The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-12-28

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Helene vALEAU'S ANSWERS.
Miss Valeau will reply to all Ques--
IONS asked by the feminine readers OF
the IntelmOuntain Catholic. Inc wei
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sIroadv familiar with her ability. MISE
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interest in those who write to her, arlo
win snare no pains in seeing that thelr
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Ealeau, Intermountain Catholic
D,sr Miss Valeau: Please tell me
mn viii relieve a severe case of in
mia Please answer all my ques-
,.ors-T. NJ, Salt Lake.
7or insomnia, a writer in the Inter
,los1 recommends this: Simply take
5inarv pumpkin seeds, a handful at
.i,7o throw into q quart of boiling
ter and let them boil until there is
We. mint or less. Strain. and drink
~ u.ater. either hot or cold. and relief
cure TO follow, with no troublesome
- effect. The tea acts on the kid
&C and produces a healthful and re-
rreshing sleep.
IN the same paper. Dr.. Reeder says:
Tho Tactic acid secured through but
..-r,ilk or thick, sour milk. is the best
..a. ran be secured, and it is in a
s,rr, exactly suited TO the system.
7Iav.s,,ey if this can not be taken with
~ distress. the best substitute would
he bran lemonade, prepared as fol-
u.e. Take q pint of clean bran (such
.s Won feed to stock and pour over it
Mint Of pure, cold water, allowing it
-, stand few minutes, after which
,irsin off the water and make a lemon
AIDE from the same by the addition of
teTnon Juice and a little sugar.
For aching limbs. tired hands and
.rns mr. feet after the continuous exer-
ION of housekeeping, hot salt baths
are excellent. if one is not too tired to
AXE them: even bathing the limbs in
hot salt water is relieving. Make the
solution quite strong.
X X \
Dear Miss Naleau: Please give me
some advice about my compleXion.-S.
e. Ogden.
The cold. rough winds will soon
~oughen and redden the skin, as well as
bring chaps, chaffings and assures in
finger joints for those who must work
in the weather" tOne of the very best
safest and most inexpensive remedies
for this condition is solution made of
glycerine, one tablespoonful, rosewater
TWO tablespoonfuls, and the juice of one
lemon. Boiled water will answer as
well as rosefater. Put these ingredi-
ents in a bottle, shake up, and keep on
the washstand, and on washing the
hands after drying, pour a little into
the palms of the hands and rub all over
the hands, wrists and face.
For skins that viii not bear washing
with soap, or If soap must be used
often for cleansing, get ordinary cheese
cloth, and make little bags about three
or four inches square; fill these scantily |
with rolled oats or wheat bran, sew up |
the end and every night, on going to |
bed, lay one of these bags in a basin |
Of tepid water, let lie q few minutes, |
then use the bag as you would soap, |
rubbing into every little wrinkle of the |
skin just as you would soap, using the |
bag as a wash rag. The oatmeal or
bran is healing as well as cleansing,
and will make the skin soft, smooth /
and Clean These can be used during
The day. if occasion requires, and where
soap must be used as a cleanser, an
after use Of the bags will do a great
deal of good. This is also recommend
ed for skin disorders
Do not use common laundry soap for
the hands and face. Use the "over-
fat kind. Avoid smelly" soaps, as
highly scented soaps are usually made
IF poor material. and the perfume used
10 disguise il. Don't be afraid to take
are of the hands and face. Much dis
somfort viii be avoided by so doing.
Do not use hard, well or spring water
{ It can be avoided. Try to keep a
uPply Of rain water for toilet purposes.
Wen and boys-especially boys, who
work out in the winter, usually suffer
,reat pain from ohapped, cracked
'ands, which could be avoided, IL care
we're taken to keep the skin in good
ondition. Much of it is their own $
ault
] viii gladly answer the letter from :
ne distressed little lady at Basalt, I
-oo.. next week. I want to give the !
ase much study. and have not the time {
MS week,