Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-27

Food for the aged, according to promi-
nent English authority, shall consist In the
main of fruits and vegetables, as the acids
dissolve out the lime salts from the tissues,
and so prevent too early stiffness of the
joints and other parts. Tea and coffee are
best avoided as they cause paralysis. or
want of proper control over the limbs. Pork,
veal, cheese and much flesh food must be
avoided, as a heavy meal of any of these
foods is liable to induce a stroke of apo
plexy. All food should be simple, plainly
cooked, and taken in great moderation,
lest the digestive organs be overtaxed.
Breakfast may consist of porrdge and milk,
whole wheat bread and milk, or whole
wheat bread and fruit and cup of cocoa
milk.
Dinners may consist of vegetable soup
and bread, macaroni, vegetables and some
simple plainly cooked non-fesh dish.
For dessert, stewed fruit and bread, or
plain rice. sage, tapioca or macaroni pud-
dings. If flesh or fish are eaten they should
be of the most digestible kinds, as lean beef
or mutton, or boiled or baked whitemeated
fish, and then in moderation. Better than
meat are vegetables Favored with the
gravy.
Supper may consist of whole wheat bread
and fruit, or boiled onions celery or beet
root. and cup of cocoa or milk and water.
Food should not be taken for at least three
hours before going TO bed.
While exercise for elderly people is i'm
pera tive, 1t should be gentle. Level ground
is best to walk on, and exercise should
never be taken within an hour after meal.
Heavy lifting, straining or hurrying must
be avoided. Fresh air Is the best preventive
of chest complaints, and if well protected
there need be no curtaiing of exercise,
even in wet and stormy weather.
If one has a toothache and can't reach
the dentist, try this method of temporarily
delaying the pain: Cleanse and dry the hol-
low tooth with a bit of cotton. Then put
in small cotton plug dipped in creosote or
oil of cloves. Cover this with another bit
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wax and cotton kneaded together. This
keeps out the air and downs the misery"
until the dentist can be reached.
While the habits and customs of the I'M
tutored savage are not always to be COM
mended to his white brother, there are
some things that bear the impress of good
sound. common sense. For instance among
the Hopis and Marejos, who stand at the
head of all the Indian tribes for their feats
Of strength and endurance, it Is the GUS
tom to leave an opening in all their gar
ments just under the arm. Instead of COW
ering up the armpit with extra shields, a
slit about six inches long Is cut in the I'M
der waist and arm seams. This gives the
| air free access to that part of the BODY
| when perspiration is most profuse.
| In New York city one of the best known
| professors of the 'beautifer" cult lays
stress on the value of olive oil as a hair
| restorer and wrinkle eradicator and pre-
ventive.
The pores of the scalp and skin. she de-
clares, drink the oil in with avidity, and
thick glossy hair and well-rounded con-
tours follow Its persistent application.
In shampooing white hair, the up-to-date
hair dresser uses little laundry blue in
the last rinsng water. This gives the hair
a clear white tinge, much more beautiful
than the yellow cast which Is common to
the uninitiated.
II you have a basement dining room or
rather dark bedroom where long curtains
shut out too much of the light, try the ef-
feet OF the linen Anne Hathaway curtains,
copied from the old house at Stratford-on-
Avon. These are simply scrim or dotted
swiss, made about three-eighths of yard
in length, finished with finger and a half
hem at the bottom and a two-inch hem
at the top. shirred very full upon brass
rod or cord and hung across the top OF the
window easement.
These do not cut off the Hight, but give an
| artistic finish to the windows which shades
alone leave too severely plain.
A bunch of the pretty. slender-necked
| Chianti Coutes, with their twisted straw
covers and handles, helped to make very
| effective wall corner in dining room, noted
| lately. They were hung diagonally on the