Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-01-13
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
To Relieve Dyspepsia.

To Relieve Dyspepsia.
A glass of water, as hot as can be
swallowed comfortably, taken the
first thing on arising in the morning
Is excellent as preventive of dyspep
sia. 1t washes the mucus secretions
from the alimentary canal and thor
oughly cleanses the walls of the stom.
ach, regulating the bowels and caus-
ing them to carry off the effete mat.
ter
GdtlTrh.
Persons who have catarrh. or who
easily catch catarrh cold" may find
immediate and permanent relief by
snulling little lukewarm water into
the nostrils every morning after rising,
first cleansing them thoroughly by
blowing the nose. The water may be
held in the palm of the hand and
thus applied to the nostrils. During
an attack of cold in the head this
method Of treatment will be found
very effective. a little salt added to
the water is very good, and drop of
carbolic acid is also recommended, but
must be used cautiously.
Benefit of GarsIns.
\ well-known physician once said
If people would wash out their
mouths two or three times day with
an antiseptic solution, there would be
much less sickness than there is"
The most simple of antiseptic solu-
tions is corbolic acid and water.
There is Il difference in strength OF
carbolic acid purchased at different
places, and you should always have
the druggist tell you how much acid
to use in n glass of water. Hold n
little of this mixture in the mouth
three times day, and all germs of
disease that may be lurking there will
be killed.
Eyebrows and lashes
Ncv"r cut or trim the eyebrows.
Their beauty includes dalicacy ir
curve, width and texture. Trimming
causes them to grow stiff, coarse and
Wild" thus destroying their delicacy.
To get well-defined, narrow arch,
first oil the eyebrows to make the
hair glossy, then pinch the eyebrows.
On the other hand, if you wish long,
thick eyelashes. they must be clipped
once year. Hairdressers apply the
term topping" to the process, and it
is not inappropriate. Have another
person trim the irregular tip ends;
never try to cut them yourself. But
remember this one thing, that trim
ming the eyelashes weakens the eyes.
A Leaky Faucet
1t would be very interesting also
surprising to many people ii they
could figure out how much water was
lost by the leaking of faucet from
which the water escapes in drops. A
chemist who measured exactly the
amount of waste, fonnd that about so
drops fell in minute; in ninety min
utes there would fall 500 drops of
water, which is equivalent to q quart,
so that there would be a loss of four
gallons of water every "a hours. In =
year almost 1900 gallons of water
would be wasted uselessly from such
faucet. 1t is quite we'll known that
leaky faucets are very common, and it
therefore, from the above estima-
ton, becomes apparent OF the great
amount of water wasted yearly.
A Swallowed Penny.
| have known of several cases in
which, when child had accidentally
swallowed u penny or other foreign
substances, the mother had promptly
administered cathartic At first
thought this seems quite the proper
thing to do, but it is not. A mo-
ments reflection will convince one OF
that. If the bowels are made loose
the substance is more apt to lodge
and separate from the matter which
would carry it away, whereas if the
bowels are kept in their normal con-
dition, solid foods being given for diet,
the foreign substance will usually,
without any trouble, pass away with
the first movement. This is worth re-
membering, for someone else's child if
you do not chance to need the knOwl-
edge for your own. A physician is
authority for the treatment and the
reason for it.
Home Cure for Rheumatism.
Although the herb teas, which our
grandmothers used to make, may be
laughed at in these later days, no one
can doubt that they were often ef-
ficacious. One of these old-time
remedies, which has been used of late
with markedly good results, and that
in more than one case, is sunflower
tea. The remedy has cured stubborn
cases of rheumatism in elderly people
and left them free from this distress
ing pain. To prepare the tea, pro-
cure two quarts OF black sunflower
seeds and steep them all day in one
gallon of water, then strain. White
seeds may be used instead of the black
if the latter cannot he obtained, but
are not considered quite as strong. If
the seeds cannot be gathered, they
may be had at seed store, or posi-