HOW TO PREVENT DISEASE.

Manawatu Herald, 16 February 1905, Page 4

HOW TO PREVENT DISEASE.

A Physician Believes Consumptive Peopl* Should Not Murry. At a recent lecture Dr. Potter of Albany said that consumption was the most fatal of all diseases. To prevent this fearful malady lie that all animal foods must ho examined; also all animals that tarnish food, and the food furnish'd to them. Should any such animal bo i"und to bo afflicted with tuhorcaloji.-., it should instantly bo killed and cremated to prevent a Spread of tho germs. It would also involve a circumspection of railroad cars and steamboats to prevent people afflicted with tuberculosis boarding them. Then, again, a man afflicted with tu.bercnlosis should not bo allowed to marry a healthy woman. Tho same applies equally to a woman afflicted in tho same way, and still more to man and woman if both of them had the disease. “I advocate,” added tho doctor, “the enactment of statutes by the legislature prohibiting such marriages and making parties contracting them criminally liable.” Dr. Potter next outlined tho history of typhoid fever and said that no means had yet been discovered to prevent it from spreading. The same thing might also bo said of diphtheria. The speaker said that tho first necessary step in tho prevention of disease was the instruction of medical men, who should acquaint tho people with the methods of preventing all diseases and not inform them how to cure them when they got them. Dr. Potter said that it was possible to prevent tho spread of diphtheria by seeing that the throats of persons who were apt to he exposed were protected so that there would ho no inoculation. How to Make Polish Pancakes. Beat 8 eggs very light, use I)* pints of milk, the richer tho hotter, a sprinkle of nutmeg and grated lemon peel and a saltspoonfuleach of salt and sugar. Melt 3 ounces of butter, mix it with the flour, of which you will need 10 ounces, and gradually work in tue whole mixture. Cook in a frying pan with butter, but pour in more than for the English pancakes. Before the hatter 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 the Scalp. The right sort of a hairbrush used on the scalp two or throe times a day will 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 skin and brush away tho scurf. The metal woven brush is not to bo recommended unless the desire is to produce baldness. What is known iu the trade as the barber brushes are the best, of which the unbleached and undyed boar’s bristle is first choice. A black brush conceals the dirt, and a dirty brush will not clean the head. If the bristles are dyed, they will have lost some of their firmness, and instead of going through tho hair or scraping the 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 tho scalp. It should bo hand 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 SB. How to Make Parchment Paper, Immerse it for a few moments in a mixture composed of 2 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 tho removal of all acid. As it would wrinkle iu drying, it must be stretched on a frame while still wet. How tho Saying “A Miss Is hs Good as a Mile” Arose, The above expression had its origin in a tale, by Turpin, of two friends, Amis (or Amys) and Amile (or Amyle), who are supposed to have lived in the reign of King Pepin. According to the Itory, Amile risked his life and fortune ta save the reputation of his friend Amis. The latter nobly repaid him by Sacrificing his children to cure Amile W his leprosy by anointing him with their blood. He had the delight of seeing Amile thus perfectly cured, and also ©f haying 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 Amile, or, as we have it, ‘‘A miss is as good as a mile.” How the Word “Gypsy” Came Into Use. Gipsy, more properly gypsy, means an Egyptian, the supposition being the gypsies came from Egypt. The French called them Bohemians, believing that they camo from Bohemia. The fact is, however, that tho original home of the gypsies was India, whence they were driven hy invading hordes. How to Prepare Game. Dark fleshed birds, like duck and grouse, should he served as rare as roast beef—that is, so that the blood runs When they are cut. Birds with white flesh, like partridge, should he cooked qs 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 parfridge from 35 to 40 minutes. All this Weans with a good, brisk oven.

So Prevent » Cock From Crowing at Dawn. • 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, bo placed above his perch so that he cannot gain an upright position, he cannot possibly lift up his voice, but, om the ooairary, must remain dumb.