HOUSEKEEPER.

Lake County Press, Issue 2635, 8 June 1916, Page 2

HOUSEKEEPER.

HEALTH AND THE SKIN. In tho condition of the skin and the complexion the results of defective hygiene are perhaps more plainly seen than anywhere else. Perfect cleanliness, internally and externally, is absolutely necessary to keep the skin and complexion pure. Sedentary habits are not conducive to internal cleanliness, and they generally reveal themselves by the sallowness "which results. Those who take little or no outdoor exercise, who eat too much and too often, and whose diet is the outcome of custom or of environment rather than of_ one's requirements, become the victims of faulty elimination. The waste products of the body are not effectively got rid of; constipation, indigestion, and various nervous troubles wrack tho constitution generally, and are particularly relentless as" regards the complexion. Quito a large proportion of our ruined skins are easily preventable if the unfortunate owners would onlv spare the time to be good to themselves.

NEURALGIA. Neuralgia denotes pain in and along tlio track of some particular nerve. Some particularly imaginative doctor once described it as "the prayer of a nerve of healthy blood." The notion is poetic, but, like lots of poetry, only

partially true. The pain is of very variable degree; from a slight and occasional "stab" or "prick" to unspeakable agony. A noted London physician, some' eighty years ago. was known to have stamped out the bottom of his carriage during an attack. He. eventually proved, by the way, to have a small bony growth pressing on one op the nerves passing out of the skull. This was a very exceptional case. As a rule the cause of neuralgia is a very trivial one, and easdv remedied. In some flfl per cent, of the cases the neuralgia is felt about the face, and is primarily due to a defective tooth. The canine teeth are the worst offenders. Yon should at once go to the dentist and have your teeth overhauled. Failing that, take five crams (.!' hutvlchlorido and ten drops of tincture of gelseinium (Carolina jasmine) in an ounce of water every three hours until the pain ceases. You may have neuralgia at the back of the head. Then it depends on the general health.

and is not connected in any nay with the teeth. You may have neuralgia wherever, of course, there is u sensory nerve; and for such no cure-all can be given. Attend to the general health. Ui»e peculiar form of neuralgia attacks the intercostal nerves, and is accompanied by a local eruption - lierpes zoster, the shingles. THE SHY CIRL. When a girl is growing up very shv ana sen-conscious, and never seems f'o nave anything particular to sav, but \ lather afraid of hearing her own voice in public, it is the mother's dun to exert herself on behalf of her daughter and help the girl to become self- '* reliant and able to take her own Dart in society, and to shake off the nervousness that possibly oppresses lier. the girl should be encouraged to take part in general conversation at every possible oportunitv and to feel that her thoughts and opinions about different matters are of some interest an I importance. . She should not be allowed to sink into a state of mind that is content to let other people take the burden of conversation while she herself sits bv m apparent stupid silence. It is a ui j i vlU * row u P° n hpr unless checked, and will prevent her becoming either gracious or attractive. Possibly she yearns to be able to be more talkative, yet lacks the ability to share m ordinary intellectual ' conversations because she has not studied deeply and feels keenly her own ignorance. She should improve her education by reading useful books, and then she will feel more confidence in herself and develop conversational powers. If her mother or anyone else will help her to grow out of herself, she w.ll probably bo very Grateful. It is a mother's duty to watch her children closely and see in what way sli > can help them most satisfactorily. The shy ones will need extra special attention, and the exercise of a great deal of tact in the'r upbringing, for they must be brought out in such a way as not to let them think for a moment that thev are attracting attention. USEFUL RECEIPTS. Specially written for th>'& column. Over-shyness and nervousness are great drawbacks to a successful career, and the possession of either quality suggests lack of confidence in oneself—and this, of course, is not calculated to inspire confidence from others. There •s a wide margin between self-con-hdence of a judicious kind and conceit the one is a quality to be cultivated and merited; the other is always objectionable. Sponge Cake: After brushing p fancy copper or tin mould thorough.', with liquid butter, coat it very carefully with flour and castor' su*ar mxed in equal parts, and if the cake is at all likely to rise above its edgn pin outside a strip of buttered paper. Stir the yolks of four good eegs until they thicken considerably, then beat in 6oz. of castor sugar. Slightly warm 4oz. of fine flour, add a quarter-tea-spoonful of bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar mixed in equal parts, then sieve it or let it run repeatedly from a spoon held high back to the basin, so as to mix with the flour as much air as possible. Whip the whites to a firm froth, and mix them with the yolks and sugar, a little at a time, and alternately with a spoonful of the floor. The mixture must not nearly fill the mould, which should be surrounded with sand in a baking-tin. Bake in a moderate oven. Rich Sultana Cake: Mix with one pound of dry flour a quarter teaspoonful each of "bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Work together until creamy a half-pound each of butter and castor sugar, then beat in separately four or five eggs, adding with each a little of the flour. Next add a half-pound of sultanas, a quar-ter-pound of shredded mixed peel, and the finely-grated rind of a lemon. Finally, stir in the remainder of the flour and a little milk—usually less than a teacupful. Bake rather slowly in a paper-lined buttered tin. A Plain Sultana Cake: With four teacupfuls (lib.) of dry flour mix a half-teaspoonful each of bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar, and a quarter-teaspoonful of salt, then rub in 6oz. of any kind of fat. Add Boz. of sultanas, 6oz. of sugar, and 3oz. of shredded mixed peel. Moisten with two eggs and about a half-pint of milk. Bake in a moderate oven. APPLE FRITTERS. Slice, thin, two medium-sized sound apples. Make a batter of one and a half cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt, one egg, and threequarters of a cupful of milk. Mix and sift the dry ingredients, add the v milk gradually," and the egg, we!! *• beaten, and stir in the sliced apples Drop them bv spoonfuls, in very hot fat. drain on brown paper, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.