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1 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURWAI, TORTIANR SUNDAY CORNING,. FEBRUARY 1903 : mwimm O Q' .V v"-' ' .V.. ...f. i: . T ', r , .. r i i- : i ' ft'VA'1' m. grSSs. "'.'.?. ill r)V -aV-.L - ' " - " - ' "'. "'' S. X : v ? .- ;X V . -' IV . . ... '' '.. . - ' ' . . 1 f T l HE woman who really needi ex- ercli and neglect It "because It Ja io much trouble," has ab- olutely no excuse. When aakad where the trouble lies, she always says 'It require so much standing up," or. "one'ji feet cat o tired"; "l am too heavy to walk so far"; "my back -eta tired"; "I cannot taka walk because I cannot be so long away from borne." Here Is a suggestion, madam. Tou need not stand, you may lie down flat with a pillow under your head; you need not carry your own weight; your back will be stronger; and all the time you are running and walking, from the standpoint of exercise, you may remain In your own room. Is It worth trying? The first exercise for strengthening the spine consists of lying on the floor and sitting up without any assistance from the hands or arms. At first it la noaaibia to perform the feat but once: however. after a week or so It will prove so easy that Ifwlll be neceaaarv to Inrruu th difficulty by folding the arms behind the bead. This exercise Is almnle nd In tlma easy, yet it is really effective and It not only strengthens the SDlne. but It de creases the slxe of the. valit end strengthens the muscles of the abdomen. those muscles that nrevent Its arrowlnr lance. The next exercise is running, but for this It Is not necessary to tear all over the house. Tou mav He flat and pom- fortably while you go throurh all the motions. This will in a. ahort time ma terially decrease the size of the hlns. and it also reduces the size of the walat. Then, too. It gives the lunaa a chance for exDSnslon and will helD to nravent that breathlessness that cornea after hurrying to dress or to catch a car. EEDUCES THE HIPS Punching the bag with the feet also reduces the slse of the hlna anil at tK same time strengthens the anklea. It is Interesting as well aa afllcacloua. anl on mav become emits exnert In the rt It also teaches sraca and the nmnur control of the feet, a verv neceaaarv thing, for agility of this sort saves many falls. The exercise Is begun with one foot: then, as skill comes. . use both fM Later it will be found that the baa mav be kept in constant motion with little effort, while In reality the muscles of the Azure Will have become firm and strong. To acquire grace a book may be bal anced on the feet This teaches llirht.. ness or sten. nerfect control and at the same time Strengthens the muarlea At the back and abdomen. The anklea. tnn are Straightened and made atrnne-er and when a light book haa become ana to handle, a. heavier one mav ha anh. Stituted. or even a block of wood. Juggling the football with the feet is difficult, one might almost sav excltins-. It has the same effect as nunchtnir tha bag, but it requires greater skill, ao thu form of exercise had beat he nniinnmj until the Dunchinr bag la well linear control. Later, when the football teat managed without difficulty, it mav be ubstltuted for the runnine- examine All of the gymnastics given are nnr. Advice to 0,wino to the- great amount of mall received and the limited space given this department. it is aosoiuieiy impossible to nswer leners in ua aunaav issue following their receipt. The letters must be answered In turn, and this rttlmes requires three or four weeks. All correspondents who desire an Immediate answer must inclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for reply. This rule must also be com plied with in regard to personal letters. Lotion of White Violets tl l. you will nna this a very pleasant mouth wash: Two ounces rectified spirits of wine, one ounce essence of violets, one.-half dram spirits of peppermint. ' Mix and bottle. Use , teaapooniui to a glass water. In my opinion, there is always some Internal cause for the black circles under the .eyes, xne tendency is sometimes hereditary, but aarx lines are usually aue 10 oome congeauon gi the veins of the part ana are rarely. ever, louna excepting unaer one or more ot tne iouowibk- cireuiaiwocgi: when the subject is .anemic, ana there is an impairment ox tne cnem- cal constitution of tne Diooa, or wnen the system Is being drained, as it would be in prolonged study, lack of sleep or dissipation of any description. The external treatment Is sometimes effective temporarily. boft cannot be permanent while the cause exists. Bathe frequently with cold Water and use friction. A' little turpentine liniment or weak ammonia, one part of diluted ammonia to four of water, may be rubbed Into the skin dally, but treat ear must be taken that It doss not reach the. eyes. . . ;J firm mntTA . ?s rJM I li "f Xormed when resting on the back, and even the stoutest woman, after a little time, will And that they are all quite easy and very beneficial. They are also a great help to the girl who la Inclined to be awkward or who walks In an un- fraceful manner, or for the child whose ack gets tired when leaning over the desk at school. Indeed, the feet exercises have been tried and proved of great benefit to thoao who show signs of increasing stoutness, and to those who have to sit all day at an office desk. MBSBMsasaaaMBjMMsWB mms' r. j , - : vv&f I if"-- t ' - fJipt . - v V v " ' '- f t..-, , . J- ' J'tw A" r ' ' - f ' 'r ' ii ' fi v - 70 '-I i ' 1 .i j 4 ' Correspondents by Mrs. Henry Symes For Perspiring Feet Q. M. Foe perspiring feet the fol lowing formula la very efficient: Twen ty scruples of salicyllo acid, one dram of borio acid, one ounce of talcum pow der. Every night apply this ointment to your chin: Oco dram of powdered sul phur, two and one-half drams of pow dered Starch, one and one-half ounces of ointment ot slno oxide, three drops of oil of rose. Keep your chin well powdered and It will not appear so red. Possibly the same physical trouble that yeused the rev face also causes tha red chin and plmpies. Tou must keep the organs which take away all waste matter active. When I these avenues are Inactive, the skin . shows It " Immediately. Drink plenty of water, eat plenty of fruit, bathe daily, breathe deeply., Each night bathe the face' in warm water-and pure soap, anointing the face With a good cream. If this treatment is persisted in the trouble you complain of will disappear. Lotion for the Skin DISCOURAOED-Tou will find the following an efficient skin lotion: Thir teen grains of spermaceti, forty-five grains of white soap. In powder; forty five grains of pulverised white wax, forty-five grains of almond oil (sweet), three ounces of Jordan almonds, two ounces of pure alcohol, eight ounces of distilled water, three drops of attar of roses, five drops- of oil of neroll, one-' half dram, of essence of Jasmine, one half dram of essence of white rose. Blanch the almonds and beat them into a smooth paste, adding some water grad- ually to form a thin cream, lielt the wax, spermaceti " and almond oil to- l lyyy vizx-swii r n ..- v-v - n TTr-li--' ''J f i I vaaureatn " f , a gether, and to this add the soap, pre viously rubbed down with one-half ounce of "water. To this add, in small quantities, the remainder of the water, assiduously stirring. Then add the strained almond cream, and finally the alcohol and the perfume. A little of this milk may be rubbed Into the skin several times during the day. The effect U permanently bene ficial. For Pimples and Blackheads ANXIOUS Apply a very little Of this lotion to each pimple; wait until the pimples are cured before using the face brush, which might Irritate them: Two drams of boraclo acid, two ounces of alcohol, four ounces of rosewater. Use with friction twice a day on the skin affected.' Do not eat too many pickles, as they have a tendency to impoverish the blood, and when the blood be comes thin the complexion has a sickly appearance. The best way to appease this desire is to have your physician give you a tonic Treatment for the Hands A. D. Evsry night soak the hands for ten minutes in hot water. -Then wash thoroughly with a goo a soap, rinse in clear water and dry thoroughly with a coarse towel, and In doing so rub the hands from ' the tips of the fingers backward. Next rub a good skin food well into the skin, and -How It to re main from five to ten minutes, then take a dry, soft cloth and remove .all the cream possible The treatment will remove from the pores all the actual dirt which even In the best-kept hands will find lodgment therein If .a cream Is not used, .. In the morning deans the hands la 1 ir -f vr j 1 LUmtmWHmr '- . A t. . v s . the same manner and apply this lotion: 100 grains of lanolin, twenty-five grains of parafflne (liquid), ten drops of extract of vanilla, one drop of oil of rose.- Mix together. Muddy Complexion O. Q. The following treatment Is ex cellent for clearing the complexion: Rub the face over. Just before washing It, with two teaspoonfuls of flowers of sulphur mixed in half a pint of new milk. This mixture should stand c lit tle while before it is used on the face. An excellent dandruff remedy Is made by combining sixty grains of resorcln, one dram of ether, one dram of olive oil and six ounces of aloibol. Friction Into the scalp every nigh; and shampoo the hair with melted soap or eggs every week. Wrinkles REN A The electric roller, when at tached to a battery, will prove very helpful If used by one who has had experience. However, as wrinkles are caused by the falling away of the fat cells the best method to restore them would be to massage good oils into the skin and to stimulate the glands and blood vessels by means ot frio tion. Here is a good skin food: One ounce of white wax, one ounce of spermaceti, two ounces of lanolin, two ounces ot coqeanut oil, two ounces of orange-flower water, four ounces of oil of sweet almonds, thirty drops of tincture of benzoin. Melt the first five Ingredients to gether. Take off the fire and beat un til nearly cold, adding; little by lit tle the benzoin, and lastly orange flower water. Steaming the face will cause wrin kles rather than cure them, as It has tendency to rob the tissues ot oil. To Cure a Sty TROUBLED The best thing to do to cure a cty is to ' bathe the eyes fre quently with warm boraclc lotion (five grains to one ounce of water), and apply at night a piece of boraclc lint wrung out of boiling water; cover with apiece of jaconet and a pad of cotton wool on top; fix with a bandage. The only way to cover the defect you mention Is to use a hair stain. This is a very good one: Two- ounces of green walnut shells, one-quarter ounce of alum, four ounces of pure oil. Heat together In a water bath until the water has been completely evap orated. Then express, filter and per fume. Sage tea may be used to darken the hair. Make a strong brew of dried leaves, strain the liquid carefully through' muslin, and to each pint add two teaspoonfuls of alcohol. This should be rubbed on the hair every night before retiring. Oilyliair A CONSTANT READER The hair requires pure air almost aa much as the lungs. It should also have a great deal of sunlight Olve the hair a good brushing with a soft brush once or twice a day. Use the following mixture dally, rubbing well into the scalp: Two ouncee of alcohol, two ounces of witch hazel, fourteen grains of re sorcln. Exercise Is the best possible method of enlarging the legs. Long walks will soon produce results. A gymnaa- ' tlo feat, which is said to be a certain enlarger for the lower limbs. Is to stand on one foot, and, with the other ig held out as nearly at a right angle to the body as possible, try to touch the knee to the floor. Wrinkles Under the Eyes 3. 3. Ik To cure wrinkles It Is nec essary to build up firm, healthy elas tic tissues. To do this a good skln food should be applied and allowed to remain on all night. Here Is a splen did recipe: One ounce of white wax. one ounce of spermaceti, two ounces of lanolin, two ounces of cocoanut oil, two ounces of orange-flower water, four ounces of oil of sweet almonds, twenty drops of tincture of benzoin. Melt the first five Ingredients to gether. Take off the fire and beat un til nearly cold, adding little by little the benzoin and lastly orange-flower water. Character Told by Mouth A LARGE, shapely mouth signifies breadth of mind and toleration of other people's peculiarities. Thin Hps denote covetousness, greed, selfishness, and, unless strongly contra dicted by some other feature, Intense love of power. The more curved and flexible the hps the more yielding the nature. The more straight and firm the lips the more severe the nature. Lips that look as if they have been pressed Into a straight line show self repression, nervousness and obstinacy. A mouth to be perfect should be large and shapely; the corners straight or very slightly inclined to droop, lips neither thick nor thin, and firmly but closely closed. Red Hands and Noses RED hands and red noses are often caused by an unwise diet and by, the use of impure , soaps. Tight clothing Is another cause. Keep red hands out of hot water as much aa possible. - Eat lean meats, fruits and vegetable end avoid nil pastries, greasy foods and Strong coffee. ELOISE Tou will find nothing more refreshing than this mouth wash; Fifteen grains of phenol, six drams ot boric acid, fifteen grains of thymol dn crystals), thirty drops of essence of menthol, two and a half drams of tincture of anise, three pints of dis tilled water. Rinse the mouth with the above, which should be diluted for use In the proportion of one-half tooth wash to same quantity of clear water. Use after each meal and at any time re quired. If you wish a hair tonic that you can make at home, you will find noth ing better than this one: One-half ' dram of phenol, seven and a half grains of tincture of nux vomica, one ounce of tincture cinchona, one-halt dram of tincture of cantharldes, four ounces of cologne, two ounces of sweet almond o41. Apply to the roots of the hair with a soft sponge once or twloe a day. This lotion Is especially good for very dry hair. Does Not Grow Hair . MORNING GLORT-Tha cream you mention has no tendency to promote the growth of the hair. However, If you do not care to use It here is one which will greatly Improve the condi tion of your skin: Two ounces of sweet oil of almonds, two ounces of orange flower water, two drams of white wax, one dram of oil of sweet orange, two drams of spermaceti. Half fill a saucepan with boiling water. Stand a. jam jar In this. Shred the wax and spermaceti into the jar. Let It dissolve. Keat almond oil and add to the wax. Heat orange-flower water, add It half a teaspoonful at a time, stirring the mixture quickly. Lift the jar out of the saucepan. Beat mix ture with a whisk. Heat and add oil of sweet orange. Whisk cream until It Is cold. Put In pots and cover with parchment. For the Reduction of Flesh . 8. E. O. Forty-six grains of iodide ot potassium, one and three-quarter ounces of 'vaseline, one and three quarter ounces of lanolin, twenty drops of tincture of benzoin. Make into a pomade and rub over the fat parts twice a day. Tou should abstain from food that Is es pecially fat-forming, such as cereals, potatoes, corn and beans. Electric Scalp Massage SUBSCRIBER It possible, take electrlo scalp massage treatment, which will help the old hair to be re atored to vigor and which will create new growth as well. Every night rub this hair grease ' into the scalp: Forty grains of re sorcln, one-half ounce of water, one ounce of witch hazel and one ounce ot alcohol. Healthy Luncheons for Children LUNCHEON for the school chil dren should be of good quality and generous quantity. Grow ing children require nutritive food and plenty ot it to supply brain, nerve and muscles. The luncheon should be varied In service. Change the menu three times ft week at least. If the child can come home to luncheon, so much tha better for both child and parent. Mother can then see to the wants and determine If the child Is eating enough ot the best food. Beef, roasted or boiled." with dump lings one day and gravy another, with fruit or cake for dessert and an apple to eat on the way back to school. Is an Ideal luncheon. Baked beans or tomato soup of corn or peas would make still another rood luncheon. Cornmeal cakes or muffins , , r fried mush is palatable without be lng expensive. ; ''.'.r-. ;v :. Rice served with milk or sauce or cooked with raisins Is much enjoyed ' Good Habits to Acquire THERE are several good habits thai a woman may acquire that save) bills for specialists, manicurists, masseuses and others, and which Insure) her looking well, no matter what hurry) she may have been in while dressing. To feel that details are not attended t9 will put a woman at a aisaavuis and she is so constituted that unless she feels herself at her best she never eat Joys herself. ' ' It is a very good habit after washing the hands to Dush back the cuticle) from the nails with the toweL Thl v . ,k- - U- ! In aYWMl nfttldl ... ' ... m . vi.ita tA tha nun tnu rviiuaia . 1 manicure unnecessary. V,''1.v It Is a good habit, too, to rub tne eara with a powdered chamois after warn ing. Who has not seen newly bathed ears shine like a looklng-giassT ana. al though there Is some consolation In such proofs of a recent bath, the shine caa hardly be considered pretty. Consuelo. duchess of Marlborough, la supposed to have a jalr of the moet perfect eyebrows In the world, nd) they are frankly admitted to be not nat ' ural, but cultivated. It is not ft difficult thing to shape one s own orowa, ma it would seem as tnougn a naon oz una kind should be eagerly acquired toy most women. One of the best methods of overcoming bushy eyebrows Is to shape them between dampened thumb and forefinger after bathing the fee In this way wonderful results may ( be) obtained. ; Dimpled Elbows HOW many women find themselves using their elbows as props when resting or reading. The elbows are a very Important feature In this day of short sleeves, and It is impossible to laae too mucn care ox me auupteu unw . with which nature Is supposed to pro- vide ua Soft, white elbows may be cultivated and kept In condition by, soaking them every day In very hot . water, and then rubbing with cold ' cream or some other skin food. - 1 These detail In the care ot the ap- . pearance do take a great deal ot time but In the end they are worth the ef fort spent upon them. . - , Calloused elbows are one of the first -signs ot age, and she Is lucky who has begun to care for her arms before the) dimples ot youth entirely disappear.' ' . I Complexion Rules D ON"T drink tea or coffee. . , J Drink pure water. ' , Eat grapes, apples, raisins sb4 fiss. Eat ft few salted almonds dally, , i Don't eat animal food. An egg or two ft day, soft boiled, iae stead of meat i Eat an orange every day or so. ', Walk two or three miles ft day. . Bathe the whole body dally In tepid water. t Don't fret; don't worry; be calm sad fl-ulet , ToReduce Flesh v AT sDaringlv. ...1 H Take long walks every day. Take regular dumbbell xr " clses. , . Sleep not more than six jours. Eat only fish and lean meats. 1 Drink only a small amount of liquids. , bv children. Lamb chops or lamb stew. with noodles is also nourishing; food. Fish once a week and oysters are also valuable. All school children love pickles, and they are not Injurious 1 plenty of wholesome food Is taken with them. 1 ' : 4 4 , , " A luncheon that has to be carried to school should be prepared to look In viting and be nourishing. - .' Make sandwiches of meat Cut tha bread thin trim the slices of crust. If crust is distasteful to the child. . Chop the meat finely, ham or cold beef, lamb or veal r 1 , Butter the bread lightly, lay a layer of meat, which should be sprinkled 'with salt, celery salt or mustard, and en this lay another slice of butters J bread. Wrap In white paper and then la napkin. Apples ar always good; so are t nanas and oranges, crackers or cak Small cake are the best vanlH fara. cookies and stager cakts,
