Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-25

In the scheme Of beauty getting. The odor
Of the wild flower makes one unselhsh.
There is that about 1t which purifies the
thought, makes the mind peaceful with the
world, and brings about an unselhsh
frame Of mind.
The woman who is soul-weary, the wo-
man who Is sordid in spirit and who re-
allies II; the woman who is growing more
and more tainted In mind and spotted in
speech, from association with evil, can go
out and gather Wild flowers and come back
younger in spirit by ten years, and hap
pier than she has been since she can re-
member. q.
wild flowers do not keep long; they
fade almost as soon as brought home;
therefore, the seeker after bright spirits
must go out often and come home we'll
laden in order that the influence Of wild
flowers may be always with her.
This cure has long been recognized in
Vienna, where so many good cures come
from. Here the doctors send their patients
out into the fields to pick flowers, sure
, hat they will come home bright and pretty
of face, and old people are sent to ~rejuve-
nate their youth.
The empress Of Germany was treated
with the flower cure two seasons ago and
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The prescription was to go out early in
the morning. gather plants until noon and
then return to luncheon NJ milk and gar
den stun. No meat was allowed to the
patients while they were taking the cure.
Refreshing sieSta.
A city girl who is afhicted with q sombre
spirit has rugged up a cosey corner filled
with plants and vines. Her couch, which
Is a Turkish affair, rests upon the floor,
and ct its head there stand potted plants;
over the top there dangle vines thai fall
from a hanging basket which is suspended
from the ceiling.
In this noral bower the young woman
rests and, from It's refreshing %greenness
and its soft doors, she draws such inspira-
tion as she needs for her daily work.
The very handling Of green leaves will
! help a woman back to health and spirits,
This feeling is very noticeable around
Christmas time, when the church is to be
decorated with greens, The plney smell IL
very good for the nerves and the odors act
with full medicinal properties upon the
body.
As q cure for the blues. the hrst aprinl
violets are very effective, for they have
a strong, sweet smell witch acts as a tonic
upen the heart. Violet odors, inhaled
fresh from the flowers, will stimulate the
organs and assist the digestion. SO the
beauty specialists declare, and. indirectly
they act upon the complexion which de-
ponds 30 closely upon the heart and the
stomach.
The Easter lily has a very strong odor
which, while not stimulating, 10 very cheer
ing. The fragrance is good for the spirits
though 1t Is less invigorating upon tn
heart than that OF the red rose or tn
violet. But It is good for the blues and tn
woman who is troubled with blues cal
snin the Easter lily and be pretty sure o
recovery.
Hyaeinths and all Of those sweet sprinI
flowers are good for the spirits and thos
who are troubled with 10 ' spirits can smell
Of them and grow brigl again.
Rose water. lavender sster, the perfum
OF bergamot and OF otnsr swsSt plants
shrubs and fruits. have all been used q
euEe-alls. But Aow IL Is the natural hoWe
that Is selected for the remedy.
And these are the ills which 1t cures:
Blues Of spirit, by restoring an eve
frame OF mind.
Nervous headache, by driving II ava
and tranquiliEing the nerves.
Heart trouble. by stimulating the hear
and the digestion.
And the complexion is benefited 30 tha
! woman becomes Rrettier and prsttieT q