The Opelousas courier., 1884-07-12
WARTS AND
How They Are Caused and o ThcS
May he Removed

New They Are Caused and How They
May he mov
Warts are peculiarly ugly things
wherever they may occur, and were
| considered practically incurable a few
years ago, unless it were by means OF
charms. In every village there was an
old woman who undertook to charm
warts away, and the cures related by
her votaries were really marvellous,
especially when they related to the
hiding away of a piece of meat with
which the wart had been rubbed, or
any nostrum of that nature. Some
times, however, the wart-charmer
used some vegetable juice, which, OF
course, acted as a caustic, and that was
a proper and legitimate cure. The
little warty excrescences that grow on
the neck, or sometimes on the eyelid,
may be removed by tying a hair or a
morsel of fine silk round them. The
wearing of this causes the exerescence
TO fall off in a few days, without pro-
ducing a wound or even a tender place
in the skin. Warts should always be
reated as soon as they are perceived,
and not allowed to grow. Ii they
come on the hands, it is often from
being c~arelessly washed and still more
carelessly dried, as a damp state OF the
skin seems to induce them. 1t is a
common belief among servants that
putting the hands into water in which
eggs have been boiled will produce
them. Warts are far less common than
they used to be. perhaps because more
remedies are known, and perhaps be-
cause with the spread of knowledge
ther e is less faith in silly charms, and
more source to chemists and doctors.
Few people are so afflicted with
warts as the Able List, the we'll
known musician. They are all over
bis face, and especially on his nose and
as they are of a peculiar kind,he seems
unable to get rid of them. They do
not add to the charms of his personal
appearance.
Wrinkles give an appearance of age,
and usually come on as people get old
er, or as a consequence of using large
quantities of powder, a habit remarka-
bly, offensive to men, whatever foolish
women may think of it. A little pow
der to preyent.chaing in cold weather
OF after washing when the face or neck
have been exposed to the sun, is a very
different thing. just a dust of pow
der Immediately wiped off temporarily
removes a greasy look; but it stands to
reason that a lavish use of it must GIL
up the pores of the skin, and thereby
permanently injure the complexion.
Wrinkles are very much under person
al control. A girl or a youth who in
dulges in a perpetual knitting OF the
brows produces a very ugly wrinkle
between the eyebrows, but this may be
entirely removed by forsaking the
trick. A habit of half closing the
eyes-yery common with near-sighted
persons who do not choose to wear
glasses produces wrinkles at their
outer ner An ill-tempered drop
ping of the corners of the mouth brings
wrinkles in these positions. No out
ward application viii ever cure this
the effort must come from strong de-
termination and ~resolute avoidance of
the cause that produces the ugly effect.
Living in a very dirty atmosphere
tends to develop and aceentuate
wrinkles; the CRIME naturally settles
in any little holloWs that will receive
il, and the longer it stays there the
more difficult IT is to remove. It may
be partially kept out by regularly wear
ing a veil ont-of-doors, but the best
thing is frequent and thorough wash
ing with hot water, and the application
OF a little sWeet-oil or cold cream at
bedtime. This softens and smooths
the skin, helping it to fill out instead
Of increasing the tendency to fall into
holIoWs and trace channels. a little
alum or other astringent lotion applied
in the morning does good rather than
harm, but if it makes the skin smart it
acts as an ~irritant. and must be avoid
ed. Any putting of the skin is associ
ated with an unhealthy condition Of
the blood, and ought to receive proper
medical treatment. People who habit
ually worry themselves over TRIES fire.
quently get wrinkles in their forehead.
but persons who cultivate q calm and
easy state of mind may escape them
for years.-Hagper's Bazaar.
An AsfossfsEeed Cat.
Gautier, the French writer, had a
cat which slept on his bed nights, on
the arm Of his chair daytimes, fol-
lowed him when he walked, and al