The National tribune., 1907-06-27
By SEN0RA SARA

over the fire and bring them quickly to
, n boil; then drain and rinse. The si;ins
can be rubbed from the almonds. but
a sharp knife must be used with the
: walnuts. Chestnuts are, perhaps, the
hardest nuts to blanch. The best way
is to score the chestnut shells in three
or four places and then put them into a
frying pan With butter. a teaspoorfut'
: of butter will be needed to every pint
of the nuts. Shake the pan over The
fire until the butter is melted, then put
the pan in the oven for five minutes.
: After this treatment the shells and
I skins will come off easily. ~ =.
To blacken a stove when hot clean
first with newspapers, then add a :ea-
: spoonful of sugar to one cupful of raixt
backing. The sugar makes the blacks
ing adhere to the stove.
5 Three things that are particularly Sad
, for plumbing are lint. hair and grease.
Do not use cleaning cloths or dish-
cloths after they become so worn chat
: they shed lint. Be careful not to have
| grease poured into the kitchen sink.
/. once month, at least, pour two quarts
of strong. hot lye into the kitchen sink
first having made the pipes hot By a
generous flushing with hot water. After
, waiting 10 minutes follow the lye with
plentiful supply OF hot water. Use a
; pound of sal soda or a pound can OF
potash IN making the I've. .f1 -
Worry is the twin sister of nervous.
ness. Neither ever should enter the
: daily life of any one. God, in His ALL
wise providence, put the head of hu-
/ man being on top that all beneath
, might be subservient to it. There is
: something wrong above the eyes, in the
region of the will power, when one be-
4 comes nervous in the sense of excitaoil-
4 ity. Know thyself" is good; control
thyself is better. Worry and excitement
never aided anyone. Anybody can get
along when everything is all right; but
1t takes wise man, a leyef-headed man,
to get along and not worry nor become
nervous when everything is all wrong.
Il Nervous indigestion, to be cured must
have the attention drawn to diet and
exercise in order to strengthen the
nerves. heterogeneous food. such as Is to
be found in the lean of meats, good
cereals. fish, beans, etc. should be your
diet. Cleanse the stomach and strength
Il en- 1t and cure your constipation by
drinking salt and water.
j Tea is harmful to almost anyone who
mas the slightest stomach or bowel
trouble. 1t is too much of an astring-
ent. Coffee, if taken clear, compara.
lively is harmless.
The beauty of the face is due largely
to the layer of fat which is spread over
a modeler spreads the clay on the figure
he is modelling. The wear and tear OF
lie, the sorrows, anxfetieS and depriva-
| tons play havoc with this fatty inter-
lining, and when the first bloom of
|! youth departs it either wastes away.
leaving the face full Of hollows and the
| skin wrinkled, or, as is apt to be the
case later in life, it accumulates, adding
| unsightly rolls to the chin, filling the
eye sockets. making the eyes seem
smaller and deforming the contours of
| the cheeks. In both of these conditions
/ much can be done by means of exer-
cises, self-massage and the care of the
skin to bring about a better condition
of affairs. The color of the face de-
pends upon the healthy condition of the
i tiny blood vessels which carry the blood
| to the skin. These form a network
thruout the skin, dividing and subdi d.
1 ing until they become SO small that
| they can be seen only by the micro
scope. To keep these tiny blood vss-
sells in a state of activity, so the blood
can run thru them, is the way to pre-
serve the skin. Slowly, as age advances,
they wither away, SO that the skin is
not properly nourished, and that Is why
the skin in the aged is SO colorIess and
dried up, becoming like parchment. In
order to have a fine complexion it is the
greatest necessity that blood should be
brought into the minuteSt of these tiny
| blood vessels. They are called "capIl.
| laries," because they are like hairs in
| ffnenesS. The object Of steaming the
! face, of massaging it, and of applying
electricity is to stimulate the action Of
these same capillaries. Some persons
cheeks are much roster naturally than d,
others. which is due to the fineness Of
| the skin, and to the fact that the outer
layer of the skin is thinner. This Ia
| especially the case with blondes.
M
beautiful skin or an elastic. step If she
does not supply her lungs with oxygen.
She can do this by deep breathing. The
indolent woman regains her lost ener-
gy when she learns how to breathe corr
rectly. The sallow girl, with the dark
circles under her eyes, discovers that
with correct breathing the congested
veins Will yield to the stimulated circu-
lation, the dark rings disappear and the
luster reappear in the eyes. Deep
breathing will reduce flesh in obese wo-
| men. because oxygen burns out carbon,
Proper breathing means taking in a
large supply of oxygen. Deep breathing
VIII help to make curves where there.
are angles, and it is a potent factor in
the cure of emaciation, because 1t sup
plies oxygen to the wasted tissues and
sets the machinery of the vital organs
going. strengthening weak places ard
supplying red corpuscles to impoverish-
ed blood. 1t viii promote digestion by
quickening the functions of the stomach
and intestfnes and promoting the as
similation of food.
Particular attention ought to be paid
by the plump woman to sitting and .
standing correctly. She should have >.
perfect control over her waist and ah-
dominal muscles. The figure will be
wonderfully improved, even without the
loss of flesh. if these muscles are held
in their normal positions 4
Watercress is an excellent blood purf--t
fer. +
Tomatoes are good for torpid liver.
but should be avoided by gouty people,
Lettuce has soothing effect on the
nerves, and is excellent for sufferers -
from Insomnia. 1t also acts as a seda-
tive upon the human frame owing to.
the opium it contains
Celery is nerve tonic; so are onions.
Spinach has great aperient qualities,
and Is far better than medicine for suf-
fererS from constipation se, -la.tl-
Beets are fattening. and good for
people who want to put on flesh; so are
potatoes.
Asparagus stimulates the kidneys. /
Bananas are good for sufferers from
chest complaints.
Cranberries are astringent, and cor
rect the liver when it is suffering from
inactiOn caused by Overeatinp ''