Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-08-09
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

Fried Cucumbers: Pare, cut into
,enpthwise pieces a quarter OF an men
tbick and lay in cold or ice-water half
an hour. Take out, wipe with nap
Kin. season with pepper and salt, dredge
with -four and fry to light brown.
English Mixed Pickles: ! peck of
small green tomatoes; 5 dozen small
cucumbers, 2 heads of caulifower, 4
neck of tender string beans, punches
n celery, 6 green peppers, and quart
Of small, white onions. Chop the veg
etables quite fine, sprinkle with salt
and let stand over night. To or 2
quarts of vinegar add an ounce each OF
ground cloves, allspice and pepper, 2
ounces of turmeric and / pound of mus
lard seed. Let the vinegar and spice
come to a boil, put in the vegetables,
aud scald until tender and little yell
low.
SO many have asked for E
recipe to remove superduous HAIR
and none have made reply that l have
taken pity on the afflicted ones and send
in nv mite, taken from the best medical
authority. Superfuous hair is as trouble
some to those that have it as badness
is TO others. There is no way to re-
move it but by diluted acids or caustics,
patiently applied time after time, as the
hair makes its appearance. The mild
est depilatories known are parsley water,
scacia Juice and the gum of IVY. 1t is
said that nut oil will prevent the hair
from growing. The juice of the milk
thistle, mixed with oil, according to
medical authority prevents the hair
from growing too low en- the forehead,
or struggling on the nape of the neck
Muriatic acid, very slightly reduced, ap-
piled with sable pencil, will destroy
the hair; and to prevent its growing
the part may be bathed with strong
camphor or clear ammonia. The dep
ilatories sold in the shop are strong
caustics, and leave the skin very hard
and unpleasant. Battle the upper lip,
or other feature afflicted with superfiu-
Gus hair, with ammonia or camphOr IS
strong as can be borne, and the hair
will die our in q few weeks. Moles, with
long hairs in them, should be touched
with lunar caustic repeatedly. Care
should be taken to brush the back hair
upward from childhood, to prevent the
disfiguring growth of weak, loose hairs
on the neck. Fine clean wood ashes,
mixed with little water to form
paste, makes tolerable de-
pilatory for weak hair, without any
pain. Strong pearlash washes also
kill out poor hair. Now, sisters,
some of these many hints may be of use
to you. Pale hair shows want of iron
in the system, and this is to be supplied
by free use of beefsteak, soups, pure
beef gravies and red wines. Sandy hair,
when well brushed and kept glossy with
the natural oil Of the scalp, changes to
a warm golden tinge. The eye-lashes
may be improved by delicately cutting
off their forked and gossamer points,
and amounting with salve of two drains
of ointment Of nitric oxide of mercury
and one dram of lard. Mix the lard and
ointment well, and anoint the edges Of
the eyelids night and morning, washing
after each time with warm milk and
water. This, it is said, will restore the
lashes when lost by disease. The effect
of black lashes is to deepen the color OF
gray eyes. The discoloration known as
mask is removed by wash made from
80 grains of the chlorate of potash in 8
ounces of rose-water. Wrinkles are
less apparent under kind of varnish
containing Sc grammes of turpentine in
drains Of alcohol, allowed to dry on
the face. For pimples on the face use
this recipe: Thirty grains of bicar.
Donate of soda, dram of glycerine,
ounce of spermaceti ointment. Rub on
the face; let it remain for quarter Of
an hour, and wipe off all but a slight
film with q soft cloth. Frequent
baths in soft water will do as much
for the complexion as any thing know
of. After bath always use a coarse
towel and rub the body until brisk cir
culatinn ensBes For nrnfusA nersnira.