The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
The Toilet and Health.

The sudden change from cold TO warm
weather, and rce rersn, such a- We have expe-
riruced within a few weeks, cause people t.
take cold and become sick about as suddenly
Faith Rochester" in the American Agricul-
tural-t gives the following good advice i'll
regard to such cases.
"Ihn--kinned persons catch cold most east
w. Active exercise sets them into perspira-
ton and the sudden checking oil the perspl-
ration when exercise ceases. causes a cold.
Such persons may seldom have severe colds, If
they learn how to manage them, and perhaps
they have les, actual sickncss-Such a. inter
Iere. with work or plcasure-than persons who
do not take cold easily. Flesh brushing dU-
ring the cooler months lessons the liability 10
catch cold. s flesh brush l. much like an or
binary hair brush, only with longer handle.
| have seen a very good one made Of hair
brush with longer handle attached to it.
Habit makes the use of a flesh brush on I'M
dressing for bed on rising in the morning,
a luxury, and almost necessity for comfort.
4 brief vigorous rubbing Of the skin promotes
its healthy activity and lts ability to resist
cold.
"Cold bathing has been recommended a. a
preventative of cold, but il has dangers con
nected with it which dry friction has not. For
persons in ordinary health | can not believe
in bathing, except Tor cleanliness, and water
of comfortable temperature answers this pur-
pose best. The cold baths which shock the sys-
TEN and then cause a vigorous reaction lin
those strong enough to bear them at all,
seems to be Objectionable for the same reasons
that other stimulants are, used in any cases
except in emergencies. They seem To increase
the strength, but call it out unnaturally only
to waste it. But a bath Is an excellent thing
curative agent when one has taken cold,
if used judicously."
FRUIT STAINS vary in the ease with which
they may be removed. Some yield to pouring
boiling water over the spot, others require
some bleaching agent. Wetting the stain, and
holding il in the fumes Oh birthstone match
will sometimes answer The most convenient
mateIa is Javelle Water, generally kept by
druggists. To make il. dissov one pound OF
salcratuS in pint OF water; mix four ounces
OF fresh cblorid OF lime, with one pint OF
water stirring to remove lumps-it will not
all dissolve. Pour the two liquids together,
stir or shake thoroughly, set aside, and when
the deposit has settled, pour off the perfectly
clear liquid and bottle for use. Glass or
earthen vessels should be used in preparing ii.
Wet the stains with this, and rinse well
just before washing the articles 1t can, of
course, only be used on white articles, rs il
vsould bleach colored ones.
PARLoR MATCHES,-Are dangerous, as well
as more expensive than the common, cheaper
one They afford the readiest possible method
of striking II light, bot the very ease with
which they are set off makes them dangerous.
Serious accidents have occurred IRON treading
upon them; tDeN tn1dut At once, ana IN sew
eral eases women have been severely burned
by setting their clothing on FIRE in this man
ner. One cannot be too careful with them.
In striking a match, the wood being poor, il
sometimes breaks of, and the phosphorus end
falls to the floor When this occurs, always
search for and find the piece. If left, some
one may set ii off 10y treading upon it, and
there Is danger that painful disaster may re
suit.
CHLORIDE OF LIME A. AN INsEoTICIDE-
Rats, mice, and insects will at once desert the
ground on which a little chloride of lime has
been sprinkled Plants may be protected from
insect plague by brushing their stems with a
solution OF it. 1t has often been noticed that
patch OF land which has been treated
in this way remains religiously respected
by grubs, while the unprotected beds round
about are literally devaztcd. Fruit trees may
he guarded from the attacks of grub- by at
taehing to their trunks pieces of tow smeared
with MIXTURE of chloride of lime and hogs
lard and ants and grubs already in posses
sion viii rapidly vacate their position.