Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-04-25
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FEMININE FALLAClES-HEALTH
tND BEAUTY.

AND BEAUTY.
ny MRS rpiTu AUSTIN
What woman does not openly profess 10 value
htnlh2 What woman docs not secretly wish TO
possess beauty At which shrine doc. she kncel
with mos, icrvcnt dcyoton1 The shattered
constitutions md feeble frames of many female
still IN her prime, signs the fast fsdng charms
she wouh repair at her mirror auswcrs the
question Aud yet are Health aud Beauty ,wtn
SISTERS. The fountain OF one is the source OF the
other. Whoever impresses the feminine mind
~ks The con-ie,'cn 'ha' ibis il no, the case 10
guilty OF a positive injury 10 the sex y =
II is the belief, that the Editor Of the New
Magazine to which these remarks are addressed
takes real aud active in,cres, in the welfare OF
his countryNctncn, tina, am induced TO make hl.
periodical the medium ofc exposing some pcfniciou,
laIhcies respecting female hralhand beauty which
have obtained circulation in one Of the popular
Magazine. for February My desire is 10 contract
the Influence Of these grossly erroneous opinions
which might otherwise be the cause Of dctrimcnt
to many far and gifted being, whose chief
foblc is her too high estimation Of beauty
As | have much respect for the Lady Editre~
uuder the sanction of whose name currency is
given to these hlllcous opinions, | hope she viii
no, mistake the spirit IN which my animadv aversion,
are made. An article in her Magazine which
proi,sscs TO ins,ruc, females how to obtain the
Iarees, quan,um OF health and beauty, pronourres
cold baths 10y which is generally understood
bathing, or rather, washing in cold waer,l
dclc,orlous to beauty, and sometimes prcudiclal to
health
We quote the following from her periodical
Cold bathing rarely agrees with slender and
delicate females"
AS cosmetics, cold baths are only useful TO
oT c,,i1 4 \
ought no, to employ-unlcSs hlbiluated to ii from
II very ca y age--water at a temperature much
below tina, Of the body. In other cases it always
contracts the skin hnrdens it and renders II scaly"
Bathing in the open air and swimming from
which health and medicine derive sometimes the
most happy effects, gradually dlscolor the skin"
Washing the face with cold water, etc,
especially destroys the freshness Of the skin and
face"
Here beauty isavowedly preferred, health. The
young are taught, that what decidedly benefits
their health will impair their loneliness by being
detrimental 10 their compilations The application
of cold water TO the -urhce of the whole person
which, men Of science assert, guards the body
against the variability Of clmo.e--opens The pores
of the skis---rcmovcs obdrno,ions- invigoraies
the frame, and producesa healthy circulation of
the blood-is csehewed as hardening the skin and
discoloring the :omplexionI What doctrine
could be more hurtful to n sex, who esteem beauty
as one Of the most enviable Of pos.c. sions--who
habi,ually neglect their health a. oflntle moment
and thoughtlessly transgress the mos. inn ortant
physical laws to CRAFTY vanity or o5.ain pltasure2
Experience proves that cold water preserves
the freshness and heghtcns the bloom of the
complexion, while tcpid gradually n,hers the
skin,
Physicians prescribe, ~ mems Of restoring or
retaining the health Of the most delicate and even
consumptive females, daily abuon of the whole
person in cold water, followed by friction with
coarse towel or hair gloves This practice should
he rcsortcd TO daily and without, any ntermisson,
even in winter weather, by every female who ha,
any Consideration for health, cleanliness, or who
wishes 10 preserve her personal charms have
repeatedly observed the highly beneficial effects
or,his habit upon the mos fragile constitutions
DIR Combe recommends delicate persons to min
gle vinegar with the water in which they battle
When there is an "abi1iny sense Of chiAiness,"
which the coarse towel will not remove, then there
is danger, he says that the person NAV not pos
scss sufficient vitality TO derive benefit from cold
bathing. sun such individuals should not omi,
the daily Of water from which the chill has
been removed
4 very LILLE reflection in regard TO The quantity
OF moisture inscnsibly, bat molnenarlly, erhaled
ron the SKIN, VIII nj once show the extreme ne
cessiiy Of frequently cleansing The pores in order
tina, they may be free from Invisible bu, no lees
existing inquiry.
DE- Combe says "Whcn he saline and animal
elements left by pcrsprat.on ARE not duly removed
by washing and bathing. they at last obstruct the
pores. and ifriia,e the skin And il is appnreu,
for thg reason that in the eastern and warmer eli
mates where pcrspira,ion is very copious, ablu.
ton and bathing have assumed the rank Of rcl
gions obscrnnros In another par, Of his work
on Physiology he observes, for those who are
not robust. daily 'pongng the whole body with
cold water and vinegar, or salt water, Is The best
substitute tori cold bath and may be resoued 10
with safety AM advantage in mos, states Of the
sysem
Cold water creates a delightful glow, while
heated water generally produces after sensation
Of chIfhnoss That lheso arc ordinary md nntu-
raj effects is evident from the fact that to restore
warmth and animation 10 n frozen limb, II 10
plunged N iec-waier; hile 70 check the progress
Of fever the warm bath IS used This is IN ac-
eordance with the great Homeopathic principle
simlla smilibus cufautur-iike cures like
Bat the mos, injurious doctrine inculcaicd IN
the article m fhe February magazine above pllu.
ded 10. is that health aud beauty are not always
to be derived from the same source TLi. j. not
only erroneous but ealeulni,d 10 cause Fremsd.
al injury Alnos, al women insinciiyely d..
sire 10 b. beauuful They hear beauty lauded IN
fheH childhood They see ~ potency ~ eahy
4 youth They thpmS, Ives feel us infHDffssfblr