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Show 1 1 jjjMMrj 33 ;l-'r-t to an insuf- Vy ficicnt supply of liquid or to cx-3 cx-3 ccssivc perspiration, or lo loss of blood, it ib said to be "general," and j it demands treatment by water without fl F stint, whatever else be added. But when I I the thirst is merely a arched slate I I the mouth and throat brought about by . I' smoking, dust, salted food or heat, it is neither requisite nor desirable to drink f very much. A htllc lemon juice in the I I water will stimulate the secretion of sa-j sa-j hva and this will in turn keep down the thirst POWER to see things clearly at a distance is impaired by devoting the eyes too greatly to reading or I other pursuits in which the objects seen arc close to the eyes All persons who use their sight in this way should try to counteract the effect by striving to distinguish dis-tinguish distant objects. Neither in short sight nor long sight is there of 3 necessity any inferiority of the eye I K tissues. The fault is solely in the shape r-'.Jf ri the organs, which changes alter the fl focusing power. Too much reading Ml presses the eye out of shape. Looking at distant objects restores the shape. MOST so-called cases of heart disease dis-ease are nothing but cases of indigestion or nervous disturbance. disturb-ance. Whenever the heart is really diseased dis-eased there arc certain common-sense - precautions whose observance will lessen risk to life. W hen one is lying down it is wrong to rise suddenly to the erect position. Even to sit up quickly is dangerous. dan-gerous. The reason is that by rising one allows the blood in the veins of th head and neck to run with increased force toward the heart and one also renders it harder for the heart to send J out its blood, for now a large quantity has to be sent upward. Hence the heart b doubly tried YOU'LL find that the secret of making mak-ing jam the right consistency is to cook it sufficiently. Select perfectly dry fruit, using three-quarters of a pound of sugar to one pound of fruit Simmer gently for the first quarter quar-ter of an hour, then rapidly until finished. fin-ished. This can be ascertained if a lit-. lit-. tie of the syrup is placed on a plate and forms a stiff jelly. See that the jars arc dry and do not close up until quite cold. If the jars arc thoroughly washed in boiling water before being filled and set by the fire to keep warm, there will not be any fear of the jam going mouldy. ONE of the best features of a sea bath is the salt water inadvertently inadvertent-ly swallowed by bathers. It is a wonderful tonic. In many cases it is said to cure biliousness when all drug preparations have failed. It is peculiarly pecu-liarly effective in ordinary cases of indigestion, in-digestion, disordered stomach and in- somnia, and has been known to produce excellent results in many cases of dyspepsia. dys-pepsia. Clean sea water such as is to be had at any of the numerous fashionable fashion-able seaside resorts, is full of tonic and sedative properties. It will not hurt anybody. Indeed, two or three big swallows of it would be a positive benefit bene-fit to nine bathers out of ten It is not. of course, a palatable or tempting dose to lake, but neither is quinine or calomel. calo-mel. You seldom, if ever, sec an old sailor who is bilious or dyspeptic, or a victim to insomnia, and why? For the reason that an ocean of good madivinc spreads all about his sky, and he doses himself copiously with it when ever his mechanism becomes in the least deranged. de-ranged. b AN Y nervous women find that Vb 1'1C-' can r'reP better if they take a bran bath just before retiring. The woman who is nerve tired and can rot sleep ought lo try a rest cure. It is a very simple method, for patients arc made to work that is all. If a patient has insomnia she is set to sweeping off the garden walks, raking up the cut grass, at all kinds of light out-door tasks calculated lo make her physically tired. And she docs it cheerfully, because it is part of an expensive "cure." She could do it just as well at home, of coilrse, but she never would So she takes her course of labor because it is the thing to do, she is told. Soon, to her great delight, de-light, siie finds herself ready for her healthy sleep at night. She is also generally gen-erally quite willing lo take a nap in the daytime also. 0 |