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THE OREGON ; SUNDAY JOURNAL, FORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING, SEPTEMBER 1903 Concerning Health and By Mrs.Hlnry Symes Beauty1 .PM 1 : , I - i . 'V WM'Jbck dupporhd- - THERE J, no mother or nurse In the world who can afford to be Ignorant In regard to handling the baby. This does not mean feeding- Uie baby, washing and dressing him; It means lifting, holding and mak ing ..him comfortable when he la in the arms. First, it Is necessary to bear In mind that the little spinal column is not -sufficiently strong to carry the weight of (he head. Never hold a baby without plac ing one hand at the back of the neck so that It supports both head and spine. Up to the time the child is t or 4 years old it Is not safe to allow him to sit on the lap without making the position se cure, for, though he may be very strong, a slight twist , might cause a heavy fall which would malm the, child focJlfa.' There was a nurse not long ago who was sitting on the porch rocking a child thrown over her shoulder. He suddenly started to cry, and the nurse, not know ing what was the matter, rocked him all the harder, and the harder she rocked the louder the child cried, At last, in despair, she took him from her shoulder and put him on her lap. Then she discovered, to her horror, that the child's arm had been caught In Mh,o spindles at ihe back of the chair, and as she rocked she had broken the tiny bones. That was Inexcusable careless ness. ' . . , The arms of. a child should always be accounted for; they should always be In sight, so they are sure to be safe. Such accidents sometimes happen, yet mother and nurse will persist in lgnoringven a possibility of such a catastrophe In their personal experience. The . young child under 8 months old should always be laid flat, and, if In the lap, kept in place wfth one hand, so that, by no accident, can he fall. When the child is carried on the arm a second hanft should be placed as a support. The only safe way to carry a child with 'one arm Is to support him on the hip In a sitting position, so that the curve of the inn will support the back. But this surely is an undesirable posi tion for mother or nurse, and two hand "s!f y..i':raifi y - .' i r T.'iT'.-fcJ I -.- . k . 2 - ' V V -lilt ' ' - i v. Tt v s v -' jfc.k-afab' v. x ' . i v. v - . . , , f. .k : A child should not be carried around When the mother Is at work and !her mind is upon other things. He should be laid on the bed and protected against a possibility of harm. When a child cries always see what it Is about if there is a disturbing pin or . any other discomfort. If you discover that nothing is wrong, and that baby Just wants to be picked pp. it may be your cue to exercise discipline. Baby Is far better lying unrestrained and relaxed upon a comfortable couch than huddled Acting Bunious and Corns- Can yon suggest something for me to do Jnr bunlont and corns f I suffer with them terribly, and I can And no relief. ROSALINE McD. - Bunions and corns are due to Improp erly fitting shoes. Have the shoes and stockings a trine too ldngr for the feet, so as to relieve the pressure on the toes. Soak the feet night and morning; wipe dry and rub with a mixture of one table snoonful sDirits of turpentine and is lard (equal parts) or turpentine and sweet oil (one to three parts) until the soreness subsides. Dust between the toes with burnt alum, Ave grams; salicylic acid, two and a half grams; starch, fifteen- grams; violet talcum powder, fifty grams. For Rough Skin Please irlve me a formula for a cream to Kut on my face. It Is very rough. I must ave something that will not encourage hair to grow. Please tell me what to do for ollv hlr. I wash nny hair every week, and three days after It gets so ollyl cannot ar range It WORRIED. The following Is a very good prescrip tion for a sklr food which I am sure will - not encourage hair to grow. I would not suggest your using any cream, on your face except the cleansing cream every night such as the cucumber cream.- The ; skin ' food Is made as follows: -Oil of sweet almonds, four ounces; white wax. six drams; sperma ceti, six drams; borax, two drams; glyc erine, one and one-half ounces; orange flower water, two ounces; oil of neroll, fifteen drops; oil of olgarade (orange skin), fifteen drops; oil of petit grain, fifteen drops. Melt tho first three Ingredients, add the glycerine to the crange-flower wa ter and dissolve the borax In the mix ture; then pour it slowly into the blend ed fats, stirring continuously. As for oily hair, I am giving you a .very good recipe which I am sure will be of some assistance to you. When you wash your hair-a&ich really should not ,be oftener than once every three weeks add some ammonia to the water. Bub this lotion on your scalp at night: Pow dered bicarbonate of soda, oiva-fourth ounce; borate of soda powdered, one fluid ounce; eau de cologne, two fluid ounces; alcohol, two fluid ounces; dis tilled water, sixteen fluid ounces. Mix and agitate until solution Is com plete. , a CttcumBbr Cream Wlil you please elve me In Sunday's pa per the recipe for cucumber cream? PATRON. As I have said so often, it is impossi ble to answer letters in tho paper of the eame week that they are received. The mall is too large Ic admit of any im mediate answeri' All must take their turn. The following is thn recipe for cucum ber cteam. It la very good: Expressed juice of cucumbers, one-half pint; de odorized alcohol, one and one-half ounces; sweet almond oil, three v and one-half ounces; shaving cream, one dram; blanched almonds, one and three quarter drams. This is a suave lotion, very whitening, softening and cleansing. When to Turn a New Leaf (Mi t)W much more sensible I rH, would be," said Molly on A a dav. "tn turn over fi. new lea at the change of season rather than Tf WnTTIPn Wnillr! TtpaVirt in midwinter-when a material and VV OHlCn VVOUiO J.CaUZC I behave quite differently. It is then that we all take llttla trips out of doors,. and it Is then that all my par ticular friends seem to be on th verge of an engagement. A girl requires tact to keep peace In ths spring. i . "Summer Is the time when I, and all of you. I guess, meet many strangers. It is a mistake to bo too Intimate with chance acquaintances at any time of the year, and I find this especially true In summer. Tet ' there Is a problem at once; too retl , cent a girl, one who la cold and In- different, is sure to have a horrid time, and it usually takes a girl two or three summers after she Is grown " up to find the right line of behavior. "And in the autumn again, when our friends flock back from vacations, they must be treated In a different way, for many or them have changed during the summer . months, and sometimes a . whole good friendship depends upon just' the few weeks after the homecoming. , "Yes. Indeed," Molly sighed, "If t ever hope to be popular I must per- sonally conduct many self-examina tions.- t lasting improvement would certainly be a shock to one's friends. "Take the girl, for instance, who. In reviewing the season, finds she was not a great social success, or that she had no beaus. Let her most carefully think back and find where she failed. Was she too gushing, too belflsh or too indifferent? y "1 alwayB'do that." said wise little Molly, "at the change of every sea son, for each brings a new state of affairs. The winter I spend mostly among my old friends. True, new feople are introduced, but they hard v present a problem. 3ut these old friends must be well treated; little jealousies must be guarded against; sympathies must be always on tap, as It were. "In the spring I find that I must T IS said that a bad-tempered woman can cause more actual unpleasant ness for the rest of humanity than all the other disagreeable features on finds In life, and the unlucky possessor of an uncontrolled temper should remedy the fault as soon as possible. Tho woman who can control herself i under the most trying circumstances is the woman who holds the strongest power over her fellow-creatures. No matter how beautiful and clever" and fascinating the bad-tempered wom an may be, her power Is infinitesimal ' compared with that of her amiable sla ter. And amiability Is not only power. It la mental progression and health, and hap piness, and long life to one's self and to one's rrienas and family. close in s. mother's arms, to v nothing; may certainty d sparea to carry suco a . of the jolting to which so manr unfor- . tuntte babies unwillingly ubmi. Advice to Correspondents OWING to the great amount. of mall received and the limited apace given this department, it Is absolutely impossible to nswer letters In the Sunday Issue fol lowing their receipt.. The letters must be answered Jn turn, and this ofttlmes requires three or four weeks... All correspondents who desire an Im mediate answer must Inclose ft self addressed stamped envelops for ft re ply, fhls rule must also bs compiled ylth In regard to personal letters. For Scanty Eyebrows ' duces, a slight roughness of tHe- skin, 'Which should bo subdued by the uso of ' glycerine or starch. This may also be tried In cases of obstinate freckles: Lactio acid, three ounces;. glycerine, four ounces; rosowater, one' ounce. This Is to bo gently applied by means of a camel's-halr brush. If the skin becomes Irritated or sore, omit one or two days' treatment. Falling it air I need a tonle for my eyebrows, some thing to snsks them stow. They are very -light and they navs ao definite line oa say far. I ksov tbatiroa will kei me. ' . " WKART. Mix tho following ingredients tbor-' onghly and apply to tho eyebrows with tiny toothbrush ones a day until the, growth ts sufficiently stimulated, then less often: , w Oil of lavender, fifteen drops;', oil of rosemary, fifteen drops; tincture of cantharidos. two drams; vaseline, two uncos, - . , Tho ointment mar bo sed for tho' eyelashes also. Id this case it should, bo very carefully applied. It will 1 flamo tho eyes, as say oil win.' tf It gets into them. i . ,, ' L- Whitening Paste for Freckles and Brtmn Spot J ' . tat coo t so for say freckles? f saro Jvst osbm tew frees ssy ssossser vacation ftM t Bad tkat all mr frtsods ar grieved at say apcaaraoea. . Ptaae tej see sueao tatas that wUl soro-thees, DiUT. tiers are two- Help' which ' nay Vo deotrsbst:. atalk-ytio arid, sixty grains; bay rum. for -etmr. tabal App eight sod Booming with o soft doth or sponge. This loUaa gooa jro- Please send m a tonic for falling hair. ( I need one very badly, tor tar hair is com ing out In spots. . . ' , WORRIED. Where the hair falls out In spots try the following wash: , Distilled ' rosowater, . six ounces; . ftromatlo ,ylaegar, five drams; pure glycerine, two and ft half ' ounces; tincture nut vomica, one-half ounce; tincture caathartdos. two and ft half' ounces. . ' tlx thoroughly. Apply night and morning.. . . , . "Another very efficient remedy for bald spots is saade as follows: Salicylic scid. tea grains; resorcla, ' oigbt grains;' phenol. Dvo drops; lasto Un (or vaseline), one onios. Rob into tho port olgat sod nora lsg Iters Is recipe for skin food which yon caa easily v prepare at . hom: White wax, orto ounce; spermaceti, no ounce; lanolin, two onnces; co- coanot ol. two ounces; orango-flowor water., two opneos; oil of sweet al monds, foar euswa. tincture of boa solo, thirty drops. ; Molt too first TO Ingredient to gotbor. Teas fftho Are sod best until nosrty eold. odUng tittle by little tho be ti tola, and lastly orange fewer wtter. - Ufe and -Abuse or Perfumed ii ' f in.iiiiisf riiai -s"" w 1 - z - , ' . w m mm ? 1 ----- C she i ywy THE proper fjso of perfumes ts on art tbat every arotBaa sboolO , master before sho odds them to ' her toilet accessor hew Extracts mutt feeder bo allowed to touch Iks ma terial of tho drees, for the leave s porradlng fragranco thatsooa bo comes cloying tra on hsodker chief, whickls washed afir each osfrg. the vrlest rrp Is safSctest to prodaf X r3-'.rl retuic Tboro are only two ' oatii factory ways J applU-g liquid perfames. Tho first Is ts spray a tiny bit the skim. not - on tho dross, with ao atomiser tnado especially for the pwrpoee. The socond.is to toscb tho handkerchief, the throat and Ike lobe of tbo oars with the cork. X tho. boiUs sUxiUr I . moistened with the extract. Perfumes should never be used in tho morMng nor In the house, unless tho costume Is a reception or dinner gown. It "Is perfectly appropriate, however, to adopt an indistinct fra granco, and to lay our belongings among toilet satt-ts of that particular scent. When this is dons tbo per (ami will not bo all-pervading and tnonstonons. lust a little whiff osco . la ft wlulo Is pleasant. The selection of a perfume Is a mat ter of importasca to tbo daiaty wors es, Tho oso sbo chooses must not bo o sweet that It will become tiro- ; some; It moot as aearly reoemoio fresh ftowers as poasfblo and It must smell leoa.' For this reason violet . Is froquertly chosen, as It so sdmlr nb:y Xlili rvuiremecta. UelSetropo Is also a pleasant perfume, and. Just now. many women have adopted a perfume of the Orient, an extract from one of tho exotic plants. No one can judge of a perfume by opening tbo bottle and anlffing at tbo fluid. Tho only adequate test ts usage though much may bo learned from tho pries. Keally good Per fumes arc always expensive, and the wise woman will so economise that ono bottle will last throo years. Fho knows that a good perfumo ts better . once la a long while than a poor per fume all tho time. Many mea have a horror of perfumes; they do not like tbo cloying sweetness; but good per fume, properly usod. could not bo oh jectlonahle to any one, ro matter how fast! Ileus he or sho m'v.t . Ti.e a'.c its ttat t re ticular" woman's dressing table aro matters of Interest, too. Many aro of silver filigree, and so trie aro even of gold. AU of thorn bars most minuts perforations, through which r, smallest possible amount of petf j-:o Is blown. Is this way tho whole n k and face may bo sprayed, yet only a Uttlo bit of tbo precious stuT w,.l bars escaped from tbo bottle. Sachet powders aro now irele ' match, as it were, every frf- i extract form. Thtee are ri - -1 mixed with orris ft . r ; - la so mo way to keep . r; e olvo sachet fresh. et ! t .1 , fragraneo of 1's on. The w - w is t : 1 'H . f f f ' - 1 , t t . r. '
