Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-11

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Do you wake up smiling and re-
freshed? Uuless you sleep soundly
and actually lest while you are do
ing it you aren't going to feel very
happy about the alarm clock
Chronic insomnia, of course, re-
quires medical attention. But occa-
sional spells of sleeplessness are Of
ten ended by the little trick of con-
centrating On nothing. Sounds alb
surd but it's really effective. You
lie flat on your back and relax ev-
cry muscle. Fasten your eyes on
some small, dark object in the room
and keep thinking about it and sta
ring until no other thoughts are
running through your mind. Close
your eyes, continuing to think
about the object, which may be a
door knob, a spot, on the wall, or
anything that isn't bright and does
not start a chain of worries. In a
few minutes you will probably
drop off to sleep.
Before retiring see that your
room is we'll ventilated and chat the
bed is comfortable sheets smooth
and pillow of the right size and
softness. And be sure to set the
alarm for five minutes before you
want to get up. Five minutes Of
luxurious stretching before you rise
wakes up the muscles, starts the
circulation and helps you to escape
that loggy, dopey feeling SO that
you can face the days problems
with a cheerful mind.
Colors that do not frequently
leave the living and bedrooms, are
now coming into the kitchen, ac>
cording to Miss Virginia Hammill,
of New York, interior decorator
and industrial stylist, Coral pink,
salmon pink, grey, black, white and
green or laquer red, yellow and
brown, yellow with royal blue and
coppery tones are some of the col
ors and combinations which are be-
coming fashionable for kitchen
decoration. These gay colors are
being used for walls, floors, cabi,
net Innings, curtains and accessories.
Several new wall covering materials
featuring unusual shades for kit
chen use have recently become
available.
Craving and white hair is very
sensitive and easily discolored by
heat, whether of steam or an iron,
particularly when it is permanently
waved. An acid condition of the
system also reacts on the hair in
the form of yellow streaks. Ordi-
nary shampoo cannot remove these
discolorations but the pure white
brilliance is easily restored with a
concentrated bluing rinse recently
developed.
Twenty thousand steps or the
equivalent of eleven miles were
clicked off on the pedometer worn
by a feminine shopper on what was
claimed to be an average journey
from counter to counter. No Won
der more and more shoppers are
taking comfortable oxfords for
their buying tours.
Beauty gloves for street wear are
one of the latest WITNESSES of fash
ion. They are smartly made of kid,
with the inside treated with al
mond-oil and glycerine to give
your hands a continuous beauty
treatment while you walk or shop.
They come in plain slip-on styles
or more elaborate models, and if
that isn't a clever daytime supple
ment to your nightly hand-cream
and lotions, what is?
Household Hint: If you're one
of those clever people who make
exquisite gifts by covering handy
little tin boxes with ornamental
fabrics and lining them, here's a
worth while hint: glue in water
will not attach textile materials
firmly to metallic surfaces, but
when a little glycerine is added to
the solution, you will have no