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The Washington times., 1906-03-11

for daytime wear. but when it is neces
saTy to wear the curriers' during the uay
d good effect may be got By using 4
pretty silk he 1dkerchief of some sort
trying il in 2 bow on top, bandanna
fashion. The housewife can cIeVeTly dis
gUiSe her curriers' by wearing a little
mob-cap of material to match her work
apron
I am giving formulas for two harm
less Curlines- By dampening thu hair
with one OF these preparations and al
lowing II TO stay in the curriers' for at
least several hours. q lasting wave may
be obtained, and. as a rule. IL VIII not
be necessary 70 repeat the opera ton
more than once Or twice n week. Bat.
when You do, don't forget the disSdise.
SOLUTION TO KEEP THE HAIR CIrRIED
Take Of gum arabic. ounce: good
moist sugar, y ounce, pure hot water. =
pint Dissolve.
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a8ain Is your cherry lip salve for
that purpose2 s A
Bring the color back to your cheeks
IN natural manner if possible Take
exercise to promote the circulation.
Battle your cheeks frequently with
clear and cold wafer. and occasionally
make applications OF cologne water,
giving brisk little pats with the hands.
A good blood-mahing tonic would also
be beneficial. The cherry lip salve is
not q rouge
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CHERRY LIP sAT.VE

Spermaceti ointment. 1 ounce: bal
sam Of peru, Is grains; aIkanet root.
40 grains: oil OF cloves, drops Heat
the alkanet in the spermacett ointment
until the latter melts and the whole is
a deep rose color. Pass through a
Stralner, then slightly cool. stirring
IN the balsam. Let ii settle for
few moments. then pour of the clear
part and add the oil Of cloves. Pour
into small pots 1t is ready for use
as soon as cold
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When the solution IS sold. add alcohol.
fluid ounces. bichlorate of mercury
and Salammoniac, grains each. The
last two should be disSOIv2d IN the aico-
mol before admixturss Lastly add en-
Ough water TO make the whole measure
one pint, Perfume with cologne or Ia
Vender water. MOisren the hair with
the fluid before putting il IN tbe paps rs
or curriers'.
OUNCE SEED CTRLTNE
Three reaspOOnfuls of auince seeds to
q pint OF hot water PCur the water
over the seeds. allowing the whole to
stand for several hours. This mucIlags
may be thinned with water OF cologne
and few drops of violet or any other
essence may De added. Use about two
tablespoonfuls Of cologne for this mix
ture.
Moisten the hair with this fluid before
curling.
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frequent applications of clear alcohol
ana use the following pomade:
TO REDUCE THE BUST.
>. Iodide of potassium, 3 grams vase
ilne, 90 grams; lanolin, % grams: tine
tQre OF benzofn. 20 drops.
MAKE into a pomade and rub all over
the Tat parts twice a day
you should abstain from food that
- especially acknowledgement pota-
toes, corn, peas, beans. etc You
snould also aVoia sweets Of all kinds
l. G.-Since receipt of your letter ex-
eIcises for the reduction of abdomen
dnu hlps nave been published / am
glVing you formula for a good lotion
for oily hair.
LOTION FOR OILY, DAMP HAIR
FOR greasy, moist hair the following
IS an excellent dry lotion. If used daiiy
t tends TO produce a crispv conditicn
ana an auburn shade
PoWdered Dicarbonate of soda horata
OF SODA (also powdered), Ii ounce NJ
each; eau de cologne, 1 fluid ounce: al
cohoI' nutd ounces; tfncture of cochi-
neal, Is mud ounce; distilled water, is
Mix and agitate until solution is COM
piete for general usage.
NJ Fit really is better for the hair
not 10 wear a roll at all However If
you can make q more becoming ponfps-
oouf IN this way continue 70 wear the
roll, out be sure 10 remove the roll at
night and let your hair hang loosely. 40
IT viii be we'll ventilated
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Cheeks Lose Their Color.

] am reader of your articles and
would like you to help me out I have
always had a great deal of color un-
III or late, and now have hardly any
only when I am excited or overworked.
Would like very --yrch If Won wouId
tell me what to use that would be
harmless. so as to have rosy cheeks
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AlHg d4Esifl cement or EHe
hair, bat St is generally con-
ceded that tho woman whose locks arc
waved or curled makes much more
attractive appearance than she Of the
straight locks. and il is only when the
features are small and classical in
shape that q severe style Of hairdress-
ing may be adhered to with any degree
Of bccOminEuess.
The yexing question Is, how to get
hair
OF course, If one can always have
the services of an experienced hair
dresser there is no difficulty in this re-
spect A competent hairdreSser can
put in the most nautral wave imagin-
able in a very short space Of time and
without injuring the hair in the least.
Experience has taught them just how
10 keep the irons at the proper heat.
and that some hair will stand hotter
irons than others, and many other
does not know about
-'Or instance, an expert will never
apply the curling tougs 20 very dry
pooed, without first rubbing into II a
little oil Of some sort. which viii not
only keep the life and brightness in
the hair, but will make the hair hold
the waves better.
For the amateur, however, 7 think
doing the hair up on curriers' Of some
sort is much the better way. and elimi-
mates all the accidents that are likely
to occur when the curling tongS are
in inexperienced hands
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Many Formulas for the Removal of Impediments to Beauty

a E AY ] ask for some OF your very
M helpful advice? / find that my
" skin looks and feels much het-
ter from massaging every night
with cold cream. 1 wipe every vestige
OF the cream off very carefully and thor
"ughly. do You think that the cream
50 used would induce growth of hair
on The face2 I think, perhaps, my skin
mas a tendency to wrinkle easily. and
should dislike to give up the cream.
III. +. NJ.
It you have tendency to growth of
superhuous hair on your face. you
should be careful in your selection of
d cream. Many Of them contain ingre-
dients that will promote this growth.
Dut there are also many that win not
me orange flower and witch hazel
creams, formulas for which are so fre-
quently published in this department
may be used without fear of harmful
results.
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Lotion Improved CompIexion.

/ want to thank you for telling me
ABOUT the milk and sulphur treatment
Tor my complexion. 1 am very CRATE
ful, indeed. I had tried many things
with no success. but after using that
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To Cure oiliness and Dandruff.

VIII You kindly publish recipe for
oily hair. and also a recipe for dandrur
recipes that viii not change the color
of the hair or inture it? DICK.
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Tor week I noticed an Improvement
ana now my skin is smooth and soft.
NH You please repeat the chergx
lip salve recipe for me?
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To ELL Out the FACE.

Noticed in your column that YOU rec
ommend orange flower cream fer fling
out the face. As my face is very thin.
would like 10 try il. But I've been
using a lotion for several years for
pimples, and while L haven't any pim-
pies now, / still continue 20 use it, as
find it very beneficial for the com
plexion- This lotion contains glyceriue.
rosewater, tincture of camphor and lao
sulphur Now, what I would like TO
know is, can / use orange flower cream
and then put on the lotion? II so. kind
~ print formula for cream and direc-
lions for using, as I've lost same.
II. J. G.
II would not be advisable to put the
Two preparations on your face at the
same time. However, 1 should think
you might apply one in the morning
and the other at night. If you have
no tendency to down on your face. cocoa
butter Is excellent for filling out the
tissues Of the skin, and II is only peces-
sdry 10 apply IL about twice a week.
oRANGE-F'LOWER CREAM.
White wax, l ounce; spermaeetf. !
ounce; lanolin, ounces: cOcoanuf oil
ounces; orange-fower water. . ounces .
oil OF sweet almonds, { ounces; tInetI1Ts
of belsoin. 30 drops
Melt the first Ave ingredients tosAtber
Take of the fire and beat until nearly
cold, adding little hy little the benzoiu.
ana lastly the orange flower water.
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Poor Circulation in Hands.

HaviI g read yOur good advice to 9TH
ers. I am going to see if you cannot
help me
Can YOU tell me what is d good rem
edy for non-cireulation of the blood Of
the face and hands. to prevent the m
gers ifOm becoming numb and keen the
nose from being red?
My fingers viii get numb and almost
paralyzed at any time, and are afwavs
cold
Also how to get my hands fat. NV
race VIII get fat. but my hands will not
ANXIOUS INQUIRER
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ANY exercise that keeps the arms In
motion is good for making the blood
IN the hands circulate. Rubbing your
cneekS with flesh brush will take
the blood away from your nose and
nut ii in the proper place To fatten
your hands. rub in a generous supply
OF cocoa butter every night before re-
tiring and pull on a loose pair ~ I,id
gloves. N
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Useful Things to Know
About Hot Water.

- OR instance, in collie there is no
- safer or better remedy than
the application 10 the abdo-
men of a large square Of house
flannel WTung Out-by twisting ii in d
| towel-of boiling water After the
Wringing the flannel should be given
one shake, folded into a light soft
pad, applied and covered with water
proof or thick flannel
! Headaches and Neuralgia. - The
same kind OF application TO the nape
Of the neck and to the forehead gives
great relief. no matter to what specific
cause the headache may be due.
Thick flannel Wrung out Of boiling
water also assuages the dreadful pain
Of Iumbago. When applied for this
purpose the f1annels should be changed
every ten or fifteen minutes, having
the fresh one wrung out and ready TO
go on before the other comes off
Constipation may in many cases be
| cured without the use Of drugs by
drinking a tumbler Of hot water every
night before going TO bed, and an
other next morning half an hour or so
before breakfast.
| IndiEestion-A small tumbIer of hot
! water drunk half an hour before din
uer is frequently of great service to
| sufferers from indigestion. The same
thing taken shortly after meals is
often found very useful.
Sprains and Strains.-The very best
| cning to relieve the pain of a sprain
O.. strain is Immediately to envelop
the injured part in a piece of thick
flannel which has been wrung out Of
boiling water. Fomentations of this
kind should be kept UP till the pain
lessons.
Sleeplessness.
| Hot spinal douches-that is, pouring hot
water down the spine from jug or
big sponge-are of more value for the
cure Of sIeeplessness than sleeping
draughts. for they cannot do harm, and.
| IN most cases soothe the nerves. draw
blood from the brain. and induce sleep.
Commissions.
The immediate treatment of convul-
sions in young children is hot bath
not too hot rer2ember.
You should be able to bear your elbow
quite comfortably in the water.
The elbow is more sensitive than the
hand, and can. therefore, better test the
heat il bath thermometer is not at
] hand
| If one is procurabIe. let the tempera-
| ture Of the water be 100 degrees Z.
0ver-Stoutness.
The drinking of hot water. combined
/ with a diet from which faTinaceous
| foods, sugar, potatoes. and beer is elm
| mated, does much toward reducing a
too superabundant amount of fat. The
water should be drunk in this way:
Take from one-half to one pint in the
morning. either in bed or while dress
ing and the same cr1antfty an bo11r and
! a half before each neal. and half an
| hour before bedtime
! The water must not be gulped down.
but should be slowly slipped taking
| from FIVE to fifteen minutes to drinlx-if
can be rewarmed during the drinking. if
necessary.
BY taking IL in this way, uncomforta-
Bile distention is avoided
| II IS best to begin with the smaller
quantity and increase as it is found to
| agree.
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To Whiten the Neck

Will you kindly tell me something
to whiten the neck, which is very much
stained from wearing black collars
when in mCE'~ning? VIII the orange
Hover cream do? You will Certainly
grant me great favor in answering
my question, and oblige. e. ]. +.
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giycerine. and in the mixture dissolve
the boraX. Dissolve the oil in the spir-
Us OF camphor and gradually add TO it
the mucilage ID mix thoroughlv.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

Peroxide of hydrogen is an excellent
bleach Apply with q soft cloth. DO
not get on the hair, as IL will change
the color.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

Tncture of csntharides ! ounce: :
liquid ammonia l dram; gIycerine u
ounce: oil OF thyme. y dram; rosemary
oil. y dram.
Mix all together with six ounces of
rosewater. Rub the scalp thoroughly
with this pTenaration until no further
evidence of dandraf is noticed.
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How tr Take Remedy.

In taking the Yaucaire remedy. should
the remedy be taken in water or should
the wafer be taken before or after the
remedy? Is a woman of thirty-five too
old 10 receive much benefit from this
treatment? Do YOU think some i'm
DroVement should be noticeable in a
month Ime2
III Nc IlI- A lily
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FORMULA FOR OILY HAIR.

Use the following mixture daily, rub
blng wen into the scalp?
Alcohol 2 ounces; witch hazel
ounces; Iesorcin. IS grains.
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The Naucaire remedy should be taken
In water You are not by any means
too old to be benefited, but month is d
little soon TO expect visible results.
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Sleeplessness.

Hot spinal douches-that is, pouring hot
water down the spine from jug or
big sponge-are of more value for the
cure OF sIeeplessness than sleeping
draughts for they cannot do harm, and,
IN most cases. soothe the nerves. draw
blood from the brain. and induce sleep.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

Mrs. w.-To reduce the bust make
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
Met His Match.

One of the very few occasions on
which Rufus Choate. the famous
American lawyer and statesman, met
his match was when he was eXamin-
ing one Dick Barton. chief mate of
the ship Challenge" Choate had
cross-examined him for over an hour,
hurting questions with the speed of a
rapid-fire gun.
WAS there a moon that night?"
"Yes. SIR
"Did you see it?'
mo, SIR
"Then how did you know there was
q mOonT'
THE Nautical Almanac said so.
and I'll believe that sooner than any
lawyer in the world
BE civil, sir. And now tell me in
what latitude and longitude sou cross
! ed the equator?"
"Ah, you are joking"
mo. sir. I'm in earnest, and l de-
sire an answer"
That's more than l can give"
Indeed. You a chief mate and un-
able to answer so simple a question:
Yes the simplest question / ever
was asked. l thought even a fool OF
n lawyer knew there's no latitude al
the equator"
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and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all, possessed of wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1s43 she married Isaac Pinkham.
builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and a
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days it
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and ex-
perience many of them gained won
derful knowledge of the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest
in the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods OF
all kinds; so, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex-
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the body, and
it was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi.
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief of these was a rare combina.
ton of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pe.u.
liar to the female sex, and Lydia E. Pink.
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this so far was done freely, with.
out money and without price, as a
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity were toe
much for the large real estate interests
of the Pinkham family, as this class
of business suffered most from
fearful depression, so when the Centen
NAL year dawned it found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia e. PInlfham's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother. combined forces to
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
LOOSE TEETH

Made Sound by Eating Grape-Nuts.
Proper food nourishes every part of
the body, because Nature selects the
different materials from the food we
eat, to build bone, nerve, brain, mus
Gle. teeth etc.
All we need is to eat the right kind
of food slowly, chewing it velour
digestive organs take ii up into the
blood and the blood carries it all
through the body, to every little mock
and corner.
If some one would ask you, as
Grape Nuts good for loose teethT',
you'd probably say, "No, / don't see
how 1t could be-" But a woman in
Ontario writes:
For the past two years l have used
Grape-Nuts Food with most excellent
results. 1t seems to take the place of
medicine in many ways, builds up the
nerves and restores the health gener-
ally.
"A little Grape-Nuts taken before
retiring soothes my nerves and gives
sound Sleep" because it relieves ir-
ritability of %he stomach nerves, being
a predigested food)
Before l used Grape-Nuts my teeth
were loose in the gums. They were so
bad l was afraid they would some day
all fall out. Since l have used Grape
Nuts | have not been bothered any
more with loose teeth
"All desire for pastry has disappear
ed and / have gained in health,
weight and happiness since 1 began to
use GrapeNuts." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich. Get
the famous little book, The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a reason"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
>QNNS &NUS(
9P@RR

Kid Herman is patiently waiting for
a chance to meet Cans and Nelson.
1t looks as if the question of superiority
in the 2-year-old class on the turf will
not be decided this year.
According to advices the Gold6eld Ath
letic Club will put up a purse of $4,000
for a go between Terry McGovern and
Jimmy Britt.
The Clevelands lead the American
League in club batting with .276 and 10
se,ding with .967. Five members of the
team are in the 800 class in hitting.
Manager Chance of the Chicago Cubs
says that he is not going to repeat the
m istake made by McGrsw this year OF
depending entirely on his veterans to win
the pennant for him again next season.
Charles Neary. the Milwaukee boxer
who defeated Herrera, announces that he
will not take part in any short round
bouts the coming season unless he fails to
get some long ones. lie prefers fifteen &c
twenty round bouts.
Jimmy Coffroth of San Francisco is
one man who is far from thinking Nelson
impervious to a knockout punch, and the
popular fight promoter declares that he
is willing 10 bet 5000 that Willie Fitz.
gerald. the Brooklyn lightweight, can
defeat Battling Nelson.
Harness horse enthusiasts are looking
forward TO the meeting of Dan Patch and
The Broncho. two of the greatest PAGERS
that tEfe world has ever known. An effort
is now being made to bring the two PAGERS
together in special match.
The result of the Cans Nelson affair
shows that finish fights are a Gelusion and
snare. Cans was compelled to go SC
carefully in outstanding his strength that
1t robbed the bout of much of the inter.
est it would otherwise have possessed
No bout should go longer than % rounds.
and for the most part 20 rounds is amply
sufficient.
An amendment 10 the new eligibility
rules for athletes at Harvard. to the ef.
feet that a student who is registered in
any graduate department shall not take
part in athletics as members of varsity
teams, has brought the sport down &c
hard and fast lines. The rule is looked
upon as a distinct hardship on the men
to whom it applies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-11
NERVOUS DEBILITY
A Scranton Woman Tells How Or.
Williams Pink Pills Made Her
Well and Cfro,c


Nervous debility is the common mama
for what the doctors term neurasthenia.
1t is characterized by mental depression.
fits of the 'blues," or melancholy. loss
of energy and spirits. The patients ewes
become dull, the pink fades from the
cheeks. the memory becomes defective so
that it is difficult to recall dates and
names at will. Some of these symptoms
only may be present or all of them. The
remedy lies i'll toning up the nervous
SYSTEM and there is no medicine better
adapted for this purpose than DIR.
Williams Pink Pills.
Mrs. Jane j. Davies, of No. 314 War
rem street, Scranton, Pa, SAYS: "Some
years ago | became greatly reduced in
health and strength and NV nervous
system became so debilitated that felt
wretched. Icould not rest or sleep well
at night and woke mp as weary and
languid in the morning as / was when |
went to bed. My head ached in the
morning and often there was a pain in
my right side which was worse when l
sat down. My nerves were on edge all
the time. every little noise bothered me
and was generally miserable. Then /
decided to try DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, as my husband had taken
them with good results, and they did
wonders for me. Now / have no more
pain in my side, no more headaches,
sleep well and feel strong and able to
do my work"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills cured Mrs
Davies and they can do just as much
for other weak, pale, ailing men OF
women who are slipping into hopeless
decline. They strike straight at the root
of all common diseases caused by pool
and impoverished blood
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists. or will be sent postpaid, on
receipt of price, so cents per box, six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, NY.