flesh is determined by the amount of
exercise the muscles have undergone. Hence the wing of a bird that
chiefly walks, and the leg of a bird that chiefly flies, are the
most tender.

1796. Domestic Hints (Tea Curing Headache).

_Why does tea frequently cure headache?_

Because, by its stimulant action on the general circulation, in
which the brain participates, the nervous congestions are overcome.

1797. Domestic Hints (Clothes for Hot Weather).

_Why are clothes of smooth and shining surfaces best adapted for hot
weather?_

Because they reflect or turn back the rays of the sun, which are
thus prevented from penetrating them.

1798. Domestic Hints (Loose Clothing Warmer).

_Why is loose clothing warmer than tight articles of dress?_

Because the loose dress encloses a stratum of warm air which the
tight dress shuts out; for the same reason, woollen articles, though
not warmer in themselves, appear so, by keeping warm air near to the
body.

1799. Domestic Hints (Tea Made Best with Boiling Water).

_Why should the water poured upon tea be at the boiling point?_

Because it requires the temperature of boiling water to extract the
peculiar oil of tea.

1800. Domestic Hints (First Infusion Best).

_Why does the first infusion of tea possess more aroma than the
second?_

Because the first infusion, if the water used is at the boiling
temperature, takes up the essential oil of the tea, while the second
water receives only the bitter extract supplied by the tannic acid
of tea.

1801. Domestic Hints (Sky-Blue for Fair People).

_Why does a head-dress of sky-blue become a fair person?_

Because light blue is the complementary colour of pale orange, which
is the foundation of the blonde complexion and hair.

1802. Domestic Hints (Brighter Colours for Dark People).

_Why are yellow, orange, or red colours suitable to a person of dark
hair and complexion?_

Because those colours, by contrast with the dark skin and hair, show
to the greater advantage themselves, while they enrich the hue of
black.

1803. Domestic Hints (Light Green for Fair Complexions).

_Why is a delicate green favourable to pale blonde complexions?_

Because it imparts a rosiness to such complexions--red, its
complementary colour, being reflected upon green.

1804. Domestic H