Page 4 Advertisements Column 1

Manawatu Herald, 18 June 1898, Page 4

HOW TO PREVENT DISEASE. ysitinn Believes Consumptivo People Should Not Marry. ' .'; r-'^ort loctnro Dr. Potter of Alev.v\ that consumption was the ;•. fabl oi: all diaeaees. To prevent ?<;:-.mil malady he maintained that ;!nii)iul foods must bo examined; , nil jiv.imals that furnish food, and ;.;od furnished to them. ShouJdany i jmiiual bo found to be afflicted :; tn],'ovcnlosis, it should instantly ; i.illcd and cremated to prevent a ; dof tho germs. It would also in- . ) p. circumspection of railroad cars : ' steamboats to prevent people afflictNvilh tuberculosis boarding them. v, again, a man afflicted with tv- ! ;.'ulosis should not be allowed torn ar- ?■;■-.• healthy woman. The same applies i illy to a woman afflicted in the same ■ ,- v, nnd still more to man and woman ■r .:nth of them had the disease. 'I advocate," added the doctor, "the (Mv.chnent of statutes by the legislature prohibiting such marriages and making parties contracting them criminally lir.lilo." Dr. Potter next outlined the hi:;i:ory oi; typhoid fever and said that no means had yet been discovered to pvovout it from spreading. The. same thing might also be said of diphtheria. Tho speaker said that the first necessary stop in tho prevention of disease was tho instruction of medical men, who should acquaint the people with the methods of preventing all diseases and not inform thorn how to cure them when they got them. Dr. Potter said that it was possible to prevent the spread of diphtheria by seeing that the throats of poisons who were apt to be exposed were protected so that there would be no inocnlation. How to Make Polish Pancakes. Boat 8 eggs very light, nse 1% pintß of milk, tho richer the better, a sprinIcif of nutmeg and grated lemon peel ju:-i a saltspoonful each of salt and sugr.v. Melt 2 ounces of butter, mix it wiili tho flour, of which you will need 10 ounces, and gradually work in the v,~'-)\q mixture. Cook in a frying pan v/vh butter, but pour in more than for t'.v.: English pancakes. Before the battm- has thoroughly set, diop a few curio.yAs upon each cake, allow it to cook th roughly and turn with a fork. Sprinh' ■} thick with sugar and roll. : Tow to Select a Brash For the Scalp. ' iio right sort of a hairbrush used on i: ■ scalp two or three times a day will ]■ ivo every perceptible trace of dan- < i. Tho scalp needs care, and to 3 i it the hair should be cut with the i :b at intervals of extreme proximity, : :•■• to bristle every portion of theskin v. : .brush away the scurf. The metal . m brush is not to be recommended 3 tho desire is to produce baldness. t is known in the trade as the bar- ■ brushes are the best, of which the i cached and undyed boar's bristle is : choice. A black brush conceals the . and a dirty brush will not clean •; . head. If the bristles are dyed, they v ihavo lostsomeof their firmness, r... instead oi' going through the hair c the 6calp they will bend unr pressure. A woman's- hairbrush ;: ,id have bristles not more than half i- inch long, unbleached white preferi ■', and stiff enough to scratch but not i ir:te tho scalp. It should be hand r 'rd ; tho points should present an irr -lar surface to correspond with the i\: alioiiii and depressions of the scalp. F. ! a I.turli, wood bound, cannot be Lc ,ht ivy much less than $3. Hot,- : o 7<Take Parchment Paper. ~. :i;!c: .3 it for a few moments in a i-i mo composed of 2 parts of eulphui ; : ;■ ••.! -1 ;.vd lof water. Then dip the pa; • : > cold water, shaking it about la: .rj.v ;:cid traces. Then dip it in \; :■.'■■.:■' in which is a small quantity of lie] •"!, ro ]:-?r i'ect tho removal of all acid. Ay X: v.c.i'd wrinklo in drying, it must bo :::rc!chod on a frame while still wet. Hoy.- tho Sayiug "A Miss Is as Good as a Mile" Arose. Tho above expression had its origin in a tale, by Turpin, of two friends, Amis (or Aniys) and Amile (or Amyle), who aro supposed to have lived in the xeign of King Pepin. According to the atciy, Amile risked his life and fortune b .-,avo the reputation of his friend tVi;is. The latter nobly repaid him by & iv j ificing his children to cure Amile i».L his leprosy by anointing him with th i- blood. He had the delight of seem;, Amile thus perfectly cured, and also oi. i iving his children immediately after Miraculously restored to life. The fii dswere buried on the same day in c.o same grave. Amis was as good a-.i .- mile, or. as we have it, "A miss is as > nod as a mile." ;;>, iv the TTord "Gypsy" Came Into Use. Cipsy, more properly gypsy, means i an Egyptian, the supposition being the gyp -.ies came from Egypt. The French c; I d them Bohemians, believing that ;tl y camo from Bohemia. The fact is, h ver, that the original home of the , g ; lea was India, whence they wert i cl : on by invading hordes. How to Prepare Game. ' H:irk fleshed birds, like dock and g 1 ■ . :O, should be served as rare as roast 1 L —that is, so that the blood runs .v • i they are cut. Birds with white jjfi. . liko partridge, should be cooked !■ v. ;g and as thoroughly as the hen. A :y good rule is to cook canvasback c ■Ihcad ducks about 20 minutes, teal j vouso about 20, doe birds from 12 t ', plover or woodcock 10 and Eng--1 impc from Bto 10. Quail require j b con 15 and 18 minutes and part- : . o from 35 to 40 minutes. All this •m . is with a good, brisk oven. ] To : :-cvciit a Cock From Crowing at Dawn. ' '.'. so biid cannot crow unless he is able ;tc and erect and raise his head to the fi ■•■!; c:;tant. Now, if a plank, or even la 1 : !>, bo placed above his perch so th; ii ■• r,i not gain an upright position, h; . ". ni. i : possibly lift up his voice, but, cm :'■') coitraiy, must remain dumb.