Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 21 March 1915 — Page 19

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ALF a Centura* or more ago, Baron Liebig said that progress of nations in civilization can be accurately measured by the amount of soap they use. There Is no doubt of the truth of this assertion, but he should have gone a little further and said, that it also served as a beautifier and a promoter of health.

More than one person might find a moral in the rather unpleasant anecdote told of Lady Mary W-ortley Montagu. When young, this famous woman seems to have been a model of candor, If not neatness. One day a companion ventured to suggest to her that her hands needed washing. "My hands!" exclaimed she, "what would you say if you saw my feet?"

Michael Nostradamus, the once renowned cosmetic artist, who afterwards turned astrologlst and prophet said, "the age of beauty will never come until every woman takes a bath every day, when she is in health."

History tells us of many beauties who owe their charms to the bath, but repeating one experience will suffice. Anne Boleyn came to France—when a young girl—acting as lady of honor to Mary, Queen of Louis XII. She was of "dark and oily" complexion. Some

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"robe taileur,"* beloved of the trig, swagger and well-dressed American woman, is again

coming into its own. Not that it was ever out of the picture, but it might astonish many could they see the inside of many of our best tailoring establishments and note the numbers of suits, half-finished, just begun or already being swathed in crisp tissue to be sent home. The long coat, or short one, the coquettish gown, have their places but the smoothly fitting, wellhung tailored suit has nothing which can take its place in the rightly-fur-nished wardrobe, especially now that the men are at the front and the women are the "tailors." This, of course, applies to the imported clothes, and those from Paris still lead the world.

The tailored suit is distinctly American, perhaps in this year of American modes, it is especially favored, now Paris has so much to distract her mind from things modish. French tailormades, or those from Vienna, or even from "dear old Lunnon," while smart enough in their way, still did not have just that hallmark of excellence which American makers impart. Where indeed in all the world, can you find the equal of that garment which sets so smoothly to the slender figure, follows and accentuates its best lines, gives so much dignity as well as beauty to

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The Turkish bath—which is really an offspring of the old Roman bath—has its virtues, and would be more generally adopted if it could be taken "at homo. The value of a Turkish bath depends on the thorough cleansing it gives the

the back, the shoulders and the hips as a rightly-finished American tailormade suit? Truly such a suit is the garment par excellence for the thin or tlie fat, the tall or tlje short woman, for it covers or veils all defects, heightens and brings forward all good points. It is at once a triumph of style, of excellence and of practicability.

Our fine stores offer fine tailor-mades. These of course while very good, cannot compete with the individually chosen, individually cut and hung tailor-made, the custom-made coat and skirt. This last-named costs more, but Us wear Is indefinite, its uses many, its good looks and good lines almost permanent. For travelling, for church or calling, even for evening, when the outing means public travel, the tailormade is indispensable. When made on plain lines—and the correct one is never over-elaborate—it does not get out of style slight alterations the second year to the skirt bring it up-to-date and its owner has even better use of it, the second season than the first, since she does not fear to use it on all and any occasions.

HOOSING the tailor-made, its color, first of all, Its style next, is not always an easy matter. Becomingness is as highly essential in both these particulars as it is with a hat or gown.

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one recommended a daily bath, and after the bath an application of powder. "When a year or two afterwards she returned to England, there was not a lady at the court of Henry VIII, who compared with her in beauty of complexion, and that King, who was a connoisseur in such matters, soon showed that he indorsed the general sentiment. If one will consider the results of the bath, it will be easy to decide that the beauty was due more to the bath than the application of the powder.

IS often asked, why of all part nf the body the face is most subject to spots, pimples and other blemishes. It la because the pores are kept open and by frequent baths and the circulation stimulated by the rubbing of drying, so that the effete humors in the blood find there a readier exit, And consequently crowd thither from all parts of the body, giving the skin ther^ too much to do. If the whole body is subjected to a daily bath and a thorough "rub down" the secretions will' be equally distributed and no one part pvertasked.

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system and on the perspiration it excites. At a Turkish bath an expert attendant kneads, rubs and manipulates every muscle and joint of the body, imparting a suppleness and elasticity which are not only agreeable but beneOoial. This bath Is ideal l'or one in health, but is especially beneficial to one who suffers from rheumatism, chronic skin disease or most any complaint.

If it is not convenient for one to take

It should not be forgotten, when these essentials have been looked to, that dainty neck wear, as well as the immaculate underblouse are the cor

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Cold in the Head.

Sufferer:—Take equal parts of borax, camphor and salt, mix together and use as a snuff every two or three hours until relieved. To stay in bed for a day is the best way to break up a cold, 'fills may seem like time wasted, but in reality it saves time, as it often prevents a long-continued cold.

Eat at Sase of Neck.

Mrs. J. S..—This can be reduced by deep massage, but you may not see any results for several weeks then it will

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a Turkish bath at the public placcs one may take a Russian bath at home. For this bath there are inexpensive cabl- I nets, folding and stationary, made of

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The blonde or the brunette, the mixed type, will do well to study hair and complexion, with an eye to obtaining that which shall harmonize, and colors chosen should be seen by lamplight, as well as daylight. The texture, whether fine 'or coarse, smooth or rough, will also have its effect in the ensemble, as to becomingness or non-becoming-ness.

rect complement to the tailor-made. These things, of course, go without saying, but a particular not always as carefully considered is the matter of complexion. The plain, smooth lines of the costume do not fail to show forth all the more glowingly the soft contour of cheek and chin, the lustre of the eyes, the curves and freshness of the lips. Small use indeed to take pains in having the right color and texture, the right coat and perfect fit, the spick and span and lacy neck fixing if forth from this blouse looms upon the

be likely to disappear rapidly. The tissues in such cases are hardened so that they must first be softened with oil and massage. Just a little oil or massage cream should be used to prevent irritating the skin. Any expert masseuse can treat you, but you cannot possibly treat yourself.

Eyes Weep in The Cold. JBS©IE:—Constant weeping makes the eyes red and dull. Bathe them several times a day with elder flower water and rosewater, two ounces each.

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cloth, tin or wood. A simple and easy 'ished, but a good massage should acmethod of taking a Russian bath on a small scale at home is to seat oneself unclothed on a cane-bottomed chair, under which is a pan containing about a. quart of water resting on a lighted spirit lamp. One should be enveloped in blankets from neck downward

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the floor. The water in the pan can be replenished if necessary. Just how long one should'continue this bath would be difficult to say. Usually the time is ten to twenty minutes after the perspiration has started. If one drinks two or more glasses of water during the bath it aids in producing perspiration. After the bath one should lie down and cover with plenty of blankets. This will allow the process of perspiration to continue, but after ten minutes or so gradually remove blanket after blanket, which will allow one to resume a. normal temperature gradually, and finish with a plunge in a tub of cool water, followed by a brisk rubdown.

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OIL BATH is excellent for one who is emaciated or poorly nour-

company it or the pores will be obstructed rather than nourished. The alcohol bath should be judiciously taken otherwise great destruction of tissues will result.

Sea bathing has a healthful action on tiie skin and the shock of the cold

eye a shallow skin, or one roughened or pale, with dark shadows around the eyes or lips, a general effect of torpidity, staleness or positive ill-health.

None of these things can for a rnoJ ment be masked or hidden by copious doses of powder or rouge. Upon the yellow skin, powder shows up with deadly certainty. On the pale complexion, rouge seems like a smear of briciv dust. On the rough face both of these things adhere only to betray their presence by cracked dusty marks, by corrugations filled with red or white, by hills and hollows, more plainly brought into prominence bfecause of the outside coating of powder.

HAT common curse of many complexions, the blackhead, spoils alike all costumes, whether they be gowns or tailor-mades. A young woman of my acquaintance with an otherwise smooth skin, called my attention once to a large disfiguring blackhead just above one eyebrow. There it was, a deep blemish, what is called an indurated blackhead. To quot' Shakespeare hgain, the young womun had done more than to exclaim, \frith Lady Macbeth:— "Out damned spot! out, I say!" since she had pinched and punched arul belabored her poor face in her fruitless efforts to be rid of the intruder, until' she had thickened the cuticle, coarsened it, si^—zafl it with brown marks, so,1 that "v was not the ature by Buntin thermomeleast cm 31 2 p. m., 39. age—1.9 feet.

plunge is health-giving, providing one is in a condition to endure it. There is a great temptation, however, to remain long in the water, and most people regulate the time by their comfort, leaving when they feel cold. This is a great mistake. A bath of twenty minutes' duration is enough for an ordinary person.

Too little importance is attached to air baths. Our clothes are often of sucn texture and so arrange! that but little air reaches the skin—thus depriving it of needed nourishment. A good air or pun bath is almost equal to a tub bath. In taking a sun bath one should be unclad if practical, otherwise the clothing should be extremely light, loose and porous.

Before taking a tub bath one should indulge in light exercise. This opens the pores. These exercises should be taken before and after the bath and one should take them unclad.

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ORDINARY towel may be emin one of the exercises,

and by changing the position of the arms, not only their muscles, but all those of the upper trunk may be brought into active play. With the towel held behind the back the trunk may be lightly bent from side to sidethus putting the muscles of the waist and hips to a strong stretch and increasing circulation.

Lightly flexing the arms is a mild but invigorating exercise. It can be made more intense by clenching the fists and tensing the muscles as the arms are bent. Begin the exercise by raising the arms horizontally at sides, bent upward at elbow and continue the movement until hands rest on shoulders the arms are now returned to horizontal position and then lowered to side. Now raise the arms to horizontal position, bend at elbow, and with energy thrust them up high overhead. The arms are lowered to sides by reversing movements. Two to three minutes is sufficient time to practice these movements.

Finish exercising by flexing the legs as follows: Stand with one foot in advance of the other, arms at back, feet firm and flat on the floor all the time. Standing so, the trunk is held erect, but lowered by a bending at the hips, knees and ankles. This should be repeated a number of times the other foot is now advanced and the exercise resumed. This exercise call's into play a wide range of muscles, but its efficiency depends upon the vigor with which they are executed and the regularity of practice.

A tailor-made gown, since it is the last word of smooth and beautiful excellence, calls for the. last ^rord in a smooth and beautiful complexion. The face with few or many blackheads cannot or should not consort with it until it has been cleansed of them. Home remedies like the young woman cited above do not always help or cure them a course of treatment should be taken so that the skin is absolutely rid of them, and knowledge gained whereby they can be prevented as well as disposed of in the future.

Such a oourse of treatment is well worth its cost for many reasons and certainly it is a wise expenditure of money if the complexion is so shabby that the new tailored suit shall but make it look more dingy. Not all skins need much done, some very little, while others, like well-worn chairs need complete refurnishing. Any reliable expert can advise as well as work and sometimes all that is needed is for one to be started on the right road with a few treatments, sound advice, and the right store of aids to be used locally. Health, as we all know, is the foundation of the right kind of complexion and health* means good digestion, quiet nerves, sufficient sleep, plentiful bathe, cleans-.' ing cream used on the face every day, plenty of fresh air by night and day, bright and cheerful thoughts so that the minute wrinkles of worry and ganger shall not^y upon the

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OLD times people did not pay1"*'• very much attention to mump#, all the children in the family, sfl were allowed to remain with the vie-1 tim because it was thought better for'« a to a it a it it in childhood. iu

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.better to have mumps in childhood than in later life if one must have them at all for like all childish diseases mumps are not so readily contracted by adults, but when they are, especially in the case of young men, it is quite a serious matter, for a bad case of mumps not only means infection of the specified parotid glands in front of the ear and the submaxillary glands under the chipt but may also spread and cause comp'H^ cations in other glands and develop intoy|| a serious ilness. C|f

The Journal of the American Medl^£j| cal Association says that simple and harmless as the disease may be it may cause high fever and sudden heart,faUure. it is wise to keep the patient in bed unless it is a very mild case indeed, for there is less danger of catching cold and if other children are exposed to it, remember that in any contagious disease a bad case may often be contracted from a mild one.

Pure olive oil, petroleum.or other oily application to relieve the tension of the skin should be applied to the swelling by means of a bandage packed with absorbent cotton, which also serves to keep,^|/ the parts warm. Cold applications are not advised toy the "Medical Journal," which further adds that in slight cases no internal treatment is necessary except to give a mild diet including hot drinks and keep the bowels free. A se-. re a a at on

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Of late, for the first time in centuries, the dressing table has.been embellished by all sorts of rare bottles containing toilet waters and perfumes, said bottles being the result of the best of the sctilotor's art in the way of bas relief and engraving.

These are being close pressed by quaint little crockery jars and pota which are quite as fascinating ih their own way in either case i£ is possible to keep the contents in its original covering, which serves to preserve its strength and freshijess in addition to the decorative effect. 7,

Use of Coffee

Contrary to many anathemas hurled against coffee and tea drinking, the "Journal" of the American Medical Association claims that it is the abuse, not the use of these family drinks which causes them to be condemned, just as excess in any food or drink has. bad results.

The "Journal" says: "Very few cases of caffein poisoning have been recorded and in view of the enormous use of the beverages recorded as containing it we must suppose that it is not a dangerous drug so far as the immediate peril of Me is concerned, but minor toxid symptoms, including nervousness, cardiac irregularities, sleeplessness, lassitude, ill hymor and headache are common. These usually call for no other treatment than the discontinuance of the beverage which is. causing the trouble."

When Drinking Milk

If milk does not seem to agree With your small child, make sure that it Is sipped and not "gulped" down. If swallowed too rapidly it is more apt to form in undigestible curds.

It is a strange fact about milk that," although it is in modified form the best food for babies, yet as soon as they show signs of stomach disturbance .it is the milk diet which is first changed.] It is a fact that certain adjilts cans drink milk while others thrive although it is not a sufficient m« itself for a grown person.

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Antiquity of Perfumes

,'E ARB sometimes told that are losing our sense of smell from disuse of our olfactory

organs. While human beings do not have their powers of scent developed to the point attained for hunting purposes by the average animal, the human race has always been very susceptible to odors. While in tne medieval and early* modern- centuries, the use of perfumes degenerated to a mere means of disguising bodily uncleanliness, among the earliest records of the ancients the powers of delicate scents were thoroughly understood and the incense they used was about the* same as that used in certain church ceremonials- now.

Not only did the anoient Greeks and Egyptians and other early races use delicious body perfumes, but they chewed scented gums to sweeten the breath as well. The Crusaders brought back Arabian perfumes to their wives and sweethearts, among the best known of which were musk which the Chinese had used for centuries before.

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The modern woman does not Indulge extensively in perfume about her person. If she uses it at all, it is so delicate as to be a mere breath and of a grade that will not grow stale and heavy after contact with the air. Oftentimes she obtains the desired effect by secreting her favorite scent in her lingerie drawer, in her hat box and among :j her furs, or by a spray directed to her hair, which is, by the way, one of the: first places to show heaviness due to perspiration and lack of ventilation.

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