Evening star., 1897-01-30
H 0 U S EHOLD HINTS

IT seem to have indigestion. DOCTOR How
often one hears that complaint from peo-
pie who lead sedentary lives, and particu-
larly here in Washington, where SO many
lonely women do light housekeeping" One
of the very surest ways of acquiring in
digestion is to eat alone. Fast eating Is the
next prerequisite, and the two taken to-
gether are a sure recipe for chronic indi-
gestion. If it IS possible to compass it,
never sit down to meal alone. Better go
without. Pleasant companionshp and
sprightly conversation will make a feast
OF sandwich and cup of coffee. People
who eat alone are not usually careful about
the quality of their viands. and oply re-
quire that they be "filling." One of the
crimes against good health is fast eating,
and this is one of the principal reasons why
eating alone Is so very bad. One gets into
the habit of gulping down ones food so as
to get through quickly. With companion
ship, there IS usually pleasant conversa-
tion, that eases the tired mind and gives
the system generally relaxed condition,
which Is quite essential to good digestion.
An excellent soap to use in shamoooing
the hair is made of quarter of pound of
white CASTLE soap. one ounce of borax and
pint Of soft water. Simmer all together
till cream; then add a third of pint
OF boiling water; stir and pour into a small
stone jar. When cold, the mass will be like
very thick nc. cream: Have plenty of soft
water boil and let it settle: then pour off
and use. Take up a little of the soap and
rub into the scalp. parting the hair to do
so. Do this till the hair Is soapy and the
scalp smaI ting little; then put half tea
spoonful of powdered borax in the bowl of
water, and wash the hair through that
and two other bowls of clear water.
Uusally one application of the soap
is enough. Once a month is quite frequent
enough for the shampoo. and 1t will keep
the hair beautifully soft and shining. A lit
tie vaseline may be rubbed on the skin of
the scalp after drying the hair, If it in
clines to be brittle.
Never undertake to paper a wall that
has been whitewashed till you have first
removed all the lime. or the paper will
not stick, and the lime will rot 1t. A wash
Of strong vinegar or salaratus will be all
that is necessary.
When men and women who have stated
salaries howl about hard times and put the
shopkeepers off with the plea that money
Is scarce, those persons are living too fast.
The only way to live happily Is to size up
ones means, and live within them. Going
in debt for things that can be gotten along
without trying TO make a 5000 salary do
the work of 5000 Is what ruins temper5,
brings gray hairs about the temples fills
suicides graves and breaks up homes The
tendency of the time Is to imitation: happi-
ness lies ir the other direction. and the
women of the home can have q wholesome
influence in the right direction II they but
exert themselves. Many q man is started
on the unsafe path by the demands of a
selfish wife for more than he can honestly
furnish her in the way Of house and personal
adornments. No man will go very far
wrong whose wife exerts the right influence
over him.
1t Is stated on good authority that moth
ing is better to cure simple case of Sleep
less ness than a hop pillow. Make it all or
In part of hops, using hair or wool to mix
with them II you like. but all hops, fresh
and odorous Is best. Put in a slip, well
packed in. too. and use instead Of a feather
pillow. The medicinal properties of hops
as a soporific have long been recognized
| by the medical fraternity.
The woman who sacrifices health to ap-
pearance Is paying a fearful price for it
1t Is such vanity as a refusal to wear a
warm but year-old wrap, lest it spoil the ef-
feet of the new street gown, that makes
weak, ailing wives Of vain women. Health
should be the very first consideration at all
times. The woman who has abounding