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DOMESTIC COOKERY AND

Bathing.
Almost every family, even if their circumstances be
moderate, can have a shower bath ; they may save the
expense by improved health and strength ; one bucketful
of cold water is sufficien ; you should wear on the
head an oil-cloth cap ; for a person in strong health, the
bath may be taken on first rising in the morning, but
for one disposed to be delicate, two or three hours after
breakfast is the most proper time ; to produce warmth
rub the person with a crash towel or horse hair glove ;
you should be careful to some exercise after the
bath, or you will be more liable to take cold. Never
take a bath soon after a meal, as that is injurious. Persons
subject to colds, sore throat, rheumatism, sick headache,
nervous disease, or general debility, have been
greatly benefitted by the daily use of the shower bath ;
children that are oppressed with heat are much refreshed,
and will rest well after a bath, the water should be
moderated for them. Infants should be bathed every
morning in a tub of water about milk-warm, and may be
very early accustomed to its use ; they will become fond
of it, and are less liable to take cold from exposure to the
air ; they generally take a refreshing nap after coming
out of the bath ; they should not be allowed to remain in
more than five or ten minutes, should be well wiped
with a soft towel, and then rubbed with flannel and
dressed, their clothes being warmed to prevent a chill.

Magnesia, Charcoal and Salts.
Form a valuable compund for family use ; one ounce
of each mixed together and put in a wide mouthed bottle ;
it is useful for head-ache, or diseases of the skin ;
cases of erysipelas have been cured by its continued
use ; take a tea-spoonful of the mixture in a little water
two or three times a day , or on going to bed at night ;
persons of sedentary occupations that are in the habit
of taking pills, will find it to their relief to use this simple
remedy ; it has been found beneficial in cases of tetter
and ring-worm in the head ; using, at the same time,
as a wash, on the part affected, borax dissolved in strong vinegar.