The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-08

ave moved into frame house about two
wears old, and my CONSERVATION was very
great to find it thoroughly stocked with these
pests; there was not crack or crevice
that was free; they were under the base
boards and over them. After fighting them
eight years L learned from a girl that
had served as a chambermaid in large
clearinghouse that bugs can be entirely
exterminated for all time. 1 Immediately
followed her direction, which was TO take
grease that was cooked out OF sat pork, to
melt it,, and to keep it melted (the vessel can
be kept in pan of coals) and to put it with
the feather end of a quill in every place
could find bug. It is necessary to see that
the bed cords are entirely free from the
pests and will warrant there will be no
more trouble. 1t is more than thirty years
since a bug has been seen in my house,"
OATMEAL PoRRIDGE- Americans are
gradually waking up to tne fact that oat-
meal is by no means an unimportant article
of diet. AS a food, the merits Of which
have stood the tests of centuries. and which
is designed to promote the sanitary condi-
ton ofthe nation by laying the foundation
for m re hardy and vigorous frames tor the
coming generation, let us regard its general
adoption as an article of diet as nothing
short of national good. Its phosphore scent
qualities act a gentle and healtbful inn
pulse to the brain; and on no other
food can one endure so great or pro-
longed mental labor as on oatmeal porridge.
Properly cooked, it Is not only a most health
| ful and nutritious food, for both liquor advo-
Gates and prohibitionists to tuIn over in
their minds, digest well, aud draw rational
| conclusions therefrom. crusade against
whisky as a beverage would be legitimate
and benefcent war, which, if crowned with
success by the extirpaticn of the accused
| fluid from the entire Union, would bea most
| inc hi Ao
ance measure, the tax on whisky should be
quadrupled, while that on light wine should
be edyced TO oDe-tenth of existing imports
industrial Age.
WET AND DRY BATHING.-If any one in
these days will exercise in the open air. sc
that each day he will perspire moderately
and if he will wear thin under-garments, OIL
none at all, and sleep in a Geld room, the
functions of the skin will suffer little or nj
impeachment, if water is withheld for months
Indeed, bathing is not the only way II
which its healthful action can be maintaineC
by those living under the conditions at pres
ent existing. Dry friction over the whole
surface of the body, once day. or once il
two DAYS, is often of more service than tn,
tenarian, 20 the inquiry to what habi
of life he attributed his good health
and extreme longevity, that he be
lived it due to rubbing himself all owe
with a cob every night" is significant of al
important truth. Ifinvslids al persons o
low vitality would use dry friction and DR.
FTanklins ''air BATH every day for a con
siderable period, we are confident they
would often be greatly benefited. Cleanli
ness is next to gCdliness, no doubt, and
proper and judicious use of water is to b
commended; but human beings are not am
rNhi loft inn hat he ftara
tions ofthe skin should be kept in orde
mainly by muscular exercise, by exciting
natural perspiration by labor; under prope
regulation. it is no substitute for that exer
else of the body, without which all Jh
functions become abnormal.-Dr. Nichol.