Middletown transcript., 1894-05-19

ideas, and freshens us up We "derfully.
In mingling with new people we often
find that there is SO much misery Of
which we never dreamed, heartache
so much deeper than ours, care SO
much heavier, that we are only too
glad in the end to go back to our own,
and take up the tedious round where
we left it off. There is nothing SO bad
in this life that one could not find
something worse.
A bright woman, who is the mother
of six young hostages to fortune, !"
and is yet fresh and fair, though
obliged to do great deal Of planning
to make things in her household come
out ever, was asked recently what she
did to keep herself looking SO young.
Ten hours sleep, funny papers, good
novels and the society of bright peo-
pie is my medicine. " she said in reply.
"Then ! eat no highly seasoned dishes,
very little meat, plenty Of vegetables,
fruit and coffee. use water copiously,
outside and in, and am happy wo-
man. My sense of the ridiculous is my
tonic" 1t sounds simply enough, Ger
tainly.
II you want to be particularly eco
nOmical in the use of soap buy it in the
quantity, and put it away to harden.
Good hard soap will not waste as fast
by half as the green soft stuff that a
woman sends out and buys in a great
rush just before beginning the days
wash. Buy at least a dozen bars at
a time, and put them on the top shelf
of the pantry where the air can get
at the bars and dry out and harden
them.
1t is said that carrots promote diges.
tion and that tomatoes are an excel
lent aid to the liver and invaluable in
the work Of purifying the blood. The
The onoin is said to stimulate the cir
culatory system. Sea kale and water :
cress are good for scrofulous persons.
lettuce and celery are nerve tonic,
spinach rouses the inert kidneys, and
turnips are as nutritious as cornmeal;
and they are oil recommended to clear
muddy complexion, if you let sweets
and pastry alone.
A good rule for women from four
teen to forty to follow is to not kiss
friends on the street. After long sep
aration it may be permissible, but on
the whole the public is apt to wonder
how much of the effusive affection
displayed to be seen of men is ever
genuine. A real lady never makes
herself conspicuous by overzealous
display of either wrath or plea
sure.
When your earthen pudding and pie
dishes get brown and unsightly from
the juices and grease of many bakings
scour them with ashes from the CRATE,
mixed with little good soap. They
will come out of it just as fresh as
new.
a few drops of camphor in the wa
ter used to bathe the face will prevent
the shiny appearance which so many
skins have, especially in very warm
weather.
II you discover, to your dismay, that
the milk has turned q little, and
there is no opportunity to obtain more
before the meal. stir tiny bit of soda
in it and it will answer every purpase.
Now don't try to sweeten "clabber''
that wav and think that you can make
it serve as cream for the coffee, for you
can't make 1t do any such thing. You
don't want to put enough soda in to
make batch of biscuit either.
Always cut onions. turnips and car
rots acrosslthe fiber, they will then be
more tender.
The sailor girl bids fair to be as
popular as the sailor boy this summer.
1t matters little whether she Is timid
and objects to water or not, the gay
little sailor dresses are too tempting to
pass. Some of the prettiest gowns
and by far the most sensible are made
of white duck with colored duck used
as a trimming