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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1879)
January, 1879, THE WEST SHORE. '7 USEFUL, IF NOT NEW. The following gimple rules for preserving hi h and for promoting personal comfort, i not now, are none the less important to every 0110 : The object of brushing the teeth is to remove the destructive particles of food which, by their decomposition, generate decay. To neutralize thoacid, resulting from the ohemicnl ohanue which such particles as are not removed under go, is the object of dentifrices. A moder ately stilf brush should be used after evory meal, and a thread of silk floss or India rubber passed through between tho teeth to roniove jiarticlos of food. Rinsing tho mouth in lime water neutralizes the acid. hiving aud Bleoping in a room in which the nun never outers is a slow form of suicide. A sun bath is the moBt refreshing and life-giving hath that can possibly be taken. Always keep tho feet warm, and thus avoid cold. To this end, nevor sit in damp shoes or wear foot coverings fitting and pressing closely. Tho best time to eat fruit is half an hour be fore breakfast. A full bath should not be taken less than three hours after a meal. Never drink cold water before bathing. Do not take a oold bath when tired. Keep a box of powdered starch on the wash- stand ; and after washing, rub a pinch over tho hauils. it will prevent chapping. If fooling cold before going to bed, exercise do not roast over a tire. How TO Do Ui' Shirt Bosoms. Take two tablespoons best starch, add a very little wator to it, rub and stir with a spoon into a thick paste, carefully breaking all the lumps anil par- ticlos. Add a pint of boiling water, stirring at the samo timo; boil half an hour, stirring occa null y to keep it from burning. Add a pieco of "enamel" the site of a pea; if this is not at hand uso a tablespoonful gum arabic solution, (made by pouring boiling water upon gum ara hie anil standing until clear and transparent). or a picco of clean mutton tallow half the size of a nutmeg, and a teaspoon of salt will do, but it is not as good. Strain the starch through a Htrainer or a pieco of thin muslin. Have the Ini i turned wrong sido out; dip the bosoms carefully in the starch and squeeze nut, repeat ing the operations until the bosoms are thor oughly and evonly saturated with the siarcn proceed to drv. Three hours beforo ironing dil the bosoms in clean water; wring out ami roll up tightly. First iron tho luck by folding it lengthwise through the center: next, iron the wristbands and both sides of the sleeves; then theoollar-band; now place the bosomboard un der the bosom, and with a dampened napkin rub the Ixisom from tho top towards the Imttoin, smoothing and arranging each plait neatly. With a smooth, moderately hot iron, liegiu at top and iron downward, aud continue the oper ation until the liosom is perfectly dry and shin ing, ltemove the bosomlioard ami iron the front of the shirts. The bosoms and cuffs of shirts, indeed of all nice, lino work, will look clearer and better if they are first ironed under a piece of thin old muslin. It takes off the tirst heat of the iron and removes any lumps of starch. HAINAN'S 1IUZZAHD. Our engravinif shows Harlan's buzzard which was added to the fauna of the United States by Mr. Audubon about the vear ls:i(. nd bv him called after Dr. Uiehard Harlan, of l'hiladol. phia. Ho speaks of two specimens only, which wero captured in Louisiana. They had bred in the neighborhood of the plaeo where found for two seasons, but their nests were not scon. Thk St. Oothard Tt'XNBL. The popular 11 the Gothanl nuestinii. which will prima- bly decide the fate of the enterprise, is fixed for vote on I siiHrior in daring; their Might is rapid, pro tracted, and so powerful as to suable then to scisu their prey with aparuut ease, or to edict their escape fnun the red-tailed hawk, which pursues them on nil invasions. Thtty have not been iiUervwl to fall on hares or Minimis, but stall times evince great loudness fur common poultry, iartriilges, and the smaller species of wild dneks. Nris. Are unts wholesome ? NuU are very rich food, containing much oil, in such a stste the second week in January. Meanwhile the f ederal Council has paasod the engineers esti mates for the seventh year of construction. Twelve million three hundred thousand francs have to be spent on the works during the pe riod in ipiestion, and it is calculated that by next October the tunnel will have been bored to length of 1 1,000 yard. iSd. " 1 ilr .'i' .i&aIV 11 f IIAIILAIT BUZAItH. A further enormous depreciation of Turkish Their young are -id to appear fjg color st . dutanc , but to SmWM - the ia.it bird. rtu w'!".rr, binl. rs sualy " ch.l on th. fa 7. i,.gh tre.. .uodiog ... mm ;'' .,1 ..Lan-d so lik. the W k hawk (" They were hard to m ""Z wounded end ..,..orl th. proved J" ouragsou. ami iotracUblr end dd refus on iZl They were -.u.-Wably smaller ha lie tuM Uk. to which they are W I that it is not raslly e nl on by lha g tin jsioe unless minutely ilividrd befora being ijumm-I to the stoini.n. Thoroughly hewnl, L.-m vol, lby HvUmwIn patMsp with good stomachs. Children may est nuts fitely to advaulsg. Iml rare should U uk.n I.. 1 ehem fr b on Male, old, nvsrdricd nuts are very nidi.-- etil.li sod miuriotis. I ns lierman Kislwry Vreui will bold M in Wr national ashiUUoa at Merlin in April, HMO. per money has occurred.
