The National tribune., 1908-10-01
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By sENoRA SARA.

Here is comfort for women-and
| men-who blush uncomfortably. Sir
| Arthur Mitchell, X. c. B., of Edinburgh,
who knows much that is strange about
dreams. laughter and other common
place human characteristics. has just
| advanced the consoling theory that
blushing is an achievement of which
every one who can blush should be
proud.
He says it requires brains to blush.
II lots cannot blush. neither can ami
NILS. Sir Arthur calls attention to the
fact that tiny infants do not blush, altho
they learn at an early age, just as soon,
in fact, as the brain begins to exercise
its functions. In blushing, he says. the
mind always must be affected. 1t is al
ways and only a bodily expression of a
mental state. 1t is a natural thing for
blusher to say that he had tried to
blush. No individual bushes of his own
free will. The blush arises without call
instantaneously and vanishes almost as
quickly. Neither for its coming nor its
going is here any exercise Of volition.
1t is controlled, Sir Arthur says, solely
by the brain, and is positive sign that
there is an active brain there.
Pumpkin pies are now ripe. Select a
solid-meated, golden, glossy pumpkin,
not too large. The smaller ones, flat,at
| the ends, are usually sweetest. Cut up
into pieces without peeling, rejecting
the seeds and inner shreds. Put into a
large porcelain-lined kettle with about
a cupful of boiling water to keep from
sticking. cover and set on the back of
the stove, where it will cook slowly in
its own juice. This will require five or
six hours, preferably longer, until sweet,
tender and nearly dry. Pull off the loose
skin and rub thru a colander. If it
seems watery let it drain overnight,
keeping the juice for brown bread.
When ready to bake the pies, measure
the pulp, and to every five cups allow
one teaspoonful of salt, half a grated
nutmeg, tablespoonful of mace, two
teaspoonfuls of ginger, and large cup
of sugar. Beat four eggs and stir into
the pumpkin pulp, together with four
cups sweet milk and half cup of
cream, if convenient. Beat well and
taste to see if sweet enough. Turn into
deep pie plates lined with good pastry
til rich, golden brown and firm in the
center. Serve with good American
cheese.
For a brief space now flies will be
more troublesome than ever, because
they will seek the warm house. If the
windows are properly screened flies
should not be numerous in the house.
However, should they become so, about
20 drops of carbolic acid dropped upon
a hot shovel and allowed to evaporate
will cause them to disappear. Another
remedy is to hold a lump of gum cam
phor over lamp until consumed, and
pleasanter way, perhaps, is to keep
window sills sprinkled with oil of Law
ender. Flies are said to greatly dislike
the smell OF mignonette, and SO pots or
vases of this delightful plant may be
kept in the room as remedy.
A bonny clabber dessert is made as
follows: Set dish of SKINNED milk
away in a warm plate, covering from
the air. AS soon as it turns and sets
like blanc mango it is ready to serve in
the same dish. Cut out each portion
carefully in serving, and put in glass
dishes with a sweet cream sauce favored
with little nutmeg. 1t should be
thoroly chilled before placed on the
table, and should be served before the
curds and whey begin to separate.
Dilated pores so disfigure the upper
part of the cheeks, nostrils and some
times even the chin that contracting
them becomes necessary if a woman's
face is to have any effect of freshness
or prettiness.
To diminish their size successfully is
one of the most tedious things in con-
nection with the achieving of beauty,
for there are SO many different reasons
for enlarged pores, and the improve
ment shows only after such long
period that the average person often
gives up in despair before the remedy
has been fairly tried.
OF the causes for this blemish, indi-
gestion is possibly the most common,
and is brought on by an excess of rich
food or stimulating drinks. Beer or ale
affects some persons skin in precisely
this way, while greasy food, such as
fried dishes or gravies, will make large
pores This is easily understood when
one realizes that more fat is taken into
the system than can be thrown off in
normal manner thru the liver, and so
it makes its way thru the pores of the
skin, enlarging them, and causing the
complexion to be oily, the latter an in
variable accompaniment of dilated
pores.
Failure to keep the skin perfectly
clean may be another cause of this
difficulty, and to obviate it the flesh
must be thoroly washed to remove the
dust from the pores, as they cannotl
throw out the dirt unasssted Pores,
it must be remembered, are like tiny
lungs, and give air to the skin. Clog
them, and they struggle for breath, and
this causes dilation. 1t is impossible
to prevent dust getting on the skin thru
the day, and therefore great care must
be taken to clean the pores at night It
is because a complexion brush does this
so successfully that its use is advocated
These brushes should not be harsh, for
then they irritate the flesh a soft one
is the best.
With such a brush, warm water and
soap a daily cleansing will help to con-
tract large pores, and will also prevent
their dilation, il the trouble has not al
ready begun. In any event. twice a
week liquid green soap should be used
but this is very strong, and overuse of
it will be very injurious, so the appli-
cation of some kind of cold cream may
be necessary afterward, should the skin
feel drawn.
However much one may disbelieve in
the vegetarian diet, there is no question
that persons who conform to it, as a
rule, have beautiful skin. Their flesh
is clear and fresh, with an entire alb
sence of the greasiness so usual with
meat eaters. Meat, necessary as it is to
most persons, is eaten too much. Tol
partake of it once a day is enough for
any but those who do the hardest kind
of manual labor. Fish, eggs and poul-
try should take the place of beef, lamb, |
mutton and pork if the complexion is to
be considered, and as all three of these
substitutes are nourishing. there will be |
no danger of impoverishing the system
by their use.
Remembering that the simplest and