THE LADIES’ WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2527, 14 June 1909, Page 7

THE LADIES’ WORLD.

DON’T COUNT THE YEARS. tKe secret of keeping young. Never for a moment , allow yourself to think that you are' top old to 'do this or that for your thoughts and convictions avilL very soon outpicture themselves in a wrinkled face and a prematurely old expression. There is nothing better established than the philosophy that wo are what we think, and that we become; like our thoughts. When questioned as to the secret of •his marvellous yonthfulness 'in his eightieth year, Oliver Wendell Holmes replied that it was due chiefly “to a cheerful disposition and invariable con tentmont in every period of my life with what I was. I never felt the pangs of ambition, discontent, and disquietude that make us grow old prematurely by Carving wrinkles in our faces. Wrinkles do mot appear on faces that have constantly smiled. Contentment is the fountain of youth.” 1 We need not practise the. contentment extolled by the genial doctor, which is cnot the contentment of inertness, but the freeing of ourselves from entangling .vanities, petty cares, worries, and anxieties, which hamper us in our real life-work. The sort of ambition he condemns is that in which egotism and vanity figuro most conspicuously, and in wlrich notoriety, the praise and admiration of the world, wealth, and personal aggrandisement are the objects sought, rather than the power to be of-use in the world, to bo a leader in the service of humanity, and to he the noblest, best, and most - efficient worker that one can be.

If you would “he young when old,” .-adopt the sundial’s motto —“I record none but the hours of sunshine.” Never mind the dark or shadowed hours. Forget the- unpleasant, unhappy days. Remember only the days of rich experience : lot the others drop into oblivion.

It is said that “long livers are great liopers.” If you keep your hope bright in spite of discouragements, .and meet all difficulties with a cheerful face, it will be very difficult for age to trace its furrows on vou'r brow. There is longevity in cheerfulness. ' “Don’t let go of love, or love of romance; they arc Amulets against wrinkles.” if the mind is, constantly bathed in love, and filled with helpful, charitable, sentiments towards all, the body will keep fresh and vigorous many years longer than it will if the heart is dried up atnd emptied of human sympathy by a greedy life. The heart that is kept warm by love is never frozen by age or chilled by prejudice, fear, cor anxious thought. A French beauty -used to have herself massaged with mutton tallow evel'v night, in order to 'keep her muscles elastic -and her body "stipp’e. A better way of preserving youthful elasticity is coming into vogue, massage the mind with love ■ thoughts, beauty thoughts, cheerful -thoughts, and young'ideals. If you do .not want the’ years to > count, look forward instead of backward, and put as much variety and as 1 many interests into your life as possible. Monotony and lack of mental occupation -are great age producers. ..... But tjie greatest conqueror of age is a ■ cheerful, hopeful, loving spirit. A man who would conquer the years must have charity for -all. Ho must avoid worry, envy, malice, and jealousy; all the meannesses that feed bitterness in the heart, trace wrinkles on the brow, and dim the eye. A pure heart, a sound body, and a broad, healthy, generous mind, backed by a doterminati«n not to let the years count, constitute a fountain of youth which every one may find in himself.— From “Every Man a King,” by Orison Swett Marder.,

HINTS. An invalid’s room requires constantly cleaning, and yet many find the. noise and dust of sweeping more than they can bear. Try this method : Into a gallon of hot water put a dessertspoonful of ammonia and a tablespoohful of turpentine; wring out a cloth in this, a_nd wipe the carpet and boards all over. Do this two or three times a week, for it makes the .rooms sweet- and cleans the barpet without raising the dust. To keep taps bright after cleaning them with metal polish, rub them over with vaseline, and they will keep bright and without a stain for weeks. Much time and labor can be saved if. before chopping parsley for sauces, etc., you dip in into boiling water. Enamel and aluminium pans must never be washed with soda. A little salt or fine, ash is better than sand to scour these with, as the grains of the latter are so sharp that they scratch the surface. An Inexpensive Mouth Wash.—An excellent mouth wash may be made by mixing one ounce of carbonate of soda with one pint of water. Bottle for use. After cleaning the teeth as usual, rinse with a little of this liquid. It has a fine preservative effect on the teeth, and cleanses the tongue and gums. Use a small baking-powder tin for chopping vegetables or fruits. A hole .should first .he punched in the bottom of the can. When a cake is put in a hot oven, the sudden formation of a crust prevents it from rising evenly, so the crust breaks and the batter rises in the centre and runs over the cake. To> prevent this, and to have the cake rise evenly, place a sheet of clean white paper on top, when the cake is first placed in the oven.