The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-27

the scents of the fields stin lingering
about them. Such bed linen as this has
/ always been died in the open air. and
uDon inquiry it will be discovered il
I has been folded away with sDrigs or
] bags OF old-fashiened lavender scat
tered between If one seeks for the
reason for this same "odor of cIeanli-
ness" about certain people ii wigl be
| found that after all il comes from the
very prosaic fact that both breath and
/ person are as clean as the well-washed
sheets. and it is only after this purity
has been attained that the linen is
ready for the lavender or the person
for the use of perfumes.
That most hideouS thing q bad
breath, is in almost every case to be
traced to the teeth; in proof OF this
statement IS is only necessary to draw
attention to the fact that people who
have no teeth but those provided by
the dentist. seldom have disagreeable
breath. and in the rare cases where
this is noticed in tOothless babies It is
banished at once by some simple medi-
cine
Cleanse the mouth thoroughly. after
first brushing the teeth The very best
mouth washes may now be bought in
tablet form; one or two of these will
make sufficient wash TO last a week
and must be kept on the stand as in
eVitably as tooth brush or powder. \
thorough washing and gargling with
this wash and a positive knowledge
that here is not the slightest suspicion
of decay about the teeth. and one may
then make sure of a sweet breath BY
the use of cachons made as follows:
Dissolve three ounces of licorice ex-
tract in the same measure of cold wa
ter. Two small SaucepanS or tin cups.
one larger than the other. arranged
like a double boiler. with boiling water
outside. is necessary. When the licorice
is dissolved add half an ounce OF gum
arabic and and one of catechu. Allow
it TO boil away to two-thirds. then add
a drachm each of mastic. cascarilla,
charcoan and orris root The latter is
for fragrance, while most of the other
ingredients are sweetening and cleans
ing These are TO be pounded to a DOW
der before adding to the other ingredi-
ents. Afterward stir. still with the
boiling water in the outside vessel, al
lowing the whole TO boil down until it
is of proper consistency to roll into pei
lets. All of these materials are so sim
pie and inexpensive that for a very
small outlay any druggist viii weigh
them out.
For a change few cents worth. of
whole cubebs are cleansing and sweet
ening for the breath. two or three of
these well chewed and swallowed will
leave a pungent, pleasant taste in the
mouth. and give to the breath an
agreeableness not at all suggestive Of
''doctoring."
Orris root should always form an in
gredient in successful cachons. it suE-
gests violets. and is the subtlest Snd
most successful perfume to be >T5rained
if it is always made SUI that it is
fresh. Before buying Sreak a bit in two,
and if moist. and there is a slight Sug-
gestion of d@znp violetS all Is we'll Do
not expect any but a. slight Odor; this
comes out only after the root is broken
in small bits and soaked in spirits. If
grated like horseradish 1t Will yield its
perfume still more effectually.
A very simple but effectual sweetener
of the breath is root ncorice. AS it
leaves such an awkward "quid' which
cannot be swallowed, it does not take
the place of cachous, which melt in
the mouth. but if, while putting the
last touches to the toilet. a gOOd-sized
bit of this is nibbled it gives a. very
agreeable aroma to the breath The
writer once stood on a street corner in
close confab with a group of girls: in
coming rather close to one of them in
the desire to catch a. whispering bit of
gossip. a faint odor of viOlets was per-
ceptfble. Not a sign of this flower aD-
peared upon any of the party, so, with
a sniff of pleasure, the question was
asked, who has viOlets on this bleak
day when they are worth their weight
in gold?" I'm the culprit.' was the
reply from one of the party, but it's
the odor without the flower" and she
took from her muff a bit of stick nib
ble6 at the ends. only this and moth
ing more" 1t need not be added that
every girl of that party became a con-
firmed ''nibbler.'
REBEKAH UNDERWOOD.