THE HOUSEHOLD.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3016, 29 November 1898, Page 5

THE HOUSEHOLD.

Don't wash the hair too often. It ' weakens it. Once a week in summer, ' once a month in winter, is sufficient. Always dry the scalp carefully after - washing. This is one of the reasons why a professional hairdresser does his work so much better than a lady can ', do it at home, for he has his drying 3 machine to do it in five minutes, while she has to sit with her hair spread out for hours, and then perhaps does not thoroughly dry it. Use tepid water, with a little bi-carbonate s of soda added, and for soap that con- . taining the least alkali and most glycerine is the best. Don't strangle \ your hair to death by braiding it - lightly at night. Don't crush its life out by heavy pads, hats, or bonnets. Trim it at least or.cc a month. Nothing " is a more valuable.preventive of falling 1 hair than this. Brash it at least once ; a day, and use a brush with long " bristles, soft and yielding.

Don't worry. Don't hurry. "Too - swift arrives as tardy as too slow." Don't over-eat. Don't starve. Court the fresh air day and night. Sleep and rest abundantly. 1 Work like a man ; but don't be worked to death Avoid passion and excitement. A s moment's anger may be fatal. Spend less nervous energy each day s than you make. Be cheerful. "A „ light heart lives long." Think only healthful thoughts. t Associate with healthy people. 3 Health is contagious as well as disease, j Don't- carry the whole world on j your shoulders, far less the universe. Never despair. " Lost hope is a fatal disease."

If you suffer from tired feet, drop four tablespoonfuls of ammonia and two of bay rum into four quarts of - cold water. Soak the feet in this for 1 ten minutes, then rub well with a * coarse towel. Do not, however, allow your feet to become; chilled.