Wichita eagle., 1888-08-04
How to Keep Down Flesh,

Piumpness is essential 10 perfect beauty
Fat is tho opposite of it. Science informs
us that to keep down flesh sassafras tea
without milk, may be taken; likewise
cream of tartar, making drink by pour
Ing pint of boiling water on teaspoon
1ul OF the tartar, letting it cool and
havorlng with lemon and little sugar
"A draught of this half an hour before
meals is notable purifier of the blood
and an occasional dose of epson salts.
settler aperlent or congress water may be
taken, but always with the advice of a
physician. One eminent physician recon-
mends the chewing of a grain or two of
roasted coffee to check abnormal craving
Tor food. Jellies of Iceland moss without
milk are excellent to satisfy the appetite
without making f1esh so are water crosses
and tender radishes, and all these are
among the best purifiers of the blood and
preventives of consumption.
Scrotuious and delicate girls should be
brought up On these simple but potent
rellshes together with carrots and pars
nlps, which last are the best food for
quick and healthy plumpness. The rich
ness OF the milk of Alderney cows is due
TO long feeding on parsnips in the Chan
mel island, and the finest and fairest chill
dren IN some parts of Scotland use it as
daily food. A carrot poultice is admira-
bic Tor softening the face, acting as a
purlher by absorption and mechanically
as moist application. Thin dyspeptic
girls, or those with poor appetite, should
be given twelve drops of acid phosphate
In small glass OF water three times
day, half an hour before meals, till thev
feel hungry; then feed them on crusty
brown bread and mullins with daily
change OF the sweet, succulent roots, be-
sides fruit and meats. 1t is surprising
how they viii tone up. The dose of phos-
phate is not to exceed twelve drops, as a
very little is better borne than large
doses, which are apt TO produce rush of
blood TO the head-Detroit Free Press.
photography Tor rne etrriA
The marriageable young ladies in aris-
tocratic French families are often at loss
as to how they are to employ the time be-
tween the final departure from the con.
vents or the boarding schools and the ar
rival of the bridegroom The balls blancs,
the daily rides. walks and drives In the
Bots; the occasional visits to the theatre
and the opera. the courses Of water color
drawing. or the matutinA manipulation
of the inevitable piano are not enough to
I'LL up the leisure hours Of French Young
lsdydon-
A new pursuit has accordingly been de-
vised for the occupation of the spare mo-
ments OF blooming maidens who are await
ing what Ben Jonson calls the Goblin
matrnony." This is the practice of pho
Biography. and we are ASSURED that pho
tographic apparatus is now fitted up in
the boudoiz Of nearly every young hetress
in the noble faubourg Friends, ac-
quaintances. servants and favorite dogs
are all faithfully photographed. and some
of the fair votaries Of the arr sre said
to be remarkably sdroit in using their
cameras. which are all constructed after
the most modern plan Very recently.
too. a young lady who was married out"
Of the Faubours St German received,
among other contributions to her cor
BELLE de noces or wedding presents q
costly and superb camera which would
not have been disdsined By Nsiar him
seH.-London Telegraph