Middletown transcript., 1908-10-31
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

! we're massage. If you resort to hom
treatment use the massage gently.
A mixture of lard and sulphur make
splendid preparation for pimples on tn
face or arms. Avoid getting this in th
eyes.
Do not use pumice stone to remove
superfuous hair. 1t will cause heavier
} growth. Discourage the hair growth witt
ammonia.
i Salt baths are given in the finest sani
tariums in the United States. They are
recommended as the most beneficial baths
that are given. ~.
Buttermilk is good to clear the com.
plexion, but great care must be taken
afterward, as it makes the skin tender
and it tans much easier.
Drinking a quarter of teaspoonfnl OF
salt in glass of water at each meal for
three weeks will make wonderful i'm
provement in the complexion.
Too frequent washing of the hair will
fade it if not ruin its growth. Too much
alkali makes brown hair the color OF
ashes, AID 81 es a yellow tinge to gray
haiA
| Eyer toa1sy cTena' 'ist in tile country
recommends Sec n OF olive oil to correct
J., stomach and clear the COM
..,x:,n 1t should be taken in sweet
wine or jelly water to destroy the taste.
Facial bemishes are frequently caused
by eating too many cereals, especially
when the food is not properly cooked.
! Oats should be cooked an hour at least in
a double boiler, covered so the steam will
assist in the cooking.
Have no faith in steaming the face to
beautify it. Look at the washwoman's
wrinkIed hands and see tile result oil
steam, soap and water. Gentle massage
is beneficial; bnt steaming the skin or
cooking it is certainly ruinous to any
kind of a complexion.
Use lotions with alcohol in them if the
face is oily; the oils must be supplied
when the skin is dry. Pure mutton tai
low melted with gum Of benzion is splen-
did for the complexion; in fact, mutton
is extensively used in the majority Of the
finest cold creams; it does not promote
hair growth.
The hygienic properties of lemons,
which contain citric acid, have been we'll
known for many years, but it is only
lately that scientists discovered the acid
was powerful enough to kill the germ of
typhoid fever in twenty-four hours. Some
typhoid fever bacilli, treated with raw
lemon juice and placed in the sunshine,
we're killed in two hours, the sunshine
proving quick agent-in connection with
the medicinal properties of the fruit.
Lemons have been found beneficial in the
worst forms Of smallpox and cholera, SO
it is we'll to know the medicinal properties
of harmless yet powerful fruit aciI.
One gets tired of lemon and vanilla
aavorings sometimes, and wishes for a |
novelty. Try mixing them. 1t will be
a revelation of an entirely new favor
A clever device for protecting hand
some gowns is called a dress bag. 1t is
made of silesia or common muslin, and is
shirred at the top, with a drawstring.
The ends of the string are run through |
loops in the dress skirt and waist, and
then the bag is closed and hung up in a
a closet. Neither moth nor dust can cor
rupt, though one must admit that thieves
can still break through and steal.
If glass dishes, tumblers aud other ar.
ticles of that sort are put into kettle,
covered entirely with cold water and
allowed to heat gradually, and finally
boil quickly for short time, they will be
'ound to have acquired certain tough.
ness during the operation, and will be
much harder to break
1t is well-known, though often disre-
,arded, fact, alas! that water for making
ga or coffee should never be allowed to
boil more than few minutes at the ut-
most 1t is best to use it as soon as it
comes to the boiling point. Every one
Knows the fiat taste water acquires by
polling, but few realize that the reason i
# it is that the various living creatures
disclosed by the microscope in even the t
'ursst water are killed by the boiling, {
md evidently taste better alive than
lead. Since We must drink them, whether |
We wish it or not, think most of us will {
Lissgree with the man who said he'd t
ather drink menagerie than a ceme- {
cry. Boil the water and save yourself |
rom typhoid.
In washing dishes in white porcelain
inks if one would use wooden chopping
owl for dish pan and wrap the end
t the wire dish strainer with cloth il -
1ould be found to prevent many scratches =,
Thich are so hard to clean off. +
Chopped beef or pork cracklings are +
ood to use in Indian bread, which is s
sually served warm, or they may be Y
nixed with bread and mashed potato C
and fried like sausage. 6
The following is an excellent way of a
ewing buttons on children's coats, etc.: l
lake good.sized knot in your thread, t
which should be fairly coarse; then place e
small pearl button on the inside of the h
oat. Put the needle first through the i
material, starting from the right side of 8
he garment, then through the small but e
on, then back again through the ma ?
erial and right through the big button. g
Continue to stitch through and through q
ntil the button feels quite firm, then a
i've the thread twist or two round the /
ase of the top button and flush off v
ecurely. There viii be no fear of the
nttons nnmiuU off or TEARING owoy tho | r