The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-10
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the servants table.
Who ever heard OF pumice stone as
a. preventive OF corns upon the feetg
Yet II people wouh use It they would
be saved a good deal of unnecessary
suffering. and ch~iropodlsts would have
to mourn a considerable decrease in
business.
A woman who knows all about both
pumice stone should be among the in
dispensable furnishings of every man
and woman's toilet table. I don't mean
the powder. of course, for toilet pur-
poses. that is useless: but a bit of the
stone itself.
1t can be bought of any druggist for
about 5 or 10 cents and win last for
months. WIN it cure and prevent corns?
Certainly, If used often enough. and pre-
vent any amount of discomfort besides.
TO keep your feet in good condition
they should be soaked in hot water for
at least half an hour-longer if possible
twice a week. It is after this soaking hat
the pumice stone should be applied.
First rub the feet briskly with a rough
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sole and heel, paying especial attention
to any n all callous p~laces-that is,
spots where the skin has hardened. Then
go over the toes with the stone and rub
carefully all Indications Of corns.
You will find that If this treatment is
persisted in for a month there will be
no need for my services. You ask if
eorns should be cut before using the
stone. Well, If your corns are well de-
veloped and have been cultivated by
much cutting. 1t is sometimes absolutely
necessary. But cutting corns should be
avoided as much as possible. After the
soaking you should endeavor to remove
them by the stone. 1t takes a little time
and patience. but 1t Is the best method
and will pay in the end.
Then, too, pumice stone is good for
the hands. All ink and fruit stains can
be rubbed off with it, as well as that
roughness orfthe end of the fingers caused
by sewing or some manual labor. As I
said before, pumice stone is one of the
essentials of everyone's toilet table, yet
i is me person in a thousand who knows
it,"
The recent revival of that prolific topic
of discussion. "Are bananas wholesome?'
brings out again all the old and some new
arguments. There is perhaps no subject
upon which doctors so universally disagree
as this. In the minds of some predictions
erS the banana is almost a poison to
young children, from its indigestibility,
Whlle others regard it as a most valu-
able food h same is true of the vari-
Gus mothers questioned. One has brought
her children up on bananas another
avoids them "as I would s~trychnine'
and so on. The concensus of opinion.
however seems to be thai that fruit is
a nutriment of high rank, and it is the ex-
ception when it is not found digestible,
certainly if cooked. In a case known to
the writer two delicate anaemic children
have been brought around to vigorous
health, the chief ingredient of their reme-
dial diet being cooked bananas. The fruit
Is halyed lengthwise without peeling,
sprinkled lightly with sugar and put in
the oven on a porcelain plate for fifteen
U Not all tastes, however enjoy
the I've of a cooked banana, and to
those who prefer 1t unlocked, the sug-
gestion Is made to peel off the long ten
drills of inner skin found after The banana
is peeled. This. some authorities aver.
is the only unwholesome part. And while
the question is still undecided one may
take the benefit of the doubt and try a
banana salad. Cut the fruit in half-inch
slices, arrange on a bed of lettuce.
and serve with a good ~mayonnaise.
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1t is difficult to say what is the cor
rect slipper for this seasons wear, so
horu;foht1r tu ~, 1919 a-.- 80. -.
dancing maid may choose. They come
in satin, kid and patent leather, and are
as correct when beaded clear down to
the toes, as When plain; sometimes one
sometimes two or even three straps are
worn Buckles of either Jewels or beads
are seen with and without bows.
The well shaped oxford tie, so long
as 1t is in harmony with the frock locks
very smart. The edict has gone forth
that the slipper m match the color
of the own exactly. Black slippers are
only worn with black gowns, and white
shoes with frocka.
To have the footgear out of harmony
with the exact color scheme of the dane
ing dress is considered particularly bad
taste this season.
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In selecting photographs for wall de-
coration a few well chosen, large photo
graphs are better than a number of little
ones, If selected with a definite purpose.
The decorative effect of a large framed
photograph is nearly always enhanced
by putting it under yellow. instead of
ordinary glass. It should be remem-
bered, too, that simple wooden holdings
are the best settings for such pictures.
Gilt frames should be reserved for paint
ings in oil, water color or pastel, or fac
SMILES of them. There are numerous
photographs on a scale to show every
detail of the original paintings they
represent. Fol- the parlor or dining room
Of a private house a selection might be
made from the many beautifully toned
prints which Illustrate the works of the
great masters of painting.
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Boiled rice will digest in one hour; If
boiled in milk however, it requires two
hours; If eaten with unboiled milk two
hours and fifteen minutes, says the Ladies
Home Journal" Raw eggs viii digest in
about one hour and a half: fried, three
hours; hard boiled. three hours n a half.
The white and yellow should be served to-
gether as one assists in the digestion Of
the other. Salt beef requires four hours
and fifteen minutes. Beefsteak, broiled,
three hours. Stewed oyster, three hours
and a half. Oysters require a longer time