The National tribune., 1906-07-19

One Of the handiest things to have
about In case OF cuts or gashed flesh ia
a bottle OF collodion or sliauid stickins
plaster" as II Is often called. You can gel
it put up in bottle with tiny brush
attached. As It Is extremely volatile, ii
must be kept carefully eorked. Cover
the cut, blood and all, with q brushing
of the collodion. 1t coats tho cut from
the air and from infection. You car
only get the skin-1ike coating off by
soaking in hot water Lc Another effective
remedy which Is nearly always at hand
Is to lay half-chewed tobacco, dampen-
ed with the saliva. on the cut, blood and
all, and wrap a soft cloth around it.
Leave on at least Is 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
poison as may have entered the cut. 1t
does not sound nice, but it IL a fine
remedy.
'The first thing 1 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-
markable how few women present a
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 a clever.
fashionable woman, who is displaying a
Worth gown to some friends. ask anx-
iously: Is the back right?' and when
told that II is the perfection of elegant
fit in the back. say with relief: Then
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.
n nd rot bn ah oh nrdl
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 a few
drops of rosewnter. This paste may be
diluted as used with sweet milk. and is
washed off in the morning. The juice
of watermelon may be substituted for
the cucumber juice.
For excessive perspiration- which is
both disagreeable and debilitating, 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 la Lillikuani Wash thor
oughly and peel six medinmsized sweet
potatoes. Cut them into quarters, place
in a saucepan, barely cover with water
and boil for 35 minutes. Drain well
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 buttAr and half cup
of hot milk Mix we'll wit! a wooden
spoon while gently heating for five min
utes. Now remove the, stalks and thor
oughly wash a pint pf very fresh spin
aeh leaves Drain and plunge In quart
Of boiling water witf a. ayrteaspoonful Of
salt for 10 minutes. Then press out all
the water and chopn exceedingly fine
Mix this spinach with, the sweet pota- |
toes carefully and serge.