, 1890-10-09
s'se wS.t Women Should Know.

to sit down 10 meals ZOO tlreu 70
eakl, 1T Is injurious to eat q solid
meal in such~a III state. The nervous
force has been diverted from the
stomach and food Is worse than use
less. ..A '.A ''-"-
It Ia far better to bath the 'facc,
top, of head and back of the neck In
cool water, with dash of lavender
after II, ,the best nervous refreshment
possible, and lie down, ten minutes
or half an hour, before taking the
cup of'beef juice with an egg stirred
In Just as the broth is taken from
the fire, and a toasted graham
cracker, or some such fare will do
more to sustain a woman working
on her nerves than heartier fare, for
which she fells no inclination.
Often when appetite is entirely
gone a tablespoonful Of well
seasoned broth or bouillon, slipped
leisurely, followed in five minutes
by another, will create appetite,
simply becauecause 1t gives sire myth
to dispose of food.
AL the women who work hard
through crises of affairs, In busl-
ness, hospital, or domestic life, with
out breaking down have known
how to supply nature with strength
under strain In this way-by nutri-
tion In small morsels, taken at fre-
quent intervals. And some such
way must be the beginning of flesh
making and the obliterhtion Of
wrinkles.
Women with young children and
housekeeping cares who wish to pre-
serve themselves fresh should OBJ
serve one rule rs gospel of good
looks, never to work on their feet
without lying down, or at least sit
ting down comfortably for ten min
utes in each hour, whether tired or
not. The conservation of strength
by this simple rule would make well
women. out of many, half iuvalds.
1t makes all the difference between
a woman'so tagged out eaoh DAY be-
fore noon that she can scarcely
stand aud one who feels as If all her
strength and good temper hid
not quite deserted her. The
women who follow this pfactise
have found out that they can do
more in forty minutes with. ten min
utes' rest than they can by driving
for hours without it. nJsb G
The largo Boston store which
aome years since added to the large
and picturesque ,sitting-room tor its
customers n private room with
lounge, where one could lie down
when tired with shopping, under
stood what was good for women.
Horses get worked out and useless
going over payements, and so do
women in the necessary round of
shopping. -
Those house mothers who, after
hurrying through their home cares,
have gone from street to street and
counter TO counter till they We're ut
the point of exhaustion, will feel
the relief of going into cool, shaded
room and sinking on we'll stuffed
lounge with large pillows, on which
the attendant draws "a clean linen
case for each visitor. Things like
this are not merely humane, but
intelligent policy, and outrank
Shower advertising houses With the
best patrons. u,
Fatigue is not a thing to be treated
lightly. So many women faint in
shops from sheer, WEAKNESS, and so
many more have confessed TO that
degree of exhaustion and brain fag
that they could not recall their own
addresses at the counter, names of
suburb and street vanishing utterly
from the mind till rest set the men,
tai order going again. Keep up this
overfatigue, day after day, week
after week, and thus momentary
oblivion becomes paralysis, OF which
tits the first warning.
Fresh air in sleeping rooms Is
another need, AS 1t trebles rest; fric-
tion to speed the blood through the
Veins next + the skin, only half work.
Ing as they should, cleanliness of
the most scrupulous sort, as all the
secretlons alter with age and turn
acid or viscid, decomposing quickly
and giving Iankness to the skin and
clpthes, The hot bath, followed by
a cool sponge, If agreeable, is the
bath for women past youth.
And here Is q tired folks lotion,
good for all who stand much
teachers, clerks, house keepers, car
drivers, growing children. Take
common ,marigoid (calendula otiic.
inalis), the strong smelling kind,
flowers bruised In spirits to cover
them for three days. Strain and
press all juice from them, and pro.
ceed with another supply of leaves
In the same liquor, pressing again.
A spoonful of this rubbed ON aching
muscles greatly soothes and
strengthens them, Or an old towel
folded wet with This and laid acros :
chest, loins, or front, with oiled silk
or waxed paper over to prevent
evgRor4tiop. has wltheraft, ip IL AZ
The bruised or dry flowers should
be stepped in oil, TO be applied In
this way Tor patients 1bW lii fever Of
just recovering, when the Heart I'd
weak. -Marfgolds III" tea 'orr bfotii
are great comforfdfs of the heart
ana spirits,T' say '0id hef'balists. In
nioderii' pnrasp, ire strengthening
and good for ncfSes. u ii''f' ~
WOMEN who want good complex
ions, free from wrinkles, should be.
gin taking white 'ihustard, seed;
Whole, d dessert spooniul morning