The herald., 1896-07-11

and used for brushing the teeth gives
by the French and which exQuisites
think so necessary for the toilet.
the mouth the same feeling of clean
liness that the lemon bath gives to the
skin. 1t is particularly grateful when
sickness renders the mucous and saliva
ry eXcretions of the mouth unpleasant.
Not more than half teaspoonful should
be used, as powerful acid is bad for
the enamel, but on occasion the propor-
tiCns may be increased as lemon is an
active deodorizer and will remove the
smell of onions or tobacco from the
mouth. AS hair wash and tonic it has
no rival. For the former purpose a
large, juicy lemon should be cut in half,
the head dipped into bowl of water,
from which the chill only must be re-
moved, and the water made of the same
temperature as the air-and the lemon
rubbed and squeezed vigorously among
the roots and along the length of the
hair. Soak and rub the head we'll in
this bath, and then rinse thoroughly in
fresh water of the same warmth. If
we'll dried at once with energetic towel
ing there Will never be the smallest dam
ger Of cold No soap is needed. The acid
of the lemon absolutely removes all
grease and dust, and the hair, after such
| bath, is soft, glossy and clean. The
/ lemon bath once a week Will have the
most beneficial effect upon the hair;
coming of grayness and making it beau
tifully pliable and polished.
For manicuring the lemon is absolutely
Indispensable. a teaspoonful of the
juice in a cupful of tepid water whitens
and supplies the nails and removes all
grease and dirt, making them much more
easy to polish. This should be used
every morning, and by dabbling the
fingers few moments it is possible to
make the nails perfectly clean and trans
parent, without the use of any metal
cleaner, by simply rubbing under them
| with a towel. 1t is also most beneficial
in removing the skin around the nail
edges, which should never by any chance
be cut with scissors. Rub the towel
| firmly all about the nail, pushing back
| the skin; do this regularly every day,
and after a few weeks the skin growth
| will disappear and never return as long
! as the treatment is continued The
| comparison of nails kept in this way
with those subjected to the barbarous
method of skin clipping will at once
show the advantage of the former treat
ment.
Finally, the lemon upon the toilet ta-
BILE is a great aid to health. The juice
of a lemon squeezed into large break
fast cup of water, drank without sugar,
| and Immediately upon rising and as hot
as can be borne. is the most admirable
tonic and Alternative No one should
form the habit of taking even the mild
| est Alternative, but if the head feels heavy
and dull or one is conscious of Ian
| guor and discomfort upon rising, this
| lemon draught is one of the best and
simplest methods of clearing out the
system and restoring its tone.-Ontario
| Observer.
CHICKEN TALK
Hen-Do you know that I think our
boss is very mean man.
COck-Why?
Hen-Why? Why because he makes
us hens set on nest full of eggs, and as
soon as the chicks are Matched he takes
them away from us, gives them dry
bath with California chicken powder
| and then puts them in one OF those new
tangled brooders, thus depriving us of
our chicks and them of their mother,
and then to think he does it from a
purely mercenary motive He claims
that he can raise better chickens and
do it more cheaply that way.
Dunghill-If the United States govern
ment can stamp and make 50 cents
worth of silver worth 81, why can't it
stamp and make cents worth 81?
Thoroughbred-Of course it can, you
old fool.
A TRIP TO CHINO
A trip to Chino revealed the fact that
q good season is expected in sugar. max
ing there. Six thousand acres of beets
growing in almost an unbroken field is
a beautiful sight. Some of these fields
were planted after the last rain, yet the
seed sprouted and grew and will make
an average crop of more than ten tons
to the acre. Some test plots were
started there last spring to see if i'm
provements in the quantity Of the sugar
as well as the purity of the Juice can
not be effected The management at
present expects to begin harvesting the
crop on the 9th instant.