Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-05
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SIyeerihe) with camel ; hair pencil. Is SAID to
give prompt relief from pain and 20 lead 70
rapid cure without scars.
To REMOVE ISK STAINS FROM PRINTED BOOB :
Procure a pennyworth OF oxauc acid. which
e. dissolve IN a small quantity o. warm water;
then slightly wet the stain With IL when 10 VIII
disappear. leaving the leaf unlnlured.
hEEPING DAHIIA Roofs writer IA the
Gardener RECORD says he LOST bis dah.la roots
by rotting OF the crown, although they were
CArefully dried before storing. until he adopted
the Practice Ofleaving only three or four inches
OF the stalk, which had the outer covering well
scTaped away. and small opening made az The
base to permit the escape o: the Sajery deposit,
which before had caused tEr drt4y O. TIE
crown.
To CIEAN EEafEE AED HIEEyEE SEtSS,-TaEe
piece OF soft Manned and wei rQU the fur with
ii against the grain: then quo again with con-
non -four until clean. SHAKE Il well, and rub
again WITH the ti3nne. TIL all the -four il out of
H. j have had nineVeT boa FOR four years: Z
has never been cleaned with ANY, hing out fiO1r
and Il not Ia the least 1n JITed by the ri 90 ng
n was school companion wno told me that
her auUi "a Russian iady) always Cleaned her
Nni fuEs WIN H1ur, aud thai they looked
bedLullL IL has one ddvdn tagc-tha Huin :
does not require 20 Ue taken OUT. and fl only :
qIi e littt" t:OUCje. Erm.ne takes logger
thah miDeEeT, The latter - Very easily done.
CEEIHG CHLBLAI>s i see !fsrrIe is troubled
with chlblains, and waits TO Ind permanent
cure. | used 10 have much trouble With them
when the children sser, SINAI, out learned TO
anag9 them, and ge along very nicely. fake
Two sp )oBfUiS of keTOSsn OIL, two spoonful. OF
OK gall, tao SpOOnful!S or alcohol. Hf The OK
gall Is pTsp8EeJ II alcohol SO much The bet ter}
and Two sD00Hiuis o. soft soap, OUT iutJ tight
eorked bottle, aad snake vel before usi O.
When the skin b'5hS 10 barn and look req
battle the parts Ntih The iii mPnt, and neat well
before the IRE. f1t on nne cotton stocking
next the foot, ana draw Oh The usual stocking
over Il. The cnilOlaias viii Va dish With one or
two applications; but u VII, perhaps be best 10
wear tne cotton stocking for several days. till
3n irritation OF rednesS has Subsiied. This lin
tmfDt Will keep any length OF tine. and Is good
tor spra1hs or s0Tt-.-Co"Istfa Gtt,tIr.nda.
The Lee or BAEY CARRIAGES Is deprecated by
DR.. Henry II. Smith, OF Philadelphia. lie says
that chiid who is carried IN aTmSis being con-
stahtly trained In balancing rs head and sho1l-
uerS and that such infants are sooner able 10
Ill alone and crtee or walk NOR. vigorously
than those who IA the continued Suplne pos
ture OF the baby carriage Jail 70 receive their
muscular exercise. There IS also Increased an
petite, with improved digestion and nutrition.
one OF the evils liable TO cnSue from the con-
slant use OF the Daby carriage Is the Earring
and conclusion OF the delicate brain and spinal
cord OF the infant created Dy bouncing the car
Rage over cutters or up and down the curb
stones. This evil DIR. Smith contends, is quite
as serious 10 the iBfant as the conclusion OF the
spine, the result OF railroad travel, is 10 the
full grown man, the nervous system OF The
child being easily impressed by Jars.
How ENGLISH WIVES KEEP HoCSE.-English
wives, high ana low. keep household accounts
In a way that would surprise many American
women Every penny spent Ii the house goes
down In the 'houSeheeper5 book with which
every mistress OF a household Is provided
Every bill Is filed away carefully when re-
ceipted. In fact, perfect s. stem OF order pre-
wallis which enables every man TO know en-
aetly what 1t costs him to keep up his home
IL that country every expenditure Is made 70
bear It's proper relation TO the income re-
eeived. House rent must be only such per
eentaee, table outlay so much. servants
wages so much, children schooling so much
aims giving so much. and II at the end OF q
year II Is found that the income has been ex-
eeeded these people Immediately proceed to re
duee items In every department. The general
style OF their living remains about the Same
but II Is necessarily not quite so genuine.
How DIPHTEERIA MAY BE SPREAD IN SCHOOLS
1t is not alone by the breathing OF infected air
that diphtheTia may be communicates from
child to child az school. Indeed, those who
deny that the air is often or even medium OF
Communication OF the disease, and who are at
all familiar with the thOughtleSS ways OF little
children 10 school. must yet recognize that the
possible means OF communication by almost d.
rect contact are many. Who has not seen
taken from mater children often borrow and
lend pencils, which by instinct they Wet in the
mouth or hold IN the mouth; they borrow
spoDgeS CT one another to Wtse thetr states
cratic community as primary school-roOl1
II is a common thing for ali the Children or the
room 70 drink from the same cup; theig Clothes
hang in close contact In CLOSETS and
ante-rooms- they manifest their lies snd dis
likes by biting or refusing TO bite from the
same apple; and little girls often pledge eternal
friendship by that classic symbol, sharing
gum" Though these things NAV occur ouT1
side the school. they are the more frequent the
more children are brought together, as they are
10 schCSi5.
The GAZE or TEE EAR.-OnIy the sofJeSt ma
terials and the genuest pressure shoG.u pe ,aed
In cleaning The cal. al retenl clinical lee
ture Dc. Wilson gives, 10 popular form, some
very useful and practical information touching
the removal or eaT-WdX. IL the ticking Of
the hearing Is good. Each ear should be tested
ny the watch separately. Noises In the head,
sometimes ringing, frequently are due 20 har-
dened wax In the ear. Sdfde1 deafness Is
sometimes caused as follows: 4 small mass OF
wax, from fll-health or uncIeanlinesS, becomes
hard A continued secretion OF wax then blocks
up the ear tube still more. Al inIuiici0us at
tempt is then made TO remove the WdS By intro
GuciDg, perhaps. a match end, pin head OF
penhoider, which instead OF removing pushes
down the wax and packs II against the tym-
panuIn Or by sudden draUght or the act or
swallowing the wax Is suddenly pressed upon
the membrane and loss OF hearing Immediately
ensueS, because the membrane can no longer
ytbrate. The removal OF the wax IS In some
tdstS- ESPECIALLY luOS- vi hunger SIdhQlDg, some
what difficult; out with gentle treatment and
patience may be finally accomplished and the
hearing fully restored. The best ordinary
means for removing wax, when not badly
compacted, are half q dracllm OF sodium car
Donate dissolved in an ounce OF water applied
lightly, oy means OF a bit OF absorbent cotton
or sponge attached 70 a suitable handle. When
the wax is much compacted Il may be softcned
by means q water. quite warm, AMI 8 syringe
S,teDtLpc iH1STlCGH.
WHAT INFLUENCES DIGESTION. There are GER
tain substances upon which the gastric Juice
exerts no action, and II should pe remembered
that whatever goes through the stomach I'M
touched passes undisSOlved through the ShOle
OF the alimentary canal. The frequency with
which SUCH substances as dried currants and
apple pips are passed unatereG is familiar
enough TO all Indigestible substances are o.
casionally retained 10 the stomach, causing
pain. Indigestion and Irritation Tor days and
days together. There are many circumstances
besides the nature or the food, which exert an
influence Oh the process or digestion. First au1
foremost among these Is the quantity OF food
taken; for the efficient performance OF digestion
the stomach should DE- fairly filled, but nOc dis
tended. Dr. BeaumOnt's experiments showed
that certain bulk was necessary for the per
Torrance OF healthy digestion. This fact
has long been known bY practical experience
70 unciyilized nations Thus, the KamSchat-
Gales are in q c habit OF mixing earth and saw
CUeLtiy reduced TO live. and the Vediahs, or
AID hunters OF CeyloD, on the same principle
E!Hgle the pounded HUre or soft and deeayed
wood With the honey on which they feed when
Ia'at Is not pTOcU raOle. The time which has
t!aIstu since the last meal was taken should