HOW TO PREVENT DISEASE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3637, 10 April 1906, Page 4

HOW TO PREVENT DISEASE.

& Physician Believes Cccsampthc Paopl* Shov.Ki l<a£ 3iar.-y, At a reccal 1.-Morn Dr. i otter of Albany said that consumption was tnt most fatal of all diseases. To prevent this fearfnl malady lie maintained that ull animal foods must be examined; also all aninuiis that furnish food, and the food furnished to them. Should any such animal bo found to be afflicted with tuhorwilosifl, it should instantly be killed and cremated to prevent a ipread of the 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 tuberculosis should not be 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 marriage.? nud 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 be said of diphtheria. The speaker said that the first necessary stop in the prevention of disease was the instruction of medical men. who should acquaint the* people with the methods of preventing all diseases and not inform them how to cure them when they got them. Dr. Potter said tlmt it was possible to prevent the spread of diphtheria by seeing that the throats of persons who were apt to be exposed were protected so that there would be no inoculation. How to Make Polish Pancakes. Beat 8 eggs very light, use 1)4 pints of milk, the richer the better, n sprinkle of nutmeg and grated lemon peel and a saltupoonful each of salt and sugar. Melt 8 ounces of butter, mi* it with the flour, of which you will need 10 ounces, and gradually work in the whole mixture. Cook in a frying pan with hnttdr, but pour in more than for the English pancakes. Before the batter baa 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.

Bow to Select a Brush For the Scalp.

The right sort of a hairbrush used on the scalp two or three times a day will remove every perceptible trace of dim* drufl. . The scalp needs care, and to reach it the hair should ba cut with the comb at intervals of extreme proximity, so as to bristle every portion of theakin and brush away the scurf. The metal woven brush is not to be recommended tmlesa 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 boar’s bristle is first choice. A black brush conceal® 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 the 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 prefer red, and stiff enough to scratch hut not irritate the scalp. It should be hand sewed; the points should present an irregular surface to correspond with the elevations and depressions of the scalp. Such a brush, wood hound, cannot be bought for much less than $3. How to Make Parchment Paper.

Immerse .it for a few momenta in * mixture composed of 2 parts of sulphuric add 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 be stretched on a frame while still wet. How tho Saying "A Alias I* m 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 atory, Amile risked his life and fortune to save the reputation of his friend Amis. The latter nobly repaid him by lacrificing his children to cure Amile of his leprosy by anointing him with their blood. He bad 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 some day in the same grave. Amis was as good as Amile, or. as we have it, “A misa is as good as a mile,”