ee Qey Sap , Pe : ETHODS of cleansing the hair j M seem to run in families. Some people stand by egg sham- poos, others think that soap @nd water is the -only reasonable Wash, while still another clan will hold that eggs, soap and water are all injurious to the growth of the hair, and that a dry shamvoo is best, with @ gasoline bath once in a long while. 'All these fashions may be right. What agrees with one need not neces- Sarily suit another, and surely any one May dictate how her own hair may be washed. f Wo matter what cleansing process is Wal ha Soo MASS Ise employed, the 'patient' whose hair is being done wants as much comfort as may be had during the process, and a Morris chair is ideal for the purpose, because the back may be let down till the top is on a level with the basin, ~ so that the hair may rest on the mar- ble edge of the basin, An egg shampoo may be made by dissolving a half cake of white soap in-one pint of warm water. This is best done on the stove. To this add an egg that has been thoroughly whipped, stirring it in with the water to prevent curdling. "Add one-third teaspoonful of borax and one tea-~ Advice to Correspondents Milk of White Roses MAY H.--Indeed, you are not too old © improve your looks. Massage your meck and at the same time rub this lotion well into the skin: Rosewater, One-half pint; simple tincture of ben- voin, one-quarter ounce; attar of roses, three drops. Put the rosewater into a basin. Add the tincture of benzoin a drop at a time. Add attar of roses and bottle. ; The following is a very good tonic for the eyebrows: Oil of lavender, fifteen drops; oil of rosemary, fifteen drops; tincture of cantharides, two drams; vaseline, two ounces. Mix thoroughly. Apply to the eye- brows with a tiny toothbrush once a day until the growth is sufficiently stimulated, the 'ess often 'Excessive Perspiration READER -- Excessive perspiration usually indicates a nervous or run-« down condition, and in such instances a tonic should be taken to bulld up tho System. For external treatment use freely a g90d powder, which will tend to prevent over-secretion of the sweat glands, Washing under the arms night and morning with hot water and soap fs often very effective. Washing with cologne and water or alcohol and water in equal parts is also helpful. : The best thing to do to cure a sty is to bathe the eyes frequently with warm boraci¢ lotion (five grains to one ounce of water), and apply at night a piece of boracic lint wrung out of boilin Water; cover with a piece of jaconet anc a@ pad of cotton-wool on top; fix with a bandage, 3 --' Blood Purifier THELMA---This will prove an excel-+ Tent tonic for the blood: Sodium sul-, pho-vinate, one ounce avoirdupois; com-! pound syrup of sarsaparilla, four fluld Ounces; fluid extract of dandelion, two! fluid ounces; syrup of orange, one andi a half fluid ounces; water enough to make sixteen fluid ounces. ay vy { Wart Eradicator YT. i. M--Apply the followliws, s¢- e@atedly to ack rart, continuing the reatment for several duys. The bik ade fry up and than oP heen gi po rains; & " Bud Grams; Beetis acid, one fluid ram. After exhausting exercise, and when the muscles are very tired for any fenson, or when extremoly nervous, reat relief will be experienced om king a hot plunge bath to whic BENEFICIAL EXERCISE. #Ave you taking any exercise for your health?" asked the Wolf of the lox, "Oh, yes,' responded the latter, "and Tam improving vapidly, I am taking part in an amateur country club fox hunt." * has been added about a quart of salt. This bath taken before retiring will overcome insomnia, Orange-Flower Skin Food MAMIE--The orange-flower skin food does not bleach the skin; its pur- pose is to make the skin soft and pliable. Following is the recipe: Oil of sweet almonds, four ounces; white wax, Six drams; spermaceti, six drams; borax, two drams; glycerine, one and' one-half ounces; orange- flower water, two ounces; oll of ne- roli, fifteen drops; oll of bigarade (orange skin), fifteen drops; oil of petit grain, fifteen drops. Melt the first three ingredients, add the glycerine tod the orange-flower water and dissolve the borax in the } mixture; then pour it slowly into the * blended fats, stirring continuously. Buttermilk is one of the simplest and most effective remedies that I know of for whitening the skin. Bathe with it both before and after expo- sure to the sun and let it dry on the skin. Thig will also help to keep the freckles away, Talcum Powder SHORTY--A delightful talcum pow- der is composed of the following: farina starch, fifty grains; powdered talcum, twenty grains; powdered lyco- podium, twenty grains; salol or boric acid, ten grains; essence of violot, twenty grains, Oily Skin TEACHER--If your skin fg at all olly do not use a cream, but apply the fol- lowing lotion: Sulphate of zinc, two grains; compound tincture of lavender, 'eight drops; distilled water, one ounce. Olive oll can be used with good results, both externally and internally. Massag- ing with it is good; also a tablespoonful taken three times 2 day is beneficial, For Catarrh DISTURBED--You will find that salt and water are very good for this trouble, and have often cured this disease. It is such a simple remedy that it is well worth trying. Have the water luke- warm, but do not make tt too salty; then use it as a gargle and sniff it into 'the nasal passages. The use of an atomizer is still a better way to apply the salt water. This cream preserves the dainty, transparent beauty of the nalls and pre- vents the nalls from becoming brittle: Petroleum, one ounce; white castile soap (powdered), sixty grains; oll of berga- mot, three drops, Salve for Granulated Eyelids AUNTY---I think the following formu- la ig what you want. You can prepare it yourself: Yellow oxide of mercury, ono grain; vaseline or unsalted butter, one-half ounce. Apply to the eyelids night and morning. Braces will do much to correct round shoulders, together with continual prac- tlee of gwell ne the chest and drawing the shoulder blades together, ihe TEE M Spoonful*of alcohol if the mixture is not to be used immediately. When using, rub the shampoo well into the scalp, and then rinse in several clear waters with a spray if possible. A plain soap and water wash is per= haps the most popular, and there are several mixtures each with a long line of advocates, A preparation in« cluding shavings of white soap, water, potassium carbonate, borax, cologne water and a dash of bay rum is espe~ cially adapted to blonde hair, The simplest wash perhaps is made by dissolving one-half cake of white soap in a quart of boiling water, and a ta- blespoonful of washing soda in a quart of boiling water. The two quarts mixed together make the shampoo, and five rinsings are nécessary. Tea is popularly supposed to be a tonic for the hair and a good shampoo has its basis in tea. It is made of two ounces of alcohol, and the same quan- tity each of green tea and dried sage. When strained, keep corked to prevent evaporation, All of the washings given require a rinsing in water, and, as a natural re- { 1 sult, a tiresome time while the head is being dried and brushed, so for the woman in a hurry who has no time to sit for an hour while her tresses are drying, a dry shampoo 1s recommended. This is simply done by rubbing orris root in powder form well into the scalp for blonde hair, but for dark hair a spe- cial cleansing powder is sold. The secret of cleansing the hair after the application of the powder is in the hard, fast brushing after the first rub- bing. The powder should be put on and brushed out until hair and scalp are clean. When gasoline is used nothing further is necessary, for the cleansing fluid re- moves all dirt and oil and dries almost immediately. For this reason and be- causé a cold is not likely to result, even if the patient goes out at once into the air, the gasoline is very popular with Some women. As a general rule, it is only necessary to wash the huir once every three weeks or once every month, but there are some isolated cases where the hair should be cleansed oftener, In any case, a month {s ample time to allow between washings. ch Malbad f Garaalae.. Vamp SNe hoe ay Aids to Health and Beauty "Solution to Keep Hair Curled ETTY--The hair-curling solution is B made thus: Gum arabic, ond ounce; good moist sugar, one-half ounce; pure hot water, three-quarters pint; alcohol, two fluid ounces; bichlo- ride of mercury, six grains; sal ammo- niac, six grains, The last two should be dissolyed in the alcohol before admixture. lastly, add enough water to make the whole meas- ure one pint. Perfume with cologne or lavender water. Moisten the hair with the fluid before putting it in the papers or curlers. This is too strong a solution to be ap< plied repeatedly, as it would surely have ® destructive effect on the hair follicles, Therefore it should not be too frequent- ly applicd, and not at too short an in- terval. An occasional use, however, is practically harmless, Here is the recipe for an eye lotion: Borlc acid, one ounce; boiling water, one pint, Put boric acid in a basin; pour water in and allow to quite dissolve before bot- tling. Then strain and use the clear so- luuon, Obstinate Blackheads of the Skin F. R.--Try this method of removing the blackheads, which should be attend- ed to before considering the enlarged pores: Ether, two ounces; soap lint ment, two ounces. Rub inte the spot affected, and as soon as the mixture burns, wash the surface with hot wa- ter, Soften the skin that is wrinkled with cold cream; then smooth out the wrin- kles with the fingers by regular move- ments seyeral times a Gay. Any one having a weak heart should take neither cold nor hot baths, but Should use only warm water and after- xvard rub down with clear alcohol, be- ing careful meanwhile not to expose the body to a dranght. Poa ' le i To Develop the Hips SKINNY--The following exercise is excellent for developing the hips: Stand alternately on each foot, swing the free limb pendulum fashion from the hips, each time allowing it to go as far for- ward and backward as possible. The red nose is probably due to a dis- ordered stomach. Try to straighten out matters there, or else you can do little to cure the red nose and pimples. Be very careful about your diet. assage is an excellent thing to relieve this con- dition. Massage vigorously along the leading nerve of the nose on each side. This will surely relieve congested cir- culation. Dislikes "Gray Haig = G. H.--I do not think a woman Lary Wee y than a careless woman. She who should be daintiness per- sonified, who depends upon the perfec- tion cf her appearance to attain and keep her place in her circle of life, can- not do enough to insure neatness and cleanliness. All thig being true, there are many girls and women who put on their elothes well, leaving no unsightly details to offend the eye, but when it comes to the colffure their care stops short. "TI have reached perfection," such a ono says to herself; "my friends will only see how well my dress looks, how nicely my coat fits, and how trim my belt fs, As for my head, the hat will attract the eye. Surely no one would think of tak- ing exception to these few stragely hairs that stray on my forehead and over my ears." That is just where you are wrong, unthinking lady, Where you would have complete success In a tailor-made, those few loose locks turn it into failure, for, HBRE is, perhars, no more un- attractive sight in the world 74 LQ. LED ¢ Beas Ove while you may look neat a few yards away, your friends who stop to speak to you are the ones who see just where your care has fallen short. Th® only way to insure a clean-cut appearance ig to learn to manage a hair net. What a pleasure it is to be able to drive, ride and motor without wearing a suffocating veil. How satisfactory it feels to know that no matter how strenuous the morn- ing has been, no matter how many bar- gain counters have been stormed and despolled, when it is time to go to Iuncheon, either at home, at a hotel or with a friend, you may walk confi- dently into the room sure that your colffure {gs the same as when you first started on your travels. A hair net is triangular in shape, with one quite long and two rather short sides. To put it on, pin with a bent hairpin or barrette the center of the Le Leainet Wie te Leyes ret Mae long side at the nape of the neck, al- lowing the opposite angle to fall back- ward. Pick up first the angle to the left and bring it around the: head, but not too far over the forehead, and pin it to the right side of the pompadour with an invisible hairpin; then pin the angle to the right in the 'same way on the left side, This being done, bring Torward the third angle and tuck it under the knot, pin in place the loose edges of "the net and the deed is done. In the illustrations given the hair net is shown by a piece of white veiling, for otherwise it would be invisible. The first picture shows how to pin the loose edges down in front; in the second, the sides are loosened so that the colffure will not look stiff or '"'wigey," and in the third the net has been put on first and afterward false puffs have been added. This is a matter of taste. If the ALLE IB OG aUCES\ net over the knot of the hair js cons{d- ered too stiff, the edges of the net and the loose angle may be tucked in all round the knot instead of being brought over it. With the net, combs are quite unnec- @ssary except the one in the back to hold the hair in place, and it may be put on after the net is arranged or not, as preferred. When the coiffure fs arranged low and the puffs are not false, then it is a ne- cessity to put the net over the puffs and all; otherwise the net will be useless, Hair nets come in three sizes and of all shades, There is a small net which reaches only ovér the pompadour, and requires special arrangement; a ate net that goes over the whole head, but is too small for the average pompadour colffure, and the extra large net, which extends across the whole frent on either side, thus making assurance doubly sure. of your age should object to gray, hair, for there is notiing more beau« tiful, to my niind, than soft, thick, Slossy gray hair, with, perhaps, a wave init. Why not try to-attaim this and not experiment with dyes? With care you can bring your'hair to this enviable condition, ; Here is a recipe for lavender water: Oil of lavender, six. fluid ounces; al« cohol, forty-eight fluid: ounces; rose« water, eighteen fluid ounces; magnes sium carbonate, one avoirdupols ounce. Lotion to Whiten and Soften Hands LAURA--To soften, whiten and re« move stains from the hands use glyce erine and lemon. Put into a bottle two Ounces of glycerine, two ounces of water, four tablespoonfuls of lemon Juice and a few drops of catrbolic acid, Shake well, After washing and wip< ing the hands, rub a Uttle of this mixture into them. I would advise you to use the fol~ lc Ying shampoo, which will do much toward keeping your hair light: White castile soap, in shavings, oné ounce; water, twenty-four ounces; po« tassium carbonate, thirty grains; borax,one hundred and twenty grains; cologne water, two ounces; bay rum, two ounces. Dissolve the soap in tho water and add the other ingredients, Rub well inte the roots. Rinse thors oughly in several waters, then dry care< fully, i Whitening Paste for Freckles and Brown Spots. RELLA.--Try the following for the troublesome affairs you complain off: Salicylic acid, sixty grains; bay rum, four ounces, ; Label. Apply night and morning with a soft cloth or sponge. This lo- tion soon produces a slight roughness of the skin, which should be subdued by the use of glycerine or starch. This may also be tried in cases of obstinate freckles: Lactic acid, three ounces; glycerine, four ounces; rosewater, one ounce, This is to be gently. applied by, means of a camel's-hair brush. If the skin becomes irritated or sore, omit one or two days' treatment, Cocoa butter is not in any way In- jurious, It is a great flesh builder and good to use if your face is too thin, To Increase the Weight A SCHOOLGIRL--A girl of your ago cannot expect to be of correct propor- tion in welght and height, as it will take a year or two for you to become more developed. In the meantime, get plenty of sleep, at least ten hours out of every twenty-four. In addition to this, take naps during the day if pos- sible. The dict should be liberal, and should ctnsist largely of food containing starch and sugar, such as corn, sweet potatoes, beans, peas, foods of the macaront and Spaghett! kinds, fish and oysters, ice cream, desserts without pastry. You should be out-of-doors as much as possible and exercise moderately, Brown Hair Stain S..H.--The brown hair stain is made thus: Green wainut skins, two ounces; alum, one-quarter ounce; pure oil}, four ounces, Heat together in a water bath until the water has been mig Pde evap- orated. Then express, filter and per- fume. . Sage tea may be used to darken the hair, Make a strong brew of dried eaves, strain the Hquid me ped daly) ¢ sarSugu smusin, and to each pint ad two teaspoonfuls of aleohol. This should be rubbed on the hair every night before retiring. To Reduce the 'Abdomen ' SARAH--In standing position, clasp the hands over the abdomen, Con- tract the muscles of the abdomen and bend at tho ey six times, keeping the muscles well contracted through- out the bending. Rest by taking three deep breaths between oach exer= else, Two Questions Asked * CORAL--A flesh brush 1s not at all harmful to the face if you uso it cor- rectly. Get a brush just waeentty firm to give a stimulating glow an feeling of freshness. It should be used upon tho dry surface immodt« ately after bathing. Apply this tonic to the hair once a day: Resorcin, three drams; tincture cantharides, one ounce; oll rein, four drams; oll rosemary, ten drops; bay rum, add sufficient ta make elght ounces, { To Reduce the Bust ~ L.--Here {is a harmless pomade to re- duce the bust: Tincture of bengzoin, twenty drops; fodide of potassium, forty-five grains; vaseline, one and one- half ounces. The following may also be recom- mended: Pure deodorized fodoform, one ounce; vaseline, two ounces; o8- sence of peppermint, twenty drops. Then cover breasts with two clotha dipped tnto the following: Pulverized alum, thirty grains; acetate of lead one ounce; distilled water, elght ounces, Cover the cloths with olled paper and keep therm on all night. BRIVAIN"S LATEST WAR FIGHT TO THE DEATIL THAT WILL BE WAGED WITH RATS. Egypt and Imdia Will Also Wage 3 Relenti¢ss War Against These Rodents, { last rats are doomed. Sir James fhion-Browne has formed a society, {h& Sole object of which is their exter- (pination. Tho greatest rat centre In the world Léndon, and it has been estimated t round about the docks there gre Ully six millions ef them, Str Lauder - Brunton has stated that the plague of rats\is a national danger. London sbends over $50,000 a year on fighting the pest, and all over the world a re- britain's latest war lenlicss war is being waged. against these rodents, says Pearson's Weekly. Evypt has taken special measures against the creatures and an anti-rat campaign is in active progress at the present time, The Nile rats are very big andi fierce, and they swarm up from the river in thousands, infesting the towns all around, Khartoum being the great centre. India is the most determined enemy of the rat, Year after year that dread- ful scourge, the plague, takes a terrible foli of human life, and it is belleved that ils propagation is largely due to rats; the infection being conveyed to human beings by means of the bites of fleas, which have forsaken rats stricken with the plague. In various parts. of India the Brit- ish Government has tablished sta. tions far the reception of rats. A pro- per statt of officials is appointed, and each station is provided with cages for the reception of the rodents. Rat traps are supplied free to the poor, <A farth- ing a head is paid for every rat caught, dead or alive. The whole of the rats are thrown into a tank containing a sclution of carbolic~ acid. -- After the bodies have been in the tank for a cer tain time they are withdrawn and cre- mated. Weekly rat hunts 'are also or- ganized in the plague districts of the country, FARMS TO BREED FIERCE FELINES, The Salvation Army has taken a hand in the war of extermination, and war of extermination, and for some time has been collecting cats in England. The felines have been consigned to the Salvation Army settlement in India in order to assist in routing out-the chiet means of disseminating the plague, Two cat farms have been established in or- der to breed cats of the flercest type, The rat is quite a new-comer, com- paratively speaking, to our part of the world, as really jt.is a native of Asia, 'which has* made its raids westward: It was s6mewhere in the sixteenth cen- tury: that the black rat first came to Europe, while it reached our shores about a couple of hundred years ago, in another forty years it had found ils way to America, After the black rat had been estab. lished some time in Europe, the fierce brown rat came on the scene; gradual- ly it came westwards from China, Then, ia 1727, one of the most remarkable scenes ever witnessed took place. Enor- mous numbers of rats swam across the Velga ina seemingly endless army, and rapidly advanced over Europe, driving the black rat before it. The black rat was our. common house rat until the present brown or grey rat made its appearance in our isles less-than a century and a half ago. Whenever the brown rat has landed it has quickly driven out the older black ral, the stronger and bigger creature proving an easy victor in the fight for existence. There is a great difference in the ha- hits of black and 'brown rats. 'The brown rat is distinctly a burrowing ani- mal, but the black rat prefers the top rooms of premises, and is not parti- cularly partial to burrowing. Really, rats are most remarkable creatures, full of strange contrasts, good and bad. They are shrewd and cunning. lo a degree. while all their senses are remarkably acute, and by aid of their marvellous teeth can find their way through what scem insur- mountable obstacles. THE RATS' GOOD POINTS. Hunger will drive them to accomplish the most extradrdinaty feals, anc they are frightful enemies when short of food, Under the pangs of staryation they will not hesitate to allask any liv- ing creature, man or elephant, Yet the hated. rodents have many good points. They are extremely clean animals, and fake as much Care over their toilets as cats. No creatures are more kind and loving to their young, They will swim foaming rivers, and care the most formidable of enemies in order to protect thelr young or to furnish food for them. Although they are 'visited: with so much hatred they make good pets; it is no uncomnion oecurrence for a pris- oner -in a rat-infested place to make firm friends with the redents. : Rats are sometimes starved, curious fo relate, owing to their teeth growing iso long. In order lo prevent their teeth 'getting to an inordinale Tength, they become their own dentists, -grind- ing their Teeth on stones. If tho rat is cooked in the same fashion as the rab- bit, its flesh is suygtiar, according to authorities, CAUGHT ON THE REBOUND, Mrs, Wedderly-John, you pride yours sell: on being @ man of push, don't your Wedderly (proudly)--You bet I do. Mrs. Wedderly--Well, I'll put baby fm his go-cart and you can push it anound the block a few times," e LUE! Roma A rather coneelted young barrister was once Introduced to the late Lord Brampton when he was Sir Henry Eaw- Kins, and throughout his conversation the then briefless one boasted of what he hoped to do' in the future. "Ah," said Sir Henry at last, "so you hope to be famous 'one day, "eh?" © "Yes, res plied. the barrister; "one day 'T hope to have' the world at my feel'. "Whi, what have you been -- doing all. this time?" inquired. Sir Hearty. "Walking en your hands?" Ct oe' oe I ee eee ae wag Se cM a ve . 2 hee ae a Ss r . 4 ' i