The record-union., 1893-11-03
AS TO PERSPIRATION.
A Few Excellent Suggestions Concern
ing Very Timely subject.

A Few Excellent Suggestions Concern
ing Very Timely subject.
| Perspiration is the odor of untidiness.
| 1t is not perceptible when it appears on
| the forehead Or hands for the reason that
| constant friction keeps those parts of the
body clean. 1t would be madness to at
| tempt to stop perspiration, but it is very
| desirable to remove the evidence of it.
| The unpleasant odor may be a vexation
| to the individual from whom it emanates,
but there is no denying the fact of its
being extremely offensive to others.
The application of scent, perfumes and
unguents is not only costly but a worth
| less practice. the resulting odor being
more offensive, if anything, than the
original. No amount of toilet water or
| sachet powder will compensate for econo-
my in clean linen and bathing. An I'M
clean person is not benefited by perium-
cry, clean person needs none. 1t is the
| accumulation of waste material on the
body or the body garments and the alb
SOrption of the eXcretionS from the sweat
glands that produce the very unpleasant
! odor, and all that is needed to remove it
! is soap and water. Under eXertion and
| during hot weather perspiration is
| abundant. AT all times perspiration goes
on, but it is imperceptible excepting III
sickness, excitement and extreme heat.
| Under these circumstances unremitting
some. The exquisite who has private
bath and the luxury of fourteen or
| tWenty-One changes OF underclOthing a
week in summer, and seven or ten
! through the remainder of the year need
! not bother with the So-called anti-sweat
remedies. 1t is the poor woman, the
! woman in moderate circumstances ana
the woman of limited leisure and resour
ces who may be grateful for a suggestion.
For the bath that has to be taken In
| basin the best accessory is tablespoon
| full of ammonia; this is cheap, cleansing
and refreshing. The same quantity OF
tincture of benzoin is much more agree
able, leaving the skin fragrant as we'll as
| clean and fresh, but it is tive times more
expensive. Aromatic vinegars are used
extensively in hot climates, and they are
| infinitely preferable To the sickly colognes
| and overpowering scent lndulged In 10y
women who aspire to be tastidiOus. but
take the wrong course. When there IS
not time for a sponge bath little pow
dered borax rubbed into the perspiring
flesh will remove the body odors.
Dangerous Work Seeking Orchids.
The pursuit of orchids in Madagascar
appears from letter of that indefatiga BILE
collector, NJ. Hamelin, to be a task OF no
little danger and difficulty. 1t was only
after a year spent by the favor of Moy-
| dl1DdSSd-d hIlS Va ii DOMSIiul IIlD0
fiercely hostile to foreign encroachments
in exploring territory almost inaccess-
ible to Europeans, that he discovered the
| gorgeous orchid now known as Eulophi-
ella elisabetha. 1t is a parasite growing
only in a very limited region and on trees
of slow growth. To secure the plants,
| which flourish on the tops of the tallest
of these trees, he was obliged to have the
! trees cut down and carefully gather all
the plants himself. Although this French
| botanist had we'll armed men with him
on whom he could rely, he was compelled
to constantly guard against surprises by
| the warriors of neighboring tribes.
| Besides this the party was compelled to
keep a watchful eye upon the wild ami
mails haunting these primeval forests.
The most terrible of all is the Madagascar
'protocrytoferox." whose favorite haunts
are among the masses of foliage where
the eulophiella grows. This small but
exceedingly dangerous animal is de-
scribed as crouching in the forks of trees.
hidden among the rich tropical foliage
and climbing plants, and there watching
for its prey. 1t is exceedingly agile, and
/ the moment its victim approaches it
slides silently down and in one bound is
on the top of it, a picture of horrible
! ferocity.-London News.