The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-11

effective. II after this sort of a bath
the toilet is made, slowly and deliberate
ly it is possible to keep cool for several
hours, no matter what the temperature
is.
Soda in the bath water is the best
possible toilet adjunct, and is better
than any of the French powders 50
alluringly displayed at the drug stores.
The common baking soda should be al
ways on the washstand, for there is
nothing that so well removes all traces
of perSpiratiOn. Talcum powder after
the bath is pleasant and is used by the
ton in summer, the manufacturers say.
The cool girl diScardS tight clothing
as far as possible. or course her morn
ing shirt waist is comfortable, but she
learns that the chief reason why it is
so IS because it does not fit snugly. The
summer dinner gown that is lined with
silk Is a mOdiste'S design for slow tor
ture. Unless they are the dainty OFien-
tai weaves, silks should have no place
in the arrn-weather wardrobe. It is
possible to discard all heavy clothing
in summer, and therefore the bellies of
the summer resorts have every reason
to look charmingly cool and calm.
Table and Kitchen.
EATING AND LIVING.
The individual who considers the SUBJ
ject of eating of secondary considera-
ton, ignores. wilfully or through ig
norance, a primary duty to himself, for
sure to realize that nature keeps a
strict account of the uses made of her
bounty.
One need not be of necessity a gor-
mand to enjoy good living. But one
must understand the meaning of eat
ing to live" to be able to live wisely
and well.
RELATION OF FOOD TO MAN.
The preventive of disease and the
maintenance of health are now subjects
with which most of us are becoming
more or less familiar. Modern science
has disclosed the fact that a reciprocal
relation exists between the physical
force supplied by the food we assimilate
and the mental energy displayed by the
brain. Thus far we have learned that
in order to keep all our powers in good
working order and enjoy the blessing of
a sound mind in a sound body, we must
have perfect and robust health. Without
an ample supply Of pure and healthy
food, the brain is incapable of doing
its best work. In these days when brain
labor of the severest kind is so often re-
quired to win success in the battle OF
life the man or woman who aspires to
be more than a plodder must have a
sound body and perfectly healthy and
vigorous intellect.
THE QUESTION OF DIET.
Therefore the question of diet has as
sumed a position of greater Importance
in the minds of all who study into cause
and effect than at any previous period
in the history of man. No student of
human nature can fail to recognize the
wisdom and Importance of widely dis
semnating correct ideas on the subject
and a healthy population, as well as the
effect of food upon the moral nature.
Things to Be Remembered.
Washing ones face with water is dis
couraged in hot weather. If one really
desires to preserve a good complexion,
night is the only safe time for applying
water to 1T. a little alcohol or cologne
bath will do at other times. Rice pow
der or cornstarch busted over the face
is soothing and protecting in its effect.
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her face burns and blisters painfully.
a good wash made from equal parts of
glycerine, cologne and rosewater, with
about one-third as much tincture of
benzoin, may be applied with advantage.
Starch and limewater, spread over an
infiamed nose for several hours, will
lessen the redness.
For removing freckles buttermilk or
cucumber milk is recommended. Gu
cumber is an excellent complexion rem
edy and may be applied directly to the
skin or cut up in the water and allowed
to stand some time before it is used for
washing purposes.
My lady's hand. under the stress of
outdoor sports and exposure, becomes
anything rather than the lily white OBJ |
ject that poets were wont to celebrate. |
A wash of oatmeal, boiled in rainwater |
with the addition of few drops of tine |
ture of benzoin, will tend to soften and !
whiten the hands. The effect will be |
aided by rubbing them with a little |
glycerine and rosewater before drying |
them.
An old-fashioned wash for face and
hands is made of one ounce each of /
Jamaica rum, alcohol. white wine vine |
gar and alum, with the juice of a lemon |
and q pint of an extract made from |
elder flowers. 1t should be applied t
nightly.
Witch hazel Is good to alleviate the fr- |
ritation from hives and prickly heat, but |
these troubles may be avoided usually /
by keeping the blood cool by means of |
a proper diet, mainly of acid, fruits and /
vegetables, with little meat, or If this |
is not sufficient a good purgative should /
be employed occasionally
A Good Nerve Tonic.
Apples are useful in nervous dyspep-
STA. They are nutritious medicinal and /
they aid digestion, clear the /
voice, correct the acidity of the stomach, |
are invaluable in rheumatism, insomnia /
and liver trouble An annie contains as