Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-12-21
RIGHT LIVING HINTS
HOW TO BE HEALTHY, HAPPY
AND HANDSOME.
Rules for Making Graceful Curves
Take the Place Of Sharp Angles
Diet and Sleep-care OF Hands and
Feet-SimpIe Remedies.

You cannot make fat and produce
woman's form if you fret and allow
our strength, both mental and ply
steal, to be exhausted in fussing and
worrying. There's n wise old saw
that says a sweet temper and bosv
woman never dwell under the same
roof.
Rest all you can-get long hours Of
refreshing sleep. Keep in the, open, but
don't exercise violently; don't do any
thing exhausting. Ten hours sleep
out of every twenty-four is not too
much.
The very reverse Of the rules for fat
people are suited best for the emacia-
ted woman who wishes to coax flesh
upon her attenuated figure. Given a
woman without an organic ailmcnt
and free from real hcart-breaking
trouble, the road for making curves Is
a path of flowers compared to the hard
lines laid down for obesity patients.
Eat little at a time. but often, and
as much as possible avoid the food
especially advised for fat people.
Summed up briefly, the rules for
thin people are: Absolute freedom
from care and anxiety. At least ten
hours sleep out of the twenty-four.
In addition to this, maps during the
day If possible. This sleep must al
waNs be natural Nothing is so bad
for the appearance and general health
as sleep induced by anodynes or mar
cotics in any form. The diet should
be liberal and should consist largely Of
food containing starch and sugar; po-
tatoes, fresh sweet butter, milk.
cream, fruits cooked and served with
sugar. all vegetables containing starch
and sugar, such as corn, sweet pota-
toes, beans, peas, foods of the macar-
yni and spaghetti kind; fish and oy-
st,rs. ice cream, desserts without pas
try; llenty of outdoor life and mod
crate amount of exercise. Sleep In
wtll-ventilated room. No one can
gain flesh if there is an internal di-
seas. certainly not If there Is any
tendency to dyspepsia or liver trouble.
When plump in one part of the body
and lacking in another, gymnastic
coui Sc is advised. There is nothing
better than moderate bicycling, unless
it may be regular gymnastic course,
which is not advisable in the sun mer.
Where the development is meagre ia
the upper part of the body, swimmn &
is also an excellent exercise. Walking
is always wholesome.
r'>ucise is recommended for. both
rtdut .Dg and gaining flesh.
The care of the nails is what few
women understand. They have lot
of silver scissors and polishers that
are TT for ornament only, as rule.
They torture the cuticle, cut and tear
it with dull implements. 1t should
not be touched, except to be pushed
down gently with an orange stick.
70 soften the cutIcle, hold the fingers
in a howl of hot water and soap suds.
III which a few drops of almond oil
have been poured. Then file the nails
round or oval, never pointed. Sandpa.
per the edges After this is done push
back thc cuticle till as much as posi-.
Bile of the half moon at the bottom
shows The gentlemen who selected
beauties of the harem in ancient Per
s,l rejected all who did not have this
haf mocn well defined.
Then apply the red salve, dust with
powder. and be sure to use a good one
that is not gritty and will not seal
the rail. Apply more salve, as this
gives a Eigh polish. Then dust witt
powder and polish again. Then wash
tie hands in warm water and wipe tht
nails by pushing back the cuticle Will
towel This will take off all the
salvc and powder.
Then rolish with a polisher that ha'
not been dipped in powder. Thr, {
polishers should be used Vaseline oil
cold cream rubbed on the nails a
night is beneficial and absolutely nee
essary If one dabbles in disinfectants
sucl, Us trained nurses must use, o.
tie Chemicals of photography.
A tablespoonful of common salt add
ed to the water in which the feet are
bathed will sometimes do away will
the disagreeable odor entirely. A tea
cupful of strong vinegar is effective IL
many cases. Where the vinegar O
salt is used, the use of soap should b'
dispensed with. In very OBJ tinate case
of excessive PEI spirntion try this rene
dy: Betanapthol, l dram: distilled
witch hazel. 8 ounces. This may b.
used as we'll for excessive and odoru
pcrspiration in 9th parts Of the body
A well known physician is responsi
bic for the statement that women ruil
their hair by excessive washing. III
nIn inns TINT only an ncca sinnal sham