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Show Woman's World f ; Conducted by Helene Valeau. : HELENE VALEAU'S ANSWEES. i Miss Valcau will reply to all ques- f tions asked by the feminine readers of I the Intermountain Catholic. The we'.I known character and authority of her j replies need no introduction to those - already familiar with her ability. Miss Valeau will take a kirdly and personal 0 interest in those who write to her. and will spare no pains in seeing that their inquiries are answered fully and carefully. care-fully. Write only on one side of the paper. Address letters to Miss Helene Valeau. Intermountain Catholic. f ? An old negro laundress is responsible j for the following: cure for bad scorched places caused by too hot irons: A half f pint of vinegar is put on the stove in a porcelain lined saucepan. To this is ; added the juice of a large onion and two ounces of fuller's earth. The mix-l mix-l ture is bailed for five minutes, strained, - cooled and bottled. : In removing the scorch a little of the mixture is put on a clean white linen i rag; and rubbed over the scorched place until it disappears. Several applications 5 may be necessary. ; The following is said to be a delight- j ful tonic and one that is easily en-i en-i poyed: The tunic is a saturated salt i KHh, or, if the salt is too strong, use Ic-jh salt at first. At least it should be ) nuite a strong brine. After preparing . t the salt bath, drop into it a dessert epoonful, even half that quantity, of tincture of benzoin, which will cost 1 about 10 cents an ounce. If convenient, ' drop benzoin into warm water first, , stirring, then adding to the whole. Salt is a disinfectant, and may be used in : the bath with or without soap. The ; bezoin will produce a delishtful odor, resembling a commingling of roses and violets, and it is also a skin beautificr. While salt will whiten the skin and render ren-der it smooth, the benzoin will add the qualities of softening and cooling it. Do t ' rubbing while in the bath, and when you step nut dry lightly and quickly with a soft coarse linen towel, and the fdor will cling to the person for hours. This is a good bath for the face, but may be too drying if used too freely, especially for a skin which is naturally very dry. ' For corns and bunions, paint several times a day with colorless iodine, using a small paint brush, and letting the iodine io-dine dry in. Five cents worth of the iodine will last a hmz time, but must V be well corked, as the iodine is apt to eat the cork; the brush will probably t cost 5 or 10 cents. This will take the ' soreness out of the enlarged joint, and tf loose shoes are worn, the bunion will not be troublesome. This is good also for soft corns. But it is useless to expect ex-pect good results if after two or three applications, the remedy is neglected. It is well to soak the foot before using the - iodine, if convenient. To remove the stain of sweet potatoes from the hands, rub with coal oil, then wash with soap'. Many stains can be removed from the hands by rubbing the tut side of a ripe tomato on the stain. Is Jt Worth Whjle? Is it worth while that we Jostle a brother Bearing his load on the rough road - of life? Is it worth while that we jeer at each other In blackness of heart? that we war to the knife? God pity us all in our pitiful strife. God pity us all as we jostle each other; God. pardon us all for triumph we feel When a fellow goes down; poor, heartbroken heart-broken brother, Pierced to the heart; words are keener keen-er than steel. And mightier, far, for woe and for weal. Were it not well in this brief little journey jour-ney On over the isthmus, down into the tide. We give, him a fish instead of a serpent, Ere folding the hands to be and abide For -ever and aye, in dust at his side? i Look at the roses saluting each other; Look at the herds all at peace on the plain i Man. and man only, makes war on his "r brother. And dotes in his heart on his peril and by the brutes that go down on the plain. , ' JOAQUIN MILLER. Summer Hints. If for reasons of family, or business, or because she cannot afford to do oth-j oth-j erw lse, the beauty must remain in town all summer, she should resolve for her beauty's sake to banish her discontent. Next to health the greatest aid to beau-S beau-S . ty is serenity of mind. The serene mind y is reflected in the skin without lines, in ; clear, radiant eyes, in a fine carriage, but most of all in sturdy, self-supporting facial muscles. Whatever befalls the beauty she cannot can-not afford to worry about it. And if she cannot, afford this expenditure of emotion, emo-tion, much less can the girl who is merely pretty, or the woman who is ab-salutely ab-salutely plain. Determine to make the best of your detention in the hot city. Next consider what you can do to enhance en-hance your comfort, for as you contribute contrib-ute to your comfort, you contribute also to your health and beauty. Be sure that your wardrobe fills the needs of your situation. Wear clothing that is lighter in texture tex-ture and in color than in winter. There is a pood scientific reason for the instinctive in-stinctive choice of light colored garments gar-ments in the summer. Light colors reft" re-ft" ft the sun's rays. Dark colors absorb ab-sorb them. Therefore, the light-colored garment not only looks cooler, but is cooler. Var lightweight clothes. Replace Re-place the dark serge skirt with a linen ; or chambray one if possible. Let your A shirt waists be as thin as reasonable curability will permit. ' (. f Have as little starch as possible in ': Yi your laundered clothes. Starch is an , impenetrable substance that forms a ' 'j wall between the outer air and the inner ' ', i body. It prevents the air reaching the body and the fxhalations of the body - from pasting Into the outer air. i . Wear your clothes a little looser in sumnicr than winter, for constriction of i any part of the body means higher tom- peruture. Loosen your stays by an inch ! or so more, if you have formed the hnbit of wearing them tight. This will be a rrateful relense. If you have ever been foolish enough to wear tight Ftockings this is the time to change that unwise habit. Never wear tight shoes, but especially es-pecially never in the surnracr. . Don't wear a heavy hat at any time, but in the summer it is particularly menacing... Have your hats trimmed with lightweight ribbon and flowers. s that there may be no drag upon the sensitive scalp, made more sensitive by sumnier heat, nor hair with a greater tendency to weaken at the roots, be-, couse of the dust of summer and the unusual perspiration of the scalp. Comfort yourself by the thought that you will escape the danger of the extravagances ex-travagances of vacation, the too long walks, too much row ing, too great interest in-terest in golf and tennis or motoring. -V1 unwise vacation as strenuously spent as the preceding months in town is worse than none. Such a vacation sets its stamp of faded hair, burnt skin, strained eyes and an unbecoming nervousness and irritability. Working too hard at their pleasure the girls who have gone away for the summer may came back in a more perturbed, unbecoming unbe-coming state than the one in which they left. Such vacations are failures, because be-cause their owners have not gotten right with the world by getting close to nature. They have taken their pleasures pleas-ures too seriously. Travel, for instance, instead of being an agreeable form of transit, has been the smothering blanket blan-ket of a multitude of details. Better than an unwise vacation may be this forced one of yours. Better a careful conservation of our vital force, by routine, than a bankruptcy of it by injudicious idling. The perils of the summer spent in town are the enervating heat and the lack of fresh, tonic air. These must be in some way overcome. How? By care in utilizing all the opportunities opportuni-ties you have for fresh air. Is there a ilat roof on the building in which you live or work? Frequent it. Go there in the morning and evening and pack your lungs w ith oxygen for day or night consumption. con-sumption. With arms raised above your head and palms outward, rise on tiptoes and stretch your body to Its greatest height. Rise slowly on your toes, sink back to your heels, and, al-wiys al-wiys with your arms raised, breathe deeply a score of times. If you are not used to the deep breathing exercise begin be-gin moderately with, say. four inhalations, inhala-tions, holdings and exhalations. These can be indefinitely increased. ' But beginners be-ginners are liable to become dizzy at first, and they should regulate the amount of deep breathing, so that gradually grad-ually the tendency to dizziness will disappear. dis-appear. Walk less than in the winter, but do not wholly give up that most stimulating stimulat-ing of exercises. Choose the cooler hours of the morning and evening for walking. A Cure for Worry. One of our "troubled Marthas." in sending in a request for information, writes: "We come to you for all manner man-ner of helps and advice, and we get what we ask for. Now, if you could only give us a sure recipe for the destruction de-struction of the 'worry' germs, we would rise up and call you blessed!" And taking down one of my well-worn well-worn reference books, I find the "cure" asked for, time and again repeated re-peated between its covers. The book is not a rare 6ne every family 'has, or should have one, and use it. If our discouraged friend would open her Bible Bi-ble at St. Matthew 6:25, and read to the end of the chapter, or open at St. Luke, chapter 12:22-3r inclusive, she will-find the recipe asked for. There are other recipes for the same trouble, but these will cover all the grounds. I cannot enforce en-force the following of these directions, and like other recipes, the instructions must be strictly carried out if sure results re-sults are wanted. The cure is not "without "with-out price," for everything worth having must be paid for In some coin; but the cure is worth the cost, and only an outlay out-lay of faith, persistence and perseverance persever-ance is called for. Another discouraged one says: "It is well enough for you to say, 'Do not worry,' but worry cannot be stopped for the mere saying." O, thou of little faith, how much does the worrying "add to your stature?" In the long-gone days of my youth, we sang a song, "The sparrows, spar-rows, the lilies and me," and our untried hearts knew nothing of the lessons the words were intended to convey. Now, we know. Can any one send me the words of the old song? Try the worry cure, and learn fhe beautnful lesson that we are permitted to suffer that we may grow nearer to the heart of humanity. The bitter tonic is often the best. Round Steak. When you are tired of the conventional conven-tional roast beef, pot roast or broiled steak, try this; you'll feel repaid: Cut a lean round steak in pieces about 4x6 inches. Lay on each piece a small piece of bacon, a little minced onion, salt and pepper, roll up and faster together with wooden toothpicks. Brown the "birds," as they are called, In a hot, greased skillet, then cover with hot water, cover tightly and let simmer two hours, renewing re-newing water when needed. When done, make brown gravy, pour over the birds and serve. Rye Bread. Scalt one pint of milk, add small piece of lard, a teaspoonful salt and a little sugar. When lukewarm add one-half cake compressed yeast and stir In rye flour until very stiff. Let rise until morning, then knead into two loaves. Use wheat flour on board when kneading. knead-ing. Bust of Brownson. The heroic bronze bust of Orestes Brownson, which has been for years in possession of the Catholic club of New York, will be unveiled wtih appropriate ceremonies on Oct. 12, Columbus day, in one of the public parks at the metropolis. metrop-olis. A committee is now considering the question of a site. The Catholics of the Argentine republic repub-lic have formed committees of defense in all the tow ns of that large country to safeguard religious teaching in the schools and to counteract the audacious efforts that are being made to banish religion from them. The republic possesses pos-sesses 4.2"0 primary schools, attended by about 220,000 pupils. The pupils have always had the advantage of the tonets of whatever religion their parents belonged be-longed to. Argentina owes ail its intellectual intel-lectual culture to the Jesuit Father w ho, amongst other educational institutions founded there thrpe ecnauries ago the University of Cordoba, which is still at the present day the first university of the country. A large proportion of the population is Irish or of Irish parentage. In St. Gall's church, Tintah. Minn., on the feast of Fcniencost, Charles F. Uebelhoer, with great humility, made a public profession of faith and was re-ceaved re-ceaved into the Catholic church by Rev. James Walcher. Until the last few-months few-months Mr. Uebelhoer was a Lutheran minister and was noted for his zeal and learning. He was born in 1874 in Germany, Ger-many, was graduated from the Universities Uni-versities of Heidelberg and Bonn, and was ordained in 1S99 in Baden. He was sent on the foreign missions in connection connec-tion with the German Evangelical synod syn-od of North America. His first mission was at StrasLburg. Sask.. Canada. La- nmmum mn .uiwjujwynn'ni ' iihhi."wii "" wfwi ter Mr. Uebelhoer preached at Eden Valley, Minn., which was his last mission. mis-sion. He will enter St. John's college, Collegeville, Minn., next September to study for the priesthood. In the meantime mean-time he will remain with Father Walcher Wal-cher for further Instructions. The superior of the Belgian missions in the Philippines is rejoicing in the fact that he is soon to receive ten more priests who arc coming from Chin u One hundred could be placed immediately, for the people are begging for priests to take up the work where it was left eff by those who were driven from the islands isl-ands ten years ago. These Belgian missionaries mis-sionaries have had a trying ordeal in getting among the people, especially in the districts where the schism was ram- .p y ....u .,..... -yr pant, but in all letters received they now give glowing accounts of the work they could do if the men were ftvr.il-able. ftvr.il-able. Father Dlerlckx writes: "We are here supplying the place of American priests, and we are encouraged in the thought that America Is sending us help In the shape of money even If they cannot send us the more valuable help Of men." The police captain was having his portrait done in oils by a painter who was riot above doing his own publicity promoting. "More than once," prattled the modest painter, "I've been referred to as the coming sargeant!" "Huh?" ejaculated the captain in sur; prise, "in what precinct?" Exchange. |