The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-08

A too rapid boiling ruins the flavor of
any sauce. 1t must boil up once, but
should never do more than simmer at
terwards.
One OF the most prominent oil mag
mates in Los Angeles is woman. who
is said to control about half of the
whole product.
A nightly gargle of salt and water
strengthens the throat.
Moonlight rides in an airship will
never become popular with the Ameri-
can girl unless the machine can be
managed with one hand.
The fiat-chested girl may be nice
girl, but she Is not attractive outward
ly. But there is one thing she can
do. and that is develop herself.
As you walk keep the chest pushed
out and the abdomen and stomach
drawn in. See how long you can hold
your breath and as you hold it raise
the chest higher and high
If you were as careft. wan ''ep your
sons out of bad companyHa you are
to keep your daughters out of shabby
company, you might possibly be the
parents Of gentlemen.
Look around and see where you can
put vine. A prairie rose on the porch
or piazza. gourd on the hen house,
and even Towering beans are not TO be
scorned. OF course there must be
morning glories, and try the varigated
hop.
Don't let the hands swing down at
your sides unless you want the veins
to become filled and the hands turn
red.
If YOU line your fiat iron holder with
a piece of soft old leather, like that
of the top of shoe, your hand will, re-
ceive a good protection from the heat.
There are 100000 widows in the
United States and only 100000 Wild
overs. This speaks volumes Of the
greater powers of marital endurance of
the fairer sex.
To clean lineoleum without washing,
remove all the dust, then take bit
of flannel spripkled with parafne and
rub the lineoleum. 1t will not only
make it appear like new but will pre-
serve it.
A woman who though over 50 has
cheeks like a wild rose always uses a
little cornmeal in the water when she
washes her face. This used to be a
famous beautifier in the days of our
grandmothers.
Sweetbrier, though not really climb
er can be trained to reach the second
story windows, and after summer
shower filling the favored rooms with
its refreshing fragrance.
A couple of handfuls of sea salt adj
ded to the bath is very invigorating al
biet trifle rough. Many people also
find that the salt rub will do wonders
toward keeping the body in a vigorous
condition and SO diminishing effects Of
the heat.
MY weakness is in brooding over
little things" as the hen said when
she gathered her chickens under her
wing. There are many people just
like the hen; they allow the little trifles
to worry them when they should save
their strength for the large ones.
Until about fifteen years ago the life
insurance companies uniformly refused
to insure the lives Of women on any
terms and yet the life tables of seventy
five years show the average death rates
of all males to be 21.S per thousand
and of all females 1877 per thousand.
Don't you think the modern woman
is in danger of getting so busy she
has no time to be kind" asked sweet
old lady the other day. I'VE hear so
much about making every minute count
and always having some work or
course of study for spare hours and
our activities that there
s no room left for wayside kindness.
Here is something worth knowing.
When a splinter has been driven dee@
" into the hand it can be extracted
without pain by steam. Nearly fill a
bottle with hot water, plaza
he injured part over the mouth and
press tightly. The suction will draw
the flesh down and in minute or two
the steam will extract the splinter and
Lhe inflammation together,