The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-03-27
HEALTH and BEAUTY NOTES.

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Warm salad oil will relieve earache
Oatmeal in the bath makes the skin
soft.
When the hair splits clip or single
the ends.
Borax is very good to soften the
shampoo water.
To heal fever blisters apply little
powdered alum.
| To prevent dampness on the hail
use fiaxseed tonic.
! A sun bath is invaluable for delicate
women and children.
Well kept gray hair is much more
attractive than dyed hair.
Always try to spend at least one
hour day in the open air.
A walk in the fresh air will do {
common headache lots of good.
The bed linen should always be per.
fectly dry before sleeping on it.
It is very bad taste to place beauti.
full jewels upon neglected fingers.
Licorice will sweeten the breath and
is said to relieve sour stomach.
Do not think that scrubbing will in
jure your complexion, for 1t will not
A little borax in the water keeps
some persons hands from perspiring
Too heavy bed clothes are often the
cause of that tired feeling in the morn
| ing.
For Indigestion take teaspoonful
of glycerine in little water after eat
| ing.
Do not use alcohol or ether to dry
| the hair quickly; they turn the hair
gray.
Never use very hot water to wash
the face; it will dry and wrinkle the
skin. ~
Diluted alcohol applied daily will
prove beneficial in excessive perspira-
ton.
Double chins are sometimes caused
by resting the head on a very high
pillow.
Castor oil applied to a wart several
times a day for a week will cause it
to disappear.
Two or three swallows of rather
strong salt water will cure heart burn
for the time.
Never scrape the finger nails. 1t
will thicken and make them uneven
and full of ridges.
Brush your eyebrows night and
morning with vaseline to make them
long and beautiful.
The application of cocoa butter will
help to make the hands plump around
the knuckles and joints.
A small cup of hot milk taken in the
middle of the forenoon, afternoon and
bedtime is very fattening.
For a sharp, tickling throat cough,
a teaspoonful of honey taken every
few minutes ia very good
A red oily nose should be bathed
with borax water, and afterward an
ointed with camphor water.
If woman has not beautiful face,
she can make up for it by always hav-
ing a nice, neat, clean appearance.
A good rub or massage every night
with the ends of the fingers stimu-
lates the scalp and removes dandruff.
If the nails are brittle, never cut
them until they have been soaked in
warm water or rubbed with almond
oil.
The hair should not be shampooed
too often; twice month Is sufficient,
and pure CASTLE ie the best soap to
use.
The feet should be bathed three
times week, and the nails manicured
once week to be kept in good condi-
ton.
circles or hollows under the eyes is
eight hours of good sound sleep every
night.
A good cure for tired, swollen feet
is a hot water bath in which two
ounces of coarse salt have been dis
solved.
New stockings should be washed
before they are worn, as the dye used
to color them contains a poisonous
element.
Thin people should battle in warm
water as often as possible. Warm wa
ter is absorbed by the skin more read
lily than cold.
A few drops of lemon juice in plain
water is an excellent tooth wash. 1t
not only removes the tartar but sweet
ems the breath.
Never rub the soap directly on the
hair when shampooing, as it Is very
hard to wash out. Always use soap
in liquid form.
Remember that warm feet have
much to do with the hands. When the
feet are habitually cold the hands are
always red or blue.
The juice of half lemon squeezed
into teacupful of strong black cof-
fee and drunk without sugar is very
good for sick headache.
Filing is better to keep the nails
the right shape and length than cut
ting. The palm of the hands is the
best poisher one can find.
The constant use of sage tea will
darken the hair. A cupful may be
made at time, sleeping in the same
manner ordinary tea is made.
The skin constantly throws off i'm
purities, therefore perfect cleanliness
and frequent baths are necessary if
one wishes clear complexion.
The feet should be washed quickly
and dried Immediately, and do not use
much soap on them, as it destroys the
natural oil which Is needed very much.
The use of glycerine will not cause
growth of hair on the face, but in
some cases too constant use of cold
creams will cause slight down to ap-
pear.
The person who sleeps curled up can
never hope to have nice square Shout
ders. Stretch out and relax all mus
cles, and you will feel rested in the
morning.
Delicate women who fear catching
cold from having the hair shampooed
in winter should buy a good tonic,
which dissolves the dust and dandruff
they are bound to accumulate without
great care.