Evening star., 1903-08-01

and dry with soft towel and gentle fric-
tion. This dispels the stiffness and sore
| ness of fatigue and induces sleep.
The Soda Bath.-This will be found cooling
| and refreshing in cases of prickly heat or
| any of the summer eruptions that flesh is
| heir to. In severe cases use a quarter of
| pound of sodium hyposulphite to a tub of
| water; in ordinary cases quarter of 4
pound of common baking soda will answer
The Salt Bath.-A couple of handfuls OF
sea salt added TO the bath is very invigor-
| ating albeit trifie rough. Many people
also find the salt rub Will do wonders
toward keeping the body in vigorous condi-
| tion, and so diminishing the effects of the
heat.
The Salt Rub-This is prepared by al
! lowing a large bath towel to lie all night
1 In strong salt solution. One should stand
| on rug or in the tub while taking it To
save trouble in cleaning up afterward.
The Milk Bath.-A hot milk bath works
wonders for the face. smoothing out wrin-
| kleS and tired lines 1t is also good for the
entire body if one can afford the milk. Sour
milk and buttermilk excellent to re-
| move tan and sunburn from the face. neck
and arms. while cucumber slices and par
ings added to the bath impart to it the
| most delightful coolness and freshness.
The w.se women will never allow the cook
| to throw away cucumber skins, but will al
ways claim them for the bath.
A few drops of ammonia or vinegar add
| to the benefit and efficiency of the summer
bath, little boraX soften the water and
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water leave fresh and pleasantly elus ve
eminently self-reSpecting fragrance in their
wake not to be mentioned in the same day
with the scented soaps and loud perfumes
associated with the hopelessly vulgar.
Baths should never be taken just after
a meal and preferably at least three hours
after eating. While the hot bath is useful
| for cleansing and restful for many persons
when taken at night, it is also debl tating.
and one should not stay in an overheated
! bath more than five ten minutes at a
| time. a lukewarm bath followed by a cold
shower or sponge is usually the most re-
freShing, unless one is strong enough con-
stitutionally to stand the daily cold plunge.
While the shower or rain bath has long
been recognized as one of the most pleasant
and exhilarattng adjuncts of the bath room.
counteracting the enervating effect pro-
duced by the tub bath. its expense hereto
fore has prevented many from availing
themselves of the luxury. This is particu-
larly true of the vast number of people
who live in rented houses and do not feol
justified in putting In stationary shower.
Quite recently portable showers haves
been put upon the market. which can be
attached to any tub. giving as good re-
suits as the most expensive stationary ap-
paratus. The frame is substantially mado
of seamless brass tubing. nickel plated,
the rubber supply tubes having slip
socket to go the faucet Of the tub. u
soft white rubber curtain keeps the show
er within bounds and can be folded back
in small space when not in use. No diff
in position a screw driven in the wall over
the tub being all that is necessary.
To make watermelon sherbet SCOOP out
the center of a ripe melon rejecting tho
seeds Put into bowl and pick into small
pieces with silver fork. Add the juice
of a lemon with sugar, to make very sweet:
turn into the freezer, pack in ice and salt.
and turn slowly until the mixture is like
soft snow Serve in glasses with a. tea
spoonful of sherry added to each glass.