The Portland daily press., 1896-11-07
THEHoME.
walking for the Complexion.

Walking for the Complexion.
This may truly be called the age of the
athletic girl. The fin de steele girl no
longer lounges in her easy chair before
the fire devouring unlimited pounds OF
bonbons and the latest novel. On the
contrary she is hard at work on the ten
mis- court, golf links or doing her ten
miles daily walk.
Not every girl can have her tennis
or golf or wheel. but walking Is open
to all. Many American girls walk, but
they are slow walkers, and for the com.
plexion slow walk is little better than
none at all. except that the walker is
obliged to breathe the fresh, open air,
which is always beneficial.
A clear, pure complexion will render
irregular features attractive, and could
girls with pale cheeks and blotohed
coIorless skins BIZ persuaded to follow
out patiently and perseveringly few
simple rules, the remedy for improving
even an apparently hopelessly poor COM
plexion lies in their own power.
ten or twelve miles daily tramp, rain OF
shine, and hor blooming complexion il
the result.
To get the full beneficial effects of &
walk there must be the rapid move
ment for the blood, quick breathing fol
the color in the checks, muscular exer.
tion for the Development of the whole
body, including the chest, neck and
chin, and finally the general exercise
for calling to life the sluggish organs Of
practised 1T works marvels.
Let the languid, pale, heavy-eyed cir.
try it. moderately at first, say a two
or three mile daily walk at smart
pace, her shoulders held back, chest ex
banded and head up, walking fast
enough to feel glow and to start the
blood circulating freely. She will be
surprised after few weeks of faithful
practice at her clearer skin and brighter
color.
An excellent finish to the walk and,
indeed most necessary one If perspira
tion has been pr fuse, as it should be, il
brisk rubbing of the whole body with
rough Turkish towel or hairclott
gloves until the skin Is pink and glow
ing. Then let our patient lie down fol
half an hour, muscles relaxed. eyes
closed and the mind as Tree from
Thought as possible. The result is won.
derful.
Do not try to walk In heavy, long
skirts, thin shoes or tight corsets. Weal
heavy laced boots (calfskin boots are pre-
fsrable.as they keep out daInpness), 6
short skirt, and, above all. a corset
waist loose enough to allow deep breath.
to be taken.
If girl, instead of dosing herself with
medicines would try simple drauRhta
of oxygen for her blood and plenty Of
exercise to arouse the organs of her body
to perform their functions, she would
find her complexion quite as much bene
flied as if she had swallowed quarts O.
| noxious drugs.
| n Even the most obstinate cases of dys-
pepsia and indigestion will Yield to
practical and systematic course Of exer
else and diet. One of the first direction
of physicians to dyspeptios Is Invariably
walk
| Walking is such simple remedy To-
SO many of the ills that flesh Is heir to
and a cure so certain to be crowned will
SUCCESS that the habit of daily execris
1
and necessity From Jenness Mile
Monthly.
| Hints to Housekeepers.
Open a can Of tomatoes an hour or tw,
before ii is to be used In order that /
may become aerated. In the process o
| canning all the air was taken out for tn
purpose of preservation, and If this
not returned the tomato will taste fat
This applies to all canned goods, D
not, however, leave it in the can, as III
acid might form an unhealthful com
| bination with the tin; turn all oanne
goods from the can into bowl havin
considerable surface exposed to the air.
When setting sponge for bread o
rolls, double the quantity may be mad
and that not needed kept in the refrie
orator or wherever it is cold enough t
prevent the sponge from rising. In thi
way rolls may be had fresh each da
without setting an extra sponge. Thi
dough requires little longer to rise
but the results will be as good as il i
were freshly set.
If little flour is rubbed over loa
of cake before icing, 1t will prevent tn
frosting from spreading and running Of
so readily.
Here are few hints given by cook
ing school teacher on SO apparently sim
pie matter ns the beating of eggs: A
ways add pinch of salt to the white
when you begin to beat, and put
with thsm in a cake. "Flop" eQgl
lifting them up to get them light, r,
mem bering that what you are tryin
to do is to introduce air into them, Boa
the whites stiff and dry before addin
the powdered sugar for merinau,
and one cause Of Its falling will /
guarded against.