The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-08
Health Hfnts.

Health htnts.
Freckles-Are quickly removed if one
remain protected from the wind and
sun. Rubbing the face and other freckled
parts with olive oil upon going TO bed at
night helps remove the spots Bathing
the face with weak solution of borax
water Is also good. Any remedy powerful
enough to bleach brown spots is too hurt
full to tho welfare of the skin and should
not be used. Exceeding cleanliness is
! essential.
Sweating Feet-In reply to frequent in
quIries for cure" for sweating feet, we
would advise consulting a physician. There
are well-known cures" which are safe TO
use only when prescribed by doctor.
Sponging the feet with very hot water is
very helpful and pleasant; spongiug them
with vinegar IS also good. Rubbing with
meats loot oil is also OF service. These
simple methods sometimes cure" and
are, therefore, owing to their harmless
ness, worthy of trial
A Cool Cloth Without Ice-One of the
most useful hints for sicK-room attendance
is very seldom known outside OF hos
pital ward aud not even there in many
cases. A writer in the Ladies Home Jour
nal tells how TO obtain cold cloth with
out the use of ice. Every one knows that
In levers or weakness q colo ClOth on the
forehead or face, or base of the brain is
one OF the most comforting things in the
world. In the tropical hospitals and in
all places where ice is scarce all that is
necessary is TO wet a linen cloth, wave it
to and fro in the air, fold it and place it on
the patient. Have another cloth ready,
waving it to and fro just before applying
1t. These cloths have a more grateful and
| lasting coldness than those made SO by
the burning cold produced by ice.
A Glass of Water at Bedtime-The hui
man body is constantly undergoing tissue
change. Water has the power of incress-
| ing these tissue changes, which multiply
| the waste products, but at the same time
they are renewed by its agency, giving
rise to increased appetite. which in turn
| provides fresh nutriment. Persons but
little accustomed to drink water are liable
to have the waste products formed faster
+, than they are removed Any obstruction
to the free working of natural laws at
once produces disease. People accus-
toned to rise in the morning weak and
languid will find the cause in the secretion
of wastes, which many times may be rem
edied by drinking a full tumbler of water
| before retiring. This materially assists in
the process during the night, and leaves
| the tissues fresh and strong ready for the
active work of the day. Hot water is one
of the best remedial agents. A hot bath
on going to bed, even in the hot nights of
summer, is a better. relieyer of insomnia
than many drugs HATS Journal Of Health.
The Need of Pure Drinking Water-It
is evident that the necessity of using alb
solutely pure drinking water cannot be-
come too strongly impressed on the public
mind, but water in that condition is pro-
vided by very few communities. Hence
the public are availiDg themselves of bot
tied natural mineral waters to a great ex-
tent, especially ApollinAris. which is of
recognized purity, for its long continued
and worldwide use sttests its merit.
Where such waters cannot be obtained,
the ordinary drinking water, if the least
suspicion attaches to it. should be boiled
before using. Precautions shouldbe taken
at oil times of the year Is is often thought
that in early spring. when rivers are swol-