Ladies' Column.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 91, 17 July 1908, Page 3

Ladies' Column.

Nowadays people plaster their faces with cosmetics and try the thousand and one things beauty-doctors advise, and oftentimes neglect to try what is one of Nature's most effective cosmetics —rest. In many cases plenty of sleep is the best remedy they can employ. Without sufficient rest the digestive organs cannot properly perform _ their functions, and, once indigestion sets in, the skin is sure to suffer. Loss of sleep gives the skin a parched look, spoils its fresh _ tints, and brings those premature wrinkles on the forehead and round the eyes. That tired, headachy feeling so many women suffer from in the morning, that is anything but a complexion beautifier, is often merely due to the fact that they are not getting a proper amount of sleep. Nature may be trifled with for a time, but sooner or later she will surely take her revenge. The loss of sleep at night may not matter to the woman who can take a nap in the middle of the day if she feels so inclined, but to the girl who has to work at her business or profession every day, and has no chance of such a rest, it is a serious matter. Late hours in overheated rooms, loss of sleep, and rich, indigestible food do more harm to the complexion than can be remedied by the most expensive creams and complexion washes ever made. Many people will tell you they cannot sleep if they go to bed. Of course there are many cases of insomnia which need a doctor's care, but in a large majority of cases sleep is merely a matter of habit, and can be wooed if perseveringly sought. Always sleep with your window open, no matter what the weather may be. No girl who has spent the night in a stuffy, impure atmosphere can expect to look fresh and bright in the morning. Bedclothes should be light but warm, and heavy hangings round the bed should be banished. Fresh air, the daily bath, plenty of sleep, and a wholesome diet will do wonders in helping to retain a good complexion,\or to improve a bad one.

When buying poultry see that the birds have smooth legs, short spurs, with the feet bending easily and the eyes bright. If the fowl has a tendency to turn blue it is not fresh. Both grouse and quail have white flesh, but the pinnated grouse has flesh of a dark colour. All birds with white meat should be cooked longer than those with dark meat. If you are at all doubtful as to the age and tenderness of a fowl, do not roast it. Steam gently for a couple of hours ; it will then be quite tender.

Fresh parsley for garnishing is sometimes difficult to obtain in winter. A good plan is to choose a sunny window, and during the summer place in it a box full of earth in which parsley seed has been sown. Water plentifully, and occasionally work the soil a little. You will then have a continual supply of fresh, green parsley all through the winter.

To remove stains from table linens place a bowl on the table underneath the cloth where the stain is; leave the cloth in position ; then pour boiling water directly over stain and continue until it disappears, the water running into the bowl underneath the table cloth. Leave until dry, then remove bowl from underneath and smooth out table cloth on the table.

For washing painted walls or woodwork two tablespoonsful of baking soda added to a pail of warm water makes the work easy.

Use two ounces each of salsoda and borax, one cake of white soap dissolved in a large bucketful of boiling soft water. Let stand until cool; then add two ounces of sulphuric ether. Scrub the dusted carpet on the floor with the warm fluid and wipe dry with a clean cloth. This will destroy moths and clean and brighten the carpet beautifully.

Egg stains can be removed from silver by wiping them thoroughly with fine salt and a dry, soft cloth. Dip the cloth in the salt and then rub on the silver and the stain will soon disappear, leaving the silver bright and clean.

Melt- equal parts of honey and lemon-juice in a saucepan. Dilute with water. A dessertspoonful of lemon-juice and, honey respectively will need about a pint of water for tiny children, while half a pint will suffice for those who arc older. A teaspoonful of the weaker mixture may be given when the cough is troublesome.

Don't try to cut your children out according to the same pattern. Treatment that suits one child excellently, whether mentally, morally, or physically, often has exactly the reverse effect on a different temperament.

THE " L.K.G." VERSUS HAND MILKING. An extract from Farm Notes, Manawatu Standard, of March 9th, IQOB, will be of interest to many farmers : " Talking about milk that has been taken from the cow with machines, as compared with that taken by hand, an expert informed a ' Standard ' reporter that some fairly exhaustive tests had been made by a factory manager with milk supplied by different sheds, some of which used " L.K.G." Milking Machines, while the others milked by hand. The result was decidedly in favour of machines, the milk drawn by them being of first-class quality. " L.K.G." sole agents, MacEwan and Co., Ltd., Fortstreet, Auckland.