" Old and ugly" are two words which are too often found in juxtaposi tion. Old age should have a beauty of its own, and women who have lived temperate lives often develop a beauty of countenance in old age which they never possessed when they were young. The years between the ages of 45 and 55 are often fraught with dangers for a woman, and this is a period of life during which it is necessary for her to take considerable care of herself, while her children should as far as possible endeavour to spare her anxiety, worry, and fatigue. Consti tutional diseases are very apt to de clare themselves about this time, more especially, cancer, diseases arising from gout poison in the blood, gouty eczema, indigestion and brain troubles, while tuberculosis, apoplexy, and paralysis are not rare. Many at this time tend to become unduly stout all over the body, or in some cases only below the waist, and diet becomes a matter of the greatest importance. Every care should be taken to keep the system healthy by attention to the functions of the liver, kidneys, and skin, and it there is any tendency to become over stout, and to troubles of these organs, it is an excel lent plan to take a teaspoonful of Carls bad salts dissolved in a pint of hot water, to be sipped very slowly the first thing in the morning, during dres sing, once or twice a week, or even oftener.
