Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
GOOD THINGS TO KNOW
Remedies for Great and Small
Maladies.
BUNCH OF FIRST AIDS
THE SUMMER GIRL MAY BE AN
ANGEL OF MERCY.
Provided She Knows What to Do
and Keeps Her Head in
Doing It.
BUNCH OF FIRST AIDS
Copyright. 1905. by Sally Chamberlin.)

| Copyright. 1905. by Sally Chamberln.)
| Written for The Star by Sally Chamberlin.
This Is the month during which physicians
| at summer resorts, as well as in town. reap
! the greatest profits from the follies of the
summer girl. Many a girl can save herself
annoyance and suffering by stopping to
| think twice before she acts in the interest
of what she calls pleasure. There are also
many trifing summer ailments which girl
can treat without the aid of the family
| physician, for many girls away from home
do not like to consult strange practitioner
Perhaps the summer ailment which causes
| unhappfness to the largest number of girls
| Is excessive perspiration. This may be d.
/ Viaeu INTO TWO classes, odorless or natural
persplration and the malodorous sort which
| is either disease in itself or a symptom of
| weakness.
| Some girls are annoyed only by excessive
| perspiration in the palm of the hand When
| this girl washes her hands she should use
! bay rum or alcohol in the water dry them
| thoroughly and then battle them with this
| lotion: Eight grains fannie acid to four
| huld ounces of bay rum. She should never
| attempt to wear kid gloves in summer, as
one appearance will ruin these gloves and
| fabric gloves are better for this girl than
| black silk, as she is peculiarly subject to
| poisoning from the dye in the black glove
Inc girl whose feet perspire excessively
ana emit an unpleasant odor should dust
| them with this powder after washing rub
bng it well between the toes: Two scruples
OF salcylic acid, 1a ounce of powdered
starch, ~ ounces of powdered talcum. The
| feet should be bathed night and morning
with water in which alum has been dis
| solved. They should then be dried thor
| ouShly and busted with the powder whose
formula has been given above or if there is
| no odor, merely excessive perspiration, the
pialn taIcum or starch powder may be used
Wash Them Often.
The stockings should be changed at least
twice day, and it is a very easy matter
for the girl to rinse out her stockings each
time after they are worn She must have
variety of shoes also, so that her footwear
may be dry and well aired. When the feet
show a tendency to swell and become ten
der these sensations can be relieved bv q
nightly foot bath in tepid soda water
Excessive perspiration in the region of the
armpit causes many bitter tears for tho girl
OF dainty tastes. All the taIcum powder in
| the world would not relieve this afiiction
1t must be treated internally, and quite fire.
quently 1t can be traced to weakness for
which tonic prescribed by the family nhv-
| stefan should be used
Bathing the axilla hollow under the
| arm with strong solution of bay rum will
give temporary relief and sometimes pre-
vent staining the underwear This afI1ic-
| ton requires numerous changes in shields
| and very often the odor can be traced not
I 10 excessive perSpiratfon but to carelessness
| in the use of the shield. Washable shields
| cost little more than the cheaper brands.
[ but are well worth the investment to the
| girl who desires to be imma cuate Carbolic
| soap is an alieviant in case of excessive
| perspiraton, and the girl who seeks relief
| In the excessive use of even the simplest
| toilet powder takes grave chances of start
| ing up some annoying skin disease by chok-
| ing up the pores with powder.
| The girl who never perspires' Is envied
by all her feminine friends and compliment
| ed by members of the other sex on her cool
| and comfortable appearance. In reality
| this girl is in greater danger than her sis
ter who perspires too much The absence of
perspiration indicates a tendency to tuber-
| culoss and various kidney diseases
| If such a girl is languid she will do we'll
! to take some active exercise during hot
| summer weather and try to start up the
| little glands which should give forth per-
| spiration. but which are in a torpid cond-
| ton.
Start the Precipitation. .s
Another affiction, trifing in name but
| agonizing in sensation, is hives. This usu-
! ally indicates overheating or too thick
| blood and the old-fashioned remedy of sui
| phur and molasses Is frequently given for it
| by old-school mothers The bowels should
| be kept open by the use of a gentle laxa-
! tive, and If the trouble can be traced direct
| ly to the stomach, both the stomach and
| the bowels should be cleansed or flushed by
| the lavish use of water.
Two goblets of hot water should be taken
before retiring and Immediately on rising in
! the morning, and during the day, between
meals, two quarts of cool water, not iced,
should be drunk.
To relieve local irritation apply lotion
made follows: Two drains of boracic
acid, half ounce of oxide of zinc and half
ounce of ointment of rose water. Women
who are subject to hives say that there is
no underwear less irritating than wash silk
or nainsook. Both the common gauze and
muslin seem to irritate this affliction. If
the hives concentrate around the waist line
corsets and tight bands must be disca rded
until relief is secured.
incidentally the wise summer girl always
has two corsets in summer and wears them
alternately. The batiste corset is most
sanitary because 1t can be washed with the
least trouble.
Stomach Troubles.
Summer travelling and the mild dissipa-
ton of seaside and mountain resorts bring
about great deal Of stomach trouble. Most
of these ailments can be traced directly to
constipation due to the change of water
and food. Caster oil is the best OF all ca
tlartics, and 1t can be bought by the dose
at drug store, so cleverly concealed in a
soda mixture that it occasions distaste
on the part of the patient. The hot water
remedy mentioned above is excellent for re-
ducing constipation, and olive oil. taken a
teaspoonful night and morning, will stimu-
late yet soothe the bowels.
For bilious collie, cramps and dfarrhoea
those horrors of the nighttime, the treat
ment for an adult should be very much like
that given to baby afflicted with summer
complaint. Castor oil will cleanse and
SOOtha inteStfneS
bottle, or a mustard plaster, may be APP
piled to the bowels to relieve the pain, and
an anema of tepid water with olive oil in
the preparation Zone teaspoonful of oil to a
pint of water) should be administered to
cleanse and relieve the inflamed ntestines.
The services of a doctor should be secured
In this case. as dread appendicitis or peri
tonitis may be in store for the patient
Not to Be Ignored.
The summer cold Is another ailment not