Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1911 — THINGS WORTH KNOWING [ARTICLE]

THINGS WORTH KNOWING

Teeth kept clean mean small dent* lets' bills and little time wasted in toothache. Hair kept clean means that no time be wasted for the prevention of baldness later on Skin kept clean means no loss of time In Illness. In fact, it Is hard to say in what depart- . inent of life cleanliness does not save time. For the Irritation and inflammation that Is brought on by the stings of mosquitoes and other insects there is no better cure than to bathe the part In hot water and apply a little of this .mixture: Ammonia, one-half ounce; the same amount of eau de cologne, boraclc acid powder and a little aromatic vinegar. Bage tea Is made by steeping two ounces of green tea and dried sage in three quarts of boiling water until the liquid makes two quarts. It stands until cold, when It is strained. To use, the hair must be washed and dried, and the tea is put on evenly, at night, with a brush, repeating until the desired shade is attained.