Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, 31 December 1908, Page 33

Domestic

By MAUREEN

„..., , t Diet .Value of the Lemon. .;*>. It is not generally known "that iemoii juice^ taken in proper quantities, is a most excellent tonic. The juice of halt a lemon taken in a tumbler of cold water, . a -half hour before breakfast every day will stimulate the liver ami digestive organs, causiiig an increase in the appetite and making the skin fresh and clear. If tli"e majority of women could be made to realise that their dull, colorless complexions generally are the. results of the inactivity of their digestive organisms, there would be less use for objectionable cosmetics that never, in the slightest degree, resemble nature. Hiccough Easily Stopped. This is a most distressing and obstinate complaint for those m whom it occurs. We do not refer, of course, to the hiccough attendant upon great prostration of the . system, but to those instances (very frequent indeed) of a simple spasmodic condition of stomach and esophagus; which assails the individual without any other symptom of disease, and in the treatment of which , anti-spasmodics prove inert Relief can be ,obtainedjby directing ; the patient to hold the arms straight above the head and to keep inspiring as long as is feasible, so as to retain the air in the lungs for as long a period as possible. Deafness from Bathing. 'When the warm weather heats your blood and you long to hie to the cooling seaside and. plunge boldly into the briny, pause, hesitate, consider,' say's ari eminent nose and ear specialist. < Observe the numbers of bathers who during the season evince a sudden deafness, which often lingers for weeks at a time and sometimes becomes a permanent trouble. To avoid this, do two things. - Remember the ancient instruction to wet the top of the head hrst, and never allow any cold water to percolate to the drum of the ear. Many people do not know that the sudden application of cold to the back of tlie ear will cause the delicate mechanism to expand sharply under, the rush or blood to escape. This is always followed' by partial deafness, which sometimes becomes a -serious Another thmg to watch is the shampoo; The same danger lies he. ;e if the hairdresser is either, unskilled or careless In rinsing the hair the spray should first be applied to the top or the head and gradually brought down to the naps ot the neck, thus obviating the trouble. Home Hints. A glass of hot water at night, and cold water in the morning, will often cure biliousness. A small quantity of oatmeal porridge taken at bedtime is the best of all remedies for sleeplessness. If pots of mignonette are placed about a sicb room flies will not. remain, as they dislike the perfume. If furs or apparel be enclosed in a fcbx with a little oil of turpentine, they will remain free from the larvae of moths. .' ' „ . , - Wheh_ lamp-wicks are a trifle large for the tube, and will not wind up and down easily, draw two or three threads trom one. side, i ■ •'■ . : ; Use soapy water when making starch. The clothes will have a more glossy appearance, and the irons be less likely to stick. To restore artificial flowers, hold them over the steam ot boilmg water for a few muuitbs, and they ,wili v be completely renovated; •;:';;:•■•-- vr - - ?:■% '■":, Silk should be packed away in white paper#as the chemicals used m bloaching the paper, destroy the color- of some silks. Blue paper is 'best. -■ . ' - , The t* esi : Preventive against moths, is camphor broken into small pieces .and placed in drawers&iPepW will also keop v moths a way: from the fur. . " ' -'■""" "'/■■■ ; 9 -. Violin string/is an exceDent substitute for threadin ' pearl or other beads on, as it seldom snaps, whicli is often the case when cotton or thread is used. . ■ One teaspoonful of common salt and half a tumbler of wator, W 'gargle the throat every morning, i s most benefacial, and also prevents sore throat with a cold.