Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

rubbing 1t in. The symptom, as you know,
is a small callouS spot
If the feet are inclined to perspire un-
duly, battle them occasionally with alcohol
This is restful, besides
Choose easy, but not slouchy, shoes for
the house. The heels should be low, and
you should force yourself to tread these
firmly. Do not let the feet roll to the side
when standing. If you have a habit of do
ing this, the heel will quickly turn tell-tale
by wearing off at one edge. As soon as this
happens, send the shoe to a repairer to level
the heel, thing which costs only few
cents. Thereupon. reform. Much pain in
the feet is caused by improper standing
Poor Economy.
Do not economic by wearing stockings
full of darns. These rub into the feet
cruelty, sometimes bringing about corns.
With good Isle stockings, selling every
where at % cents a pair, this wearing of
old hosiery and wasting eyesight and time
in the mending of it is mistaken economy.
Beware of allowing your joints to grow
stiff. Take enough exercise outside of
Homework to keep yourself supple, or take
such pains to move lightly about the house
that the suppleness will last without other
aid. In bending and rising do not allow
yourself to feel or appear stiff. If your
work is really so hard that you go to bed
aching, get some one to rub you, and II
this is impossible, rub yourself. This is
use. Pour out little alcohol into the palm
of the hand, then rub briskly, repeating
until the skin CLOVIS. Finish with the flesh
brush, and go to bed with the determine
ton to sleeper rather, that sleep will
come of itself, for this is a more restful
mood.
There is likely to be a time each morn
ing when you are quite alone in your little
kingdom. Why not devote this time, even
If only an hour or less, to letting the hair
loose to rest it from coils and pins? Tie
1t loosely at the neck to keep it out of your
way, then go about your work with Il hang
ing as 1t did when you were girl. And
If your husband should come home a bit
early and find it SO, perhaps he won't mind.
Useful Suggestions.
The following hair dye is to be used after
the hair has been thoroughly shampooed
with CASTLE soap and dried. Do not pre-
pare it yourself, but intrust it to a good
druggist: One quarter ounce pyrogalic
acid dissolved in one and one-half ounces
hot distilled water; when cool add one
ounce alcohol
Face powder: One ounce powdered ar
rowroot, one-half ounce powdered oieate OF
zinc, three drops oil of,roses. Still through
boiling cloth. For prematurely gray hair
apply eau de qunine to the scalp every
night and massage while 1t is still moist.
An excellent hair tonic for general use is
composed of eighty grams bay rum eighty
grams castor oil, ten grams tincture can
thardes.
Lotion for red and inf1amed nose: Rose
water mixed with per cent OF Its puiK
of carbolic acid.
For bad breath go to the root of the
matter and put either stomach or teeth IN
order A wash of a half glass water and
a teaspoonfui cologne is as good breath
sweetener as anything that does not cor
rect the cause.
Cologne: One quart alcohol, two drachms
each oil of lemon, bergamot and rosemary;
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oil of cloves and cinnamon, eight drops
musk, two drops oil of rose.