The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-21
WASH YOUR FACET


From the N. z. COml AdveFIlSeF.l
lisa startling and somewhat amusing
fact that the majority Of peoples faces
are seldom clean. Generally the habit Of
washing the face in the morning prevails,
but with many persons 1t Is the only time
In twenty.four hours that this ablutlOn
takes place. With some women there
exists prejudice against washing their
faces at all; they believe that bathing and
rubbing produces eruptions-lhat tho skin
OF the face Is handSomer the less it ~
washed. Men return from business, aud
before entering the drawiDg.rOom, retire
to their dressing apartments TO wash
their hands and brush their hair" IN
conscious that their faces are not clea q
Ladies come home from shopping eX-
cursiOn or o drive in the Park, and ar
range their toilets without touching their
faces, excepting 10 dust them with pow
der as the last act Of establishment. We
invariably send the children to nurse To
have their faces washed before dinner, OF
a dozen times daily; but because we are
men and women, and have not streaks oil
black across cheek or nose, we do not
question the cleanliness Of our faces.
It Is taken for granted that the faces oil
adult creation are clean, unless 1t be those
oil mAchlnists, chimney sweeps, or coal
beavers. We are certainly impressed
with the muddy complexion OF Mrs. SLOW
enly, and remark how "salloW" Mrs
Slipshod has become, but 1t does not &C.
cur 10 US that their faces arc always solled
We meet Miss Blank on the promenade
who has risen late and washed her face
hurrieGly, leaving the sleepy bugs In the
corners OF her eyes; We exclatm, Had
Miss Blank clear skin, how pretty she
would bev' We should not believe that
1t was rarely that Miss Blanks face was
thoroughly washed; that 1t was usually
covered with a mixture Of "OrientaI
Cream" and dust, which, being slept In al
night, and but hall removed in the morn
ing, soon changes the natural purity OF the
skin.
There Is no portion Of the body that re-
quires so much care, as TO cleanliness, a.
the face. Its the receptacle for the dust
from the room day and night. 1treceives
the siftings blown from the ash barrels
and coal carts, and all other kinds Of i'm
purities in the streets. speckS Of oily
daudruG from the hair are hourly falling
on the face, and the most conservative Of
US are constantly placing our faces against
something that soils, from the cheek
Of the sour baby, who Is tho pet Of the
household, to the shaggy coat Of Romp,
the dog, whom we stOOp 10 fondle now
and then-saying nothing Of the kittens
who brush against the sides OF our faces,
from the back Of the easy chair twenty
times daily, and whom we know have
fees (This we will never admit to
Tor fear Of their Punishment TO
tho wood.shed.)
II the persons who arc otherwise fas-
tidiouSly nice, would be as proporIionate-
" particular 10 keep their faces clean, we
should see more OF the lair glowing COM
plexions, and lesO Of the yellow faded
skins, with sallow lines about the neck.
There Is nothing that 90 beauties the face
as It's freshness and cleanliness from the
frequent use Of water with gentle friction.
There Is moro truth than poetry In the
stale observation Of persons looking two
Or three shades whittier after their sblu-
tons. Tho face is fairer alter washing,
because 1t is cleaner, and when 1t Is not
often bathed 1t Is badly soiled. That the
lace be thoroughly washed ct night, with
, little fine soap TO remove any greasy
substances that may have settled In the
eyebrows or Crevices Of the features, Is es.
sential for It's perfect cleanliness. The
eyes require particular washing, 70 pre-.
serve their beauty and strength Of sight.
dow few persons consider this, when they
wipe them over once q day with wash
rag or spongeI Cleanliness Is next to
Zodliness." 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 q
glowing freshness from tho frequent use of
cold water.