The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-14
NEW YORK ARSENIC EATING.
BEAUTY FOR TIME. THEN POSI7TJE
UGLINESs AND THE CRAZE
w omen borrowing tIiu.ive Charms TINT will
Hepei Men Of tn,ciiigence-Ih- Fright fui
Pre- vaience or the Use Of Deadly Drug.

." No. never SAW her before. But her Woo
and folly are written on her fnrc SID plainly that
he who runs may road
Why does she eat arsenic -
To make her pretty. a. she fondy imaGincs
And II does seemingly do 80 temporarily. |
will tell you the signs 10y viii ia you may know
arsenic eaters and yuu Will ho a-tonished ut
the number who are addicted 20 the vice. When
you see n woman with q swollen skin aud
luiIv eycllds plump and with milky white
ness Of complexion. You may be sure that You
have case They think they are plump but it
Isl fictitious plumpncss Instead of good adj
pose tissue filling ont the skin. there is only
watcry secretion. They have brought about
dropsical condition Of the skin. And the first.
most prominent place in which it becomes ap-
parent il ia the eyelids arst the lower. then the
upper. Examine the skin aud you will see
that the pores sccm enlarged AMI the skin be-
tween them swollen and of an unnatural white
ness. And this Is not confined to the face alone.
you understand speak Of the face simply be-
cause that you can see. And when you look for
that transparent white color on their faces don't
be deceived by n delicate. tnRe Of red. II the
brow and nose have that corr Soy white the red
on the checks Is paint. And no woman who
uses arsenic can DO with vt paint
Are there many arsenic eaters In New
York ?"
e A very great many" the aged physician re-
piled They are OF two classes actresses and
the ladies Of fashionable society. After arsenic
has been taken for a long time. the doctor con-
tinued, " II is demanded by the system. 1t not
only affects the skin but it lessers the excreton
of carbonic acid and urea-checkng the retro
grade morphosis-stimulates tho cerebral
functions. induces n sense Of well being and in
some subjects causes decided mental exhilara-
ton. Furthermore. cessation OF It's use permits
Is.t,, .l.l Il, Ito. "a
then wrinkles and yellcwncss follow instead Of
Slumpness AMI transparency VIVA, woman
could you expect to accept that change when
nothing more than her sanity and liio was in
danger II IL also said that the sudden stop
ping Of the habit will produce all the symptoms
vi arscnical poisoning and even result fatally"
A lady whose beautiful face has for several
years past been familiar 20 theatre-goers says:
have used arsenic. AMI do 50 yetbut am
trying to give it ny. Ny doctor says that can
do so gradually. ani advises me 10 n course Of
very generous living IN the country to make up
The loss IN apparent rouudnos- that my face and
figure must undergo from stopping the prac-
lice. know that is inevitable. Tor | have gone
through 1t before. u his recipe doesn't work
like charm shall have 10 GO back to Fowlers
solution, for YOU know amt AFFORD to .osc my
good looks for a few years yet When get to
bc as old as Mrs. -, who ihinss she can play
leading business yet. II won't matter 20 much.
Thousands OF women usa arsenic NJ. not in
the world at large mean right here in New
York For those in my lro'"ssion there is some
excuse, for to W. personal attractions are
Necessity. question ui business. Even II
woman hasn't Eut much brains. managers
are ready enough - engage her ~ She Is
] think there are vcly few actresses
%ho have enough 81 the desperate vanity of
The women Of society to p.uner deliberately
into the use OF ai-"nic n heautin"r. As vast
numbers Of women OF the stage do. We get To-
81 by degrees. in this way First, you must un-
.ierstand. We have TO US paint % the stage.
Not one woman m five hundred. after the irst
,lush OF girlhood at least. has complexion that
will stand the glare OF TIA" iortllghts without
lonlng up OF white and red Now, nearly all
THINKS sold Tor that Hqrposf are eventually
Sillainous stun that fancy mus, nav, been in
vented by the Evil one himself that has ruined
more square Mills of feminine face than all
Dther no.trums together. Bloom Of Youth
Indeed Why II is. hut there. I'm divrrsing
again. After an actress has dahhsd her face
with these things for few years say while -he
has been working her WAY up rom utility
- p'nulhs luN'l"N, ~ az III" .Ii'e WIN
Important Ia her. her skin turns thick and
rough pimples come out, and dise9lor"d
Instead OF "a skin she has a hide Sh" PUSHES 10
her doctor and learns that She has LOrrld skin
itself. and Tor her relic, lie pres 'rlbHs. in all
human probability arsenic. Donovan's sou-
ton. or Fowcrs solution, IL" l. lretty sure 10
yet Tor while the stnn produces SKIN diseases
Itself. II il really "if "a 'lous I'm removing skin
her skin becomes smooth again anu acquires a
il"hr whtencs7 hnd plum hess IL mas not mai
before since her Elrih""l. u shr mas oe,n
rather mn. she rounds out So mar nii her ,ri'nds
say. How well YOU arr lookiug.' An YOU
don't know what mus thoe 'lv, words are 70
womnns ear. Alter while her Yields begin
says. Why j. hi, thus Too much ars.e nic
her rlumpncss falls AWAY. She looks like Il
Withcrcd apple, How withorrd apple. How
i'll you are looking my dear other women say
60 ier They always LAY ny dear Wien they
lave hateful, malicious thing To- nurl al you.
She goes to her tor again Too little
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