The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-07-19
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One OF the h4ndieet things to have
about In case Of cuts Or gashed flesh IL
plaster" as It IL often eAlisd. You can get
It put up In . hottie with . tiny brush
attached. As It II extremely volatile, it
must DO kept carefully %orked. Cover
the cut, blood and ALI with . brushing
Of tho collodion. It coats tho cut from
the air and from Infection. You can
only get the skfn-1ike coating of by
soaking In hot water ? Another effective
remedy which 10 nearly always at hand
II to lay half-chewed tobacco, dampen-
ed with the saliva. on The cut, blood and
all, and wrap q SOFT cloth around It.
Leave on at least - hours, and dampen
In warm water as soon las the tobacco
shows signs Of drying sThis takes all
soreness out. and seems to absorb such
does not sound nice, but 1t Is fine
remedy.
1.-THE first thing I say to a woman"
says an authority on physical culture
and its attendant ethics. when she
comes to me for advice and suggestion.
is turn your back to me- 1t Is re-
good-looking back, straight and shape
ly. with shoulder tips in line. elbows
not poking. hips even. and no protuber-
ant shoulder blades. In one Of her
stories Mrs. Cruger makes clever.
fashionable woman, who Is displaying
Worth gown to some friends. ask anx-
iously: rs the back right?' and when
told that II is the perfection of elegant
At in the back. say. with relief: Then
I shall keep It, One has so many re-
sources to conceal an uniting front:
ones arms and hands, bow OF ribbon
and the like, but the back Is hopeless
and must be above reproach. or words
of similar effect. Mrs. Cruger Is quite
right, and she might have gone further.
The back Is not only the crucial test of
a woman's gown; 1t also is OF her gen.
eral appearance. A good back is rare.
Watch women on the street, and you
will be surprised to see how few Will
own one"
Cucumber cream, to whiten the COM
plexion after removing sunburn. re-
quires about pint OF green cucumbers
chopped and the juice extracted with
lemon squeeZer. To this add enough
sweet cream to make paste and few
drops Of rosewnter. This paste may be
diluted as used with sweet milk. and ts
to be used on the face at night and
washed off in the morning. The juice
of watermelon may be substituted for
the cucumber juice.
For excessive perspiration, which Is
both disagreeable and facilitating, some
OF the unpleasant effects may be allayed
by washing the affected place with one
part boracic acid and 10 parts water.
Then dust the skin with powdered bo-
racic acid.
Potatoes q la Lillikuani: Wash thor
oughly and peel six medium-sized sweet
potatoes. Cut them into quarters. place
in a saucepan, barely cover with water
and boil for IS minutes Drain we'll
and press through a sieve into an enam-
eled pan. Season with teaspoonful OF
salt. one saItspoonful Of pepper, one
OF grated, nutmeg: one
Of butter and a half cup
Of hot milk Mix we'll With wooden
spoon while gently heating for five min
utes. Now remove the stalks and thor
oughly wash pint pr very fresh spin
aeh leaves. Drain and plunge in a quart
Of boiling water WITH q. teaspoonful OF
salt for 10 minutes. Then press out all
MIX this spinach with, tie sweet pota-
toes carefully and serNe.