The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 991, December 24, 1898 — John Shaqi
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 991, December 24, 1898Various
General
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 991, December 24, 1898
Various
Children's literature -- Periodicals
She drank the milk that was given her, and feeling drowsy sighed a
"Good night, Sister," turned a very white little face sideways upon the
pillow, and slept again--this time a natural satisfactory slumber.
Susie never realised what a blessed thing had happened to her during
that confused time. For she was hardly old enough to connect that
"going to see the doctors" with the fact that her "poor, poor leg," as
she called it, grew rapidly well from that day.
Happy Susie, to pass so calmly through such a crisis in your life! and
to lie in your little cot all unconscious of the interest you cause,
not only to your doctors and nurses, but to all the elder women in the
beds up and down this long room, who were well enough to enter into
what went on around them. The flower-girl was one of these, and Mrs. 13
was another.
Patty, being a spoilt little mortal, expressed a wish that she too
might "have a pretty hair-tie, and go to see the doctors with Sister."
She was quite jealous of all the attention Susie was receiving, and
thought herself neglected by contrast.
Sister laughed, and made it all right by saying:
"You shall do better than that, dear. Some day soon we will put you
into the mail-cart, wrap you up in a pretty blue shawl, and you shall
go under the trees in the gardens."
So Patty had the pleasure of anticipation, too.
(_To be concluded._)
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
MEDICAL.
A NEW CORRESPONDENT.--1. Take a lukewarm bath every day. Where you
perspire most profusely sponge the parts over with toilet vinegar and
water. A very good way to check excessive sweating, especially if it is
offensive, is to dust the inside of your gloves, stockings and sleeves
with a powder consisting of ninety-nine parts of silica and one part of
salicylic acid, finely powdered. Wash your feet and hands every night
in warm boracic acid solution (two teaspoonfuls of boracic acid to the
quart of water). Change your linen frequently during hot weather.--2.
The voice of the girl does not alter so much as does that of the boy.
It also "forms" more gradually, and there is rarely or never a distinct
"cracking" of the voice of the girl like that which usually occurs in
the boy. At nineteen years of age the speaking voice is fully formed,
but the singing voice may go on improving till thirty or even later.
DAISY.--Anything which disturbs the health will cause a dark sallow
complexion and dark rings round the eyes. Defective hygienic
surroundings, lack of exercise or sufficient nourishment, overwork,
or indeed anything which interferes with perfect health will cause a
sallow complexion. The way to improve your complexion is to take plenty
of exercise, eat well, and pay attention to the general laws of health.
Cosmetics and other applications would make your face worse.
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