The National tribune., 1907-09-19
By SEN0RA SARA.

1t is sad that so many of US are
content with our second best. We are
always going to do better. We have
vague ideas as to the great things We
will do, but that is as far as we get.
Before you go to bed tonight think
over your day. If you had it to live
over again, would you spend it just as
you have done?
Most of us would not. Well, we still
have Tomorrow.
No matter how we'll you do any
thing, try to do it better. Don't be
satisfied with anything but the very
best that you are capable of.
Remember that this is your chance.
Don't lose your golden opportunity
One of the most troublesome results
of hot, humid weather is suffering feet.
They swell and burn and ache in spite
of soft, well-fitting shoes. A daily hot
bath is the first and simplest remedy.
Then hot salt water is good especially
sea water. A pleasant, refreshing To-
ton is cologne water or camphorated
oil. Should soft corns appear between
the toes, separate with a bit of old
linen powdered with tannin or alum.
The latter is also considered excellent
to be used in bathing lotion. This
powder sprinkled on the feet, as tai
cum or any toilet powder, is very heal
three drains; alum, one dram.
The very worst thing for gloves is to
pull them off by the finger ends. The
ends receive hardest wear, and this
pulling not only breaks the stitches,
but draws the glove out of shape.
When taking off your gloves, fold
them back over the hand, and turn
wrong side out as the fingers are
slipped out.
The frazzled, unmended, ragged-at-
the-hem girl has certainly lost her grip
on life, and needs the life preserver Of
friendly advice
1t would seem to be the first duty
of every man to have good manners
not the superficial veneer which mere
ly is the outside polish. but the good
manners that spring from good heart
and a sincere, manly nature. Emerson
says that "a gentleman is a man of
TRUTH and this definition means hon.
esty and sincerity in conduct. He must
have character and force, good nature
and kindness, manhood first and then
gentleness."
A weIl-bred man is free from arro-
gance; he is courteous, unpretentious,
natural, simple. unaffected--in a word,
true He is considerate in his feelings,
polite and kind to every one. He re-
spects himself He is chivalrous to-
ward women, and reverences their sex
because he bears in mind mis- love and
respect for his own mother. He pro-
tects the weak, and is tender toward
children and aged persons. He is never
familiar, for to possess any Of these
qualities would indicate a distressing
lack of good breeding.
A very satisfactory way to clean
rugs after they have been hung on the
line and beaten is to brush them care
fully with whisk broom dipped in
gasoline.
Glass bottles may De cleaned by US
ing fine coal ashes. or wood ashes are
better, with little washing powder
and warm water, shaking the bottles
thoroly. Alcohol is also good, but rath-
Bites of insects are relieved by
touching the spot with drop of am
monia. 1t neutraliZes the poison and
soothes the pain.
Few practices are more beneficial to
the condition of the eyes than is that
of bathing them regularly every night
before going to bed. Dust readily ac-
CuNIuidleS OH the lluS DtlWeeH TIE
lashes, and causes them to smart, an
excellent method of cleaning them be-
ing the old-fashioned one of dabbins
the lids with a piece of cotton wool
dipped in cold, weak tea.
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Do not use gritty substances in
cleaning the hands more than once
week. and at other times use pol
ish which is soft, like vaseline. Never
i
This causes a certain amount of rough
ness, and the nails soon get brittle. 1t
is best to polish the nails with soft
towel or on the palms of the hands.
Some nails have small cOrruSations on
the surface. 1t is seldom that they
ever grow smooth, but by keeping them
clean, neatly shaped and polished they
will be greatly. improved in appear
ance.
Mock escalloped oysters are good
Cover the bottom of a baking dish
with a layer of cracker crumbs, then
with a layer of cheese; over this place
a layer of celery cut in small pieces;
pepper and bits Of butter in plenty;
pinch of salt if needed. Alternate lay
ers until dish is filled; cover with sweet
milk; place in hot oven and bake half
an hour. 1t makes a delicious dinner
dish, and resembles escalloped oysters.
Those who suffer with Indigestion
and dyspepsia due to nervous exhaus-
ton and over-fatigue can often find
relief in milk diet Add to the milk
lime water, vichy or seltzer, if needed.
A well-known writer, who was miser-
able from what l have called literary
dyspepsia" because so many writer's
have it, was put on milk diet. A
pitcher of milk was placed beside him,
and as he wrote, whenever he had
sense of faintness and exhaustion,
which happened about once in two
hours, he could take a glass of milk
He drank about two quarts a day. At
night he had a simple dinner with
meat. Following this regimen he has
lost his sallow looks, his thinness and
his dyspepsia and is comparatively
healthy.
If you live very largely upon milk
diet from the cradle up 1t is likely that
you will live longer than If you take
up a mixed diet. 1t is estimated that
the Bulgarians live longer than any
other race. There are at the present
time close to 1000 men and women in
that country who are centenarians, one
inhabitant in every thousand having
achieved the century mark. The as
longevity of this race is at
tributed to the fact that the people
live chiefly on milk. 1t Is by no means
for them fO DRINK rpf1k ayar