Middletown transcript., 1909-01-30

should be carried in the pocket and rub
bed on the lips at frequent intervals. Il
taken in time it will usually balk the blis'
ters.
Warm borax water applied to the scalp
will remove dandruff.
| Cold water makes the eyes look bright
and keeps them strong.
Rice has finer flavor if washed in hot
water instead of cold before cooking.
No dressing stand is complete without
half lemon put there fresh every day.
A few drops of juice much diluted
makes an agreeable mouth wash.
Rubbed over the face followed by an ap-
plication of cold cream,it is good bleach.
For the nails it is excellent and is used
by thrusting the finger tips into the pulp.
They should be washed at once and
then lightly rubbed with cold cream.
The house wife who equanders all her
odds and ends of soap should learn les
son in thrift. She is reckless because
these bits, no matter how small, can be
utilized in way that saves more pennies
than one would think
Ii you are one of those who are care.
less in this respect, mend your ways.
Gather together ence a week all the
ends Of kitchen and laundry soap into
one jar, and all the ends OF toilet and
household soap into another jar.
AS most housewives use the same
brand of soap year in and year out, there
will not be much of a mixture. 1t will
make no difference if there is, as the re.
suit will be much the same.
1t might be just as well to label each
jar in clear manner. On one put Exit
chen soap" On the other, toilet soap"
When you have both jars full, 60 to
workin some idle hour and shave these
pieces OF soap with sharp old kitchen
knife. Have two pans or bowls for the
purpose, and when you are through with
the soap pour into each pan two or three
pints of boiling water.
Keep this water at the boiling point
until every particle Of the soap is dissolv-
ed. stir it with clean wooden spoon and
when it becomes soft and thick pour back
into the jars while hot and cover each one.
Put them away to cool, and when this
is done you will find that each jar is full
of smooth, even, clear jelly.
This will keep for any amount of time.
The kitchen jar is left in the pantry and
the toilet jar is put in the bath room.
This soap is just as good TO use as cake
Of soap. Some women prefer it, For
shampooing the hair it is far ahead of
lather.
A tablespoonful Of it may be put into
bottle Of boiling water with little bay
rum, il one likes the odor, then shaken
into thick froth and used on the
head.
Half Of the bottle is used at first to
cleanse the scalp, and when this is rims
ed off the other half is used TO wash the
the hair itself.
Clear hot water is used for rinsing,
and the hair is as clean as though an
expensive hair dresser had done the
work.
Every hair follicle has oil glands
which secrete and give oil to the hair.
1t is necessary to the health of the hair
that these tiny glands do not become
clCgged. II the oil secretion is prevented
the hair becomes dry and unhealthy.
II this is allowed to 60 and the hair is
not cleansed as often as is necessary for
its health there will form scnrf or
dandruff caused by the corroding of the
dust and dirt from the atmosphere and
the secretion from the sweat glands.
Dandraff, which is commonly supposed
to be disease by those who suffer from
this trouble, is not disease. 1t is true
that many persons who are particular
about the care of the scalp aud hair suffer
with it, butt is then only the more nee.
essary that cleansing is frequent.
Many have the tendency to shampoo
the hair too often to prevent this dan-
druff from forming, and thus they take
out all the oil from the head which is
needed; 30 reduce the number Of times of 1
shampoo and massage the head every
night.
1fthe scalp is rubbed brlskly with the
tips Of the fingers, thus improving slug
gish circulation and inaction it is an ex-
eellent means Of preventing dandruff.
The frequency Of shampooing must be 4
by the character Of the hair. Ordinarily
every four weeks is often enough, but if
il Is inclined to be extra dry every six
weeks is sufficient. The best shampoo
for the hair is an egg. Il acts as
tonic to the scalp and bas excellent
cleansing properties. The yolk contains
food, iron and sulphur. 1t
should be thoroughly massaged into the
scalp with rotary motion, beginning at
lhe forehead and going back to the crown.
The long hair should be taken in the
hands. well lathered and rubbed together
until clean. Il should be then rinsed
with plenty Of warm water, d spray being.
ihs best thing to use, then rinsed ia cold
water 20 cause reaction.
After Ehe hair Is thoroughly dry ,nas-s.l
Iage with the tips Of fngers, aud If the
lcalp iDellnes 10 drynesa q little olive I'll
y vaseline may Be rubbed in =