General.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2217, 19 January 1904, Page 6

General.

ON WASHING THE HANDS.

SUPERSTITIONS.

POIN fs FOR GIRLS. ■HE thin girl must sleep as many hours as possible. She must not worry. And she must live in the open air and sunshine just aa much as she can every - day. Study your own physical make-up and then develop the weak parts, while at the same time you keep up the exercise for the whole body in general. Be careful not to let any physical fault get a start. Prevention is so much more valuable than cure. And if you will cultivate a keen eye for your own imperfections it will not be difficult to overcome them at the start. Do not neglect to carry yourself well. Do not bend over at the waist. Hold your head straight and erect. It will increase both your own selfrespect and produce a better impression on all about you. Your voice may be cultivated till it will of itseif attract friends to you. Train yourself to notice pleasant voices and then modulate your own and see that it always gives out its best tones. Control of the voice will have great influence over your disposition. Be careful that your voice is never harsh nor whining. You cannot be graceful unless every part of your body enjoys perfect freedom of action. No indoor exercises can take the place of activity in the open air. The skin is of the greatest value in eliminating impurities from the body and therefore should be kept in perfect condition. If the top of a shoe does not allow the toes to spread forward and outward they will have to turn up It is easy to see how painful this will be in playing games, or in walking ** down hills, or in deep bending, or in jumping down from any height. Never use any metal instrument ' about the teeth or you will run the , ‘ iisk of. VQjvufflg tks enamel. N ever bite threads or crack nuts with the ", teeth. , Mutton tallow Is very good for the. hands. A few drops of camphor in it have a healing effect. - Rest is fully as important for the thin girl as diet. Relieve all tension by closing the eyes and banishing all thought for short intervale. Never neglect your hand*-, and especially your nails. Keep both scrupulously neat. # :•? Drink water early in the morning and late at night. Fruit is, however, a good substitute for the early morning drink.

A CURE FOR ANiEMIO GIRLS. In a lecture, in York, recently, Dr Rabagliati said he was firmly convinced that practically everyone, poor as well as rich, had a very exaggerated notion of the amount of food we required, and he urged that two meals a day, with possibly a cup of cocoa between to ‘ keep you going,’ was all that was necessary, and resulted in improved health. He never recommended liquid with meals, but two pints of water or other liqui i was the aver ige quantity during the day. Asked what was the cause of cramp, Dr. Ragabliati quickly traced it through the congestion stage to overfeeding. Bad circulation and anaemia were put down to the same fruitful cause, the doctor citing a case in which an anaemic girl had seen eight doctors, and bad been put on a generous diet, but soon gained weight and colour when ordere milk and soup only.

It is a very common practice amongst women to wash the hands in water to which a little ammonia has been added. This is all very well if the supplementary processes are carried out, but the simple use of ammonia in the water will make the hands rough and disagreeable almost beyond endurance. Use the ammonia by all means, but do not forget that it is uuflt for toilet use unless its effects are carefully removed by some suitable agent. As a cleanser it is invaluable, but it is strongly alkaline, destroying the natural oil on and near the surface of the skin, causing roughness and a tendency to chap and wrinkle. After the use of any alkaline preparation—the hands should be rinsed in clean soft water, dried with a soft towel, and rubbed with some soothing compound ;• glycerine and rosewater, almond oil or diluted honey, will do. This restores the softness of the skin and prevents chapping. When the finger-nails are dry, and vaseline rubbed on after washing the hands will do a world of good.

The fall of a burning coal signifies hasty news. > An itching nose or itching right hand betoken the arrival of strangers, and aa itching left hand means the getting of money. When giving a friend a scone a small piece ought to be broken off to avert 111 luck. The superstition of seafaring folks is proverbial. Seamen have decided objections to taking on board cats, pigs, and—ministers ; and they will not even mention the objects of their aversion in a direct manner.