Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16

Bathing in salt water tones up the
skin and gives il a fresh. wholesome
to.or.
In even sever attacks of colo a tea.
spoonful of salt dissolved in Il teacup.
ful of cold water has been known to
give immediate relief. The same dose
viii revive a person who has beeG
stunned by Il heavy fall. if he can be
forced to swallow ii.
Instead of using too much powder for
cleansing the teeth occasionally use the
llquld preparations that are perfectly
harmless and purifying. 1t Is said that
few of the tooth powders are injurious.
jure the enamel.
According to the dictum of English
diet specialists. a free use of currants
in daily food is n of the most effect
I've means OF producing a clear. rosy
complexion. CurrantS seem also to sat
isfy the craving both for strong acids
sweets, which are responsible for
imany muddy or coarse c~omplexions,
f'esides possessing the incidental adj
vantage of "A beauty food, currants are
known to be the most nutritious of all
1r'lltS.' as they consist almost wholly of
grape sugar In the form that is entirely
ttSsimilated during digestion. AS Il on
kequence of a wide dissemination OF
these facts through physicians and spe-
.clalists. the use of currant bread in
England has become limos as COMMON
as that of ordinary whe bread.
, If you want white hands do not de-
pend too much on creams and lotions.
Redness of the hands, like redness Of
the nose, is often caused by poor circu-
lation.
Delicate women who fear catching
cold from having the hair ~shampooed
IN winter should buy IL good tonic.
which dissolves the dust and dandruff
that are bound to accumulate without
great care. Ask you hair dresser for
a cleansing lotion for the scalp tina
will keep the head free from dust and
dandruff and the hair soft and bril-
liant.
Women who are compelled TO do Il
good deal of homework and who's
fingers are constantly i'm water should
try the plan OF washing their hands In
the ordinary way with soap and water
and while wet of rubbing dry salt we'll
over the cuticle. This will remove all
CRIME n stains and will keep the
hands smooth and white. A slice of
is invaluable for preserving the
fine texture of the skin and should be
rubbed over the hands while washing.
Light hair is apt to grow darker with
age anything that would entirely
prevent this would be so drying as to
be injurious. There is Il shampoo mix
ture. however. that will do no harm and
may aid you. 1t is made of raw egg.
n t~easpoonful of powdered boraX, half
II teaspoonful of violet ammonia and a
quarter of a t~easpoontul of subcarbon-
of potash. Beat we'll together and
then stir into a quart of warm water. |
Wet the scalp and hair thoroughly.
at the same time. Use no
soap.
If the average reader only knew how
necessary 1t is to the health of the hair
to keep the hairbrush clean more care
would be taken of this indispensable
You will notice that the backs
of hairbrushes are almost invariably
Kept polished. but even Il cursory glance
the other side would reveal a condi-
ton that is simply abominable. There
is nothing more deadly to the health
beauty of the hair than a dust and
germ laden hairbrush. To clean the
brush make a suds of CASTLE soar and
lukewarm, md with the assist
ance OF a n~ailbrush. go through the
at least once q week; every 9TH
er day would be better. The result will
more than pay for the labor.
Even though cold weather is coming.
keep the windows open. Impure air and
darkened rooms are often the cause
of poor health. One feels much bet
ter IN a clear atmosphere with the sun
brightly. Keep the window in
the sleeping apartment open enough to
give sufficient fresh air. Eve though
me room is unheated and cold, the Win
dow should be open Just the same. A
sleeper will o breathe up all the
fresh air and If there is not a constant
supply of oxygen he simply breathes
and over again the pioson thrown
off by the lungs. Every morning the
oedclothes should ave n thorough
airing in the sun. Plenty OF covering
is necessary, but it should be light in,
There is no warmth in heavy
homemade comfortables. especially aft
ter they have been washed once or
twice.