Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-29
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HOUSEHOLD hints
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HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

A glass Of hot water taken just af.
ter rising, a half-hour before break.
fast, will cure indigestion.
II is claimed that lavender applied
to the face and hands will keep away
mosquitoes. Lemon juice added to
the drinking water is beneficial to
malaria victim.
Sea bathing frequently makes flng.
er nails brittle, but equal parts of
turpentine and myrrh melted together
and spread upon the nails at night
will make them stronger, while th't
mixture may be removed with a lite
olive oil In the morning.
When polishing finger nails one will
save time and meet with more salts
faction II the nail polish is applied
with a very soft tooth brush. 1t does
the work more quickly and reaches
into crevices where the chamois
burnisher does not After applying
powder with the brush use chamois
to polish.
A lotion made from the following
recipe will improve the appearance of
red nose: Powdered calamine, one
dram; zinc oxide, thirty grains: ely.
cerin, onehalf dram: cherry laurel
water, four onces. This lotion should
be well shaken before It is mopped
On the nose II may be used both
morning and evening.
II a womans will stand up straight
while she IL sweeping II Is the very
best possible way OF expanding her
chest. But STOPPING over the broom
Is bad; the chest Is contracted and
the work made harder. To sweep
vigorously with head up and arms
moving freely helps to give the
shoulders n beautiful erectness and
also pulls Off superfuous flesh. Espe.
clally where the arm is too fat direct
~ below the shoulder this work helps.
II takes of the extra flesh and rounds
the arm splendidly. For this II Is al.
most as good as using the washboard
and that is proverbial for improving
the arms.
| A nice lotion for the hands Is made
by putting into a bottle two onces OF
glycerin, two onces OF water, four
tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and a
few drops OF carbolic acid. Shake
well and after washing and drying the
hands rub a little Of the mixture into
them.
When annoyed with perspiring
hands this recipe for lotion Will
prove valuable: Boric acid, eighty
grains; borax. 1870 grains, salicylic
acid, $50 grains; glycerin, two onces.
Rub on the hands four or five times
Il day. Wash the hands In warm wa
ter before applying and dry carefully.
Shake well. II the glycerin Is heated
It will increase the solubility OF the
preparation.
Freckles and sunburn often disfg.
ure the wrists and arms, but there Is
II good remedy which may be put up
In bottles and applied when conven'
lent. Three drains OF lemon juice,
eleven onces of hot water, two drains
of borax, one once OF red rose petals;
dissolve all together. After twenty
four hours the whole Is strained
through a jelly bag, the clear portion
is bottled with one once Of glycerin
and the remedy IL ready for use.
To help to reduce double chin
practice the following exercise: 1.
Stand erect, In military position.
Place the hands lightly on the hips,
fingers forward. Drop the chin slowly
on the collarbone then throw the
head back with quick, even move
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