The National tribune., 1906-11-22

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which is recommended as a nerve tonic
and a remedy for neuralgia and rheu-
matism. Tomatoes contain vegetable
calomel and stimulate the secretions OF
the liver; lettuce and cucumbers COO
the system; beans nourish and strength
en- 1t. All of the onion tribe promote
digestion by stimulating the circulation
and thus increasing the saliva and gas
trio juice. White onions. raw, are said
to overcome insomnia. while red ones
are an excellent diuretic.
Walnut stain will color your hair a
rich brown shade. Being purely vege-
table, it is harmless.
Sympathetic or invisible inks are
used mostly for correspondence on pos
tai cards. There are number of recipes
for this ink, but the most simple is
onion Juice. This when used as ink is
invisible until exposed to heat, when it
becomes yellow and can be easily read.
Sateen, prints and dark ginghams
look much better when no soap is used
on them. If it is feared that they will
fade, soak them for 80 minutes in Salt
ed water; then wash as follows: Make
thin flour starch of two quarts OF
water and half a cupful of -four, dis
solving the flour in some of the water
while cold. then adding boiling water
to the amount apportioned. Into a tub
containing eight quarts of water pour
this starch, and when it is dissolved
wash the clothes, using no soap. The
starch clears the print and will usually
stiffen it sufficiently. Rinse the article
In two clear waters and hang in the
shade to dry. Garments Of this kind
should be ironed on the wrong side.
Faded blues are sometimes restored by
n q 1iffn 1a Of foh
spoonful of acetic acid and four quarts
Of water.
To WOO sleep do not resort to drugs.
Find out the causes of your wakeful-
ness and try to regulate the conditions
accordingly. Be philosopher and
cease to worry and be anxious about
matters that cannot be helped. Avoid
exciting topics of conversation just be-
fore retiring, and govern the mental
processes with firmness and decision,
not allowing to come to the front those
which are liable to arouse and excite
you. Above all, Danish gloomy and ap-
prehensive thoughts. writer, speak
ing of the haunting worrying, Sleep
banishfng thoughts. writes thus Of the
people who indulge in them: when
the responsibilities of the day are over
they carry their responsibilities to bed
with them. The small hours of the
morning find such individuals speculat-
Ing upon the pros and cons OF the past
and future with an intensity which Of
ten drives them to desperation. The
small ills Of life assume Alpine proper
tions: the most trivial circumstances
are distorted and magnified a thousand
fold" 1t might be added that IL he
falls asleep. he is troubled with un-
happy dreams and haunting night
mares. As the best preventive and the
cure Of insomnia, Danish. therefore,
gloomy and apprehensive thoughts.
Iron rust, which is seldom accounted
for, should be removed as soon as seen
Lay on a generous coating of salt and
over this squeeze the juice of a lemon
until wet. It Is not necessary to lay
the rusty spots in the sun to effect their
obliteration. When the salt is dry
brush it off, and add more If the stain
is not quite gone Mildewed linen, un-
less of long standing. may be restored
by being dipped in a solution OF linn.
water made by adding spoonful ot
chloride of lime to a quart of water
Repeat two or three times. in reality
washing the spots in the lime water
Rinse well or the lime water will make
the material tender. This same solu-
ton will greatly aid in the bleaching
Of yellowed clothing. Soak the garment
in the water for three or four hours
or a whole day If it is very yellow; then
rinse well and hang in the sun.
Tar and black grease spots now SC
likely to appear on the crash skirt in
bicycling may be taken off with a coat
ing of lard. the spot being rubbed pre-
cisely as If it were soaped. Wipe the
lard off with soft cloth and then wash
well. When the stain is on garments
that cannot be washed spirits of tur-
pentine should be used. Coffee. tea and
wine stains on fine linen should be TAX
| en- out before the linen is again washed
If boiling water passed thru the stain
will not eradicate 1t, 1avelIe water will
surely do so. This water, a very useful
article to have always in the laundry
may be bought of druggist or may be
made at home as follows: Place two
pounds of bi-carbonate Of soda and two
quarts of hot water in porcela in lined
kettle, and when the soda is dissolved
add half pound OF chloride of lime.
stirring well with a wooden stick. Set
the water aside to settle. and when
clear strain the liquid thru cheese-cIoth
and bottle tightly When using allow
half a pint of the water to each quart
OF clear water, and soak the stained
linen. Several hours soaking will usu-
ally obliterate all stain. Rinse in at
least three waters. White goods alone
may be SO treated. as the water will
take the color from coiored goods.
The modern maiden has learned in
an exquisite way the science of the care
Of her person; she does not early ac-
quire wrinkles. neither does she lose
her hair, nor SO early have to bear the
signs of advancing years by its turning
gray. The secret, for such 1t is, of this
preservation Is one that all women
should know: It surely is more charm
ing for the world to gaze upon a fresh
youthful face than upon a shriveled
one. and upon an abundance of locks
than upon too scanty growth Co even
cover the head. Begin the day with a
| cold or tepid sponge-bath, followed b,
| a vigorous rubbing with a rough towel
This starts the circulation into almos,
bound and does much to preserve the
plumpness of face. neck and arms, be.
| side rendering colds almost impossible
An occasional hot bath with plenty OF
good soap, followed by a spong1ng in
| cold water. is taken at night, but moi
| more frequently than twice a week, az
| hot baths are enervating and encourage
| a loose, fabbly condition Of the skin
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