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K ! & Raise Trunk. k Sitting Position zrut. Touch the Toes , EXERCISES FOR CHILDREN Prudently Used They Lay a Wonderful Foundation for Perfect Health, BY MRS. McCCNE. 0 you want your child to rise up and call you the best moth er any one ever had? Of course you do. Then pay Wtrict attention to the following direc tions, which w I do much to correct or (prevent any alight dcformlt Ich that ur the child's health or car- would i Thine. I The other diiy a young slrl of 19 was ticuioanliiff the fact thai her mother or Wiie one Interested In her did not In sist upon her slundlug, Hilling and walking correctly so that alio would hot be so stooped-shouldercd. Her face wua pretty and the girl was attractive In a general way, hut her drooping shoulders added years to her appear ance. 1 1 gave her a list of exercises ami urged her to practice them regu larly, but even then she complained of the negligence of her parents. While the exercise offered today are especially meant for children, there Is no reason why grown-ups should not practice them, too. Al least, a mother must have them firmly fixed In her mind before she can direct her child. It is a splendid thing to get a child Jo the habit of exercising daily, and jlf a mother can exercise in conjunc tion wlih the child, (ho work will he jjileasanter and the results will be beu 'ellclal to teacher and pupil. There is uolhlug like sane exercise to promote a normal growth and to develop and discipline motor control, lit produces a hardiness thul will prove of wonderful value to the child in lat er years. Of course, every one thinks of tlio physical effects of evercislng, but jtliore is an educational aide to It. Regu (lar exercise promotes obedience, ex 'tvitness and order. It trains for alert ItieBS. quick perception and quick re action. The will power is Blreiiutu 'oued by it, ami there is acquired a consciousness of the beautiful in form and motion. The exercises photographed arc all dpiendid for strengthening tlio muscles of the back and thus checking round shouldered tendencies. They also have a noticeable effuct ou other purls of lie body, as you will find wheu prac ticing the various movements, i Here are the directions for the rom , jilete chair exercise. Huve the child ait on the edge of tho chair. Let her 'raise her arms as high as possible and thou bring lliein down and touch the Milady's GFrj! UK AT harm Is done to tho skin iCtT uy mo oi " l"nul,r wl'll'u ilSJj contains mineral substuuee In a large degree. Lend, arsenic, mercury, and bismuth are all aitlve poisons' and their continued use Is must Injurious. The presence of sugar nf lead in any cosmetic preparation rnu be detected by testing It with uni litouia, which will turn it hluck. Iin" your eyes have become Ir ritated through excessive use, a coltti dipped In cold water and applied to iheiu, and changed as often as It becomes warm, vill generally relieve them, it tho Ir ritation continues, the following lo tion will prove efficacious: One grain tif borax, one ounce of camphor water used as lotion. F the skin la dry and peels It Is from lack of natural oil. Pttch skin should be massaged often with a good akin food or cold cream. The massage stimulates the oil Klands to perform their natural work, while the cold cream supplies what natural oil is lacking. The face shut: Id always be carefully dried after wseIi lug it, as the water la drying to the face. 551 N the East Indies, where fine teeth are tho rule, charcoal of the Areca ur boteluut, which Is both smooth and alka lescent.. is used for cleaning tho teeth. As you canunt easily obtain this, tho following is a very good substitute: Trepared chulk, one-quarter pound. It ohould be pure precipitate, carbonate u( lime. Add to this one-eighth of a lound of starch Hour; the same amount of powdered orris root, one tenth of- an ounce of sulphate of iulu(ue and eight grains of oil of wlu lergreen or peppermint. These Ingre lieuts should be very thoroughly mix--d and put into a bottle und corked. If floor. The body should be gent fore downward as far as possible, and the muscles of ihe back should be re laxed. Try It yourself and feel tlio ef fects of the stretching on the abdo men, back and arms. By degrees let the child move further back on tho elmlr until she will be able to per form the exercise with the whole length of the thighs resting on the chulr. Have her repeat Ave times. While lying with the back Hat on the floor, bunds al the siiles, have her raise her knees up and backward as far as possible. During Ihe exercise the shoulders are thus kept straight and the drawing up of the knees has a strengthening effect on the muscles of the abdomen and buck. From the Hut position on the floor raise the trunk, the hands agisting If necessary, and bend It forward, rebell ing forward with the bunds as far as possible. At first the toes may be the limit, but In time the hands will be able to go beyond this point. Lying on the buck, hands on the floor at the sides, the legs should be raised upward and backward. All the while they shuuld be kept very straight. A splendid exorcise to encourage bulance and poke in tho one Bhowlng the child bending forward and touch ing Ihe toes. Tills position Is reached after the body has been held erect. The principle Is something like that fol lowed in the chair exercise, except that Ihe child bends the body from a stand ing rather than a sitting position. From curliest infancy a child should bo given an opportunity to cxercsc her body. Just us she automatcally gets the proper amount of aleep, If given half a t'huuee, so she will tuke tho proper amount of exercise. The moth er should not restrain her by hinder ing her movements with tight clothing. If the various garments are loose enough to permit of free movements of the arms und legs, a baby will get ox erelse. Children of the school ago need to be watched carefully. They are apt to Indulge lu faulty positions, w hich leud to decreased heart and lung action, and sometimes to more serious results. Thus, the vllullty Is lowered and the guilty one Is more susceptible to nil forms of disease. Corrective work, If undertaken In all seriousness and persisted In, will cure most mild cases of deformity. Tho more devel oped ones, however, need special- at tention from a skillful pertiin. Beauty! the mouth is kept perfectly clean and the gums massaged ltiggs' disease of the gums may be held In check and lu many cases, cured, by the uso of a very litllo aromatic sulphuric acid. Tills should be I lie most carefully used and 111 minute quantities. UK grape cure Is highly recom mended to those who want to huvo a beautiful complexion, and one way of carrying It nut Is to take a wiueglassful'of the juice of freshly squeezed grapes every morn ing an hour before breakfast. At night before going to bed the face end neck should bu spatted with fresh cream, w hich should be allowed to re main on for about ten minutes, atid then be washed off with moderately hot wutor. The skin shuuld be dried by soft Uahbllugs with a fine towel. Wheu the skill la quite dry the finger tips should be dipped In fresh grape juice sua the face and ueck bespatted with It. The Juice should be left to dry on, aud then the fttco should bo massaged lightly to remove tho rather strained feeling. 1TTLE sun kisses called freckles are not easil;- bleach ed, yet they can be great'v re duced in color if ueraistentlv given A treutuiout for bleaching them. A good remedy for freckles on the arms aud hands is made of: Cocoa but ter, four scruples; sweet almond oil, four scruples; oxide of ilnc, two drams, borate of soda, one and a bait grains; essence of bergamot, eight drops. This will keep the arms in splendid condition and prevent nioro freckles from coming. Now for a rem edy to cure them on the face: Elder ilowor water, four ounces, eau de co logne, one ounce, tlucture of beuzoln one-half ounce; cucumber Juice, two ounces. Take care there are no pim ples or bad scratches ou the face wheu this lotion is applied. THK T)ATLy CAPITAL JOrRNAL. 1 T vm, OWKfyvM. Corrective ior lifmg art the floor. rhnJs The Kitchen , fi""VV,!' (arret J' ml ding. Olio and one-half cups of brown sugar, one and a half cups of suet (chopped), ouo cup of ralbius (chopped), one cup of currants, one cup of carrot (grated), ono cup of potatoes (grated), ono teaspoon soda, one and a halt cups of flour, one tea spoon each of ullspice, cinnamon and cloves. Lanion peel, dates or figs nay ue nuued, flleniu at least three hours, ch longer as possiblo; the and as nine longer the better. Steam in moulds. Put about one tablespoon or brown sugar In your frying pan and brown it well; then uonr about half n mm nf boiling water on it and pour this over tho pudding before steaming, as this makes it dark and rich. This will make enough for two days for six In a fum!ly. Pudding Sauce. To one cup of brown sugar mix one desBertspoou of corn starch lu a saucepan, add boiling water enough to make right consisten cy, put in a small piece of butter and flavor with vanilla. This sauce will be clear as amber and is a sod, Inex pensive sauce, Jluple Mousse. Yolks of eight eggs, one cup mnple syrup, one pint cream, whipped. Into tho yolks of eight eggs beaten light, pour slowly ono cup i.f hot maple syrup, beating all the time. Put this mixture Into a double boiler and cook until a coating Is formed on the spoon; remove mid cool, Pour this on the whipped? cream and stir In. Put iu mould and pack In Ice and salt from four to six hours. This serves 15. Cinnamon Cake, Ono egg, oue cup of sugar, one ta blespoou butter, two oupg tlour, two teaspoons baking powder. Mix this woll together, Uien take part iu a bowl and add two teaspoons of cinnamon, then take the white part and put half In the pan, and then the dark pact aud drop by spoonfuls into the white" part in the pan, then put In the rest of the white part. Bake 40 minutes. Cinnamon FroBtlug One cupful con fectioner's sugar, littlo butter, two teuspoonfuls of cinnamon and a little milk. Do uot boll. Canned Salmon I.onf. Drain off the liquor from a can of salmon, aud with a Biker fork pick the fish nnejllacardliig skin and bones. To the nsh add half a cup of flue bread crumbs, the yolks of four eggs beaten light, four tnbleapooiifula of melted butter, half a teaspoonful of salt, a scant halt teaspoonful of pep per, one teaspoonful of tine chopped parsley and lastly the whites of the eggs beaten stiff. Turn the mixture Into a buttered pan, shape Into a loaf aud bake one-half hour. Serve with following sauce: Melt one tablespoon ful of butter, stir In one tablespoonful flour, dash of pepper, one-quarter tea spoonful salt. Cook until frothy; add one cup of milk and the fish liquor from can. Stir until it bolls, simmer three or four minutes, remove from Are aud add a beaten rgj. Cherry Shortcake. Six egg whites, four egg yolks, half cup of pulverized sugar, three-quarter cup flour (scant), one-quarter tea spoonful salt, one-halt teaspoouful orauge flavoring, one-half teaspoot.ful cream of tartar. Beat white of egg C iuui at $iJes, Kajw legs,Keepin i with tho salt until quite light, then add cream of tartar and boat until very stiff, add yolks beaten very light, then add flour from the sifter. Mix well. Add flavoring to yolk of eggs. Put through a pastry tube on unbuttered paper scored luto squares, four by one and a half Inches. Remove from paper as soon as taken from the oven. Cut in two, and put between the layers fresh and sweetened cherries, putting also a few spoonfuls on ton of crust. If cherries are out of season, sliced uauanas may be substituted. 0 THE BLOUSE IS POPULAR BY MRS. KINGSLEV. HE other day a really lovely blouse was seen. It was creat ed by a dressmaker who is famous In Paris. It wua an ideal garment, simple In design and yet dainty aud uncommon. The ma terials were chiffon ivory white over flesh pink and dull white satin, the high collar boing made of fine white organdie On the satin rovers there were embroidered designs carried out In tiny seed pearls aud paste sparks. This was a very "dressy" blouse, suit able for evenlug wear or for any aft ernoon entertainment ot a ceremonious order. The sleeves, also the satin cuffs, were put in with a hemstitch. This is nut really necessary. The blouse would look almost as well with sleeves and cuff Btltched in the ordi nary way, but machine hemstitching cosis very little and is quickly done. The sleeves themselves were tjulte full, the little sutln cuffs curving over the wrists. A navy blue chiffon blouse, mounted over cherry red ohlffon, would look lovely tf finished with revers and. cuffs of navy blue satin embroidered in multi-colored beads. Or for mourn ing the blouse could bo carried out In black voile de sola with revers and cuffs of black taffetas and Jet embroid eries. A very dainty evening blouse seen the other day was made in kimono fashion, of Jetted net aud mounted over a decollete chemisette, ot silver tulle. The Jotted blouse was very full under the arms, aud It was so simple in de sign that a clover girl could make It in half an hour. It opened lu a deep V back aj)d front, and the silver tulle chemisette had el bow sleeves which were flutshed with narrow bands of silver and Jet em broidery. A touch of vivid color was Introduced on the chemisette wher it opened In front In the guise of a large crimson carnation, mads entirely of chiffon. A fascinating littlo kimono blouse was composed ot alternate rows of heliotrope satin ribbon and black silk guipure. The ribbons and lengths of lace were two Inches wide and the semi-transparent garment was mount ed over a decollete chemisette mad of. sneit pink chiffon. This blouse was accompanied by a wide sash made of hellotrona satin. This sash was passed rouuu Ihs waist from front to back, then crossed and again drawn forward, the ends being drawn through a large cut Jt ring. fv J 4 3' sfflA GOSSIP SATURDAY. DEC. 2, 1916. nasties hild HEALTH IN SUMMERTIME BY EDNA EGA.Y that the warm days are here," sighed the pale stenog rapher, "I am sure I shall feel better. I'll huve roses In my ? n" ' oik JT . . cheeks and be able to put more heart Perhaps she will, but It Is very like ly that she won t. For the warm ror the warm of giving the lease on life. ;d. more uerv- weathor season, instead average worker a new makes her feel more tired, more nerv ous, nearer the end of her physical en durance than she ever did during the winter. This is not entirely because heat Is enervating, but because few girls who work for a living aud must, lu oonsequeuce, be in the city most of the summer, know how to live proper ly during tho warm days. As a rule they eat the wrong food, sleep too lit tle aud take no exercise except that required iu the performance of their daily duties. No physical system can stand such treatment, especially at a time when the heat saps away the small fuud of strength. If you want to be well this summer you must begin now to lay the founda tion for future health. During these One spring days when it is neither too hot nor too cold, get up early, each morning take a cool or cold bath, cat a substantial breakfast, and then start early to the office, allowing youruelf time to take at least a fifteen minutes' walk before golug to your dally labors. You will feel refreshed and more like work than you ever have before. At lunchcou time stay out in the sun shine and open air as much as possi ble. Fresh air will do more towards building up strength than all the medicines in the world. But fresh air and exercise are woe fully handicapped In their work if the business girl clogs her system with the wrong sort of food. The human system craves a change of diet in the spring and it is futal to health to keep on eating heavy meats, rich sauces, pastries and deserts at this time of the year. Eat as little meat as possi ble and when you do eat It, be sure to eat some light meat. Fish should take the place of meat to a large ex tent during the hot weather, and plen ty of fresh vegetables, salads and fruits should be eaten. During the hottest parts of tha sum mer months she must observe certain rules if she wishes to keep her health during this trying period. If possible, arrange one's work (hat ths hardest part of it comes early in the morning and late in the afternoon, This - leaves the mlddls of-the day (when the heat Is most "intense) com paratively free, and during this time tha working girl should sit as quiet as possible. This does not mean that she should sot work at all. If she is a business woman this Is impossible, but it does r..n th.. in m,nVr.. .hi - - , . -.. n - - " nlng about she has to do can be ac complished In the early morning and that the writing ot letters or other work that keeps one still at one's desk can be taken up between the I , l nands at btoes, I V- -.: j Raise Knees L a UvvrarJ and. rHltftii Sitting on. Chmr. BenJ Over as Far as Possible. Relaxing All Back, Muscles aSV I - WjN ffjil IIhI L. ,1 EATHER work Is interesting, and has become quite a fad, although the numerous ar ticles, while pretty, are very difficult to make. Quite a novelty is the picture frame of leather, with a bouquet of leather flowers festooned across the top. The one seen was dec orated with morning glories. They were made by wetting the leather aud stretching It to form the funnel shaped blossom. Of course, the leaves are not us difficult to manage. irj-nl HE following is an excellent In IS way ' ewing buttons on chil V dren's coats, etc. Mukeagood sl.ed knot in your thread, which should be fairly coarse, then place a small pearl button on tho in side of the coat. Put the needle first through the material, starting from the right side of the garment, then through the auiall button, then back again through tha material and right through the big button. Continue to Blltch through aud through until the button feels quite firm, then give the thread a twist or two round the base of the top button and finish off secure ly. There will then be no fear of the buttons coming off or tearing away the cloth. PRETTY cushion cover Intend- ed for porch use is made from natural linen, showing the Swastika emblem (appliqucd) large size. The prettiest shown In a in a collection seen recently was cut irom a piece of cretonne, in Persian coloring, outlned with a couple of rows of dark red soutache. Other designs used as a decoration for the pale tan linen were fashioned from bright red Turkish twill, black braid In rows, art tickings and printed canvas. F women wish to retain youth, tney must avoid nervousness, The forerunner of old age is v, , . 01 t0'let aoaP Into a cheesa the taut drawing of the little . oth ba and use ' 'r the bath, just nerves. Each time ther succeed in gaining control age has won a trench from youth. W orry, too, often takes the form of self-pity and the woman who suffers from this affliction can find no safer remedy than Interest In another's burdens. It effaee. tha noylng troubles. After all, It is one's hours of 11 and S. The girl in the shop has not this ad- I!,n.,al9lBu' even 8he..ftn "her- - w "naf" on D oo'ng - j iwM'wivi t, i nua- .hi w wwiu, uiisierea-inu Hurried auring working hours. Worry add to one temperature considerably, and the woman who becomes flustered only adds to her discomfort during warm weather. HERE are few offices wltera several persons are employe4 which do not give apportun.lt for gossip. But the girl who determines that she at least will nei ther repeat nor welcome talk about other members of the office forca chooses a wise course. Sometimes the talk is not ill-natured, but it's Just as well to steer clear of it. Prying and fussing over oilier people's affairs is poor work at the best, if It lias a best. Of one thing you may be quite sura If you say something unkind, soma thing sarcastic, If you let yourself wonder why Mamie Is seen round with So-and-so so much, or remark that Blanche had lunch with a married man tho other day, or whisper that Ethel colors her hair, such talk will finally get to the person involved. Sh will be told it is you who are saying things about her, of course under tha promise of strict secrecy; and the of fice will be a less pleasant place to work in than before. Remember that it is not enough to refrain from gossiping yourself. You must also refuse to let others gossip to you. The reputation you will estab lish will be one good to have, ona even the worst offenders In the gorsip factory will respect. B stale of mind that makes life glorir.ua or gloomy. A sure cure for nervous ness lies In changing one's mental at titude. Restlessness Is another form of this malady. A well-poised woman Is seldom nervous, because she has learned the art of self-control. I'oisa is to the refined woman what technluua Is to the artist. It is the natural heri tage ot culture, and should be culti vated by all. ERE is an interesting sugges tion for the young mother with the active, creeping baby. uet a good-sized gray blanket, preferably woolen. Cut out the pio turcs from a cloth nursery plctura book and sew them to the blanket. Tha bright pictures will attract baby's at tention and he will pat and pick at them by the hour, and keep perfectly contented on his soft, worm, creeping rug. This idea may also be used In connection with the baby fence, for baby may be left Inside the fence w Itfc his pictorial floor covering, and rua no risks of falling on sharp playthings. HE neck line Is like the waist line, no longer a stationary thing. From Paris comes high collar of black tnirta tled '"Ule back wltb- flaring bow anJ: fallltlS over it a circular collar of , ,e organdy the whole a smart 11U le cncolt which is especially becora- ?, 0 ,he ,al1' slender woman. Hlga. collars are not easy to wear, but they are smart. E have heard our grandmother .tell of the good old days when they used to snend hours melting and moulding odd bit or soap Into cakes. We up-to-data homemakers have no time for that, but we want to utilize the stray bit Just the samo, so we put all the little " lue Dran bag. The kltch- en .soap we hanlle 'n the same way have the bag nan8lng in a conveni- plttce nPar ,ne 8lnk. where we may )fe tue "oap-bag to make a good, k latner for our dish water. . 1 ERY one who wears darned stockings and that means al most every one in the wnrM knows how the darning cotton sometime. T.hHnV. . ""Xf? 1 of the hole, making the stocking, ear around the darn. This may be avoid- cu oj noiaing the card fir drain n darning cotton over the spout of a ket tle of boiling water. The steam shrink the wool and when - tho stocking which have been mended with this cot ton are sent to the wash no fear need ba eaUrtaled of tha dara shrinking.