Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-14
GzIes ano Sketrkes.
How 70 keep Well and Handsome.

following direq to he followed by -
young lady " health and 4
good complexil
In the first pla( zsz plenty 81
warm, loosely fiitlkE u3dsFclolhing, with
one or not more tb3H=two. heavy woOlsn
skirts. hung from the shoulders or carsets,
for the sex would tall to pieces without
corsets they are all that keep women in
an upright position. Now, then, you
want good, thick shoes. with room for a!
least three toes, spread cut, rubbers.
gossamer, light hat, WRAPS and gloves,
and an umbrella il convenient. For out
door exercise have the young woman do
the marketing and family buying. and
make sure to have her take back spurious
purchases. Do as much Of this shopping
as possible without the aid OF street car.
Teach her q lesson 10 economy by sending
her on an errand down town, making her
walk the distance to save ten cents. III
the trip does not exceed five miles, two
doses q week will rot do her any harm.
Exercise to be beneficial must have an
object, and there is nothing better for a
woman's muscular development thtn a
limited amount Of Homework taken regu-
Jarly. Sweeping is good. so is busting,
when the windows are open admitting
air and sunshine without araught; bread
making can be done in a couple Of hours,
and is invaluable for exercising the arms.
chest and lungs; gardening is first-rate,
and so with rowing. skating and horse
back riding, if such exercise can be in
dulged in. But impress upon your read
ers that exercise means work.
Now for the diet. Some people eat
themselves To death and others are dieted
10 death. When woman is feeble the
first thing she does is to take hearty
meal. The very worst thing she could do.
as nature purposely takes away the APP
petite, for when a woman is feeble her
feeblesness extends to every muscle ofthe
body, and the stomach, being made up OF
a bundle of muscles. has its share of de-
bility, too. 1t requires several hours OF
the stomach to work off meal, and 10
give it that amount OF work when it is al
ready in an exhausted state is like giving
a man who has work all day task that
will take him half the night to perform.
Eat little, eat it slowly, and eat it when
you are hungry. Avoid pastries, too much
fatty substances, and everything that does
not agree with you. Always on rising
will take. Precede your breakfast with
fruit. baked apple, dish Of berries.
grapes, raisins. or any kind convenient,
only make the item imperative. The best
thing in the world to aid digestion is a
couple of figs. or any fruit. fresh or dry.
containing seeds. Don't drink much cof-
lee. and none if You can subsist on milk
or water. Have what you like for dinner;
make your supper the lightest meal. and,
ignoring the old adage that fruit is golden
in the morning. silver at noon. and lead al
night, eat a small quantity of fruit before
retiring; if however, it does not agIee
with the stomach, avoid it in future.
would advise your young lady readers
to take their baths daily il they so desire,
only have them at night just before retir-
ing, as they will thus escape many severe
colds. Take warm, but not hot water,
which is too embedding. Let cold water
alone, save for the morning toilet; then
use plenty OF it, bathing the chest, in or
der to guard against an attack of cough
or catarrh. When she gets up some morn
ing. feeling as limp as piece of blotting-
paper. tell her sit on the edge Of the bath
tub, take sponge full of cold water. and,
il till the water has all coursed down the
spinal column. Repeat the operation
The attempt will require some indomitable
pluck. but will waken her up for the da, =.
Now tor the face. First use good. clean
soap, and don't be afraid to put plenty
of it on the face, only rinse it off with a
couple of ablutions of clean water. About
the temperature say nothing. for some
people use warm and some are habi-
tuated to cold, with equally good result,
In washing always press the hands over
the eyes. rubbing them toward the nose,
Roughness OF the skin may be removed
by little glycerine. For black specks
or heads in the pores of the skin here is
remedy | think will avail: Get dull
knife blade, or any instrument OF a similar
surface, and II the skin is sensitive cover
it with the fold of cambria pocket
handkerchief and, thus protected, scrape
the affected parts rs barber scrapes the
face. If the blade be pressed down as
it is moved some OF the heads will be
expelled. In the morning saturate Il
piece of soft cotton cloth with acetic acid
wet the parts treated the night previous
and remain in bed until the acid is thor
oughly dried. Wash it off in the toilet
with soap and water and repeat the oper-
alton until all the animalcul@ disappear.
There is a great charm in a clean, we'll
kept face which is positively refreshing
Aside from her pretty manners and teeth,
the clean, healthy appearance OF Mrs
Langtrv's face is half her beauty
Freckles must be endured, but it is stated
on authority that read good case OF sun
burning or couple of coats OF tan will
remove them for keeps. II the skin has
q sallow hue the liver is out OF order
and IS or so invested in the advice of 4
good medical doctor who makes spec
ialty OF the internal organs will not only
have beneficial effect on the blood. but
will tone up the system and brighten the
complexion. If the eyebrows meet, and
thus annoy the lady, do not try to correc,
the luxuriance by pulling out the hair. a.
that will make the bridge of the nose sore
1t is not Disagreement. but. if deemed
so. have the doctor pluck the hairs out
The same remedy is suggested for remov
ing those unsightly little tufts of hair thai
SO many ladies permit to grow on moles
Where the discolora,ion is OF strong fibr,
the hairs may be pulled out as they grow
but If the blemish is large and of delicate
structure. serious damage may result b,
tampering with il. In either case, how
ever, these brown moles can be removed
with little pain and slight Inconvenience