HOW TO PREVENT DISEASE.

Manawatu Herald, 2 June 1904, Page 4

HOW TO PREVENT DISEASE.

( A. Physician Believes Consumptive People Should Not Marry. At a recent lecture Dr. Potter of Albany said that consumption was the most fatal of all diseases. To prevent this fearful malady lie maintained that ail animal foods must bo examined; also all animals that furnish food, and the food furnished to them. Should any such animal bo found to ho afflicted with tuberculosis, it should instantly ho killed and cremated to prevent a spread of the germs. It would also inv volve a circumspection of railroad*cars and steamboats to prevent people afflicted with tuberculosis hoarding them. Then, again, a man afflicted with tuberculosis should not he allowed to marry a healthy woman. The same applies equally to a woman afflicted in the same way, and still more to man and woman if both of them had the disease. “I advocate,” added the doctor, “the enactment of statutes by the legislature prohibiting such marriages and making parties contracting them criminally liable,” Dr. Potter next outlined the history of typhoid fever and said that no means bad yet been discovered to prevent it from spreading. The same thing might also bo said of diphtheria. The speaker said that the first necessary step in the prevention of disease was the instruction of medical men, who should acquaint the people with the . •'thods of preventing all diseases and * n *V , f ° rJn them how to cure them when not m* hem. Dr. Potter said that it they to prevent the spread of persons who were a> protected so that there Wv v uJcl POj- in ‘ oculation. - ■ \? How to MakoPollsli Pancakes. , Beat 8 eggs very light, use plats of milk, the richer the hotter, a sprinkle of nutmeg and grated lemon peel and a saltspoonful each of salt and sugar,- Melt 3 ounces of butter-, mix it with tho flour, of which you will need 10 ounces), and gradually work_ in the whole mixture. Cook in a frying pan with butter, but pour in more than for the English pancakes, Before the batter has thoroughly set, drop a few currants upon each cake, allow it to cook thoroughly and turn with a fork. Sprinkle thick with sugar and roll. How to Select a Brush For tho £.calp. The right sort of a hairbrush nsei? on the scalp two or three times a day wilr remove every perceptible trace of dandruff. The scalp needs care, and to reach it the hair should be cut with the comb at intervals of extreme proximity. bo as to bristle every portion of the akin and brush away tho scurf. The metal woven brush is not to be recommended unless the desire is to produce baldness. What is known in the trade as the barber brushes are the best, of which the unbleached and undyed hoar’s bristle is first choice. A black brush conceals the dirt, and a dirty brush will not clean the head. If tho bristles are dyed, they will have lost some of their firmness, and instead of going through the hair or scraping tho scalp they will bend under pressure. A woman’s hairbrush should have bristles not more than half an inch long, unbleached white preferred, and stiff enough to scratch but not irritate the scalp. It should bo band sewed; the points should present an irregular surface to correspond with the elevations and depressions of the scalp. Such a brush, wood bound, cannot be bought for much less than $3. How to Make Parchment Paper. Immerse it for a few moments in a mixture composed of 3 parts of sulphuric acid and lof water. Then dip the paper into cold water, shaking it about to remove acid traces. Then dip it in water in which is a small quantity of acid, to perfect the removal of all acid. As it would wrinkle in drying, it must he stretched on a frame while still wet. How tho Saying “A Miss Is as Good as a Mile” Arose. The above expression had its origin in a tale, by Turpin, of two friends, Amis (or Amys) and Amlle (or Amyle), who are supposed to have lived in the reign of King Pepin. According to the gtory, A mile risked his life and fortune to save the reputation of his friend Amis. The latter nobly repaid him by tecrificing his children to cure Amile Of his leprosy by anointing him with their blood. He had the delight of seeing Amile thus perfectly cured, and also of having his children immediately after miraculously restored to life. The friends were buried on the same day in the same grave. Amis was as good as Amilo, or. as we have it, “A miss la as good as a mile.” How tho Word "Gypsy” Game Into Fm. Gipsy, more properly gypsy, means an Egyptian, the supposition being the gypsies came from Egypt. The French called them Bohemians, believing that they came from Bohemia. The fact is, however, that the original home of the Sypsies was India, whence they were riven by invading hordes. How to Prepare Game. Dark fleshed birds, like duck and grouse, should be served as rare as roast beef—that is, so that the blood runs when they are cut. Birds with white flesh, like partridge, should be cooked as long and as thoroughly as the hen. A very good rule is to cook canvasback or redhead ducks about 20 minutes, teal 15, grouse about 20. doe birds from 13 to 15, plover or woodcock 10 and English snipe from Bto 10. Quail require between 15 and 18 minutes and partridge from 85 to 40 minutes. All this moans with a good, brisk oven. ' Vo Prevent a Cock From Crowing: at Hawn. The bird cannot crow unless he is able to stand erect and raise his head to the (fullest extent. Now, if a plank, or even a lath, be placed above his perch so that he cannot gain an upright position, he cannot possibly lift up bis voice, but, on the coa&rary, most remain dumb.