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Show j; Woman's World Conducted by Helena Valeau. !! EELEKE VALEAU'S ANSWERS. I Trif valeau will reply to all ques- j ; . afh"t"3 the ferninire readers of ' ''iniVrm'.ntain Catholic. The well ! l wn character and authority of her k'lf",c t,P' d no Introduction to those ajy familiar with her ability. Miss ' ? Vflleati will t;'ke a kir,dly and personal I . Lre.ct in those who write to her, and j in.,j ppyro no pains in seeing that their I 'auirif'. are answered fully and care- 5 'n.-.v -write only on one side of the ; p'pr A'i'iress letters to Miss Helene ""-'"I ' valeau, Iincrmountain Catholic. near Miss Valeau: Please give me p.jyjo.iy fur insomnia. S. G. i 8 jn'H, null Culuire Dr. Latson men-rin men-rin bod exercises to those suf-'rrinP suf-'rrinP fr'im insomnia- Here is one: , t,'.jnP flat on the back, raise the arms 1 and tx''11'1 t!lorri on a level vitn the .,3y, straipht out beyond the head. nv' sin i'ly take a full breath and jreti h. -asily and comfortably, as irv inp: to mak.e the entire body pnpr.r After a few moments of grentle e.l.et,-hi:is:. l't the breath out and relax re-lax t!;o muscles. This may be done tfiTPC or f"i:r limes. Another is the fol-jp-inc: Lying: on the back, legs to-p,thf-r a"'! arms at the side, simply ftrwh first one leg and then the Jl,rr. Jlaeli log should be extended from ei.cht to twelve inches. ; pear Miss Valeau: Please give me f c,-,ITi, a'iviee about my complexion. S. M., Ogden. wi;ni no-s complexion gets that mottll red and white look all the face powder in the world is useles sto cover It. T'nder tlie.se circumstances it is bet-' bet-' XPT to jT.-vare and use a liquid powder, j beinc careful to apply it with a soft bit of iiiHi! ir a fine sponge and wipe it ; off .it o!!. -. before it dries. The powder I if tr,ale ei water previously boiled and Ftrain'l. The formula is as follows: One quart water, thirty drops alcohol, i onp ounee oxide of zinc, eight grains I i bichloride of mercury, twenty drops glycerin. Take four ounces of water arid lrv-t to a boiling point. Dissolve the Mcliiorido of mercury in this hot water, aid the alcohol. Mix the zinc I and plyivrin together in a bowl, pour in the bre r part of the quart of water, stir, then add the diluted bichloride of niercury and alcohol. Pottle and shake well bfere using. Don't forget to wipe the li'iaid off before it dries, or it will appear streaky. S. O.. Ogden: You have been making a mistake washing your face in water fo often. I do not advise the use of soap and water oftener than once a day. This should be used at night in order that the accumulations of the day r.iay he removed and the skin left clean during the night. Bleach cream, of course, has to be washed off in the miming in water with soap or skin-' skin-' ckan-n, otherwise the face ' can be : cleaned with princess cream any time durinp the day that you feel it needs cleansing. If you wash your face in fiap and water during the day before massaging. I do not think it would be advisable to wash it again at night. Cleanse it with princess cream, wiping it all r.ff. The cold spray cannot be used t-'O often on the face, provided a cream has first been rubbed in. This must he d"nr or cold water will make the skin rough and red.' Health and Beauty. ; A splendid laxative syrup may be made as follows: Put a half pound of raisir.s. prunes and figs to soak in three pints of mid water. Bottle th syrup after twe. days and take a tablespoon-fu! tablespoon-fu! night and morning. Raisir.s are extremely nourishing, especially Tne Fijn-dried Malagas, which are full of grape sugar. That they fh'iuM be thoroughly masticated goes without saying. A nutritious and palatable pal-atable mixture for sandwiches may be made fmm blanched almonds and raisins rais-ins that have been put through the mincing machine. Treatment for pimples and blackheads black-heads calls for absolute cleanliness of the body, externally and internally. Pimple .-how that the body is absorb- '"g poisnni us substances that it should be throwing 0ff freely. Keep the intestinal in-testinal tracts, the kidneys and the sk:n ai! active by drinking plenty of ater, eating fruit and bathing daily. At right scrub the face well with hot water. The girl who is gaining flesh rapidly must ke. r, out of doors, doing plenty of hard work, playing golf or tennis, rowing r,r walking and so helping that tat to turn into firm, slender muscle. Avoid bread and butter, taking salted toast instead. Live mainly on fruit, getabl.-s and lean meats. Never take DUter, erenm. eggs, cereals or fat ats. Make it a habit to take lemon J"'lf- in a little water before breakfast wry morning. It will be good for n. Te, net sleep too much and keep all the time. The Double Chin. ,.;'':,;''':.v "ne of the, if not the very, signs ef disappearing youth for a orr.an is the coming of the real "dou- nun." i pay the real, because ba-hC' ba-hC' Tr'' t'';r"'s hayp the dearest of dou-her dou-her .':''!n: y" doOR the pretty girl in ' e' . . with the round contour that kew the i;r.-s adorable. ''L' a-"-' vhen the third decade is hi-r , ;t wornan is taking on flesh .nst r.m.y; when she is trying to diet m.'i-or"r."K'' ' encroaching of time ul ir "l L' ' s' rides with those beauti-jft."r','"; beauti-jft."r','"; ,!-;-n almost any other beauty th'--f-SIV" ' y y"uth- Viewed in profile. ,v'" n deP division; viewed the ' ' ,h,Tf' i" a roll ' that spoils V!''""?- ' xrpJlsitr' face on earth. ;';"raS woman flies to the j!,s',' ' "' ' as that flesh beaten and uTu'' " ; i l ushed and worked with the j'. p,: v vvrse and worse, because y ,; Y''. tl""3 of using massage for "it " ' !:'n ls a mistake. ou 'f ,r:j''- massage should be vigor-,,;h; vigor-,,;h; ''.'Jt ;; "'Ust be light In touch; wi'tY 'r; fle-sh settles Into a mass eeur-e r'r,,n,nS' can "G done. Of ''dl T, rK" ''v'T'thing else, prevention trUt '":::.''5 ,irt,'r than cure, but the is so 'i' V V!lfit lhi young woman's chin car.'p,''v"'y' s" s"ft and sweet, that she en-VJ',; wnat a bane It will be- arh-'J!'!' ?:'! a chin that has that ehar "' l!;i" will be careful those 8fV..-!'tj!K ' "n;r,urs may be retained long rihbiv "'C t;",J;i! '(r. She should inva-Part inva-Part r e' T 'ss- l!,f' flesn around the lower a y'!ght' , :i" ' fJn un(3cr the chin with iMi.'c'V 'J!'";ir movement, even if only "ait f.T '''''rchief. it is the con-B'-c-r " y '' ''' "f tne downward stroke, brir V'!t'",ut ,hount, that In time WV!" !tal double chin, with the 'sr'f'1' ' u?,y ro11 and fuPfrfluous Softje v Perseverance in the use of 'J-l ul tunic for the chin that this flabbiness may be most effectually treated; a first-class toilet vinegar helps greatly for this purpose, and here is a fine formula: Four ounces extract cassia, half an ounce extract tube rose, an ounce and a half tincture orris root, one and three-quarter three-quarter ounces triple extract rose essence es-sence and a pint of white wine vinegar Put all ingredients together into a perfectly per-fectly clean bottle and let stand a week As these essences and extracts are costly, it will be found more economical to buy the vinegar prepared, only selecting se-lecting that with the name of a first-class first-class maker, which should be the guarantee guar-antee for its purity. The head movements, which I shall repeat here, are really good when it comes to reducing the double chin The strain comes on those muscles supnort-ing supnort-ing the neck and head and strengthens them; therefore the superfluous flesh is soon done away with. When I say soon mean. In a twelvemonth: not in a nionth or two or six, but taken ree-nia ly two or three times every day ,uFlr!l turn the nead from one' side to the other, counting a dozen times each way; then raise the chin, throwing the head back as far as possible without making the throat muscles sore; slowly jower the head until the chin touches theb reast; repeat these also a dozen times each. After this exercise the free use of the toilet vinegar with a good skin food well rubbed in at night and allowed to absorb, makes a very apparent change in the year. Too much massage is the worst thin in trying to take away a double chiir one that does not know how is verv likely to bruise the flesh; then it swells and the conditions are made worse In rubbing in the skin food the stroke should be slow, with pressure enough to feel it. but not to hurt, and the upward up-ward movement always given This will bring the two thumbs: with which ' the strokes are made, up to meet the fingers, which are held directly under the ear on either side. If there is t deep line between the real chin and the extra one. use the fish food for deep wrinkles, always softening and cleans-ingg cleans-ingg the neck first. Medical Hints for h'ousekepers. Simple as it is. spirits of turpentine 1S0m,f the most valuable articles and when, it has once obtained a foothold foot-hold in the house it becomes a necessity neces-sity and can ill be dispensed with It medical qualities are very numerous": For burns it is a quick application and Rives immediate relief. For blisters on the hands it is of priceless value searing sear-ing down the skin and preventing soreness. sore-ness. For corns on the toes it is useful It is good for rheumatism and soie throats, and it is the quickest remedy for convulsions and fits. Then it is a sure preventive against moths: By just dropping a trifle in the bottom of drawers, chests, boxes and cupboards it will render clothos secure from injury during the summer. It will keep insects from closets and store rooms and upon the shelves. It i sure destruction to bed and all manner cf bugs, and will effectually drive them away from tholr haunts if thoroughly applied during the yearly cleaning. It neither injures furniture nor clothing. There is one important thing about appendicitis which everybody should know, namtly. the sort of pain which indicates the disease, because if the disease dis-ease is appendicitis every man will want a good doctor just as quickly as one can be summoned. Do not imagine that every time you may have a stomach-ache you have appendicitis. The appendix is a short, wormlike tube, usually located half way on a line drawn from the right front point of the hip bone to the navel. With general pain in the abdomen and tenderness to pressure over this particular partic-ular spot, fears of possible appendicitis are well warranted and a physician should be called. There are many men who fear they are getting too stout and who go to great expense in trying all sorts of medicines or consulting doctors and specialists. The majoritv of medical authorities claim that diet is the only possible way in which to reduce the fat tissues. What we eat and drink are the roots of nearly all the evils flesh is heir to. Here is a system of dieting given by distinguished medical authorities authori-ties for the man who wants to reduce his weight without going to the expense ex-pense of visiting a specialist, who in most cases would probably give him very similar advice: For breakfast one cup of coffee without with-out sugar. One slice of stale brefd toasted, but without butter; one poached poach-ed egg or a small piece of lean beefsteak. beef-steak. Fr.r dinner, meat soup, roast meat with gravy, or fish. peas, beans, cabbage, cab-bage, or.in fact, any vegetable that grows above ground and a cup of weak tea without sugar. For supper, stale Vienna rons, coio. meat, cheese and fruit with a cup of tea without sugar. Beer and strong alcoholic drinks are forbidden, though occasionally, to satisfy sat-isfy the thirst, a light wine diluted with an alkaline mineral water is admissible. It will be noticed that sugar and all sweets, as well as potatoes, are positively posi-tively barred. The menu as given above can be varied to suit individual tastes. A three to six months' course of dieting diet-ing on the above plan will work wonders. won-ders. The skin of an apple or pear is very harmful and has been known to bring on acute gastritis which resulted fatally. fatal-ly. The skins of fruits are meant for the protection of the fruit and should be no more eaten than the shell of a nut. To cure a wart put a drop of vinegar on it three or four times a day and then put on the vinegar as much baking bak-ing soda as the vinegar will absorb. Keep it on ten minutes and in a few days' time the wart will drop off and leave no mark but a tiny white spot. A raw egg swallowed immediately ti-ni ronprnllv enrrv a fish bone down that cannot be removed from the throat by the utmost exertion. For burns and scalds there is nothing noth-ing more soothing than the white of an egg, which should be poured over the wound. It is softer than collodion as a varnish for a burn and being always at hand can be applied immediately. It is the contact with the air which gives the extreme pain. White of egg excludes the air and prevents inflammation. inflam-mation. a , A heavy, dull headache situated over the brow and accompanied by languor, chilliness and a feeling of general discomfort, dis-comfort, with a distate for food, which sometimes approaches nausea, can generally gen-erally be completely removed by a two-grain two-grain dose of potasslc salt dissolved In half a wineglass of water. This should be quietly sipped, the whole dose being taken in about ten minutes. In many cases the effect of these small doses has been simply wonderful. A person who, a quarter of an hour before, was feeling most miserable and refused all food, wishing only for quietness, would now take a good meal and resume his wonted cheerfulness. The rapidity with which the iodite acts in these cases constitutes con-stitutes its great ad-antage. NARROW ESCAPES. Ah, little did we dream in youth As down the stairs we stole And skipped when mother wasn't near Off to the swimming hole. When in the cool but murky damp, That microbes were as plentiful As whiskers on a tramp. Before we had consulted books Or read up in the case How could we know where dangers lurked Within that swimming place? The awful knowledge did not mar Those moments of delight That microbes waited by the score For something fresh to bite. We shudder at the chance we took With that man-eating band. And how we managed to escape We cannot understand. For now we know the microbes must Have done their best to tease By trying to present each one Some new and strange disease. But somehow we escaped the snare And dodged the threatened jolt And through the swimming season came As healthy as a colt. For, though the microbe's aim was good, He only scored a miss Where ignorance was bliss. Nashville American. Fatal Explanation. Nothing is more fatal to friendly relations re-lations than complaints and reproaches and demands for explanations. People must be Judged in the wholeness of their conduct. A thousand subtle influences, in-fluences, unexpected and unforeseen events, have their action and reaction on life. A thousand things occur that can neither be analyzed nor defined. Many a temporary alienation is effectively effec-tively overcome by silence. Reproaches, questionings, but widen the gulf. Leaving Leav-ing it alone, taking up other interests and ideas, bridge it over. Don't for Thin Women. Don't walk to excess. A short walk will be beneficial, but long walks are flesh reducing. Don t strive for long waisted effects. The longer you make yourself look the thinner you will appear. Don't wear black. Black has a tendency ten-dency to make any one look slender. Light clothes are the most becoming. Don't stay up late at night. Get at least nine hours' good sleep. A woman needs more sleep than a man, and nothing keeps her in good condition like lots of sleep. Don't wear stripes. Checks, plaids and horizontal effects are better for thin women. They should strive for ! becoming, deceiving effects if they etudy art in dressing at all. Don't forget that a well rounded figure fig-ure makes you look younger and is considered a mark of beauty. Starchy foods, massage, moderate exercise, rest and sleep should produce this. Good for All of Us. To help postal employes to live more righteously, Motley II. Flint, postmaster postmas-ter at Los Angeles, has caused to be printed and distributed several hundred hun-dred copies of suggestions by Dr. John Quackenbos of "Hypnotic Therapeutics" Therapeu-tics" fame. They contain much aid in living so that one will not be troublesome to others and at the same time may increase in-crease his own usefulness. One copy adorns the wall of Mr. Flint's private office and others are seen in prominent places in the quarters of even the most humble of the employes. Every person per-son who sees the rules wants a copy. Mr. Flint appended the phrase, "respectfully "re-spectfully submitted for the guiduncc-of guiduncc-of us all" to the rules, which follows: ; "1. I will not permit myself to speak J while angry. And I will not make a bitter retort to another person who speaks to me in anger. "2. I will neither gossip about the failings of another nor will I permit any other person to speak such gossip to me. Gossip will die when it cannot find a listener. "3. I will respect weakness and defer to it on the street car, in the department depart-ment store and in the home, whether it be displayed by man or woman. "4. I will always express gratitude for any favor or service rendered to me. If prevented from doing it on the spot, then I will seek an early opportunity oppor-tunity to give utterance to it in the most gracious way within my power. "3. I will not fail to express sympathy with another's sorrow, or to give hearty utterance to my appreciation of good works by another, whether the party be friendly to me or not. One buttonhole button-hole bouquet offered amid life's stress of trial is worth a thousand wreaths of roses laid on the coffin of the man who died discouraged and broken hearted. "6. I will not talk about my personal ailments or misfortunes. They shall be one of the subjects on which I am silent. "7. I will look upon the bright side of the circumstances of my daily life, and I will seek to carry a cheerful face and speak hopefully to all whom I meet. "8. I will neither eat nor drink what I know will detract from my ability to do my best work. "9. I will speak and act truthfully, living with sincerity toward God and man. "10. I will strive to be always prepared pre-pared for the very best that can happen hap-pen to me. I will seek to be ready to seize the highest opportunity to do the noblest work, to rise to the loftiest place which God and my abilities permit." Quite "Slangy." In a recent article on political conditions con-ditions in England. Justin McCarthy quotes the expression: "By the skin of his teeth," and parenthetically apologizes apol-ogizes for using what he calls "such a vulgar expression." Humorous writers are enjoying a laugh at Mr. McCarthy's expense, calling his attention to the nineteenth chapter of Job, twentieth verse, where he may find the Avords: "I am escaped with the skin of my teeth." Sincerity Gives Power. There is nothing which will add so much to one's power as the consciousness conscious-ness of being absolutely sincere, genuine. genu-ine. If your life is a perpetual lie, if you are conscious that you are not what you pretend to be, you cannot be strong. There is a restraint, a perpetual per-petual fighting against the truth going on within you, a struggle which saps your energy and warps your conduct. Sham and shoddy are powerless; only the genuine and the truth are worth while. ABOUT THE HOUSE. To Make a Bottle Airtight. By dipping a cork in melted parafin before inserting it in the bottle you may be pretty sure that the receptacle will be airtight. To Remove Bresd From the Pan. If you find that your bread does rot come out easily from the pan, set the pan on the back of the stove for a minute min-ute or two. and yon wil! then be able to take the bread out readily. When Stewing Pears. Put the rind of a lemon in the saucepan sauce-pan with the pears you are stewing; it will greatly enhance their flavor. To Wash Bottles and Cruets. Egg shells, dried and crushed fine, added to soar-y water, make an excellent excel-lent mixture for washing bottles or cruets. Fcr Moldy Walls. A weak solution of chloride of limp is the most satisfactory wash for walls which show a tinge of mold. |