Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1, 7 January 1909, Page 33

Domestic

By MAUREEN

Pimples. If you are troubled pimples and blackheads try friction as a cure. Wash the -face in hot water, and. dry with a rough bath towel, rubbing it until you, can feel the blood circulating. These blemishes are very often caused - by poor circulation of the blood just beneath the skin, causing this matter to "accumulate 'in places. Falling Hair. 1 Dandruff of the scalp is the commonest cause of falling hair, and the hair will continue to come ( out ■ until the dandruff is cured. To clean the scalp wash the' hair once a fortnight with a liquid soap^consisting of equal pari>s of soft soap and rectified spirits. Brush "the hair night and morning -with a little brilliantine, and afterwards massage with the tips of the fingers. ,• • Round Shoulders. > ' An excellent oxercise to strengthen round shoulders — very good for girls or women whObhave to sit a -good deal — is performed by placing a thin stick or wand across the " back and letting it run out through the bent elbows. The arms are bent so that the hands rest on the chest. Keep the arms and shoulders; pressed back and down, walk about the room in this way for five or ten minutes. Straining the Eyes.The w oman -who reads in a- bad light, who frequently blinks her 'eyes, is forming a net-work of wrinkles about them and straining her eyes as well. Strained eyes are invariably faded eyes. No woman can be youthful looking with strained eyes. If through necessity the eyes feel tired and weary close them for a few minutes to relieve the strain. . Done at intervals, this has quite a feood effect in preserving the eyes. > ■. Nervous Children. ■ •',• " ' ' • The nervous child, starts in lifers race with, a heavy handicap, and the- parents, of such a child should, by judicious and sensible treatment rather than by foolish coddling, seek to remove such a handicap. A nervous child should never be told of his failing, should never be pitied and coddled, _ should never be made to feel that he is a bright and shining mark for pity or for praise. Bed-time is generally the most dreaded hour of a nervous child's existence, owing to the difficulty of getting' to "sleep". To overcome this, a cup of hot milk diluted with a little hot water should be provided, and the' feet made warm, both of" which precautions tend to soothe the nerves and promote sleep.. Swings for Children. It is stated by an eminent physician that if. every chi'J had a swing in its playroom, so arranged that it could, by pushing with' its feet, get into motion, 1+ would ' develop muscle, strength, and symmetry in less time and in a more agreeable fashion than could be , secured in any other way. Care must always be taken to fasten the child so that it is impossible for it to fall, and to let it hold on by ropes, thus exercising its arms, neck, and shoulders, an i the pushing of- the feet will do the ■ rest. One thing must be fully understood, though, that plenty of fresh air anJ proper clothing are amongst the most important lequire ments of such an undertaking. The Cafe "of Gloves. .If when kid gloves are worn the hands bepome very hou and causo the -gloves' to stiffen and shrink, French chalk will prove a good remedy. The gloves, should be put on and the tips of the fingers dipped in French chalk and rubbed gently one. against the other ; then finally rubbed with a soft duster. A little chalk .''should' also be put in each finger. It is a good planwheu wearing rings under gloves to turn them with the stones .towards the palm of the hand. This not only proven'ts marks, but it is more comfortable than when the rings are worn the right way up. Kid gloves should be removed by turning them over the hand, and afterwards turned right side out, blown into, the creases smoothed out, and finally put away in a glovebox.