The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-30
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. SATURDAY EVENING JUNE

study her own face for two hours at one |
sitting, engaging meanwhile in an ev- !
eryday conversation, she could discover |
her own tendencies and would herself |
understand how to correct such muScu- |
lar inclinations
Nervous women would see the fretful
lines in process of formation. The girl
given to sarcasm would be shocked TO
find her pretty lips constantly practiS-
ing a sneer, and each one, if she made
up her mind, could break herself of her
own particular beauty destroying habit.
Value of Hot Water.
Headache almost always yields to the
simultaneous application of hot water
to the feet and back of the neck.
A towel folded, dipped in hot water,
wrung out quickly and applied over the
stomach acts like magic in cases of
collie.
A towel folded several times and
dipped in hot water, quickly wrung out
and applied quickly over the seat OF
pain will in most cases promptly relieve
toothache and neuralgia
A strip of flannel or towel folded sew
eral times lengthwise and dipped in hot
water then slightly wrung out and ap-
piled about the neck of a child suffering
with an acute attack ofcroup Will usual
ly relieve the sufferer in the course OF
ten minutes if the flannel is kept hot.
Hot water, if taken freely a half hour
before bedtime, is one of the best posi-
BILE cathartics in severe cases of con-
stipation, while it has soothing effect
upon the stomach and bowels.
There is no domestic remedy that so
promptly cuts short congestion Of the
lungs, sore throat or rheumatism as will
hot water when applied promptly and
thoroughly.
Rules to Observe in Giving Medicine.
Bear these things in mind when CIV
ing medicine:
Read the label on the bottle.
Shake the bottle before you pour 1t
out.
Even if the bottle is marked, it is
safer to measure the dose in properly
A medicine glass should be in every
house. One can be bought for a few
cents.
should be given at 10 a. m, p. m. and
# the direction is that it is to be
taken every four hours give 1t at
a. m, u noon, p. m. and p. M
Do not give medicine in the night I'M
less the doctor has told you distinctly
to do so.
Iron is always best taken after food
Quinine should be taken before FOOD
Hot milk and coffee disguise the taste
of cod liver and castor oil better than
anything else. Pour a little coffee and
milk into the cup first, then the oil, then
more coffee, and one will hardly know
he has taken the medicine.
Some skins are so soft that they can
resist the onSlaughtS of the fierce rays
of the sun, and can alike defy wind and
weather, but many have such delicate
skins that a days pleasure in the open
air means several days OF suffering
from cheeks and nose Redeemed and al
most, if not quite. blistered, says Dr.
Grace Peckham Murray, in HarperS
Bazaar. 1.-THE disfguring effects of sun
burn are not alone to be thought of, but
J.
ing and actual pain and, a day or two
after, the peeling of the skin, and the
changes of the red from the bright hues
of the recent burn through diminishing
shades, until the yellow and brown
stains remain, to render the next sun
burn more exaSperating.
The texture of the skin is likewise
injured when frequently subjected to
sunburn. One should, therefore, avoid
it as much as possible. 1t is not as diff
cult to do this as you would think. In
the first place, before going forth on any
adventure in which you are likely to get
sunburned take the precaution to oil
the face with cold cream, or with pure
white vaseline, or if that is too sticky,
with white vaseline and almond oil,
equal parts, and then use some good re-
liable powder. If you do not care for
looks, put it on thickly, and it acts as
mask to protect the skin. Avoid as far
as possible the reflection of the sun up
on glazing sand or water. This burns
more quickly than anything else. A veil,
too, is a great DrOtectiOn-a silk tissue
veil rather than lace with spots. l have
| seen the imprint of the veil done in red
and white upon the face, the sun burn
ing through the meshes of lace, and
leaving white dots where the thickness
of the embroidered spots hindered it
from passing through.
THE great temptation after the ex-
posture to the heat and the probabilities
| of Sunburn is to wash the face. Water
acts like a mOrdant to set the dye of
| Sunburn. The skin that might have
| possibly escaped with faint redness be
| comes scarlet and even bIistered after
| washing while the sun is still upon it
| or after just returning from an exposing
! expedition. Wipe the face gently with
! come oily preparation and use powder
| that is soothing, and the effects of the
sunburn will shortly pass away.
| when you do wash the face use wa
| ter as hot as can be borne, dabbing the
| face with it, or applying it with hot
| cOmDreSSeSEthat is, thick folds of cloth
| In putting powder on the face do not
use a powder plf that has been en-
| ployed to mop the face time out of mind
| but take piece of absorbent cotton or
| a piece of cheeseclOth, which can be
| thrown aside after use"
To Utilize Old ParasOI Covers.
Did it ever strike you that with an
old parasol cover and a little cheap
| lace you can make a charming lamp
| shade for your own special Sanctum
| If the silk is dirty scrub it with soap
and water, rinsing it afterward before
| you take it off the frame. If you don't
| possess a frame for the shade, get a
| length of fairly strong wire and twist
| one for yourself. 1t is quite easy to do
| If you have another one at which you
can peep for guide, and it is won
| derful how a pretty lamp shade i'm
| DrOVeS the look of OQR'S room