The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08
Violet Mouth Wash.


wish. The queen is very religious.
Violet Mouth Wash.
Society girls. who every now and then
pick up some new fad, are indulging in
a mouth wash that each and every
| mothers daughter of them are willing
to wager a box of chocolates on. OF
course. to receive the stamp of approval,
it must need to have the word violet in
it some place, and so the girls have
called it violet mouth wash 1t is
made in this manner, says the Detroit
Free Press: Take of orris root extract
one-half pint, of esprit de rose one-half
pint, a half pint of spirit and few
drops of otto of almonds. The latter
amount depends largely upon ones
taste, but five drops is the usual amount.
Shake we'll and Incorporate thoroughly.
Rinse the mouth well with this after
eating.
The Art OF Breathing.
1t is perhaps one of the signs of the
| times to those alert for indications that
the art of breathing has become more
| and more a subject of attention. Ocu-
| lists as well as psychologists, go deeply
into its study in a way hardly to be
touched upon here. Physicians have
! cured aggravated cases of insomnia b.
long drawn, regular breathS; fever
stricken patients have been quieted.
stubborn forms of indigestion made to
disappear. says the London Doctor. n
tendency to consumption may be over
past few years clearly demonstrated,
by exercise in breathing. Seasickness,
too, may be Surmounted and the victim
of hypnotic influence taught to with
stand the force of an energy directed
against him. There is a famous phyS1-
clan of Munich who has written an ex-
tensive work upon the subject OF
breathing. He has, besides, formulated
a system by which asthmatic patients
are made to walk without losing breath
and cured. At Meran, in the Austrian
Tyrol, his patients almost every royal
house of Europe is represented) are put
through a certain system of breathing
and walking. The mountain paths are
all marked off with stakes of different
colors, indicating the number of min
uteS in which patient must walk the
given distance, the breathing and walk
ing being in time together. As the cure
progresses the ascents are made sleeper
and sleeper.
A Secret of the Dainty Woman.
ITO secure that subtle fragrance
said French modiste recently, which
Is the peculiar characteristic OF the eIe-
gantly gowned woman, 1t is not neces-
sary to spend much money, but rather
to spend judiciously a small amount.
In Paris'' continued she, where we
study economy, l scent whole ward
robes for much less than the American
woman spends upon bottle OF per
fume, which she scatters recklessly up
en- her gowns says the Sunday Tele-
graph.
Il base my application upon sachet
powders, not upon the extracts, which
1 count good only for the toilet and for
the handkerchief, the complexion and
the hands. The rest must be done by
with a bottle of heliotrope I can
scent violet or purple colored gown so
that one inevitably thinks of violets as
the person approaches.
MY system is this: Taking a bottle
of the powder, in what sells In TINS
country for a 50-cent size, I distribute
it in six neat little mounds. 1 then cut
six squares of silk, and into each place
the sachet powder so as to make six
bags. When the bags are completed
attach a baby ribbon to each and sew
all to one long strip of ribbon. This is
tied around the neck, like necklace,
while the six little bags hang down in
front and are concealed in the folds
of the gown, under all. Or, sew them
individually in the front, between the
folds.
I'm pertaining the skirt 1 attach half
a dozen bags to baby ribbon and sew
that they shake forth their perfume
eternally."
The Homesick Dog.
Some interesting facts on the posi-
bility of actual illness resulting from
inconsistencies in dogs are given by John
Woodroffe Hill, Fellow of the Royal
College of Veterinary Surgeons of Eng
land, in his work on the nagement
and Diseases of Dogs" From his study
of them he asserts that Ito place
tenderly reared dog, of affectionate dis
position and highly nervous Sensibfdty,
with number of strange animals in
hospital is the height of cruelty" Com
menting on this Our Animal Friends
says: AN unhappy, homesiclsr dog will
become melancholic, refuse food, whine
continually, be restless, sleepless, and
rapidly lose flesh. The only remedy Is
to give tempting food, daily exercise,
to treat dog and to speak to it with
the greatest kindness. A dog in that
condition from such a cause should not
be left alone a minute before he is
cheerful If the nostomania persists,
return the dog to his old home and
friends. You can do nothing for him,
and he will NOPE himself slowly to
death. If you have not a real love for
dogs, you cannot impose on a homesck
dog an assumed liking, and deceive him
into thinking that you care for him
forlorn state can make good the lack
of genuine affection for the animal
himself. In that case it is inhuman to
keep the dog. If his lot must be with
strangers. give him without delay to
some one-any one-who will make
good the loss of master or mistress. Of
course the best remedy is returning the
dog to the original owner; our sugges-
ton is only to be followed where the
best remedy is fmpracticable-"
Lenght of Lies Journey.
How many miles man walks in his
lifetime depends, naturally, upon how
much he walks a day the average, but
the man who walks the least covers a vast
number of miles before he dies. Some
men walk two miles a day. some four or
five. and some as many as ten. If a man
walks two miles day and lives to- be 80
years old he will cover p 800 miles, says
the New York Press. At the same age a
man who walks three miles a day will
have walked 32S50 miles. Almost every
man walks between two and three miles
a day just in going about the house, the
office. the shop and in going to and from
the cars. etc
A man who walks five miles day finds |
that at the age of 80 he has covered 81, $50 |
miles and at the age of 60. 100 500. From |
this should. strictly speaking, be sub !