Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1911 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Hints to Beauty Seekers

In the case of tan, the adage holds true that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." The skin should be protected as much as poo* Bible, to prevent these troubles. If your skin tans easily, it should be protected first by using some hold cream and then dusting with a pure powder. A liberal amount of cold cream should bo dabbed on and carefully wiped off with a sterilised gauxe. Both buttermilk and lemon juice are excellent for taking off tan. Squeeze the juice from a lemon into halt a glass of buttermilk and apply with a soft cloth several times daily. Always use cold cream afterward. Fresh buttermilk, used as if it were water, takes off tan better than almost anything that is known. It should be applied freely and allowed to dry in. Bad circulation and weak muscles are to blame for an excessively oily condition of the scalp. For poor circulation, scalp massage is a sovereign remedy. In fact massage of the scalp is absolutely necessary to keeping It in good condition. . It should be done with the tips of the fingers, thoroughly and vigorously every night, and every portion of the scalp should be moved free from the skull. In this way the sluggish circulation is aroused. There are numerous causes of indigestion. Sometimes the trouble Is in the stomach, again in the intestines. A small pinch of bicarbonate of soda, in hot water, thoroughly dissolved, will in most cases prove helpful. Golf Is an excellent exercise to cure indigestion. Every sluggish part of the body is stirred by the game of golf, and ills, real and imaginary, drop off until after a few months on the links, new blood, new muscles, and a clearer brain come as a natural consequence. If you do not have time for golf every day, try the following exercises: Take your place before an open window and inhale a deep breath while you slowly count six. Hold your breath and spring from standing position with the feet well separated, and at the same time raise the arms until they are poised over your head. Exhale slowly with the mouth closed and then inhale again to the count of six. Now bend to the floor, lowering the arms until they are between the knees, then with another quick spring bring the feet together and the arms to the sides. Let me hear of your progress. To make the eyelashes grow, rub nightly with the finger tips, applying either plain olive oil or vaseline.

Try the following exercises for your sluggish liver: Stand erect, with the arms hanging naturally at the sides. Throw the left arm over the head and bend the body at the waist as'far over to the right as it will go. The fingers of the hanging right arm should touch the floor. Reverse the* exercise and bend to the left, the right * arm over your head. Repeat several times. Walking is an excellent exercise for a sluggish liver and It is also helpful in reducing flesh. To reduce your lips rub the fallowing astringent ointment into them night and morning: Melt one ounce of cold cream in a double boiler, using no more heat than is required to keep the mass in a fluid state. Add one gram of tannin (in powder) and one gram of chopped alkanet root, and let it steep for five hours. Strain through cheesecloth into a jar and stir until cool. x

To remedy excessive perspiration of the face apply the following lotion several times a day: Six ounces of rosewater, two ounces of elderflower water, one-half ounce of tincture of benzoin, and ten grains of tannic acid. A simple method for destroying vermin in the head is to soak the scalp and hair thoroughly with tincture of larkspur, taking care that ndne gets into the eyes. This should be done at night, tying the head in a towel. In the morning shampooing is done, and that night another application of larkspur, following with a thorough shampoo. Two applications are usually enough to destroy them entirely. Larkspur is poison if taken internally.

Soda or alum baths are excellent for reducing the flesh. Throw a handful of alum or ordinary washing soda into a tub of water and sit in it for about ten minutes. This is said to dissolve the globules of fat. Then when you get out of the tub use a rough Turkish towel and rub your flesh until It tingles all over. Turkish baths are highly beneficial, but injurious If kept up too continuously. Once a week with daily hot bathing is wiser. One of the simplest methods of overcoming the nail biting habit is to annoint the finger tips with a bitter liquid. Have this solution made up and apply several times daily after washing the hands: One gram quinine sulphate, one ounce water and one dram extract of quassia. This solution does not discolor the nails, but it does leave a little deposit which is exceeding bitter and disagreeable to the taste. It you bite your nails, it is well to mqpicure them thoroughly once a week and give them a little care each day. The secret of conquering the habit is to make the nails too attractive to disfigure. It takes time to reduce one's flesh. Diet and exercise are the only methods that one can use with any degree of satisfaction and success. Pimples are usually caused by careless bathing or improper diet. Cleanse the face well every night, using a good cleansing cream, warm water and a pure soap. Anything that promotes normal activity of the skin is helpful both in removing and preventing blemishes. Remember, however, that massage is not good for pimples. Such treatment makes the trouble worse. Do not eat excessive quantities of candy or other sweets, oatmeal, doughnuts, cakes, rich pastry, fried moats, and other indigestible foods. After excluding sugar and starch from your diet for a time, I think the pimples will disappear. When the pimplee come to a head, open them with a fine aww needle which has been dipped In boiling water, press out the matter, thee apply a healing, anothing paste.