The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-29

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The changes in volume and position Of
! the various internal organs of the body in
the Turkish bath ave been studied by
means of the phonendoscope by Blanchi
and Regnault, says The Literary
Digest The results, as told in the
Revue Scientifque,'' are as follows:-"1n
the hot room the lungs and heart dilate,
constantly, progressively and rapidly, at
tanning their greatest size at 80 degrees
c.. Q76 degrees FL. The liver and spleen
| give variable results. The tomac dilates
when empty, but if tt contains food, the
expulsion of this food brings about
d~iminution of volume. The bowels also
dilate. When the bather passes itno the
cold bath there is a rapid contraction OF
all the organs, but they return to their
ordinary volume after ten to thirty-1ve
minutes, except the stomach, which re-
| mains contracted. The notifications OF
volume in the organs cause alterations in
their respective situation. In the dry hot
room the lungs and heart drop below the
| diaphragm. The abdominal organs are
| pushed down, but their descent is lessened
| by the dilation of the bowels. = : The
investigation of the elasticity of the
organs is quite novel, and depends on the
possibility of comparing the phonendos-
copic trace made at the maximum OF
dilation with those obtained during con-
traction and in the normal state.
The elascity of the organs varies with
age and conditions of health or illness.
An organ dilates and contracts more in
youth than in age, and more in health
than in sickness. Turkish baths, then,
are not only to be recommended as a
method of gymnastics for the organs OF
health, but they constitute a valuable
means of judgment of the degree of
elasticity of the organs and of aiding the
action of the stomach and intestines."
Miss Edith young, writing in the Lon
don "Lady's Realm" comments at length
on the American woman, praising her
cleverness, daintiness and good looks.
She gives especial praise to that trait in
American women which is not so often
commented upon-her domesticity and
housewifely ability. But Miss Young con-
cludes her remarks with the frank state
ment that American women are lacking
in soul
She says
From her attributes of beauty, liveli-
ness and accomplishment, one might in
fer the American woman perfect, were it
not that, putting aside all her faults and
taking her at her best, there is still some
thing wanting. Neither good looks nor
cleverness nor sound common sense con-
stitutes genius; daintiness and prettiness
do not constitute art, and one may have
all talent and all means of educating
ones self and yet be destitute of that
sympathetic feeling for things beyond
which we call SOUL"
Mabelle will favor a cape as the most
stylish outdoor farment this summer. Not
the ordinary familiar cloth cape, with no
p~retensions to dressiness about it, o no,
but a dainty, airy one of lace, with a
marked difference in it's construction. An
other use for the ubiquitous lace! If she
desires her cape for throwing around the
shoulders rather than for general use it
will be a quite short circula one, barely
reaching the waist. If for general wear
it will be much longer, but in both cases
it will be loose. flowing and f1aring consid-
erably as to the lowest portion, yet fitting
closely around the shoulders and arms.
Rinsing the mouth Immediately after
a meal with a dilute solution of common
baking soda, a pinch in a half a glass
of water, and the use of a good tooth
brush and the ~toothpicks freely in private,
would save most of us many an hour
of pa, n at the dentists. In addition, at
bedtime, a piece of waxed silk ought to
be drawn between the teeth, wherever
food might gather and decay. Natures
teeth, dentists tell US, ought to last as
long as we have any occasion to use
them.
Ecru, cream and ivory 1aces and inser-
tions are lavishly used on demi-toilettes
stylish outdoor garment this summer. Not
erty satin in sprigged effects. The addition
of a full chiffon vest is frequently made,
but this is adjustable and can be changed
for a gilet of more durable sort.
Penang. Madapollam, Madras, MORE
brocade, French pique, cheviot, Oxford
and mating cloth are some of the fab
RIGS used for making washable shirt
waists for ladies. OF the materials men,
toned, some are of linen and sill mixed,
others woven of pure cotton, or of silk
and cotton mixed, or of all silk. One does
not rely upon linen shirt-waists as ex-
clusively as last season.
Quite the newest thing is a fashion
which has been devised for fastening the
belt ornament, an adaptation of the prin-
ciple Of the hinge. On each half of the
so-called clasp are two projections with i
round hole in each. To fasten the affair
the holes are brought in line and through
them is thrust a stout pin with a large
jeweled head. This unique idea enlarges
the opportunity for elaborate work and
dwelling on belt buckles One of these
new coupling pins takes the form Of a
flaming torch.
screens are being put in place, 1t hould
not be forgotten that they are the best of
dust catchers. 1t is curious but true that
otherwise neat housekeepers ignore their
window screens. Windows are still period
ically cleaned. but the screens are fire.
quently left untouched. The irst rain
beats the dust from the screens either
against the window pane or. If the window
is up, into the room.
Rows of black velvet ribbon are popu-
-. - +rinro;pu far tho S11tppaar ci1k