Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-18
Health and Housekeeping.

ions are the result of not keeping the
skin clean. Many Il woman who thinks
that she is daintiueSS itself does not. aft
er all, wash her face thoroughly. Cold
water Will not cleanse skin exposed To
smoke and dust any more than a piece
of white cloth can be kept clean 10y
washing in cold water. The sort of soap
to be used must be decided 10y expert
ence, because what agrees with one skin
may irritate another. 1t is safe to say
that no soap ought to be left on the skin
and thorough rinSiug in clean water is
important 1t is not necessary 10 use
enough soap to make the face shine like
Il glass bottle and drive one to use pow
der TO remedy its work
For an oily, unclcanly looking skin try
rubbing finely powdered ortis root or al
mond meal dry all over the face, then
wash off with soap and warm water.
This treatment will leave the skin like
satin and prevent the coming of black
heads, which are nothing more or less
than pores clogged with dirt
To prevent freckles, or ut least keep
them light, use rain water or water soft
ened with Il few drops of ammonia Al
night sponge the face with milk and
leave it dry ON until morning.
Washing GloveS.-ChamoiS and wash
able kid gloves may he washed III the
following manner: Make iather with
CASTLE soap and warm water, and TO one
quart add Il teaspoon of household anu
m0nia. When the water is but luke
warm put the gloves in and soak them
fifteen minutes, Wash 10y pressing with
the hands and not by rubbing. Rinse in
fresh cold water to which a few drops
of ammonia are added and press IN
dray towel; then dry in the open air.
Polishing Furniture hen an article
of furniture to be polished is much soiled
wash well with warm s0apy water, dry
as quickly as possible, then rub thor
oughly with flannel rag dipped in two
parts linseed oil and one of kerosene oil.
Let stand ten or fifteen minutes, or
while you rub over second piece, then
polish with perfectly clean piece Of
flannel
Lotion for Burns.-MiX equal parts Of
linSeed oil and lime water and apply by
wetting a piece OF linen in the mixture
and binding it on the burn. Repeat the
application until the burnt place ceases
TO smart, then cover it with clean linen
until the skin has lost its senstiveness.
Proper Bed Making.-To make bed
as trained nurse does, tuck the under
sheet under carefully and tightly at both
ends On the sides, at each corner, fold
it back carefully in the same way that
paper wrappings are folded at the cor
ners of n package. Then tuck the sides
in. Lay on the other sheet and the
blanket and tuck in at the foot in the
same way and draw tightly under at the
sides.
Substitute for Scrap Book.-There is
no more sure way of burying nformn-
ton than by pastng newspaper clip
pings aud scraps in book, for they can
never be found when wanted. Get n
number of strong Manila envelopes and
put all the clippings on ii single subject
in one envelope. Put the envelopes in
strong paStehOard or wOollen box, mari,
the subject on the outside. then any de
sired clipping can be found in a fraction
Of the time needed by the book method
II you want TO take a scrap away YOU
don't have TO cut it out, as it il loose.
To Clean Lace-An old rule which il
worth remembering tells how To wash
lace on bottle First haste the lace
ON to strips Of cloth and wind tightly
round large glass bottle or fruit iar.
Make suds with good soap and put the
bottle IN this TO soak Tor several hours.
1t the water look very much soilcd
change the Sud>. Pat the lace frequent
~ with the fingers and rinse the hottie
in several waters: finally roll the hottie
on soft towel To take ont ms much of
the water as possible, then dry on the
bottle.
Homc-Mado Cold Crcam-Try out one
pound Of mutton fat and 10 enc cup Of
the liquid fat strained add an equal
amount Of glyccrne, then "A few drops
Of perfume and cool in little jars. Mas
sage the face with This at night and
wash ii off in the morning
Cleaning G9rmout-Su Sometimes 70
wool garment is spUugcd aud pressed
aud the spots reauprar The first time the
garment is worn. This IT, bHrau~ it Wa~
moi thoroughly busted beforehand or be-
~ tif.a