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Show ik g-gi OLDING the arms is worse than 1 Bwll ungraceful. It is unhealthy. g-2i3 By doing so you pull your shoulders forward, flatten rour chest and impair deep breathing, rhe chest becomes so flattened down lhat it requires constant effort to keep 't in tho proper position. BpSS T ono of tho recent exhibitions WVW of needlework In one of the Mem embroidery schools more gowns and waists were shown :han of center pieces and the usual fancy work. One of the old features introduced by tho teacher were bunches of grapes done in what looked like Irish crochet, but which wero actually ac-tually executed with tho regular embroidery em-broidery needle in consecutive butlon-liole butlon-liole stitches over a padding. Theso lesigns were used, not only on gowns md waists, but on tablo linen. grafl F you ere in ihe pine woods this Hf summer try a pino bath. It OfesSI was invented by the famous German priest Father Kneipp, tvho devised many wonderful water 2ures. To prepare this bath gather a pound of fresh pino needles ,and pino :ones. They must bo fall of resin to be most efficacious. Break them into bits and boll them for thirty minutes in enough water to keep them well covered. Strain the water from them ind add it to a hot bath. -Jj3 OR home treatment of corns re-IjEj re-IjEj move all tho hard skin that 1911 you can, then soften It In warm water and rub with cold iream, vaseline or any softening salve you prefer. Let this bo done at night. Phe next night begin by softening tho :orn in warm water, rubbing with a pumice stone, finishing with cold 2ream. If you will persevere with warm water, pumice and salves every alght you will be at peace. Even dry rubbing with pumlco is good, with the 3alvo both night and morning. When the feet are weary and tender through long standing or waking during the Jay thero is nothing which will give tnoro relief than a warm footbath in tvhich has been dissolved a handful or Lwo of seasalt. Bathe the feet and legs with this for about ton minutes .and then rub them well with a good rough towel. The effect is delightfully refreshing, re-freshing, and if you do this just before ;oing to bed insomnia for that night, it any rate, is not likely to troublo you. JF551 OU know how uneven the edge m gH of a dolly appears after It has ;SU been laundered and cut from tho linen on which It iB work-2L work-2L Ono woman whoso doilies have a beautiful, smooth edgo always em- J Ut broiders the pattern and then outlines ' M the buttonhole stitch upon tho ma- X gk chine. She uses 100 thread and makes Jj p several rows of Stitches. The pattern IK is then cut from the material, lightly 1 Ft whipped with fine thread and the usual g m button-hole stitch is made. Tho ma- .j & chine stitches serve as a padding and eliminate uneven notches. ;; Ve mFm COMBINATION sachet and cor- fj WA set holder is made of white S y& yy linen, on which the monogram J gr can be embroidered. Tho bag 7$ is made large, with the lower half f. Jgi fashioned into a little pocket in which jjpr crepe paper envelopes' of sachet can fj $', be kept One always needs a corset 0 gj holder and the best material for one is I Ity white linen. Of course, tho finishing t touches can be supplied in any dainty patteru. J !$? Mi fFil FREQUENTLY girls of 16 or 17 f, & I 2 find difficulty in sleeping. This lk t KJS is so wholly unnatural that lbs, the cause should at once be ij Hjjc discovered and cured. If the doctor '! Jgjj tells you there is no functional disor- gc$Jj der try the effect of fresh air, exer- pjjj.. cise, regular habits and simplo diet. If -; ggt, possible, take a brisk walk just beforo Ig going to bed. This must not be so long Sgi as to tire. Follow it by a warm bath ' i Yffin in which a little seasalt has been dis- B solved. A gentle massage after tho jjlj, bath is excellent. Sip a glass of hot i Rt milk just beforo getting into bed. MtT Sleep in a dark room with the windows J fj6fl( open. Draft can bo prevented by jji means of screens. h & u jFSfl EMONS aro very useful In health M ll and sickness. Hot lemonade si ILZ1I i8 one of the best remedies for MitnDs tho incipient cold. It is also J.jMUc excellent In cases of billiousness. For vthe malaria the "Roman cure" is prepared M&vk by cutting the rind and pulp of a MJtta lemon Into a pint of water, then boil- Mp ing until there Is only half a pint Ono' Xh0 teaspoonful is take beforo each meal. .otr This has cured obstinate cases whcn'dfri quinine failed. Lemon sirup, made by -wSio baking a lemon twenty minutes and!;Hrd then squeezing tho juice upon half aM&)s. cupful of sugar, is excellent ffriJBof hoarseness and to break up a cold. T'i Jdis a piece of lemon on a corn at night JBab: for five nights, leaving it on all nlBht1JMPJJt,b Soak the foot in warm water and tho ;me , corn can be easily removed. WhonJMyfrnnF-thc WhonJMyfrnnF-thc root of the corn is taken out cover,Ct the too with collodion or somo otDer;gket preparation to protect the skin, wWchbMM Co will bo sensitive. Unless the tender X'i.j)0 skin is protected it will soon form an-r.JBE$' q other corn. A piece of cotton saturatMijj ed with vaseline and put over the to;Bp. will doubtless protect it Just as well, vB- tm ' '' M |