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Show ( : s J Woman's-World' ; Conducted by Helene Valeau. HZLENE VALEAU'S ANST7ER2. Mlss Valeau will replv to all quea-wons quea-wons asked by the feminine readers of ' Jntermountain Catholic. The well ron-n-character and authority of her implies need no Introduction t. those n.roady familiar with her ability. Miss vaioau will take a kindlv and personal 'nerest in xIiofo. who write to her. at,d "J ppare no pains in seeing that their 'Pculries are answered fully and carefully. care-fully. Write onjy on one Fide 0r the j fJT, Address letters to Miss Helene aieau. Intermcuntatn Catholic. ' I)f'''r Miss Vji lean: Your t, -partinent as y,n f ,.(.a, hfJH.in ,0 ni(, .n(j j want to ask y..u if you will please sivo me soniethinp: f,- my hands. The skin fo coarse and rough. alihouRh I nev-do nev-do any bard work. When a child ny hands Mere rubbed with alcohol "unnsr an illness. Do you think that . ..ne. tcd tiKin? I have been usinp j.er- 'jXi.le ,,f hydrogen ;uid benzoin as vou '' U. and it has bleache,! them. : i hase pive me something to make! . l.icm softer and finer. Yours sincerely. ! - K. H.. Hinghnm Junction. is ihr season of the. ve.ir when ! ojnci, begin ,n won v about the con- f.iiiun and ."'.ppen ranee of u,eir hands. In summer they seem to take caro of I 'hemsilvrs. but when- winter comes ;nd 1h: air is c,,ld and Pborp thev re-'iniie re-'iniie a ffood deal of looking- after! No woman should neglect her hands, for. ! i. she only knew it. they are really her j greatest (harm. D" nt KV that as you do your own r iioiisewojk yon cannot expect to have ' pretty hands, for that is no excuse at i'll. There is no denying that scrub i i v.ater is eX( eedingly bad for the hands. nor thai in dusting the dirt gets clogged f im" the pores and under the nails. Hut . 'uu ! H'H have to plunge your bare i ; hands any more into the disfiguring water; you can wear rubber gloves , when you wash dishes, and also when I you Viish windows and scrub. There is j never any necessity any more f(,r put- ; ?iug your hands into dirty water of anv i kind. j The gloves should be- thoroughly washed after having been used with ''oar warm water and soapsuds, both j inside and out. and hung out in the air I '" dry. The hands shrtOTd also" lie" j ; washed thoroughly. not merely dab-: f 1 in the water and nut again for j 'hi only grinds in the dirt but they should bo lathered well with soap and ' warm water and afterward rinsed in f " vlear water. Tartly dry with a soft .. ; lowe. then rub in a little cold cream, . t : sufficient for the skin to absorb. 1 1 When the. hands are completely dried ,! " dor them with talcum powder or I with a. preparation composed of pre- i i l-arcd chalk, . 73 parts: zinc oxide. -3 i ? p.'irts. j Xevrr"xposp the hands to extremes f hot or cold water. T'se soft rain j water, or, if this is not available, put j ; a few-drops of ammonia or a pinch ( 'f oorax to soften it. A few drops of j . benzoin also has the effect of soften- ' 'fg it. Never use anything on the ' , S h,ands but a pure soap. I ; ' For dusting use a pair of old gloves : belonging to one of the men of your , tvmiiy. Rubber gloves are too .dumsy tyr this-kind of work. Gloves should i .'4. ways be used for sweeping if you i 't'ula avoid unsightly and painful blis- After kinf them off always heat f t f iem out of a window in order to in- 5 ure that every particle of dust is re- i ::ioved from them, and if you should f ,; f?ct them wet, rub them with a little I cosnioline and let it dry in. j j In washing, of course, you will not ,1 vear the ruober gloves, because they would be in the way in the first place, ) I -'""l in- the second you will not need j . 'b'm as the water will be clean. If the I j .-kin dubs off your fingers, use either f : -'lycerine or inc ointment, and do not II "Xpose the sore parts to .v.ater any a njore than you can help until they are healed. 'Do not tie. your fingers up lirhtly in a wad of rags and an old 4 izloxe finger, for this keeps the air from J the scire and thus increases the length I of lime required to heal. : If you should burn your hand, apply J a salve composed of CO parts flour and J tft parts vinegar. This will prevent it j from blistering. The white of an egg i is also good. ! j Alcohol is really good to whiten and I soften the hands, but it must be of the j 1-st quality. Any good cream used 'aithfuily each night will make the j :.ai!(is beautiful. White vaseline is ex- I ,-f'!!ent, and cheap, too. j I ' Sweets to the Sweet Tooth. I I Many mo; hers think nature must , I ! ave erred in giving children a sweet f I o.oth. but children, on the other hand, f I I' giird the jam pot and the sugar bowl j 'be depositories of all that is most i 1 electable. Neither side is quite right i od neilher quite wrong.. - . I I Sugar is not the poison and the spoil-- j r of digestion that the careful mother! I thinks it is: neither is it better as a ; I ro..d than roast beef and bread and j utier, a the hearty youngster thinks. I There was a book printed many years j ieo in which the tale was told of some! I -hipwrecked sailors who lived for j eeks on some hogiieads of sugar and '. InUe water, which na flJl lhe.y. fa ved "mm t),e wreck. They did not have so -ood a time as we boys thought they 'Ught to have had. but they lived, and , were not so badly off at the end of the j -eriod as most persons would. ...Uiijik -: liev slinuid iiave been. ' i The truth is. that sugar is . a food i iil a necessary one: but it may easily) e t'ikfeii in too great amount. Foods I .re divided nto Tt wo . classes too pro-- pro-- ids ritieats." eggs hiid legume?), which .Main nitrogen as their most important impor-tant clement, and the sugars, starches )d fats, composed chiefly of carbon, 'loth f these are necessary the pro-. pro-. ids to build up the framework of the i.odv. and the others to supply energy; i iie'protcids are the iron of the boiler 1- j .h tbc machinery, the fats are the : u king, and the sugars are the fuel; iW are necessary to the perfect working of the 'human -machinery. ! The danger in -taking sweets is in j -vet doing. The world's consumption j ,f sugar has increased enormously in J ' !,.. last half centurv. although the ne- i .--ccjtv for museular exertion (and, J I therefore, th,- need of fuel) has. through I: ;be introduction of labor-saving ma ll binery. decreased. Much of this sugar j! 0'nP into the stomachs, not of rol- ! : ing bovs and toiling men. who can up a lot of it, but of girls and r.r,,g women, who are using it to sal-urt.tc sal-urt.tc their Tilou'd with unnecessary fuel. :.. load their livers with sugar, and to -i.'.il their complexion. Vhildren may. and often do. eat too much candy; but they will not suffer much as long as they are In the acme .aie of existence, for while they romp ihev are expending energy, and their !'u;'e machines consume a vast amount of furl The danger Is in forming a i habit that may be carried on into, a j dentary form or life. Youth s Com- V M '.I c I - I ....I.. in II I - 1 - ' " I BEAUTY AND HEALTH. 1 (By Sarah Stacey.) i A magnetic personality oi'teii mme j.-owcrful 1 hill ability, and is often, very often, placed in th- balance against it. It is therefore advisable to ex rt onsclf to the utmost to cultivate that wondciful charm to ti'o highest degree, and she who has i is n 1 so lc.ueh to be pitied as blamed, for it is, more or less, within th" reach of all. Nature intended every woman to liave a beautiful figine. it is in tu. chest, in the c.-.rriage .f the shoulders and the poise of the head. Ihat the power of personality lies, "l'erspnali-; "l'erspnali-; ty" is that subtle' charm which it is j impossible to defiino. it is the mysta-I mysta-I ri us something that makes your pres-i pres-i i cc notictiable and pleasure-giving befor you have even said a word. Fhe who poises this charm of "personality" "personali-ty" has a potent weapon with which to ligln the battles of life. Whether her lines be cast in pleasant places or among those who are vulgaris' called the great, or she be obliged to earn be- daily-bread, her personality is the chief weight which turns tho scales for or against her. An erect carriage m the first rjuality to be sought for and ! acquired, giving as it does the sensation sensa-tion of vigor and good physical development, devel-opment, which is always pleasing. A "good carriage' implies that the body be held erect, but without stiffness, the abdomen be well drawn back, the chin prevented from protruding and the chest kept high. For each of these points there is a special set of exercises, exer-cises, and the exercises are commended commend-ed by standinr whh The palms of the hands against a wall, the body being kept at arm's length from the wall; then, by bending the elbows, the body is carried slowly towards the wall ns if to bring the chest in contact with H. This action throws the shoulders back and stimulates the circulation of the blood, and a sensation of exhilaration is felt after it has been done two or three times. The exercise tones up the muscles of the back and appeals din ct to the. nerve centers, and there is no better plan" than this for resting the body after fatigue. A similar exercise that can be taken frtuuently. during the day if one but give a little thought to it is this: Open a door and stand in the r-enter of the threshold, with one hand on either ;de of the casement. Lean through the doorway, forward and backward, grasping the woodwork all the time. This is an excellent exercise, and at first will seem almost impossible except ex-cept to the specially agile, but perseverance perse-verance ''will insure good results. An inevitable result of the proper development develop-ment of the chest is the burying- of the shoulder blades, the prominence of Which will snoil anv figure. Thev r.ve particularly unsightly in themselves, but flattened in their proper position and well covered with graceful lines such as this beauty culture treatment is sure to provide they may even be termed "aids to beauty." There are many movements demor.-sti-ating the lnethod of arm exercise, for the purpose of broadening the chest and giving the lungs plenty of room. In one exercise (he directions are to stand firmly on both feet with as nearly near-ly the upright position of the body as is possible. Place the palms of the hands together, keeping the arms extended ex-tended and down. Take a deep breath and then, while holding the breath, raise the arms over the head. When the hands are high above the head it is time to commence to exhale. The breath must be let out very slowly, and at the same time the arms are to be lowered towards the back with the palms o( the hand turned out, and always al-ways with the feeling that they are seeking to meet again at the back. This keens the shoulders back and the chest thrown forward. It is also a good plan to rise slowly on the toes during the first half of this exercise and descend tc the heels as (he last half is accomplished, giving particular attention to the breathing. McCall's Magazine. A Pretty Face. "it is the pretty girl who wins." said a discouraged maiden, the other day, "it matters not how clever or capable you are, success will pass you by unless un-less you have a pretty face." This may seem a narrow view to take of life, and in this case was provoked, no doubt, by repeated failures, still there is a bit of truth in the assertion too, for the pretty girl, certainly is the best success, socially, and, even in the business world, an attractive face goes a long way toward condoninng incompetency. incom-petency. Ruskin says, "hundreds of people can talk to-one that can think, and thousands can think to one who can see." girls, are, no doubt, appreciated appre-ciated to some small extent, it is the pretty girl who gets the largest share of attention. I observe, and from people peo-ple who pride them selves on their penetration, ton. There is plenty call for the plain girl, to mend and sew. cook dinners and tell one's troubles to. but it is her pretty sister who gets all the invitations and attentions. atten-tions. To- be sure,-there is -plenty of theory set forth ' that- such attentions atten-tions are" not lasting, ahd amount to little in the long run, when there is nothing behind the pretty face to hold one, but from. the point of vision and humiliating experiences of an ordinary girl; it seems to amount to a good deal, that is desirable in lXs. with even chances for its being a lading winner 'too. Whoever saw a girl with common colored hair and eyes receive the at-tetions at-tetions -bestowed I upon some brown haired. brown eyed maiden. even though she lias wit and talent and j brains galore? Not that all pretty women are without other recommend- j i atlon. far be it from me to insinuate such a libel, but where it is so. their beauty alone would be sufficient attraction, attrac-tion, far outweighing any other. It is in human nature to love and admire ad-mire and hanker after the beautiful jand pleasing, still it is a bit. unfair j to plain folks, who have been denied such artistic setting but whose hearts and minds are of. as fine a mould as their more perfect sisters. i |