190 FARM-HOMES, IN-DOOBS AND OUT-DOORS. 



on, and the flannels and chemises worn through the day 

 hung where they will be accessible to air. Our clothes 

 are continually absorbing waste and putrid matter through 

 the pores of the skin, and it is strictly necessary to per- 

 sonal cleanliness, that day-garments should not be worn 

 through the night, but be given a chance to throw off 

 something of the invisible impurities they have collected. 



In the morning, the busy morning, when so many 

 things to be done confront your waking eyes, you have 

 only to take a dash of cold water on your face, chest, and 

 arms, and proceed to dress. For this morning ablution 

 a bottle of brine made from sea-salt is excellent to have 

 at hand. Pour a little upon a wet cloth, or sponge, and 

 rub face, breast, and arm-pits. It purifies and invigo- 

 rates the skin. Sitz-baths in blood- warm water should 

 be taken once a week for the space of five or ten minutes. 

 They help prevent many of the diseases and weaknesses 

 that woman-flesh seems to be heir to. 



Secure another five minutes from your twenty-four 

 hours, and devote it to your hair and teeth. If the scalp 

 is washed once or twice a week in water in which is dis- 

 solved a little borax, or in which is mixed a few drops of 

 ammonia, it will need no raking from ivory teeth, and 

 the hair will be clean and glossy, especially if thoroughly 

 brushed with a stiff brush once a day. Never use oils or 

 pomades. If the hair is too dry and fluffy for comfort 

 (it cannot be too much so for fashion at present !), ap- 

 ply to it a little of the mixture of bay-rum and glycer- 

 ine, which druggists will put up for twenty-five cents. 

 Every new moon, clip the ends of your hair ; this may be 

 a "notion," but it is one that repays adoption. 



If you have sound teeth, you. cannot be too grateful 

 for such a possession, and should not grudge giving them 

 such care as will preserve them, if possible, into old ;ii:v. 

 Brush them thoroughly at night in soap and w;iU-r. in 

 which is a drop of the ever useful ammonia, and rinse 



