Richland beacon., 1873-05-10

Unclpln Fac =.

II is a startling and somewhat amusing
act, That the majority OF peoples faces
are ~el.iUm clean. Gene rally. the habit of
washing the face I'm the morning prevails.
but with many persons is the only time in
( twcnty-fOur hours that this ablHtion takes
place. With some women there exists Il
prejudice against washing their faces III
all they believe that bathing and rub
bing produce rruptionS-that the skin of
the face l. htnd>Omcr the les il i washed
Men return from husin -. and. before tn
tcring the drawing retire 10 their
dressing apartments 70 "wash their hands
AMI brush their hair unconscious that
their faces are not clean. Ladies' come
home from 4 shopping excursion or a
drive i'm the park. and arrange their tui-
lets without touching their faces. except
10 dust them with powder rs the last act
of establishment. We invariably send
the children to their nurse to have their
faces washed before dinner. or q dozen
times daily; but because we are men AM
women. and have not S,reakS OF black
cross check or nose. we 10 not question
the cleanliness of our faces. II is taken
for granted that the faces OF adult crc.i-
ton are clean, unless it be those of ma
chlnistS, chimncy-swe"pS or c0al-h,avcrs.
We are certainly Impress with the mud
dy complexion OF Mrs. SloVenlV. and re-
mark how " salow" Mrs. Slip>hod has
become, hut II did not occur To us that
their faces are always soiled. We meet
Miss Blank on the promenade. who has
risen late and washed hurricdly. leaving
the sleepy bugs in the corners of her ewes:
we eXcliim: Hal Miss Blank "a clear
skin, how pretty she would be-" We
should not bell We that it was rarely that
Miss Blank STAGE ShOrOughly washed;
that IL was usually covered with "Oricn-
tai Cream" aud dust. which Being i, III in
AT night and but half removed in tn
morning, soon changes the natural purity
of the skin.
There j. nOportion of the body that re-
qulrrS so much care rs 10 cleanliness a.
Tie fICe. II is the receptacle for the, dat
from the room day and night. II Receives
the SifiiugS blown from the ash barrels
and coal carts. and all impuritie. in the
streets. Spec.S Of oily tandruff ffom trc
hair arc hourly I Hing on the face. and
the most conservative of Us are constantly
placin" our faces against something thar
>Oils, from the cheek Of The sour baby.
who = the pet OF the household. 10 the
shaggy coat Ut Romp. the dog, whom We
>tOop 10 iOndic now and then, saying
llOilulO vi Tue klilcil~ WHO Dfu~U against
the side OF our faces. from the backs # our
easy chair twenty times daily. and whom
we know to have teaS. II the persons
who are otherwise flSTiliOuSlV nice would
be "a prOportionatcly particular 10 keep
their faces clean We should STE more OF
the fair, glowing compilations. and less OF
the yellow. Faded skins. with S.illow lnc-
about the neck. There is nothing that 50
beauties the face ~ its freshness and
from the frequent use of water,
with gentle friction. There i more truth
than poetry in the stale. observation Cf
per onS loo ing two or three shades
whittier after their additions.
The face Is iairrr after Wa hing. because
II i cicaner, and when it j. not often
bathcd IL is badly SOiled. That the face
be thoroughly washed at night. with
lltll" hne soap 10 Remove any greasy sub
stance that may have settled in the eve
hr0w> or crcvices of the features, j. essen
tldl Tor their pert ct cleanliness. The
eyes require particular washing to pre-
serve their beauty aud strength of sight
How few persons consider this when they
wipe them over once a dly with WISH
rag or sponge. "ClvaniiuesS j. next TO
goodness. Moses face "shOne" when
he descended from the mount where he
had been talking with God. II ours do
not shine with holy light. they may with
Il glowing freshness from the frequent use
OF cold water.-N. J. Com. AdrertiSer.