire for tfttea e tweaty aiiaatct. By tfiie new any ckickea that it hmder tkoatd be dosa to a turn. Serve il ia a kollow dith csveitd with tbe wkole ef ita taaca. CHICKEN SMLAF. CUT ap the ckickea ia trull pitcta aad ceek il la a tight krawa ia a taacepia ia which yea kava Boated twe taup ipooofuls oi katler. Tkee add a atediam tiled eaioa cfctppai tat, aad as tota at sW V t js' -V. YOB7-. By A. Escoffier, the Greatest Living French Chef with Sour. Whea tkit aiixhm pleled taaiieea witk a M pial of kot water. Boil the whole oa a rather tharp Ire. ttirring alwtyt with a woodea tpooa, to the! ike lour ay sot ttkk lo tht bo Hon of ike ttace- Al the (rat boiling yoa remove die wacapaa to a frailer Ire. - Then add a dotea email aiou. a few freth aiaikmfi. if obuib!e. a koaqnet csta paced of tpriat of panley, a kay leaf aad teas pitctt of diratt, tha whole wcl hed tether. Settoa witk tall aad pepper eecerdiag la aula. Cover the tmcepaa, aad if aSe ckickea it trader lot it cook Airly te thirty-are Biaataa. If il its') very loader tt raqairtt atil awra eeek iag. Uhea the ckickea it cooked la a ana, remove al ike piectt aad arraatt vWta oa a ditk witk the tmieBt aad die autk- Thickea die eases witk two or threa yo!kt af ifV ttiiini theai ia a cap witk area ortW UbleepeWuk oi tka chickea taaca and a title of the whitt of aSa east the whole it wcl austd yoa post il into tSo ttaca which maaiaa ia the taacapaa aad etir k ap viaoroatly. Ia order dial aSa iaiai say ke ptrftcdy doae it it aoccttary thai the taaca tkoald ke vary kot, hot yoa net take ears mat Bert it aa koiliag after ate "Accustom the stomach to the change back to food after a fast sipping orange juice." No Objections BEING gaturctar evenlnr. sad the races having taken place that afternoon, the train were packed. In one compart ment a Utile boy bad beta standing all tiaa way. but be tor the Jenraoy aad pra ceeded nach farther Mra. iaaea kladli took aim ea bar kaoa. "Ware yoa very tricbtened, dear, aa wo puses throagh the taaaair the gen:lo ladr aaked. -Not much." replied the little boy eiiylr. "But t thought you trembled a little aa 1 kltseS you. remarked Mrs. Jones, who a as not tvea middle-aged yet "And k .ai's your nam 7" ""Tony," came tha answer. Tha you're a very lovable Ultl chapl And how aid are ysuT Twenty-Ova, ma'am." Aad Tony Bpart, the ligtrt-weight ioekay. arid te the Boor to the accempaal meat ot a piercing scream. year It is wise to give no such shock to the system. Better be ss considerate ot our own bodies as we are ot the feelings of our be loved friends Begin gently any radical departure In. the habits of, the body. For this reason it Is well to begin fasting by seml-fastlng, or by gradually diminishing the V amount of food taken. A plan that seems to 'me worthy h to forego solid foods, snd the first day subsist on milks, gruel or aoun. Of these the milk is better teoanse more nourishing. Some persons don't like milk, but, it being the natural food, every one can train himself to like, or, at least to swal low it Some to whom milk is re pellent prevent ita unpleasant after effects by placing In each glaas s pinch ef bicarbonate of soda. I allow my appetite to govern the amount and the frequency of these meals ot milk. I always remember that milk is food and so corrjlder that I eat rather than drink. It Five minutes at least for a glass I always permit myself. Sometimes I take ten. The stomach having been gently prepared for the change. It ia ready by the second day for the water and ' lemon. The lemon Juice not only makes the water mora palatable, but it stimulates the liver, so clear ing the complexion. When ready to break the fast I have found it well to accustom the stomach to the change back to food by sipping orange juice that hss been pressed into a cup or glass, then to begin eating again by con suming small, sweet orange. I returned to regular diet by the easy way of soups and gntela. My long est faat was for four days, snd I consider that one or two days too long In fact, the safest method of fast ing I consider the semi-fast, with mi:k. gruels and soups tbat I have described. Thus of the manner of fasts. Now as to their value. Catarrh f have known to be greatly relieved. -if not wholly cured, by recurrent fasts. Rheumatism in its early stagea nas yielded to repeated short faats snd care to avoid tweets and beef in the Intervals between these fasta. Even nervousness, that form of it which Is aggravated by rich and heavy foods, I have known to disap pear during one of these silent snd dark room fasts, the silence snd rest being, probably, the chief agents. A fairly good rule to follow is that whenever the tongue Is costed the amount of food may be reduced, or we would do well to have no food for a short time. The coated tongue indicates that there is much dead, refuse matter, like the chok ing ashes in a furnace, obitructlng the body. If you can fVst until tha tongue is once mora cleaa and red you will be the gainer. Also when you feel your body, that Is. when you are unpleasantly conscious of its weight snd its handicap, a fast will usually relieve you. But a warning. Dd not under take a fast while you are doing your heaviest work. Fast when the de mands upon you are lightest, and fast. If possible, alone, so that no one will be afflicted by the Irritable temper that is liable to follow. The Proper Way to Extract Onion Juice Is to Cut the Onion in Half and Then Scrape It Gently with a Knife. eaioa keciaa I tak o a tiiht krewa color aad pal ihear ia a deep tarthoawar ditk at added. Wkoa tka ttaca ia wcl mixed pan il add eight tpooaful af net, which yoa have any other ttutebl deep duk. Keep At mroaak a twiner aad pour it ever lb ckickea. prtvioutly wathed ia hot wtler at the Utt chickea hot and add lo the oaioaa which Te iacrtatt the eaaeh'ly of But ditk and Marat pouible, and Ihea draia with car, kav remained ia iSe taacepaa a rjut af freed coatocjutatly a eke it awn) eraaoaucal yoa Sb tka chickea aad Iba lice weD together treem. Lot Ihit tiamtr for tern to tifhl auy tervt il accoamaaied witk a duk of with a woodea tpooa, tad Rita add a fuD aiuutea aad thee ptet Ik mliturt dtmajk S aoodka eaoked ia butter. pial af boiling eoatoauat. Cover m ttaca- toaiaer aaa put il mio another taacepoa. pea ad put it se a snow AJknr n H1 " ?' well aad pour il am the cook tor arena is rwroty aunalet, al which chickea. point, if ita ckickea it wader, il will be doa. Some araJTo peeled witk car and cut ia Tka grsiaa of rice tkoald be easily teparakle tUa amy be added lo the usee, aad will from ea mother. If detired yoa auy add greatly iacreaea the richer of the ditk, at a pitaf toats teUttpooaraU of grtea peat W , cooked ia tall wah. CHICKEN A LA NORMANDE. Yoa auy aba add ml roa to tk puaf. LJAVING cut up Sth chickea, teaeoa tht Tht recipe it otfcerwu aS sues at above, 1 1 Peei with tall aad pepptr aad put bat whea yea add. tka coaotauaa yoa put ia a thauow aaacepaa ia which yoa i,l i a piach af aafroa powder. heated twe hbkvpooafult of fretk kul- wr. At tooa at tht leak kegiaa at grow ana, CURRY OF CHICKEN. without taking color, add a brt oaioa, CUT up th. tluckea ia rather email piocet, '"Pptd aad allow tha I cook a brow, il geany ia a mucepaa ia which ' vtral mir-the uoeepae kav praviouJy heeled tw anpeaooa- f At the tad of tishl lo tea fuU of olive oil r the ume auaatity of kul- "" ,fd "' J ' AJJ U. .1 ekormed sad tank cooking the ckickea. Whea r ' i - a.. k,.. tm uL, it doa lo a nra arrtaat Bui aiecti aa a poojJJ oiin. u ai uin point at uuce appeart too I - fnmr, every t iKfuia. teu tl down ea a than kre. mea ' " upeiae- Parisian Rabbit Nov elty Note. PREPARE some very thin pieces of toast; fry them in butter and garnish them with melted cheese mixed with a little cayenne and mustard (cheese fondue). Pair them off and sandwich a piece of well grilled streaky bacon be tween each pair. Mother's Pet a aood tishl krowa cotoc add a toupi of curry aad twe tablcepooafuk ef lour. a. whole cook for ttwral auaake. Himoe P " "a aaa trraiaer. aiier wiuca freoiearjy win a woodea tpooa. Uhea the T pow H aver iko ckickea aad terve. iatrtebeati an weO cooked add ea tumbler of hot hall ' suy vary tht levor ef chit dith ky ..tee end a aiack of tall. " mtuhroomt r diced .an a a . . . Beauty Questions Answered cover die taucepaa aad Id il cook oa a aeatl (re for aftaoa a tweaty miautea. Serve very kot tad accompaay il ky a plait of rice, cooked titapiy id boiling water with all for liiteea lo cighleea auaulee, and then draia aad dry il well aa a kara clerk. down. Th police had been aent for. on the Ira alarm rung. Little WUlie, the apple ef hla raothor'a ova, was mtaeiag loot, atolta, or atrayed. But. Joy on, joy! be la eea coming , , , " ' , i u roaa. and his .mother raahee choke bottome, or Ittl tlkkt of cooked etf- out aad elatpa him ta ktr boaora. piaal. To may ma tervt the chickea a la "Where bava yoa been. crem witk herd boiled egm diced up. Lottie sends this: "I read your articles every Sunday snd turn to you In my need. I have s few super fluous, bristle-like hairs growing on my chin. Will you please tell me how to remove them?" First soften the skin from which the hairs are growing by massaging it with celd cream or with olive ell. Then sterilize s pair of tweezers by holding them In boiling water or dipping them into peroxide ef hydro gen, and pull out the hairs one by one with short, sharp Jerks. Bathe the skin from which they have been removed with peroxide or some heal ing lotion and anoint It with cold cream to relieve the irritation. i. M. says: "Do, please, tell me what to do for a red nose. Mine gets red and shiny, especially in Winter. I have tried glycerine, rubbing it on nightly for the last two weeks, and while It has the effect of whitening it st times, aa soon ss I get out ia the cold my nose gets red sad shiny again, and my friends poke fun st me about It" Do-you wear your clothing loose? Yes, I know most girls say they wear their stays lose; in fact, think they are the only persona who da not wear snugly fitting corsets. But are you sure that your coraeta or atockinga or ahoea, collars or glovea do not "bind" you? "Bind" ia tha good, old-fashioned word meaning tignten. The red no la usually a sign of Imperfect circulation, snd thia ia caused in most instances by tight clothing. Loosen your clothing, est plain food, drink much water and breathe deeply, and In s few weks,or st most months, tha disfiguring symptoms should disappear. This note Is Is Itself s lecture sgalnst hair dyes snd bleaches. Read snd ponder: "Ia my trouble I turn to you. whose psge I read every week snd ol which I am a sincere admirer. "Will you be so kind aa to advise ma about my hair, which hss been blesched, telling me something to ' darken thd ends? The roots sre S light brown. "Do you think henns would darken it, and is henna harmless? My hair is so faded and practically ruined. Peroxide baa nearly ruined s once beautiful bead ot hair which I pos sessed, and I am very depressed about it At present I am massaging my scalp with olive oil. as the hair waa splitting st the ends snd fall ing. Anxious" First, my dear Anxious, resolve that you will never again attempt to improve upon nature's color scheme for yourself. Then have your hair singed to remove those split ends. After that touch up the ends of the hair with henna, which la the only harmleaa hair dye I know of. Being of vegtable origin, it cannot affect the scalp aa would dyes ot mineral Bjiture. A trial might be made ot this to advantage: Claret tax. Sulphate of iron 1 dram mr Mt en little lambr demanded his mother. "Oh, I've been playing peatman r rt. piled her "pet.- -I gar a letter lo alt th house In our road and thty were real Utter, too!" IT ! mnlti.. t. . i . . . ... p, with tall aad pepper aad put . " i I, " " ? ' " """! . ... . . . r leared bar darling had been zotiine i. FRICASSEE OF CHICKEN MENAGERE. THN tk ckickea it cut up. teaeoa eack vv CHICKEN A LA STANLEY. vf HLN the chicken hta been col up. W kS, cN witk tah and Beooer. P" i a .hallow dub which yoa mlaehlef. Place tVem ia a thaflow taucepaa ta winch kav melted two ubleepooafult of good but- Where did yoa get them, my lov.r you kav keated tw tabletpooafub of bot- Covet the taucepaa tad Id il cook oa a the aaked. la aauauntnt tor. At tooa at the meet kaa begua la cook, very taoderele (re. to thai tk meet may be- "1 found them la your wardrobe kul kaa aol takea a color, add three medium eomt lrm without taking a krowa color. A ud S with ribbon," replied th toed muom. chopped be. ami a laklmr-c few -o-c.u lor th. wJl tulie. aft., wkick tuj WUiTTm tad? tt m.r. eom ful of curry. Covet tk taucepaa aad Id il yoa add two eouptpooafula of low. Stti foriablo to ataad up. for tbey wwa """"" m rauara old love letters. Too Realistic. "Ma." aald th Uttl boy, -w'ilt yoa let me tak baby out la th parambu. lator? Bob Cart aa Billy put nK w'r goin" to play at a railway accident- Th perambulator la to be'ta train, an' baby' to b th paaaangar whoa pitched out oa hla baas, aa' be'e to bo laved from btla run ov.r Tar cook oa a very trail ire. At tooa at the due ia carehilly with a wooden tpooa, to piocet of ckickea are cooked remove them dial all the piece, may be dwreutkly covered Chew "Khat" and Be Happy AN Interesting plant called "kaar has recently been ob tained by the Government Plant Bureau from Aden, In Arabia. When its leaves sre chewed they are said to affect one like a bottle ot champagne, being most agreeably stimulating. Presumably It would grow very well la our southwestern country, but seeds of it will not be distributed until something more definite has been ascertained about the nature snd action ot the alkaloid which it contains. Kbat ia s shrub grown commer cially in only two localities In tui world on the seat coast ot Arabia, and near Hsrrar, In Abyssinia. It will thrive only In the mountains 3.500 to 6.000 feet above sea level; it will nnt live anywhere near salt water, and in cultivation it has to be fertilized witb sheep or goat manure. . The plant has thick, dark-green foliage, and is propagated from cut tings, yielding its first commercial crop of leaves the second year. When the Arab cultivator sees birds eating the leaves he knows that they are ripe snd of good flavor for msr keL Tha leaves nre used everrvhera throughout Arabia. To the natives "r another train jutt la time- work Sours later. a! ih.r Mrlnn llf. nn hevrf would be unendurable without kbat, ;IBM.,ccUi0, and there Is no coolie too poor to wben th baby was aaiaiy riead buy his dally portion of the plant v m-... It la the great fact neit to their . ve3T rrecise. religion la the everyday life of the At eatain court, not very long ago. people. the magiatrau waa examining the C. K. Moser, the American Consul prisoner, a email boy about twelve at Aden, writes: "Khat caravans years old arrive dally at Aden at about 11 lSlstrato toarcastieally) Waa tbt o'clock in tha morning. The Arab "n f,,,uthrT.f" "'a"? " . ........ ...... v. i, av. . . ... u..a tbe better elaxs the proportion of ex pendltsre is not so high, but it Is at least 25 per cent of their incomes, and some of tbe wealthy will spend -eveml dollars per day for the grati fication of their favorite passion. The fresh leaves and tender sterna .More Bed Tape. New Official (at muaoum turnttiltr "Her, air, you muat leave your umbrella a: tn door." Gent "But I htvea't got aa UfflBrtua." New Official 'TSea go back aad got nr. a, on m aiiowoa to Dana ib nr are alwaya chewed never brewed unlets he leave hla umbrella at the or made Into any sort of beverage." door. Orders la order," ,
