The National tribune., 1909-07-22
By sENoRA SARA.

Women who are going away for Sum-
mer visits to mountain and seaside or
on little trip up into the country re-
mote from towns and doctors and drug
stores should carry with them supply
of common family remedies for the ut
tie ills that attack one unexpectedly.
Most of the common Ills Of life can be
easily taken care of by lighthouse moth
er" if she exercises patience. judgment
and care, and it saves lot of unneees-
sary doctors bills. OF course, regular
medicine chest is not necessary Some
few drugs are. Unless you are in no
tel hot water is not quick thing to
got and vet in cases of sudden bowel
disorder or neuralgia or rheumatic
pains heat is imperative and must be
had at once Made mustard plasters
a~a Tins invaluable. Always have
supply with you.
Camphor is a necessity. 1t is good
for stomach troubles for headache. for
insect stings of all kinds, for cuts,
bruises and few drops taken on
lump of sugar will often cut short an
incipient cold. 1t is often panacea
for toothache, as il seems TO neat the
gums.
Vaseline should be carried in quart
hotties. 1t is lust about the best emol-
lient In the world that can be cheapiy
obtained. 1t is good for snnburn, for
the scalp, for insect stings, Tor almost
everything. The wonder is that we
We're ever able to keep mouse WI.huu. .uea
it. Arnica should always be IN the
medicine chest, for cuts. bruises ana
other aches and pains. bottle OF pure
alcohol and a little alcohol stove with
saucepan TO fit pay for CARRYING.
hot-water bag, which will also hold zee
water, is imperative. Talcum powder
will be needed in quantity If any or
the children break out with heat the
nasty little red pimples which cause
succh acute suffering, Il bath IN clear
tepid water and thick application OF
talcum powder will put them TO sleep
when nothing else Will. BE sure anu
carry bottle of paraSoric; II is GOOD
for grown peoples ''tummyache" as
well as for children A good cold cream
for blistered faces, listerine. peroxide,
q good soap (neyer buy. cheap soap I'M
less you want TO ruin your skim;
package of bandages such as you can
buy at the drug store, plenty OF ab-
sorbent cotton and bromo seltzer or
some equally good stomach and head
ache medicine. Don't. as you value your
brains, indulge in headache powders
There is not single one on the market
-'ADcN
bad headaches can be cured by heap
ing teaspoonful of common baking soda
in a glass of hot water and good
physic of some kind. By the way,
some good standard physic should De
added 10 the medicine chest or poX
With supply of the above you can
defy most of the common ailments that
will attack you or the children. Then
live simply, sleep rs much as possible,
live outdoors. bathe every day. stay
away from watering places and all 9TH
er society resorts, dressing simply, and
your vacation will do you world of
good
IT will not avail you much To 90 away
for rest il you spend weeks getting
lot of clothes ready for your trip. and
then spend most of your time putting
On ,he clothes and taking them off.
That isn't rest: that is what is called in
the vernacular "tomfoolshness
The ordinary celier under house IS
menace TO health. IL Is dark, damp.
and. of course, nnusty, while the things
that are kept IL ii gather dust. mold
and disease-breeding microbes. Gel
lar ought to have windows and good
ventilation. Whatever else to do.
keep the cellar scrupulously clean and
dry. Remember that If the cellar is in
an insanitary condition its odors reach
to the upper floors of the house and
contaminate IT. Whitewasn the walls
with good lime. which is one of the
most sanitary disinfectants, and never
permit vegetables. old papers. rags or
ashes 10 accumulate in the cellar. They
all breed disease.
To clean white marble put lump of
soda about the size of an egg into a
pot containing half a pint of water and
tablespoonful of soft soap. Stand
this pot in a pan of boiling water on
the fire till the mixture boils. While it
is hot paint it on the marble. Leave
II for day or two. and then wash II of
with warm water and a clean flannel.
If you have real good digestion a
crab rarebit won't exactly lay you up.
and is really good eating. Melt one
tablespoonful OF butter. add two table
spoonfuls of flour and cook thoroly Add
two cups Of cream in which has been
dissolved pinch of soda and cook un-
til thick. seasoning with salt. red pep
per and minced parsley Then add one
cup or more of chopped cooked crab
meat. When the mixture is heated add
two tablespoonfuls of Parmeson cheese
and the same quantity of sherry. Ar
range squares of buttered toast on a
hot platter. Pour the crab mixture
over them, sprinkle with grated cheese
and serve piping hot.
How many Of you know that ice
Washington?
Dolly Madison was famous for her
beauty, grace and social charm. but she
has never been given due credit for her
greatest achievement--the invention of
ice cream. For the chroniclers tell us
that she was the first TO serve this Ma
tionaI deIicacy. The wife of the Presi-
dent must have been a wonderful wo-
man, gifted in everything from diplo-
macy to cooking.
The men have long suspected that
some woman invented both ice cream
and matrimony. for men for genera
tions have been inSgtgi@d into both. Let
10y and a girl go out walking. just
anywhere, and suddenly the boy will
find himself face 10 face with soda
fountain or an ice-cream parlor. It's
just like man who starts along court
Ing aimlessly, who suddenly finds him
self engaged. He doesn't understand
just how it happened. but he usually
marches up bravely and finds that he
enjoys both matrimony and ice cream.
II every girl who eats saucer of ice
cream or a ''sundae" would put penny
in the plate to erect monument TO
the inventress Of ice cream, they could
build tower so tall that it would make
the Washington Monument look like a
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