St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-10
CLUB NOTES.

have had a great many requests fol
soft soap. for the scalp, similar te
| the olive oil and potash soap described
in my lecture on how to cure falling
hair. Many have even sent money and
asked me to make or buy the soap and
send it to them.
OF course, l return the money, as
have not the time for such work as
making it and the expense of sending
such small quantities would be almost
as much as the cost of the soap.
l must help you all out of the difd-
| Guilty, however, and so I will tell you
how you can easily make it yourselves
| Take a cake of white CASTLE soap,
break into small pieces and add to a
pint of soft water Let it simmer I'M
til melted and add cup of almond
meal, few drops of glycerine and
tincture of benzoin. A soft cream
should be the result and one excellent
for the complexion. as well as for the
hair. Use it freely as directed in the
lecture On falling hair
Oregon.-Dr. David H Reeder, La
porte, Ind.-Dear Doctor: Some time
ago l tried the Home Health club
method for removing tape worm took
it according to directions given in the
paper. but it did me no good. There
fore I have come to the conclusion that
there must have been something else
the matter with me. | was also much
troubled with constipation, for which
have found simple home remedy that
has helped me and am not bothered
that way any more. The simple rem
edy is common bran and good cream
before meals. l use four or five tea
spOonfuls of bran twice day
Yours truly,
W. w.
The use of bran for constipation has
frequently been used and is, for time
at least, usually quite effective, but the
trouble is that it gives relief by reason
of the hard, woody particles of the
coarse bran, irritating the mucous lin
ing of the intestines and thereby caus-
ing increased peristaltic action. After
a time. however, the intesunes are liza
BILE to either become irritated and in
famed or to become hardened to the
irritation and the constipatio1willt then
get worse than it was before There
fore this method should not be used
very long, nor too frequently.
Rcsemond.-Dr. David H. Reeder,
Laporte, Ind.-Dear Sir: I am in my
eigthieth year and have had soft corns
between my toes most of the time. +
tried every remedy could hear of and
nearly everybody met had one which
was better than the other. but none OF
them availed until saw recommended
in your columns the placing of white
tissue paper in two or three folds be-
tween your toes and that did the work.
Not moments pain have had since.
l feel now as though l might live 100
years. Enclosed find stamped envelope
in which please send me formula for
making compound gentian syrup as a
remedy for kidneys, stomach and con-
as l am troubled in that
direction.
p. L
thank you for your kind words of
encouragement. 1 have no doubt but
what it will help others to overcome
the same difficulty. A great many peo-
pie may read the instructions, such as
I gave for curing soft corns, and think
they will try it, but do not. Compound
gentian syrup is made as follows Take
one ounce each of gentian, ginger and
and two ounces each of golden
seal, boneset and dwarf elder and a !
little orange peel and coriander seeds.
and make into quart of syrup This |
compound is one that may be relied !
upon whenever bitter tonic Is needed. |
Dose, two teaspoOnfuls before meals. I |
rust you may fulfill your ambition to
i've 100 years.
Readers of this paper are at liberty
% write for information on subjects |
pertaining to health. All communica-
ions should be addressed to Dr. David |
3eeder, LapOrte, Ind, and must con-
ain name and address in full and at
east four cents in postage.
Held in High Respect.
The graduate of the school of expert
.nce has more respect for his alma mater
han 1000 college boys.-Philadelphia
Record