The San Francisco call., 1905-04-16

and pour over 1t one quart or boiling
wafer. Stir just enough to prevent the
formation of any Jumps. fill the under
pan with hot water, unite the pans.
cover and cook slowly for four or 1--WE
hours. adding more hot water from
time TO time as required When done
remove the cover and set in a cool
place until needed for breakfast, then
heat thoroughly by filing the under
pan with hot water, adding trifie OF
water TO the oatmeal if it seems too
stiff, cover closely and heat for fifteen
minutes. Serve in dainty china bowls,
set on pretty. plates, accompanied with
rich sweet cream and powdered sugar,
and I am sure you will pronounce it a
decided success.
HINTS FOR THE WEAK WOMAN
(E NJ LA woman who has no dis
coverable organic trouble, yet is weak
bodily, nervous. troubled with insom-
MIA and sits quietly in the house the
greater part of the day. need not Won
der at her condition. Imperfect room
ventilation, sluggish circulation OF the
blood. the result of inacuon.. and the
ensuing nervous depression are calcu-
lated to produce the state you are In
You must make a radical change in
your mode OF living as rapidly as your
q
diet and nine hours OF refreshing sleep
are essential to your restoration TO
health, fresh air and exercise out
doors are equally Imperative. The
world is full of women who are n1iser-
able from a chronic, tired feeling; half
the joys Of living are lost simply from
lack of endurance, but il .circum-
stances or habit could force women
outdoors for several hours daily many
more would be strong and vigorous.
A woman cannot afford to sacrifice a
short brisk walk daily; health and
beauty both demand the exertiOn- The
distance walked should be increased
as the health warrants. After you
have become accustomed to regular
exercise outdoors insomnia will soon
be a thing OF the past to you. Light
movements with dumbbeIls or with a
patent exerciser done before retiring
are also helpful in strengthening the
muscles, giving grace and vigor TO
both body and mind. The value OF
deep breathing cannot be overesti-
mated and should be INDUCED in for
five minutes several times each day
until all unpleasant effects such as diz-
ziness are overcome. The most i'm.
portant result of deep breathing is the
increased oxygenation Of the blood and
the ID elimination of waste matter
carried by the blood to the lungs.
Wear only a loose gown. stand before
an open window and inhale the air
gently until the lungs expand but do
not strain. Then as gently exhales re-
peating until sense OF fatigue Is felt.
Never practice these breathing exer-,
cises directly after a meal; wait an.
hour or more. In a few weeks think
you win begin to notice Improvements
AN ATTRACTIVE HAND (Hel-
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feet hand until they observe its charm
in the gestures Of a polished actress or
society woman. In this practical age
the majority of women must do more
or less which roughens the fine tex
ture Of the skin so 1t is little wonder
that the busy well-bTed woman who
does not wish to proclaim to the world
her occupation by peculiar digital
blemisheS Is at a loss how TO avoid II.
There are no short cuts to having at
tractive hands. Exquisite care must
be bestowed upon them and especially
upon the nails if their beauty Is to.
be maintained So much depends up-
ON ones occupation that the frequency
of treatment can only be determined
by the individual. While there are
nails good. bad and Indifferent. none
are quite hopeless II taken vigorously
in hand and given the care which
the nature of the case demands. If
the hands have been badly neglected
a half dozen treatments by a skilled
manicurist will show a wonderful i'm
provement and you will pick up some
points in treatment which you can
utilize in the home care. A few good
tools are essential: A pair OF sharp
curved scissors. a fine nail file, an
orange stick, a chamois covered buf-
fer and nail powder; lemon juice. and
vaseline. Always soak the finger tips
in tepid soapy water. slightly per-
TUNED, before beginning treatment
This softens the cuticle and prevents
the nails breaking under the hle or
scissors Trim the nails in a pretty
oval, smoothing down the edges with
the file. If discOlOred under the rail
do not scrape but use the edge OF the
fat file and also brush with lemon
fuice. Press back the scarf skin at
the base of the nail, avoiding rough
pressure which will cause agnails- If.
from neglect, there be quite an accu-
mutation of scarf skin it may be re-
moved by repeatedly soaking the
finger tips and rubbing the skin away
with soft dry CLOTH Rub a little
powder on each nail and polish with
the buffer. To whiten the skin use
the following lotion several times each
day. 1t is made by mixing one-half
pint of white brandy, three ounces
uf,ita wine vinegar and three ounces