Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-29
Health and Beauty.

AS lotion Tor plnpleS oDldill oIle
quart OF lime water Place In an
enamel pot. add one taespoonful of
milk of sulphur. and boil for five min
utes. When cold, strain. This may
be used freely. the eyes being avoided.
An old fashioned remedy for dand-
ruff is as follows: Pour half pint of
rose water over Onc-half ounce of saS-
safras wood in Il stone Jar. Place the
lar in a pan of hot water and allow the
rose water and SaSafras to boil. Let
the solution stand until cold. then add
half q small wincglassful of alcohol and
one dram of pearlash. Apply to the
scalp once each day.
The essential part of the organ of
hearing is not the external ear; neither
is it the middle ear. called the drum"
1t is the internal ear, tiny structure
lying whiting one Of the bones of the
skull. We hear by means of vibra-
tions. Ordinarily these are conveyed
to the internal car through the drum;
but they can be conveyed by any part
Of the head. and with remarkable pow
er by the teeth When the membrane
of the drum is broken one may hear by
placing on the teeth ii fan-shaped
piece of metal.
Borax. ammonia, soda and all alkalis
and alkaline earths have a tendency to
Tighten the hair. They do not produce
IA sheen. but tend to make the hair
rather dull. They are not sufficiently
powerful to bleach black hair. or make
it fair; and it is very doubtful wheth-
er they are ever responsible for gray
ness. The weaker augmentation of fair
hair is the explanation of their action
on this. Acids also tighten fair halr.
but when used in weak solutions they
add to its lustcr. Strong solutions act
variously, because they injure the hair
substance. one part of dilute acetic
acid. mixed with nine Of water is a
harmless mixture. 1t acts best when a
little simple oil is used alternately with
ii.
Rice is less nutritious than wheat.
Rice is made more digeStible by being
kept 1t should not be eaten for some
months after being gathered.
Sage, arrOWrOot and tapiOCa contain
little else than starch. Sage is made
from the pith Of special trees. Arrow
root is extracted from plants also from
potatoes, rice and maze. Tapioca is
prepared from plant roots. These foods
are Of little value by themselves. They
are of great service in acting as vehi-
cles through which one may give milk.
eggs. sugar and cream.
TIL" action of yeast on dough con-
V"rtS some of the starch into sugar.
Then the sugar is made into carbonic
acid gas and alcohol. When the dough
is baked the alcohol is driven off If
the bread is underbaked some of the
yeast may remain unkilled and such
bread by being kept may have more of
it's starch changed into sugar. Thor
ough baking kills all yeast and keeping
of such bread does not cause any rip
eninG. stale bread is more digestible
than new bread solely because it is
more easily maSticatcd.
The skin has a remarkable power of
absorbing liquids brought into contact
with it, Fluids 50 taken up are III
part detained locally and in part enter
the tiny vessels (blood and LYMPH that
lead to the large blood vessels. In the
days of long ago blood baths were
used. but their employment was found
ed on ignorance. The most important
constituents of blood cannot pass
through the skin unless they have been
previously treated chemically. Lotions
of blood 50 prepared are in the present
day used by some beauty lovers. Milk
baths are more in agreement with sci
ence and common sense. They are not
reconCilablc with ones notions of
economy. Fancy bathing in about ten
gallons Of milk to secure the absorp-
ton of Il few teaSpoofuls