Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06

snare IN the Dement'S OF the rest cure. there
Is the tongue. which also requires rest.
Give thy tongue rest occasionally" Is
wholesome advice.
Certain diseases require rest more than
medicine; some. Indeed, cat only be cured
by rest, supplemented by rational treat
ment.
Fatigue is one of the greatest enemies of
the human race. because it is the cause of
nearly half, and perhaps more, of the sew
eral hundred catalogued diseases that prey
upon man-and woman.
Indigestion more often arises from eating
when tired or excited than one would i'm
agine. In his dietary for a consumptive
patient well-known specialist insists upon
a full twenty minutes rest before all meals.
except breakfast Five minutes complete
rest of mind as well as body Is none too
II should be taken regularly before the mid
day meal at least.
A most rational refreshment after heavy
brain work is to partake Of light refresh
ment and then rest for half an hour before
dinner
Don't eat when tired and don't work when
tired. 1t Is mistake to work when not In
mt condition to do So 1t Is a mistake to
go to bed late at night, rise at daybreak
and imagine that every hour taken from
sleep is an hour gained.
1t is mistake to give unnecessary time
to a certain established routine of house
keeping when 1t could be much more profit
ably spent in rest and recreation!
Hearty laughter is a source of relaxation;
beauty, trust or love
Useful Recipes. q.
When the hair is falling out try a hair
tonic made of one pint of bay rum. one
ounce castor oil, one dram tincture of can
tharides and ten drops oil of bergamot or
lemon; the latter is simply to perfume the
lotion. The best way TO apply is to dip the
fingers in the lotion and then rub the scalp
irah Of
it. Use once week and daily massage
scalp with cold water.
For infiamed eyelids battle with warm
salt water several times daily, using one
quarter teaspoonfui salt to one cup of wa
ter Also use one-half witch hazel and
one-half pure water to battle the eyelids.
To remove the mole from your face try
a blister; this you can make by adding to
twelve drops of croton oil four drains of
almond OIL mixing well and apply little
to the mole. Or paste or plaster made
by beating one dram Of emplastrum
saponis (soap plaster) with ten grains Of
tartar emetic, in impalpable powder; ap-
ply trifie of this paste to the mole, and
cover the whole with strips of gummed
paper.
In four or five days suppuration will set
in, and In a few days leave In place of the
mole only a scar. The croton oil ointment
does not mark the skin.
Disagreeable breath is caused by a dis
ordered stomach or decayed teeth, and you
dentist. Use daily a few drops of spirits
of camphor in the water used for brushing
the teeth. If you want breath cos
metic' conserve of lavender is made by
beating together to a smooth paste, in a
marble mortar, one part lavender flowers
and three parts powdered sugar, with the
addition of enough rose water to make a
paste. A conserve may disguise q bad
breath but one should not be content with
this. Please find out the cause by con-
sulting dentist or a physician.
To prevent your forehead looking greasy
add six drops of tincture of benzoin to
one pint of rose water and wash the fore
head carefully with the lotion every night,
powdering lightly afterward with rice pow
der. Use glycerine, diluted with twice its
quantity of rose water, for chapped lips.
For excessive perspiration of face and
neck a powder Of prepared Venetian taic,
10 ounces; powdered orris root. 8 ounces;
powdered tartaric acid, 2 ounces. Mix
these ingredients thoroughly and apply to
the parts affected. A simpler remedy, and
one used for perspiring hands, is to rub
them several times a day with a lotion
made by mixing three parts tincture Of
belladonna with twelve parts of cologne.