Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1885 — Poison from Crepe Veils. [ARTICLE]

Poison from Crepe Veils.

The long, thick crepe veil is very injurious to the complexion. The rough crepe rubs the skin off and the poisonous matter is taken into the circulation in that way, as well as carried into the lungs in breathing. Such a veil worn for two consecutive years seldom fails to produce evjl results. Similar goods about the neck, and black silk and black cotton goods also produce bad effects. Paris has a feather dyers’ disease, produced from the dye in which the black feathers are dipped.