Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1910 — Cold Water is a Tonin, [ARTICLE]

Cold Water is a Tonin,

Cold water applied externally is s matchless tonic, but, like other remedial agents, it is not adapted to every case. There are conditions of health as well as disease when a cold bath might be fatal in effect. Peculiarities of temperament and disposition and individual susceptibilities much be considered in water cures. A cold bath is most beneficial taker when the system is relaxed by indolence, sleeplessness or mental unrest During convalescence its captious use is productive of the happiest results A cold shock from a shower of watet is often beneficial for constipation, while in catarrhal and liver troubles cold water is an essential in the treatment. Of course, attention to details is of the greatest importance Done in five minutes in a comfortable temperature, and the whole body rubbed or brushed into a glow of warmth the desired results should be obtained, whereas delay, negligence in making the toilet, and ignorant exposure tc chill, will make the bath hurtful instead of beneficial. People who take cold easily will find a daily cold bath an effectual prevention. For those unfortunates designated as nerve prostrated, habitual cold dips before breakfast or after any ~reat strain upon the nerves or emotions in business, domestic or social' intercourse, promises the best result’s Bilious, dyspeptic and corpulent women need the tonic effect of cold watei at least once in 24 hours, and cold water does not mean freezing water. In summer and autumn it is used just as it flows from the pipes, but in winter a little warm should be added foi most persons.

Arranging Photos for Girl’s Bedroom The boy or girl who is interested in photography can make a pretty room decoration of the results of the work by placing the pictures in a line, in a color that will harmonize with the room, around the wall on a level with the eye. A row of gulmpe should border it at the top and bottom. On this put the photographs, using the ordinary brown or gray prints and brass-headed tacks. A space is left between, and the linen should be wider than she width of the pictures, which are, of course, of uniform width. If the room is furnished in blue or any other color with which blue will look well, blue prints may be used. They, too, must be a uniform size, and can be tracked or pasted directly on the walls, without the linen. Over them and under them a blue gimpe is yun, and up and down between the pictures. The effect ’s like tiles. In this way a whole picture gallery of one’s friends and one’s personal experience may be arranged around the room, neatly and In a decorative manner. It is a good idea to arrange them in groups that naturally belong together, all the pictures of one summer’s outing, of one winter at school and so forth. The most convenient size for the pictures is usually the four by five. Sunday Evening Pud ling. Dissolve in a very little water one glass of currant or grape je’.ly. Boil it and pour it over w ole preserved cherries. English walnuts and chopped pineapple. Serve v th whipped cream? Chill all before serving.