The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

mayonnaise will give good red color
to a fish dressing, and cooked beet
Juice or deeply-colored fruit juices will
color an ordinary mayonnaise.
Chopped herbs Of any kind of which
the flavor is desired make the mayon
naise tartare. Chopped onions or their
juice, chopped olives, chives. cucum-
plain dressing transforms it into the
tartare.
NECESSITY FOR FOOT-BATHs
Not only are the feet kept comfort
able, but the well-being of the entire
body depends much upon the time and
care bestowed upon the feet.
The feet should be washed daily in
tepid water and soap finishing with a
dash of cold water to quicken the cir
culation and prevent their becoming
too sensitive.
Friction is indispensable to remove
tough and callous surfaces and to rem
der the foot soft and flexible. CallOs-
ties may be smootned with toilet pun
ice-stOne. They will not occur if the
feet are washed daily. The nails should
be cut square cross the top.
If the feet are dry, rub in g. little fine
toilet cream or vegetable oil until alb
sorbed.
If the feet are moist, rinse in water
containing a little powdered alum, vim
egar or ammonia. After wiping them
perfectly dry, dust ON little talcum
powder.
For feet which suffer from excessive
perspiratiOn, a little carbolic acid. say
twenty or thirty drops in a basin of
rinse water, is efficacious. Soda is also
excellent to neutraliZe the acid of per-
spiration. The hosiery should be
changed daily, and the street shoes ex-
changed for slippers or low shoes when
at home.
AS rule the feet are not sufficiently
ventilated and the large pores of the
soles TeabsOrb much of the impurities
which they throw off. A frequent
change Of shoes and stockings and ex-
posure to the air when possible obvi-
ates much of the unpleasant odor con-
sequent upon constant Imprisonment
of the feet in thick leather.
Half an ounce Of boTaX to a pint and
one-half of water makes a good rms
ing solution.
Boracic acid in powder form may be
busted on feet which perspire disagree
ably, with good results.-Ledger
Monthly.
GOOD COMPLEXION AND WELL
KEPT FEET
1t is a truism to say that the care
Of the feet has much to do with beauty
of complexion, and yet many lose sight
of this fact.
In the treatment Of the face for
acne or comedones, daily hot, soapy
foot-b baths are absolutely requisite. To
open the pores of the face by nightly
treatment with the face-brush and
other aids, and to neglect the feet is
to invite impurities to find exit in the
face alone.
The hot foot-bath and friction not
only conduce to healthful and beauti-
full feet, but increases pedal circula-
| ton, and open the large pores of the
soles which so ably assist in bodily
publication.
Flushed faces and red noses fire.
quently disappear if the feet are
bathed and rubbed daily, and comfort
! able shoes which do not impede circu-
lation are adopted.-Ledger Monthly.
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FOR TENDER, SENSITIVE FEET
There is no better tonic for tender
feet than to plunge them daily into
cold water. Follow this by a brisk rub
with a crash towel until the feet are
| rosy and glowing. This viii be bene-
fetal also to feet inclined to swell.
This cOld-water tonic is excellent for
rheumatism, chilbIains and bunions.
The feet should not be left in the cold
water more than half minute.-Led-
ger Monthly.
Fruit is best cooked for very young
children. For a child or 4 years of
| age, apple sauce or baked apples are
| excellent, stewed prunes or pears or
cooked peaches are harmless and
nourtshing. If grapes are given they
should be seeded. If raw fruit is al
lowed, it should be quite ripe, but per-
fectly sound.
A&A
Sour cream makes all excellent
dressing, and the most fastidious OBJ
Jector to cream would never recognize
it if not let into the secret. The cream
| must not be too old. The juice of half
a lemon, two teaspOonfuls of vinegar,
a good pinch Of cayenne paper, a tea
spoonful Of salt, and a teaspoonful of
sugar are added to a cupful Of thick
| sour cream and beaten together thor
oughly. 1t is an excellent dressing for
tomatoes and cold vegetables, and can
be used with celery and apple salad.