Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-25

stopped at the drug store near the ONCE.
the other morning. and told the man at the
soda fountain how tired and lstless / felt
He gave me a drink Of -" mentioning
mueh-advertised drink.
st set me up once and I am going to
stick to that instead Of soda and phos-
pilates this summer"
Yes" said the young physician. II know
good many men who the same thing.
Whenever they feel tired they drop int the
nearest saloon and take high ball. There
Is nothing like alcohol for a stimulant. The
only trouble is that you have to keep in
creasing 1t or 1t loses its effect"
prise. 81 think you are very unkind to
compare me to topper like that"
The young physician regarded her seri-
ously.
''That Is Just the trouble You do not
know what you are drinking. Never take
patent compound without knowing what Is
in 1t, no matter how skillfully and taste
fully 1t is served
lone of the most popular of the summer
drinks is charged with coco and its de-
voices are little better than cocaine f1ends.
Excessive use of phosphates causes rheu-
matism by irritating the entire urinary
tract. Excessive use of unfermented grape
Juice causes uric acid to form and brings
on another form of rheumatism. Excessive
indulgence In shell fish. such as oysters,
Holsters. crabs. clans and similar seaside
delicacies will result In hives Excessive
use Of strawberries often causes nettle
rash, a form OF hives.
Many girls imagine that because they
decline Ice cream soda and take the popu-
lar "sundae" in It's stead, they are Warding
off Indigestion. In reality, the ice cream
soda. In It's way is safer than the "sundae,"
because 1t is not so rich. The sauces or
favoring syrups poured over the plain ice
cream. which Is the foundation of the
"sundae." are frequently adulterated and
positively injurious to the stomach.
The popular girl at summer resort Is
especially liable to evils which result from
eating too much candy. A food authority
has said and the assertion has been sup
ported by physicians generally, that one
fourth OF pound Of cane sugar Is all with
which the human system should be bur-
dened in twenty-four hours. Now, allow
for the sugar which you use. In tea. coffee.
fruits, desserts, etc. and you can see how
little Is left for your allowance of candy.
pound box OF candy. which somehow melts
along with the pages of her new magazine
or novel Is eating four days allowance In
one morning or afternoon, and her diges-
ton will rebel accordingly.
The summer girl who Is away on her
vacation can unquestionably indulge more
than the girl who works the summer
through in town. She has more outdoor
exercise on the one hand and more oppor-
tunity to rest on the other. The fair va
cationist should eat her heavy meal at
noon and sleep for an hour after 1t. Both
her breakfast and her tea should be light.
The city girl should eat her heaviest meal
at night provided she rests before eating.
No girl should come home from the office
or store tagged in body and nerves and
sit down directly to the table. She should
be given time to battle and change her
gown before dinner is served II this can
not be done, she should eat her heaviest
meal In the morning. allowing time to SIT
down and rest for ten or fifteen minutes
after the meal.
Her lunch at noon should be light. but
nourishine, and 1t should include milk.
Girls who substitute milk Tor meat IN sum-
mer will be rewarded with velvety com-
plexions Another staple lunch dish for
the girl who. works downtown IS salad
which she would mix herself, using plenty
Of olive oil in the composition OF the dress
Ing. Pure olive oil IL one OF the best regu-
lators for the bowels. and If the bowels are