The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15

Whether girl will have the gifts of
comelincss, whether she will have fine,
smooth complexion straight limb shapely
figure and good carriage depends on her
mothers care from infancy. Whether
she is TO be plump and short or symmct-
rical, whether she is TO be- gypsy or n
creamy brunette frecklcd thin-faced
chit or well-touched blonde is also
measurably under control Her for
bears" must he taken into consideration
in training. III her family are stocky. not
over tail, and she follows the type, train
her for height and longer contours by
sending her to n dry mountain region,
il possible, and nccustom her early 60 ex-
ercises for suppleness, letting her live out
Of doors, but not setting her 10 close
work or hard tramps. She should dance.
drive tide horseback or tricycle., eat
vcDison, kid, game and dry meats, with
watery vegetables, like radishes, tur-
nips. cabbage, salad, cucum bcrs and
melons. hard Graham crackers and water
"A very airy room, keeping the limbs
straight. not going TO sleep curled up
with knees half way To ner chin. Pulley
exercises. swinging by the hands, long.
smooth strokings and gentle firm pulling
OF the limbs daily tend To length of limb
and increase OF stature, If kept up year
after year. Tho stroking with long
smooth sweeps and gontle pressure from
neck down the length of the spine, and
from nip to heel nightly, by the hand of
mother or trDstv nurse, is one OF the
greatest encouragcments To growth and
symmetry a young thing can know. A
sheet or shawl thrown round the body,
open behind, with clasp or two, allows
the stroking with case and entire m0desty.
Always ru" downward, never up TO
lengthen mp.
Whom girl grows plump, entering her
teens, ii is best Lot to meddle with nature
rashly, as n reduction OF fat in such
case has left epieptic seizures instead
The girl should leave school and take TO
music and quiet steady work. 1t is a
pity spinning is cut of date. As a sedative
exercise, and for developing fine hand
and arm, there Is nothing to take its place
The beautiful Prudence Gardiner, whose
father held his manor of GARDENERS
Island by n kings favor, when asked. in
silly way, II she was not proud of her
family possessions, made prompt answer
fit for Greek girl: "No, l am not proud
of our house or furniture or carriages or
silverware or china, hut am proud of
one thing-I know how TO spinl" Sweet
Mi3tross Prudence, send your taste and
spirit among our girls, till they, like
Helen Of Troy and the wife of Odyssous,
arc seen by their own doors In the sun
shine, spinning their parplc thread.
70 keep down flesh, the salt water
bath mornings, a handful OF rock salt To
n basin of water is safe and stranCthing TO
tho - stem. Sassairas teH without milk,
may be taken, AMI cream OF tartar, MAX
ing drink by pouring pint Of fresh
boiling wnter on a teaspoonful OF the
tartar. letting it cool, and ilayuring with
lemon and little sugar. A draught OF
this half an hour LefCrs meals H. notable
purifier of the blood, and an occasional
dose Of EPSON salts, jelap, seltzcr apcrlent
or Congress water may b. taken, with
advice of physician. To check abnormal
craving for food, Doctor Nabhcys reCuin-
mpuds chewing grain or two Of roast
coffee. Jellies Of Iceland moss withcut
milk arc excellent To supply appetite with.
out making flesh; SO are watGrcresscs
and tender radishcS and all these are
among the best purifiers of the blood and
preventiyes of cOusumution. Scrofu'ous
and delicate girls should cat much OF tbcs0
simple but potent relishes t1got eT with
carrots and pnTsuips, wbich are the best
food for quick and healthy plumpncss
The richness OF the milk of AidarGey
cows I'm the Channel Islands Is due to
long iecding on parsnips aud the finest,
fairest cDildron IN some parts of SCotiaLd
use ~ as daily food. A carrot poulticc Is
admirable for scftening the face. acting ~
purifier hy absorption and mechanically
as moist aspiration. Thin, dyspcntic
girls, or Those with poor appetite. should
ne given twelve drops of acid phosphate I'm
a small glass Of water three timos a day,
half an hour before meals, till they feel
hungry, aud then fed pn Urusty brown
bread and mullins. with change Of
the sweet, succulCnt roots. daily. beside
fruits and moatS ana ~ will bc surpris.
ing how they tone up. Tho dose of phos.
phate is not TO be exceeded, as very III