The National tribune., 1906-09-06
THE FAMILY.
By SENORA SARA,

for the scalp. and the tea 10 good for
athe hair. strengthens the roots and
cleanses tho scalp. Make .hs tea as
strong a. you like. but remember this,
Il dsrkens the hair. II is not wise to
wash the hair too much OF course.
You should tfy to keep the scalp clean
ehd free Of dandruf. 3ut much washing
finally deadens them lll the hair falls
5at. The hair has to bs novflshsd by q
throws out naturally. OF else by applied
OILS or IL will die and fall out. The
girl who keeps her hair "fiuffed" all the
time Is doing 1t at the cost of her hair.
which, when she gets older. will begin
to grow thin. dnd no amount Of coaxing
will bring II back again. Better let your
than to grow bald spots through vanity
and trying to keep uc with the style
Do not use ammonia or borax on the
hair; both are drying and injurious.
Plain good soap and plenty Of 1t Is best.
Use hard water II you must. but soft
water Is much the best. II you use hard
water. make It very soapy and let It
stand for a time. then skim of the white
stun that rises to tho top. Rinse your
hair in several waters, after having
washed in at least three soapy waters.
You will never be graceful unless you
learn to stand erect and walk with q
free, easy, swinging step. Walking well
Is an art. and mighty few N'omen know
how to walk.
Hang nails are a useless torture. Ev-
cry woman in this day can have nice
nails If she will Suppose you have
washed the breakfast dishes; the minute
you are through, and while your hands
are soft from the dishwater, go to the
bowl. put in 1t a pint of iukewarm
water, take your nafl-brush, fill 1t with
soap and scrub your nails well. Then
with the soft washrag gently rub back
the flesh at the "half-moon" on your
nails. If the skin is little obdurate.
soften In the soapy water again, and
with the nall of one finger press the
skin back. Keep the cuticie wet and
work gently or you will make very bad
hangnails until you have got your nails
trained Rinse your hands free of the
soap and dry them; then rub and rub
back that cuticle some more. In a few
days you will find that 1t is all loose and
responds very readily to the treatment.
When you go to your room take your
nail-file and carefully file your nails,
removing every bit of unevenness. At
night use on your hands equal parts of
and bay rum or rosewater in
stead of the bay rum. In a little time
you will have as nice nails as any one
need wish. IL you use the buffer every
day to polish them. Half an hours at
tention once week will put your nails
in healthy condition. and then all you
need do Is to polish them a little every
day. Nice hands mark the lady; that
Is. weil-kept hands. All hands are not
pretty of course
The very best way to live, IL you wish
to be happy. is to cast from you the
troubles Of the past. They cannot now
be helped; they cannot he undone
Neither is 1t well for your peace OF
mind to look forever with fearful eyes
to the future. Build as well as you can,
but do not fret while you build. 1t is
fretting that makes a woman grow old
and careworn and waspish. Fretting
never cured an Ill in this world. In fact.
fretful spirits retard Joy rather than
hasten its coming. At first you may
have to counterfeit a spirit of content,
but in time it will really become a sec
ond nature. Then there Is a duty you
owe your fellowman. You have no right
in the world to let your sad spirits, your
eternal ouble-hunting darken the sky
OF your neighbor. If you can help a
spent a single precious minute fretting
over it. II thing cannot be helped.
then it certainly is not worth while hav-
ing wasted a precious minute In fretting
over IL.
I think that little corn puddings are
awfully good eating. Score the raw
corn, and with a dull knife scrape all
pulp from the ears. To one pint of this
Ii
one pint of milk, four eggs, two table
spoonfuls of melted butter, one tea
spoonful OF salt and one-third of a tea
spoonful Of pepper. Scoop the centers
from firm tomatoes, sprinkle with salt
and let them drain for an hour Fill
with the mixture. stand In fiat but
tered pan and bake in a quick oven un-
til firm In the center; this will take
about half an hour. II you have not
tomatoes. green sweet peppers make
good castings. Cut the end off, scrape
out the seeds and fill with the corn
mixture and bake in the same way; or
If you do not want to bother with cas-
ings. bake the mixture In buttered pud-
ding or custard cups. Still another ex-
cellent way is to drop the batter in the
buttered pan and bake that way in lit
tie cakes. II the batter is little thin,
add a little more -four
This is said to be a real "chop suey"
recipe. 1t sounds too decent for the
Chinese dish that nobody knows what II
is made Of. but this Is good, anyhow:
Cut pound and a half of steak from
the round" into pieces about a finger
in length and an inch wide; put in two
medium-sized onions and stew for two
hours. Add a good-sized bunch of cell
cry cut into bits and cook for 20 min
utes more. Thicken with a BIT Of -four
and serve inside ring of boiled rice.
Did you ever try frying cucumbers? i?
Now. don't throw up your hands In hor-
ror. because. you know. fried cucum-
bers are really fine. They have fra
GRANGE. a bouquet" all their own. If
you please. and very agreeable. Take
them in the icebox. When ready to fry,
put into the frying pan enough good fat
fresh pork to give you two tablespoon
fuls or more of sweet lard Now. mind
that you do as l say. unless you are
very sure Of the lard you have on hand
The fat must be sweet and fresh If YOU
would have eatable cucumbers. Take
two or three heaping tablespoonfuls of
shted -four on a plate. and salt 1t very
well. indeed-to taste, of course; you
will know how much to use; any good
cook does-and dash little white pep
per over II and mix all well. Peel the
cucumbers. taking a good thick slico
OF. so as to not leave a bit OF green.
and slice the firm white yegeta BILE in
eight slices-if 1t is large. II not so
large, into four or six slices. These are
things that you have to learn by ex-